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THE HOLY BIBLE,
CONTAINING
THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS,
WITH THE APOCRYPHAL BOOKS,
IN THE EARLIEST ENGLISH VERSIONS
MADE FROM THE LATIN VULGATE BY
JOHN WYCLIFFE AND HIS FOLLOWERS;
EDITED BY
THE REV. JOSIAH FORSHALL, F.R.S. ETC.
LATE FELLOW OF EXETER COLLEGE,
AND
SIR FREDERIC MADDEN, K.H. F.R.S. ETC.
KEEPER OF THE MSS. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
VOLUME I.
OXFORD,
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.
M.DCCC.L.
-
PREFACE.
1. THE versions now for the first time printed in an entire forma, may be regarded These versions
as the earliest in the English language, which embrace any considerable portion
the Holy Scriptures. Though never used in the public service of the Church, they
must have been widely circulated as well among the clergy as the laity, from the
period of their completion in the latter part of the fourteenth century, until their
place was occupied by the editions of the reign of Henry the Eighth b. The influence
which they exercised upon the religious opinions and sentiments of the nation at large
was, without question, extensive. In the interval between the years 1382 and 1526
they diifused a great amount of scriptural truth ; supplied to the opponents of the papal
system the most effectual means of exposing its abuses and errors ; and thus laid a
deep foundation for the reforms of the sixteenth century. The effect of these versions
and the merit due to their authors will be better estimated, after a brief review of
what had previously been done towards a translation of the Scriptures into the ver-
nacular tongue.
2. To commence with the Anglo-Saxon period. The poem which bears the name Angio-sa
of Caedmon, gives several passages of Scripture with tolerable fidelity, and it might ^^
require extended notice, if the epic and legendary character of the composition suffered ^" of c<ed'
it to be ranked among the versions of holy writc. Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborn, who/iwAe/m,- ver-
died in 709, is reported to have rendered the Psalter into his native language d, and the^/ms by him.
Anglo-Saxon version, discovered in the Royal Library at Paris about the beginning of
the present century, has been supposed to be at least in part his production. The
first fifty psalms are in prose, the others in verse6.
3. Bede wrote chiefly for the learned; yet that the common people might moreeede;
easily be taught the elements of their religion, he turned the Apostles' creed and the
Lord's prayer into Anglo-Saxon, and frequently presented copies of these formularies
to such illiterate priests as came under his notice'. He died in 735, and one of his
a When the present edition was commenced, no part H. R. H. the duke of Sussex, (now in the collection of
of the earlier of these two versions had ever been printed, the earl of Ashburnham,) by Messrs. Bagster, in The
with the exception of the Song of Solomon, given by English Hexapla, 4°. Lond.
Dr. Adam Clarke in his commentary on the Bible (8 vols. b The first printed edition of the New Testament in
4°. Lond. 1810-25), from a Ms. in his own library, English, was that by Tindal in 1526; the first of the
(now Brit. Mus. Eg. 618, 619.) In 1848 the NewTes- whole Bible, that by Coverdale in 1535.
tament in the earlier version was printed by Mr. Lea c Caedmon was a -monk of Whitby, in the seventh
Wilson from a Ms. in his own possession, (now in the century. The poem as it now exists has, probably,
hands of the earl of Ashburnham,) under the title The been materially altered by the reciters and transcribers
New Testament in English, translated by John Wydi/e, of a later period. It has been twice published, first by
circa MCCCLXXX. etc. 4°. Lond. The New Testament Francis Jnnius in 1655, and next by Mr. Benjamin
in the later version was first published by the rev. John Thorpe in 1832.
Lewis, minister of Margate, fol. Lond. 1731, the text d Bale Scriptorum illustr. catalogus, ed. 1557, p. 84.
being taken from two Mss., one belonging to him- « It was edited for the delegates of the Oxford uni-
self, (now Bodl. Gough Eccl. top. 5.) the other to sir versity press by Mr. Benjamin Thorpe, under the title,
Edw. Bering, bart. (now in the possession of the very Liber Psalmorum, versio antiqua Latino, cum Paraphrasi
rev. W. Conybeare, dean of Llandaff). Mr. Lewis's Anglo- Saxonica, etc. 8°. Oxon. 1835.
edition was reprinted by the rev. H. H. Baber, 4". Lond. f Bedae ep. ad Egbertum ; see Hist. Eccl. ed. Smith,
1810. The New Testament in the same version was Cantab. 17*2, p. 306.
again published in 1841, from a Ms. then belonging to
VOL. I. b
11
PREFACE.
King Alfred,
anxious for the
translation of
Scripture.
Anglo-Saxon
version of the
four Gospels.
Anglo-Saxon
gloises on the
Gospels.
Anglo-Saxon
glosses on the
Psalter.
jElfric's Hep-
tateuch, etc.
last efforts was a translation of the gospel of St. John, which he seems to have com-
pleted, just as death put an end to his labours «.
4. Alfred, in his zeal for the improvement of his country, did not overlook the
importance of vernacular Scripture. At the head of his laws he set in Anglo-Saxon
the ten commandments, with such of the Mosaic injunctions in the three following
chapters of Exodus, as were most to his purpose. What other parts of the Bible he
translated, it is difficult to determine. A remarkable passage in his preface to the
Pastoral of Pope Gregory11, leaves no room for doubt, that if the more necessary
portions of holy writ were not made accessible to his subjects in their own tongue, it
was only because this wise and pious prince failed of the opportunity to accomplish
his wishes.
5. Whatever might be the extent of Alfred's biblical labours, it is beyond question
that soon after his days the Anglo-Saxon church had her own interpretations of those
parts of Scripture which were in most frequent use. The Psalter ascribed to Aldhelm,
if it be not the work of that prelate, certainly cannot be later than the ninth century.'
To the same period may be safely attributed the Anglo-Saxon translation of the
Gospels '. Several Mss. of it are preserved ; but none of them appear to give the
version in its original purity. Successive transcribers adapted the language to the
idioms and inflexions of their own times and provinces. Some however of the copies
are earlier and less degenerate than others. The latest seem to be considerably sub-
sequent to the conquest, the most ancient may have been written more than a hundred
years before itk.
6. But it was not solely to this version that the unlettered Anglo-Saxon was in-
debted for a knowledge of what the Evangelists record. Access was also afforded to
their narratives by means of verbal glosses made in copies of the Latin Gospels. These
glosses were written between the lines of the text, rendering it in the same order word
by word. Of the two glosses which are now exstant, one is found in the famous book
of Durham1, and was made by the priest Aldred, probably in the tenth century ; the
other of the same age is contained in a Ms. of the Bodleian Library m, and had for its
authors Owun and Farmen, the latter a priest at Harewood.
7. Similar glosses had been made on the Psalter. A gloss of this kind, probably of
the ninth century, was published in 1 640 from a Ms.n belonging to sir Henry Spelman,
by his son, afterwards sir John0. Another gloss of the same period was published by
the Surtees Society in 1 843 P. Variations from these glosses are found in several other
Mss.i Glosses also occur on the canticles of the church, and the Lord's prayer ; on
portions of Scripture in the ritual of Durham r, and on the more difficult words of the
book of Proverbs s.
8. Towards the close of the tenth century ^Elfric translated, omitting some parts
and greatly abridging others, the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, a portion of the books
g Cuthberti Vita Bedze ; see Hist. Eccl. p. 793.
h See Annales ./Elfredi, auct. Asserio, ed. Wise, p. 84.
' Published three times; i. by abp. Parker in 1571 ;
2. by Dr. Marshall, rector of Lincoln college, in 1665 ;
and 3. by Mr. Benjamin Thorpe, in 1842.
k The Mss. still remaining are, i. Corp. Ch. Coll.,
Cambr. S. 4 ; 2. Brit. Mus. Cotton. Otho C. i ; 3. Bodl.
441 ; 4. Univ. Libr. Cambr. li 2. 1 1 ; 5. Brit. Mus. Old
R. Libr. i A. 14; and 6. Bodl. Hatton 6j. The first
two are the earliest.
1 Brit. Mus. Cotton. Nero D. 4.
m Bodl. Rush worth 3946.
n Afterwards in the Stowe collection No. xxviii. and
now in the possession of the earl of Ashburnham.
0 With the title Psalterium Davidis Latino- Saxonicum
Vetus. 4°. Lond. 1640.
P Anglo-Saxon and Early English Psalter. 2 vols.
8°. 1843 ; edited by the rev. J. Stevenson. The Anglo-
Saxon gloss is taken from the Cotton Ms. Vespasian
A. i, and besides the Psalter, comprises Ps. cli., nine of
the Canticles, and hymns for matins, the evening, and
the Lord's day.
q Of three Mss. partial collations are given by Spel-
man; namely, i. Univ. Libr. Cambr. 256; 2.Trin.Coll.
Cambr. 35; and 3. Brit. Mus. Arundel 60. A gloss
also occurs in Brit. Mus. Old R. Libr. 2 B. 5 ; Cotton.
Vitellius E. 18 and Tiberius C. 6 ; in Bodl. Junius 27 ;
in the Lambeth Ms. 427, and in that of Salisbury
Cathedral marked 141.
r Edited for the Surtees Society by the rev. J. Ste-
venson, 8°. Lond. 1840.
s Brit. Mus. Cotton. Vespasian D. 6.
PREFACE. iii
of Kings, Esther, Job, Judith, and the Maccabees1. He also drew up in Anglo-Saxon
a brief account of the books of the Old and New Testament u; and lastly, by the texts
and quotations used in his numerous homilies, he added greatly to the knowledge of
the sacred volume".
9. The writings which are still exstant shew that the Anglo-Saxon church
have had in her own tongue a considerable amount of scriptural instruction. But ture to,t.
these cannot be the full measure of what our forefathers possessed. Much, it cannot
be doubted, perished in the troubles and confusion attending the incursions and
pillages of the Danes ; and much, subsequently, through the disfavour shewn by the
Normans to the Anglo-Saxon language and literature w.
10. Before the year 1 200 the Anglo-Normans had translated into their own dialect,
in prose, the Psalter and canticles of the church x; and towards the middle of
following century appear to have possessed not only a history of the Old Testament
in verse, as far as the end of the books of Kings, but also a prose version of the entire
Bible y. The knowledge of Scripture communicated to the higher classes of society in
England by means of these productions, contributed, by satisfying the demand of those
who were the more powerful, to delay any attempt to put the sacred volume within
the reach of the great mass of the people. Nevertheless, the Anglo-Saxon versions
and glosses of the Gospels, and other portions of Scripture, remained partially in use,
as is proved by the copies still exstant, transcribed in the eleventh and twelfth
centuries2.
11. The earliest essays of biblical translation assumed in English, as in most other English iraru-
languages, a poetical form. The Ormuluma, written perhaps about the commencement o^iu^
of the thirteenth century, is a paraphrase in verse of the narrative of the Gospels and
Acts of the Apostles. Highly valuable as it is in a philological point of view, yet,
never proceeding probably beyond the original copy of the author, it could have been
of little or no use in religious teaching. To a later period of the same century belongs Abstract of Ge.
a poem reciting the principal events comprised in the books of Genesis and Exodus b. "*
Before the conclusion of the century, however, an important step had been taken i
scriptural interpretation by turning into verse the whole of the Psalter c. The transla-
tion is a tolerably close rendering of the Latin, and has the additional merit of being
simple and expressive d.
* What remains of this translation was printed in possession of Edw. Ayshford Sanford, esq. of Nynehead
1698 by Edw. Thwaites, from the Bodl. Ms. Laud E. 19, Somersetshire.
under the title Heptateuchus, liber Job et Evangelium z For instance, the Gospels in the Mss. Hatton 65,
Nicodemi, Anglo-Saxonice. Historic Judith fragmentum, and Brit. Mus. i A. 14; the Psalters in Trin. Coll. Cambr.
Dano-Saxonice. 4°. Oxon. 1698. Another Ms. occurs Ms. R. 17. i, and in Salisbury cathedral Ms. 141, and
in the Cotton collection Nero B. 4. part of vElfric's Genesis in a Ms. of the Univ. Libr.
" Edited by Will. L'Isle, with the title, A Saxon Trea- Cambr. li, 1.33.
tise concerning the Old and New Testament. 4°. Lond. a It is found in the Bodl. Ms. Junius i.
1623. b A single copy is preserved among Abp. Parker's
v His homilies, eighty in number, have been edited Mss. in Corp. Ch. Coll. Cambr. R. n. (Nasmith 444.)
for the JElfric Society, by Mr. Benj. Thorpe, 2 vols. 8°. c Six copies remain, which occasionally differ much
1843-1846. from each other. The translation was edited for the
w See the remarkable verses of a writer of the I2th Surtees Society by the rev. J. Stevenson, from the
century, quoted in Wright's Biogr. Brit. Lit. (Anglo- Cotton Ms. Vespasian D. 7, in Anglo-Saxon and early
Saxon period) p. 60. English Psalter, 8°. Lond. 1 843 ; the other Mss. are,
* Ms. Cotton. Nero C-4; Trin. Coll. Cambr. R. 17.1; i. Brit. Mus. Egerton 614; 2. Brit. Mus. Harl. 1770;
Bibl. Nat. Paris ii^bis; Colb. 278. In Ms. Harl. 43 88 3. Corp. Ch. Coll. Cambr. O. 6. (Nasmith 278); 4. Bodl.
is preserved an Anglo-Norman translation of the book 3027 ; and 5. Bodl. 2325.
of Proverbs, accompanied by a gloss, written in verse d During the reign of the first three Edwards there
by Sanson de Nantuil, in the reign of K. Stephen. appeared a great variety of poetical compositions upon
T See P. Paris, Manuscrits Francois de la Bibl. du sacred subjects, containing large extracts from Scrip-
Roi, torn. i. p. i. torn. vii. pp. 183, 200. A Ms. of the ture. Some of these were taken from Anglo-Norman
first vol. of this prose translation of the Bible, executed and French originals. The principal were in the form
in England about the year 1 260, was recently in the of legends of saints, and for the fasts and festivals of
IV
PREFACE.
"Prose versions
of Psalter :
I. by Schor-
ham.
12. The earliest version in English prose of any entire book of Scripture appears
to have been made about the tune when Edward the Third ascended the throne, by
William de Schorham, vicar of Chart-Sutton near Leeds in Kent6. It is found in a
Ms.f recently acquired for the National collection, containing the Psalter in Latin and
English, verse by verse. The translation is generally faithful and literal, except that
the words of the gloss are frequently substituted for those of the texts. To the Psalms
are added the usual canticles, including the Te Deum and Athanasian creed h.
13. Schorham's version of the Psalter could scarcely have been completed, when
entary' by another was undertaken. This was the work of Richard Rolle, chantry priest at
Hampole near Doncaster, who died in 1349. Having written a Latin commentary on
the Psalms', he was afterwards induced to translate the text, and to publish it with
a commentary in English. Of this work numerous copies are exstantk; but they
differ remarkably from each other, and shew that the original must have been altered
to a very great extent. The preface, a few verbal variations excepted, is the same in
all. In the text there is also a general agreement, though the language is, in the later
copies, rendered conformable to the southern and more polished dialect, and frequent
changes in single words and expressions have been from time to time introduced1.
2. Version with
comnti
Holle.
the church ; paraphrases of the Gospel lessons ; narra-
tives of the passion and resurrection of our Lord ; rela-
tions of the creation and fall of man ; expositions of the
Pater Noster, the Creeds, the Ten Commandments, and
the Ave- Maria; and exhortations to confession and pe-
nitence.
e Schorham was admitted to the vicarage of Chart-
Sutton in 1320. That he was the author of this version
is inferred from the following facts. The Ms. is of the
earlier half of the fourteenth century ; it is in one hand
throughout : two poetical pieces which occur towards
the end of the volume are expressly attributed to Schor-
ham ; and in the rubrics of these pieces, as well as in
other parts of the book, the welfare of his soul is com-
mended to the prayers of the devout reader.
f Brit. Mus. Addl. Ms. 17. 376.
g For instance, the last clause of Ps. i. i . is given
thus, " ne sat naujt in fals iugement," the translator
rejecting cathedra pestilentite, and adopting the inter-
linear gloss, judicio falsitatis.
^ As a specimen of this translation, a psalm is here
subjoined :
Ps. xxii. Addl. Ms. 17.376.
Our Lord gouerneth me, and nothyng shal defailen
to me ; in the stede of pasture he sett me ther.
He norissed me vp water of fyllynge ; he turned my
soule fram the fende.
He lad me vp the bistijes of ri3tfulnes ; for his name.
For jif that ich haue gon amiddes of the shadowe of
deth ; Y shal nou3t douten iuels, for thou art wyth me.
Thy discipline and thyn amendyng ; conforted me.
Thou madest radi grace in my sight ; ojayns hem that
trublen me.
Thou makest fatt myn heued wyth mercy ; and my
drynke makand drunken ys ful clere.
And thy merci shal folwen me ; alle dales of mi lif.
And that ich wonne in the hous of our Lord ; in
lengthe of daies.
1 Printed with other works of Rolle at Cologne in
1536; a Ms. copy is in the Lambeth library, No. 352.
k Copies, either entire or in part, are found in Brit.
Mus. Arundel 158 and Harl. 1806 ; Sidney Coll. Cambr.
K. 5. 3 ; Corp. Ch. Coll. Cambr. 388 ; Bodl. Laud 286 ;
Bodl. 2487; Univ. Coll. Oxf. 56 and 64; Brit. Mus.
Old R. 1 8 D. i and 18 C. 26 ; Lambeth 34 ; Bodl. 2438,
3085, and 3089, and Tanner 16 ; Univ. Coll. Oxf. 74;
Magd. Coll. Cambr. 2498; Trin. Coll. Cambr. 171, and
Eton Coll. 10.
1 The following psalm is, in the left hand column,
taken from a copy with the short comment, in the Harl.
Ms. 1806, collated with the Ms. Laud 286; in the right
hand column, from a copy having the long comment,
in the Old Royal Ms. 18 D. i : the collations of this
last are with the Arundel Ms. 158, which has a short
comment.
Ps. Ixxviii. Harl. 1806.
God, gensa come in thin
heritage ; thei filed thi holy
tempul, thei sette Jerusalem
in kepyng of appuls.
Thei sette the dyande bo-
dyes of thi seruaunts'mete to
theb fowles of the lyft ; flesche
Ps. Ixxviii. 1 8 D. i.
God, folkis1 come in to thyn
heritage, thei defouledyn thin
hooli temple ; thei setten Je-
rusalem in to2 kepynge of
applis.
Thei settyn the deede3 bo-
dies of thi seruauntis meete4
to the5 foulis of heuene :
of thi halowes toc bestis of fleische of thyn halowis to
erthe.
Thei "spille hored blode as
watir in vmgong of Jerusa-
lem ; and none was for to
graue.
Made we are reprofe toe
cure neghbors ; skornynge
and hething toe alle that in
oure vmgong are.
Howe longe, Lord, shall {
thou be wrothe in ende ; kyn-
delt shal be thi luf as fire.
HeldeS/or ihet^, thi wrathe
in gens' that thee not knew ;
and in kyngdoms that thi
nome incalde not.
beestis of erthe.
Thei 'heeld out6 'the bloode
of hem7 as watir in the cum-
pas8 of Jerusalem ; and' there
was not9 to10 birye hem11.
' We ben 12 maad 13 repreef to
oure neijboris ; scoornynge
and hethyng to alle that ben 14
in oure" cumpas 16.
Hou longe, Lord, vschal
thou17 be wroth in 'to thels
eende ; thi19 loue as fijr'schal
be kyndlid2°.
Heeld out thyn yre21 in to22
folkis23 that 'knewen thee
not24; and in to25 rewmys26
that 'ban not inclepid27 thi
name ^.
a genge. 1> metis til. c til. d spild thair. e til. * shal.
g Hell. h Om.
' genge.
1 folk. 2 Om.
« for to. H Om.
18 alysted schalbe thi.
2/Om.
3 deyinge.
120m.
20 Om.
28 name nojt inclepede.
4 metes. 5 Om. 6 schedde. 7 here blod. 8 goyng aboute. 9 non was.
13 Mad we are. 14 Om. '5 the. 18 goyng about are. 17 shallow. 18 Om.
21 wrethe. 22 Om. 23 folk. 24 the nojt knewe. 25 Om. 26 kyngdomes.
PREFACE. v
In the commentary however the case is far otherwise. Here some copies so differ
from others, that it is only in the first twenty or thirty psalms that any correspondence
is found beyond an occasional trace of a common original. In the Mss. of the earlier
text the commentary is brief; in those of the latter it extends to three or four times
the bulk, and in respect to the greater part of the work may be regarded as an
entirely new exposition. To a Ms. in the Bodleian Library™, containing the shorter
comment, some verses are prefixed, which give several curious particulars of its history.
The verses as well as the Ms. appear to be of the time of Henry the Sixth n. The
writer states in them, that the work was undertaken at the request of dame Margaret
Kirkby, a recluse, probably at Hampole ; that the autograph copy of the author was
still remaining at the nunnery, attached by chains to his tomb ; that the writer's own
Ms. was a faithful transcript from the original ; and that many copies in ordinary use
had been corrupted by the Lollards. Upon examination, however, the enlarged com-
mentary appears to contain no controversial matter, nor any sentiments indicative of
the Lollard party. Indeed, a few passages of the shorter exposition, which reflect
upon the luxury and worldliness of the higher clergy, are altogether omitted or greatly
softened down. The character of these and like passages led Humphrey Wanley to
ascribe the more compendious comment to Wycliffe himself in his younger days0. If
Wanley's notion be received, it will be necessary to suppose that the larger com-
mentary was composed by Wycliffe in later life, or what is perhaps not less probable,
by one of the more moderate of his followers. One cannot, however, refuse to credit
the main facts averred in the verses just quoted from the Bodl. Ms., and it seems
therefore more likely, that the copy to which Wanley particularly referred, agreeing
as it does with this Ms. except in a few unimportant variations, represents substan-
tially the original of RolleP.
14. A translation of the Psalms is preserved in the library of Trinity c°Uege
Dublin, in a volume' which contains likewise Wycliffe's commentary on the Apoca-#y<fe-
lypse. The Ms. is of the fourteenth century ; and a note at the end of the Psalter,
in the hand of the original scribe, gives the name of John Hyde as the owner of the
bookr; it has thence been inferred, that he was also the author of the version8. From
a few passages which the editors have had the opportunity of examining, they are
inclined to believe that the Psalter of this Ms. will be found to be a revision of the
version of Schorham rather than an independent translation*.
m Laud 286 (1151). ° See Catalogue of Harleian Mss. No. 1806.
n The following are a portion of these verses : p An accurate examination of the various copies of
Therfore a worthy holy man, cald Rychard Hampole, this work, and of other writings ascribed to Rolle,
Whom the Lord, that all thingus can, leryd lely on his scole, might possibly throw further light upon the history
Glosed the Sauter that sues here, in Englysch tong sykerly, both of the translation and of the commentary.
At a worthy recluse prayer, cald dame Merget Kyrkby. q with the ess mark A. 4. 4 ; formerly H. 3 2.
This same Sauter in all degre, is the self in sothnes, _ .. . „ , . ,. T ,
That ly,t at Hampole in surte, at Richards own berynes, „ r Expbmt Psaltennm translatum tn Anghcum ; Johanm
That he wrote with his hondes, to dame Merget Kyrkby, HVde constat-
And ther it lyjt in cheyn bondes, in the same nonery. * It is attributed to him in the summary of the con-
In 3orkshyre this nonry ys, who so desires it to know, tents prefixed to the volume in a hand of the xvii. cen-
Hym thar no way go omys, thes ben the places all on row ; tury, and also by Le Long in his Biblioth. Sacra, vol. i.
Hampole the nonry hyjt, betwene Dancastre and Pountfreyt, p. 425.
This is the way to mannys syst, euen streyjth with out deseyt. t An opinion may be formed as to the extent of the
agreement from the subjoined verses :
Copyed has this Sauter ben, of yuel men of Lollardry, „ , .
And afturward hit has bene sene, ympyd in with eresy. Schorham. AddL^. 376. Hyde, A^4. 4.
Thei seyden then to leude foles, that it shuld be al entere, '' J 3<
A blessydboke of hurscoles, of Rychard Hampole the Sauter. Blesced be the man that Blyssyd be the man that
rm.- .«i ?ede noujt in the counseJ of hath noght go in the coun-
This the, seyd to make theim leue, on her scole there sotel e, *»* 3 ^ noujt in u ofB & d men . md
To bryng hem in, so hem to greue, ageyn the feyth in grete fole, th(J ^ of ginjere8) ne 8at hath not stond in the wey of
And sclaundrid foule this holy man, with her wykked waryed naujt m f^a iugement. synful men, and hath not syt
wyles, in the chayer of pestilence,
Hier fantom hath made mony a fon, thoro the fend that fele that is to seyne, of vengaunce,
begiles. or of fals iuggement.
VI
PREFACE.
Version of the
whole Bible;
to be mainly
ascribed to
Wycliffe.
15. Down to the year 1360, the Psalter appears to he the only book of Scripture
which had been entirely rendered into English. Within less than twenty-five years
from this date a prose version of the whole Bible, including as well the apocryphal as
the canonical books, had been completed, and was in circulation among the people.
For this invaluable gift England is indebted to John Wycliffe. It may be impossible
to determine with certainty the exact share which his own pen had in the translation,
but there can be no doubt that he took a part in the labour of producing it, and that
the accomplishment of the work must be attributed mainly to his zeal, encouragement,
and direction". It was not probably until his later years that Wycliffe matured so
extensive a design. He was led to the undertaking slowly and gradually ; and it was
not completed until after several preliminary efforts. It is interesting to mark the
several steps by which he advanced in the interpretation and diffusion of holy Scrip-
ture. The evidence indeed which bears upon the point is scanty, and only sufficient,
it should be remembered, to afford to the conclusions which it suggests, a presumption
of their truth v.
Ac hijs wylle was in the
wylle of oure Lord ; and he
schal thenche in hijs lawe
bothe dase and nyjt.
And he schal be as the tre
that hijs sett by the ernynge
of waters ; that schal seue his
frut in hijs tyme.
Ps. Ixxviii. i — 6.
Ha! God, folk wyth outen
lawe com fram the londe of
Vs in to thyn heritage in to
Jude ; and hij filden thyn
holy temple, and sett Jeru-
salem in the kepeinge of a
maner of folk that was cleped
Pomos.
Hij laiden the dede bodis
of his seruaunt; mete to the
foules of heuen ; the flesshe
of thyn halwen to bestes of
the erthe.
Hij hadden her blode as
water a bouten Jerusalem ;
and ther was non that biried
hem.
We ben made in reproce-
inge to our nesbuns ; scorn-
ynge and desceit to hem that
ben in our cumpasse.
Vnto wham, Lord, artov
wrothe on ende ; thi luf shal
be aly;t as fur.
Helde thyn ire in to the
folke that ne knewe noujt
the j and in to kyngdomes
that ne cleped noust thy
name.
Bot in the law of our Lorde
the will of hym schal be ;
and in hys law he schal haue
mynde day and nyght.
And he schal be as a trow
that is sett be syde the cours
of watres ; that schal suld
hys frute in hys tyme.
Ps. Ixxviii. i — 6.
O! Godd, folk with oute
lawe com fram the londe of
Vs in to thin herytage of
Jude ; and thay defoilyd thin
holy temple, and sett Jeru-
salem in to the kepyng of a
maner of folk that was clepyd
Pomos.
Thai layde the dede bodys
of thi seruantes mete to the
foules of heuen ; and the
flesch of thin holy men to the
bestes of the erthe.
Thai sched her blode as
water aboute Jerusalem ; and
ther was none that schuld
bery hem.
We beth made in reprou-
yng to our nejburs ; scorn-
yng and disseyte to hem that
beth aboute vs.
How long, Lord, schaltow
be wrothe in to the ende ;
thi loue schal be alijt as fure.
Helde thin ire in to the
folke that knew no?t the ;
and in to the kyngdomes
that clepid nojt thi name.
u Early authorities concur in attributing the transla-
tion of the Scriptures to Wycliffe, nor do they appear
to mention any other name in connexion with the sub-
ject. Knighton, in a passage written probably before
1400, laments in forcible terms that Wycliffe should
by this means have made the gospel common to the
laity : " Hie magister Joannes Wyclif evangelium, quod
Christus contulit clericis et ecclesiae doctoribus, ut ipsi
laicis et infirmioribus personis secundum temporis exi-
gentiam et personarurn indigentiam cum mentis eorum
esurie dulciter ministrarent, transtulit de Latino in An-
glicam linguam, non angelicatn ; unde per ipsum fit
vulgare, et magis apertum laicis et mulieribus legere
scientibus, quam solet esse clericis admodum literatis et
bene intelligentibus ; et sic evangelica margarita spar-
gitur et a porcis conculcatur, et sic quod solet esse
carum clericis et laicis, jam redditur quasi jocositas com-
munis utriusque, et gemma clericorum vertitur in ludum
laicorum, ut laicis sit commune sternum quod ante fue-
rat clericis et ecclesise doctoribus talentum supermini. . .
.... Et sic adimpletum est quod prsedixit Willielmus de
S. Amore longo ante tempore, et potest applicari congrue
de eodem populo, sic inquiens, ' Aliqui laborant ad mu-
' tandum evangelium Christi in aliud evangelium, quod
' dicunt fore perfectius et melius et dignius, quod appel-
' lant evangelium seternum, sive evangelium Spiritus
' Sancti. ^Eternum congrue dici potest, quia jam vul-
' gare et commune in materna lingua, et sic in seterna
' memoria.' " col. 2644. And again, " Magis tamen
congruunt istis novis populis Lollardis qui mutaverunt
evangelium Christi in evangelium seternum, id est, vul-
garem linguam et communem materiam, et sic Beternam,
quia laicis reputatur melior et dignior quam lingua La-
tina." col. 2646. Hus, in his Replica contra Jo. Stokes,
written in 1411, thus speaks, " Quod autem Wicliff non
fuit Teutonicus sed Anglicus, patet ex suis scriptis. Nam.
per Anglicos dicitur quod ipse tota Biblia transtulit de
Latino in Anglicum, et sape in libris suis Latinis scribit
resumendo ea qure dicta sunt in Anglico." Historia et
Monumenta, t. i. p. 136. ed. 1715. A remarkable pas-
sage bearing on the same point occurs in a letter said
to have been written by abp. Arundel and his suffra-
gans to John XXIII. It is found in the Cotton. Ms.
Faustina C. 7, and is printed by Wilkins (Cone. t. iii.
p. 350), who assigns it to the year 1412. " Hie enim
est ille pestilens et damnandfe memorise miserrimus Jo-
hannes Wycliff, serpentis antiqui films, imo et ipsius
Antichrist! praevius et alumnus, qui dum vixerat, in va-
nitate sensus ambulans, nesciens in semitis justitiae diri-
gere gressus suos, non solum canones sacros, et monita
paterna despicere, sed pis matris uterum, quantum in
ipso fuerat, viperinis elegit conatibus laniare. Ex cujus
denique plantse nequissimae radice nefaria, quia serpen-
tini generis posteritas, nedum hortum, sed agrum parti-
culariter occupans, antedictam status ecclesiastici digni-
tatem et ministeriorum ejusdem famam et opinionem
pro viribus sugillare, quin immo et ipsain ecclesiae sacro-
sanctae fidem et doctrinam sanctissimam totis conatibus
impugnare studuit, novse ad sua? malitiae complementum
scripturarum in linguam maternam translationis prac-
tica adinventa ; nos etc."
v In pursuing this inquiry, the reader will derive
assistance from a sketch of the leading particulars of
Wycliffe's life. — John Wycliffe, according to his bio-
graphers, was born near Richmond in Yorkshire, in the
PREFACE.
vn
16. It seems probable that Wycliffe's first attempt at the interpretation of Scripture
Avas his commentary on the Apocalypse. The fearful pestilence which between i345
and 1349 swept away a large portion of the human race, and other calamities, arising
year 1324, and at sixteen became a member of Queen's
college, Oxford, then recently founded. He was after-
wards a fellow of Merton, and the college muniments
shew him to have performed the duties of seneschal in
January of the year 1356.' In April 1361 he was mas-
ter of Balliol college2; the same year he was presented
by that society to the rectory of Fillingham in Lincoln-
shire 3. At what time he vacated the mastership of
Balliol is uncertain 4. In December 1365 he was ap-
pointed by abp. Islip warden of Canterbury Hall5. This
appointment was superseded by abp. Langham in March
and April 1367.8 But Wycliffe having denied the le-
gality of the abp.'s acts, and appealed to the pope, was
not finally deprived until May 1370? In the mean time
he had exchanged the rectory of Fillingham for that of
Lndgershall in Buckinghamshire, but not distant more
than twelve or fifteen miles from Oxford. This ex-
change was effected in Nov. 13688, probably with a view
to a more constant intercourse with the university. That
such was his motive may be inferred from the terms of
a license for non-residence at Fillingham, granted him
for two years by the bishop of Lincoln in the preceding
April9. He had previously been made chaplain to the
king, as it seems from the words " peculiaris regis cle-
ricus," used of himself in his Determination against the
pope's claim of tribute, which tract cannot well be later
than 1367." In April 1374 he was presented by the
crown to the rectory of Lutterworth in Leicestershire11,
and at the same time, as is presumed, resigned the living
of Ludgershall 12. The same year he was sent with
others to Bruges to treat with the pope13. On the
6 Nov. 1375 he was confirmed by the crown in the
prebend of Aust in the church of Westbury14. There
is no evidence to shew the date of his appointment, nor
from whom he received it ; but he must have voided
the preferment immediately after these letters of con-
firmation, as the patent roll records a grant of it on the
1 8 of the same month of November to Robert de
Faryngtone15. In Feb. 1377 Wycliffe appeared before
the convocation at St. Paul's to answer certain charges
of false doctrine. In June following he was denounced
from Rome in several papal bulls bearing date the 1 1
of this month, and transmitting nineteen conclusions
drawn from his teaching16. In consequence, he was
summoned before a meeting of papal commissioners at
Lambeth in the early part of I378,17 and delivered a
paper in answer to the articles objected against him.
In 1381 a mandate was published by the chancellor of
the university of Oxford, containing a definition of the
doctrine of the eucharist, and condemnatory of the opi-
nions supposed to be held by Wycliffe and his party 18.
In May 1382 a synod was convened at the Preaching
Friars in London, when twenty-four conclusions were
pronounced some heretical and others erroneous19. Be-
fore this synod Philip Repingdon (afterwards bishop of
Lincoln), Nicholas de Hereford, and John Ashton, three
of Wycliffe's principal adherents, were interrogated ; and
on the 20 May Ashton was declared a heretic20. The
proceedings were continued by adjournment at Otteford
and Canterbury, and on the i st of July, in the chapter-
house at this last place, Hereford and Repingdon, not
then appearing, were pronounced excommunicate21. In
the succeeding November, at a convocation held at Ox-
ford, recantations were made by Repingdon and Ashton22.
According to Knighton, Wycliffe appeared both before
the synod at the Preaching Friars, and before this con-
vocation, and delivered on each occasion a profession of
his belief regarding the eucharist23. But from his name
not occurring in the documents of the archiepiscopal
register relative to these meetings, it seems more pro-
bable that he had previously withdrawn himself from
the university, and had taken up his residence at Lutter-
worth. It is certain that his last years were spent there,
and that he continued actively engaged in the duties of
his parish, and in maintaining by his writings the prin-
ciples he had taught, until death interrupted his occu-
pations on the last day of December I384-24
1 Compotas Ric. Billingham, bursarii, 30 Edw. III., rot. in thesaurario ColL Merton.
2 Carta No. 10, in pyxide de Abbotesley in thesaurar. Coll. Balliol. — Reg. Gynwell. fol. 367 b.
3 He was admitted ij. id. Mali 1361 ; Reg. Gynwell. fol. 123.
4 In 1366 John Hugate was master; Carta No. 28 in pyxide S. Laurentii in Judaismo in thesaurar. Coll. Balliol.
5 Reg. Islip, fol. 306 b. Irresistible evidence of the identity of the warden of Canterbury Hall with the reformer is to be found in
the following passage from Will. Wydforde's Septuaginta duo queestiones de Sacramento Eucharistite (Ms. Harl. 31, foL 31.), "et hsec
contra religiosos insania generata est ex corrupcione. Nam priusquam per religiosos possessionatos et prselatos expulsus fuerat de aula
monachorum Cantuarise, nichil contra possessionatos attemptavit, quod esset alicujus ponderis ; et priusquam per religiosos mendi-
cantes reprobatus fuit publice de heresibus in Sacramento alt ar is, nichil contra eos attemptavit, sed posterius multipliciter eos diffamavit ;
ita quod doctrinse suae malse et infestse contra religiosos et possessionatos et mendicantes generatse fuerunt ex putrefactionibus et
melancohls."
6 By the appointment of John de Radyngate ij. kal. Apr. 1367 (Reg. Langham fol. 98), and, this being revoked, of Henry de
Wodhulle x. kal. Mali 1367 (ibid. fol. 98 b).
^ Lambeth Ms. No. 104. fol. 213.
8 He was admitted to Ludgershall 12 Nov. 1368; Reg. Bokyngham, fol. 419.
9 The following is the entry in the register : " Idibus Aprilis anno dni. millesimo cccmo. Ixviij. apud parcum Stowe concessa fuit
Hcencia magistro Johannis de Wyclefe, rectori ecclesite de Filyngham, quod posset se absentare ab ecclesia sua insistendo literarum
studio in universitate Oxon. per biennium." Reg. Bokyngham, Memoranda, fol. Ivi b.
10 Printed in Lewis's Life of W. ed. 1820, p. 349. 11 Rot. pat. 48 Edw. III. p. I. m. 23.
12 Wycliffe was rector of Ludgershall n Nov. 1371 ; Will. Neubald was rector 29 May 1376. Reg. Bokyngham.
13 Rymeri Fcedera torn. vii. p. 41. In the exchequer account given in by Wycliffe, he acknowledges £60 received for his expences
31 July a°. 48 ; charges at 20 s. a day, from 27 July, when he set out from London for Flanders, to 14 Sept. following, on which day
he returned, £50— and for passage and repassage 42 s. 3 d.; total 52 /. 2 ». 3 d.
14 Rot. pat. 49 Edw. III. p. 2. m. 8. 15 Id. m. 1 1.
16 The bulls and conclusions are printed in Lewis's Life of W. ed. 1820, p. 305 seqq.
17 See Wilkins t. iii. p. 123. 18 Printed in Lewis, ed. 1820, p. 360.
15 Reg. Courtney, fol. 25. 20 Ibid. fol. 28. 21 Ibid. 22 Ibid. fol. 33. 23 Knighton, col. 2647.
24 Reg. Bokyngham, fol. 199 At the time of his death he seems to have been employed in completing a summary or body of
divinity, comprising, in four books, his opinions both metaphysical (libb. i. ii.) and theological (libb. iii. iv.). The fourth book is
divided into four parts ; the first two are an exposition of the sermon on the mount ; the third treats of Antichrist, from our Lord's
discourse in Mt xxiii xxv. ; and the fourth, of the discourse to the disciples at the last supper, John xiii. — xvii. This part is
unfinished, and ends abruptly in the 14th chapter with the words "sed differre potius disputator. Hsec Augustinus." After which,
both in the copy in Trin. Coll. Cambr. B. 16. 2, and in that in Trin. Coll. Dublin C. I. 23, there occurs this note: "Auctoris vita
ftnitur et hoc opus ita."
Vlll
PREFACE.
as well from the strife of nations and parties as from the discord of the natural
elements, cast a general gloom over society. But perhaps nowhere within the realm
of England was there a more melancholy spectacle than that which for some years
subsequent to the pestilence was presented by the university of Oxford. Dwelling in
such a spot, a man of sanguine temperament would almost of necessity become imbued
with the notion then generally prevalent, that things were preparing themselves for
their great consummation, and that Antichrist's personal appearance was shortly to be
expected. This feeling prompted that which is believed to be the earliest production
of Wycliffe's pen, The last age of the Church. It was written in 1356*. The single
copy preserved affords indications, that it is neither a complete nor faithful transcript
of the original. But there is enough to shew the sentiments of the author, and with
these it was natural for him to turn his thoughts to the prophecies of the Apocalypse.
It seems probable that Wycliffe's exposition of this book was written not long after.
A paragraph of the text is first given, and then its commentary. This last is brief
and simple *; the translation of the text is literal, but in some places slightly abridged
from the original. Several Mss. of the work remain y, which differ widely in the
translations of the text, the latest copies adopting very closely the second of the
versions now printed, while the early copies have no agreement with either of them z.
In the later copies the commentary also is more modern in its language, and is a little
more or less full in its expression.
His comment- 17. Wycliffe's next exegetical work, though perhaps composed at some distance of
"pel,™ ">e G°s' time fr°m the preceding, appears to have been a commentary on the Gospels. That
on Matthew has a long prologue8, and still longer epilogue b. In the former the writer
urges, in strong language, the propriety of translating Scripture for the use of the
w Edited by the rev. Dr.Todd, of Trin. Coll. Dubl. The
last age of the Church by John Wycliffe, now first printed
from a Ms. in the Univ. Libr. Dublin, with notes, etc.
1 6°. Dubl. 1840.
x The following passage will afford a specimen of the
commentary, ch. xiii. 11-17. " By the ymage of the
beeste ben bitokned the fals prelates that don by the
conseil and the enticement of hem that sechen erthelich
thinges; that he jiueth power to the beeste for to speken,
bytokneth the power that thai han to mysdon thorouj
enchesoun of her dignite ; that thai ben sleyn that nyl-
leth noujth honouren the ymage, bitokneth that thai
shullen acursen hem that nyllen noujth consenten to
the fals prelates and the wicked ; that the beest dude
merken alle in her rijth honde either in her forehede
bitokneth, that alle shullen folewen Antecriste, and none
;iuen hem to her prelates that don her synne of lecherye
priuelich ; and than han thai the merk in the bond priue-
lich, and afterward in the forhede openlich. And than
ne shal no man durre speke of God. That non ne may
bygge ne selle hot jif he haue the merk oither the name
of the beest, bitokneth, that non ne shal haue power to
jiue rentes ne to resceyue bot }if he haue merk of the
kynrede, that is to seie, that he be comen of grete kynde,
oither that he be in grete lordes seruise, oither that
he come therto thorou3 symonye, oither that he goo
to the ordre forto haue bodilich delices. Alle tliise ben
Antecristes prophetes and his ypocrites and his eretikes."
Harl. 874. /o/. 1 6.
y Copies are found in Brit. Mus. Harl. 171, 874,
1203 and 3913; Old R. Libr. 17 A. 26; Bodl. Laud 235
(1580), Laud 33 (661) ; St. John's Coll. Cambr. G. 25 ;
Trin. Coll. Dubl. A. 4.4.
z An idea of the extent of these variations may
be formed by means of the subjoined extract, ch. i.
9 — ii, taken from three Mss, in the British Mu-
seum :
Harl. 874.
Harl. 1203.
Harl. 3913.
Ich John joure
I Jon joure bro-
Joon soure bro-
brother and parci-
thir and part taker
ther and partener
nere in tribulaci-
in tribulacioun and
in tribulacioun and
ouns and duelle in
pacience in Jhesu
in kyngdam and in
pacience in Crist,
kyngdom, and pa-
cience in Crist Jhe-
Crist, was in an
was in an yle that
su, was in an yle
yle of the cee that
is clepid Patmos,
that is clepid Path-
is cleped Pathmos,
exilid for Goddis
mos, for the word
and was exiled for
word and witness-
of God and for the
Goddes wordes and
ing of Crist; and on
witnessyng of Jhe-
for I bare witnesse
a Sunday Y was in
su, Y was in spirit
of Jhesu Crist; and
spirit, and herde a
in the Lordis day,
on a sonenday in
gret vois biside me
and Y herde bi-
gost ich herd a
as if it were the
hynde me a grete
grete voice hiside
soun of a trumpe,
uoys as (of sec. m.)
me, as it were the
soune of a trumpe,
seiynge to me, That
that thou seest write
a trumpe, seiynge
to me, Write thou
that seide to me,
thou in the book,
in book that thing
Write in the book
• • •
that thou seest . . .
that thou seest . . .
a The prologue commences " Seynt Austyn seith" etc.
much as printed vol. i. p. 44 — p. 49, and after the words
" by that we herynge, as drynkynge, ben more holsum,"
proceeds thus : " For this cause a synful caytif hauynge
compassioun on lewed men, declarith the gospel of
Mathew to lewid men in Englische, with exposicioun of
syntis (sic) and holy writ" etc. The prologue ends,
" but, gode Jhesu, for thi mechel myjt, mercy and cha-
rite, encresse the knowynge and kepynge of thi lawe,
and bate (abate sec. m.) soone Antecristis malice, ipo-
crisie, and tirauntrie. Amen." Bodl. Laud 235.
t> The epilogue begins, " Blessid be almyjti God in
trynyte. Here endith a schort glose on Matheu whiche
takun of holy docturis ;" and ends, " and cumbren many
men in endeles dispeyr." — A volume containing appa-
rently the commentary upon Matthew, with a prologue,
and also that upon John, is in the library of Trin. Coll.
Cambr. B. 1.381
PREFACE.
IX
laity. The commentary runs to considerable length, but consists exclusively of
extracts from the writings of previous expositors0, chiefly taken out of the Catena
Aurea of Thomas Aquinas. No commentary has been found upon Mark. The com-
mentaries upon Luked and John6 are of a similar character to that upon Matthew.
The three appear to have been written and published at different times ; and in all,
the translation of the text agrees Avith the earlier of the versions now printed.
18. It is a remarkable circumstance, that about the time when Wycliffe must have contemporary
been employed upon the commentaries just mentioned, another also upon the Gospels ^c^/f, ^
should have appeared, compiled upon a like principle. The name of the author has not anolher «uthor-
been discovered, but the preface implies that he knew of no previous exposition of the
c The quotations in these commentaries are made
chiefly from Ambrose and Bede ; but sometimes from
Augustine, Origen, Chrysostom, and various others.
il See Mss. in Bodl. 143 and 243 ; Univ. Libr. Cambr.
Kk. 2. 9. The prologue to Luke, which has been found
only in Bodl. 143, describes the method which Wyc-
liffe took in these commentaries, and also shews the
great value which he set upon holy Scripture. It be-
gins, " Dauith spekynge in the person of Crist seith to
God ;" and, after citing several texts, thus proceeds :
" Herfore [a pore] caityf, lettid fro prechyng for a tyme
for causes knowun of God, writith the gospel of Luk in
Englysh, with a short exposicioun of olde and holy doc-
touris, to the pore men of his nacioun whiche kunnen
litil Latyn ether noon, and ben pore of wit and of
worldli catel, and netheles riche of good will to please
God. Firste this pore caitif settith a ful sentence of the
text togidre, that it may wel be knowun fro the expo-
sicioun ; aftirward he settith a sentence of a doctour
declarynge the text ; and in the ende of the sentence
he settith the doctouris name, that men mowen knowe
verili hou fer his sentence goith. Oneli the text of
holi writ, and sentence of olde doctouris and appreuyd,
ben set in this exposicioun. Whanne Y alegge Ambrose
here, ether Bede here, vndurstonde on the same text
expowned. Whanne Y alegge eny doctour, and telle
not in what place, vndirstonde that Y alegge hym as
Alquyn on Luk .rehersith him. Ambrose, Jerom, Aus-
tyn, and Gregori ben wel knowun for gloriouse lyueris
and trewe doctouris of holy chirch. Bede is an olde
expositour of holy writ, and telh'th no thing almest, no
but the sentence of olde holy doctouris bifore hym, and
he writith opynly and deuoutly and sum tyme sharply.
Whanne Alquyn aleggith ony doctour and tellith not
where, he takith hym on Luk, as he witnessith in his
prologe. He aleggith seint Denyss the martir, seint
Gregori Nasansene martir, and seint Cipryan martir ;
he aleggith myche Teofile, Crisostom, Basill, Cirille,
Athanasie, Damascene, and Gregori Nycene ; and alle
these ben of a thousand jere ether more ; and her
bookis ben appreuyd, as the law witnessith, xv. d. in fine,
and xvi. d. confirmamus. Also Alquin alleggith myche
the grete Origen, Epiphanye, Eusebie, and Maximus
famouse in omelies. These ben of a thousend ;ere and
more, and famouse doctouris and noble lyueris. Also
he alleggith Ysidre, Tite, and [a] Greek doctour. Thes
weren olde men and textual, declarynge wel the text.
Whanne a sentence is set in this exposicyon and is
aleggid for a glos, thanne it is takun of Alquyn aleg-
gynge other doctours lesse than these biforeseid. If
eny lernyd man se this exposicioun and suppose eny
errour therynne, for Goddis loue loke he wel his ori-
ginals, and sette ynne the treue sentence of these doc-
touris ; for men desiren no thing in this exposicioun,
no but profitable treuthe for cristen soulis. Y sette
VOL. I.
shortly and pleynly, as Y may and kan, the sentence of
these doctouris, and not barely her wordis, in as myche
as the: declaren the text, and seyen treuthe groundid
on holi Scripture ether quyk resoun, and accordynge
with the blessid lijf of Crist and his apostlis ; desirynge
that no man triste more than thus to her sentence,
nether to eny mannys seying, in what euer staat he be
in erthe. Thus with Goddis grace pore cristen men
mown sumdel knowe the text of the Gospel, with the
comyn sentence of olde holy doctouris, and therynne
knowe the meke and pore and charitable lyuyng of
Crist and his apostlis, to sue hem in vertues and blys ;
and also knowe the proude and coueitouse and veniable
lyuyng of Antecrist and his fautouris, to fle hem and
her cursid dedis, and peynes of helle. For no doute as
cure Lord Jhesu Crist and his apostlis profesien pleynli,
Antecrist and his cursid disciplis shulen come, and dis-
seyue many men by ypocrisie and tyrauntrie ; and the
beste armeer of cristen men ajens this cursid cheuenteyn
with his oost, is the text of holy writ, and namely the
gospel, and veri and opyn ensaumple of Cristis lijf and
his apostlis, and good lyuyng of men ; for thanne thei
shulen knowe wel Antecrist and his meynee bi her
opyn dedis contrarie to Cristis techyng and lyuyng.
Crist Jhesu, for thyn endeles power, mercy and charitie,
make thi blessid lawe knowun and kept of thi puple,
and make knowun the ypocrisie and tirauntrie and
cursidnesse of Antecrist and his meynee, that thi puple
be not disseyued bi hem. Amen, gode Lord Jhesu."
Bodl. 143 (1913).
e The prologue to John is as follows : " Prologe Jon.
Oure Lord Jhesu Crist, veri God and very man, cam to
serue pore meke men, and to teche hem the gospel ; and
for this cause Seynt Poul seith, that he and othere apo-
stlis of Crist ben seruauntis of cristen men bi oure Lord
Jhesu Crist. And eft he seith, Y am dettour to wise
men and vnwise ; and eft, Bere je the chargis an other
of an other, and so je schulen fille the lawe of Crist,
that is of charite, as seynt Austyn expowneth. Herfor
a symple creature of God, willinge to bere in party the
chargis of symple pore men wel willinge to Goddis
cause, writith a schort glos in Englisch on the gospel
of Joon ; and settith onely the text of holy writ, and
the opyn and schorte sentencis of holy doctours, bothe
Grekis and Latyns, and alleggith hem in general, for
to ese the symple wit and cost of pore symple men;
remyttinge to the grettir gloos writun on Joon, where
and in what bokis thes doctours seyen thes sentences.
And sum tyme he taketh the cleer sentence of lawis
of the chirche, maad of seyntis, wel groundid in holy
writ and pleyn resoun, to dispise synnes and comende
vertues. First the text is set, and thanne the sentence
of a doctour is set aftir, and the doctour is aleggid in
the ende of the same sentence." Bodl. 243 (1933).
PREFACE.
Wycliffe's
translation of
Clement of
/Mnthont/'s
Harmony.
Gospels in English f, and the language accords with the northern dialect in the middle
of the fourteenth century?. The commentary extends to Matthew, Mark and Lukeh.
The matter is chiefly extracted from the writings of others \ but original remarks are
occasionally introduced. There seems to be nothing of controversial doctrine, and few
traces of party feeling. At the same time the writer does not conceal his opinion of
the too general corruption and worldliness of the clergy, especially those of the higher
orders k.
19. No error will probably be made, if the next step in the progress of Wycliife's
design be ascribed to his1 Monotessaron, or Harmony of the Gospels™, a translation
from the Latin of Clement, prior of the monastery of Lanthony in Monmouthshire,
f The preface on Matthew is worthy of being tran-
scribed. " Here begynnes the exposicyone of Seynt
Mathew efter the chapytres that bene sette in the bibil,
the chapytres of which gospel bene eghte and twenty.
This werk som tyme I was styrde to begyne of one, that
I suppose veraly was Goddys seruant, and oft tymys
prayd me this werk to begyn, seyand to me, that sethyn
the gospelle is rewle, be the whilk ich cristen man owes
to lyf, and dyuers has draghen in to Latyn, the whilk
tung is not knowen to ilk man but only to the leryd,
and many lewd men are, that gladly wold kon the
gospelle if it were draghen in to Englisch tung, and so
it suld do grete profete to man saule, about the whilk
profete ilk man that is in the grace of God, and to
whome God has sent konnyng, owes hertely to bysy
hym. Wherfor I, that through the grace of God began
this werk, so styrd as I haue seid before, be sich word,
thoghte in my hert, that I was holdun be charyte this
werke to begyn ; and so this werke I began at the sug-
gestyon of Goddys seruant, and gretly in this doyng
I was comforted of other Goddys seruantes dyuers, to
sich tyme that thurgh the grace of God I broghte this
to ane ende. In the whilk oute draghyng I sette not
of myne hede nor of myne owne fantasy, bot as I fond
in other expositores. In the whilk draghyng I suppose
certanly ther is no thing sette ageyne the feyth, ageyne
the hele of sowle, or ellys ageyne the worschype of
God. Also in this drawyng, for cawes that I wold not
presume of myn owen wytt, I haf to the Latyne and
to the sagghis of the doctours als euyn proporcyond
the Englisch as I kouthe for the tyme, and as grace
was gyfene me for the tyme of draghinge, that bac-
byteres suld haf no cawse of chalyngynge. Wherfor
to some I suppose it wylle becume the more un-
safery in the redynge, bot I suppose, if thei wylle not
our ryne, but esely tak with hem the sentence, thei
salle fynde gostely edyfycacioun ther in, and no mater
of ille spekynge. Wherfor I besek and with alle my
hert pray them that this werk redyn, that for me thei
pray the mercy of God, that I may fulfylle that is set
in the draghing of this boke ; and that he at whos sog-
gestyon I this werke began, and thei that [this] werk
redyn, and alle cristen men with me, thurgh doynge of
that that is wrytyn in this bok, may com to gider to
that blisse that neuer salle ende. Amen." Univ. Libr.
Cambr. li. 2. 12. Then follows a second long prologue.
g Mt. ix. 12. is thus translated: "And Jhesus
herand seid, The leche is not mystere to the myghti,
bot to the ilk hauand." Lk. xvi. 9. thus : " And ther-
fore I sey to jow, makys to ;ow frendys of mammone
of vneuynhed, that when jee fayle, thei reseyue jow in
to aylastand tabernakyls."
h That on Matthew is found in the Mss., Univ. Libr.
Cambr. li. 2. 12, and Brit. Mus. Egerton. 842 ; that
on Mark and Luke occurs in Corp. Ch. Coll. Cambr.
Nasmith xxxii.
' As Origen, Augustine, Jerome, Hilary, Ambrose,
Isidore, Gregory, Maximus, Rufus, Leo and Bede.
k The quotations which follow will shew the manner
of the commentator: Mt. vii. 16. " Prechours thei
calle hom self, and sey that thei be sent, bot contrary
tho thinges to tho apostels thei telle ; thei magnyfie
martirs, and bene pursuars of martirs. The apostels
and martirs of Crist made no pursuynge, bot sufferd ;
thei kursed none, bot sufferd cursynges and wariynges.
Bot fals prophetes pursue men, and vndo cristen men,
and blasfemen God, thof not in word, thei do in hor
manere." Mt. ix. 38. " And se wele here, that Crist
owes to be prayed for, to send prechours to gedere holy
kirke. Bot how sal thei preche, bot if thei be sent ?
and how sal the pepul here with outen the prechours ?
Bot bischopes of this tyme put hom self wilfully to this
charge, and are not chosen or sent, or elles, that wors
is, thei thrynge in to this office be money. Alle tho
then that com and are not sent, are robbers and theues."
Mt. x. 10. " Crist biddes before, that men be warr of
the wolues that lifen aUe of rauen, and gone in schepes
clothynge .... for to schew that tho that thei preche to,
owen to gif hom that hom nedes, and thei for to take
it. I sey not, to take and to geder to hom and to other
loyterers, and to here away with hom the godes of the
pore pepul. Bot whether the reuerce be done in oure
dayes, deme iche gud mon and wommon." Egerton
842. ff. 55*>. 83^. 87*.
1 That Wycliffe was the author of this translation is
inferred, because, I. It has been, from the time of Bale,
uniformly attributed to him, and never to any other
person; 2. It has a very close agreement with his ver-
sion of the Gospels; 3. The prologue is partly taken
from that to his exposition of Matthew, and is altoge-
ther in his style of writing.
m Many copies exist, as, Brit. Mus. Old R. Libr.
17 C. 33, and 17 D. 8; Harl. 1862 and 6333 ; Arun-
del. 254; Bodl. 2553; and Phillipps 7157. That in
the Old R. Ms. 176, 33, has much the appearance
of being the autograph of the author. The vellum is
rough, damaged, misshapen and soiled, not such as
is usually prepared for a fair copy, and the writing
is not that of a professional scribe, but thick, clumsy
and irregular ; the mistakes of omission, repetition,
and verbal inaccuracy are numerous; no sufficient space
has been left for the rubrics ; the greater part of
these have been inserted by a second hand, the same
which has corrected many of the errors, and has also
written several leaves in the latter part of the vo-
lume. This hand is, however, contemporary with the
other, as is evident from this last having written the
catchwords upon some of these leaves. But a close
examination of the errors committed does not sustain the
first impression, and one is compelled to conclude that
the Ms. has either been transcribed from a still rougher
original, or has been taken down from dictation.
PREFACE.
XI
who lived in the middle of the twelfth century". The translation differs very slightly
from the earlier of the two versions now printed. Besides the original prologue of
Clement, some copies have two others added, apparently by the translator. The
first of these? is the same with the first portion of that prefixed to Wycliffe's Com-
mentary on Matthew. The latterP Avas, it is probable, originally designed by
Wycliffe as the preface to the Harmony.
20. It seems to have been at first intended to attach to the Harmony of the Gospels Additions to
portions of the Catholic Epistles, and important texts touching faith and practice, ,fc.
selected from other parts of Scripture. The translations found at the end of the
Harmony in the Old Royal Ms. 170. 33, have evidently been made with the object
of supplying an epitome of the doctrines of the Bible. They appear to be first essays
not reduced into any strict arrangement or order. Two different translators have
employed themselves on the work, using their own, or two different pens. One has
written the Harmony and the greater part of the selections ; the other has corrected
the manuscript of the former, and has also furnished a small portion of the select
passages. The selections include, besides a great number of less extensive extracts,
the whole epistle of James, the first epistle of Peter, excepting the salutations, part
of the second epistle of Peter, and an abridgment of the first epistle of Johni. The
selections from the New Testament made by the first hand, approach for the most
partr so nearly to the earlier version, as to afford a very strong presumption that they
are by the same author, or if not, that they have been adopted as the basis of the
corresponding passages in that version8. The passages in the Old Testament differ
from both versions*.
'
n A copy of the original Latin is to be found in the
Old R. Ms' 3 A. 10. fol. 2 ; others in Pembroke Hall,
Cambr. 1972 ; Univ. Coll. Oxf. 19; Merton Coll. 240;
and Trin. Coll. Oxf. 6.
0 Printed in vol. i. p. 44. It is extracted almost
entirely from Augustine on Christian doctrine.
P It is printed hereafter, p. xiv.
q In the Bodl. Ms. 2553, at the end of Wycliffe's
translation of the Harmony, is a like collection of pas-
sages from Scripture ; they are extracted from the Ca-
tholic Epistles, those of St. Paul, the Acts, and several
parts of the Old Testament.
r There are some exceptions ; for example, the epi-
stle of James differs much, and so the I Peter as far
as ch. ii. 17; but this last afterwards agrees very
closely with the earlier version, as do the other parts
of the Catholic Epistles.
s The following are specimens of the translation of
the first hand :
Deut. xxviii. i — 8. ij C. 33. fol. 297.
But if thou schalt here the vois of the Lord thi God,
that thou do and kepe alle his maundementis that I
bidde thee to dai, the Lord thi God schal make thee
hijere than alle the folkis that dwellen in erthe. And
alle thes blessyngis schulen comen vpon thee, and
taken thee, if netheles thou here his biddyngis. Thou
schalt be blissid in citee, and blessid in feld, blessid
the fruyt of thi womb, and the fruyt of thi lond, and
the fruit of thi beestis, the flockis of thi droues, and
the foldis of thi schep ; blessid thi bernes, and blessid
thi relikis. Blessid thou schalt ben in goynge and
out goynge. The Lord schal make thin enemyes that
schulen rise a3en thee, fallynge in thi si3te. Bi o weye
thei schulen come ajens thee, and bi seuene thei
schulen flee fro thi face. The Lord schal sencle out
blessyng vp on thi celeres, and vpon the workis of thin
hondis.
Mic. vi. 6 — 8. 17 C. 33. fol. 3oob.
What worthi thing schal Y offren to the Lord ? schal
Y bowe my kne [kneis pr. «.] to hi3e God ? Whethir
Y schal oftre to hym brend offryng, and o jeris calues ?
Whethir the Lord may be plesid in thousund of we-
theres or in manye thousundis of fatte got huckis ?
Whethir Y schal jeue the firste goten for my felownye,
the fruyt of my wombe for the synne of my soule ?
Y schal schewe thee, thou man, what is good, and what
the Lord axith of thee ; forsothe to do [iust pr. ».] dom
and loue mercy, and besily to go with thi God.
Eph. v. i — 5. 17 C. 33. fol. 229.
Therfore beth foleweris of God, as most dere sones,
and goth in loue, as Crist hath loued vs, and bitaken
hymself for us, offryng and ost to God in to sauour of
swetnesse. But fornycacioun and alle vnclennesse or
auarice be not named in jou, as it bi semeth seyntis,
or filthe or foly speche or harlotrie, that parteneth
not to [good pr. «.] thing, but more doinge of thank-
yngis. Forsothe width this, vndirstondinge that eche
fornicarie, or vnclene or auarous man, that is, seruice
of mawmetis, hath not eritage in the rewme of Crist
and God.
Phil. ii. 5— ii. 17 C. 33. fol. 231^.
And felith this in 3ou that and in Crist Jhesu ; the
whiche whanne he was in the forme of God, he demede
not raueyn him to ben euene to God, but he aneen-
tischide hymsilf, takynge the forme of a seruaunt, in
to licnesse of men maad, and in habite founden as
man, he lowide hymsilf maad obedient to the deth,
3he, the deth of the cros. Wherfore and God hath
enhauncid him, and 3ouen him a name that is aboue
alle name, that in the name of Jhesu eche knee be
bowid, of heuenly, erthely, and of hellis, and eche
tunge knowleche for the Lord Jhesu Crist is in the
glorie of God the fadir.
t It is however worthy of remark, that the ten com-
c2
Xll
PREFACE.
21. To the copy of the Harmony in the Harl. Ms. 1862. is subjoined a similar
collection of passages from the Bible". Here however they are systematically
arranged, in 166 chapters w, the whole forming a summary of doctrinal and practical
theology, which indicates considerable care and judgment on the part of the compiler.
The rendering, though literal, is not exact ; very frequent abridgments having been
made, by omitting the words and clauses which seemed not important to the argu-
ment. In some instances transpositions also have been adopted, with the view of
making the sense more connected. The translation is executed with freedom and
skillx. It seems to be perfectly independent, and not derived in any degree from
other versions*1, and must be considered as antecedent to either of the two now
printed. The Ms. is evidently the original copy of the author2.
version o/Epi- 22. About the same period, and, though not by either of the translators just men-
tioned, by one of similar opinions, was produced a curious volume, preserved in the
library of Corp. Ch. Coll. Cambridge8. It opens with a brief account of man's state
in paradise, the fall, and the flood ; and proceeds, assuming the form of a dialogue, to
describe the calling of the people of Israel, their deliverance from Egypt, and guidance
into the promised land. It then treats shortly of the law, moral, civil and ceremonial;
and in speaking of this last, breaks off suddenly from the subject of the Old Tes-
tament. A few lines b then introduce the epistles of Peter c, James, John and
stles, etc. in
C. C. Coll.
Cambr. 434.
mandments, which form the first passage extracted
from the Old Testament, agree verbatim with the later
version, except that in our fifth commandment they
read worship instead of honour.
u The excerpts from the Gospels are very few and
very short, shewing that the collection was designed to
be taken in connexion with the Harmony prefixed, and
together with it, to comprise whatever in holy Scripture
was thought necessary to be learned.
w Of these an index is prefixed, intitled, The table
of sentences and matieris of holi writ. It commences
thus :
" Cm. i. God made alle thingis of no3t.
ij. Of his wil.
iij. Of God merueilous in his dedis, of his myjt
and his wit.
iiij. Feithful, merciful, trewe and rijtful is God."
x The subjoined passages will afford a specimen of
the translator's manner :
Gen. iv. 10 — 15. Harl. 1862. fol. 183.
And the Lord seide to hym, What hast thou don ?
the vois of the blod of thi brothir crieth to me fro
erthe. Now therfore thou shalt ben cursid on erthe
that hath opened his mouth and sopen the blod of thi
brother, of thin hond ; whan thou wirkist it, it shal
not jyuen to thee hise frutis. Vagaunt and flhti thou
shalt ben on erthe. And Caym seide to the Lord,
More is myn wickidnesse than that I disserue mercy ;
therfore eche that findeth me, shal slen me. And the
Lord seide to Caym, It shal not be don so, but eche
that shal slen Caym, shal be seuenefold punshid.
Wisd. xvii. i — 3. Harl. 1862. fol. iji*.
Lord, grete ben thi domes, and thi wrdis vnable to
ben told ; for this thing vnlerid soulis han errid. For
whil wickede men han stiring to moun lordshipen to the
holi nacioun, thei fugitif han leyn, fetterid in bondis of
derknesses and of long nyjt, closid vnder roues of thin
euerelastinge wisdam. And whil thei wenen them to
moun lurken in derke synnes, in the derke veil of for-
3eting thei ben scaterid, dredinge hidously and with to
myche merueiling troublid.
i Tim. i. 8— ii. Harl. 1862. fol. 183.
Sotheli wee witen that the lawe is good, if eny vse
it lawefulli, witinge this, for to the just man is not lawe
put, but to vnjust and not soget, to faderslearis and
modir slearis, to vnpitouse men and synneris, to fe-
lounes and defoulid men, manslearis and fornycaries,
sodomytus and wounderis, to lieris and forsworne men ;
and if eny other thing is aduersarie to the doctrine that
is vpe the gospel of the glorie of blissid God.
Apoc. xvii. i — 5. Harl. 1862. fol. ip7h.
And oon of the seuene aungelis seide to me. Cum, I
shal shewen to thee the dampnacioun of the grete hore
that sitteth on manye watris, with whom the kingis of
erthe han don fornycacioun, and thei that dwellen the
erthe ben drunken of hire hordam. And he toe me in
to desert in spirit, and I sawj a womman sittinge on a
red beste, ful of names of blasfemye, hauynge seuene
hedis and ten homes. And the womman was di}t
about with purper and red silc, and gildid with gold
and with precious ston and perlis, hauynge a goldene
cuppe in hire hond, ful of abhominacioun and vnclen-
nesse of hire fornycacioun ; and in hir forhed a name
writen, Babilon the grete moder of fornycaciouns and
of abhominaciounes of erthe.
.v The text of the Vulgate which the translator fol-
lows, differs from that usually received ; for instance,
fol. 121. Hebr. xi. he read v. 6. fit for sit; g. cavulis or
cavernis for casulis ; 10. exspectabant for exspectabat ;
20. defunctus (?) for de futuris ; 31. et alia via ejiciens
for cum pace.
z From a close comparison of the handwriting, as
well as the orthography of the two Mss., it appears
certain, that the insertions and corrections of the O.
R.Ms. 17 C. 33, are from the same pen with Harl. 1862,
which pen has also supplied the rubrics in both Mss. A
series of passages from the Bible is also found, following
Clement's Harmony, in Ms. Bodl. 77 1 .
a Marked by Nasmith ccccxxxiv.
b " Suster, the apostles that weren most priue with
Crist, Peter and James and Jon, wrytith pisteles to the
pepel, how thei schullen lyue ; and Peter seith on this
wyse, Yblessed" etc.
c The translator had an indifferent Latin text ; for in-
stance, in the first verse translated, i Pet. i. 3, it omitted
et, and read nos for vos, and unam for vivam.
PREFACE.
Xlll
c.~
Juded. After these the dialogue is continued by way of preface6 to an abstract f of
the several epistles of Paul, with the exception of that to Philemon. Then follow the
Acts of the Apostles ; and, this book finished, the translator commences the gospel
of Matthews. He seems, however, to have proceeded no further than the Lord's
prayer in chap, vi., with which the volume ends. The Ms. is in the western dia-
lect, and probably the original copyh.
23. Among these various essays to translate portions of the Scriptures, there is ven«m «/
one other, which, as being of the latter half of the fourteenth century, and also
complete, deserves especial notice. It is a version of the whole of St. Paul's epistles. c°"' Cambr'
The Latin and English are given paragraph by paragraph ; a few verbal glosses are
admitted, the translator otherwise keeps closely to his original. The epistle to the
Laodiceans is inserted in Latin, in its usual place after that to the Colossians, but
without any translation1.
24. The persons who were thus engaged in preparing translations of Scripture, oppoatum «p-
anticipated, it is evident, powerful opposition to its circulation among the people, and?A« inmtiaaag
regarded the task upon which they ventured, as attended with danger to themselves.
From this apprehension it is, that the obscurity in part arises which attends the
history of these translations ; since the authors never make known their names, and
are careful to avoid the mention of circumstances which might lead to their detection.
d The following extract will shew the character of
the translation. The salutation both here and at the
end of the epistle is omitted in the Ms.
i Pet. i. 3—9. C. C. C. C. 434.
Yblessed be God, the fader of oure Lord Jhesu Crist,
that of his grete merci hath begeten jow ajen into on
hope, by the arisynge from deth to lyue of Jhesu
Crist, and into an heritage incoruptibel, vndefouled,
that may nat welewe, that is ykept in heuene in jow,
that beth ykept in the vertu of God by feith, in to
hele that is redy to ben yschewed in the laste tyme,
in the whiche tyme 36 schulleth ioyen. And now jef
it behoueth to sorwe to gedere a lytel in dyuerse
temptaciounes, that the preuynge of joure feith be
more precious than gold that is ypreued in the feer,
and be founde in to preysynge and ioye and worschipe
in the reuelacioun of Jhesu Crist, whom je loueth that
je ne haueth nat yseye, in whom je beleueth that je
seth nau3t, but whan je seth him je schulleth ioyen in a
gladnesse that may nat ben ytold, yglorified, and ber-
ynge the ende of joure feith, the hele of joure soules.
e This preface commences, " Suster, thus han Cristes
principal aposteles, Peter and James and Jon and Jude,
ywriten to the pepel, to techen hem how thei schulden
lyuen vertuouslyche in forsakynge the lykynges of the
world and the lykynges of the flesch, as Crist techith
in the gospel. — Brother, Y se wel, that these aposteles
techeth the pepel as Crist techeth in the gospel ; bote
natheles, brother, these apostelys weren yordeyned to
techen the chyldren of Israel ; for oure aunceteres
weren hethen men, that weren yturned to bileuen in
Crist by Poul the apostel." The preface ends, " The
thridde thyng that Poule techeth is, how men schulleth
forsake synne in kepynge Cristes lawe of charite ; and
of this poynt, suster, thorw Goddes grace ich will telle
thee what he seith in his pisteles, and of the other
poyntes, whan ich haue grettere leyser, with the grace
of God. Seynt Poule writeth to the Romaynes, and
seith, [ch. v. 19,] Rijt as by the vnbuxumnesse of on
man many men beth ymad synful men," etc.
f The author evidently intended to make at some
future time a more complete translation, as the follow-
ing passage in the part of the dialogue mentioned in
the last note shews : " bote Y ne may not at this tyme
write to thee alle his pisteles, as thei stondeth ; bote
natheles, jef it be Goddes wille, thu schalt habbe hem
heraftir." fol. 36b.
S The second chapter begins thus, " Werfore whan
Jhesus was bore in Bethlem of the Jewery, in the dayes
of kyng Heroude, loo ! the kynges come fro the est to
Jerusalem, seyenge, Where is he that is bore the kyng
of Jewys ?"
h Another copy, omitting the abstract of the Old
Testament, and St. Paul's epistles, and giving some
alterations of the version, is in the Bodl. Ms. Douce
250.
i The commencement of the epistle to the Romans
is thus given :
Rom
. i. i— 10. C. C. C. C. 32.
" Pavlus servus etc. Poule seruaunt of Jhesu Crist,
callid apostil, departid in to the euangelye of God, the
whiche bifore he hadde behijt bi his prophetis in holy
writtis of his sone, the whiche is maad to hym of the
seed of Dauid after the flesch, the which is before or-
deynyd Goddis sone in vertu, aftyr the spiryte of mak-
yng holy of the resurreccioun of the deade of oure
Lord Jhesu Criste, bi whom we hafe tane grace and
ofice of apostil, or power of the office of apostyl, in alle
folc to obeische to the feith for the name of hym,
among the which jee be callid of Jhesu Criste. Omni-
bus qui sunt, etc. To alle the whiche ben at Rome, lofd
of God, callid holy, or in holynesse, grace to jOu and
pees be of God oure fadyr and Lord Jhesu Criste.
Primum quidem, etc. Firste namely I do thankyng to
my God for alle jou, by Jhesu Crist, for ;oure feith is
schewid in al the world. Testis, etc. For witness to
me is God, to whom I serue in my spiryt in the euan-
gelye of his sone, that without styntynge I haue maad
mynde of jou euere in my prayeres, besekynge if any
maner at the laste that I haue a gate profitable of com-
ynge other while vn to 3ou in the wille of God."
XIV
PREFACE.
On the same ground they frequently enter upon a defence of their undertaking, and
a refutation of the objections most commonly raised against it. Of this nature is a
remarkable tract, or, as it might be called with greater propriety, connected series of
tracts, found in a Ms. belonging to the University of Cambridge. The style is not
unlike that of Wycliffe, plain and forcible, and the tracts may possibly be his own
composition k.
k Univ. Libr. Cambr. li. 6. 26. It commences with-
out any rubric or title ; " Alle cristene peple stant in
thre maner of folke. Sum kunne rede and vnderstonde,
as good clerkis and wel letterd men, and for hem ben
ordeyned bookis of Ebruse, of Grwe and of Latyn.
Summe cunnyn nether rede ne vnderstonde, as lewid
peple that kunnen no letter, and for hem God hath or-
deinede his creaturis in heuene, in erthe and in the see,
to schewe his grace and kuyndnesse to men and wym-
men that han discrescion, weereby thei schulden lerne
to loue God and drede hym, and kepe his comaunde-
mentis, and not by peynture and ymagerye madde by
mannis hondus, for the Spirite of God seith in Dauith
the profete, Confundantur omnes qui adorant sculptilia,
etc. Summe ther ben that kunnen rede but litil, or
no;t vnderstonde, and for hem ben ordent bookis of
her moder tongue, to Frensche men bokis of Frensche,
to Ytaliens bokis of Latyne corrupte, to Duche men
bokis Duche, to Englische men bokis of Englische ; in
whiche bokis thei mowen rede to konne God and his
lawe, and to fulfille it in worde and dede, and so to slee
synne in hem silf and ech in other, bi ther power and
kunnynge, wher thorouj thei mowe desserue eendeles
blisse. And that [it] is leful to cristyn peple [to] rede
and connen holy Scripture, in destruccion of synne and
in cresynge of vertu, it is opyne in many placis of God-
dis lawe, bothe old and newe ; for thus seith oure Lord
God, Erunt verba hec," etc.
Other extracts from the first piece are: p. j. "And
for as moche as the curatis ben often so lewid, that
thei vnderstonden not bookis of Latyn for to teche the
peple, it is spedful not oonly to the lewed peple but also
to the lewed curatis, to have bookis in Englisch of
needful loore to the lewed peple ; for many curatis
kunnen not construe ne expowne her pater noster, ne
aue, ne crede, ne the ten comaundementis, ne the se-
uene dedely synnes, ne many othere thingis, that thei
ben bounden to knowe and to teche othere, as the lawe
shewith." — p. 6. " Fewe ther ben that wolden be taujt,
fewe that kunnen teche, and wol fewe that wolen teche;
and so Goddis worde and Goddis lawe is nej fo^eten
in this lond, vertu is forsaken and vice is taken, truthe
is in dispit, falshed is in worschip, pees and charite ben
exilid, synne and malice, baat and dissencioun regnen,
for with outen kepynge of Goddis lawe is no pees."-
p. 15. " But 3if the ten comaundementis, the crede,
pater noster and aue, that al cristyn peple owith kunne,
commene thingis of holy writte, gospellis and pisteles
rede in holy chirche, ben welle translatid and truly,
sentence for sentence, with good declaracioun, who so
rede it, he schal the better vnderstouden it bothe in
Latyn and in Englische." The piece concludes thus,
p. 41, " Now, leue frendis, haue I schewed 3ou, that it
is leful and nedful to the pepel for to knowe Goddis
lawe and the feith of holy chirche in here langage, and
that it is leefful and spedful to hem that kunne rede,
and nameliche to gentellis, to haue Goddis lawe writen
in bookis, that thei mowen red it, and so the better
kunne ; for it is a comoun sawe, and soth it is, Worde
and wynd and mannes mynde is ful schort, but letter
writen dwellith. And as seynt Austyn seith, ad Voluci-
anum, that man or woman hath in writinge or in boke,
he may rede it al wey ; whanne he hath tyme and tome
to reden, he may rede whanne he wole, and letten whan
he wole, withouten dissese, but he may not alway haue
prechynge ne techynge whanne he wolde, and ofte
whanne he may haue a techere, he hath no tome. And
therfor, leue frend, sith then je kunnen rede, spende-
dit (sic) ;oure kunnynge to the worship of God, and
whanne je haue tome and tyme of deuocioun, and doth
3oure deuer after joure staat, to kunne and to vnder-
stonde Goddis lawe. For Salamon seith, Acceptus est
regi minister intelligens, Prouer. xiiij0. The seruaunt
vnderstondynge Goddis lawe is acceptable and plesant
to the kyng of heuene ; and the bettere that 36 vnder-
stonden what 36 reden, the more deuocioun je schullen
haue, and the more knowe Joure God, and the more 36
knowen him, the more 36 schullen loue him, and the
more 36 louen him, the more he schal loue 3ou. Amen."
The second tract in the series deserves to be given
entire. It is here printed from the Arundel Ms. 254,
collated with Harl. 6333^ In both Mss. it occurs as
one of the prologues to Wycliffe's translation of Cle-
ment's Harmony. " Oure Lord Jhesu Crist, very God
and very man, seith in the gospel, Blessid ben they that
heren Goddis word and kepen it. And eft Crist seith,
3e ben my friends, if 36 doon tho thyngis that Y co-
maunde to 3ou. And eft, He that leuith1 myn comaunde-
mentis and kepith hem, he it is that louith me. And
eft Dauith seith, Blessid ben they that serchen Goddis
witnessis2, and sekyn out God in al the herte. On the
contrarie side Dauith seith, They ben cursid that bowyn
awey fro Goddis hestis. And Foul seith, He is cursid,
that louith not oure Lord Jhesu Crist. But Crist seith,
If eny man louith me, he schal kepen my word, and he
that louith nat me, kepith not my wordis. God seith
by Salamon, The preyer of hym is cursid, whiche turn-
eth;i awey his ere, that he here not the lawe of God.
And Poul seith, He that knowith not Goddis lawe, schal
not be knowen of Crist at domesday, for his trewe
seruaunt. Crist seith, The wordis whiche Y haue spoken
to jow ben sperit and lyf. Therfore Petir seith to
Crist, Lord, to whom schul we goo; thou hast wordis
of euere lastyng lyf. The wyse man seith in the per-
sone of holy writ4, They that declaren me, schullen haue
euerlastyng lyf. And Dauith seith, Lord, the declaring
of thy wordis Iy3tenith and 3yuith vndirstondyng to meke
men. The prophete Danyel seith, They that techen
many men to ry3tfulnes, schullen schyne as the firma-
ment. Sithen [thanne5] men doyng iustly bodely
almesse to nedy men schullen be saued, as Crist seith
in the gospel, moche more they schullen be in hi3 degre
of blis, that 3yuen charitably the greet almes of Goddis
word, declaryng it ry3tly to cristene puple. Cristen
men owe moche to traueile ny3t and day aboute textf of
holy writ, and namely the gospel in her modir tunge,
sith Jhesu Crist, very God and very man, tau3t this 7
gospel with his owne blessid mouth, and kept it in his
t The Cambridge Ms. has many variations. The text printed by the Rev. Dr. Barrett agrees generally with Ms. Harl. 6333.
1 louith. 2 witnessyngis. 3 bowith. 4 chirche. 5 Om. Ms. Aruud. 6 textis. ^ the.
PREFACE.
xv
25. By the several productions which have been noticed, and probably by others rite ea,ne>t
of a like kind now lost, the way was prepared for a more complete and correct version ^[/IT '
of the holy Scriptures. The New Testament was naturally the first object. The text
lyf ; and for kepyng and halewyng and confermyng ther-
of, schedde8 his prescious blod, and jaf it writen by his
gospeleris to his chirche in erthe, that eche cristen» man
reule his lyf therby ; for if he kepe this gospel, he schal
be saued, and ellis in no maner. And thouj he coude
neuere other lawes maad of synful men, he may come
sufficiently and esely to heuene. Alas ! ho may for
drede of God lette lewid men to knowe and kepe the
gospel, and comwnly speke therof in mekenesse and
charite, to distrie synnes and plaunte uertues in cristen
soulis ? But10 coueitous clerkisH of this world replyen
and seyen, that lewed men mowe soon erre, and ther-
fore they schul not dispute of cristen feith. Alas! alas!
what cruelte is this, to reeve al bodely mete fro al's a
rewme, for a fewe folis vmowen be13 glotons, and do
harm to hem self and othere men, be this mete take
mesurably14. As Iy3tly may 'a proud worldly15 prest
erre ajeyns the gospel writen in Latyn, as a symple
lewid man erreis a3eyns the gospel writyn in Englische.
Symple men owen not dispute aboute holy writ, wher
it is17 soth or profitable for'8 mannes soule, but they
owen stedfastly bileue that it is verrely19 soth, and pro-
fitable to alle cristen men. For with oute kunnyng and
kepyng therof, no man may be delyuered fro peynes of
helle ; therfor lewed men schullen lerne it of God prin-
cipally, and by good lyuyng of hem self, and bisy tra-
ueil 'of studie20, and in axyng trewe clerkis bothe of
lyuyng and kunnyng, the verrei exposiscioun therof,
wher it is derk. For, as seynt Austyn seith, the same
truthe is seid openly in holy writ, whiche truthe is sette
in derk figuris, profesies and parablis. What resoun is
this, if a child faile in his lessoun at the first day, to
suffre neuere children21 come at lettrure for this defaut ?
who schulde be a clerk by this processe ? Euery cristen
man takith the state, auctorite and bond of God, jhe,
in his cristendome, to be a disciple of holy writ, and a
real techere therof in al his lyf, vp peyne of dampna-
cioun, and vp wynnyng of the blisse of heuene. 'What
Antecrist22 dar23 for schame of cristen men lette lewed
men to lerne her holy lessoun, so hard comaundid of
God ? Eche man is bounden to do so, that he be
saued, but eche man that schul be saued, is a real prest
mad of God, as holy writ and holy doctours witnessen
pleynly. Thanne eche lewed man that schul be saued,
is a real prest maad of God, and eche man is bounden
to be suche a verri prest. But wordly clerkis crien
that holy writ in Englische24 wole make cristen men at
debate, and sugettis to rebelle ajeyns her souereyns ;
and therfor it schal not be suffrid among lewed men.
Alas ! how may they more openly sclaundre God, auc-
tour of pees, and his holy lawe, fully techyng meke-
nesse, pacience and charite28 ; or ellis they moten seye,
that the comwnte of cristen puple is obstinat in her
synnes, as fendis ben ; or ellis they moten seye, that
worldly prestis representyng the state of Cristis vickeris,
ben in dispeir for her symony and othere robberis of
cristen men, bothe in temporal goodis and spiritual.
Thus the false Jewis, namely, hy3e prestis, scribis and
pharisees, cryeden on Crist, that he maad dissencioun
in the puple. Jhesu Crist, that deidist to conferme thy
lawe, and for raunsome of cristene soulis, stoppe these
blasphemyes of Antecrist, and worldly clerkis, and make
thyn holy gospel knowen and kept of thy symple bre-
theren, and encrese hem in feith, hope and charite, and
meknesse and pacience, to suffre deth ioyfully for thee
and thy lawe. Amen, Jhesu, for thy mercy !"
The seventh piece in the series is thus intitled,
This tretis that folewth, proueth that eche nacioun may
lefully haue holy writ in here moder tunge. The fol-
lowing passages occur in it: p. 85, " And thus oure
Antecristis now, suynge the Farisees, tellen not verilich
the truthe of the gospel, for thei lyuen contrariously
therto." — p. 87, " And thus jif, thorouj necligence of
oure bischopis and prelatis and other fals techeres that
ben in the chirche, the truthe of Goddis word be not
sowen to the pepel, praie we," etc. — p. 88, " Loke whe-
ther oure clerkis don now as yuel or worse, and namely
oure religious, that ben fayners of holines, the whiche
pursuen Crist in hise membris, as the Farisees diden
his owne person." — p. 89, " So now in these daies thei
shewen hem faynet loueres and vntrwe children of Crist,
that pursuen symple pepel, for thei wolden lerne, rede,
and teche the lawe of God in here moder tunge."
Many passages from other writings of the time
might be quoted, to shew the apprehensions which the
translators felt for their own personal safety, and the
opposition which they had to encounter in circulating
the Scriptures. The two following are remarkable.
The author of the volume (Corp. Ch. Coll. Cambr.
ccccxxxiv.) before noticed, when requested to teach the
lewed and uncunning what is needful for their souls,
replies, " Brother, I knowe wel, that I am holde by
Crystis lawe to parfortne thyn axinge, bote natheles we
beth now so fer yfallen awey fram Cristis lawe, that
if Y wolde answere to thyn axingus, I moste in cas
vnderfonge the deth ; and thu wost wel, that a man is
yholden to kepe his lyf as longe as he may. And
perawnter it is spedful to holden oure pes awhile, tyl
that God foucheth saf, that his wille be yknowe ; for
now the world is ful of wikkednesse," etc.
Wycliffe in a homily on the text, Cum persecuti vos
fiterint, writes, " And algates they dyspysen that men
schulden knowe Cristus lyfe, for thenne prestus schul-
den scheme of byre lyues, and specyaly these hye pres-
tus, and for they reuersen Crist bothe in worde and in
dede. And herfore on gret byschop of Englelond, as
men sayen, is yuel payed that Goddes lawe is wryten
in Englysche to lewede men, and he pursueth a prest,
for he wryteth to men this Englysche, and sompnet
hym, and traueleth hym, that hyt is harde to hym to
route ; and thus he pursueth another prest by the helpe
of Pharysees, for he precheth Cristus gospel frely with
outen fables. O men that ben on Cristus halfe, helpe
36 nowe ajeynes Antecrist, for the perelouse tyme is
comen, that Crist and Poule tolden byfore. But on
coumfort is of knyghtes, that they saueren muche the
gospel, and haue wylle to rede in Englysche the gospel
of Cristus lyf, for afterwarde, 3ef God wul, the lorde-
schype schal be taken fro prestes, and so the stafe, that
maketh hem hardy a3eynus Crist and hys lawe." Ms.
Magd. Coll. Cambr. Pepys, 2616. p% 192. — Copies of
this homily also occur in Corp. Ch. Coll. Cambr.
cccxxxvi. p. 52, and Brit. Mus. Old R. L. 18 B. 9. fol.
137-
8 schedyng. 9 Om. 10 But summe. 11 persoones. 12 Om. 13 that ben. 14 vnmesurabli. 15 sum simple lettride.
1« Om. 17 Om. Ms. Arund. 18 to. 19 verri. 20 Om. 21 child to. 22 Who sec. m. 23 dar thanne. 24 Englisch tunge.
25 The remainder erased in Harl. 6333.
xvi PREFACE.
of the Gospels was extracted from the commentary upon them by Wycliffe, and to
these were added the Epistles, the Acts, and the Apocalypse, all now translated anew.
es- This translation might probably be the work of Wycliffe himself; at least the simi-
^byw^vffe. larity of style between the Gospels and the other parts favours the supposition. Pro-
logues1 were prefixed to the several books, agreeing with those commonly found in
Latin Mss. of the fourteenth century. It seems questionable, whether the prologues
were translated by the same hand as the text, and if they were added subsequently,
it will account for the circumstance of their being wanting in several of the copies™.
Short verbal glosses are frequently introduced into the text".
some copies of 26. It is to be observed, that the copies now existing give the original translation
,™nt revised" with various degrees of fidelity, and that in some it has undergone considerable
and altered. revisjon an(j alteration. Of the fifteen which have been collated, it may be assumed
for certain, that the Mss. A, K, W, and Y represent most accurately the text as it
stood at first. With these G, M, and P generally agree. These three seldom differ
from each other, except through the errors made by the first scribe of G, or in con-
sequence of the alterations by the second. S substantially agrees with the four first-
mentioned Mss., but has a few readings peculiar to itself, or in common with X or 0.
X also substantially agrees with the four first-mentioned Mss., but. is singular in
almost uniformly omitting the textual glosses, and has some readings of its own.
N has a general agreement with the same four Mss., but has readings which are often
erroneous, and which at other times correspond with those of 0 and V. Q agrees
for the most part with G, M, and P. It often omits the ordinary glosses, and in the
epistles of St. Paul offers long expository glosses, which as far as the epistle to the
Ephesians are peculiar to itself, but subsequently are found in T likewise. These
glosses in Q end with the epistle to Titus, but in T are continued through Philemon
and the Hebrews. T, besides the peculiarity just noticed, has a few readings of its
own, not important. It generally agrees with G, M, P, and Q. V is a copy remarkable
for its variations. In the Gospels it frequently omits the ordinary glosses, and
throughout offers textual glosses of its own. It has very numerous readings found
in no other Ms. These are more frequent after the Gospels, and approach the second
version much more nearly than those of any other copy. Indeed the agreement with
the second version is sometimes so marked, that one is induced to suppose the Ms. a
revision of the earlier text made by the second translator previously to the adoption
of the principles by which he was finally guided in preparing his version. It has
also, subsequently to 1 Cor. vi., large marginal glosses, some of which have not been
discovered elseAvhere, and the greater part of them only in this volume and in the
Harl. Ms. 5017, which is of the later version, {/presents in part of Matthew, in Mark,
and in Luke, so frequent a concurrence with V, that there can be no doubt of these
1 The prologues to the Gospels are those usually the ordinary argument of i Tim., and Mss. G and V
ascribed to Jerome: I. Mattfueus ex Judea — non tacere. give another version of that to Philemon. The Acts
-i. Marcus evangelista — Deus est. 3. Lucas Syrus na- have the prologue beginning, Lucas Antiochensis, and
tione—fastidientibus prodidisse. 4. Hie est Johannes — ending, proficeret medicina. To the Catholic Epistles is
doctrina servetur. The prologue to the Romans is made prefixed the epistle of Jerome to Eustochium, beg. Non
up of the general prologue to the Pauline epistles, ita, and ending, poscentibus denegabo ; and lastly, the
Primum quteritur — manentem substantiam ; and the spe- Apocalypse is introduced by the shorter of the two pro-
cial prologue to this particular epistle, Romani sunt — logues usually given in the editions of the Vulgate,
concordlam cohortatur ; this last however being in parts beg. Johannes apostolus, and ending, doctrina servetur.
abbreviated. It is remarkable, that in four Mss. G, K, "» The Mss. A, M, P, W, have no prologues to the
Q and Y, a large portion of this prologue is inserted in Gospels ; G, M, P, Q, X, and generally A, are without
that of the gospel of Luke ; which mistake has appa- prologues to the other books.
rently arisen from the misplacing of a leaf in one of the n As Mt. i. 2, gendride, or bigate ; 19. iust, or riyt-
original copies. To each of the epistles of Paul is prefixed ful; pupliche, or lede ferther ; 20. sleepe, or sweuea;
the usual brief argument. The Ms. O has an addition to 23. interpretid, or expowned.
PREFACE. xvii
Mss. having been copied one from the other, or both from a common original. In
parts of Matthew V differs from U, and in other parts has been made to agree with it
by a second handnn. 0 throughout Matthew agrees very closely with U and V; in
John it has the later version ; in the other books it has more frequently readings of
its own, or follows the generality of Mss. It often omits the textual glosses, and
occasionally adopts the gloss instead of the text. It is a singular circumstance, that
in the gospels of Luke and John K ceases to be a transcript of the original text, and
agrees in its readings with U and V.
27. Probably while the New Testament was in progress, or within a short time of
its completion, the Old Testament was taken in hand by one of Wycliffe's coadjutors.
The original copy of the translator is still exstant in the Bodleian Library0. It is
corrected throughout by a contemporary hand. A second copy, also in the Bodleian
Library P, and transcribed from the former previously to its correction, has a note at
the end, assigning the translation to Nicholas de Hereford''. This note was evidently
made not very long after the Ms. was written, and there need be no hesitation in giving
full credence to its statement1". It is remarkable, that both these copies end abruptly
in the book of Baruch, breaking off in the middle of a sentence1"1". It may thence be
inferred, that the writer was suddenly stopped in the execution of his work ; nor is it
unreasonable to conjecture further, that the cause of the interruption was the sum-
mons which Hereford received to appear before the synod in 1382. Soon after that
event he left England, and was absent for some time. The translation itself affords
proof, that it was completed by a different hand, and not improbably by Wycliffe himself8.
nn It is remarkable that the Mss. U and V, and these John Purvey in Saltwood castle7. But from a mandate
only, either in this or the later version, have the four of the bishop of Worcester it would appear, that in Aug.
introductory verses of Luke; which are given as they 1387 he was still at liberty, and actively engaged in
appear in Wycliffe's Commentary on that gospel, and spreading doctrines considered objectionable8. He
are evidently borrowed thence. could not, it is certain, have remained in prison for
0 Bodl. 959 (3093). any very great length of time, since on the i2th Dec.
P Bodl. Douce 369. 1391. he received from the crown letters of protection
°. Nicholas de Hereford, D.D. of Queen's College, against those who might trouble him, on account, as it
Oxford1, was in 1382 one of the leaders of the Lollard seems, of his former Lollard opinions9. In Oct. 1393
party in that University. On Ascension day in the he appears to have been present at the examination of
same year, he preached, by the appointment of the Walter Brute at Hereford, accused of heresy10. On the
chancellor, at St. Frideswide's. A few days subse- 1 6th Feb. 1,394 he was made chancellor of the church
quently, on the i8th May, he appeared upon citation be- of Hereford11, and on the aoth March 1397 treasurer in
fore the synod at the Preaching Friars in London2, where that cathedral. It is probably to these preferments that
on the aoth of the same month he delivered a paper allusion is made by Thorpe, in the narrative of his ex-
containing his opinions, and at an adjourned meeting, animation before archbishop Arundel in 1407 12. Here-
held at Canterbury on the ist July, was pronounced ford resigned his office of treasurer in I4i713, and
excommunicates. From this sentence he appealed to entered the Carthusian monastery of St. Anne, Coventry,
the pope 4, and is said, in prosecution of his appeal, to where he died14.
have proceeded to Rome, and there to have been placed r See a facsimile of this note in the description of the
in confinement ; but having with other prisoners been Mss., annexed to the present Preface,
released by the populace during an insurrection, to have rr Bar. iii. 20. The last words are, " place of hem.
returned to England, and soon after to have been com- The junge "
mitted by the archbishop to prison for life5. A letter s Hereford translates very literally, observes strictly
of the archbishop, dated 15 Jan. 1386, is exstant, re- the order of the original, and is usually careful to ren-
questing the issue of a writ for his caption6. Ant. der the same Latin words or phrases in an uniform
Wood also states, that Hereford suffered much with manner. He never introduces textual glosses. The
1 Ant. Wood Hist, and Antiq. ed. Gutch, vol. i. p. 492. 2 Reg. Courtney, fol. 27". 3 Ibid. fol. 28 seq. 4 Ibid. fol. 3O>>.
5 Knighton, col. 2657. 6 Reg. Courtney, fol. 69. 7 Hilt, and Antiq. vol. i. p. 493; probably borrowed from Bale's notes
in a copy of Walden's Fasciculus Zizaniorum, Ms. Bodl. e Mus. 86 (formerly, in Hyperoo 163.) 8 Wilkins, t. iii. p. 202. See also
the story told by Walsingham, Hist. Angl. p. 328. 9 Rot. pat. 15 Ric. II. p. 2. m. 35. lo Foxe, Acts and Monuments, cd. 1610.
vol. i. p. 461, where see a letter to Hereford, upbraiding him for his recantation, and charging him with great want of grammatical
knowledge. 11 Rot. pat. 17 Rich. II. p. 2. 12 See this narrative in Bodl. Ms. Rawlinson 1030. Another copy is in the Impl. libr.
at Vienna. Denis Codd. Mss. Theol. Lot. col. 2022. It is printed by Foxe, Acts and Manwn, vol. i. p. 485, and reprinted in Words-
worth's £ccl. Biography, vol. i. p. in. Thorpe speaks of Hereford, Purvey and Bowland, as having recanted at Paul's Cross.
13 Willis, Survey of Cathedrals, p. 547. 14 " De supradicto magistro Nicholao Herforde certum est, quod in senectute sua intrevit
ordinem Cartus' apud Coventr', in domo sancte Anne matris beate Marie virginis, et in eadem domo catholics visit et obiit." Ms.
Bodl. ill (1979). fol. 3zi>.
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XV111
PREFACE.
Mss. of the Old
Testament offer 11
few variations. Lue
It comprises, besides the Canonical books, all those commonly reckoned among the
Apocryphal, except the fourth book of Esdras.
28. The prologues in the Old Testament as in the New, are for the most part those
usually found in contemporary Mss. of the Vulgate4. The Old Testament has no
marginal glosses, neither does it appear to have been the intention of Hereford to
admit glosses into the text; those which occur in it previously to Baruch iii. 20,
are the insertions of a second hand". Subsequently to this place textual glosses are
frequent".
29. The Mss. of the Old Testament are remarkably uniform in the readings of
tt. They may probably be classed according to date in the following order,
E, C, B, K, Y, A, F, H, G, D, X. This last copy always omits the glosses, and offers
greater variations than any of the others, but they are frequently unauthorised and
erroneous".
style subsequent to Bar. iii. 20 is entirely different. It
is more easy, no longer keeps to the order of the Latin,
takes greater freedom in the choice of words, and fre-
quently admits textual glosses. In the course of the first
complete chapter the new translator inserts no less than
nine such glosses. He does not admit prologues.
The translation of this last part of the Old Testament
corresponds with that of the New Testament, not only
in the general style, but also in the rendering of parti-
cular words. Dilectus, for instance, though sometimes
rendered loued, is generally translated dereworth, as Bar.
iii. 37 ; Dan. iii. 35 ; Rom. xvi. 8 ; Eph. i. 6 ; James
i. 16; ii. 5 ; whereas by Hereford it is rendered either
loued, as Deut. xxxii. 15 ; Ps. xxviii. 6; xliv. i; lix. 7;
Ixvii. 13 ; cxxvi. 2 ; Wisd. iv. 10 : Is. v. i ; xxi. 4 ;
Jer. xi. 15 ; or leef, or lemman, as Prov. xxxi. 2 ; Song
of S. i. 12, 13, 15 ; ii. 3 ; vi. i, 2, etc.
Again, the word secundum, which by Hereford is uni-
formly translated after, is subsequently to Bar. iii. 20,
and in the New Testament very frequently rendered up,
as Dan. ii. 45 ; Hos. ii. 3 ; Mic. vii. 15 ; Zech. i. 6 ;
i Mace. i. 15, 42, 44; iii. 39, 56; Rom. vii. 22; n Cor.
viii. 3 ; i Pet. i. 2, 3, ij, 1 7 ; iii. 7 ; iv. 6 ; v. 2, etc.
The word insanio is by Hereford uniformly rendered
to wexe wood, as iv Kings xix. 28 ; Is. xxiv. 6 ; Jer.
xxv. 1 6 ; but by the translator of the remaining portion
of the Old Testament and in the New, though some-
times to wexe wood, yet more frequently to be wood, as
Ezek. xxiii. 9 ; n Mace. iv. 4 ; i Cor. xiv. 23 ; and
sometimes to mad, with one or other of the former ex-
pressions as a gloss, or without any gloss, as Joh. x. 20 ;
Acts xii. Ij; xxvi. TI, 24, 25.
The word puella is by Hereford translated, accord-
ingly as the person referred to is presumed to be un-
married, wife, widow, or servant, mayde-child, mayde-
seruant, mayde, womman, child-womman, hand-womman,
but never, so far as it has been observed, damsel or
wenche ; but in the latter part of the Old Testament and
in the New, not only mayde-child and mayde, but much
more frequently damsel, as Dan. xiii. 15, 19, 20, 36 ; or
wenche, as Amos ii. 7 ; Mt. ix. 25 ; xiv. 1 1 ; Mk. v. 39 ;
vi. 22 ; vii. 30 ; Lk. viii 50 ; Acts xii. 13 ; xvi. 16.
The word preepositus seems to be uniformly rendered
by Hereford provost, as Gen. xl. 23; i Par. xxiii. 4;
Esth. ii. 3; Is. xxii. 15; Ix. 17; Jer. xxxvii. 14;
Iii. 25 ; but in the other parts of the early version,
prepost or souereyn, as Dan. i. 3 ; i Mace. xii. 45 ;
Acts vii. 10 ; or prepost, as Dan. i. 7, 8 ; i Mace. xiii.
37 ; or prepost or governour, as i Mace. xiv. 42 ; or
souereyn, as Hebr. xiii. 7, 24 ; or provost or prelate,
as Hebr. xiii. j 7 ; and once only provost, 11 Cor. xi. 3 2.
The word vultus is translated by Hereford cheer ; but
by the other translator, semblaunt, as Ezek. i. 10 ;
ii. 6 ; Lk. xxiv. 5 ; sometimes face, as Mai. i. 9 ; or
cheer or face, as Ezek. ii. 21 ; Hebr. ix. 24.
The word idolum is by Hereford translated mawmet,
but by the other translator idol, as Ezek. vi. 4 ; xiv. 5 ;
Amos i. 5 ; i Mace. i. 43 ; Acts xxi. 25 ; i Cor. v. 10;
vi. 9; viii. i, 7, 10 ; x. 14; i Pet. iv. 3; Apoc. xxii.
i j ; and at Rom. ii. 22, idol or mawmet.
1 To Genesis is prefixed the epistle of Jerome to
Paulinus, and also his epistle to Desiderius ; these two
are joined together so as to make one preface, the last-
mentioned epistle forming the ninth chapter. Joshua
and i Kings have each the usual prefaces of Jerome.
To the i Paralip. is prefixed Jerome's epistle to Chro-
matius, with another brief argument ; to the n Paralip.
Jerome's epistle to Dominio and Rogatian. The i Es-
dras has the usual epistle of Jerome, a brief argument,
and a brief " Commendation of Esdras." Before Tobit
is placed Jerome's epistle to Chromatius and Heliodo-
rus, and before Judith and Esther the prefaces designed
by him for those books. Judith has also a short argu-
ment. The book of Job has Jerome's two prologues.
The Psalms have also two prologues ; the latter found
in some Mss. of the Vulgate. To Proverbs is prefixed
Jerome's epistle to Chromatius and Heliodorus, and to
Ecclesiastes that to Paula and Eustochium. Wisdom
has a short prologue. Isaiah is preceded by Jerome's
epistle to Paula and Eustochium. Jeremiah has two
prologues, the former being the epistle of Jerome to
the same individuals. Baruch has the short prologue,
usually found in copies of the Vulgate. The succeeding
books of the Old Testament have no prologues.
u There are none in any of the books until Proverbs,
where four or five are found ; there is a single gloss
in Ecclesiastes, and six or seven in Wisdom ; but in
Ecclesiasticus they are numerous, and the succeeding
books down to Baruch iii. 20 have several. All these
glosses, with the exception of one or two peculiar
to G, have their origin in the corrections introduced by
the second hand of the original copy E. (Bodl. Douce
3^9-)
w In this subsequent part a few of the glosses have
been added on some after revision or transcription :
these are found chiefly in the Mss. G or H, or both.
See Bar. vi. 60; Ez. xxxiii. 17; Dan. ii. 29; xiv.
1 2 ; Hag. i. 9 ; i Mace. v. 42 ; vii. 1 8, 20, 22; x. 74 ;
ii Mace. vii. 2, 5 ; xi. 4.
x The Mss. X and Y were not obtained by the editors
in time to print from them collations of the text of the
Old Testament. The following is a specimen of their
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xix
30. The translation of the whole Bible having been thus completed, the next care Talk
was to render it as extensively useful as possible. With this view, a table of the
portions of Scripture read as the epistles and gospels of the church service on the
Sundays, feasts and fasts of the year, was framed y. This table was inserted in certain
copies of the newly translated Bible2, and the passages were marked in the text by
letters placed in the margin over against the beginning and end of the several por- •
tions ; or sometimes the margin contained a rubric stating at length the service for
which the lesson was appointed3. To some copies of the New Testament such portions
of the Old were annexed, as were used in the church service instead of epistlesh. In
order also to render those parts of Scripture in most frequent use accessible at a less
cost, books were written containing nothing more than the gospels and epistles read
in the service of the mass0.
31. In the Cambridge University Library is an abridgment of the books of the Abridgment of
Old Testament, from n Paralipomenon to n Maccabees, made from this version. In
making this abridgment the language is sometimes slightly changed. No other copy
has been met withd.
32. Wycliflfe must have greatly rejoiced to see the accomplishment of an obj ect,^
which, it is evident, he had long and ardently desired. Numerous passages both in taken.
his controversial6 and pastoral f writings prove the supreme authority he assigned to
variations, being all which they offer in the course of
the chapters specified :
Josh. xxiv. 7. betwe X. 10. lyuerede X. u. Ethee,
Gergese X. 15. jee han serued and joure X. 32. pos-
session to the X. Is. Ixvi. i. no hot Y. the porelet
X Y. 3. sleth X Y. breyneth X Y. 7. er he bar child
with ynne, he bar X. Om. gloss X. he bar X. 9. to
bern, I X . 10. on it X. 1 1. and delices X. 12. doun
on X. and on the knees X. one shul X. daunten, or
chirschen Y. 15. in flawme^TF. 17. Om. gloss X. 19.
I shal seenden Y. 24. thei shul gon out X Y. fallinge
X. Mai. ii. 3. caste to on 5011 X. 7. Om. gloss X, is
aungel X. 8. many in the X. 9. Om. gloss X. token
face XY. 13. to 3oure sacrifice X. 14. bitwen X. Om.
gloss X. parceneres, wijf of X. i 5. Jouthe X. Lord
toX.
y A table of this kind in Latin may be seen in the
Old R. Ms. i B.io. fol. 34.
z It is found in Mss. Corp. Ch. Coll. Oxf. 4, and
Brit. Mus. Addl. 15,580.
a This is the case in the Addl. Ms. 15,580.
b See Mss. Univ. Libr. Cambr. LI. i. 13 ; Sidney
Suss. Coll. Cambr. A. 5. 14; Trin. Coll. Cambr. B. x.
20, etc.
c As in the Harl. Mss. 1029, 1710, both written
probably before the end of the fourteenth century. The
initial rubric in each is the same, Here byginnyth the
Gospels and the Epistlis of alle the festis in the yer,
stondyng by ordir, as thei ben redde in the messebuk, after
the vse of Salsbery.
d See the description of Ms. Univ. Libr. Cambr. Ee.
i. 10, given in the list subjoined to this Preface.
e See extracts from the Speculum secularium domino-
rum, given by Lewis, Life of Wiclif, ed. 1820, p. 86;
extracts from the treatise De veritate Scripture, in
James's Apologie for J.Wickliffe, p. 7 seq.; the Protestatio
ad curiam Romanam, printed by Lewis, p. 382, art. 5 ;
and the tract, How Antichrist and his clerkis traueilen to
destroie holy writt, Mss. Corp. C. Coll. Cambr. ccxcvi.
p. 209, and Trin. Coll. Dubl. C. iii. 12. Extracts from
this last are given by Vaughan, Life of Wydiffe, vol. ii.
p. 205, and in Tracts and Treatises, p. 59.
{ Wycliffe's Homilies deserve a more extended notice.
In these the whole epistle or gospel of the day is gene-
rally given in English, and explained paragraph by
paragraph. The translation agrees with neither of the
printed versions, as will be seen from the following ex-
ample.
Mt. ii. 13 — 1 8. The gospel on children masse day.
The Lordis aungel apperide to Joseph, and seide, Rise,
take the child and his modir, and fle in to Egipt, and
be thou there til that I seie to thee ; for it is to come,
that Heroude seke the child, for to leese him. And
Joseph roos up, and took in the nyjt the child and his
modir, and fledde in to Hegipt ; and Joseph was there
to the deeth of Heroude. And this was don of Joseph
to fulfille that that was seid hi the profete, Out of Egipt
I clepide my sone — And thanne Heroude saie, that he
was disseyued of the kingis, and was ful wrooth, and
sente into Bethlem, and sloow alle the children that
were in Bethlem, and in alle the coostis biside, that weren
of two jeer and withyn, aftir the tyme that he soujte
out of these kynges. — And thanne was fulfillid that was
seid by Jeremye, A vois was herd in hij, which vois
was a weping and greet weilyng, Rachel was wepinge
hir children, and sche wolde not be coumfortid, for thei
weren not. Old R. Libr. 18. B. 9. fol. 14.
The Ms. from which the above quotation is made
contains a large collection of these homilies, both on
the epistles and gospels. The collection is divided into
three parts ; the first, comprising 1 20 homilies for the
Sundays and ferials ; the second, 3 1 homilies for the
Commune sanctorum ; and the third, 27 homilies for
the Propre sanctorum ; to which is added an exposition
of our Lord's prophecy on the mount, reciting the
whole of the xxiv. chap, of S. Matthew. This it would
seem from the preface, was not delivered as a homily,
but designed for circulation as a written tract. It be-
gins, " This gospel tellith moche wisdom that is hid to
many men, and special! for this cause, that it is not al
red in chirche. But sith it is of euene autorite with
othir gospels of Crist, and of hid sentence and good,
that were profitable to the chirche, summen wolden
seie it in ther modir langage, as thei can. And al if
d2
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PREFACE.
Holy Scripture, and the importance he attached to its general circulation. Yet the
new version was not altogether satisfactory. The part translated by Hereford
differed in style from the rest ; it was extremely literal, occasionally obscure, and
sometimes incorrect ; and there were other blemishes throughout incident to a first
essay of this magnitude, undertaken under very unfavourable circumstances, by
different persons and at different times, upon no agreed or well defined principle.
These defects could not have escaped the attention of Wycliffe, and it is by no means
improbable that he suggested, if he did not himself commence, a second or revised
version of the whole Bible. But whatever part he might take in its origin, it is
thei witen wel, that this text is of bileeue, netheles the
expownyng is supposid bynethe bileeue. And thei ben
redi to take mekeli beter witt, if it be taujt hein, and
to forsake ther owne witt, if ony teche that it is fals."
Ibid. fol. 176.
The matter of these homilies is practical, and the
language bold, the author excluding the legends and
tales in which much of the pulpit teaching of those days
consisted. Touching this point he observes in his pos-
till on Lk. ii. 33, "To summen it plesith for to telle
the talis that thei fynden in seyntis lyues, or with-
outen hooli writt. And such thing plesith ofte more
the puple. But we holden this manere good to leue
suche wordis, and truste in God, and telle surely his
lawe, and specialy hise gospels ; for we trowen that thei
camen of Crist, and so God seith hem alle. And these
wordis, sith thei ben Goddis, schulden be takun as
bileeue, and more wolen thei quykene men, than othir
wordis that men knowen not." Ibid. fol. 14^. The con-
trast is striking between the style of Wycliffe's homilies
and of those most widely used in the following century.
Such may be found in the book commonly intitled The
Festial, of which copies exist in Mss. Harl. 2347, 2391 ;
Line. Cath. A. 2. 15, etc.
A very early collection of postills occurs in a book
called 77(e Mirrur, in the Harl. Ms. 5085. They are
upon the gospels for the Sundays and some of the prin-
cipal feasts of the year. The preface shews the writer
to have had just views as to teaching the gospel in
English, and not to have been free from apprehension
of blame or mischief to himself in consequence. " Ther-
fore whan 36 han wille for to reden, taketh forth this
boke. The godspelles of the sonundaies and a parti
of other massedaies je schul finde here inne ; first the
texte, and thanne the vnderstondinge therof. Sotheliche
wit 36 wel, ther nis noujt o word writen inne, that it nis
drawen out of holy writ, and out of the bokes that thes
holi men han made, that weren here to foren. Latin ne
wil I sette non ther inne, for it semeth as it were a prid
for to telle another that he ne vnderstondeth nou;t. And
so it is a gret folie for to speke Latin to lewed men.
For iche man schal ben vndernommen at the dai of
dome efter his owen langage." fol. ib. "Mi name ne
wil I noii3t nemni, for the enemis that mijht heren it,
and mi3t drawen joure hertes fram gode that had wille
to here it. For it is the maner of the enemis for to
ben grucchand and noious, and wil blethelich coniecten
the wordes of holy writ, and wil tellen it on hir maner,
and ne letten noujt for to blamen other ; the wikked
wenen for to amenden it, for to blamen the gode and
coniecten hem." fol. 2. " Nou iche biseche 3ou alle
that heren this writ, that hu biseche to God almijti that
he defende me fram all iuels, and so for to maken this
werke that it mai plesen to God ; so that efter the pass-
ing out of this lif, that I mai be in the compaine of his
holi halwen. For this werk I do sothe for me and for
alle men. For alle ne han noujt al holi writ. Swiche
heren the godspel and reden it, that ne vnderstondeth
noujt it what it saith. And for to don alle men for to
vnderstonden it, in God ich dar take this werk on honde,
that alle men mai vnderstonden openliche what the
godspel techeth hem. For al he mai sen in this writt,
what the Latin amounteth. Suffissauntliche hij moun
heren here al that nedeth to hem. I ne sai nou3t for the
clerkes that ben founded in holi writ, ac for hem that
ben lasse vnderstondinge, as ich am mi seluen, that ne
mai nou3t serchen al, ac vnnethes pare the fruite."
fol. 6 t>.
The subjoined specimen will afford an idea of the
translation.
Lk. xvi. 19 — 3 i . Dominica prima post festum Trinitatis.
Jhesus saide to his disciples, It was a riche man,
and was clad in pourper and bis, and ich dai was fedde
deliciouslich. And ther was a begger that hi3t Lazarus,
that lai at his jate ful of biles, that couaited for to ben
fild of the crummes that fel fro the riche mannes
bord. And no man 3af him hem ; ac houndes com and
licked his biles. And the begger died, and was borne
with aungels into the bosom of Abraham. And the
riche is ded, and beried in helle. And he loked vp
with his ei;e as he was in turment, and sau3 Abraham
fro fer, and the laser in his bosom. Harl. 5085, fol.
86*>.
There is exstant also another collection of postills
on the gospels for the Sundays and great festivals, not
Wycliffe's, but composed about the same time as his.
Copies are in the University Libr. Cambr. Kk. 6. 2.
and Kk. 6. 28. The following is the translation of part
of the gospel for Septuagesima Sunday.
Mt. xx. i — 10. The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to an
housebonde man, that 3ede out first in the morewnynge
for to hiire werke men in to his vyne 3erd ; and coue-
naunt maad with the werk men for a peny huyre a day,
he sent hem into his vyne jerd. And whanne he was
goon oute aboute the thirdde hour of the day, he saw
othere stondynge ydile in the market. And he seide
to hem, Goth 366 also in to my vyne 3erd, and that
that is ri3twise I shall jeue to 3ou. And thei 3eden
forth. And eft soones he 3ede forth aboute the sixte
and the nynthe hour, and dide on lyk maner. Also
he 3ede forth aboute the elleuenthe hour, and fond
othere stondynge ; and he seid to hem, What stonden
yee here al day ydile ? Thei seiden to hym, For no
man hath huyred us. He seide to hem, Gooth 3ee also
in to my vyne 3erd. And whanne euen was maad, the
lord of the vyne 3erd seide to his proketour, Clepe the
werkmen, and 3elde hem her meede, bygynnynge at the
laste, and so to the firste. And so whanne thei weren
come aboute the elleuenthe hour, thei token single
penyes. And thanne comen the firste, and wenden thei
schulden haue take moore. But thei token also sengle
penyes." Univ. Libr. Cambr. Kk. 6. 28.
PREFACE. xxi
certain that he did not live to witness its completion It was not published until
some time after his death.
33. That the version which has been described in the preceding paragraphs is to a Great error, a,
greater or less degree the work of Wycliffe; that it is the earlier of the two versions '"eMiv^^fy
now printed, and the earliest translation of the whole Bible in the English language, ^J*' "ro ver~
admits of no reasonable doubt. Yet when the present edition was commenced, an
opposite opinion prevailed, and it was generally believed that the version which is
really the later in point of date preceded the other. Indeed from an early period very
confused and erroneous notions seem to have been formed regarding our vernacular
translations of Scripture. Sir Thomas More in his Dialogues, anxious to save the
Romish party from the scandal of withholding the word of God from the laity, main-
tains that long before the days of Wycliffe the whole Bible had been translated into
the English tongue, and vouches for himself having seen copies of this kinds. Thomas
James, though he had the opportunity of examining several Mss. of the Wycliffite
versions, was led into a similar mistake, and he describes one of them as a Bible in
the English tongue, long before the coming of Wycliffe11. From him archbishop Usher
adopted the error, assigning the translation to the year 1290, or thereabouts'. Henry
Wharton in his Auctarium to the archbishop's work, which, it should be observed, was
posthumous and unfinished, truly determined the respective characters and dates of
the two versions ; rightly giving the earlier to Wycliffe, and the later to the author of
the General Prologue, whom however he erroneously conjectured to be John Trevisak.
Dr. Waterland, who greatly assisted Lewis in obtaining information for his History of
the English translations of the Bible, was at first inclined to think that both versions
were the work of Wycliffe ', but afterwards concluded that the later version and the
General Prologue were by John Purvey"1. Unfortunately having but little leisure for
the investigation, he was induced by a comparison of the style and language employed
in the versions, to reject the criteria of Wharton, and to take for the earlier of the
two that which was in fact the later". Lewis adopted the opinions of Dr. Waterland,
and interweaving in his narrative the information supplied to him much as it came to
his hands, has compiled an account which is not only confused but sometimes incon-
sistent with itself. Mr. Baber when he reprinted Lewis's edition of the New Testa-
ment, which is not the version of Wycliffe but of the later translator, repeated this
mistake °. He appears to have been misled by passages of Scripture in Wycliffe's
Homilies, which, he imagined, generally agreed with the later version. The truth is,
that in these homilies Wycliffe translated from the Latin before him at the time, with
g Dyalogues, ed. 1530, foil, cviii. cxi. cxiv.b They first version of the whole Bible. It is true that a curious
are described as Bibles fair and old, written in English, tract, which must have been written between 1399 and
which had been known and seen by the bishop of the 1414, (see hereafter, p. xxxiii.) mentions a Bible possess-
diocese. Such must have been copies of one or both of ed by one Wering of London, which had been seen by
the Wycliffite translations : of these we know that at many, and seemed two hundred years old. If any de-
the reformation manuscripts were in the hands of pre- pendance can be placed on the presumed age, this must
lates of the church, and other persons of distinction, have been some Anglo-Saxon version, perhaps ^Elfric's
One (now Lambeth 25), belonged to bp. Bonner, and a Heptateuch.
second (now Magd. Coll. Cambr. Pepys 2073), to Will. h Treatise of the Corruption of Scripture; table of
Weston, prior of St. John's Clerkenwell. If any other authors, p. 30. See also the treatise itself, p. 74- 4to-
translation of the whole Bible had been in existence, Lond. 1612.
some traces of it would undoubtedly have remained in > De scripturis et sacris vernaculis, p. 1 55 •
modern times. The Constitution of abp. Arundel in k Auctarium Historic Dogmatics J. Usserii, p. 424 seqq.
1408, upon which sir T. More is commenting in the Anth. Harmer's [Hen. Wharton's] Specimen of Errors
above cited passage, appears to refer to two transla- in History of Reformation, 12°. Lond. 1693, p. 16.
tions and to two only, one of them composed lately in l Waterland's Works, ed. 1823, vol. x. p. 27 j.
the time of John Wycliffe and the other since his death. m Ibid. p. 362.
Nor, in case of a previous translation, would the Wye- n Ibid. pp. 355> 35^' 3^°-
liffites have failed to cite the fact in j ustification of their ° In the Historical account of the Saxon and English
own proceeding. But their writings clearly imply that versions of the Scriptures, prefixed to his edition of the
they knew of none such, and regarded their own as the New Testament, p. Iv.
xxii PREFACE.
no attempt at great exactness, and the passages which can be selected from them
differ no less, or perhaps more, from the later, than from the earlier text P.
The earlier 34. A very cursory examination of the two texts now published will be sufficient
to convince any one, who is qualified to form a judgment, that the version printed by
"7 Lewis is the later of the two. The other text is found in those Mss. which are the
prologue. earlier in point of date. These are comparatively rare, as, when superseded by a later
translation, they would naturally become. In one or two Mss. which contain partly
one text, and partly the other, the early text occupies the first place i. The language
is rather the more antiquated, and the style more involved and difficult, whilst
the variations of the second text are such as would arise from the alterations of a
revising hand. But it is the General Prologue which is decisive of the question. The
author who speaks of the Bible of late translated, as requiring correction1", in giving the
rules which he adopted in order to make the required improvement, lays them down
with sufficient precision to identify the corrected version without any chance of mistake.
i. AS to the 35. The method, he tells us, which he took was this8. He first, with the assistance
of several fellow labourers, corrected the Latin text by comparison of old Bibles,
later version. ^Q^org an(j glosses'. Secondly, he studied the text thus corrected with the gloss and
other authorities, particularly Lyra on the Old Testament". He then made special
reference to the works of grammarians and theologians, for the meaning of difficult
words and passages. And lastly, he translated, not literally, but according to the
sense and meaning as clearly as he could v; taking care to have many persons of
ability present at the correction of the translation.
2. AS to the 36. This last process of avoiding too literal a translation, and rendering the Eng-
p7r"Sa" °J Msh as plain or plainer than the Latin, is exemplified in several particulars. First,
the author of the prologue proceeds to say, an ablative absolute may be resolved into
the verb with a particle prefixed, such as, the while, for, if, when, after, or andw. Se-
condly, a participle of the present or preterite tense may be resolved into the same
tense and a copulative conj unction x. Thirdly, the relative may be resolved into its
antecedent with a copulative y. Fourthly, a word, though only once set in the original,
P See passage quoted from Mt. ii. in note f. at p. xix. i v. fidei, 2 v. spei. It will be observed, that the read-
1 As Lambeth Ms. No. 25, and Brit. Mus. Addl. ing adopted in the second version is not always that of
1 1,858. the greatest authority.
r See vol. i. p. 58. u In the earlier version of the Old Testament Lyra
8 Ibid. p. 57. is never quoted; but perpetually in the glosses of the
1 The following are a few among very numerous later version.
emendations of the Latin text made in the second ver- v Examples may be found in every page, as, Gen.
sion : — Gen. i. 2. i vers. Dei, 2 vers. Domini ; ix. 12. iii. i .it), lifers, 2 v. lyuynge beestis ; iii. 7. i v. hem-
i ». hoc, 2 v. hoc est ; x. 31. i v. isti, 2 v. isti sunt; silf to be nakid, 2 v. that thei weren nakid ; iii. 14.
xii. 20. i v. viris duobus, 2 t;. viris ; xvi. i v. genu- i v. soul-hauers, 2 v. lyuynge thingis ; vii. 14. i v. iu-
erat sibi, 2 v. genuerat ; xxx. 33. i v. argues, 2 v. ar- mentis, 2 v. werk-beestis ; ix. 15. i v. to al flesh to be
guent ; xxxvi. 24. i v. asinus, 2 v. asinos ; xl. i. i v. don awei, 2 v. to do awei al fleish.
itaque, 2 v. ita. Exod. ix. 19. i v. aquis, 2 v. agris. w The instance he gives, vol. i. p. 57, is from Lk.
Num. xi. 31. i v. arreptas, 2 t;. arreptans. Deut. xxxii. i. xxi. 26, and men shulen wexe drie for drede. Lat. are-
i v. loquor, 2 v. loquar ; xxxii. 1 1 . i v. eum, 2 v. eos ; scentibus hominibus pr<e timore. This in the first ver-
xxxiii. 23. i v. mane, 2 v. mare ; xxxiii. 26. i v. rec- sion is rendered, men waxinge drye for drede ; and in the
tissimus, 2 t;. rectissimi. Job xiii. 9. i v. nostris, 2 v. second, for men schulen wexe drye for drede. Other ex-
vestris. Mt. iv. 16. i t;. sedebat, 2 v. ambulabat ; iv. amples may be found at Gen. viii. 10. xiii. 10. xiv. 15,
1 8. I ». rete, 2 v. retia ; x. 28. i v. et animam, 2 v. and passim.
animam ; xi. 13. i v. Johannem baptistam, 2v. Johan- x The example is seiynge, Lat. dicens ; which may be
nem ; xiii. u. i v. mysterium, 2 v. mysteria ; xiii. 17. rendered, and seith, or that seith. See Gen. ii. 16. Mt.
1 f. Amen quippe, 2 v. Amen. Mk. v. u. it;, grex, i. 20, 24, and numberless other places.
2 v. grex magnus. i v. pascens in agris, 2 v. pascens ; Y As qui currit may be translated and he renneth.
x. 41. i v. indignati sunt, 2 v. coeperunt indignari ; See Gen. iii. 6. qui comedit, i v. the which ete, 2 v. and
xi. 6. i v. eos, 2 v. eis. i Cor. iii. 13. i v. dies, 2 v. he eet; xxvii. 25. quos cum oblatos comedisset, i v. The
dies enim. n Cor. i. 6. i v. exhortatione, 2 v. tribula- which offryd whan he hadde eet, 2 v. And whanne Isaac
tione. <ial. iv. 6. i v. spiritual filii sui, 2 v. spiritum hadde ete these metis broujt ; Mt. xiii. 1 1 . qui respon-
suum. Col. i. 1,2. i v. Deo patri, 2 v. Deo et patri. dens ait, i v. The whiche answerynge seith, 2 v. And
Hebr. iii. 6. i v. fidem firmam, 2 v. finem firmam; iv. il he answeride and seide.
PREFACE. xxiii
may be repeated in the translation as often as the sense allows and perspicuity may
require2. Fifthly, the word autem, or vero, may stand for forsothe, or but, or even and*.
Sixthly, when literal translation is impossible, by reason of the different position of
the words in Latin and English, the relative and antecedent may be interchanged, and
the order otherwise required by the English idiom adopted b. Lastly, he notices the
difficulty of translating equivocal words, and instances after Jerome, the word ex, as
signifying sometimes of, sometimes by, and the word enim, as sometimes standing for
forsothe, and also for cause thus, forwhic; and likewise instances the word secundum, as
being commonly rendered after, but signifying by or upA. All these particulars very
exactly agree with the version, of which the New Testament was printed by Lewis
and by Baber as Wycliffe's, and leave no doubt that that version is the one which the
author of the General Prologue claims as his own6.
37. The date of the later version is determined by that of the General Prologue. Date of the
This last Lewis places, though not without some doubt and reserve, soon after 1395f.
He is induced to come to this conclusion, in consequence of the references which the '39S-
prologue makes to several passing or recent events. These events are, as Lewis
interprets them, 1. The revival in 1387 of an old statute at Oxford, requiring that
every one taking a degree in divinity, should first have passed through arts ; 2. The
contests there between the northern and southern scholars in 1388 and 1389;
and, 3. The conclusions said to have been exhibited by the Lollards to the Parliament
of 1395.
38. Mr. Baber adopts the same date, and finds in support of it another argument Mr.
in the mention which the prologue makes of Parisience*. Understanding by this name ^7
Jean Charlier of Gerson, born in 1363, he conceives that his authority could not have untenahie-
been alleged during Wycliffe's lifetime, nor for some years after his deathb. But not
to urge that Gerson could scarcely have been cited under the name of Parisiensis, even
so early as 1395 or 1396, it is almost certain that the person meant in the General
Prologue is William of Auvergne, bishop of Paris from 1228 to 1240, whose writings
are frequently quoted by the Wycliffites'.
z Examples of this are, Gen. xxiv. 10. bonis ejus, three times; i. in 1536, by John Gough, under the
1 v. the goodis of hym, 2 v. the goodis of his lord ; Lev. title of The (lore of holy Scripture; 2. in 1540, by the
xiii. 3. arbitrium ejus, i v. dom of hym, 2 v. doom of the same printer, and under the same title. In the preface
preest ; Jer. li. 37. in tumulos, habitatio, i v. mynde of the printer the following passage occurs, " This ori-
hepis, the dwelling, 2 v. biriels, it schal be the dwell- ginall, wherout as I have penned thys lytell codicill, is a
yng ; i Mace. xi. 53. et vexabat, i v. and traueilide, very auntyent thynge, and, as my simple judgement can
2 v. and Demetrie trauelide ; Rom. xi. 16. et massa, esteme it, to be wryten more then two hondred yeares
1 v. the hool gobet, 2 v. the hool gobet is hooli. past, very hard and difficile for any man to read now
8 Autem is in the i v. translated forsothe, in the 2 v. lyuynge, and to make therof ful sentence ; the which
but, at Lev. iv. 43; Is. xiv. 19; Rom. vi. 17; i Cor. auncient old wrytinge is the prologue of the fyrste
xi. 3, 5. In the i v. forsothe, or sothely, and in the translatoure of the byble out of Latyn into Englyshe."
2 v. and, at Mt. iv. 22 ; v. i ; viii. 5, 21, 22, etc. In 3. in 1550, by Robert Crowley, with the title, The path-
the Old Testament autem and vero are almost always way to perfect knowledge. Crowley printed from a Ms.
translated in the i v. forsothe, or sothely; and very fre- then in the king's chamber, which is now preserved in
quently so in the 2 v.; at other times in the 2 v. but. the Univ. Libr. Cambr. Mm. 2. 15. See Ames Typ.
In the New Testament they are generally rendered in Antiq. ed. Herbert, vol. i. pp. 492, seqq.
the i v. by forsothe, or sothely, in the 2 v. always but, { History of the English Translations of the Bible, ed.
or and, or they are not rendered at all. Lond. 1818, p. 36.
b The example given is from i Kings ii. 10, The ad- 6 See Gen. Prol. vol. i. p. 32.
uersaries of the Lord shulen drede him, instead of, The h Memoirs of the life of Wycliffe, prefixed to Mr.
Lord hise aduersaries shulen drede. Lat. Dominum for- Baber's edition of the New Testament, p. Hi. Mr. Baber
midabunt adversarii ejus. In i v. this is rendered, The was misled by the printed copy of the prologue, ed. 1550,
Lord shulen drede the aduersaries of him ; in 2 v. Aduer- in which the name of Gerson is introduced by the edi-
saries of the Lord schulen drede him. See Gen. iii. 8. tor. A like mistake is made in the earlier editions of
abscondit se Adam, etuxor ejus, i v. Adam hid him, and his Thomas Walden's Doctrinale. So also Dr. Vaughan
urijf, 2 v. Adam and his wijf hidden hem, etc. is betrayed into the same error, in speaking of the Ec-
c See Gen. iii. 5. i v. forsothe, 2 v.forwhi. clesia Regimen. Life of W. vol. ii. p. 396.
d Secundum is at Gen. i. 24. in i v. aftir, in 2 v. by. ' He is twice quoted under the name Parisience, in
e This General Prologue appears to have been printed the Ecclesice Regimen, Ms. Cott. Titus D. i. fol. 62b,
xxv
PREFACE.
Mr. Lewis'*
1388 a more
Reasons of Dr.
Waterland for
39. As to the first of the arguments alleged by Lewis, it may be remarked, that
the impediment to students for a degree in divinity is spoken of in the prologue as a
measure newly attempted, and not yet established in practiced Such language could
scarcely have been used after 1395, of a regulation revived in 1387 ', even if it had
been enforced during the interval. But there is no proof, that the attempts to put the
statute in force were made before the commencement of 1388, and the continuance of
them was strictly prohibited by the King's letters of the 17th March, and again, by
those of the 1st of August of that year1". The expression, sleeinge ofquyke men, upon
which Lewis builds his second argument, may indeed, and probably does, refer to the
fray which took place at the end of April 1388, when several students were killed";
but even in this case, the passage is far from proving so late a date as Lewis
desires. The remaining argument, drawn from the allusion to the last parliament, and
its cognizance of depravities prevalent in the University, seems to have greater weight.
But the terms used imply specific charges or proceedings, rather than such a general
allegation of the evils arising from vows of chastity as the third of the Lollard con-
clusions exhibits °. Imputations of this nature were, no doubt, frequent among those
opposed to the celibacy of the clergy, and might very probably have been brought
under the notice of parliament previously to 1395?.
40. After careful consideration of the passages cited in favour of the date of 1396,
it is impossible to affirm that they are sufficient to establish it ; on the contrary,
they rather concur in pointing out the summer of 1388 as the time when the prologue
was composed. This view is confirmed by other circumstances. In August, 1387, a
mandate was issued by the bishop of Worcester, prohibiting Nicholas Hereford, John
Ashton, or Aston, John Purvey, John Parker, and Robert Swynderby from preaching
in his diocese ; and mentioning them as leagued together in a certain college unlicensed
and disallowed by law*. Purvey is said to have preached at Bristol in that diocese r;
and from the prologue it is evident5 that the version of the Old Testament was pre-
pared at a distance from the University, at some place where it was not easy to obtain
the use of many books, and also that several persons assisted in its correction'.
41. It was the prominence of Purvey" as the leader of the Lollard party after the
and fol. 6811, and no less than four times in the piece
printed by Dr. Todd, under the title of Wicliffe's Apology,
4°. Lond. 1842. pp. 53, 57, 73 and 74.
k Prologue, vol. i. pp. 51, 52.
1 See Wood, Hist, and Antiq. vol. i. p. 517.
m Rott. Claus. 1 1 Ric. II. m. 15, and 1 2 Ric. II. m. 45.
n Knighton, col. 2705.
0 These conclusions are printed by Lewis, Life of
Wiclif, ed. 1820. p. 337.
P See Walsingham, p. 327. ed. 1602. Foxe, vol.i.
p. 466. col. 2.
1 "in collegio illicito et a jure reprobate nomine seu
ritu Lollardorum confoederati." Mandatum Ep. Wigorn.
apud Wilkins, Concil. t. iii. p. 202.
r Knighton, col. 2660.
s General Prologue, pp. 52, 57.
* See also the commissions to seize the writings of
Wycliffe and Hereford, dat. 30 Mar. (1388) Rot. pat.
11 Ric. II. p. 2. m. 20 ; and 16 Apr. (1388) Rot. pat.
ii Ric. II. p. 2. m. 22 ; and of Wycliffe, Hereford and
Aston, 23 May (1388) Rot. pat. n Ric II. p. 2. m. 26 ;
and the commissions to seize their writings, and those
likewise of Purvey, dat. 29 May (1388) Rot. pat. n
Ric. II. p. 2. m. 10 ; 1 8 Jan. (1389) Rot. pat. 1 2 Ric. II.
p. i. m. 3 ; and 16 Dec. (1389) Rot. pat. 13 Ric. II.
p. 2. m. 21. — Dr. Waterland inclined to 1388 or 1389,
as the date of the prologue. Works, vol. x. pp. 3 6 1 , 3 85 .
u A John Pyrvey received letters dimissory from
bishop Bokyngham on the 13 March 1377. He *s de-
signated in the register as of Lathebury, a village near
Olney, in Buckinghamshire'. This might possibly be
the same individual. Purvey lived with Wycliffe in his
later years, and after his death preached at Bristol*.
A mandate of the bishop, dat. Aug. 1387, forbids him
to preach in that diocese3, and his books are among
those which the bishops of Worcester, Salisbury, and
Hereford were authorised to seize, 29 May, 1388, and
18 Jan. and 16 Dec. 1389. In 1390 he is said to have
written while in prison a comment on the Apocalypse,
compiled from lectures delivered by Wycliffe4. Previ-
ously to 1396 he must have attained to some note as
an author, since from a Ms. dated in that year Foxe
drew Purvey's opinions collected by his opponent Ri-
chard Lavingham as heretical or erroneous5. In 1400
he made a recantation at St. Paul's CrossS. On the
n Aug. 1401, he was admitted on the presentation
of the archdeacon of Canterbury, to the vicarage of
Westhithe in Kent?, which he resigned on the 8 Oct.
1403 8- He is said to have been a second time imprison-
ed under archbishop Chicheley in 1421 9. His death
1 See Bokyngham Memoranda, in reg. Lincoln. 2 Knighton, col. 2660. 3 Wilkins, torn. iii. p. 202. 4 See Bale, p. 541.
This work was printed at Wittemberg in 1528, with & preface by Luther. Panzer Annales, vol. ix. p. 87. S Foxe, vol. i. p. 503.
6 The recantation is printed at length in Wilkins, t. iii. p. 260 seqq. 7 Reg. Arundel, fol. 278. 8 Ibid. fol. 29ob. 9 Bale's
Notes in Fustic. Zizaniorum. Ms. Bodl. e Mus. 86. — Foxe, vol. i. p. 500.
PREFACE.
XXV
VMJ*
c"
death of Wycliffe, which principally led Dr. Waterland to attribute to him the revised >upponng the
version of the Scriptures ; but he was confirmed in his opinion by a volume in Trinity ^terv^-nmt
College, Dublin v, which, containing the New Testament and also the General Prologue,*8
bears the name of Purvey as its former possessor. This circumstance seemed to con-,
nect Purvey both with the General Prologue and with the translation in which this
copy of the New Testament is written ; being the same which Dr. Waterland had
alreadyvv, upon other grounds, erroneously surmised to be Purvey's, and the later ver-
sion, but which, as it has been already shewn, is undoubtedly the earlier.
42. The present editors, upon carefully examining the volume in Trinity College
Library, found that though the New Testament and the General Prologue had both
belonged to Purvey, and had probably been in his time parts of the same volume, the
two had no necessary connexion, and were originally distinct Mss.; they also observed,
that while the books of the New Testament were in the earlier version, the prologues
or arguments to these books, as well as certain parts supplied by a second scribe, were
in the later ; and they further discovered, that these prologues were in the hand-
writing of Purvey himself. These facts seem sufficient to point out the version which
Purvey preferred, and with which, supposing the General Prologue to be of his composi-
tion, he identified himself.
43. That the General Prologue is by Purvey, is capable however of more certain The General
J J . Prologue and
demonstration. There is exstant a remarkable treatise w, commonly designated, EC- the £«&««
clesice Regimen, or Thirty-seven Articles against Corruptions in the Church, written, &$>sam™uthor.
it seems, before 1395 *. This treatise must have been compiled by the same author
as the General Prologue. The style, language, arguments, manner of quotation, and
authorities quoted in the two, have a resemblance so close, as not to admit of any
doubt upon the point ?.
could not have taken place before 1417, as in that year
Henry Beaufort was raised to the cardinalate, and
on a memorial from the curate of Chedingfold to the
cardinal, found in the Trinity coll. Dublin Ms. A. I. 10.
Purvey's writing occurs. Thomas Walden speaks of him as
a follower of Wycliffe, magnus authoritate, doctor eximius,
and quotes his book, De compendiis scripturarum, pa-
ternarum doctrinarum et canonum ; and further states
that he himself had a copy of it, taken from Purvey
when he was put in prison, and that it comprised three
chapters. Doctrinale, torn. i. coll. 619, 637. ed. Ven.
1757-
v Marked A. i. 10, and described in the annexed list
of MSB.
»» See Waterland's Works, vol. x. p. 361.
w Copies are found, in the Cotton Ms. Titus D. i,
and in the Bodl. Ms. No. 540 (2262), and again in the
Trin. Coll. Dublin Ms. 208 (68).
* The twelve Conclusions presented to Parliament,
about the i8th of Richard II. (if dependance can be
placed on the date in the title, in the Fasc. Zizanior. Ms.
Bodl. e Mus. 86.) and printed by Lewis, (Life of W.
ed. 1820. p. 337,) appear to be drawn, at least in part,
by the same hand with the Ecclesite Regimen; (See
Conclusions, p. 33 7, last line, and Titus D. i . foil. 24,
and 42.) and if so, this last is no doubt the other book
treating of the same matters more at large, and in the
language of the people, to which reference is made at
the end of the Conclusions. (See Conclusions, p. 343.)
y The following are examples : —
This proces of Paralypo- Cristene kinges and tem-
mynon. . schulde stire cris- poral lordis snulden teche
tene kingis and lordis to. . here meyne and sugetis the
make Goddis lawe to be comaundementis of God ....
VOL. I.
knowe and kept of her pu-
ple. . and thous kingis and
lordis knewen neuere more
of hooly Scripture than . .
the storie of king Josaphat,
the storie of king Ezechie,
and the storie of king Josie,
thei miste lerne sufficiently. .
king Josaphat sente..to ech
citee of his rewme. . to teche
opinly Goddis lawe to the pu-
ple. — Josie prechide opinly
Goddis lawe in the temple to
al the puple. Gen. Prologue,
pp. 29, 30.
Now it is a comune pro-
tection against persecuscioun
of prelatis and of some lordis,
if a man is customable to
swere nedeles and fals, and
unavised, bi the boonys,
nailes, and sidis, and other
membris of Crist. Gen. Prol.
P-33-
. . in so myche that ech lord
and greet prelat comynly
makith to him an ydole of
sum seint, whom he wor-
schipith more than God.
Ibid'.
But for Goddis loue, ;e
symple men, be war of pride
and veyn iangling, and chyd-
ing in wordis aaens proude
clerkis of scole and veyn re-
ligious. Gen. Prol. p. 49.
Thus, manie feithful kinges,
as Dauith, Josaphat, Ezechie
and Josie, prechiden excellent-
li Goddis lawe general! bi here
owne mouth to here puple,
and bi pistlis sente bi here
messangeris to al the rewme,
as it is opin bi the proces
of bokis of Kingis and of
Paralipomenon. Titus, D. i.
foil. I7b. 1 8.
A! se cristene lordis, hou
dore je suffre joure seruauntis
to blasfeme God in soure pre-
sence bi dispitous sweringe,
herte, boonis, and nailis, and
othere membris of Crist, sith
36 doren not suffre hem to dis-
pise soure ertheli king in 3oure
heringe? Titus, D. i. fol. i8b.
. . sith comounli ech bisshop
and hij prelat swerith by the
patroun either special seynt
of his chirche, and holdith
that oth more solempne and
stidefast, than if he swerith bi
God almysti. Titus, D. i.
fol. 2ib.
If ony man ful of stryf
other of chidinge in wordis,
seith. . Symple cristene men
nylen stryuen in wordis, bi
the techinge of Poul. Titus,
D. l.fol. i8b.
XXVI
PREFACE.
44. Now the Ecclesife Regimen, in various passages, very nearly coincides as well
the confession made by Purvey at his recantation in 1400 z, as with the articles
See, 36 lordis and prelatis
that maken unable curatis
for fleschly affeccioun and
jiftis. . . what tresoun se doon
to God, and what harm to
Cristis church and joure
auaunseeis. Gen. Prol. p. 32.
. . in lesing a part of mannis
blood, wherbi a child myte
be fourmed. Gen. Prol. p. 51.
This symonie, with porte-
nauncis thereof, is myche
worse and more abomynable
than bodily . Ibid.
And as Parisience seith,
whanne. Gen. Prol. p. 32.
Grostede seith this pleynly,
and preueth it opinly before
the pope and al his clergie.
Ibid.
Grostede seith in his ser-
moun, Premonitus a venera-
bili patre . . . also in his ser-
moun, Dominus noster Jhesus
Cristus. Ibid.
Seint Gregory seith in i°.
part of Pastoralis ij°. c°.
Ibid.
Prelatis, other seculer
lordis, that ordeynen vnable
curatis, and most for fleshli
affeccioun, othir for temporal
lucre, ben euel enemyes of
holi chirche, and traitouris of
Jhesu Crist, and of al cristen
puple. Titus, D. i. fol. 72.
. . lesen euele mannis seed,
bi which thei myjten myn-
istre mateer of a childis bodi.
Titus, D.I. fol. 3.
. . ben worse as withouten
comparison than bodili — .
Ibid.
As Parisience, in his treetis
of symonie, and the lawe wit-
nessen. Titus, D. i . fol. 3b.
The worshipeful clerk Gro-
sted, bisshop of Lincolne,
preuith opinli al this sentence
in his sermoun, Dominus no-
ster Jhesus Cristus, and in
his sermoun, Notts et educa-
tis, and in his sermoun, Pre-
monitus a veuerabili patre.
Titus, D. i. fol. 3.
Seynt Gregory seith in the
ij. book of Pastoralis the v.
c°. Ibid.
z The passages ensuing may probably be considered
a sufficient proof : —
. . in sacramento altaris post sui consecrationem
nee est nee esse potest accidens aliquod sine subjecto,
sed ibi remanet veraciter eadem substantia, et verus
panis visibilis et corruptibilis (incorruptibilis Ms.), et
idem vinum similiter, quse ante consecrationem pone-
bantur in altari. Confession of Purvey, Old R. Ms. 8 F.
12. fol. 17.
Forwhi holi writ afiermith not in ony place that this
worshipeful sacrament is an accident without suget,
neither kindeli reesoun techith this, neither experience,
neithir mannis wit, neither holi doctouris of the chirche
bi a thousand jeer and more taujten this. Titus, D. i .
fol. 24.
Also greete doctouris of scole affermen general!, that
manuis vndirstondinge mai not comprehende an acci-
dent withouten suget. Ibid.
The sacrament of the auteer . . is breed which we
breken. Ibid. fol. 22.
Vocalis confessio sive privata peuitentia est qusedam
auriculatio destruens evangelii libertatem, et noviter in-
troducta per papam et clerum. Confession of Purvey.
Jerom. . Ambrose. . Crisostom. . and Decrees. . witnes-
sen opinli . . that verri confessioun made to God suffis-
ith to saluacioun ; and sith this confessioun suffiside in
the tyme of Crist and hise apostlis, seie worldli preestis,
if thei kunne, whi this suffisith not now as wel as
thanne. Whethir a synnere or Antecrist mai distrie
that God hath ordeinid, and lette the werkis of the
Trinite, or worldli preestis wolen dampne now alle these
grete seyntis, as eretikis ; for Innocent the thridde hath
maad vnreesonable statute of confessioun, for pride and
wynnynge of prestis. Titus, D. i. fol. i ib.
Quicunque receperit officium sacerdotis, etiam si cu-
ram non habuerit animarum sibi per morem ecclesiae
delegatum, nedum potest, immo debet, evangelium po-
pulo Dei libere prsedicare. Confession of Purvey.
Symple prestis of the chirche that han no beneficis
bi doom of the chirche now, owen to be apaied . . and
in jeuinge tent to werk of the gospel. Titus, D. i.
fol. 52.
So it is ouir greet foli, whanne oure cristene britheren
liggen in the depe dich of orrible synne, for brekinge of
Goddis heestis and in poynt of drenchinge into helle,
to suffre him ligge stiJle therinne, and renne to
a worldli bisshop, enemy of Cristis lawe and of cris-
tene soulis, to axe him licence to saue here soulis bi
Goddis word. But it is most woodnesse to prestis, to
preche not Goddis word, sith Crist and his seyntis and
comoun lawe byndith hem therto, for a worldli bisshop
forbedith it. — Therfore ech prest do truli his office
enioynid of God, and with charitable entent, thouj
a worldli bisshop grucche ajens him, and thouj deth
of bodi sue therfore. Ibid. fol. 53b.
Omnis vero presbiter sanctus vel sacerdos Dei vera-
citer est episcopus et prselatus atque curatus fidelium.
Confession of Purvey.
Sumtyme ago the same was prest which and bisshop,
that is, prest and bisshop was al oon . . therfore as
prestis witen, that bi the custum of the chirche thei
ben suget to him that is here souereyn, so knowe
bisshopis, that more bi custum than bi the truthe of
Goddis ordenaunce, thei ben grettere than prestis.
Titus, D. i. fol. 8ob.
Jerom preuith opinli . . that the same ben bisshopis
that ben prestis. Ibid. fol. 81.
Quod prselati quidam, sicut clerici, male vivunt con-
tra doctrinam et exemplum Christi et apostolorum ip-
sius, ideo ipsi qui sic vivunt, non habent claves regni
crelorum, sed claves inferni, nee aliquis christianus plus
appreciare debet eorum censuras quam sibilum serpenti-
num ; immo si papa forsitan interdiceret nostrum reg-
num, non posset nobis nocere, sed magis prodesse.
Confession of Purvey.
Prelatis or curatis that lyuen euele in the sijt of the
puple, techen errour in dede a3ens cristene feith . .
Titus, D. i. fol. 26^.
Prelatis or curatis that prechen not duli the gospel,
but jeuen opinli ensaumple of perdicioun to the puple,
ben Antecristis and eretikis, and Satanas transfigurid
into aungel of lijt. Ibid. fol. 3.
If the bisshop of Rome, or ony othir Antecrist, make
a decretal, other constitucioun, contrarie to this part
in endullynge the regalie and power of seculer lordis
foundid in holi Scripture, holi doctouris and quik ree-
soun, alle cristene men, and souereynli alle feithful lige
men to oure king, owen to despise it, as venym disturb-
linge holi chirche. Ibid. fol. ijb ; see also fol. 43.
Innocentius papa tertius, et sexcenti episcopi, cum
aliis mille prelatis et toto residue cleri, qui cum eodem
papa determinaverunt concorditer in concilio Lugdun.
quod in sacramento altaris . . accidens eorundem panis
et vini remanent ibidem, sine aliquo subjecto proprio
eorundem . . omnes illi fuerunt in hoc stulti et fatui,
heretic! et blasphemi, ac seductores populi Christiani ;
quare non est credendum determinationibus eorundem
. . nisi fundentur in sacra scriptura expresse vel ratione
cui non potent obviari. Confession of Purvey.
Cristene men ben not holden for to bileue that ech
determinacioun of the chirche of Rome is trewe on ech
side. Titus, D. i . fol. 39.
A ! how suspect seraeth the determinacioun of Inno-
cent the thridde with the multitude of fleschli prelatis,
othir of religioun, the possessioneris of beggeris en-
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XXVll
collected out of his writings by his opponent Lavenham, and printed by Foxea. A full
and accurate comparison of these documents on the one hand, and the Ecclesia Regi-
men on the other, cannot fail to produce complete conviction1*, that Purvey was the
ducyng him herto, that the sacrament of the auteer is
an accident withouten suget . . hi what presumpcioun
bryngith in this synful man this nouelrie, not foundid
opinli in the lawe of God, neither in resoun ? Ibid.
fol. 4i»>.
a The following are instances : —
Such as be true Christians receive none such as
priests, unless . . neither doe they beleeue that thei
make the sacrament of the altar, when it pleaseth them
. . And therfore such as be symple men will worship
that sacrament in this doubtfulness with a silent condi-
tion, that is, if it be made by God's authority, and to
haue their devotion to the body of Christ in heaven.
Foxe, vol. i. p. 501. col. 2.
Therfore if oni man haue doute of conscience, that
this euil man makith not the sacrament . . 1st him
worshipe the sacrament with a stille condition, and in
as moche as it were duli maad, and lat him reste bi
verri feith in the veri bodi of Crist that. . now is glori-
fied in heuenis. Titus, D. i. fol. 67.
Innocentius the third . . after the letting loose of
Satan invented . . that the sacrament of the altar is an
accident without a substance . . is very and substantial
bread and no fals nor fained bread. Foxe, vol. i. p. 501.
col. 2.
. . so this sacrament is verri breed, not feynid neither
fals . . Thanne if Innocent the thridde . . aftir the vn-
byndynge of Satauas, affermen that this worshipeful sa-
crament is an accident without suget. Titus, -D. i.
fol. 23b.
That chapter Omnis utriusque sexus, by which a cer-
taine new found auricular confession was ordained is
full of hypocrisie, heresie, couetousness, pride and blas-
phemy, he saith and reproueth the same chapter verba-
tim, . . whereby the priests do oppresse the simple
laymen, . . compelling them to confesse themselves to
blinde and ignorant preests, . . having such in con-
tempt as are learned and wise. Foxe, vol. i. col. 500.
. . and in the decretal Omnis utriusque sexus de peni-
tenciis et remissionibus, he maketh a perlous statute ajen
the olde decre put on Austyn, and a;ens kyndeli resoun
and profyt of cristene soulis . . and if for the blyndnesse
of the preest, or for othir vnablete, he that is repentaunt
wole go to another preest kunnynge in this gostli office,
he shal not do this withouten licence axid. Titus, D. i.
fol. 42b.
All Christian kings and lords ought to exclaime against
the pope and those that be his fautors, and banisch
them out of their londs, till such time as they will obey
God and his gospell, kings and other ministers of God's
justice. Foxe, vol. i. p. 502. col. 2.
. . the king and seculer lordis han power and autorite
to punshe what euere persoone trespassinge opinli in
here londis, thouj he be bisshop or erchebisshop, jea
and the bisshop of Rome. Titus, D. i . fol. 15.
If ony suche constitucions be founde, kinges and se-
culer lordis shulden make tho to be don awei, and pri-
sone other exile the auctouris and fautouris of tho. Ibid.
fol. 1 6.
b It should be observed, that the passages from
Scripture recited in the Ecclesia Regimen, for the most
part agree very closely with the later version, indeed so
closely, that they must have been taken from it, though
not with scrupulous accuracy. Compare, for instance : —
Exod. xviii. 21. Purveie thou of al the puple myjti
men and dredinge God, in whiche is truthe, and haten
auarice ; and ordeyne thou of hem tribunis, that is, so-
uereyns of a thousand, and centurions, that is, souereyns
of an hundrid, and souereyns of fifti, and souereyns of
ten, that shulen deme the puple in ech tyme. Titus,
D. i. fol. 57".
Numb. xi. 16, 17. The Lord seide to Moises, Gadere
thou to me Ixx. men of the eldere men of Israel, whiche
thou knowist that thei ben the olde men and maistris
of the puple ; and thou shalt lede hem to the dore of
the tabernacle, and thou shalt make hem to stonde there
with thee, that I come doun and speke with thee, and
that I take awei of thi spiryt and jeue to hem, and that
thei susteyne with thee the birthene of the puple, and
not thou aloone be greuid. Ibid.
Deut. i. 12, 13, 15 — 17. Moises seide to the puple, I
aloone mai not susteine joure bisinessis and wei3te and
stryuis ; jeue je of jou wise men and prudent, whos
conuersacioun is preuid in joure linagis, that I sette
hem princis to jou . . And I took of joure linagis wise
men and noble, and I ordeinide hem princis and tribunis
and centuriens and quinquagenaries and deenis, that
shulden teche jou alle thingis. And I comaundide to
hem and seide, Here je hem, and deme je that that is
iust, whethir he be a citeseyn, othir a pilgrym no differ-
ence of persoone shal be ; je shulen here to a litil man
as a greet man, neither 36 shulen take the persoone of
ooni man, for it is the doom of God. Ibid. fol. 58.
Ps. ii. 10, ii. And now, kinges, vndirstonde je ; be
je lernid that demen the erthe. Serue je to the Lord
in drede, and make je ful out ioie to him with trem-
blinge. Ibid. fol. 15.
Is. i. 15. Whanne je shulen holde forth joure hondis,
I shal turne awei myne eeris fro jou ; and whanne je
shulen multiplie preieris, I shal not here ; for whi joure
hondis ben ful of blood, that is, •yture werkis ben ful of
synnis. Ibid. fol. 10.
Mt. xviii. 4. Who euere mekith himsilf as this litil
child, he is the grettere in the rewme of heuenis. Ibid.
fol. 80.
Mk. xvi. 15. Go je into al the world, and preche je
the gospel to eueri creature. Ibid. fol. 2b.
i Pet. ii. ii. Derwortheste britheren, I biseke jou as
comelinges and pilgrimis, that je absteine jou fro fleshli
desiris that fijten ajens the soule, and haue je joure
good conuersacioun among hethene men, that in that
that thei bacbiten of jou, as of euil doeris, thei biholde
jou of gode werkis, and glorifie God in the dai of visita-
cioun. Ibid. fol. 57.
Lastly, the author of the Ecclesice Regimen thus
quotes : — " And God seith in the xviij. c°. and xxxiij.
c°. of Ezechiel, bi oon translacioun, ' In what euere hour
a synnere is inwardli soon, he shal be saaf.' And the
same sentence is in oure translacioun, in the xxxiij. c°.
(v. 12), that hath thus, 'The wickidnesse of a wicked
man shal not anoie him, in what euere dai he shal be
conuertid fro his wickednesse ;' and in the xviij. c°.
(v. 21.) thus, ' If a wickid man doth penaunce for alle
his synnis whiche he wroujte, and kepith alle myne
heestis, and doth doom and ri3tfulnesse, he shal lyue
by lif, and shal not die. I shal not haue mynde of alle
the wickidnessis of him, whiche he wrou3te.'" Titus,
D. i. fol. iob. These passages, as quoted from oure
translacioun, agree closely with the later version; but
the passage first quoted does not agree at all with the
earlier version. Mr. Lewis supposes two translations
into English to be meant, and understands by ovre
xxviii PREFACE.
author of that treatise. And it may therefore be regarded as undeniable, that Purvey
was also the author of the General Prologue, and consequently of the later version of
the Bible, to which it belongs.
ay whom Pur- 45. It is impossible now to ascertain to whom Purvey alludes0, as aiding him in
e^w'Tcwtain. the preparation of this version. William Thorpe, in the narrative of his examination
before archbishop Arundel in 1407d, mentions John Ashton, Philip Repingdon, Nicholas
Hereford, Dan Jeffrey Pickeringe, and John Purvey, with many others which were
holden right wise men and prudent, as those who were diligent in teaching and
writing the doctrine of Wycliffe. Repingdon seems to have deserted the Lollard party
at an early period ; the others mentioned, and perhaps Thorpe himself, may possibly
have contributed some assistance to the completion of the design. But, if the sug-
gestion which has been already made regarding the date and place of the version be
well founded, it becomes highly probable that Purvey's principal associates were the
persons specified in the bishop of Worcester's mandate, namely, Hereford, Ash ton e,
Parker and Swynderbyf.
The old Tes- 46. The General Prologue was evidently designed as a preface to the Old Testament
fortTfas't' onty> an<l not to the New. Of this last it makes no mention, except in a single sen-
tence of the first chapter. It is also worthy of remark, that the prologue was written
before the author had completed his intended gloss on the minor prophets?; and it
bears other marks of having been finished in haste h. It may, perhaps, be no unreason-
able conjecture, that the Old Testament was put forth by itself, and before the New
was revised ; which last required less alteration in order to make it conform with
the views of the author of the prologue. He might have intended to prefix a similar
prologue to the New Testament, and have been prevented by the opposition and per-
secution he had to encounter, from carrying his intention into effect, as he appears to
have been in his purpose of glossing the minor prophets. The enlarged prologues
to the several books of the New Testament, presently to be noticed', strengthen this
supposition.
character of the 47. The version put forth by Purvey, whether made for the Old and New Testa-
ments at the same or at different times, followed in all essential points the same
general plan. It is every where founded upon the previous translation, and, in the
later books of the Old Testament which were not rendered by Hereford, and in those
of the New, it is often little more than a mere revision of the former text, presenting
but few substantial differences of interpretation. The principles upon which Purvey
proceeded have been already specified, so far as they are given by himself. They
were designed to render the version more correct J, intelligible and popular; and it
translacioun that usually but erroneously ascribed to Wye- ' See p. xxx.
liffe. Hist, of Translations of the Bible, ed. 1818. p. 39. J The following are a few among many instances, in
c Gen. Prol. p. 57. which the translator has amended the interpretation,
d Printed in Foxe, vol. i. p. 485. where it was, or was supposed to be, defective or errone-
e See particulars of him in Lewis's Life of Wiclife, ous : — Gen. ix. 13. I v. the signe of couenaunt of pees
p. 262. shal be, 2 v. and it shal be a signe of boond of pees.
1 He is called in the mandate of the bishop of Wor- Exod. xxix. 2. i v. puyr whete meele, 2 v. whete flour.
cester Robert ; but it seems probable that this is a mis- Deut. xxxii. 2. i v. cornes, 2 v. gras. Deut. xxxiii. 7. i v.
take, and that he is the same person as "William Swyn- fijt for it and helper of it he shal be, 2 v. fi3te for hym, and
derby, of whom an account is given in Lewis, p. 271. the helpere of hym shal be. Josh. v. 15. i v. felie redi,
See also Pat. 15, Ric. II. p. 2. m. 20. 2 v. felde lowe. Josh.vi. 25. i v. curside, 2 v. preiede
s See Gen. Prol. p. 41. hertli. Job x. i. i v. me, 2 v. my soule. Ibid, i v. to
h It ends abruptly. Chapters xii. — xv. are unskil- my soule, 2 v. of my soule. Job xi. 12. i v. asse, 2 v.
fully connected with what precedes. And the prologue wilde asse. Job xiv. 12. i v. to the time that he be to-
to the prophetical books set at the beginning of Isaiah, treden, heuene shal not wake out, 2 v. til heuene be
should rather have formed part of the General Prologue, broken, that is, be maad newe, he schal not wake. Mt.
particularly as a large part of it is repeated in the be- xii. 5. J v. grete synne, 2 v. blame. Mt. xiii. 52. i t;,
ginning of chap. xii. wryter, 2 v. wise man of lawe. i Cor. iii. 13. i v. for
PREFACE. xxix
manifestly becomes more easy and familiar as the translator advances k. There is
one remarkable distinction between the Old and New Testaments, that in the first he
has inserted numerous textual glosses, only occasionally omitting those of the earlier
version, whereas in the New Testament he has made no such insertions, and carefully
excluded all the glosses which it previously contained.
43. The Old Testament, in the greater number of copies of the later version, omits Prologue, «/
the prologues of Jerome, and it seems as if Purvey had supposed his own general
preface to be a sufficient substitute for them. In the Lincoln College Ms. 15, th
preface is broken up into portions, which are severally prefixed to the books to which
they belong. In all the copies there is prefixed to Isaiah a prologue by Purvey upon
the prophetical books, and to Baruch the short argument found also in the copies of
the earlier versions.
49. A few Mss., forming an exception to the general rule, require to be specially Except •»
noticed. First, to speak of O (New Coll. 66), F (Sion Coll. 18), and X (Hereford 206)/""' copies'
In all three the epistle of Jerome to Paulinus is given before Genesis, and divided,
not into eight, as in the other version, but into nine chapters. The epistle to Desi-
derius is correctly made a separate prologue, with a rubric prefixed. The prologues
to Joshua, i Kings, i and n Paralipomenon, i Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Esther, the two
to Job, and the two to the Psalms, are found only in O ; of these the three first men-
tioned are alone intitled to be considered a new translation, the others being mere tran-
scripts from the earlier version, with some very slight alterations. In the Ms. K (Bodl.
Fairfax 2), the prologues are in the earlier version, with the exception of those to
Isaiah and Baruch. The Ms. R (Univ. Libr. Cambr. Dd. 1. 27) which has the two
prologues to Job and the two to the Psalter in the earlier version, has, in a version
of its own, the prologue to Wisdom, and likewise the Greek translator's prologue to
Ecclesiasticus. In the Ms. T (Trin. Coll. Dubl. A. 1. 10), formerly belonging to Purvey,
containing the New Testament and the General Prologue, are found the prologues to
the Psalter in a revise of the earlier version1. The Ms. M (Queen's Coll. 23) is peculiar
in having a short prologue of its own prefixed to each of the books from Exodus to
Ecclesiasticus, and also to Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the i Maccabees. The same
prologues upon Ezekiel and Daniel are also found in the Ms. R.
50. In the New Testament, Matthew has the prologue, with some inconsiderable prologues m
variations introduced, which is found in many Mss. and editions of the Vulgate, and"
begins, Matihaem cum primo. The prologues to Mark and Luke are abridgments of
those in the earlier version. John has the same prologue as in that version, but more
freely rendered, and with the last sentence omitted. The epistles of Paul have the
short arguments found in the earlier version, but with variations implying the use
of a different Latin original"1. The Catholic Epistles here, as in the earlier version,
have the epistle of Jerome to Eustochium. Lastly, to the Apocalypse is prefixed the
prologue frequently found in Latin Mss. and attributed to Gilbert of Poitiers".
ech mannis work schal be schewid in fyer, what maner ! Printed from this Ms. in vol. i. p. 37.
it is ; the fier schal proue, 2 v. for it schal be schewid m To the Romans is likewise prefixed in several Mss.
in fier; the fier schal preue the werk of ech man, what which for the most part appear to be of a later date, the
maner werk it is. i Cor. iii. 15. i v. it schal suffre peyr- special prologue noticed when speaking of that epistle
inge, 2 v. he schal suffre harm. in the earlier version, p. xvi. n. These Mss. are, k, 1,
k In connexion with this observation it may be no- m, n, o, p, q and r. A different and somewhat more
ticed, that the words forsothe and sothli, which are of recent translation of the same prologue is found in a
such repeated occurrence in the earlier version, (see single copy, Ms. Brit. Mus. Addl. 11,858, from which
Dr. Waterland's Works, vol. x. p. 354) are frequently it has been printed, vol. iv. p. 308.
retained in the former half of the Old Testament; are n See Biblia vulgatx editionis, fol. Basil, 1508, torn,
less common in the latter half, and are scarcely to be vi. fol. 240. The prologue begins, Omnes qui pie. and
met with in the New Testament. ends, Salamonis hac sunt.
xxx PREFACE.
Additional 51. TWO or three copies of this version occur, in which prologues, subsequently
certain copies, compiled, seem to have been added to the books of the New Testament, and which
demand some remark. The first to be noticed belongs to the library of Emanuel
College, Cambridge. This Ms. °, besides the prologues and arguments found in the
ordinary copies, has generally a second prologue prefixed to each book. The exceptions
which occur are, the epistle to the Romans, which has only the special prologue men-
tioned above, and the short argument, the second epistle to the Thessalonians, the
first epistle of Peter, and the second and third of John, which have no preface of
any kind. In the greater part of these prologues the matter is taken, more or less,
from the ordinary gloss, or from that of Lyra. The style is that of Purvey, and
it scarcely admits of doubt that they are from his pen?. The additional prologue
in Matthew, or, as it is more correctly called, the addition to the ordinary prologue
on that evangelist, appears as if it did not belong to the same series; and it is
remarkable, that it is found in the same form in two other Mss.i The second copy
to be noticed is one which in the year 1731 belonged to Thomas Granger, of Milk
Street, London. It is not known where it is now deposited. Ames states that it was
written in the year 1424r, and he transcribed from it a series of additional prologues
to the books of the New Testament8. These prologues partly, as in the epistle to
the Hebrews, and in the first of Peter, are not found in any other Ms. ; partly, as
in most of St. Paul's epistles, are enlarged from those in the Emanuel College Ms. ;
and in one or two instances, as in the first epistle of John and in the Apocalypse,
are nearly identical with them. The epistle to the Romans has only the special
prologue and the short argument ; the second and third epistles of John and the
epistle of Jude have no prologue. A third copy belonging to sir Peregrine Acland, Bart.,
is singular in having prefixed to the Galatians, after the usual short argument, no
less than three prologues4, the first of which agrees partially with that in the Emanuel
College Ms. ; the two others have not been found in any other copy.
Marginal 52. In two passages of the General Prologue Purvey alludes to his glosses on the
Old Testament. In the first" he states, that he had explained the greater prophets
and in part the lesser prophets, and that he intended shortly to complete his gloss
on the latter". In the second passage" he informs us, that where, according to Jerome,
Lyra, and other expositors, the Hebrew differed from the Latin, he had set in the
margin, by way of a gloss, what the Hebrew had?, and sometimes how it was to
be understood z, and this chiefly in the Psalter. These marginal glosses, which are
absent from all copies of the earlier version, are found in those of the later. They
occur however to a far greater extent in one or two Mss., than in the generality.
They are most numerous in the Cotton Ms. Claudius E. 2 (C), and next to this, in
the Old Royal Ms. 1 C. 9 (B). The glosses on the Psalms have been found only in
the Bodl. Ms. 2326 a. The marginal glosses on certain parts of the New Testament,
0 Having the press mark i. 4. 33 ; and designated in l The three are printed in vol. iv. p. 688b.
the collations by the letter p. u Vol. i. p. 41. 1. 39.
P These prologues are printed vol. iv. pp. 68ib. seqq. w Very few glosses on the minor prophets occur in
1 Univ. Libr. Cambr. LI. i. 13 and Jesus Coll. any copy known to the Editors, perhaps altogether not
Cambr. Q. 8.13. It is printed vol. iv. p. 68 111. more than ten or twelve.
r This date appears to have been inferred from the x Vol. i. p. 58. 1.4.
calendar prefixed, which began with that year. — See y See Gen. xli. 45 ; Exod. viii. 21. xii. 8. xvii. 13. xxi.
Waterland's letter to Lewis, Works, vol. x. p. 392. 23 etc. z See Exod. xix. 5 etc.
s These transcripts were made into a copy of Lewis's a The glosses in this Ms. were discovered, the editors
edition of the New Testament, folio, 1731, now in the regret to state, too late to be printed. It is singular,
British Museum, and designated Addl. Ms. 15. 521. and that the scribe of C should in the Psalter have omitted
in the collations as y. These prologues are printed vol. all glosses, except those which refer to the titles of the
iv. pp. 68lb. seqq. Psalms.
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occurring in the Mss. New Coll. 66 ( V.) and Harl. 5017 (e), which last Ms. was origin-
ally a portion of 1 C. 9 (B), have been already noticed b.
53. The table of lessons, epistles and gospels, annexed to copies of the earlier Table »/
version was revised and enlarged, and the quotations were adapted to the new1*"0"*'
translation. It is found inserted in several Mss.c
54. The copies of this later version present so great an uniformity, that their uniformity of
peculiarities scarcely admit of an observation. E, L, and P frequently agree together in^'vlrLn.
differing from the other copies, but their variations are not of an important character.
They consist, for the most part, in the substitution of an equivalent particle, or of
a relative for a conjunction, or the expression of a word understood. K (Fairfax 2)
has several short marginal glosses not found elsewhere ; and, in the New Testament,
k (Lansd. 455) has peculiar textual readings, but many of these last arise from errors
either of the first or of the correcting scribe.
55. Within a few years after the completion of the later version some imperfect Attempt* to
attempts appear to have been made to revise it. One of these revised copies is pre-»^L.
served in a Ms. of the Bodleian Library, which formerly belonged to king Henry the
Sixth"1. The re visor seems, as he proceeded, to have grown weary, or to have become
dissatisfied with the result of his labours, and he gave up his plan, after having advanced
into the Psalter; the alterations made in the subsequent parts being comparatively few
and unimportant. His object was to render the version more plain and intelligible,
which he endeavoured to accomplish by introducing numerous explanatory phrases8,
substituting nouns for pronouns, and antecedents for relativesf, supplying words
understood in the originals, changing expressions to those more familiar and modern1',
and using connective particles, either more simple than those of the later version or
in addition to them". In making these alterations he seems scarcely to have consulted
the Latin, from which he sometimes unwarrantably departs, but he has frequently
had recourse to the earlier version, and adopts its expressions'5. This revised text is
followed in several parts by a Ms. in the library of Corp. Ch. Coll., Cambridge1. In
the books from Joshua to iv Kings inclusive, and after the book of Job, this last
mentioned copy agrees with the usual text, but elsewhere it adopts many of the
variations of 'the Bodleian Ms, sometimes, however, rejecting them for readings of
its own. In these readings it proceeds upon the same principle, interpolating
numerous paraphrastic and explanatory words. It is singular, that from the begin-
ning of the ii Paralipomenon to the fifth chapter of the n Esdras the Ms. belonging
to the library of St. John's College, Oxford™, generally coincides with one or both of
the before-mentioned copies.
56. The third book of Esdras had formed part of the early version, but was rejected m£"rfras
found in a
by Purvey as devoid of authority in matters of faith". Accordingly it had no place in single copy.
b See above, p. xvi. 20. relikis, 2 ti. aftircomers, I. Esth. ii. 14. bond, 2 v.
c Old R. Libr. i B 6 ; Harl. 1212, 1862. 4890 and kepyng, I. etc.
6333 ; Arundel 104 ; Lansd. 407 ; Queens Coll. Oxf. ' See n Kings xix. 27, forsothe, 2». but I. HI Kings
23 ; Univ. Libr. Cambr. Dd. i. 27 ; Emanuel Coll. 2 ; xvi. 12, and, 2 v. also and J. n Esdr. xii. 28, sothely,
Hereford 206, etc. 2 v. and I. etc. etc.
d Bodl. 277 (2124), marked in the collations I. k For example, Exod. xxviii. 38, jiftis, 2 v. jiftis to
« See Gen. xxxii. 8. xli. 56; Num. vi. 5, 13; men, i o., I. fre jiftis, 2 v. 3iftis to God, i »., I. Deut.
n Paral. xviii. 10 ; Job xxxii. 5, 6, 7, 10, and passim. xi. 14, tymeful, 2 v. tymely, i v., I. n Paral. xxiii. 8,
* For instance, Gen. xlviii. 20, he, 2 v. Jacob, I. alle, 2 v. alle thei, i v., I. — 10. iv Kings xiv. 10, excit-
Exod. xv. 23, he, 2 v. Moises, I. i Esdr. ix. 12, her ist, 2 v. stirist, i v., I. i Esdr. iv. 3, oure Lord God,
dojtris, 2 v. dojtris of thes peplis, I. Tob. ii. 23, hym, 2 v. the Lord oure God, i ».,!. Tob. i. i, and, 2 v. and
2 v. hir husbonde, I. etc. of the, a »., I.
g See Gen.xxxvi. 3 ; Exod. xxix. 23, etc. 1 No. 147, and marked in the collations by the let-
ta Deut. xxvii. 19, peruertith, 2 v. turneth vnjustly, I. ter S.
Josh.ii. i. Raab bi name, 2 v. that hijt Raab.I. Tob. v. 6. m No. 7, and marked in the collations N.
grette, 2 v. saluede, I. Tob.ii.2, linage, 21-. kyn, I. xiii. n See Gen. Prol. vol. i. p. 2.
XXX11
PREFACE.
Epistle to the
Laodiceans.
Table of
Matters.
Copies of the
new version
rapidly mul-
tiplied.
the copies of the second version. But the Bodleian Ms. 277, containing the revised
text just described, gives it in a translation of its own0. This is founded upon the
early version, and formed upon the same principle which guided the writer in pre-
paring other parts of his revision. The order is conformed to the English idiom,
textual glosses are introduced, and many explanatory words are supplied. The re-
visor does not appear to have translated from the Latin, bnt merely to have recast
the early version, so far as he thought it necessary, in order to render it uniform with
the preceding part of his Ms.
57. The epistle to the Laodiceans was excluded as spurious both by Wycliffe and
Purvey. Subsequently, however, it was translated together with its argument, and is
found in several Mss. of the later version, none of which appears to have been written
early in the fifteenth century P. Another, but nearly coeval, version of the same
epistle occurs in a single copy!
58. Several copies of the later version contain a table of matters, or summary of
the contents of the chapters in the several books of the New Testament1". These
summaries differ in different Mss.; in some being much more full than in others8. A
summary of the contents of the whole Bible, of a like kind, is written by way of run-
ning titles to the several chapters, in the upper margin of the Bodl. Ms. Fairfax 2 ;
which has also a table of contents to the New Testament, affixed at the end of the
Apocalypse.
59. The Bible thus completed by Purvey caused the earlier translation to fall into dis-
use. The new version was eagerly sought after, and read. Copies passed into the hands
of all classes of the people*. Even the sovereign himself and the princes of the blood
royal did not disdain to possess them. The volumes were in many instances executed
in a costly manner, and were usually written upon vellum by experienced scribes.
This implies not merely the value which was set upon the word of God, but also that
the scribes found a reward for their labours among the wealthier part of the com-
munity. The multiplication of copies must have been rapid. Nearly one hundred
0 It is printed from this Mss. vol. ii. p. 542.
P The epistle and argument are printed from the
Harl. Ms. 6333, vol. iv. p. 438.
Q Magd. Coll. Cambr. Pepys 2073, from which the
version is printed, vol. iv. p. 438.
r These tables are found in Brit. Mus. Eg. 1 165 ; Trin.
Coll. Cambr. B. x. 20 ; Jes. Coll. Cambr. Q. A. 6 ;
Lambeth 547 ; Bodl. Fairfax 2 ; Ch. Ch. Oxf. G. 10 ;
Ms. belonging to Dan. Rock, D.D. ; Bodl. Hatton 1 1 1,
e Mus. no, and Selden supra 51.
s The table for instance in Eg. 1165, as will be seen
by the subjoined specimens, is more diffuse than that
in the Ms. of Dr. Rock, e Mus. no, and Selden supra
51, which agree together.
Mt. ix. Dr. Rock's Ms.
Hou Jhesu helide a man bi feith of othere.
Of the chesing of Matheu.
Hou Crist was chalengid of fastinge.
Of helinge a womman in flux.
Of reisynge of a damsel in the hous.
Of helynge of a doumb man.
Of myche rype corn.
Mt. ix. Egerton 1165.
Hou Crist for3af a man his sinnes, and also helide him
of the palesie.
Hou Crist seide to Matthew, Sue thou me.
Hou Crist was chalengid of fastinge.
Hou a prince worschipide Crist, and seide, Lord, my
dorter is nyj deed.
Hou a womman that hadde the flux xii. jeer was heelid.
Of reisynge of a damysele in the hous.
Hou ij. blinde men cryinge sueden him.
Of heling of a doumb man.
Of mych ripe corn and fewe werk men.
Apoc. iii. Dr. Rock's Ms.
Of him that shal ouercome.
Of him that is neithir cold ne hot.
How God chastisith for loue and knockith.
Apoc. iii. Egerton 1 165.
To the aungil of the chirche of Sardis, write thow, How
owre Lord seith I schal come as a nyjt theef.
Of hem that schulen be clothid in whijt clothis.
Of him that hath the keie of Dauith, which openeth
and no man closith.
How he that schal ouercome schal be maad a piler in
the temple.
Of him that is neither coold neither hoot.
The Lord seith, I repreue and chastise worn I loue.
How the Lord soupith with man that openith the jate
to him.
4 As early as the year 1394, a copy of the Gospels in
English is bequeathed to the chantry of St. Nicholas,
in the church of the Holy Trinity at York, by John
Hopton, chaplain there, (Testamenta Eboracens. p. 196.)
and in 1404, Philip Baunt, merchant of Bristol, gives a
copy of the Gospels in English to John Caunterbury,
chaplain of Redcliffe church, (Barrett, Hist, of Bristol,
P- 583.)
PREFACE.
XXXlll
and fifty Mss. containing the whole or parts of Purvey's Bible, the majority of which
were written within the space of forty years from its being finished, have been ex-
amined for the present edition. Others are known to have existed within the last
century ; and more, there can be no doubt, have escaped inquiry ; how many have
perished it is impossible to calculate. But when it is remembered that from the first
the most active and powerful measures' were take to suppress the version, — that
strict inquisition was made for the writings and translations of Wycliffe, Hereford,
Ashton and Purvey, — that they were burnt and destroyed as most noxious and per-
nicious productions of heretical depravity, — and that all who were known to possess
them were exposed to severe persecution" ; — and then if there be taken into account
the number of Mss. which in the course of four or five centuries have been destroyed
through accident or negligence, it is not too much to suppose that we have now but
a small portion of those which were originally written.
60. The effect of this circulation of Scripture among the people in their own tongue Effects
was just what might have been expected. Men reading with their own eyes the"*
words of the Saviour and of his apostles, found a marked contrast between the prin-
ciples which they inculcated and many parts of the system upheld by the Romish
church. Which of the two should be rejected could not be matter of hesitation. The
progress of religious truth met however with serious impediments. These chiefly
arose from two sources ; the extravagances into which some of those who embraced
1 These measures were of various kinds. Wycliffe
in his Treatise against the orders of Friars, chap. 36,
writes, " and thus they pursue priests, for they reprove
their sins as God bids, both to brenne them and the
Gospel of Crist, written in English to most learning of
our nation." Vaughan's Tracts and Tr. p. 247. The
commissions issued to seize the books written by Wyc-
liffe, Hereford, Ashton and Purvey have been mentioned
before p. xxiv. Knighton, speaking of the visitation of
Leicester by archbishop Courtney in 1392, and of Will.
Smyth, then compelled to do penance in the market-
place there, tells us, " Libros eciam solempnes, quos in
materna lingua de evangelic et de epistolis et aliis epi-
stolis et doctoribus conscripserat, et ut fatebatur, per
annos octo studiose conscribere laboraverat, archiepi-
scopo coactus tradidit." col. 2736. In 1390 a bill,
if we may credit the Compendious treatise presently to be
noticed, was brought into the house of lords for the sup-
pression of the English translation ; which was however
thrown out by the exertions of the duke of Lancaster.
The translation was opposed in the schools, and among
others by Will. Butler, a Franciscan, whose Determination
against it, written in 1400, is still exstant,but imperfect,in
the library of Merton College (No. 68, p. 202). In 1408,
at a convocation in Oxford, archbishop Arundel published
a constitution forbidding the reading of any book of
Scripture translated into English, composed lately in
the time of John Wycliffe or since his death. (fVilkins
Cone. torn. iii. p. 317.) The Wycliffites on their part
were not backward to defend their right to have the
Scriptures in their own language. The series of tracts
in a volume in the Univ. Libr. Cambridge has been
already largely quoted. Between the years 1398 and
1405, during which period archbishop Scrope held the
see of York, was probably composed a treatise in Latin
of considerable extent, on the lawfulness of having the
Scriptures in the vernacular tongue. The third and
most important division of this work is preserved in the
Imperial Library at Vienna, in a Ms. of the fifteenth
cent. ( See Denis Codd. Theol. Lot. Bibl. Vienn. vol . i . p . 3 .
col. 842 seqq.) The author is anonymous, but appa-
VOL. I.
rently a theologian of Oxford, where he tells us, two
valentes doctores successively disputed in public lec-
tures on either side of the question. He repeats the
arguments used on the negative side, adding some of
his own, and then replies on the affirmative. Shortly
after this, in the time of archbishop Arundel, and there-
fore compiled between 1399 and 1414, appeared a
treatise in defence of the vernacular version of Scrip-
ture, in which some of the passages in the Latin tract
mentioned above are introduced. No more than a frag-
ment of this treatise is preserved in its original form,
and this only in manuscripts of the sixteenth and seven-
teenth centuries. Three of these are found in Mss.
Harl. 325, Cott. Vitell. D. 7, and C.C.C. Cambr. 171, all
made from a fragment in Worcester Cathedral ; a fourth
transcript is among the Lambeth Mss. No. 594. fol. 57,
made by Wharton from a Ms. formerly in the library of
Westminster Abbey. The entire treatise in a somewhat
modernised form, and with interpolations, (as for in-
stance, the notice of bishop Fleming's death in 143 1 ,)
was printed, probably at Tindal's instigation, by Hans
Luft, at Marlborow in the land of Hessen, in 1530; and
reprinted in England by Richard Banckes, under the
title of A Compendyous aide treatyse, shewynge howe that
we ought to haue the Scripture in Englyshe, (see Dib-
din's Ames, vol. iii. p. 257 ;) in the preface to which
edition it is described as " a treatyse wryten about the
3ere of our Lorde a thousande fower hundred." It
was introduced by Foxe into the first edition of his
Actes and Monuments, 1563, p. 452 seqq., hut omitted
in the subsequent impressions. It is to this treatise
that archbishops Parker and Ussher, as well as Foxe,
were indebted for their notices of archbishop Arundel's
sermon on queen Anne, and of the bill in parliament
brought in by the archbishops and clergy alluded to
above.
u See in Foxe, Acts and Man. extracts from the
Norwich registers, vol. i. 755 ; from the registers of
London, vol. ii. pp. 73,5, 745 ; and from those of
Lincoln, ibid. pp. 751 — 764.
xxxv
PREFACE.
in the earlier
the new opinions speedily fell, and the wars and distractions from which England
suffered during the greater part of the fifteenth century. Notwithstanding these
obstacles truth maintained its own cause. The versions of Wycliffe and his followers
continued to be read and circulated ; they contributed largely to the religious know-
ledge which prevailed at the commencement of the Reformation ; and at that period
they supplied an example and a model to those excellent men, who in like manner
devoted themselves at the hazard of their lives to the translation of Scripture, and to
its publication among the people of the land.
sources of the 61. Little now remains, except to give an account of the method which the editors
have pursued in preparing these volumes for the press. The texts have been printed
from the Mss. with scrupulous exactness. For this purpose, four copies have been
selected in the earlier version, namely, a Ms. in the library of Corpus Christi Coll.
Oxford, marked No. 4, two Mss. in the Douce collection, Bodleian Library, Nos. 370
and 369, and a Ms. in the Old Royal collection, British Museum, marked 1 B. 6. The
text has been collated either verbatim or in various readings with nineteen other
copies. These have been, with little exception, examined throughout their extent.
In addition, eight copies have been collated for prologues and smaller portions.
62. For the later text, one manuscript has been followed throughout, marked 1 C. 8,
in the Old Royal collection. This has been collated either verbatim, or in the various
readings with no less than thirty-four other copies. The greater part of these have
been examined throughout. Thirteen more have been consulted for prologues and
portions. The two printed editions of the New Testament in the later text, by Lewis w
and Bagster, have likewise been collated throughout, in the various readings.
®^' ^n tne General Prologue the text is printed from the Harl. Ms. 1666, as far as
chap. xv. vol. i. p. 57, 1. 3, and thence to the end from a Ms. in the Cambridge Uni-
versity Library, Mm. 2. 15. An accurate collation has been made of eight other copies.
The epistles of Jerome prefixed to Genesis are taken, in the later version, from the
New College Ms, 66 ; elsewhere the source of the prologues, if it differ from that of the
book which follows, is noted in the margin. For the table of lessons etc. the text has
been copied from the Mss. Corp. Ch. Coll. No. 4, and Brit. Mus, Addl. 15,580, except
it be otherwise stated in the margin, and has been collated with six other copies x.
64. The great extent to which the collations have been carried, will be more fully
and accurately perceived by means of the subjoined table, which will also explain the
letters by which the several copies are designated.
in the later
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.
Earlier Version.
A. Corp. Ch. Coll. Oxford, 4> ; forms the text from Genesis to in Kings, and from Ezekiel i. 26 to
xxxii. 23 ; collated verbatim elsewhere. [94-^]
B. Bodl. Libr. Douce 370 ; forms the text from iv Kings to u Paralipomenon ; collated verbatim else-
where. [88.]
C. Bodl. Douce 369, i st. part ; forms the text from i Esdras to Baruch iii. 20 ; collated verbatim
elsewhere. [87.]
w As reprinted by Mr. Baber, 4°. Lond. 1810.
x Namely, Brit. Mus. i B. vi. (M) ; Arundel 104
(E) ; Queen's Coll. Oxf. 23 (M) ; Univ. Libr. Cambr.
Dd. i. 27 (R); Hereford 206 (X); and Lansdowne 455
(k). The quotations of the beginning and end of the
respective lessons do not precisely agree in the different
Mss., being sometimes taken from the earlier version,
and sometimes from the later, and occasionally varying
slightly from both. It has not been thought necessary
to note these variations.
y The numbers here affixed designate the order in
which these Mss. are described in the list subjoined to
this Preface.
PREFACE. xxxv
D. Archiep. Libr. Lambeth 25, ist. part, containing the Pentateuch; collated verbatim from Genesis
to Numbers xx ; with various readings elsewhere. [46.]
E. Bodl. 959 ; collated verbatim throughout. [65.]
F. Trin. Coll. Dublin, A. 1.9; collated with various readings throughout. [150.]
G. Brit. Mus. Egerton 617, 618 ; collated with various readings throughout. [32.]
H. AUanson ; collated verbatim i Paralipomenon, Ezekiel i — xxxii. and i Maccabees xi. — n Maccabees,
end ; and with various readings from Genesis to iv Kings. [155.]
/. Bodl. Fairfax 2 ; Prologues to books from Genesis to Ecclesiasticus, except to i Paralipomenon
[where marked K]; collated verbatim. [71.]
K. Bodl. Douce 369, 2nd. part ; forms the text from Baruch iii. 20 to Ezekiel i. 26, and from
Ezekiel xxxii. 23 to Deeds xxviii. 15; collated verbatim elsewhere. [87.]
K. New Coll. 66; Prologue to i Esdras only; collated verbatim. [97.]
L. Bodl. 183 ; Prologues from Tobit to Wisdom; collated verbatim. [59.]
0. New Coll. 66 ; Prologues from n Paralipomenon to Psalter, except that to i Esdras ; collated ver-
batim. [97.]
R. Univ. Libr. Cambr. Dd. i. 27 ; Prologues from Job to Ecclesiastes ; collated verbatim. [106.]
Z. Univ. Libr. Cambr. Ee. 1. 10; Prologue to n Paralipomenon only; collated verbatim. [107.]
Later Version.
A. Old Roy. Libr. Brit. Mus. i C. 8; forms the text throughout. [6.]
B. Old Roy. Libr. Brit. Mus. i C. 9 ; collated verbatim from Genesis to Deuteronomy ; with various
readings elsewhere. [8.]
C. Cotton Claudius E. 2 ; collated verbatim from Genesis to Ecclesiasticus ; with various readings else-
where. [9.]
D. Lansdowne 454 ; collated verbatim Genesis and Exodus ; with various readings elsewhere. [27.]
E. Arundel 104; collated verbatim from Genesis i. to Exodus xvii., iv Kings, n Maccabees viii. 11.
to end ; with various readings elsewhere. [29.]
F. Sion Coll. 18; collated verbatim Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus; i and n Maccabees; with various
readings elsewhere. [42.]
G. Lincoln Coll. 15 ; collated verbatim in Genesis ; with various readings elsewhere. [96.]
H. Corp. Ch. Coll. Oxf. 20 ; collated with various readings throughout. [95.]
1. Bodl. 277 ; collated verbatim throughout. [60.]
K. Bodl. Fairfax 2 ; collated verbatim from Genesis to iv Kings, and Psalms i — Ixxv. ; with various
readings elsewhere. [71.]
L. Bodl. 296 ; collated with various readings throughout. [61.]
M. Queen's Coll. Oxf. 23; forms the text of special Prologues; collated with various readings else-
where. [101.]
N. St. John's Coll. Oxf. 7 ; collated verbatim from n Paralipomenon to Esther, Isaiah to n Maccabees;
with various readings elsewhere. [103.]
0. New Coll. 66 ; forms the text of Prologues from Genesis to i Paralipomenon ; collated with various
readings elsewhere. [97.]
P. Emanuel Coll. 2 ; collated with various readings throughout. [118.]
Q. Univ. Libr. Cambr. Mm. 2. 15 ; collated verbatim from Ezekiel to i Maccabees; with various read-
ings elsewhere. [112.]
R. Univ. Libr. Cambr. Dd. i. 27 ; forms the text of Prologues to Wisdom and Ecclesiasticus; col-
lated verbatim from Zechariah viii. to n Maccabees ; with various readings elsewhere. [106.]
S. Corp. Ch. Coll. Camb. 147; collated verbatim from Genesis to Psalms; with various readings else-
where. [116.]
T. Trin Coll. Cambr. B. II. 8 ; the Pentateuch; collated with various readings throughout. [133-]
U. Archiep. Libr. Lambeth 25, 2nd. part ; collated verbatim from Ecclesiasticus xxxix. to Isaiah xii. ;
Lamentations to Zechariah viii. ; with various readings elsewhere. [46.]
V. Archiep. Libr. Lambeth 1033 ' collated with various readings throughout. [50.]
W. Norwich Corporation 54; collated verbatim Exodus and Leviticus ; with various readings elsewhere.
[I44-]
X. Hereford Cathedral 206 ; collated verbatim from i Kings to Esther ; with various readings else-
where. [137.]
Y. Trin. Coll. Dubl. A. i. 5; collated with various readings throughout. [149.]
f 2
xxxvi PREFACE.
a. Bodl. 183; Tobit to Ecclesiasticus ; collated with various readings throughout. [59.]
b. Harl. 2249 ; Joshua to Psalms ; collated with various readings throughout. [17.]
9. Tenison 83 ; collated with various readings throughout. [44.]
d. Magd. Coll. Cambr. Pepys 1603 ; collated in Genesis with various readings. [123.]
e. Harl. 5017; i and n Maccabees; collated with various readings throughout. [22.]
f. Harl. 3903 ; Tobit and Job; collated with various readings throughout. [19.]
g. Brit. Mus. Addl. 10,596 ; Tobit and Daniel xii. ; collated with various readings throughout. [38.]
h. Bodl. Douce 36; Tobit; collated with various readings throughout. [84.]
i. Brit. Mus. Addl. 10,046; Psalms; collated with various readings throughout. [36.]
k. Brit. Mus. Addl. 10,047 i Psalms i — Ixxiii; collated with various readings throughout. [37.]
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
Earlier Version.
A. Corp. Ch. Coll. Oxf.,4 ; collated with various readings thoughout. [94.]
C. Cotton, Claudius, E 2; Luke xix. 12 — xx. 10, Epistle to Philemon; collated verbatim. [9.]
G. Brit. Mus. Egerton 617, 618; collated with various readings throughout. [32.]
K. Bodl. Douce 369, 2nd. part ; forms the text as far as Deeds xxviii. 15. [87.]
M. Old. R. Libr. Brit. Mus. i B. 6 ; forms the text from Deeds xxviii. 15 to the end of the New Testa-
ment ; collated verbatim elsewhere. [4.]
2f. Sidney Coll. Cambr. A. 5. 14; collated verbatim throughout. [127.]
0. Magd. Coll. Cambr. L. 5. 19 ; collated verbatim throughout. [126.]
P. Bodl. Rawlinson C. 258 ; collated verbatim throughout. [79-]
Q. Advocates' Libr. Edinburgh, A. 6. 34; collated verbatim throughout. [143-]
S. Banister; forms the text of the Prologues to the Epistle to the Romans, and to the Catholic
Epistles; collated verbatim elsewhere. [162.]
T. Trin. Coll. Dubl. A. i. 10; collated verbatim throughout. [151.]
U. Brit. Mus. Addl. n, 858 ; ist. part, as far as Luke xix. 13; collated verbatim throughout. [39.]
V. New Coll. 67 ; collated verbatim throughout. [98.]
W. Phillipps, 9302 ; collated verbatim throughout. [168.]
X. Christ Church E 4 ; collated verbatim throughout. [91.]
Y. Brit. Mus. Addl. 15, 580; collated with various readings, and the latter part verbatim. [41.]
a. Bodl. 277 ; Prologue to Romans only ; collated verbatim. [60.]
b. Bodl. Rawlinson C. 259 ; Prologue to Romans only ; collated verbatim. [80.]
Later Version.
A. Old R. Libr. Brit. Mus. i. C. 8; forms the text. [6.]
C. Cotton Claudius, E 2 ; collated verbatim in Matthew, and from Mark xi. to Apocalypse; with various
readings elsewhere. [9.]
E. Arundel 104; collated with various readings throughout. [29.]
1. Bodl. 277 ; collated verbatim throughout. [60.]
K. Bodl. Fairfax 2 ; collated with various readings throughout. [7 1 .]
M. Queen's Coll. Oxf. 23 ; collated partially with various readings. [101.]
N. Sidney Coll. Cambr. A. 5. 14; Prologues only ; collated verbatim. [127.]
O. Magd. Coll. Cambr. L. 5. 19; John, and Prologues to Mark, Luke, and John; collated verbatim.
[126.]
P. Emanuel Coll. 2 ; collated with various readings, from Matthew to John. [118.]
Q. Univ. Libr. Cambr. Mm. 2. 15 ; collated verbatim from Acts viii. to Apocalypse ; with various read-
ings elsewhere. [112.]
R. Univ. Libr. Cambr. Dd. i. 27 ; collated verbatim from Acts viii. to Apocalypse ; with various
readings elsewhere. [106.]
S. Corp. Ch. Coll. Cambr. 147 ; collated with various readings from Matthew to John. [116.]
T. Trin. Coll. Dubl. A. i. 10 ; Romans i. — xi. 20, and certain Prologues; collated verbatim. [151.]
X. Hereford Cathedral 206; collated verbatim Matthew and Mark; with various readings else-
where. [137.]
Z. Advocates' Libr, Edinburgh, A. 6. 34; Prologue to Matthew only; collated verbatim. [145.]
PREFACE. xxxvii
a. Brit. Mus. Addl. 1 1, 858, 2nd. part, from Luke xix. 13 to Apocalypse; collated verbatim. [39.]
b. Emanuel Coll. i. 2. 13 ; collated with various readings throughout. [iiQ.l
c. Caius Coll. 343 ; collated verbatim throughout. [114.]
e. Harl. 5017 ; collated with various readings throughout. [22.]
g. Harl. 4890; collated with various readings throughout. [21.]
h. Harl. 272 ; collated with various readings throughout. [10.]
i. Harl. 2309 ; four Gospels; collated with various readings throughout. [18.]
k. Lansdowne 455 ; collated with various readings throughout. [28.]
1. Bodl. Rawlinson C. 237, 238 ; Prologue to Romans only ; collated verbatim. [77.]
m. Bodl. Rawlinson C. 257 ; Epistle to Laodiceans and Prologue to Romans only ; collated verbatim
[78.]
n. Bodl. Dugdale 46 ; Prologue to Romans only ; collated verbatim. [76.]
o. Harl. 6333 ; collated with various readings from Romans to Apocalypse ; forms the text of the
Epistle to the Laodiceans. [25.]
p. Emanuel Coll. i. 4. 33 ; additional Prologues printed from this Ms. [120.]
q. Cardwell ; Epistle to Laodiceans and Prologue to Romans ; collated verbatim. [163.]
r. Ashburnham 2 ; Epistle to Laodiceans and Prologue to Romans; collated verbatim. [157.]
s. Jesus Coll. Cambr. Q. A. 6; Epistle to Laodiceans; collated verbatim. [121.]
t. Univ. Libr. Cambr. Gg. 6. 8 ; Epistle to Laodiceans ; collated verbatim. [108.]
u. Harl. 1212; Epistle to Laodiceans ; collated ver batim. [14.]
w. Magd. Coll. Cambr. Pepys 2073 ; forms a second text of the Epistle to the Laodiceans. [125.]
x. Archiep. Libr. Lambeth, 369 ; Epistle to Laodiceans ; collated verbatim. [47.]
a. Edition of New Testament by Baber, 4°. Lond. 1810.
ft. Edition of New Testament in Bagster's Hexapla, 4°. Lond. 1841.
General Prologue.
a. Harl. 1666 ; forms the text to chap. xv. vol. i. p. 57. [15.]
/3. Univ. Coll. Oxf. G. 3 ; collated verbatim. [105.]
y. Bodl. 277 ; only first chapter; collated verbatim. [60.]
8. Lincoln Coll. 15; as far as cap. xi. ; collated verbatim. [96.]
e. Univ. Libr. Cambr. Mm. 2. 15 ; supplies the text from chap. xv. p. 57. to end. [i 1 2.]
f Trin. Coll. Dubl. A. i. 10; collated verbatim. [151.]
r}. Corp. Ch. Coll. Cambr. 147; collated verbatim. [116.]
6. Old. R. Libr. Brit. Mus. i. C. 8; only first chapter; collated verbatim. [6.]
t. Univ. Libr. Cambr. Kk. i. 8; collated verbatim, [no.]
K. Harl. 6333; Prologue prefixed to Clement; printed from this Ms. [25.]
A.. Ashburnham 3; Prologue prefixed to Clement ; collated verbatim. [158.]
In the Table of Lessons, etc., the references to the collations are the same as in the
New Testament.
65. The glossary has involved no inconsiderable labour. It has been compiled prin- Glossary.
cipally with the view of explaining such words as seemed likely to occasion difficulty
to an ordinary reader. Few such, it is hoped, have escaped notice. But it must be
observed, that neither the glossary nor the various readings include all the ortho-
graphical variations which the manuscripts present. This would indeed have been
an useless and almost endless task. The principal forms and inflexions have, however,
been set down, and the philologist will find the glossary highly serviceable in enabling
him to ascertain the usage of words at a definite period of our language, employed by
those whose purpose it must have been to make themselves as easily understood as
possible. It is right to warn him, that some of the examples given may not belong
to either of the original versions, but be derived either from the partial revisions of
the text subsequently undertaken, or from the caprice of the copyists of particular
Mss. But these are exceptional cases, and of rare occurrence ; the great bulk of the
words collected in the glossary may be confidently assigned to the last twenty years
of the fourteenth century.
xxxviii PREFACE.
66. The editors in the course of their protracted undertaking have laid themselves
under many obligations. First of all, their thanks are due to the Delegates of the
University Press in Oxford, for the liberal patronage which, by providing for the
expense of the work, encouraged them to commence their task, and has enabled them
at length to bring it to a conclusion. They have also to express their acknowledg-
ments to the Royal Society of Literature, who at the outset of the design, zealously,
though ineffectually, exerted their influence to promote its success. For the loan
of valuable Mss. the editors are widely indebted. They have particularly to mention
the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, the Warden and Fellows of New College, the
Provost and Fellows of Queen's College, the Rector and Fellows of Lincoln College,
and the Presidents and Fellows of Corpus Christi and St. John's Colleges respectively,
all in Oxford ; the Masters and Fellows of the several Colleges of Caius, Emanuel,
Trinity, Sidney, Magdalen and Christ's, in Cambridge; the Deans and Chapters of
Hereford and of Lincoln ; the Corporation of the city of Norwich ; the President and
Fellows of Sion College ; the Trustees of Archbishop Tenison's Library ; the Provost
and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin ; the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh ;
H. R. H. the late Duke of Sussex ; His Grace the late Archbishop of Canterbury ;
Mrs. Allanson of Broughton ; Sir Peregrine Acland, Bart. ; Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart. ;
Sir David Dundas, H. M. Judge Advocate; the very Rev. the Dean of Llandaff; the
late Francis Douce, Esq.; Thomas Banister, Esq. of the Inner Temple, and the
Rev. Daniel Rock, D.D.
During the long period in which the editors have been engaged on their work,
they have had to visit, or to consult, very many of the principal Libraries of the
kingdom. Every where they have met with the most ready and obliging attention.
But they are bound to acknowledge more especially the kindness of His Grace the
present Archbishop of Canterbury, in granting them free access to the manuscripts
and archiepiscopal registers at Lambeth. They are also particularly indebted to the
Bishop of Lincoln, to the late Master and to several of the Fellows of Corpus Christi
College, to the Master of Magdalen College, and the late and present Masters of Ema-
nuel College, in Cambridge ; to the Masters of University and Balliol Colleges, the late
President of Corpus Christi College, and the Principal of St. Mary Hall, in Oxford ;
to the Rev. Dr. Bandinel, Librarian of the Bodleian Library, and the Rev. H. 0. Coxe,
Sub-librarian there ; the Rev. John Lodge, and the Rev. Thomas Power, late and
present keepers of the University Library in Cambridge ; the Rev. Professor Lee, the
Rev. Charles Blick, of St. John's College, and the Rev. W. P. Baily, of Clare Hall, in
that University ; to the Rev. Dr. Todd, senior Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin ;
Professor Couper, Curator of the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow ; David Laing, Esq.
Keeper of the Signet Library, Edinburgh ; the Rev. Wm. Gunner, Fellow of Win-
chester College ; the Rev. W. G. Anderson, senior Tutor of University College, Durham ;
and Dr. C. P. C. Schb'nemann, Librarian of the Ducal Library at Wolfenbuttel.
conclusion. 67. The editors have spared no pains to render these volumes complete. A consi-
derable portion of their time during twenty-two years has been spent in accomplishing
their task. They will have no cause of regret, if the result of their labours shall
remove some portion of the disgrace which has long been attached to the English
nation, for the continued neglect of its earliest versions of holy Scripture, and if it
shall serve in any important degree to illustrate the history and structure of the
English language.
BBITISH MUSEUM, 1st October, 1850.
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
LONDON.
BRITISH MUSEUM.
1. Old Royal Library, i A. iv. Thin vellum, 12°., ff. 269, 2 cols., written about the middle of
xv. cent.; probably No. 103 of the Theyer collection purchased by Charles II. in 1678.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the later version. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, epistles
and gospels, after the use of Salisbury.
2. Old R. L. i A. x. Vellum, small 4°., ff. 238, 2 cols., of the early part of xv. cent. ; formerly
belonged to Lord Lumley.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the later version. A Table of the lessons, etc. after the use
of Salisbury, is prefixed.
3. Old R. L. i A. xn. Vellum, 4°., ff. 241, 2 cols., written about the middle of xv. cent. ; presented
as a new year's gift to Queen Elizabeth, by her chaplain, John Bridges, who has written a dedi-
cation to her majesty on two spare leaves at the commencement.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the later version. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, etc.
4. Old R. L. i B. vi. Vellum, large 4°., ff. 239, 2 cols., in an upright large character, written with
great care and neatness, about 1400. It appears to have belonged in 1569 to Avery Uvedall, in
1576 to Edmund Hasselwode, and in 1580 to Nicholas Crafford, and still earlier to Edwy Marowe.
The volume was one of the Theyer collection, probably No. 171.
The books of the New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the earlier version. They are preceded by a
Table of lessons, etc. according to the use of Salisbury. The following lacunae occur, Mt. vii. n to viii. 19, and
Mk. iii. 33 to iv. 37. to the end of the Apocalypse.
5. Old R. L. i B. ix. Paper, small folio, ff. 54, written apparently in the reign of Queen Elizabeth ;
previously in the Theyer collection, No. 180. It contains : —
i. The prologue to the Gospel of St. John, in Anglo-Saxon, fol. i; — 2. The ' Capitula,' or an abstract of the
contents, of St. John's Gospel, in Anglo-Saxon, fol. i ; — 3. " Legenda de defunctis," in Anglo-Saxon, fol. 2 ;—
4. "Legenda in quadragesima," in Anglo-Saxon, fol. 2b; — 5. The Gospel of St. John, in the later Wycliflite
version, with the same Gospel in Anglo-Saxon, on alternate pages, fol. 4 b.
6. Old R. L. i C. viii. Vellum, large folio, ff. 572, 2 cols., very neatly and regularly written, pro-
bably before 1420, with initials to the books, in gold upon coloured grounds, and to the chapters blue
flourished with red ; and having ornamented borders at the commencement of some of the books :
prefixed to John is a small miniature, representing the evangelist and the eagle. The first leaf has
been inserted subsequently, and has been written by a later scribe. The recto of this leaf has a
red rose in the initial letter, and is surrounded by a border partly composed of red and white
roses ; in the lower part is a shield of France and England, quarterly, and on the side a port-
cullis surmounted by a red rose; executed in the reign of Henry VII. This Ms. has been care-
fully corrected throughout by a nearly contemporary hand.
The books of the Old and New Testament, in the later version, with the prologues to Munich and Isaiah, and
those usually prefixed to the books of the New Testament. The Ms. presents in the most material points an
uniform and accurate text. In many places, when other copies combine, not unfrequently without exception, in
adopting an erroneous reading, here the correct rendering is given ; examples of this are found in Gen. xxxi. 35 and
41, so for lo; xxxiv. 24, and for whanne sec.m.; xxxviii. 29, for for fro sec. m.; xliv. 30, the for this; xlix. n,
grape for grace sec.m.; Josh. ii. 19, oure for joure sec.m.; v. 13, adversaries for aduersarie sec.m.; ix. 18, princis
for puples sec.m.; xxii. 15, of for to; Judg. vii. 3, the for that; viii. 9, and so for and; ix. 17, to for for sec.m.;
xi. 33, til to thou contest for til to that he come; I Kings xviii. 7, pleiynge sec.m. for fleyng ; n Kings vii. 20, for
for therfor sec.m.; Ezek. xiii. 21, hand for land sec.m.; Mk. xiii. 8, begynnyngis for beginning, and I Cor. vii. 9,
that for and. In some of these cases the reading seems, not to have been selected from another Ms., but rather to
have been the rendering of the scribe himself, after an examination of the Latin ; as for example, in Judg. ix.
18, handmayde for concubyne; i Kings xxi. u, queeris for carroulis ; Eph. iii. 4, mysterie for mynysterie. These
corrections of the ordinary text are very frequently due to the second hand, which has throughout made numerous
xl LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
emendations, as Gen. xxxvii. 28, thrhtti for twenti; Judg. x. 9, passid Jordan for passid; i Kings xxvii. 12, he
wroutfe for we wrourfen. Variations also from the generality of copies are sometimes found in the adoption of a
more modern or familiar word, as Gen. 1. 6, chargid for coniurid; Judg. iv. 15, a foote for on foote ; i Par. ii. 31,
sotheli for certes : a for o ; and a for sum when singular ; sometimes in the insertion or repetition of a pronoun, to
render the sense more clear, as Josh. xiii. 12, hem; Judg. x. 7, he; iv Kings vii. 17, her; and sometimes, with
the same view, in the supplying a relative and auxiliary, as Josh. x. 6, that weren before bisegid; or the addition of
man or men to an adjective, as Gen. xxxix. 20, bounden men. It has again other peculiarities, as the omission of
the s in the genitive; Lk. xv. 17, fadir for fadris ; of 3« after the imp. plural, Ex. v. n. Mt. xiii. 32. Rom. xvi. 9;
of to after certain verbs, as brynge, comaunde, etc., and the almost uniform putting of whether for wher. In the
New Testament, it seems as if the old version had been consulted, giving occasion to such readings as Mt. xiv. 5,
groyneden for grucheden; and Mt. xv. 27, crueifien for crucifieden; Lk. i. 15, and for ne ; vi. I, bi cornes for hi the
cornes. But one of the most remarkable variations occurs in the discarding of the verbal glosses from the text,
which as far as Numb. xx. are almost always omitted ; from this place to the Psalms they are adopted, and from the
Psalms to the end of the Old Testament are again rejected. Sometimes however an explanatory gloss is admitted
where other copies are without it, as Gen. xxxv. 14, title ether memorial; I Kings v. 8, wise men ether princis ;
i Mace. v. 64, prosperite ether preisyngis. This Ms. has formed the text of the later version throughout the present
edition of the books both of the Old and New Testament.
7. Old R. L. i C. ix. Vellum, folio, ff. 233, 2 cols., written not later than 1410. Previously in the
Theyer collection, No. 27. Another portion of this copy is contained in Ms. Harl. 5017.
The books of the Old Testament, from Genesis to Job inclusive, without prologues, but with numerous marginal
glosses by the original hand, especially in Job ; these generally agree verbatim with those printed from Ms. Cott
Claud. E. n. A few, but not of much extent, are found, which do not occur there. In the margin are also written
some remarks in a hand of the time of Henry VIII.
8. Old R. L. 17 A. xxvi. Vellum, small 4°., pp. 281, written by two hands; the first portion, ex-
tending as far as p. 206, is the earlier, but both are probably before 1400 ; it was No. 270 of the
Theyer collection. The volume contains : —
An exposition of the Decalogue, p. i. — A tract of the seven deadly sins, and other short pieces of a like kind, p. 37.
— Wycliffe's Commentary on the Apocalypse, with the prologue, p. 67. — This Gospel of St. John, with the prologue,
in the early version, p. 209. — This Ms. has some readings peculiar to itself.
9. Cotton, Claudius, E. n. Vellum, large folio, 2 cols., ff. 352, written probably before 1420 ; imper-
fect at the beginning. A leaf has been prefixed inserted from some other Ms. which contained a
History of the Bible in French.
The books of the Old and New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues, and large marginal
glosses, chiefly from Lyra, many of which are found only in this copy. It also originally contained the General
Prologue, as is evident from the list of books of Scripture given at the end of the volume ; but this has been taken
out, as well as the first chapters of Genesis, the Ms. now beginning at chap. ix. 23. It is also defective from n Mace,
vii. 10 to the end of the Old Testament. The scribe has made numerous mistakes, which have been corrected by a
second contemporary hand. The lessons are marked by letters in the margin, and in the New Testament there are
frequent references to parallel passages. A few remarks have also been made in Latin and English by hands of
about the year 1500. It is a remarkable circumstance, that the earlier text is introduced into this copy, by the
original hand, from Luke xix. 12 to xx. 10, and throughout the Epistle to Philemon.
10. Harl. 272. Vellum, 4°., ff. 155, 2 cols., written about 1420. Probably it was formerly in Sir
Simonds d'Ewes' collection, No. 104.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, of the later version. At the end occur some Remarks on the Apo-
calypse, and Comments on the Commandments ; with other extracts of a like nature. On the first leaf is prefixed,
by rather a later hand, a copy of a prayer engraved in the church of St. John Lateran at Rome, granting 80,000 years
of indulgence to all who should repeat it daily.
11. Harl. 327. Vellum, 4°., i cols., ff. 128, written about the year 1410. It formerly belonged to
Sir Simonds d'Ewes, No. 1 1 8.
The Epistles of St. Paul, the Acts, Catholic Epistles and Apocalypse, in the later version, with the usual
prologues.
12. Harl. 940. Vellum, in very small 4°. or 16°., written in the first half of the fifteenth century,
ff. 187 ; it formerly belonged to Edmond Pirton, Esq., and in Sept. 1645 *° Roger Warfilde, by
the gift of William Pyrton, Esq.
The Epistles of St. Paul, with the usual prologues ; the Acts, Catholic Epistles and Apocalypse, all without pro-
logues; in the later version. It begins with Rom. vii. 24, and ends in Apoc. xxii. 12; the remaining verses of the
chapter are however written on the next fly-leaf, in a hand of the xvi. cent.
13. Harl. 984. Vellum, in small 4°., ff. 73, written probably before 1450; the lacunae have been
partially supplied in the sixteenth century ; imperfect both at the beginning and the end ;
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on the first leaf is written "Thomas Lower," and on the reverse, "4 of Oct. 1662, bought of
Mr. Jones in litle britton."
The Gospel of St. Matthew, in the later version ; beginning with the concluding lines of the prologue, and ending
in c. xxviii. 16. The parts supplied are iv. 19 — v. 13; xxiv. 15 — 30; xxvi. 41 — 55.
14. Harl. 1212. Vellum, in 4°. ff. 285, written about 1420. It belonged towards the close of the
xvn. century to Mr. Richard Smith, of the Poultry Compter, and afterwards to Major John
Mould, of whom it was purchased by Lord Oxford.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the later version. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, etc. after
the use of Salisbury, and at the end is transcribed, in the hand of Mr. Smith, the Epistle to the Laodiceans, which
is not complete.
15. Harl. 1666. Vellum, small 4°., ff. in, written in the earlier part of the xv. century; imperfect
at the end. It belonged to Archbishop Parker, and subsequently to Mr. Agarde of London, and
when in his possession furnished the^extracts in Ms. James No. 3, in the Bodleian Library. It
was afterwards No. 90 of Henry Worsley's collection, and is wrongly described in the Catalogi
librorum Mss. Angliee, fol. 1 697, as a copy of WycliflVs Wicket.
The General Prologue prefixed to the Old Testament, in the later version. It ends in the xv. chapter with the
words " manye other synnes and."
16. Harl. 1896. Vellum, small folio, ff. 110, written about 1450, or later; purchased by Lord
Oxford of Humphrey Wanley. On the fly-leaves occurs twice the name " Henry Spelman," in a
hand of the xvi. cent.
The Psalter, in Latin and English, verse by verse, the Latin in red letters; the English in the more recent version.
— The following Canticles in like manner, in Latin and English, I. Confitebor ; 2. Ego dixi ; 3. Exultavit ; 4. Can-
temus Domino; 5. Domine, audivi ; 6. Audite, celi ; 7. Benedicite ; S.TeDeum; 9. Magnificat ; 10. Benedictus ;
II. Nunc dimittis; 12. Quicunyue volt.
17. Harl. 2249. Vellum, small folio, ff. 173, 2 cols., written perhaps about 1420; in the margin of
fol. 83 b occurs the name " Robert Yate ;" defective at both extremes, written by the same hand
as the Addl. Ms. 11,858, and it may have originally formed part of the same volume.
The books of the Old Testament from Joshua to Psalms inclusive, in the more recent version. It begins in Joshua
xix. 19, and ends in Psalm cxliv. 14.
18. Harl. 2309. Vellum, in small 4°., ff. 107, 2 cols., written about 1420; bought by Lord Oxford
of Mr. Bagford ; it previously, in the sixteenth century, belonged to one Richard Dychar.
The four Gospels in the later version, with the usual prologues. It is defective from Mt. i. 20 to viii. 26, and
from John xx. 28.
19. Harl. 3903. Thin vellum, 8°., ff. 64, written about the middle of the xv. century. At the end of
Job, in a hand apparently of the original scribe, "The priis of this book is vj. s. and viij. d."
The books of Job and Tobit, in the later version.
20. Harl. 4027. Vellum, in large 4°., ff. 186, 2 cols. ; written probably as early as 1420; much
stained in parts, and a leaf is wanting in the iv. and v. chapters of Acts. In 1678 it belonged
to Thomas Penson, Esq.
The books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. At the end is added a Table of
the epistles and gospels for the Sundays and ferials of the whole year, in Latin ; and, after two blank pages, a similar
Table for the Saints' days.
21. Harl. 4890. In thin folio, vellum, ff. 93, 2 cols., written about 1420.
The New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, etc., after
the use of Salisbury.
22. Harl. 5017. Stout vellum, large folio, 2 cols., ff. 117, written by the same hand with Old R. L.
i C. ix. of which copy it originally formed a part. On the fly leaf, in a hand of about the year
1720, is the name " Rob. Keck."
The books of Maccabees, and those of the New Testament in the later version ; the New Testament has the usual
prologues. The margin contains numerous glosses, chiefly from Lyra, many of which have been found in no other
Ms., and the greater part only in this, and in Ms. New Coll. Oxford, No. 67. This is the copy from which, when
in the possession of Robert Keck, Esq. of the Inner Temple, the Rev. John Russell proposed to print the New
Testament of his intended edition.
23. Harl. 5767. Vellum, in 16°., ff. 113, 2 cols, written after 1450; presented to Lord Oxford by
Mr. Oldisworth.
The Gospels of St. Luke and St. John, with the usual prologues, in the later version.
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xlii LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
24. Harl. 5768. On thin vellum, in 16°., ff. 84, written before the middle of the xv. century. It
belonged in the xvn. century to Abraham Olney, by whom it was given to William Eyres, who
bestowed it on Richard Gipps.
The Catholic Epistles and the Apocalypse; without prologues, rubrics or titles.
25. Harl. 6333. Vellum, thick 4°., 2 cols., ff. 365, written about 1430; in 1581 it belonged to Henry
Fly eke. It contains : —
i. "A reule that tellith in whiche chapitres of the hible ie may fynde the lessouns, pistlis and gospels, that ben
red in the chirche after the vsse of Salisburi." fol. i. — 2. "A prolog upon the gospel of Mathew," taken out of
Wycliffe's prologue to his Commentary on Matthew ; beg. " Seynt Austyn seith" ; (printed from this Ms. Gen.
Prol. p. 44 ; and also privately by the Rev. Dr. J. T. Barrett, from a Ms. belonging afterwards to H.R.H. the Duke
of Sussex), fol. 18. — 3. Another " prolog," beg. " Oure lord Jhesu Crist — mekenes and pacience and charite,"
(printed also by Dr. Barrett, in whose Ms. some few lines are added beyond those found in this copy.) fol. 20. —
4. The usual prologues to the four Gospels, in the later version, fol. 21 b. — 5. Wycliffe's translation of Clement of
Lanthony's Monotessaron, with its prologue, and table of contents, fol. 23. — 6. A Kalendar, with the Epistles and
Gospels for Saints' days marked in it. fol. 139. — 7. The longer prologue to the Epistle to the Romans, fol. 145. —
8. The Epistles of St. Paul, the Acts, Catholic Epistles, and the Apocalypse, in the later version, with the usual
prologues, fol. 147. — 9. The Epistle to the Laodiceans, with a prologue, fol. 297. — 10. Certain gospels read in the
church, which are not to be found in Clement of Lanthony's Monotessaron in any one place ; these are in the later
version, fol. 297 b. — n. "The lessouns and pistlis of the oolde lawe, that ben red in the chirche in althe seer, after the
vss of Salisbiri," and "othere lessouns of the oolde lawe, that ben not red after the vsse of Salisburi" ; these lessons
agree partly with the old, and partly with the recent version, fol. 307. — 12. A list of the books of the Bible, including
the Epistle to the Laodiceans, with the chapters comprised in each. fol. 364.
26. Lansdowne 407. Paper and vellum intermixed, small folio, 2 cols., ff. 135, written after 1450.
The following names occur, John Jackson ; Alderman Dane, Frydaie Streete ; and Thomas
Turnere.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the later version. It is defective in the Apocalypse, from i. i.
to vi. 6, and from xii. 2, to the end. At the commencement of the volume is, i. A Table of the lessons, etc.; 2. A
short harmony of the Gospels, in Latin ; and 3. A Table of the principal commentators on each book of Scripture ;
also in Latin.
27. Lansdowne 454. Vellum, large folio, 2 cols., written perhaps about 1420; on one of the fly
leaves at the commencement is the following note, " This old copy of Wiccleve's Bible I pur-
chased out of the Library of Sir Joseph Jekyl. It formerly belonged to Lord Somers. This is
the finest copy I ever knew exposed to sale. James West, February 27, i 738-9." On the recto
of the last leaf, in Roman capitals, in a hand of the xvn. century, ELSBETH. R. And a little
below, within a scroll, the initials E. R. From the Ms. catalogue of Lord Somers' Library
(Harl. 7191), where the copy belonging to his lordship is described as Wycliffe's Bible, in 2 vols.,
as well as from Sir Joseph JekylFs sale catalogue (lot 72), in which the same description is found,
it would seem as if there had been at that time a second volume of this Ms.
The books of the Old Testament from Genesis to Psalms inclusive, in the later version ; with a few short marginal
glosses.
28. Lansdowne 455. Vellum, small folio, 2 cols., ff. 154, written not later than 1420; the last leaf
supplied upon paper, at the end of the xvn. century, seemingly by Richard Smith of the Poultry
Compter. It contains : —
i. A series of lessons from the Old Testament, extending from Advent to Trinity Sunday, and comprising, to-
gether with some other passages of Scripture from the same books, Is. i — ix. 8 ; Gen. i. ii. vi — viii. 9 ; xii— xv. 2 ;
xxvii — xxx. 40; xxxviii — xii. 25; Exod. i — iii.; Jerem. i — viii. 22, and Lam. i — iii. 27; all in the later version, fol. 2.
— 2. "The lessouns and pistlis of the oolde lawe, that ben rad in the chirch bi al the jeer"; sometimes in the later,
sometimes in the earlier version, and that with such irregularity, that successive lessons taken from the same chapter
are in different versions, fol. 18. — 3. A tract on contemplative life and the love of God, beg. " In ech synful man or
woman" ; the latter part in a later hand. fol. 34. — 4. A tract by Richard Rolle, " of the amendinge of mannes lijf,
other of reule of lyuynge," in 12 chapters, fol. 41. — 5. A Kalendar, in Latin, fol. 49. — 6. A table "to fynde the
lessouns, pistlis and gospels, after the vss of Salisberi." fol. 50. — 7. A short synopsis of the books of the Bible, and
a few chronological notes, fol. 58. — 8. The books of the New Testament, in the more recent version, with the usual
prologues ; two to the Epistle to Romans. The Ms. offers not unfrequently peculiar readings, and has been corrected
throughout by a second, but nearly contemporary scribe. The supplied leaf at the end contains Apoc. xxi. 15 to
the end.
29. Arundel 104. Stout vellum, in two volumes, folio, 2 cols., ff. 379 and 425; written probably in
the middle of the xv. century. On the last leaf is this note, " Henricus Saville, filius Henrici
Saville de Blatheroide et Franciscse vxoris ejus, natus fuit die Veneris, videlecit, vicesimo die
mensis Octobris, in hora quinta post meridiem ejusdem diei, in anno Domini millesimo quin-
genticesimo (sic) sexagesimo octauo ; et die dominica tune proxima sequen' baptisatus fuit in
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ecclesia parochial! de Hallifaxie, Johanne Lacyi de Brearley et Thoma Savile de Copley armigeris
existen' compatribus ems, ac etiam Margareta Waterhous, vxore Gregorii Waterhous, vna filianun
Nicholai Tempest, armigeri existen' comatrse (sic) illius." On the blank verso facing St. Matthew's
Gospel is pasted a finely illuminated capital B, cut out from a Psalter of the early part of the
xiv. century ; and on the side margin is painted a shield, with the arms of England, surmounted
by a coronet or crown, executed probably in the xvi. century. Other capitals, apparently from
the same Psalter, have been pasted upon the margins of the Psalms, one of which still remains.
The initial letter to St. Matthew, which contains a winged figure symbolically representing the
four Evangelists, is in a better style than the other ornaments.
'Phe books of the Old and New Testament, in the later version. The Ms. has prologues to Isaiah and Jeremiah,
and to the books of the New Testament, where commonly found. It is defective from Gen. xlii. u, to xliv. 25;
i Paral. xvi. 39, to xviii. 10. Its readings have a singular and almost uniform accordance with those of Bodl. 296,
and Kman. Coll. I. i. 6. Prefixed is a Table to find the lessons, etc. at mass; and subjoined is a list of the books
of the New Testament.
30. Arundel 254 (formerly 245). Vellum, 8°., ff. 135, written probably about 1400; defective at the
end. It contains : —
i. A list of the books of Scripture, in Latin, imperfect, fol. i. — 2. Wycliffe's Translation of Clement of Lanthony's
Harmony, or Monotessaron, with the usual prologue, and the two prologues printed by Dr. Barrett, the former of
which has in this Ms. an additional paragraph at the commencement, beg. " In the beginning of holy chirche it was
forbodyn that eny man schulde speke — as oen of the puple;" and the latter has been printed from this Ms. in the
preceding Preface, p. xiv.; also a Table of the gospels read in the church throughout the year, adapted to the Mono-
tessaron. fol. 2. — 3. The Catholic Epistles, with the prologue, in the earlier version, fol. 86 b. — 4. The lessons from
the Old Testament, after the use of Salisbury, in the earlier version, imperfect, ending with the epistle on St. Mat-
thew's eve. fol. 104.
31. Burney 30. Very small 4°., vellum, pp. 208; contains three Mss.; written probably in the middle
of the xv. century. It formerly belonged to John Price, rector of Orleston and vicar of Hailing,
1719 — 1730; afterwards to the Rev. John Brand.
The Gospel of St. John, in the later version ; the Epistle to the Hebrews, in the same version.
32. Egerton 617, 618. Vellum, 2 vols., which originally formed only one, in large folio, 2 cols.,
written about 1420 ; at the top of the second leaf, inserted in the border, are the arms of Hum-
phrey, duke of Gloucester, viz. quarterly, France semee and England, surrounded by a bordure
argent ; which arms are erroneously stated by Dr. Adam Clarke to belong to Thomas of Wood-
stock. The Ms. was purchased by Dr. Clarke at the sale of Dr. Fell, in 1795, and previously,
according to Dr. Clarke, it belonged to Dr. J. Hunter.
The books of the Old Testament from Proverbs to n Mace., and those of the New Testament, in the early version,
with the usual prologues where they are inserted; blank spaces being frequently left for them. Rubrics of the
church lessons are inserted in the text of the New Testament. It is defective from i Cor. i. i to iii. 9 ; from Titus i. i
to iii. 13, and from i Job. v. 9 to Jude 3. Prefixed is a table of the books contained in the Ms.; and at the end,
a " Kalendere to knowe alle the gospels and pistlis of the seer, whan thei ben radde after Salysburye vse." In the
part of the Kalendar called the proper sanctorum, are introduced some remarks directed against the application of the
lessons to the saints of the Romish church.
33. Egerton 1165. Vellum, small 4°., ff. 274, 2 cols., written about 1430. It is defective in many
places; the name John Harefinch, and date 1708, occur in several parts.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the later version. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, etc. after
the use of Salisbury. And at the end of the volume, a large Table of the matters in the several chapters of each book,
which is imperfect, ending in cap. xii. of the Apocalypse.
34. Egerton 1171. Thin vellum, 12°., 2 cols., ff. 356, written about 1430. It belonged to Mr. Heber,
who bought it at Singer's sale in 1818, lot 345 ; it previously was the property of Jackson, 1794,
lot 325; then of Edwards, the bookseller, at whose sale in 1815 it was sold to Mr. Singer, lot
819; and in 1728 it belonged to David Jennings, who bought it of Mr. Boote of Wantage.
Before this it was in the possession of Hen. Jeffreys, who purchased it from Mr. Atkins of
Worcester. It contains : —
i. A Kalendar.— 2. A Table of lessons,. epistles and gospels, "aftir the vss of Salisberi."— 3. The books of the
New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues.— Then 4. in a rather larger, but contemporary hand,
" the lessouns and pistlis of the olde lawe, that ben rad in the chirche in al the jeer, after the vss of Salisburi."— To
which are annexed, 5. " Othere lessouns of the Olde Testament, that ben not rad after the vss of Salisburi." All in
the later version.
35. Additional 5890 — 5902. Thirteen 4°. volumes, containing the transcript of the Old and New
Testament, in the later Wycliffite version, made by or under the direction of the Rev. John
£2
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Russell, Fellow of Merton College, for his projected edition, of which he printed a prospectus,
dated August i, 1719.
Prefixed to vol. I. (5890) is the following title, "The Holi Byble, translated into English by John Wickliff, S.T. P.,
about the year 1380; carefully copied from different Mss. in Oxford, afterwards collated with the Mss. in the King's
and Cotton Libraries, by John Casley. Finally transcribed for the press under the direction of John Russell of
Merton College, Oxford, 1721." — This is followed by the rough draft of a few paragraphs of an intended Preface,
and by five pages of the General Prologue, taken from the Bodl. Ms. 277 ; after which is a copy of the Kalendar,
or Rule of the Lessons, etc. from the Queen's Coll. Ms. 23, collated with the Corpus Coll. Ms. 1471.— Then follows
the text of the Old Testament, transcribed from the Lincoln Coll. Ms., which extends through Mss. 5890 — 5899
inclusive, with occasional readings in the margin from Mss. St. John's, Oxford, Queen's, and Cotton Claud. E II.,
in the books of Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus ; and also with the marginal glosses of Lyra, transcribed from the
last-mentioned Ms. as far as the book of Daniel. In Ms. 5895 the in Esdras is added from Bodl. 277. Some of
the books, as Joshua — in Kings, and part of i Mace., are compared with the Vulgate and the English authorised
version, and the readings noticed, with a very few critical notes. — In Mss. 5900 and 5901 is the transcript of the
New Testament with some of the usual prologues, taken from Ms. Harl. 5017, and the Epistle to the Laodiceans,
from Ms. Lambeth 369. — Throughout the early chapters of Matthew are some critical notes, founded on a compa-
rison with the Greek, the Vulgate, and the authorised version, which shew the plan on which it was intended to edit
the work, but they are of little value. The marginal glosses are given from Harl. 5017.— After the Apocalypse, there
follow in 5901 :— i. Wycliffe's Commentary on the Apocalypse, with the prologue, apparently from a Ms. in Norwich
Library, fol. 251. — 2. Proverbs, etc. from the Old Testament, fol. 315. — 3. Prophecy of St. Hildegarde, fol. 324. —
4. "The seuene wordes that Crist spake on the crosse," fol. 326b.— 5. "The ten comaundementis," with a short com-
ment, fol. 327b. — 6. Seven four-line stanzas, beg. " God that alle myghtes may, in heuen and erthe thi wille is don,"
fol. 329'. And in Ms. 5902, 7. Translation of the Athanasian Creed, with a comment, copied from Bodl. Arch. 100
and collated with Bodl. Th. W. 3, 5, and Arch. B. 96, fol. i. — 8. Appointment of John de Wyclyue to be Custos of,
Cant. Hall, 5 id. Dec. 1365, from archbishop Islip's register, fol. 35. — 9. " Protestatio Revdi. Doctoris," beg. " Pro-
testor publice, ut sepe alias," transcribed from Ms. Selden Arch. B. 10, fol. 38. — 10. Portions of the transcript of the
Old and New Testament, fol. 46. — n. A computation of the expense of printing the intended edition, fol. iO5b.
36. Additional 10,046. Vellum, in 16°., if. 132, 2 cols., written about the year 1430. It contains the
book-plate of Joseph Ames of Norfolk (lot 826 of his sale). It afterwards belonged to the
Whiteknights' collection, from which it was purchased (lot 2813) by Mr. Heber.
It commences with this rubric, Here bigynneth a prologe on the Salmes of the Sauter, beg. " Greet abundaunce
loue of enemyes" (corresponding verbatim with that printed vol. i. pp. 39, 40, except that the paragraph
" This book comprehendith loue of enemyes" is placed last instead of first) ; then the rubric, Ende prologe.
Then follows the commencement of chap. xii. of the General Prologue, p. 43, " But it is to wite in heuene." The
book of Psalms, in the later version, with titles and the first verse of the Latin. The canticles, i. Confitebor; Ego
dixij Earultavit ; Cantemus Domino ; Domine, audivi ; Audite, celi ; all in the later version : 2. Benedicite, abbre-
viated and in a different version, with the Gloria Patri and a versicle at the end ; 3. Te Deum, beg. " Thee, God, we
preise ; thee, Lord, we knowleche. Thee, endelees fadir, euery erthe worschipeth" ; 4. Magnificat, printed by Lewis
from this Ms. in Hist, of Translations, p. 34 ; 5. Benedictus and Nunc dimittis, in a different version from either of
those now printed; 6. Quicunque milt, with an exposition, beg. " It is seid comunli that ther ben thre credis," and
ending, " teche it to men vndir hem."
37. Additional 10,047. Vellum, in small 4°., S. 149, written late in the xv. century. The name
" "William Thorold" occurs, in a hand apparently of the xvn. cent.: at a recent period it be-
longed to John Towneley of Corney-house, Chiswick (lot 868 in his sale), and afterwards to
Mr. Heber.
The Psalms, from the first to the seventy-third inclusive, in the later version. The first verse of each Psalm in the
vulgate Latin, is given at its commencement.
38. Additional 10, 596. Vellum, small 4°., originally perhaps two Mss., both written about 1430.
The latter part was written for " Matilda Hayle of Berkinge," and it afterwards belonged to
Mary Hastynges of the same place. On the upper margin of the first leaf, " Iste liber pertinet
Johanni Prston (?) 1577."
The first contains a book called "The crafte of deyinge," fol. i. The second contains — i. The book of Tobit, in
the later version, fol. 25; 2. Magnificat and Benedictus, both in the later version, fol. 47, 6; 3. Meditations and
prayers, fol. 49 ; 4. The history of Susanna, in the later version, fol. 77.
39. Additional n, 858. Vellum, small folio, if. 118, a cols., written in an upright character, perhaps
about 1420. It is by the same hand with the Harleian Ms. 2249, an(l originally may have
formed part of the same volume. The initials are not inserted. At the conclusion of the
volume is this note : " Liber Gulielmi Cartheri, Eectoris "Wermoth Episcopi, J 547 ;" and at fol.
19, in a hand of the xvi. cent., "Thomas Bate younger;" and at fol. 56b, in a later writing,
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS. xlv
" Mr. George Dynley." It subsequently belonged to Booker, Warmsley, and Haslewood, at
whose sale it came into the hands of Dr. Butler bishop of Lichneld.
The books of the New Testament, in the usual order, and as far as Luke xix. 13 in the earlier version, the
remainder in the later ; with the usual prologues, which are all of the later version. It has the four introductory
verses to Luke, printed from this Ms., which are found only in one other copy, namely, New Coll. Oxford, No. 67.
The longer prologue to the Romans is in a translation found only in this Ms., and is printed, vol. iv. p. 301.
40. Additional 15,517. Vellum, 4% 2 cols., written about 1430. It is imperfect at the beginning
and end, and has other lacunse ; it has also suffered from damp, and a leaf has been supplied in
Luke, in the early part of the xvi. cent.
The four Gospels, in the later version. It begins at Mt. x. 38 and ends at John xvi. 4.
41. Additional 15, 580. Vellum, short folio, 2 cols., written before the close of the xiv. cent.
The books of the Old Testament, from Proverbs to n Maccabees, and of the New Testament throughout, with the
usual prologues, in the early version. They are preceded by i . A Table of the church lessons, etc., the quotations
in which are from the early version ; and 2. A list of the books in the Old and New Testament. The rubrics of the
lessons are written in the margin. It is defective from Ecclesiastes ix. n to Song of S. viii. i ; Ecclesiasticus
xxvi. 20 to xxix. 18, and from Acts xxiv. 5 to xxv. 26.
SION COLLEGE.
42. Sion Coll. 3-f, formerly 18, (4082). Vellum, large folio, % cols., written about 1420. On the fly
leaves are written several names in various hands of the xvi. and xvn. centuries, and on a leaf
in i Esdras the name of " Oliuer Sent Jhon."
The books of the Old Testament, in the later version, with the prefatory epistles of St. Jerome to Paulinus and
Desiderius, and prologues to Isaiah and Baruch. It is defective from Judith xv. 15 to Esther ii. 16; and from Job
xlii. 14 to Psalm x. 2.
43. Sion Coll. f, formerly 20, (4084). Vellum, small 4°., written about the middle of the xv. cent. ;
on the covers are the royal arms, France and England quartered, within the garter.
The New Testament, with the epistles and lessons of the old law, as read in the church, all in the later version.
ABP. TENISON'S LIBRARY.
44. Tenison, 83. Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written perhaps as late as 1450. It is mutilated at both ex-
tremes, and in some other parts.
The four books of Kings, the second book of Paralipomenon, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom,
and Ecclesiasticus, in the later version. It commences with i Kings xxviii. 5, and ends in Ecclus. xvi. 3. It is defective
from ii Paral. xx. 35 to xxii. 9; from Prov. xix. 4 to Eccles. ii. 7 ; from Eccles. xii. 3 to Song of S. iv. 5; from
Song of S. viii. 5 to Wisd. i. 8 ; and from Wisd. xix. 13 to Ecclus. i. 12.
WESTMINSTER.
COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST. PETER.
45. Westm. 85. Vellum, small 12°., written about 1450; given by the Duchess of Richmond to
Henry Earl of Arundel, and by him in Sept. 1576 to Richard Wiclif. It was either 85 or 86 of
the Mss. described as belonging to the Dean and Chapter, in Bernard's Catalogi Mss. Angliee, 1697.
The New Testament, of the later version, with a Table of lessons prefixed, and with the usual prologues.
LAMBETH.
ARCHIEPISCOPAL LIBRARY.
46. Lamb. 25. Vellum, large folio, written about the year 1400. On a fly leaf is pasted a paper
containing notes of the christenings of the children of " John Tey, squier, and Constans, his
wief," 1543 — '557, with the names of their sponsors, both at baptism aud confirmation. This is
probably the copy which formerly belonged to Bishop Bonner.
The books of the Old and New Testament ; the Pentateuch in the earlier version, the remainder in the later
version. The only prologues of the Old Testament are those prefixed to Genesis, Isaiah, and Baruch. In the latter
part of the Old Testament it has numerous marginal glosses.
47. Lamb. 369. Vellum, 4°., ff. 252, 2 cols., written about 1450. In the xvi. century it belonged to
Wyllyam Hoskyn.
The New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues, and the Epistle to the Laodiceans. At the end,
the lessons, etc. of the old law, on three pages only, the volume being imperfect ; these lessons are in the later version.
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48. Lamb. 532. Vellum, 8°., ff. 431, 2 cols., written about 1450.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, of the later version. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, etc. after the
use of Salisbury. After the Apocalypse, fol. 421, "The lessouns and pistlis of the olde lawe that hen rad in the
chirche in al the jeer, aftir the vss of Salisburi," and fol. 439, " othere lessouns of the oolde lawe, that ben not rad
aftir the vss of Salisburi." On the last leaf, the names of the books in the Bible, with the numbers of chapters in
each.
49. Lamb. 547. Very thin vellum, 12% 2 cols., written about 1450; imperfect at the beginning.
The Gospels and Catholic Epistles, in the later version, with the usual prologues. It begins in Mt. i. I, wanting
the prologue. After the Epistle of Jude follows " the table of the newe lawe," or " the maters of the gospels," that
is, their contents ; ending imperfectly in John xvii.
50. Lamb. 1033. Vellum, 4°., 2 vols., written probably about 1430; mutilated at the beginning and
end, and in several other places ; in parts much soiled.
The books of the Old Testament, from n Paral. ii. 7 to Baruch inclusive, in the later version, with the prologues to
Isaiah and Baruch. The textual glosses are numerous and sometimes peculiar ; it has also occasional glosses in the
margin. On Is. ciii. 17 is a Latin note on the word gerfaucun, which supposes Wycliffe the author of the version,
and terms him " Latinitatis ignarus." The note is in a hand of about 1500. The following lacuna occur : n Paral.
xx. 12 to xxi. 1 1 ; Judith iv. 13 to vi. 6 ; Esther i. 8 to iv. 8 ; Job iv. 5 to ix. 17, and xx. 14 to xxvi. 13 ; Ps. ix. 7 to
xiii. 3, xc. 2 to ciii. 14, and cix. 5 to cxviii. 37 ; Prov. vi. 12 to Song of S. v. 9 ; Is. xlix. 20 to li. 17 ; Bar. iii. 23 to
vi. 42 ; and the Ms. ends in Bar. vi. 71.
51. Lamb. 1 150, 1151. Two volumes, vellum, small 4°., written about 1430. On the fly leaf of vol. i.
the following memoranda : " George Hudson awe this booke" ; " Tis boke was bowght of
Wylliame Mathv, sum tyme parishe clearke of Sent Dunstones in the west of Londoune, by me
John Wyttone, Cetzn. and brodderer, & of the same paryshe, in ano dni 1554. — The wyche boke
'was extemed to be at that tyme thre vnderethe olde and more." On the first folio, " Haereditas
mea providentia Dei. D. N. 25 Novembr. 1627." This Ms. was formerly Askew's, and sold at
his auction in 1775, lot 321. It was presented to the Lambeth library by Edw. Jacob of
Fever sham, in 1786.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the Latin version. Prefixed, in a different hand, is a Table of the
lessons, etc. after the use of Salisbury.
OXFORD.
BODLEIAN LIBRARY.
52. Laud 24, formerly C. 6, (658). Vellum, 12°., written about 1450.
The Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Mark, of the later version, and with the usual prologues.
53. Laud 25, formerly C. 7, (659). Vellum, 12°., 2 cols., written about 1435.
The four Gospels, in the later version, with the usual prologues.
54. Laud 33, formerly C. 9, (661). Vellum, small 4°., written perhaps before 1400. It belonged to
John Amerie, who bequeathed it to his wife Dorothy, by whom it was given in 1635, to Andrew
Cook, by the hands (?) of John Wilson, of Maldon in Essex.
The Epistles of Paul and the Catholic Epistles, in the later version, followed by Wycliffe's Commentary on the
Apocalypse.
55. Laud 36, formerly C. 24, (676). Vellum, 8°., written about 1430; imperfect at the beginning —
wanting a leaf.
The four Gospels, in the later version, with the usual prologues, and a few marginal glosses.
56. Laud 182, formerly D. 14, (781). Vellum, small 4°., written about 1420, imperfect at the
beginning.
Chapters selected from Gen., Exod., Deut., i Kings, in Kings, Job, Psalms, Dan., and n Mace. ; from Mt., Mk.,
Lk., the whole Gospel of John, i Cor., Hebr., and Deeds, n Pet., and the Epistle of Jude, and the Apocalypse entire.
Then another series of short extracts from the books both of the Old and New Testament ; all apparently in the
later version.
57. Laud 507, formerly E. 6, (929). Vellum, small 4°., ff. 130, written in the earlier half of the
xv. cent. It once belonged to "Joseph Maynard. Coll. Exon.," and in 1574 to "Christopher
Watson, Deiragirantus, astat. suae 29."
The Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Mark, in the later version, with the usual prologues.
58. Laud 361, formerly I. 6, (1346). Vellum, 4°., written perhaps about 1420.
The New Testament, in the later version, and with the usual prologues. At the end are the lessons and epistles of
the old law, after the use of Salisbury.
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS. xlvii
59. Bodl. 183, (2084). Vellum, small folio, a cols., ff. 284, probably written after 1450 ; some leaves
are torn.
A Table of the lessons, after the use of Salisbury. The books of the New Testament, with the usual prologues.
Tobit, without a prologue, Judith, Esther, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, and Ecclesiasticus, all
with prologues except the last. The books both in the Old and New Testament are in the later version; the
prologues in the Old Testament are of the earlier version, slightly altered.
60. Bodl. 277, (2124). Vellum, in large thick folio, 2 cols., neatly written, with initials to the
chapters, blue nourished with red, and to the books in colors and gold, branching into well exe-
cuted borders, often of grotesque figures ; perhaps of the date of 1440 ; on the recto of the
last leaf in a hand of the commencement of the xvi. century, Hie liber erat guodd Herici sexti,
if postea donabat nr domui Cartusianoru que Lodini cdtigua est.
The books of the Old and New Testament, in the later version, but in many parts much revised. It includes the
in book of Esdras, which of this version is found in this Ms. only, and is printed from it. The first chapter of the
General Prologue is prefixed to Genesis. It has prologues to Isaiah and Baruch, and to the books of the New
Testament, and a few short marginal glosses. The longer prologue to the Epistle to the Romans is given both in
the early and the later version. The Ms. is defective from in Kings xxii. n to iv Kings ii. 16. The lessons are
noted by rubrics in the margin, with letters marking the beginning and end.
61. Bodl. 296, (2467). Vellum, large folio, 2 cols., written about 1420. On the first fly leaf in a
hand of xvi. Cent., " J. Herbert." It was given to the library by Sir Thomas Herbert, Bart.,
in 1666.
The books of the Old Testament, from Genesis to Psalms inclusive, without any prologues, in the later version.
It ends in Psalm cxlviii. 8, the remainder having been cut away.
62. Bodl. 531, (2249). Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written about 1440.
A Table to find the gospels, etc. after the use of Salisbury ; the lessons from the Old Testament are given at
length. Then the books of the New Testament, in the later translation, with the usual prologues.
63. Bodl. 665, formerly Arch. B. 9, (2998). Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written about 1430, bound in black
silk, with silver clasps of the xv. century, on which are the letters IHS. and IVR.
A Table to find the lessons, epistles, and gospels. The books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the
usual prologues. The lessons and epistles from the Old Testament.
64. Bodl. 771, (2553). Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written about 1380 — 1390.
Clement of Lanthony's Monotessaron, translated by Wycliffe, with the usual prologue. Excerpts from the Epistles
of St. Paul, the Catholic Epistles, and the Acts, followed by excerpts from the Old Testament. These passages
appear to be in general accordance with the early version, but they present variations from it.
65. Bodl. 959, (3093). Very stout vellum, small folio, 2 cols., written by several scribes. The first
hand proceeds to the end of Exodus, and is followed by a thinner and smaller writing as far as
Judges, chap. vii. 13. A third and fourth hand, in a larger letter, continues the text to Ecclus.
chap, xlviii., where it is taken up by a fifth, which goes on to the end, and which is the same with
a part of the Douce Ms. 369. The text bears throughout marks of erasures and corrections;
and to the end of chap, xxviii. of Genesis it has been retraced with darker ink by a considerably
later hand. The initials are in red, but with little or no ornament ; written certainly before 1390.
On the verso of the last fly leaf, in a hand coeval with the Ms. this note, " that thing that je spac
of, touchinge Sauages do3ter wole not 3it be." The volume is handsomely bound in green velvet
with brass bosses and clasps, and appears to have been given to the library in 1602 by ....
Springham.
The books of the Old Testament, from Genesis to Baruch iii. 20, ending abruptly with the words " othere men in
the place of hem risen. The sunge." There is no gloss or note whatever by the original scribes throughout. It has
prologues to Genesis, Joshua, i Paral., n Paral., I Esdr., Tobit, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Eccles., Wisdom,
Ecclus., Isaiah, and Baruch. It is defective from the end of Tobit to Judith iv. 16. Each scribe has peculiarities of
orthography; the first writes preterites, seeyi, fleey; ; participles often with the prefix, as yschewid, y spoken, ytold,
ydo, ywfe; plurals, clothe), bryddei,foule); the second, beginning with Leviticus, writes, hit, hul, hully, gulty, hud
for it, hill, hilly, guilty, hid; foils for full, folfulle for fulfil, fluys for fleece, opp for up, opon for upon, been for inf. be,
vrstynday for yesterday, here for her, heo and sheo frequently for she, hanfol for handful, yit for yet, prude for pride,
guile for sell, yeeth for goes ; the third continuing to the end of n Paral. has present participles in ande and ende,
neuerthelater and neuerlater for nevertheless ; beforn, besiden, bewndyn, abowtyn, behynden ; sefne for seven, )istay for
yesterday, heryn for theirs ; and writes stroif, aboid, smoit, coistis ; a fourth hand writes participles in n, thus, jywyn,
comyn, infinitives, hie^yn, demyn ; betwen for between, ther for their.
There is no doubt that this Ms. is the original copy of the translator, from which the other copies were made.
In numerous instances the renderings have been changed durjng the progress of the sentence ; sometimes an erasure
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has been made, as soon as the word was written, or even before it was completed, and another expression has been
substituted]; and on the recto of the last fly leaf a few words occur, which have been evidently set down by the trans-
lator for his guidance, when occasion should arrive for the like again.
66. Bodl. 554, (2326). Vellum, 4to., written about 1400.
The Psalter, in the more recent version, with very numerous marginal glosses from Austin and Lyra. Of these
glosses that on the word hooli Ps. Ixxxv. 2, may serve as an example, " that is, innocent anentis Saul. Lire here. Y am
hooli. Cristis bodi, that is cristen puple, seith verili, Y am hooli, for it hath take grace of baptym and remissioun
of synnes, sithen alle Cristen men cristenyd in Crist ben clothid in Crist. If thei seyn that thei be not hooli, thei doon
wrong to the heed. The heed aloon is hooli and halewith, and nedith noon halewing," Austin here. At the end the
following canticles in English : I . The prayer of Manasses ; 2. Confitebor; fr.Egodixi; 4. Exultavit ; 5. Cant emus
Domino; 6. Domine, audivi ; 7. Audite, celi ; 8. Benedicite; Benedictus ; 10. Magnificat ; 1 1 . Nunc dimittis. The
Te Deum has been intended to follow, but the scribe has only written the title in rubric.
67. Bodl. 979, formerly Arch. B. 63 (3052). Thin vellum, 12°., 2 cols., written about 1440. It seems
to have belonged to W. Waad, whose name is on the fly leaf.
The New Testament, in the later translation, with the usual prologues. Imperfect from the middle of John xx.
to Romans i.
68. Selden 49, (3437). Vellum, very small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1440. It formerly belonged to
Thomas Stanley of Gray's-Inn.
The four Gospels, in the later version, with the usual prologues. Prefixed is a Kalendar, and a Table of
lessons, etc.
69. Selden 51, (3439). Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written about 1440.
The books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the prologues as usual. Prefixed is, i. A Table of
matters or contents of the chapters of the several books ; 2. A Kalendar, with a Table of the lessons, etc. ; and sub-
joined are the lessons and epistles read in the church at mass, out of the Old Testament.
70. E. Mus. no, (3552). Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written about 1430. The names " Robert Parsons" and
" J. Herbert" occur; presented to the library in 1666 by Sir Thomas Herbert, Bart.
The books of the New Testament, in the later version, and with the ordinary prologues. Prefixed is a Table of
matters or contents of the chapters ; the same as in Selden 51.
71. Fairfax 2, (3882). Vellum, in thick and large folio, 2 cols., written in 1408, as appears by this
note at the end of the Apocalypse: "The eer of the lord m.ccc &viij. this book was endid;"
the fourth c having been erased.
The Old and New Testament, in the more recent version, but with prologues in the Old Testament of the earlier
version ; though sometimes a little altered, particularly in the order of the words. The prologue to Isaiah, prefixed
in this Ms. to Jeremiah, and that to Baruch, are however in the later version, and Wisdom has no prologue. There
are many marginal glosses, several of which are additions by one or other of two hands, which have corrected the
errors of the first scribe. Throughout the volume the contents of the chapters are written as running titles on the
upper margin; for example, Gen. ii. "The serpent bigilide Eue. The penaunce of the serpent. Of Eue and of
Adam." At the end of Ps. cl. this note, " The first salm of the Canticles was the herijng to the Lord of the puple
of Israel, that was residue of the caitiftee." Then the Latin titles of the several Canticles of the church, and the
places of Scripture in which they are severally to be found. Underneath, " Se now Quicunque wit in Englijssh, the
wiche Athanasy, a doctor of Greke, made, ' Who euere wole be saaf he mai not be saaf.' " On the recto of the
next leaf, " the Kalender of alle the lessons, pistels and gospels of al the jeer aftir the vse of Salisberi." The ortho-
graphy is peculiar ; biigge for hie ; liigye for lie ; inching for itching ; pernshe for perish ; fleissshis for fleshes ;
quyisshuns for cushions ,- angwiiss for anguish ; biheulde for beheld ; lease for lese ; yfe for give ; wfe for given. It
has also some peculiar readings, as knaue child, Lev. xii. 7, where all other copies read male child. At the end of
the Apocalypse is a Table or summary of matters in the New Testament.
72. Fairfax u, (3891). Vellum, small folio, 2 cols., written about 1450. It belonged to "W. Sant-
clair of Roislin, Knecht," then to " D. Sinclair of Roisling." Sir Thomas Fairfax has written
his name at the beginning, adding " Bought in Scotland."
The books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. Prefixed is a Kalendar, and
a Table of lessons, etc. after the use of Salisbury.
73. Fairfax 21, (3901). Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1450.
The Epistles of St. Paul, Acts, Catholic Epistles and Apocalypse, with the usual prologues, in the later version.
Prefixed is a Table of the epistles, after the use of Salisbury. This volume is erroneously described in Bernard's
Catalogi Mss. Angliee, fol. 1697.
74. Hatton in, (4050). jVellum, thick 16°., the greater part written before 1400; on the binding are
impressed the royal arms, temp. James I. ; damaged at each extremity. It contains : —
Several Psalms or extracts from them, prefaced by " Lord God, vouche saf to take up these psalmes that ben
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS. xlix
writen," etc. The first commences " Lord, perceyue my wordis with eren." fol. I. — Then extracts and sentences
from the Old Testament, beginning, "The wraththe of God forsothe is turned in to mercy," n Mace. viii. 5. fol. 9.
Neither the Psalms nor sentences appear to he in either of the printed versions. — A Tahle of lessons, fol ,n..b. —
The four Gospels, Catholic Epistles and Apocalypse, in the earlier version, without prologues. — At the end, a Table of
matters or contents. This occupies nine pages, but ends imperfect in Lk. xx.
75. Junius 29, (5141). Vellum, small folio, 2 cols., written about 1430; on the covers are stamped
the initials E. G. ; a leaf at the end is supplied by a later hand.
The books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. Prefixed is a Table of lessons,
etc. but imperfect.
76. Dugdale 46, (6534). Thick vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1400. On the top of the first
leaf, "T. Fairfax, ex dono patris H. F. 1619."
The Epistles of St. Paul, with the usual prologues, and two to the Epistle to Romans. The Ms. is of the later
version. On one of the fly leaves, in a hand of the xvn. cent, is the Pater Noster and Creed, in English.
77. Rawlinson C. 237, 238, (544). Vellum, 2 vols. 12°., 2 cols., written about 1450. On the first
folio is the name of the Earl of " Stamford, 1693."
The books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues ; the Epistle to the Romans has
the two prologues. It is preceded by a Kalendar.
78. Rawlinson C. 257. Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., ff. 209, written about 1430. It seems to have once be-
longed to Thomas Hearne ; defective at the beginning. At Thomas Rawlinson's sale, in March,
J 733-4, it formed lot 821, and was bought there by Dr. Rawlinson.
The books of the New Testament, in the later version, including the Epistle to the Laodiceans. It has the usual
prologues, and to the Romans, two. It commences in Mt. ii. 3.
79. Rawlinson C. 258, (615). Stout vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written about 1400. On a slip inserted, in
Rawlinson's hand, " Purvey's New Testament, numb. 2, 4°., ninth day's sale." (Lot 702 of
Thomas Rawlinson's sale, 173!-) At the end of the Gospel of John, in a hand nearly, if not
quite contemporary, " Iste liber constat fratri Johanni Lacy, ordinis predicatorum reclus' Noui
castri super Tynam." A portrait of this John Lacy while in prison, with the date 1420, occurs
in a Ms. of St. John's College, Oxford, No. 94.
The books of the New Testament, in the following order; the four Gospels, Acts, Catholic Epistles .Epistles of St.
Paul and Apocalypse, in the early version, without prologues.
80. Rawlinson C. 259, (508). Vellum, in small 4°., 2 cols., ff. 252, written perhaps about 1430; on the
first fly leaf, in Hearne's hand, " Suum cuiq. Tho. Hearne, Oct. 9, 1719. I have made mention
of this Ms. in my Preface to Camden's Eliz. (Oxon. 1717, p. 123.) It then belong'd to Edw.
Etterick, Esq., Fellow of New College. I purchas'd it since his death ;" and on the second fly
leaf, " The New Testament, in old English, commonly called Wicliff's Translation," etc. On the
verso of this leaf is written " Scriptus hie liber circa A. D. 1370, nam quse notantur paginis a &
k videntur turn recentia ;" beneath, in the hand of Thomas Baker, " Scriptum fuisse hunc librum
exploratum habeo, A. D. 1345 ;" and lower, " Sed amicus noster egregie fallitur, aut ego fallor."
It is of this copy Lewis speaks, Hist, of Translations of the Bible, p. 26 n. ed. 1820. In a Ka-
lendar prefixed, which is very neatly written with rubricated letters, etc. is noted by the same ori-
ginal hand, on the lower margin of fol. I, Anno dni m.ccc.lxi in festo scl Mauri abbatis erat ventus
validus; and again, on lower margin of fol. 5, Anno dni mcccxlviij in festo sc'i Michaelis incipiebat
prima pestilencia Land.
The books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. There are two prologues to the
Romans, of which the first is of the earlier version. Then " the lessouns and pistlis of the oolde lawe, that ben rad in
the chirche hi al the jeer," which seem to be of the later version. On the fly leaves at the end are various historical
memoranda, in the years 1531, 1553, 1554, and 1558.
81. Rawlinson C. 752, (554). Thin vellum, 12°., 2 cols., xv. cent. In 1609 it belonged to Richard
Staunton, and afterwards to Rob. Nash, M.A. of Wadham College ; on the verso of the last folio is
also this note "Constat iste liber dnb Rogero Wattun cleric et p'sbete . . a°. dni m°. qgisim . . . o et
Regis Henrici octaui . . . . "
The four Gospels, with the ordinary prologues ; the Apocalypse without a prologue ; then, in another but coeval
hand, the Epistle of Jude ; all in the later version. After the Gospels, a blank folio, on part of which and of the
preceding column a second hand has written an exhortation relative to baptism, beginning " Dere cristen soulis, I
praie sou with al mekenesse and charite seith in the gospel."
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1 LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
82. Rawlinson C. 883, (835). Vellum, 4°., if. 48, of the xv. cent.
The Gospel of Matthew, with the usual prologue ; in the later version.
83. Gough, EccL Top. 5. Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., of the early part of the xv. cent. On the verso of the
last leaf but one is a copy of the will of Robert Thoft of St. Botulph, in Latin, dat. 1 1 Apr. 1415 ;
inside the cover, in a hand of xvi. cent. "W. Th. ;" on the top of the second leaf, " Jane Turner;"
on the verso of the last leaf but two, a monogram seemingly intended for " A. T." with the date
1563, and below " Docter Turner, Dean of Welles ;" on the recto and verso of last leaf " William
Mylett est nomen meum. Wennyfred Turner." The Ms. subsequently belonged to Dr. Daniel
Waterland and to the Rev. John Lewis, who published from it the four Gospels of his edition in
1731. It was purchased of his executors by Ebenezer Mussell, subsequent to whose sale in
1766 it became the property of William Herbert.
The books of the New Testament, of the later version, with the usual prologues. Then a Table of " the pistlis and
gospels of the Newe Testament ;" and a list of the books contained in it. The quotations in the table appear to be
made from the earlier translation.
84. Douce 36. Vellum, 12°., 2 cols., written about 1440. On the fly leaf " Hen. Jeffreyes." In 1728
it belonged to Jo. Ames; it was bought at his sale in 1760 (lot 825) by Mr. Tutet, at whose sale
in 1786 (lot 500) it was purchased by Gustavus Brander.
The book of Tobit, in the later version.
85. Douce 240. Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1440. On the fly leaves at the end, "Tho-
mas Peuerel," with his arms tricked, early xvi. cent.; "Jas. Peuerell;" "Lucas Campion."
It has the book-plate of the Rev. Fred. Ekins ; and it wants a leaf at the beginning of Matthew,
and between the end of John xxi. and Rom. i. near the end ; much damaged in parts.
The books of the New Testament, with the usual prologues, of the later version. At the end a Table to find the
lessons, etc.
86. Douce 265. Thin vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written about 1440. At the end of the Table of lessons is a
note, that the mother of Robart Hornbe gave him this New Testament, 17 March (15)43. It
belonged to Thomas Rawlinson, afterwards to sir Peter Thompson, who bought it in 17 3f at Raw-
linson's sale, lot 365 ; and next to W. Herbert.
The books of the New Testament, with the usual prologues, and in the later version ; preceded by a Table to find
the lessons, etc.
87. Douce 369. Vellum, in large folio, 2 cols., if. 486 (429 bis), consisting of two distinct Mss., both
imperfect.
The first is written with marginal corrections throughout, in three different hands, all before
1390; the first of which goes as far as the end of chap. vi. of Judith; the second, to chap. ii. 4,
of Esther, and the third to the end. It contains : —
The books of the Old Testament from Num. xx. 2 to Baruch iii. 20, with the usual prologues of St. Jerome, in
the earlier version. It ends abruptly with the words " and other men in the place of hem risen. The junge."
Immediately below is written by a contemporary hand the following note, Explic'. translacom Nicholay de herford.
a facsimile of which, accompanied by three lines of the text is annexed :
The orthography is peculiar : the present participles terminate in ende or ande, as berende, seiende, fatende, fleande,
seande, astoneande ; the infinitives retain the final n, as dreden, turnen, ouercomyn ; it reads a^en for against, betwe
for between; them and ther generally for them and their; and often omits the n of the 3 pers. pi. indie. Throughout
are marginal corrections of the text by a second but coeval hand, and on the lower margin at the commencement of
each chapter as far Ecclus. xlvi. are added Latin distichs, giving the subject or contents. These are in different and
somewhat later hands. It is defective from Judges i. 21, to iv. 4. There is evidence, that this first part of the
volume was transcribed from Bodl. 959 before the corrections of this last Ms. were made. See Jerem. xlix. 32, 1. 39.
It is also remarkable, that the third hand in this first part is the same with that which has completed the Bodleian Ms.
The second part of the volume, from fol. 251 to the end, is written about the same time as the
former, in a neat roundish letter as far as Mark v. fol. 39 ib, but from this place it is continued
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in a thick and clumsier hand, which same hand has corrected the former part. This last men-
tioned writing has also been corrected by a later. It comprises
The books of the Old Testament from Isaiah to n Maccabees inclusive, and the Gospels, Epistles of St. Paul and
Acts to c.xxviii. 15., with the usual prologues. The Ms. is defective from Ezek. i. 26 to xxxii. 23.
88. Douce 370. Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., ft. 265, written before 1400, by two or more hands, with correc-
tions and erasures throughout. At the end is a note, temp. Eliz., by Geo. Rawdon of Fellon-
glaye, co. Warwick ; and another note, stating the volume to have been bought in 1 756 of Mr.
John Cook of Uppingham. Mr. Douce acquired it at the sale of John Jackson, in 1794, lot 345.
The volume is in stamped leather binding of the time of Elizabeth, with brass bosses and clasps.
The books of the Old Testament from Genesis to n Paralipomenon in the earlier version, with the usual pro-
logues to Genesis, Joshua, i Kings and i and n Paralipomenon.
ASHMOLE MUSEUM.
89. Ashmole 1517, (8179). Vellum, 4°., ff. 192, 2 cols., written about 1420. Much mutilated.
The books of the New Testament, as far as the Epistle of St. Jude v. 23, in the later version, with the usual pro-
logues. Prefixed is a Table of lessons, etc. imperfect ; and at the end are the lessons of the Old Testament, also
imperfect.
BRASEN NOSE COLLEGE.
90. B. N. Coll. 10. Vellum, 4°., ff. 254, 2 cols., xv. cent. Given to the College by Edward Hill,
Vicar of Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
The New Testament, in the later version. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, etc. after the use of Salisbury.
CHRIST CHURCH.
91. Ch. Ch. E. 4. Vellum, large folio, 2 cols., written not much after 1400. It belonged to Robert
Claye, Vicar of Flower in Northamptonshire, who in 1575 gave it to Edward Saunders of the
same place, who again gave it to Christ Church.
The books of the Old and New Testament, in the early version, with the usual prologues in the Old Testament
and to the Gospels ; the Epistles have none. The Epistle to the Ephesians is placed after n Thess. There are
scarcely any marginal, and very few textual glosses. Those upon the titles of the Psalms are to be excepted, which
have been added by a second hand, and do not differ from what are found in copies of the more recent text. Its
orthography is remarkable. The present participles terminate in ende or ande ; and the infinitives retain the n, as don,
bern, stoneyn, dreden, pershen : it uses frequently k for c, as kump'as, kuntre, kubitus, kome, kumpany; reads knej, Me),
for knew, blew ; oen, anoen, droeue, for one, anon, drove ; loeues, coestis, coet, for loaves, coasts, coat ,• wiche for
which ; and often them, not hem, and ther, not her, for their. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, etc. after the use
of Salisbury. The quotations in the table are from the later version.
92. Ch. Ch. G. 10. Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1440; of the gift of Thomas Ballowe,
M.A. and Student, Oct. 21, 1629.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the later version. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, etc. and
subjoined are the lessons and epistles out of the old law, and also a Table of the matters contained in the New
Testament.
93. Ch. Ch. G. 12. Vellum, written in single columns, in the latter half of the xv. cent.
St. Paul's Epistles, from the Galatians to the Hebrews inclusive, in the later translation.
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE.
94. C. C. Coll. 4, (1471). Vellum, in very large and thick folio, perhaps written before 1420; on the
fly leaves occur the names of "Thomas Moulder, gentleman," and "Thomas Reuely," in a hand
of the beginning of the xvi. cent. ; and in the imperfect transcript of a deed at the end of the
vol., " Willelmus Mason, nuper de Leighton Bussard in coun. Bedd., yeman ;" on the first leaf,
" Liber Collegii Corporis Christi Oxon. ex dono Mri. Antonii Langford, generosi, et Reverendi
in Christo Patris Thomae (Bilson), episcopi Wintoniensis Secretarii, Decemb. 8, 1615."
It commences with a Table of the lessons, etc. the quotations being made from the earlier version ; occupying eleven
pages. On the verso of the last leaf the names of the books of the Bible ; and on the outer margin of this page, in
a hand of xvi. cent., 'the interpretation of certaine (40 or 50) harde wordes in this booke.' — Then follow the books
of the Old and New Testament, in the earlier version, with the usual prologues.
93. C. C. Coll. 20, (1487). Vellum, small folio, 2 cols., written in the earlier half of xv. cent.; on the
verso of the fly leaf at the commencement of the volume, " per me Nicholau Hille," and below,
" Frauncis Vaughan."
The books of the Old Testament from the i Esdras to the n Maccabees inclusive, in the later version, with prologues
to Isaiah and Baruch. The final rubric is, " Here endeth the secounde book of Machabeis. Blessid be the holi
h2
Hi LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
trinyte. Amen." Below, by some ignorant person, in a hand of the early part of the xvi. cent., " wylke was endit
in ye. syer of oure Lord a thousand and ij. hundreth."
LINCOLN COLLEGE.
96. Line. Coll. Arch. 15. Vellum, large thick folio, 2 cols , written about 1420.
The books of the Old and New Testament, in the later version. It is remarkable, in having the portions of the
General Prologue descriptive of the several books prefixed to them respectively. That belonging to Genesis however
has been placed after the n Maccabees. It has some marginal glosses, and in the text those usually found there.
Isaiah, Baruch and the books of the New Testament have the ordinary prologues. It is defective from Job ix. 18,
to Psalm xvii. 38. At the commencement of the vol. is inserted a copy of the printed prospectus issued by the Rev.
John Russell, i Aug. 1719, for an edition of the Old and New Testament of this version.
NEW COLLEGE.
97. New Coll. 66, (1030). Vellum, folio, 2 cols., written perhaps about 1430; the text is occasionally
very inaccurate, and many corrections have been made throughout by a second hand.
The books of the Old Testament from Genesis to the Psalter inclusive, in the later version. The Ms. originally
contained more, as appears by the last rubric, " Here endith the book of Salmes, and bigynneth the prolog on the
book of Prouerbis," etc. The Prologues of St. Jerome are prefixed to Genesis, Joshua, I Kings, i and n Paralip.,
i Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Job and the Psalter. Those to Genesis, Joshua, i Kings, and i Paralip. are of a
later version, found, as to the three last mentioned books, only in this copy, but as to Genesis, found also in Sion
Coll. 3T2 and Hereford 206. The remaining prologues agree with those of the copies of the earlier version.
98. New Coll. 67, (1031). Thin vellum, small 4°., single cols., written soon after 1400. It was pre-
sented to the College in 1588, by Thomas Martin, LL.D.
The books of the New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the earlier version, but with numerous variations.
The prologues have in some instances been added after the text was completed; there is none to the Apocalypse,
but a space has been left blank for it. The four introductory verses of St. Luke, which occur only in this Ms., and
in the Addl. Ms. 11,858, are given here, as if an ordinary prologue, with the rubric Prologs. The Ms. is remark-
able for long marginal glosses, some of which are peculiar to it, and the greater part of them have been found only
in this copy and in the Harleian Ms. 5017. These do not occur in the Gospels, but commence on i Cor. vi. 4. At
the beginning of the volume the rubricator has struck out many textual glosses, and made other corrections, for ex-
ample, Mt. i. 20, pr. m. forsothe, rubr. for; 23, pr. m. interpreted or expownned, rubr. interpreted; ii. 15, pr. m. fyllyd
that thing, rubr. fulfillyd, tert. m. fyllyd ; iii. 9, pr. m. for whi, rubr. for; 13, pr. m. that he shoulde be, rubr. for to
be. The rubricator's corrections do not extend beyond Matthew. In its first twenty-one chapters the Ms. originally
agreed pretty closely with the text printed from Douce 369, but the first twelve chapters in consequence of
corrections now generally coincide with the texts of Magd. Coll. Cambr. L. 5. 19, and Br. Mus. Addl. n, 858.
From Mt. xiii. to Luke xix. it has from the original scribe readings peculiar to itself and the last mentioned
Ms., though in some instances even these readings have been introduced by the corrector or correctors. Thence
to the end of the Gospels it agrees more closely perhaps than any other copy with the printed text; while in
the remaining part of the volume it differs very much from it, and has readings of its own. — The beginning and
end of the gospels and epistles for the church services are indicated by letters placed in the margin. — The text
appears to have been copied from an original having the present participle terminating in ende, which has led to fre-
quent mistakes, and particularly to the occurrence of the preterite where the participle should stand, as putlede for
puttende. The ignorance or negligence of the scribe is elsewhere evident. — On the first two leaves, in one of the
hands which executed the body of the Ms. are, i. Observations on Charity, from i Cor. xiii. i — 8, with a short com-
ment, beg., " Saynt Poule spekith of charite, and seith on this wise, If y speke with mannus tunge;" 2. The ten
Commandments, with a short comment on each, beg., " These ben the x. comaundementis of God, the whiche
euereche man mot kepe, jif he wil be saued ;" 3. The seven virtues, five bodily and five ghostly wits, shortly ex-
pounded, beg., ''These ben the seuene vertues and remedies ajens the seuen dedely synnes." — On the verso of the
leaf concluding the Apocalypse is written a Table of the gospels and epistles read in the church throughout the year,
in Latin. It fills five closely written pages, and commences with the rubric, Hie incipiunt cotaciones euangeliorwn
et epistolarum tocius anni legend.
99. New Coll. 320, (1284). Paper, small folio, 2 cols., written about 1460.
The Psalter, with the Prologue, in the later version. — The Canticles, i. Confitebor. 2. Ego dixi. 3. Exultuvit.
4. Cantemus. 5. Domine, audivi. 6. Audite, cell. 7. Benedicite. 8. Te Deum. 9. Magnificat, " My soule wor-
shipeth the lord." 10. Benedictus. n. Nimc dimittis. 12. Quicunque wit, " Who that euere wil be saaf." — After
this some seven-line stanzas, beg., " Swete and benyngne moder and may." Beneath, a few Latin lines, and at the
bottom of the column, by the same scribe, in red, By Willm Hucker.
ORIEL COLLEGE.
100. Or. Coll. 80. Vellum, 4°., ff. 90, 2 cols., xv. cent. It belonged in 1608 to John Warter.
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, in the later version. It ends imperfectly in Luke xx. 32. Prefixed is
the rule for finding the lessons, etc. after the use of Salisbury.
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS. liii
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
101. Qu. Coll. 23, (947). Vellum, in large thick folio, 2 cols., written about 1420 ; on the verso of a
blank leaf following the Table of lessons is this note, " Ego Willm. Smyth, seruiens scutellie
Dominse Reginse Elizabeths, incepi legere 2° die Octob. an0. 1561, et finem feci 10 die Junii a°.
1563 ; iterum relegere incepi 12° Junii an0, praedicto."
It begins with a Table to find the lessons, etc. at mass, after the use of Salisbury ; the quotations in which are
made from the later version. Then the Old and New Testament, in the later version. The books from Exodus to
Proverbs inclusive have each a prologue peculiar to this Ms. Ecclesiastes to Ecclesiasticus inclusive have no pro-
logue. Isaiah has the ordinary prologue, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and I Maccabees have each a peculiar prologue.
The books of the New Testament have the usual prologues. The text begins in Gen. i. 20, and is again defective
from i Paral. xxix. 7, to n Paral. iii. i.
102. Qu. Coll. 369. Vellum, 4°., ff. 198, 2 cols., written in the early part of xv. cent. ; imperfect at
the end.
The four Gospels, and the Epistles of St. Paul as far as i Tim. ii 1 2, in the early version. The rubric at the end of
John is, " Here eendith the gospel of Joon, and also here is the eendynge of alle the gospellis as thei stonden in the
bible, by the seeynge of the foure Euangelistis, Matheu, Marke, Luke, and Joon."
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.
103. St. John's Coll. 7, (1832). Vellum, folio, 2 cols., written about 1420. It was presented to the
library in 1620 by Humphrey Haggat, a member of the College; on the upper margin of the
first leaf, in a hand about 1 700, is this note of no authority, " The translation of the Bible in
Englishe by Master John Wicklife, in the time of King Edward the Third, written with his owne
hand ;" the last words of which are partially erased. The volume appears to be the production
of more than one scribe.
The books of the Old Testament, with the exception of the Psalter, in the more recent version ; with a few
marginal glosses. From the final rubric seems to have formerly contained the New Testament also. Isaiah and
Baruch have each the usual prologue. This Ms. has some peculiar readings, and, from n Paral. i. i to n Esdr.
v. 3, agrees with Bodl. 277, and C. C. Coll. Cambr. 147.
104. St. John's Coll. 79, (41). Vellum, in long 4°., 2 cols., written before the middle of the xv. cent.
In the beginning of the next cent, it belonged to Thomas Blunt or Blounte of Syluntun
(Sillington, co. Warwick), and also, as it seems, to Oliver Weever. It was given to the College
by Nicolas Linnebye, a fellow, in 1605.
The four Gospels, with the usual prologues, in the later version. It ends imperfect in John xiii. 4, and also has a
leaf cut out, which contained part of Luke vi.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.
105. Univ. Coll. G. 3, (96). Vellum, small 4°., written about 1430 — 1440. On the first of four fly
leaves at the beginning of the volume is written, "This book seemeth to have been made by
John Wickliffe ;" and beneath, " I take this note to be of Mr. Obad. Walker's handwriting.
Teste Guil. Smith, Aug. 26, 1700;" on the verso of the last fly leaf at the end, the name
" Stephano Larkyn."
The General Prologue to the books of the Bible. This is followed by, — i. A table of the books of Scripture,
beginning, "The prolog wl. xv. c. Genesis w*. 1. c." and ends " Apocalips w* xxij. c. The summe
of bookes with the prolog conteynith — Ixx . . . ;" — 2. A synopsis of the genealogies of the Old Testament, in Latin ;
— 3. Excerpts from the New Testament, for the Passion, and for Palm Sunday, seemingly taken from the later
version ; — 4. The ten Commandments in verse, beg. " Thou shalt have no God but oon."
CAMBRIDGE.
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.
106. Cambr. Libr. DA. i. 27, (9341). Vellum, very thick folio, 2 cols., written perhaps about 1430 —
1440. It formerly belonged to Dr. John More, Bp. of Norwich, No. 155.
The books of the Old and New Testament, in the more recent version. The books to Esther inclusive have no
prologue ; Job has two, both of the earlier version ; so likewise the Psalter ; Proverbs and Ecclesiastes have each a
prologue in the same version. Those to Wisdom and Ecclus. are of a later version, found only in this Ms. Isaiah
and Baruch have the usual prologues of the later version ; and to Ezekiel and Daniel are prefixed the prologues
which are found elsewhere only in the Queen's College Oxf. Ms. 23. The prologues in the New Testament agree
with the more recent text. Between the Old and New Testaments is set a Table to find the lessons, etc. after the
u»e of Salisbury. In Zech. viii. a second hand commences, and continues to n Maccabees, which at first gives con-
siderable variations from the text, and has often peculiar readings, for instance, I Tim. v. 23, lest thou haunt f ;
i Tim. prol. lore; Tit. iii. 2, temperat, etkir mesnrable ; Gal. iv. 5, adopcioun, ether purckasyng.
liv LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
107. Cambr. Libr. Ee. i. 10, (9348). Vellum, small 4°., z cols., written in the earlier half of the xv.
cent.; imperfect at both extremes; formerly Ms. More, No. 162.
An abstract of the books of the Old Testament, from n Paralip. to n Maccabees inclusive. It is made from the
earlier version. The language is very slightly altered, chiefly by a different collocation of words, the insertion of an
article or pronoun, and occasionally of a verbal gloss. The matter both in the prologues and the text is much
abridged, one half or more being omitted. It originally contained the first book of Paralip., but now commences
with this rubric, Explicit primus liber paralipom. incipit prologus libri secundi. The prologue is thus given,
" Eusebius, Jerom, senden — of Crist sownen, etc. IT At the laste — to our trauele, etc." The first chapter thus,
(v. i.) " Salamon thanne — and he magnifiede — an heiste, etc. (5) And Salamon soujte — (6) steij — he offride —
(7) Forsothe so — (8) and thou settist — (9) forsothe thou — (10) jeue thou — forsothe who may worthili deme this—-
so great, (n) Forsothe God — Forsothe for — thou axidist — my peple — (12) forsothe richessis — like thee etc."
Then "ij. ch." Again, Dan. vi. I . "It pleside — (4) the side of — feithful, etc. Thanne (6) princes — (7) or decree —
asking — of the king — (8) king, now — sentence, etc. (10) which thing — (12) the maundement, etc. (15) Forsothe
— of Persis — (17) with the ring— (18) vnsowpid, etc. (19) Thanne — (20) into Daniel- — from the liouns — (22)
anoieden not me, etc. (23) Thanne — (26) God of Daniel, etc." After the igoth Psalm, of which the first verse
only is given, there follow these Canticles : i. Te Deum, "We herien thee." 2. Benedicite, " Alle the werkis."
3. Benedictns, " Blessed be." 4. Magnificat, " My soule magnifieth." 5. Nunc dimittis, " Lord, thou leeuest."
6. Quicunque vult, "Whoeuere wole bee saaf." The Ms. is defective from Amos ix. 2 to Jonah ii. i, and ends
abruptly in uMacc. xv. i.
108. Cambr. Libr. Gg. 6. 8. Vellum, in small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1440.
The New Testament, in the later version, with the ordinary prologues. On a fly leaf at the end, in a hand of the
xvi. cent, the Epistle to the Laodiceans, with its prologue.
109. Cambr. Libr. Gg. 6. 23. Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1450. On a fly leaf, in a hand
of xvn. cent., " Md. that I tooke Mr. Jones vis. in pawne for this book, to be paid agayne when
I bring him to his shoppe agayne, and I to pay him jd. a daye so long as I haue him, the xxith. of
June. Richard Jones."
The Epistles of St. Paul, Acts, Catholic Epistles, and Apocalypse, in the later version, with the usual prologues.
It is defective to Rom. viii. 35. A second hand of xvi. cent, has supplied from n Thess. ii. 10 to Acts vii. 17.
110. Cambr. Libr. Kk. i. 8. Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written about 1430.
The General Prologue to the Bible. — Then, in the hand which has written the chief part of the Ms., a Table of the
lessons, etc. for the whole year. — The books of the New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the later version. —
Then, in a different hand, "Tabula noui testamenti, metrice tractata." — Incip. " Natus Christus est, etc. Adoratur a
magis," etc. — After two blank leaves, in a later hand, the lessons and epistles of the Old Testament, beginning with
" Feria vi. prime ebdom. Aduentus, Ys. 51." They fill five leaves, and are left unfinished.
111. Cambr. Libr. LI. i. 13, (93°7)- Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written about 1450; on the first leaf, in a
hand of the xvi. cent. "John Parker;" formerly Ms. More, No. 121.
The epistles and lessons from the Old Testament, in the earlier version ; — A kalendar of the lessons, etc. through-
out the year; — The books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues, except that an addi-
tional paragraph is subjoined to that on St. Matthew.
112. Cambr. Libr. Mm. 2. 15. "ex munificentia regia, 1715." Vellum, thick folio, 2 cols., written
about 1430 ;_ bound in calf, with the words Verbum Domini stamped on each side. On the leaf
preceding the Psalms, is written " Jhesus amor meus <J Stephanus Tomsou;" and again, on one of
the leaves in Luke, the same, with the addition " sacri palacii notarii, in anno 1519;" and on the
lower margin over against Prov. xxii. the name "Anne Weldon," in a hand of Henry the Eighth's
time. In the ornamental border to Psalms, a large initial W is inserted, but perhaps by a later
hand. On a piece of paper stitched to the second fly leaf of vellum is written in a hand of the
xvi. cent., " Only vpryghtnesnes is the faythful presarver of power and dyngnyte — God send
you therein long to persever, — and after to lyue in heauen for ever."
" Sethen I knowe my lyf is short,
And that my book and I must part,
to you my dere and faythful frende
My chefest juel I doo comend.
" Your pooer and faythful frend in the lord,
Elyzabeth Tyrwhyt."
On the top of the paper, in a different hand, " Calendis Januarii A°. 1571." On the recto of the
next leaf, in a border richly ornamented in gold and colors, executed in the reign of Edw.VL, and
in a large text letter, " The holy Bible, the lyuely worde of the lyueynge God, the sworde of the
spirite, and the lanterne of lyght to oure foote steppis, a treasure more preciouse then golde and
precious stonis." Then in gold letters, " Deuternomiv 1 1 ." followed by, " Ye shall laye vp these
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS. lv
wordis of myne in youre hertis, and in youre myndis, and shall bynde them in your handis
for a signe, that thei may be as it were a remembrance bitwyx your eies."
The books of the Old Testament, in the more recent version, with prologues to Isaiah and Baruch. — Then, upon
the second of two inserted leaves of thick vellum, is painted in large capitals of gold,
EDOVERDVS
SEXTVS.
The whole on a square blue tablet set upon a sort of scroll or border. On the verso of this leaf a border of gold and
colors, within which is written in the same large text hand before noticed, " The true copie of a Prologe, whiche
John Wicklife wrote to this Bible, which he translatid into Englishe about two hundrid yers past, that was in the
tyme of kynge Edwarde the thryd, as may iustly be gatherid of the mention that is had of him in diuers auncient
Cronicles. — Anno domini 1550." After this follows in the old hand the General Prologue to the Bible, beg. " Fyue
and twenti bookis," corrected by a second scribe. From this copy Crowley printed the prologue in 1550. Then
follow the books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. It has marginal glosses.
CAIUS COLLEGE.
113. Gains Coll. 179, (1067). Vellum, small 4°., ff. 83, written soon after 1400, imperfect at the be-
ginning. Presented to the College by . . More, formerly a fellow.
The Gospels of Matthew and Mark, in the more recent version; the latter with the usual prologue. It is defective
to Mt. ix. 36, and from xx. 17 to xxi. 12. The Ms. has been corrected throughout by a hand of the xv. century.
Both the original and the amended text offer some peculiar readings, as Mt. x. i. ist eche langour; x. 28. id the
soule; x. 41. 2rfhe schal take; xi. 24. ist esier in the day ; xii. 9. ist he entride into ; 2dheraninto; xii. 10. ist
lo ! ther was a man; xv. 26. ist 3eue to houndis; xvii. 16. 2d hym into me; xxvi. 15. ist thritty penes; xxvi. 16. id
souste beste tyme; Mk. i. 5. ist stones of the mounteyn; i. 7. ist a greet vois; iv. 6. ist not moisture; id not rote;
iv. 7. ist fel among thornes.
114. Caius Coll. 343, (1066). Vellum, in 4°., 2 cols., written about the commencement of the xv. cent.
At the end of the Apocalypse is a painting representing Christ appearing to Mary Magdalen. In
1625 it belonged to John Heath, and in 1627 to Richard Harvey of Chislehurst in Kent. Pre-
sented to the College by . . More, formerly a fellow.
The four Gospels with the usual prologues, in the later version, fol. i. A Table to find the lessons, etc., fol. 79.
—The names of the books of the New Testament, and number of the chapters in each, fol. 85b. — A kalendar of the
months, with the epistles and gospels for holidays noted in it, fol. 86. At the bottom of February this note by the
original scribe : " Thus the lettris faylen on lepejeeris in alle tymes. This was writun in the jeer of g sonday nex
(sic) aftir lepejeer of b. In the jeer of the Lord m.ccc.lxxxxvij." See a like note in Emanuel Coll. Ms. i. 2. 13. —
The Epistles of St. Paul, Acts, Catholic Epistles, and Apocalypse, in the later version, with the usual prologues, fol. 92.
— The beginnings and endings of the lessons are marked in the margin by red letters answering to the table.
CHRIST'S COLLEGE.
115. Ch. Coll. F. i. 14. Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about the year 1420.
The New Testament in the later version, with the usual prologues. A hand of the xvii. cent, has noted on
Matth. vi. i, that instead of " rijtfulnesse" a manuscript in the Lichfield library read " rightwisnes."
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE.
116. C. C. Coll. 147, (1433). Vellum, 2 cols., folio, xv. cent., written perhaps before 1430; the first
scribe is negligent at the commencement, but more careful as he proceeds; the second scribe
also is inaccurate, and often corrects for the worse, as in John iv. 6, after sat he expunges thus ;
9. changes thou into than ; 10. changes he into yt.
The General Prologue to the books of the-Bible. There are several annotations in the margin of this prologue by
Geoffrey Blith, Bp. of Lichfield and Coventry (1503-1533), who, it is evident, supposed Wycliffe to be the author;
for instance, on the passage beginning " Alas ! Alas ! Alas !" in chap. xiii. " Nota contra universitatem Oxonie ne-
quiciam Wycleff, qui ingressus est, ut videret. Vana loquebatur, cor eius congregauit iniquitatem sibi, qui cum
cerneret se non posse doctos a fide avertere, voluit et hie suasit omnibus indoctis ad sacram scripturam liberum
debere patere ingressum, vt saltern simplices erroris sui veneno corrumperet. Contra cujus errorem et similem arro-
ganciam tota ilia laborat epistola pro deinterpretacione omnium librorum sacre scripture que incipit ' Frater Am-
brosius,' et communiter praeponitur toti biblie, sed non est minim si a veritate discedat quse mentita est iniquitas
sibi." — A Table to find the lessons, etc. ; the quotations are from the later version. A leaf has been torn out at the
end, rendering the kalendar imperfect; it ends with the"Translacioun of Seint Benet." The books of the Old and New
Testament in the later version, but throughout the greater part revised. It has numerous textual glosses, and a few
marginal glosses in the commencement of St. Matthew. Parallel passages are sometimes noted ; in the New Testa-
ment and in some few places of the Old, the lessons, gospels, and epistles are marked by letters placed in the
margin, and in the epistles, the holiday is set down by a hand nearly contemporary with the original scribe. The
Ms. is defective from Matth. xvii. 19 to xx. 28, and ends imperfectly in Rev. xxi. 18. The orthography is in some
respects peculiar: atte is frequently put for attht; artou for art thou; sekit, comit for seeketh, cometh; befor by; weten
for witen. Leaves have been inserted by a later hand at Judith vii. 18 — at. 2, xiii. 8 — Esth. ii. 5, viii. 8 — xiv. 6, in
Ivi LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
which the text agrees with the usual copies. A second hand corrects the hooks from Lamentations to Daniel. In the
margin of Ex. vi. u is the following note by the original scribe, "Thus the peple farith now, for fere of the prelatis
more and lesse."
117. C. C. Coll. 440, (1440). Vellum, 8°., 2 cols., written about 1430.
The four Gospels, with the usual prologues, and in the later text. A Table of the gospels for Sundays, after the
use of Salisbury, is prefixed.
EMANTJEL COLLEGE.
118. Em. Coll. 2. Vellum, folio, 2 cols., written about 1420 ; on a fly leaf in a hand of about 1700,
" John Wickleffs translation, performed by him anno Domini, 1383. — This copy will give forty
pounds."
The books of the Old and New Testament, in the more recent translation. The margins have frequent glosses in
the original hand, and a few brief and explanatory notes written about 1500. The Old Testament has no prologues
except to Isaiah and Baruch. It is preceded by a Table of the epistles and gospels throughout the year. At the end
of this, "And euere thanke we oure lord eendeles in trinite." After the Apocalypse, in rubric, " Here endith the Bible ;
Jhesu, helpe us, for we ben feble." The text and orthography agree very remarkably with the Arundel Ms. 104.
119. Em. Coll. i. 2. 13, (102). Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about the commencement of the
xv. cent.
The books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. It is preceded by a Table of the
" gospels pistlis and lessouns that ben red in chirchis bi al the yer," in two parts. After the first part, the names of
the books of the New Testament with the number of the chapters in each ; the second part, comprising the proper
sanctorum, is in the form of a kalendar. In the lower margin of the page containing February, occurs this note by
the same hand as the calendar, "Thus these lettres failen on lepe seres in alle tymes. This was writen in the ser of g
sundai next after lepeseer of 6 in the seer of the Lord m°.ccc°.Lxxxxvij." It is doubtful, whether the table is in the
same hand with the body of the Ms. At the end, in a modern hand, " John Wicklifies translation of the N. T.
finished A. D. 1383, and this copy was written A. D. 1397, and is valued at ten pounds." The quotations in the
table are from the later version.
120. Em. Coll. j. 4. 33, formerly i. 2. 32. Very thin vellum, in 16°., a cols., written about the middle
of the xv. cent. ; the last leaf of the Apocalypse, and two in St. Matthew, chaps, ix. x., have been
restored by a hand of the xvi. cent., and a few leaves are deficient; on the recto of the third fly
leaf " Thomas Ken," and on the opposite verso, in the same hand, " ex dono Thome Hughes de
Lincolnes Inne Armigeri, fratris mei charissimi, 17 Sep." On the first fly leaf, " G. S. Archiep.
Cantuar. legavit collegio Emman. Cantab."
A Table of the lessons, etc., after the use of Salisbury, occupying 14 leaves. On the verso of the following leaf,
in the same hand which supplied the lost leaves, 14 verses, beginning, "Thou art a mirror that doest faire
inclose," etc. — The books of the New Testament, including the spurious Epistle to the Laodiceans, in the later
version, with the usual, and many additional prologues, for which last, see vol. iv. p. 68 ib. Many of the leaves con-
taining these prologues have been mutilated.
JESUS COLLEGE.
121. Jes. Coll. Q. A. 6. Vellum, small thick 4°., 2 cols., written about 1430. From memoranda in
the Ms. it appears to have been the property of Wm. Cottrell, who left it in 1576 to Edmund
Grindal, Fellow of Pembroke Hall, afterwards Abp. of Canterbury. It subsequently belonged to
David Moris, alias Hanmer, preceptor of the eldest son of Sir Will. Cecil, whose only son John
Moris, alias Hanmer, gave it in 1594 to Edw. Hughes, Fellow of Jesus, who presented it to
the college ; his letter of presentation is dated " Sueniae juxta Oswestriam Salopise, calend. Fe-
bruarii 1594." On the top of the first fly leaf is written in a hand of xvi. cent. " Ed. Mar-
kerston."
The New Testament, with the spurious Epistle to the Laodiceans, and the usual prologues. It is preceded by i. a
very full Table of matters of the canonical books of the New Testament, and z. a Table of the lessons, epistles, and
gospels after the use of Salisbury throughout the year, with five other lessons not in that use. At the end are the
lessons and epistles of the Old Testament, also after the use of Salisbury, with the five other lessons not of that use.
All in the later version. It was from this Ms. that Lewis printed his first text of the Epistle to the Laodiceans.
122. Jes. Coll. Q. B. 13. It contains several Mss., " ex dono Mr". Man. Coll. Soc. Jan. 26. 1685." The
third in order is in 4°. on thick, woolly, rubbed vellum ; written by two hands, the first before
1400, and the second not much later.
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The first six chapters are of the earlier version and by the first hand,
but have been corrected to the later by notes in the margin by the second hand, which has also supplied the prologue
to Matthew and the remainder of the Ms. This prologue has the additional paragraph found in LI. i. 13. of the
Cambridge University Library. The Ms. is imperfect and ends in Lk. ix. 24.
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS. hii
MAGDALEN COLLEGE.
123. Pepys. 1603, (6752). Thick vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1430; supplied in the first
and last leaves, and other places, by a more modern hand.
The books of the Old Testament from Genesis to Ruth inclusive, in the more recent version, with occasional
glosses in the margin.
124. Pepys. 15, 16, (6750). Two volumes, thin vellum, in 16°., written in the year 1437.
The four Gospels, at the end of which are : i. a Kalendar, with notes of remarkable events, " The deere jeer, 1315,
The greete deeth, 1350, The romoure, 1381, The erthe grone, 1382, The rumoure of lordis, 1387 ;" 2. a Table of the
moveable feasts ; 3. a Table of the number of books in the Bible ; 4. a Table of the lessons, etc. Then, in the se-
cond volume, the other books of the New Testament, all in the later version, no prologues. At the end of the first
volume this note, " Whanne the jeeris were of the makinge of the worlde 6681, and whanne the jeers of our (Lord)
Jhesu Crist were of his incarnacioun 1437, tho was this book written."
125. Pepys. 2073, (6751). Vellum, small folio, 2 cols., written about 1440. It has at the end
these notes, " Praye for the soil of Sir "VVyllm. Weston, lorde of Senct Johns Jerusalem in Eng-
land, the which lord desessithe the vjtti daye of Maye in the yere of our Lord God 1540, of
whos soil Jhu. haue marcy," etc. — " This booke was gyven me Edm. Randolph xxiij. die Marcij
1 607, by my frend Sir Roberte Cotton knighte ;" the names " Edmond Herenden" and " Thomas
Bache" also occur in hands of the xvi. cent.
The books of the New Testament in the later version, with prologues. It has the Epistle to the Laodiceans, but
without the prologue, in a peculiar translation, found only in this Ms., and printed vol. iv. p. 438. At the end of
the Ms. "the lessouns and pistlis of the olde lawe, that ben red in the chirche in al the jeer after the vss of Salis-
buri," followed by I. "othere lessouns," five in number, "of the olde lawe that ben not red after the vss of
Salisburi;" and 2. a Table of the lessons, epistles, and gospels. — Erratum. The references made to this Ms.
(marked w) in the Prologue to the Epistle to the Laodiceans, vol. iv. p. 438, should be omitted.
126. Magd. Coll. L. .5, 19. Vellum, small 4°., pp. 12, and 428, written probably before 1420, on the
lower margin of a leaf of the Kalendar is written " Robert Gosuelle," in a hand of xvi. cent.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the early version, excepting the Gospel of John and the
prologues of the last three Gospels, which are of the later ; the prologue to the Catholic Epistles is by error placed
before the I Ep. of Peter. The Ms. is defective from Rom. xiv. 16 to I Cor. v. 2. The text presents many variations
from the ordinary copies, and omits most of the glosses. The prologue to I Timothy differs from that in any other
Ms., and has been printed vol. iv. p. 453. Prefixed to the volume is by a different hand, an ecclesiastical Kalendar
in Latin. At the end of the volume, a short passage from St. Bernard against the vices of the higher clergy, begin-
ning " Miror de prelatis." On the fly leaf at the commencement are some notes in the handwriting of Dr. Daniel
Waterland as to the authors of the Wycliffite versions.
SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE.
127. Sidn. Coll. A. 5. 14, formerly K. 5. 14, (761). Vellum, large 4°., written in the early part of the
xv. cent.
The New Testament, in the early version, with prologues in the latter. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, etc., the
quotations in which agree generally, but not entirely with the early text. The first leaf of this table is wanting. At
the end of the Apocalypse " the lessouns of the olde lawe that ben rad in the churche," filling about 31 leaves. These
lessons present considerable variations from the printed text of the early version.
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.
128. St John's Coll. E. 13. Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1440; presented in 1635 by
Oliver Baud, a fellow of the college.
The Epistles of St. Paul, Acts, Catholic Epistles and Apocalypse, with the usual prologues, in the later version.
Prefixed is " a kalender of pistles that ben rad in the chirch bi al the ere."
129. St. John's Coll. E. 14. Vellum, 12°., 2 cols., written about 1450, the first leaves are injured; pre-
sented by Edward Powell of this college. It belonged in the xv. cent, to Clement Ridley,
" seruien' reverendi in domino domini Roberti Sturtone."
The Psalms, Canticles of the Church, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, and Ecclesiasticus, without
prologues, and in the later version. A few glosses, such as occur usually in the margin, are inserted in the text.
130. St. John's Coll. G. 26. Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1420.
The books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, and Ecclesiasticus, without prologues, in the more
recent version ; and at the end, in a later hand, the book of Tobit.
131. St. John's Coll. N.4. Vellum, 12°., single cols., written about 1450; presented by William Lynge,
M. A. Rector of St. Vigors in Fulburne, Cambridgeshire April 23, 1688.
The four Gospels, of the later version, with the usual prologues.
132. St. John's Coll. E. 18. Vellum, 12°., coarsely written in the middle of xv. cent.
The Gospel of St. John, with the usual prologue, in the later version. Then follow the Articles of belief and some
Prayers.
VOL. I. i
Iviii LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
TRINITY COLLEGE.
133. Trin. Coll. B. II. 8, (205). Vellum, small folio, 2 cols., written about 1430. On the covers are im-
pressed the arms of Abp. Whitgift, impaled with the see, by whom probably the volume was
presented to the college.
The Pentateuch, in the more recent version.
134. Trin. Coll. B. X. 7. Vellum, small folio, 2 cols., written about 1430. It belonged in April 1570
to Arthur Salwey, and was presented to the college by its Master, Thomas Nevile, Dean of Can-
terbury ; imperfect at both extremes.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the later version. It wants about five chapters of St. Matthew,
and as much of the Apocalypse.
135. Trin. Coll. B. X. 20. Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1430. The following notes of its
possessors occur, " Liber Johannis Trussell, ex dono Tho. Holcrafte, militis, a°. 1 608," " Sir John
Haryngton," " Humfredus Fenne Coventr.," and "Trin. Coll. Cant. A. D. 1671, ex dono doctis-
simi doctoris Scattergood, hujus collegii quondam sacellani."
The New Testament, in the more recent version, with the usual prologues. It is preceded by a Kalendar in Latin,
and at the end are : i . a Table of matters, or contents of the chapters of the several books of the New Testament ; 2. a
Table or kalendar of the lessons, epistles, etc., and the lessons out of the old law, which, as well here as in the table,
are taken from the earlier version ; at the end of this Kalendar the following note in a hand of the xvn. cent.,
" Becket canonised 1176. — Wicliff translated some parte of S. Powles epistles, 1375. — Tindall translated the new tes-
tament 30 H. 8."
DURHAM.
BISHOP COSINS'S LIBRARY.
136. Durham, V. v. i. Vellum, 8°., ff. 175, 2 cols., written at the commencement of the xv. cent.
It belonged in 1617 to Thomas Maydwell; afterwards to Rye. Baddeley, and in 1666 to the Rev.
George Davenport, who gave it to the library.
The New Testament, in the earlier version, without prologues. At the end is a treatise intitled, " Heere bigynnen
• goode materes nedeful to be knowun ;" beg. " Seint Austyn seith, whoso prechith the Gospel ;" directed against false
preachers, and the mendicant and conventual orders.
HEREFORD.
CATHEDRAL LIBRARY.
137. Heref. 206, (1798). Vellum, large folio, 2 cols., written about 1420; in parts much mutilated,
torn and soiled. Probably presented by Dr. Robert Bennet, bishop of Hereford from 1 602 to
1617, whose name occurs in a note partly destroyed, on the first leaf of the volume.
The books of the Old and New Testament, in the more recent translation, with prologues to Genesis, Joshua,
i Kings, i Paral., Isaiah, Baruch, and the books of the New Testament. It commences with a Table to find the lessons,
etc. Immediately after the i5Oth Psalm, a brief explanation of the first six Canticles of the Church. Then the
names of the books of the Old Testament thus far, with the number of chapters in each. In the early books it has
numerous marginal glosses : the textual glosses are everywhere carefully scored with red. A hand, about 1500, has
made numerous small notes, both in Latin and English, sometimes merely to draw attention to particular passages,
at other times to explain the translation ; an example of this last kind is Ecclus. xl. 14, an unjust man shall be glad.
Over against these words in the side margin is written, Sicut Justus, and in the lower margin, " Sicut Justus in
aperiendo manus suas letabitur, prsevaricatores in consummacione tabescent. These twey wordis, sicut Justus, is not
in sum Latyn book, it is sett forth with the text, and therfore me thinketh the Englis shude not be drawen with
reed." The Ms. has many lacunse, being defective from Gen. xxiv. 14 to xxviii. 17; n Kings xx. 10 to xxiii. 15;
Job ix. 18 to xx. 26; Proverbs i. i to vi. 9; n Mace. xv. 37 to Mt. iv. 24; Mt. xxvii. 62 to Mk. in. 8; n Cor. xi.
26 to Gal. iii. 22, and it ends in Apoc. ix. 17.
LINCOLN.
CATHEDRAL LIBRARY.
138. Line. A. 2. 5. Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written perhaps about 1430; it belonged about the end of
xvn. cent, to John Walley.
The Epistles of St. Paul, from the Epistle to the Romans ii. n, the Acts, Catholic Epistles, and the Apocalypse ;
in the later version, with the usual prologues.
WINCHESTER.
ST. MARY'S COLLEGE.
139. Winch. 2, (1339). Vellum, small 4°., xv. cent.
The New Testament, with the usual prologues, in the later version. Prefixed is a Table of the lessons, etc. At
the end of the Apocalypse are written the ten Commandments, in a later hand.
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS. lix
WORCESTER.
CATHEDRAL LIBRARY.
140. Wore. 82, (926). Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written about 1420. It formerly belonged to Dr. John
Prideaux, bishop of Worcester. One or two leaves have been cut out.
The New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. The Ms. commences with a Kalendar, fol-
lowed by a Table of the lessons, etc. after the use of Salisbury, of which the last leaf alone remains; and then, in a
different hand, by a rule to find the primes and Sunday letters, from the year 1380. At the end of the Ms. the
Epistles and lessons of the old law, after the use of Salisbury, in the later version.
YORK.
CATHEDRAL LIBRARY.
141. York xvi. N. 7. Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written not much after 1400. At the commencement of
the i Epistle to Thessalonians, on the side margin, in the handwriting of the Queen, " Elizabeth
Regina;" in several places the name " Emmanuel Barnes," and at the end of the Table of lessons
an inscription by him, on his presenting the volume, i Jan. 1587, to Tobias Matthew, dean of
Durham, afterwards archbishop of York.
The New Testament, in the more recent version, with the usual prologues. It is preceded by a Kalendar of
" lessouns, pistlis and gospels, that ben rad in the chirche thoru the 3eer," imperfect at the commencement; and it
is followed by the lessons and epistles of the Old Testament, in the later version.
142. York xvi. O. i. Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1420; at the end, in a scrawl of the
xv. cent. " Chrystofer Baroders ;" and on the reverse of the leaf concluding the table, " Elenor
Bowes."
The New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues ; preceded by a Table of the lessons, etc.
according to the use of Salisbury.
MANCHESTER.
CHETHAM LIBRARY.
143. Cheth. 6723. Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1430. On a fly leaf at the commence-
ment, this note partially scored out, "Margret Elynghey Smyth, her owne book." It was
given to the library by the Rev. John Clayton, M.A. in 1732.
The New Testament, in the later version, with the ordinary prologues. It is preceded by a Table of the lessons,
etc. after the use of Salisbury.
NORWICH.
CORPORATION LIBRARY.
144. Norwich, 54. Vellum, in large folio, 2 cols., written probably before 1420 ; imperfect at the
end ; on verso of first fly leaf, " Liber Jacobi Boolene, manentis in Blicklingia" apparently
Sir James Boleyn, who died in 1561.
The books of the Old Testament, from Genesis to Proverbs vii. 10, in the more recent version. Part of the last
three leaves is torn away.
EDINBURGH.
ADVOCATES' LIBRARY.
145. Adv. A. 6. 34. Vellum, thick 8°., 2 cols., ff. 278, written about the close of the xiv. cent. It
formerly belonged to the library of Sir James Balfour, of Kinnaird, Lord Lyon, and was with it
purchased for the Faculty of Advocates, 14 Dec. 1698. The volume is bound in russia, and on
the back has the rose and thistle surmounted by a crown.
It commences with, " A general Kalender of the Newe Testament, to knowe gospels and pistels thun out al the
, jer;" the quotations are from the early version. This is followed in the same hand, which is later than that of the
body of the Ms., by the prologue to Matthew, which is of the later version. Then the four Gospels, Epistles of St.
Paul, Acts, Catholic Epistles, and Apocalypse in the early version, with the usual prologues, except to Matthew. It
is remarkable, that in this Ms. as well as in Egerton 618, Douce 369, and Trin. Coll. Dubl. A. i. 10, a considerable
portion of the prologue to the Romans is inserted in the middle of a sentence of that to the Gospel of Luke. From
Romans to Titus inclusive, this copy has in the text numerous short glosses, in which, after the Epistle to the Gala-
tians, Ms. Trin. Coll. Dubl. A. i. 10, generally agrees, and continues the like to the end of Hebrews.
GLASGOW.
HUNTERIAN MUSEUM.
146. Hunter 167. Vellum, 12°., 2 cols., written about 1420.
The books of the New Testament, with the Epistle to the Laodiceans, and the usual prologues, in the later version.
1 2
Ix LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
147. Hunter, 168. Vellum, 12°., ff. 70.
The Gospel of St. Mark, in the later version. It is imperfect, ending in the beginning of chapter xiv.
148. Hunter, 173. Vellum, 12°. ; formerly belonging to John Gale, of Oxford.
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, in the later version.
TRINITY COLLEGE. DUBLIN.
149. Dubl. A. 1.5. Vellum, folio, 2 cols., written by two different hands, both of the xv. cent. On
a slip of paper inserted, in a hand of the xvi. cent. " This ancient monyment of the holy scripture
dothe show, how the Lord God in all ages and tymes wold haue his blessed woorde preserved
for the comforte of his elect children and church in all tymes and ages, in despyte off Sathane,
Antichrist, and all his enemyes, to ther vtter confucion and overthrow, that the wickett myghte
have no excuse to plead yngnorance, that the wordes of our Saviour myght be verified on them,
that they arred by cause they did not know the Scripture, as he testifyeth in the gospell of
St. John."
The books of the Old Testament, from Proverbs to II Maccabees inclusive, in the later translation. Next follows
a Table of the books, from Proverbs to Maccabees, shewing the folio on which they commence. Then the books of
the New Testament, also in the later translation, with the usual prologues. At the end of the Apocalypse, " Here
endith the bible; Jhesu, helpe us, for we ben feble." It is followed by i. a Table of the books of the New Testa-
ment, with the folio on which each begins ; 2. a Table to find the lessons, etc.; imperfect. The Ms. is defective from
Eccles. ix. 1 1 to Song of S. viii. i ; from Ecclus. xxvi. 20 to xxix. 18; and from Malach. ii. 16 to i Mace. v. 20; and
from Acts xxiv. 5 to xxv. 26.
150. Dubl. A. 1.9. Vellum, small folio, 2 cols., written before 1400.
The books of the Old Testament, from Genesis to Job inclusive, in the early version, with the usual prologues, and
also at the end those to the Psalms. The church lessons are noted in the margin.
151. Dubl. A. i. 10. Vellum, in small folio, 2 cols., written towards the end of xiv. cent.
On the verso of the first fly leaf, and on the verso of the last leaf, are numerous entries by Sir Henry Gate, Kt.,
of the birth and baptism of his children, between 1544 and 1555. These entries have been printed by Sir F. Madden,
in the Collectanea Topographica, vol. i. p. 396. On the recto of the second fly leaf is written in a hand of the xvn.
cent, the following note, " The author of this translation seemeth to have beene John Purvay, as Mr. Fox calleth
him, both by the verse in the beginning, and the character in the end of the Apocalipse, thus formed 5 : of the
care and paines taken therein, see toward the latter end of the Prologue to all the bookes of the Bible, which is set in
the end of the booke. It should appeare thereby, that he translated the whole Bible, and made a glose on the hard
places, as namely, upon Job and the greater prophets : he doth mention it fol. 23 and 24. Such a Bible there is in
the library of Emmanuell Colledge in Cambridge, but whether the same translation with this or no, I have not yet
compared. H After this Prologue there followeth another to the Psalter, fol. 34 ; and fol. 38 an apology of a certaine
Priest, Curate of Chedingfold, to the Cardinal of Winchester, which was Henry Beauford ; but what the author's
name was, I find not. These writings do shew that in the raids of the darknes and cruell persecution of those tymes
God euer had some which contested against those corruptions from which in this our age it hath pleased him to
reforme his church. Blessed be his holy name for euer and euer. Amen." What follows on the remainder of this
fly leaf, from which a portion of the lower part has been cut off, appears to be in the hand of Michael Seroien,
namely, i. The motto, " Moriens vive," and below, a name which has been erased; 2. This acrostich: —
" Meque patresque dedit florens Antuerpia ciueS,
Instruxit schola clara Louanii pectus inermE.
Christo doctori, secum quern Papa MagisteR
Hactenus abstulerat, restaurat Gallia summO ;
Armaque ibi Italiamque, et te, Germania, vidl.
Excipit et gremio fessum fouet Anglia mollE ;
Lucta, labor, cura versant, dum diuido semeN."
On the lower margin of the recto of the next or third leaf is the following note ; — " Ex dono clarissimse Dominae
Franciscae Burgh, Baronissae, sum Michaelis Seroien P. M. IB. . . apud Lambeth Marshe Londini, idibus Maij 1593."
The third leaf commences with the following line in rubric, and without doubt in the hand of John Purvey himself,
Christus homo factus, J. P. prosperet actus. There succeeds in the same hand, a brief harmony of the Gospels in
three divisions, the first with the marginal rubrics, Maria, Johannes Baptista, Apostolorum Discipuli ; the second
is headed, De miraculis Christi ; and the third, De parabolis Christi. It begins : —
Mt. Mr. Luc. Joh.
f Concepit et abiit in montana ............ I
Maria < Inuenta est «'» utero habens ............ i
I Fugit in Egiptum et reuersa est Nazareht 2
(^Peperit filium ........................ i 2
Then follow, on the verso of the next leaf, in the same hand, the heads of a discourse, with this rubric, " Sermo
Doctor. Curteyse, Dominica in purificatione. Christus assistens pontifex per proprium sanguinem introivit in
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS. Jxi
(sancta)." Next) on the following seven leaves, and ending on the recto of the eighth, a Table of the lessons, epi-
stles and gospels, throughout the year ; the quotations in which are from the early version. This Table is in the
same hand with the hulk of the Ms. Then, in Purvey's hand, the prologues, from the later version, of Mark, Luke,
John, and the Apocalypse. All that has preceded, is written in a single column across the page ; what succeeds is in
double columns. The books of the New Testament, in the early version, thus : Matthew, with the prologue of the
early version, the remaining Gospels without prologues ; the Acts, with the prologue of the later version prefixed in
Purvey's hand ; the Catholic Epistles, with the prologue of the later version in the same hand ; blank spaces are left
for prologues to each of the last six. At the end of Jude, in Purvey's hand, this note, " Deficit prologus, et xm.
capitula." The verso commences with the eleventh chapter of the Epistle to the Romans ; this page has been pasted
to the recto of the succeeding leaf, left blank for that purpose, on which and the next six leaves are contained the
ten, and part of the eleventh, chapters, omitted, as it seems, by the original scribe. The writing, in a small cursive
character, is the same with that of the General Prologue, etc. at the end of the Apocalypse, and appears to be con-
temporary with Purvey's.. On the verso of the first inserted leaf, "IT Jerome in his prolog on this epistle seith alle
this." The prologue, however, is not given on the preceding page. Then, the Epistle to the Romans, as far as
xi. 20 in the later, the rest in the early version; I Cor., with the prologue in Purvey's hand, of the later version;
it Cor., with the prologue, in the same hand, and of the same version; Galatians, with the prologue by the original
scribe, and in the early version; Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, I and n Thessalonians, I and n Timothy, Titus,
Philemon, and Hebrews, with the prologues before each, supplied by Purvey, in the later version ; the Apocalypse,
without a prologue. Another hand, in an upright, even and close character, has supplied a leaf in Luke, c. vii. 13 —
viii. 2, and two in the Apocalypse, c. xvi. 17 — xix. 16; these insertions are in the later version. At the end of the
Apocalypse, in the lower margin, is this monogram, r^ . What follows, to the end of the volume, is written by
the same hand which supplied the chapters in the epistle to the Romans. The rubrics are partly in the handwriting
of Purvey, who has also corrected the text, both in the margin and between the lines ; the punctuation is also
frequently hy the same. The columns in this last part, as likewise in the insertion in Romans, are considerably
longer than in the original volume, and it has also a separate paging, though not continued to the end. Its contents are,
i. "A prolog for alle the bookis of the bible of the oolde Testament." — 2. Remarks in the nature of a Prologue on
the Psalter, (printed from this Ms. vol. i. pp. 37 — 40). The paragraph, p. 39, beg. "This book comprehendith
loue of enemies," is repeated in the Ms. at the end of these remarks. — 3. The paragraph at the beginning of cap. xii.
of the General Prologue, p. 43, beg. " But it is to wite haue in heuene." — 4. A prayer, beg. " Lord Jhesu Crist,
delyuerer of soulis." — 5. A Summary of Christian belief, in 12 articles, beg. "The first article of oure bileue
sacramentis of hooli chirche." — 6. Observations on the concluding parts of St. Matthew and St. Mark's Gospels.
beg. " And the elleuene worldis of worldis. Amen." — 7. A long letter in Latin to Cardinal Beaufort,
when Bp. of Winchester, by a priest, curate of Chedynfolde, com. Surr., giving a profession of his faith, in answer
to accusations brought against him concerning the sacraments, particularly that of the eucharist, pilgrimages, and
images of the saints. — Lastly, The lessons and pisteles of the aide lawe, that ben redde in the chirche by alle the
;ere. This rubric is in Purvey's hand, and the lessons are of the later version. Purvey's orthography is peculiar,
writing in the 3 p. sing. pr. t. comfortet, schewet, passyt, vnderminet, writet, discrivet, tevet, comeht, sendyht, beryht,
spekyht ;— deht for death, trewht for truth, nat for not, hit for it, yen for eyes, Jues for Jews; lij)ht, sow)ht,
ryihtwisnes, for light, sought and righteousness. What Purvey has written in this book, at least in the latter part
of it, must -have been inserted in or after 1427, in which year Henry Beaufort became a cardinal.
152. Dubl. D. 5, 12. Paper, 4"., transcribed in 1569 from an old Ms. given by Leonard Pilkington,
D. D., prebendary of Durham, to Sir Thomas Gargarave, Kt., according to a note in Leo.
Pilkington's hand, which states that "the fyrst coppye thereof was found in Fotheringayc
Colledge, at the suppression thereof."
The New Testament, in the later version.
WOLFENBUTTEL.
153. Ducal Library, Aug. A. 2. Vellum, folio, 2 cols., ff. 412, written at the beginning of the
xv. cent. This volume belonged at the beginning of the xvn. cent, to Lord Lumley, whose
autograph is in the lower margin of fol. 7, and about the middle of the same century it is stated
to have been purchased in England by Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, for his library.
The books of the Old and New Testament, of the earlier version, with the usual prologues. Prefixed is a Table of
lessons, etc., the texts of which are also of the early version. In the New Testament, the Catholic Epistles precede
the Deeds of Apostles. Six leaves have been cut out of this copy, viz., from iv Kings xxiv. 5 to i Par. i. 9 ; i Esdr.
ix. 10 to ii Esdr. iii. 5 ; from end of Judith to Esther iii. 12 ; part of the prologue of Job to iii. 10 ; and from begin-
ning of Proverbs to ii. 9.
PRIVATE LIBRARIES.
SIK PEREGRINE ACLAND, BART.
154. Acland. Vellum, small folio, 2 cols., written about 1410, or perhaps earlier. On the first fly
leaf, "This is my wiues booke, G. Palmer;" on the second, "This Bible I found in my dear
Ixii LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
Father Sr Will Morley's studdy, wch Book I believe was his great grand Father's Mr. J. Morley.
M. Derby, 1713." At the end of the volume, in various hands, all of the xvi. cent., are pedi-
grees of Mery and of Bowyer, the first from Thomas Mery of Hatfield, and the other from
Richard Bowyer of Petworth, both about the time of Edward IV., with some curious notes
regarding his family, by Thomas Bowyer of the Middle Temple, about 1588. Then follows this
memorandum, in the writing of G. Palmer, " This translation of the bible, which by tradition is
reported to have been WickliflVs own booke, seems by the writeing and English to have been
written in the beginning of the reign of Hen. 4th. ; it was in the time of Edw. 4*. the
possession of Richard Mery of Hatfield, and from him descended to his grand daughter Joan
marryed to Thomas Bowyer, whose several descendants (as appears by the memorials of them-
selves herein written) kept it till the beginning of K. James the first's reign ; whether by
purchase or gift I cannot tell, but on the decay of that family of Bowyer, it was their neighbours
Sr John Morley of Halvenehed in Sussex, my wives great Grandfather, the Grandchild and
Heiresse General of which Sr John Morley, the present Countess of Derby, gave it to my wife,
her nighest relation, to be by her kept and transmitted to her posterity, as an Heirloom, and
remembrance of the great friendship and kindnesse she has always borne her. G. Palmer —
Fairfield. SeptemV 25, 1723."
The books of the Old and New Testament, in the later version, with occasional marginal glosses. In the Old
Testament, Isaiah and Baruch are the only books which have prologues. The books of the New Testament have the
usual prologues, with the exception of the Epistle to the Galatians, to which no less than four are prefixed ; the first
agreeing with that printed in vol. iv. p. 396; for the others, see vol. iv. p. 688'3. The book of Genesis is preceded by
the General Prologue, " Fyue and twenti bookis at the laste, Amen ;" and by a Table " to fynde the lessouns,
pistlis, and gospels that ben rad bi al the seer in hooly chirche." Before the prologue to the Apocalypse is a note,
apparently in Bale's handwriting, " Hunc prologum Gilb. Porretani in Apocn. transtulit Joannes Wiclevus in
Anglicum sermonem."
MRS. ALLANSON, OF BROUGHTON IN FLINTSHIRE.
155. Allanson. Vellum, folio, 2 cols., written early in the xv. cent. The original scribe has made
numerous mistakes, omitting occasionally several verses together, as in Jer. 1. 3 — 13. A second
scribe appears to have completed the volume, commencing at i Mace. ix. The names of " T. Ma-
rowe" and "Thomas Fytton" occur, both in writing of the xvi. cent.
The books of the Old Testament from Genesis to n Maccabees inclusive, in the early version, with the usual pro-
logues to Genesis, Joshua, I Kings, i Paral., n Paral., I Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes, Wisdom, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Baruch. A blank space of about a column in extent is left between
Joel and Amos, and at the commencement in the margin is written, The prologe in Amos.
THE EARL OF ASHBURNHAM.
156. Ashburnham, r. Vellum, large 4°., 2 cols., written about 1400. On the upper margin of the first
leaf is written, "Ed. Reynolds, ex dono D. Gulielmi Simonson, coll. Merton socii." On the
verso of the last leaf is a curious note, stating that on Midlent Sunday 8 Henr. VIII. the book
was presented by Dame Anne Danvers, widow of Sir Will. Danvers, to the Master Confessor and
brethren of Sion. It recently belonged to Mr. Lea Wilson.
The four Gospels, Acts, Catholic Epistles, Epistles of St. Paul, and Apocalypse, without prologues, in the earlier
version. The New Testament was printed from this Ms., and published by Mr. Pickering, in 1848. 4°.
157. Ashburnham, 2. Vellum, 4°., 2 cols., written in the year 1444. A leaf of the original Ms. is lost,
containing Matt. chap, i., and has been supplied by a hand of xvi. cent. On the recto of
the first vellum leaf is this note, " 25 Jan. 1692. This booke was shewn to Mr. Wm. Fox at
his examination on the behalfe of John Cullum, at the suit of Tomas Shaftoe in the Court of
Exchequer before me, John Powell." It was presented in 1834 by Antony Merry to the
Rev. Wilmot Marsh of Bangor, and obtained after his sale in 1847 by the Earl of Ash-
burnham.
A Kalendar in English ; a Table to find Easter from 1448 to 1520 ; a Table to find the lessons, etc., after the use
of Salisbury. The books of the New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. The Epistle to the
Laodiceans is inserted by another and rather later hand. At the end of the Apocalypse is added in red by a different
hand from that of the rubricator of the Ms., Here endith the Apocalipis. anno did m°. cec°. xliiij0. (1444). After this,
by the hand which supplied the Epistle to the Laodiceans, is added the longer prologue to the Epistle to the Romans.
Then follow the lessons, etc. out of the Old Testament ; the first leaf of these is lost.
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS. Ixiii
158. Ashburnham, 3. Vellum, small 4°., 2 cols., written about 1430. On one of the first fly leaves,
"M. Edgcombs bqok," with the name "Carryle," and date 1597. 29 July; and on the verso of
the last fly leaf, "John Picard, Pastour of Pluckleye, 1598, 28 of June, and I have bene at
Pluckleye thes 30 yeares," etc. On the verso of the second fly leaf at the end is a note, in a
hand of the xv. cent., now almost erased, which appears to read, " A lytel boke of . . . . viij 1.
vj. s. viij. d. and hit .... a holy man .... was over seyne, and redd be Doctor Thomas
Ebb . . all and Doctor Ryve .... my modir bought hit." In the present century it belonged
to the rev. Dr. Barrett of Trin. Coll. Dublin, to H. R. H. the Duke of Sussex, and in 1844 to
Mr. Lea Wilson.
The New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. St. Matthew has two additional prologues,
which were privately printed from this Ms. hy Dr. Barrett. The first is part of that which properly belongs to
Wycliffe's Commentary on that Gospel (see Ms. Laud 235). Prefixed is a Tahle of the lessons, etc. after the use of
Salisbury. This Ms. formed the text printed by Bagster in his Hexapla, 4°., 1841.
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xv. cent., " a uous me ly, Gloucestre," probably the Duke of Gloucester afterwards Rich. III. On
the verso of the last leaf are several names scrawled in a hand of about 1500, and among them,
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cent., ascribing the translation to John Wycliffe, in 1371. On a fly leaf before the lessons, in a
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coestis, boet, for coat, coast, boat ; Aoj, thoi for bough, through ; knei for knew ; seew) for sowed ; slo) for slew ; sm for
saw; often has the 2 p. pi. imp. terminating in eth ; retains the n of the infinitive ; has k for c, as kum, kuntree, kum-
panyes, kuppe, and omits the vowel after w, as wrthi, wrd, wrshipen.
DR. CARDWELL, PRINCIPAL OF ST. ALBAN HALL, OXFORD.
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the Romans. The spurious Epistle to the Laodiceans is inserted after that to the Colossians. The Ms. begins in
Mt. iii. 5 and ends in Apoc. xvii. 14. It is also defective in one or two other places.
Ixiv LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS.
VERY REV. WILL. CONYBEARE, DEAN or LLANDAFF.
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to have belonged formerly to Sir Ra. Bosvile of Braborne, and subsequently came to the Rev.
John Craige, who gave it to Sir Edw. Dering of Surrenden Bering, Bt. 1637. See Lewis' New
Test. fol. 1731, p. 105. At the sale of the Dering Library in 1810, it was purchased by the
Rev. J. J. Conybeare.
The New Testament, of the later version, with the usual prologues. At the end were added, now forming a
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version. This Ms. was lent to Lewis, who used the text for the Epistles, Acts, and Apocalypse of his edition.
When Lewis saw the Ms. it contained also a Table of the epistles and gospels, which was probably taken out at the
time the volume was rebound.
SIR GEORGE DASHWOOD, BART.
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by one R. Ro. about the beginning of the xvn. cent.
SIR DAVID DUNDAS, H. M. JUDGE ADVOCATE.
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Chester, and afterwards to the Rev. Thomas Falconer of Bath. On the last leaf is a note by
" Austyn Fyschmonger," and the date m. cccc. Ivij.
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and ending in Apoc. chap. xv. 3.
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i7th March, 1766," then to Gough; and at his sale in 1810 was purchased by Rev. H. H. Baber.
The Gospels without prologues, and the Epistles of St. Paul, with the usual prologues, in the earlier version. A
second hand has altered the text in various places. The alterations generally agree with the readings of Magd. Coll.
Cambr. L. 5. 19, Brit. Mus. Addl. 11,858, and New Coll. 67. It begins with Mt. hi. 4, and ends in I Tim. i. 15.
It is defective from Rom. ix. 22 to i Cor. i. 23 ; and much torn and mutilated, particularly in the margins, from
which the blank vellum has been cut off, and with it sometimes a letter or two of the text. It has some singular
readings, as i Cor. vi. 20, glorifie je and glory e }e; xiii. 6, of noon,- xiv. 24, prophecieden. The scribe not unfre-
quently makes gross errors.
REV. DANIEL ROCK, D. D.
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Mersche, in Mylkstrete."
The New Testament, in the later version, with the usual prologues. Prefixed is a Table of lessons after the use of
Salisbury, in a different but coeval hand ; and at the end is a Table of matters filling 13 pages, which is partly the
same with, but much less full than, Ms. Egerton 1165. Then follow the lessons at length out of the old law, also
of the later version. A leaf is wanting at the commencement of the Gospel of Matthew, to ch. i. 25 ; another from
Luke ch. xxiv. 51 to John i. 29; and a third at the beginning of Deeds of the Apostles, to ch. ii. 2.
REV. J. H. TODD, D.D., OF TRIN. COLL. DUBLIN.
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The Apocalypse, imperfect at the beginning and end. It commences with part of the prologue, and ends in
ch. xxii. 19.
PROLOGUE.
Here bygynneth a prologfor alle the bokis of the Bible of the oolde testament*.
CAP. I.
FYUE and twenty bookis of the olde testament ben bookis of feith, and fulli bookis of
holy writ ; the first is Genesis, the ij. isb Exodic, the iij. isb Leuiticid, the iiij. isb Numeri,
and6 the v. isb.Deutronomye ; and these fyue ben the bookis of Moises, whichef ben clepid
propurly the lawe ; the vj. books is«« Josue, the vij. bookh is Judicum, that enclosith the
story of Ruth; the viij. bookh, ix.' x.k and1 xj.m and1 xij.n and xiij.° ben the foure
bookis of Kyngis and tweyP bookis of Paralipominon; the xiiij. book is Esdre, that com-
prehendeth Neemye, and al is o bok anentis Ebreyes, as Jerom seith, but anentis Grekis
and Latyns these ben twey bookis ; andi the xv. is Hester, the xvj. is Joob, the xvij. is
the Sauter ; the xviij. bookr, xix.8 andr xx.* ben ther iij.u bookis of Salamon ; the first is
Prouerbis, either Parablis, the ij. isw Eclesiastes, and the iij. isx Songis^ of Songis ; the
xxi. bookx, xxij. xxiij. andxx xxiiij. ben the foure grete prophetis; Isaie is the first, Jeremye
is the ij. Ezechiel is the iij. and Daniel is the fourth; the7' xxv. book is oa book of xij.
smale prophetis ; Osee vis the firstb, Joel 'is the ij.b Amos 'is the iij.c Abdied 'is the iiij.b
Jonas vis the fyuethe6, andf Michee 'is the vj.b Naum 'is the vij.b Abacuk 'is the viij.b
Sofonye 'is the ix.b Aggeye 'is the x.b Sacharie 'is the xi.b ands Malachie 'is the xij. ;
and alle these xij. smale prophetis ben o book, and in this ordre. And what euer book in
the olde testament is 'out of' these fyue and twenty byforek seid, shal be set among
apocrifa, that is, with outen autorite of bileue ; therfore the book of Wisdom and Ecle-
siastici1 and Judith and Tobie bem not of bileue. The first book of Machabeies was founden
write" in Ebreu, and the ij. book of Machabeyes was writen first in Grek. Jerom seith
al this sentence in the prologe on the first book of Kyngis. Also0 the book of Baruc and
the pistle of Jeremye ben not of the? autorite of the bible anentis Ebreyes, ne^ the preyer
of Manasses, asr Jerom witnessith, and 'how mich of8 the book of Hester and of1 Daniel is
of autorite anentis Ebreyes, and in Ebreu lettre, it is told in the same bookis byu Jerom
hym self; netheles Jerom, in suynge Ebreyes, comprehendith alle thesew bookis in xxij.;
for Ebreies maken oo book of the first and ij.x book of Kyngis, and clepen it Samuel, and
thei maken oo book of the iij. and iiij/ book of Kyngis, and clepen it Malachym, and thei
comprehenden in oo book the ij. bookis of Paralipominon. But certis, litel charge is of
this rikenyng, whether thez bookis of Kyngis ben noumbred foure, as Latyns doen, either
tweyn, as Ebreies doen. Also litel charge is, whether Paralipominon be departid in ij.
bookis, as Latyns vsena, either1* be oo book aloone, as Ebreis doenc ; and so of the first
book of Esdras and ofd Neemye, litel charge is, whether thei ben tweyne, as Latyns and
a From £. Prolog. yt6. Prologe on the Bible. n. Here * the xix. 6. * the xx. yd. u Om. 0. w Om. in.
bigynneth a reule that lellith of the bookis of the oolde * Om. 81. ** Om. 8. y Song yd. z Om. 17. a a 8«.
testament, which ben of very feith, and nihiche ben not b Om. 8«. c Om. 8ei. the iij. f. d Abdias yd. e Om. 81.
of feith. But alle the bookis of the nerve testament ben f Om. 8«. g Om. f. h Om. 8«. is xij. 0. ' with-
of feith and of bileeue. 8. No title in a0i. *> Omitted owte S«. out 0. k fore 8«. ' Ecclesiasticus y.
mSfi. <= Exodus y. d Leuiticus y. e Om. 8«. f the m ben y&ffdt. n writen 0y8«&. writen first £. "And
whiche 08«. g Om. «. gg Om. 8«. 1» Om. f. ' and so f. P Om. y£. n ner 0. nether yd. r Om. 8. s 31!
ix. 8. and the ix. yd. k and the x. yd. ' Om. 08f£i. netheles £ super ras. * Om. 8«. also f sup. ras. Uof0.
m the xj. yd. n tiie xij. yg_ o the xiij. yd. P the w this 0. x the ij. 0yfft- y the i»J- 6- * tJl0 0.
twey 0y8«j)tfi. the bookis f. 1 Om. 8«. r Om. f. » Om. 8. b or Set. « vsen fi. d Om. 8«.
I i B
2 PROLOGUE.
Grekis vsen, 'other oone aloone, as Ebreyes vsen. Netheles it semeth, that Latyns and
Grekis han more reson in this rikenyng than Ebreies han, but hou ener these bookis ben
noumbrid, alle these ben of autorite of bileue, either of cristen feith. Thanne if the first
book of Esdre and the book of Neemye ben noumbrid for tweyne, as Grekis and Latyns
vsen, and if men taken Judith for a book of holy Scripture, as the general congregacioun
of clergie dide at thef Seyne of Nicene, as Jerom witnessith in the prologe on? Judith,
thanne in the olde testament ben xxvij. bookis of bileue. Also Eclesiasticih was writen
in Ebreu, and the book of Wisdom is not anentis Ebreies, but sowneth1 Grek eloquence,
and summe olde writers affermen, that the Jew Filo made it. Therfore as holy chirche
redith Judith and Tobie and the bookis of Machabeies, but resceyuethk not tho among holy
Scripturis1, so the chirche redith1" these ij.11 bookis Eclesiastici0 and Sapience to edifying
of the peple, not? to conferme the autorite of techingis of holy^ chirche ; Jerom seith this
pleynly in the prologe onr Prouerbis8. Also Jerom translatide the first book of Esdre and
Neemye, and biddith that no man delite in the* dremis of the iij. and iiij". book of Esdre
that ben apocrifa, that is, not of autorite of bileue; for anentis Ebreies the wordis of Esdre
and of w Neemye ben driuen in to o book ; 'and the bookis" of the olde testament, that
HOU the bookis ben not anentis Ebreies, and ben not of the noumbre of holy writ?, owen to be cast fer
«f^Sd£J«WCy; Jerom seith this in the prolog ofz Esdre. And therfore Y translatide not the
't°'L caJtaw™ tn«dde neither8 the fourthe book of Esdre, that ben apocrifa; but onely the first, and of
Neemye, that ben rikened for twey bookis anentis Grekis and Latyns, and ben of autorite
of bileue. Netheles apocrifa vben seid inb twey maners, as Catholicon seith on this word
apocrifa ; a book is seid apocrifumc, either for thed autor ise vnknowen, and the treuthe
therof is opynf; and hooly chirche resseyueth sich a book not to preuyng of feith, but to
lernyng of vertues ; and siche ben the bookis of Judith and other, whiche Seynt Jerom
noumbrith in the prologe ons Regumh ; either a book is seid apocrifum1, for me doutith
ofk the treuthe therof ; and holy chirche resceyueth not siche bookis ; and siche ben1 the
book of Hhe 3ongm childbed of the" Sauyour, and the book of the takyng up of the body
of Seynt Marye to heuen ; Catholicon seith this on that word apocrifa. But sothely
alle the bookis of the newe testament, that is, foure gospelleris, Matheu, Mark, Luk, and
Jon ; xij. pistelis of Poul, vij. smale pistils, the Dedis of Apostlis, and the Apocalips ben
fulli of autorite of bileue ; therfore cristen men and wymmen, olde and 3onge, shulden0
fast in the newe testament, for it is of ful autorite, and opyri to vndirstonding of
Tnd charUe.SSe simple men, as to the poyntis that be? moost nedeful to saluacioun ; and the same sentence
is in the derkiste placisi of holy writ, whiche sentence1" is in ther opyn placis ; and ech
place of holy writ, bothe opyn and derk, techith mekenes and charite ; and therfore he that
kepith mekenes and charite hath the trewe vndirstondyng and perfectioun of al holi writ,
as Austyn preuith in his sermoun of the preysing of charite. Therfore no simple man of
wit be aferd vnmesurabli to studie in the text of holy writ, for whi tho ben wordis of
euerlastyng lif, as Petir seide to Crist in the vj. chapitre of Jon; and the Holy Gost stirede
hooly men to speke and write5 the wordis of hooly writ for the coumfort and saluacioun
of meke cristen men, as Petir in the ij. pistle in the ende, and Poul in xv.1 chapitre to
Romayns witnessen. And no clerk be proude of the verrey vndirstondyng of holy writ, for
whi verrey vndirstonding of hooly writ with outen charite, that kepith" Goddis heestis,
makith a man depper dampned, as James and Jhesu Crist witnessen ; and pride and
couetise of clerkis is cause of her blindenes andv eresie, and priueth hem fro verrey vndir-
e either oon *6i. either be oo book f. f Om. y. S of apocrifi f . d that the 8. e therof is f. f not opyn 8.
fty&{6. h Ecclesiasticus y. » it sowneth f. k thei e of j3f. h the book of Kyngis in Latyn y. » apocrifi f.
resseyuen f. 1 Scripture /3. m rede a. n Om. £. k Om. 6. for y. 1 is f. m Om. ft. n oure f. ° shul f.
0 Ecclesiasticus y. P Om. f. and 8. <J the holy 8. P ben ySf&Si,. <1 place 8f. r Om. f. s to write 8*171.
r of 0. s Prouerbis in Latyn y. * Om. ft. u the iiij. l the xv. ySer^i. » and kepynge of f. that kepith not 8.
ye&i. w Om. 8«. * Om. yd. ^ churche /3. z on y. * of f.
a ne a. b is seid on f. ben seid on «. c apocrifa rj.
PROLOGUE. 3
stondyng of holy writ, and makenw hem go" quyk in to helle, as Austyn seith on the
Santer, on that word, Descendant in infernum viventes?
CAP. II.
THE old testament is departid in to thre parties, in to moral comaundementis, iudicials,
and cerimonyals. Moral comaundementis techen to holde and preise and cherishe vertues, Moral co.
and to fle and repreue vicis, and these comaundementis bynden euer, and ban strengthe, for *"'
tho ben groundid in charite and reson,z and in lawea of kynde. ^[ Judicials techen domes Judidaii warm
and peynes for orrible synnes, and the iudicials of Moises lawe weren ful iust arid profitable Cristi"Pa".
for men, for tho weren ordeinedb of God, that may not erre in his domes, and lawis, and*'"""'
worlds. Netheles sithen Crist was maad man, and ordeyned lawe of mercy and of charite,
and wole not the deth of ac sinful man, but repentaunce and saluacioun, cristen men ben
not bouriden to kepe thed iudicials of Moyses lawe, that was6 endid in the tyme of Cristis
passioun. But 3it cristen lordis that ban the swerd, and ben Goddis vikers, in xiij.f c°. HOU lordis
to Romayns, moun punishe men, that trespassen openly, in catel and bodyly prisoun, and""
sumtyme bi bodily deth, whanne the synne may not ellis be distried, neither the comyntes
may ellish be stablishid in pees, as the1 foure doctours and other latter preuen opynly by
holy writ and resoun ; but looke that this be don for charite and comyn profit, with mercy
and compassioun of bretheren, not for couetise, nether pride, neither for veniaunce of a
mannes owne wrong. ^[ Cerymonials techen figuris and sacramentis of the olde lawe, Hou
that figuredenk Crist and his deth, and the misteries of holy chirche in the lawe of grace \
and these cerimonials ceessiden outirly, as to obligacioun, in the tyme of Cristis deth, and Tf^ofthe
ben noyful and dampnable to men that kepen tho, and for that the gospel is prechid and s»*pei*«ffi<*th.
knowen generally ; for if tho cerymonyes ben kept now, the kepers of tho knowlechen, that
Crist is not 3it comen, neither suffrid deth for mankynde ; and this knowleching is opyn
heresie1 ; for whi the treuthe and fredom of the gospel suffisith to saluacioun with out
keping of cerymonyes maad of God in the old lawe, and mych more with out cerimonyes
of sinful men and vnkunnynge, that ben made in the1? tyme of Antecrist, and of vnbyndyng
of Sathanas, in xx.n c°. of Apocalips. Therfore as it is opyn eresie to seie, that the gospel
with his treuthe and fredom suffisith not to cristen mennes saluacioun with outen kepyng
of cerimonyes of Goddis lawe jouen to Moyses, so it semith opyn heresie to seie, that the
gospel with his treuthe and fredom suffisith not to saluacioun of cristen men with out
kepyng of ceremonyes and statutis of sinful men and vnkunnynge, that ben maad in the
tyme of Sathanas and of Antecrist.
CAP. III.
°SYMPLE men of wit moun be edified mychP to heuenly lyuyng bi redyng and knowyng
of the olde testament, for in the bigynnyng of Genesis they moun knowe, hou God made Genesis.
heuen and erthe and alle creaturis of nou3t, and made man to his owne ymage and licnesse,
and to haue blisse in body and soule with outen ende'i. Also 'men mounr knowe, hou sore
God punishide Adam and Eue for brekyng of his comaundement ; and hou Abel plesid
God by feith, mekenesse and charite; and hou Caym displeside hym by synnes, and specialli
by enuye, hatrede™ and manquellyng8. Also hou Noe was loued of God, and al the world,
outaken viij. persones, was distried' for synne ; and hou for pride and other synnes God
departid many langagis, that no man vndirstood other in the tour of Babel ; and hou feith-
ful and obedient to God Abraham was, that he 3ede out of his lond in to a straunge cuntre,
and was redy to sle his owne sone Isaac at the wille of God, and gat therfore mich reward
of God ; and hou God distried Sodom and Gommor, and other thre cytees, for leccherye and
w maketh fr£6. * to go Set. V Heere endith the pro- a pr. m. m Om. tj. n the xx. 8»ft«. ° This is the
log on the book of Genesis, y. z in reson 8«. a the prolog of Genesis. S. P either holpen myche f. 1 ony
lawe (. b endid ij. c Om. 8. d Om. /3. e weren fiei. ende Set. r me may 8. men may j. rr and hatrede ».
f the xiij. 8ffi. g comynalte 8ti. h not ellis f. ' Om. s mansleyng f. l stryed /3.
/3. k figuren ;3. ' errour ether heresie /3f. ether heresie
B 2
PROLOGUE.
Exodus.
Leuiticus.
Hou sacrificis
schulden not
be kept now,
and of for be-
ding of wed-
dyngesofnyy
kyn.
Hou Goddis
lame forliedith
wicchecraftis,
sorcerie, etc.
[«nrf] reward
ith keperis of
Goddis lauie..
Numeri.
Of the sabot.
Of Chore,
Dathan and
Abiron.
other synnes, that tho weren sunkun doun ; and the dede see is now where thou grete
cytees weren. Also hou trewe and obedient to God weren Isaac and Jacob and Joseph,
and hou God keptev hem in alle perels. Al this proces of Genesis shulde stirew cristen men
to be feithful, and for to drede and loue God, and in alle thingis do" his willed. ^| zAlso
in Exodi men mouna knowe, hou God kept his simple peple in Egipt, and encresside hem
gretly in that lond, vndir the persecucioun and tirauntrie of Faraofa, and deliueride hem
by many miraclis, and punishid Farao and his peple with tenc stronge veniauncis, and
fedded hem meruelously in desert xl. 3eris, where no duelling of men was bifore, and
made hem toe ouercome the strong peple of Amalech. Aftir this God tau3te hem wyis
gouernayle, and bitook tof hem ihes ten comaundementis and other iudicials, to punishe
gretly opyn grete synnes. Also1' they' weren ful bisy to make a costlew tabernacle to the
onour of God, by his bidding and techyng, that figuride holi chirche and vertues in mennes
soulis. At the laste God took gret veniaunce onk hem for idolatrie, whanne thei forsoken
the feith and worshipyng1 of God, and onoureden 3oten calues bi stiryngm of the deuel.
And thanne Moyses was a trewe mediatour bitwix God and then sinful peple, and seide
thus to God, for gret trist of his mercy and ri3tfulnes°, and for? gret charite to the peple,
" either?!' foi^iue thou this trespas to hem, either do me out of thi book in which thou hast
writen me ;" and for this deuout preier and greet charite of Moyses God sparede the synful
pepil, and distryede not sodeyrily al the pepil, but took hem to mercy and grace. And this
proces of Exodi shulde make men trystyi in Goddis help, and to be trewe in his loue, and
eschewe his offence with al her my3tis. ^[ "The iij. book clepid8 Leuitici techith men
sacrificis due to God, and for synnes of the peple, in the1 tyme of the olde testament, and
that1 no man vnworthi shulde neyje to the seruise and sacrifice of God. These sacrificis
owen not to be kept now, for tho figureden the passioun and deth" of Crist, and remissioun
of synnes bi the blood and merit of Crist, in the lawe of grace. Also this book techith
men to absteyne fro wedlok of ny3 kyn and affynyte,with ynne the ij. degrev, and ordeyneth
peyne of deeth for ydolatrie, and weddyng with ynne the ij. degre of consanguynyte and
affynite. At the last this book techith menw to kepe Goddis heestis, and for to loue her
nei3boris and tox do equyte to hem, and werkis of mercy to nedy men ; and comaundith
iust wey3tis and mesures, and domes ; and forbedith strongly ydolatrye and wicche craftis^
and false coniouryngis ; and tellith prosperite that shal come to hem that kepen Goddis
heestis, and veniaunce and peyne to hem that breken Goddis heestis. And this proces of
Leuitici shulde make cristen men aferd to breke Goddis heestis, and ioyful to kepe tho
to lyf and deth, for7- reward of God in euerlastyng blisse. ^f "The iiij. book clepid Numeri
tellith the noumbre of peple led out of Egipt, bothe of lewid men and of prestis and of
dekenys ; and how God kept hem longe in the orrible desert, and punisshide hem alle bi
deeth, out taken Caleph and Josue, for grucchyng and mystriste to Goddis word, and
punisshide Marie, Moyses sistyr, with lepre, for bacbytyng of Moyses, the mylde seruaunt
of God. Also1' whanne God wolde haue distryed the peple for grucchyng a3ens hym,
Moyses preyede with al his herte for the peple that wolde stoonec hym to deeth. Also
God techith there, that he that doth ony synne by pride shal be deed, and that he that brak
the sabot, 3he by gaderyng of stickis, shulde be stooned ofd alle the peple. Also God
punisshide soore Chore, Dathan, and Abyron, that weren rebel a3ens Moyses and Aaron,
and made discencioun in the peple, so that the erthe openyde, and deuouride hem with
here tabernaclis, and al her catele, and thei 3eden doun quyke in to helle. 3it whanne the
u the f. v kepe f. w stire meche /3. stire mechel i.
sec.m. " to do (3. y Here endith the prolog of Gene-
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broujte his owne peple thoruthe the reede see, and
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PROLOGUE. 5
peple grucchide ajeyns Moyses and Aaron, and wolde sle hem vniustly, and God killide
mony thousendis of thef peple herfore, Moyses bad Aaron preye, and offre encense for the
peple ; and so he ceesside the veniaunce. Also God techith there, that prestis shulen haue HOU prestis
the firste fruytis and theff firsts boren thingis, and part of sacrifices and avowis and offringis ; "chtMmTaue
and dekenys shulen haue tithis of the peple, and 3iue her tithis, that is, the tenthe part of Mhls'
tithis whiche thei token of the peple, to the hi3est prest, and prestis and dekenys shulen
holde hem apayed with her spiritual part of tithis and offryngis, and take no possessioun
'in the londh of her britheren, for God hymself shal be the part and eritage' of prestis, in the
myddys of the sones of Israel. Also for Moyses and Aaron bileueden not fully to Goddis
word, but doutiden of his byheest at the water of a3enseying, God suffride not hem fork to
entre in to the lond of byheest, but bothe weren deed in desert. Also in this book ben told
the duellyngis of the children of Israel in desert, and the batels whiche thei hadden a3eyns
hethen men ; and of Balaam hou he was huyrid to curse1 Goddis peple, and hou God com-
pellyd hym to blesse his peple, and tom seye profesie of Crist. And for the peple of Israel
dide fornicacioun and idolatrie, God bad Moyses hange alle the princis a3ens the sunne,
that the strong veniaunce of God were turned awey fro the peple of Israel. And for aso/Fynees.
myche as Fynees the prest killide a duke of Israel, that dide fornicacioun with an hethen
womman, and dide" this for feruent loue to God, he gat of God euerlastyng presthod for
hym and his0 seed, and turned awey Goddis wraththe fro the children of Israel. Also there
is tau3t, who shal be eyr of a man ; and of halydayes, and sacrificis, and offryngis maade in
tho ; and whiche avowis shulen be holden, and whiche not ; and of batels ; and hou the
preyes shulden be departid among the peple, and what shulde falle to the prest ; and hou
the lond of byheest shulde be departid to xij. lynagis ; and dekenys shulden haue citees to
enhabite in tho, and the subarbees to here sheep and beestys ; and citees of refuyt shulden HOU citees of
be ordeyned for hem that shedden blood vnwilfully, not of purpos, neithir hatrede byfore be.
goynge ; and he that is gilty of mannis deeth shal be slayn with outen onyi' redempcioun.
This proces of Numeri shulde stire cristen men for to loue here enemyes, and do good tot
hem, as Moyses and Aaron diden, and to kepe Goddis heestis, and sheder not mannis blood
vniustly. ^[ sThe fyfthe book clepid Deutronomye is a rehersyng and confermyng of al the Deutronomy.
lawe biforegoyng', and styrith" men gretly to kepe and teche Goddis heestis, and adde no
thing to tho, neither drawe awey ony thing fro tho ; and first it techith, that wise men and
my3ty shulenuu be maad iugis, and deme iustlyv the pore and the riche ; aftirward hou the
Jewis ouercamen Seon, thew kyng of Hesebon, and token his lond and alle the goodis therynne
in to her owne possessioun, and dedyn in lyk maner to Og the" kyng of Basan, and to
his lond and goodis. Fertherrnore God comaundith men to kepe hise heestis, and adde no Not to adde to
thing therto, neither? drawe onyz thing ther fro, and that they drede and loue God ofa al GW,
her herte, and alb her soule, and al her strengthe, and eschewe ydolatrie, and serue
worshipe hym aloone ; and that thei teche Goddis heestis to here sones, and thenke on tho*^*
heestis in hous and weye, slepynge and wakynge. Also0 God comaundith his peple to/»r *»•«*«»«• «/
eschewe weddyngis of hethen men and wymmen to her children, lest they ben drawen to [aundementis.]
idolatrye, and bihetith many blessyngis to hem and miche encresyng of goodis, if thei
kepen treuly hise comaundementis, and that strong veniaunce and distryyng shal come
on the Jewis, if thei doend ydolatrie, and benc vnobedient to God. Also God biddithf hem
haue" mynde, that they weldiden the lond of byheest, not for her owne ri3tfulnesse and
strengthe, but for the synnes of men that duelliden therynne, and for the ooth of God which'1
he made to Abraham and to other hooly men. And' thanne God remembrith to hem
many grete synnis, to make hem war that thei trespase no more, but that thei drede God
f Om. /3. ff Om. t. g Om. /3. h Om. 8. i the eri- * afore goynge 8«. u teechith 8. ™u shulden t.
tage /3. k Om. Si. 1 cnowe 0. m Om. f. n he dide f. v rijtly 8«. w Om. 8. x Om. f. Y ne f. z no ei.
" for his 8f. P Om. f. q for f. ' to schede f. a with f. b of al «. c and f. d diden f. e veren f.
8 Heere .... bigynnelh a prolog on Deutronomy. 8. I bad f. S to have f. b the which f. > Om. Set.
6 PROLOGUE.
and loue hym in alle her hert and soule, kepek hise comaundementis, and swere by his
HOU men name, and loue pilgrymes either comelyngis. Eft God biddith hem haue hise wordis in
her hertis and wittis, and haue tho for a singne in the hondis, and bytwyxe her y3en, and
teche her sones to bithenke1 on the wordis11 of God euere, and that they write
the1" wordis of God on the postis and 3atis of her hous ; and tellith and 3iueth his blessyng
to hem, if thei kepen hise heestis, and 3iueth his curs to hem, if they breken hise heestis,
and worshipen aliene goddis. Also they shulen distrye the placis wherynne hethen men
diden ydolatrie, and distrye her auters, ymagis, woodis and ydols ; and thei shulen make
her sacrifices, and offre her tithis, and the firste fruytis, and 3iftis and avowis in the place
which the Lord hath chose to his name, and this was the temple of Jerusalem. Also
a prophete, either a feynere of dremys, that Vole styre" men to do0 ydolatrye shal be slayn,
and so shal a frend either citee that doth idolatrye, eithir styrith other men therto. Also
thou shalt paye tithis of alle fruytis that growen in? erthe, of whete, ofi wyn, andr of
oyle, and the5 first boren thingis of neet and sheep ; and in the thridde 3ere thou shalt
departe an* othir tithe of alle thingis that growen to thee, and kepe it with ynne thine
3atis, to susteyne the dekene, pylgrym outher comelyng, fadirles child either" modirles,
Anedyman and wydue, that ben with ynne thy 3atis. Also in the vij. 3eer shal be remissioun of dette
schni not be to titeseynes and kynnesmen, netheles not to a pylgrym and comelyng, for he may be
jmpfef compellid to paye. Outirly a nedy man and begger shal not be among™ Goddis peple ;
nZ"£gfaty™ but pore men shulen not fayle in the lond, therfore ryche men shulen helpe hem with
pore men. iouej anti helpe hem wilfully in here nede. Thanne God techith of thre grete solempnetees,
of pask, of the feeste of woukis either pentecost, and of the feeste of tabernaclis* ; and
that maystris and iugis shulen be ordeyned in alle 3atisy either citees by ech lynage, to
deme the peple by iust doom, and take not 3iftis nether persones. Ferthermore God techith,
that who euer is conuyct by tweyne eithir thre witnessis7', that he hath do idolatrie, he
shal be stoonyd, first by thea witnessis7', and thanne by al the pepil. He that is proud
and wole not obeye to the comaundement of the hi3e prest, and to the doom of the iugisb,
in that thatc thei techen Goddis lawe, shal be deed. Thanne God techith, what maner
HOU prestis kyng the pepil shal make, and what shal be his office. Aftirward God techith, that prestis
schulile not
haue posses- and dekenys, and alle that ben of the same lynage, shulen not hauecc part and eritage with
pup'te^ the residue pepil of Israel, for they shulen ete the sacrifices of the Lord, and the offringis
of hym, and thei shulen take noon othir thing of the possessioun of her bretheren ; for whi
frrfmdidcm- ^°^ ^m sel^ *s ^Ier e"tage- Ferthermore God forbedith idolatrie, and to enquere con-
iourers, and to kepe dremys and chiteryng of briddis ; and comaundith that no wicche
wiccMs, net- neithird enchaunter be, and that men take not6 councel at hem that han spiritis in cloos,
f«7a"*;»T""~neithir at false dyuynours, neithir axe of deede men the trouthe. Also God shal reise a
'in cho* "'" Profete of herf brethirs, that is Crist the Sauyour, and he that hathh not hise wordis shal
be punishid. A profete that wole speke by pride in the name of God that thing that God
n/u <^/!«&Lbad not hyrn' eithir bi the name1 of othir goddis, shal be slayn. Also vj. citees of refuyt
be. ' eithirk of fraunchise shulen be, that he1 that sleeth a man, not by hatrede but a3ens his
wille, bem saued, and he that sleeth a man bi hatrede and bifore castyng, shal be slayn
with oute mercy, eithir raunsoun. He that is conuict to have seid fals witnessyng a3ens
his brothir, shal haue the same peyne to which his brothir shulde be put, if he hadde be
Houferdfui gilty. Also prestis shulen coumforte hem that eon to iust batel, to haue trist in God, and
men and men *
that han newt drede not her enemyes, and that ferdful men, and thei that han newly byldyd an hous,
schuidenot go eithir" newly plauntid a vyne, eithir0 newly weddid a wyf, and not vsid hir, go not to batel ;
and first werryours shulen profre pees to a citee, and if the citee 3elde it self, men ther
k and kepe fa sec. m. i. sec. m. l thenke f. H word «. nes (3. a Oin. /9f. b iuge K. c Om. j38«. cc haue
m tho 8. n sterith S«. ° Om. f. P on /3. q and f. no i. d ne f. e no f. f Om. f. g brithren £e£.
rOm. Sei. s of the f. * of f. " or f. w among h heerith S«. ' names f. k or f. l oon #. m schal
jou &. * the tabernacle /3. y the 3atis f. z wit- be f. n or £. ° or 6efi.
PROLOGUE. 7
ynne shulen lyue vndir tribute, ellis alle men ther ynne shulen be slayn ; and this is vndir-
stonden of tho citees that be not 3ouen in to possessioun to the pepil of Israel. And there
is teld the departyng of preyes, and what treesP shulen'i be kit doun in bisegynge1". Also
God techith what shal be doon, whanne a man is founden slayn, and the sleer is vnknowun.
A child rebel to the fadir and modir, and that5 3iueth hym silf to glotenye, leccherye and * child rebel
drunkennesse, shal be stoonyd of al the citee. A man shal kepe the oxe and sheep of his and modir.
brothir, that is strayed awey, and bringe it a3en to his brothir, and so of other beestis and
of ech thing ; and if thou knowist not, whose tho4 ben, thou shalt kepe tho stille, tylu thi
brothir seke and resseyue tho. Who euer doth avoutrie, shal be deed; ifv a man defoulithw V" man de-
foulith a ver-
a virgyne, he shal wedde hir, and 3iue 1. sichs of siluer to her fadir. Thou shalt not takegyne.
a seruaunt to his lord, which seruaunt fledde to thee, but he shal duelle with thee in a place
that plesith hym. Noon hoore shal be of the dou3tris of Israel, neithir a lechour of the M>«» '*«<"•«
soones of Israel. Thou shalt not leene to thi brothir for vsure. If a man hatith his wife, among- wu.
he shal write and 3iue to hir a libel of forsakyng ; but this is forbedun of Crist in the
gospel of M*. v*0.* ca°. and 'xix ca°.y Whanne a man hath take late a wyf, he shal not go
to batel, neithir ony comyn office shal be put onz hym, but oon 3eer he shal be glad with
his wif, and take heede to his hous. He that proloyneth his brothir, which is a fre man,
and sillith hym, shala be slayn. Thou shalt 3elde "at ny3t to8* ab pore man his weed, and in
the same day thou shalt paye to a nedy traueylour his huyre. Fadris shulen not be slayn
for the sones, neithir sonesc for the fadrisd. Whanne thou repist corn in the feeld, and Thou schait
for3etist an handful, thou shalt not turne a3en to take it, but thou shalt suffre that &tftMa>r»to
comelyng, fadirles6 child and wydewe take it awey ; and so of gaderyng of olyues and of thefeeld-
gaderyng of grapis. Whanne twey men ben at debatyng, and the wif of oon wole delyuere
hir housbond fro the hond of the strenger, and take hym by the preuy membris, sche shall
leese her hond withouten eny mercy. And there God forbedith false wei3tis and mesures, of false we^tis
af more and af lesse. Also dekenes schulen pronunce and seie with hi3 vois to alle the
men of Israel, he is cursid that doth ydolatrie, eithirs brekith eny comaundement of God He is cursid
eithirs doth a3ens eny part of the lawe of God ; and al the peple schal seie, Amen. Also en
God biheetith greet prosperite to his peple, if thei kepe his heestis, and thei schulen be™
blessid in citee and inh feeld, and the fruit of her wombe and the fruyt of her lond shal be ^eet. P'k0e"pi^'l,
blessid, and alle thingis that perteynen to hem schulen be blessid, and thei schulen haue •/ th°-
victorie of hire enemyes, and manye prosperites1 of soule and ofk bodi schulen bifalle to
hem ; and if thei kepen not Goddis heestis, thei schulen be cursid in cite and feeld1, the
fruit1" of her wombe, and alle thingis that perteynen to hem schul be cursidmm ; God schal
sende hem hungir, thirst, pestilence, feuer and coold, brennynge" and heete, and corupt eir,
til thei perischen ; enemyes schulen haue victorie, and conquere hem, and take hem pre-
soners ; and 3it God schal punysche hem with huge veniaunce, that alle that heeren ben
astonyed. Natheles if whanne alle these veniances ben fallen on hem, thei0 repenten verily
in the? herte, and turne a3en to God, and obeyen to hise heestis in al her herte and al
her soule, the Lord shal haue mercy on hem, and bringe hem a3en to hire lond fro alle
folkis, among whiche thei weren scaterid, and God schal blesse hem, and make hem to be t
of more noumbre than her fadris weren, and schal turne alle thei cursis on her enemyesr ; "j^d. °J
and God schal 3eue to hem aboundaunce in alle werkis of her hondis, and in alle thingis
that perteynen to hem. Moises spac alle these wordis to al the puple of Israel, and bad
hem drede not her enemyes, for God schal go bifore* his peple, and ouercome her enemyes.
And Moises ordeyned Josue to be ledere of the peple bifore al the multitude of the sones
P tree f. 1 schal f. rthe bisegyng 8«. bysekyngea. h blessid in 8«. ' prosperite /3. k Om. f. 1 in
• Om. f. t thei {. « to 0. v and if 8071. w defoule f. feeld |3. m fruytes £. mm acursid i. n and
* the fyuethe f. Y the nynthe chapiter £. z vnto f. brennynge S«. ° and thei f. P Om. (. 1 thes
a he shal Set. aa a ny5t t". b the j3. c the sones f. fa sec. m. r enemye a. s to fore ft.
d fadir f. e aml fadirles f. f Om. /3. 8 or 8«f«.
8 PROLOGUE.
HOU Moises of Israel. Moises wroot this lawe and 3af it to1 prestis, the sones of Leuy, and to the"
lawelf'cod to eldre men of Israel, and bad hem rede the wordis of this lawe bifore al Israel, in the
"dnd'of h"s''le' heeringe of alle men and wymmen, litel children, and comelingis, eithir conuersis to the
feith of Jewis, that thei heere and lerne and dreede oure Lord God, and kepe and fillew alle
the wordis of this lawe. Moises bi Goddis comaundement wroot a greet song, and tau3te
it the children of Israel, that it schulde be into witnessing a3ens hem ; and Moises clepide
togidere alle the eldre men and techeris, and clepide heuene and erthe into witnessing a3ens
hem ; and whanne Moises hadde fillid alle the wordis of this greet song, he styede into
an hil, and was deed there, and God biryede him, and man" knew not his sepulcre til? into
this day. Cristen men schulde myche reede and heere 'and kunnez this book of Deutro-
nomye thata conprehendith al the lawe of Moises, and disposith men for to bileeue in Crist,
and heere and kepe his wordis.
CAP. IV.
josue. ''The vj. book, which is clepid Josue, tellith in general, that Josue brou3te the peple into
the lond of biheeste, and departide it bi lott to hem ; and first how God bihi3te to Josue
that noon schulde mowec a3enstonde him and his peple in alle the daies of his lijf ; and God
bihi3te that Josue schulde departe bi lot to his peple the lond of biheest; and God
HOU a man comaundide him to kepe al the lawe, and bowe not fro it, but thenke therinne bid daies
'mGodd'^iave and "FB^8* tnat ne kepe and do tho thingis that ben writen therinne. Aftir this Josue
dayandnnt. sente aspies to bihoolde the lond and the citee of Jerico ; and thei entriden in to the hous
o/Raab. of a comun womman Raab, and weren sauid there bi counceil and helpe of the womman.
Thanne Josue bad the prestis take the arke of boonde of pees of the Lord, and goo bifore
the peple, and thei diden so. And whanne thef prestis camen withK the arke to the brinke
the watir of Jurdan, the greet watir of Jurdan wente awey to the deed se, and the hi3ere wateris
stooden stille as a wal, so that the peple passide bi the drie botme, and the prestis stoodin
on the drie erthe in the myddis of Jurdan. Also Josue bad xij. men of xij.h lynagis of
Israel take xij. greete stoonis fro the botme of Jordan, and sette tho in Galgalis, where the
peple settide1 tentis in the ny3tJ aftir the passagek of Jurdan, and take xij. stoonis of the
lond, and putte in the myddis of Jordan, where the arke hadde stoonde ; and bad that
fadris schulden1 teche hire children, hou thei passiden bi the drie botme of Jurdan, for God
driede the™ watris theroffe, as he hadde do before in the reed se, and the prestis and
princis and al the peple obeyede to Josue. Thanne0 Josue circumcide0 the peple that was
vncircumcidid xl. 3eer in desert, and the peple made paask in the xiiij. day of the morithe
at euentid ; and Josue si3 an aungel of the Lord, which aungel was prince of Goddis oost.
Also the stronge wallis of Jerico felden doun at Goddis ordynaunce, whanne the? prestis
brayeden with vij. trumpis, and alle the peple criede an hi3 in the vij. day of cumpassing
of the citee. And the peple of Israel distroiede and brente the citee and alle thingis ther-
inne, outakeri Raa"b and tho that weren in her hous, and outtaken gold and syluer, and
vessels of bras and yroun '', whiche thei haleweden in to the tresorie of the Lord. Also for
Of Achar. Achar dide a3ens Goddis bidding, and took to himself a thing reserued to Goddis vs, he
was stoonid and brent, and alle hise goodis weren brent with hym ; and tilr this punysching
was doon on hym, 'the peple8 of Israel my3te not stoonde, but was ouercomen of hire
enemyes. After this punysching of Achar Josue took the citee of Hay, and killede the
king and al the peple, and distroiede and brente the citee, and hangide the king therof inss
a iebat. Thanne Josue bildide an auter to God in the hill of Hebal, and offride theronne
brent sacrifice1 and peesible sacrificis", and wroot the Deutronomye of Moyses lawe on
* Om. a. « Om. /3. w fulle /3. * a man f. 7 Om. k passynge 8ei. 1 schulen f. "> Om. £. n And 8.
f. z Om. 8. a and kunne it, that 8. b Here ° circumsiside £. circumcidede 8e&. P Om. «. 1 of
.... bigynneth a prolog on Josue. 8. c now afij. iren f. r al aeijt. om. 8. 9 for afore this the puple Sfi.
d bothe £. « the boond efi. f Om. «. 8 and ss on t. ' sacrifisis S«. u sacrifice /3f.
brou3ten 8*. h the xij. f. ' sett f. J nexte nyjt i.
PROLOGUE. 9
stoonis. And first he blesside the peple of Israel, and aftir these thingis he redde allev the HOU Josue
wordis of blessing and of cursing, and alle thingis that weren writen in the book of lawew ; p,,pie, and
he lefte noo thing vntouchid of these thingis whiche Moises hadde comaundid, but he deS-J/GW^Afr
claride alle thingis bifore al the multitude of Israel, to wymmen and litel* children, and topuple-
comelyngis that dwelliden^ among hem. Also men of Gabaon feyneden hem to be of fer
cuntre, and bi this fraude thei 'gaten of Josue and other princis pees and lijfz ; and for
this fraude thei and alle hire successouris weren maad boonde, to bringe woode and watir
to the seruise of the auter and of a al the multitude of Israel for euereb. Also Josue by HOU Josue
Goddis help ouercam v. greete kingis in oo day, and made hise princis trede')b on the neckis l"^"^^
of these kineis, and aftirwardc hangide these king-is in v. iebatis, and he ouercam alle thed'""'''de*'/°'
. . ilte lonii °f
kingis and her peplis that dwelliden in the6 lond of biheest, that weren xxxj. kingis, and tike
departide the lond of biheest to xij. lynagis of Israel bi lot, and citees of refuyt, and citees
to prestis and dekenes to dwelle innef, as God comaundide. This processe of Josue schulde
stire cristene men to haue greet trist in God, and dreede noo man neither^ peple, as longe
as thei seruen1' treuly Almy3ty God. ^[ 'The vij. book clepidk Judicum tellith1 that
puple of Israel was reulid with iugis, either domysmen, aftir the deeth of Josue, and sum-
tyme bi a womman Delbora. Whanne the peple felde to greete synnes, and specialy to o/ Dettora.
ydolatrie, God sente aduersaries on hem that turmentiden the Jewis ful sore, and killide
many thousendis of hem, and heeld othere vndir tribute and greet thraldam. And whanne HOU u very
the peple repentide vereily, and criede to God with al her herte, he sente help to hem, and
reiside a iuge that ouercam her enemyes, and reulide hem wel in pees and in Goddis lawe.
This prosces of Judicum schulde stire cristene men for to flee synne, and loue God that
doith so greet mercy to hem that repentyn1™ verili. *[[ "' This book comprehendith the storie
of0 Ruth, that was an hethene womman, and lefte her nacoun, and ydolatrie, and bileeuede
in God, and kepte his lawe. Therfore sche was weddid to a noble man of the Jewis, and
is set in the genelogie either? kynrede of oure Sauyour. This story schulde stire alle meni
to forsake her synne, and serue God treuly in al hire lijf, for reward of heuenly blisse.
^[ rThe first book of Kingis tellith, how the prest Ely and his sones weren repreued and Thejintt boot,
slayn, for thei gouerneden yuele Goddis peple, and for her synne and necligence the peple °0f £il"'ana
dide myche synne, and was ouercomen of hethene men, and the arke of God was his sones-
taken of hethene men, and thei killeden manye thousindiss of the1 Jewis ; and how the o/Samuet <m<i
trewe chijld Samuel was a feithful prophete of the Lord, and gouernede wel the peple
in Goddis seruise and ri3tfulnesse, and dide noon extorcioun, neither" took jiftis of eny
man, neither coueitide eny mannis good, but dide alle thingis in his offis iustly bifore
God and man. And whanne Samuel was eeld, he settidev his sones iuges of vv Israel ;
and for thei bowide aftir auarice, and tooken 3iftis, and peruertiden doom, the peple
axiden a king onw hem, to greet indignacoun of God and harm ofx hemself. Thanne
Saul that? was pore and meke, and sou3te the assis of his fadir, was maad king, and
dide wel a lytel while, and aftirward for his pride and coueitise he was repreued of God,
and pryued fro the reume, bothe he and his kyn ; and pore Dauith was chosen king bi OfDauiu,.
Goddis ordynaunce for his meeknesse, mersy, and charite. Dauith sparyde Saul his enemye,
that pursuede him to deeth vniustly, and was a traitour and blasfemere2 ofa God, and not
oonly sparide him twyes bitaken in to his hoondis, whanne he my3te haue slayn him, and
3it ascapideb harmles, but also lettide hise men to smyte hym, whanne thei my3ten haue
slayn him, and scapidbb harmles. And 3it the wickid tyraunt Saul pursuede him for enuye,
v Om. 8*. w Goddis lawe f. * to litel 8«ji. clepid f. 1 and tellith f. m repenten hem (.
y dwellen ft pr.vt. * gaten of Josue pees and lijf, » Heere .... bigynneth a prologe on Ruth. 8. ° Om. 8.
and other princis ar;. gatyn of Josue pees and lyf, of P of f. <1 cristen men f. r Here .... bigynneth a
Josue and othere pry ncis 8«. a to f sup. ras. b euer- prologe on the Jirste book of Kyngis. 8. s thousend
more f. bb to trede t. c thanne he S«. (1 tho «. 8«. tOm. 8«. pr.m. u ne £. vsett f. vv on t. w up
e that /3. f therinne f. g ne f. I' serueden a£8r>;i. on 8«. * to 8c(i. }' whil he 8«. z a blasfemere ft.
' Here .... bigynneth a prolog on Judicum. 8. k is a to f. '> haue scapid 8«. ^ jit haue scapid i.
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10 PROLOGUE.
and solute his deth in manye maners, and euere God kepte Dauith in alle perrels, and
3eldide peynec to Saul for his tyrauntrie and wickidnesse, and made him to be slayn of
hethene men. This processe of the firste book of Kingis schulde stire prestis to be not
necligent in her offis, neither to be coueytous, and styre seculer lordis to be meke and iust
to God and men. ^[ dThe ij. book of Kingis tellith first, hou Dauith biweylide greetly the
' ^th °f Saul an(* °fdd Jonatas, and of Goddis peple; and Dauith killede the man of Amalech
Semi feat killedee Saul outirly, aftir the deeth wounde of Saul, and bromte to Dauith the coroune
and Jonathas. , f .
and bye' of Saul. Aftir this*? the lynage of Juda corounnede either anoyntide Dauith in
Ebron, that he schulde reyne on the hous of Juda ; and thanne was longe werre bytwixxe'1
Hisboseth, sone1 of Saul, and bitwixek the hous of Dauith ; Dauith encreside euere, and
waxe strongere 'and strongere1, and the hous of Saul dicreeside ech day; and Dauith
rengnide vij. 3eer in Ebron, and gat vj. sones. Also Dauith made mychel"1 sorewe for the"
deth of Abner, whanne Joab hadde killid him bi treesoun. Also Dauith killide Baana
and Rechab, that killeden bi treesoun Hisboseth his enemye. Thanne al Israel cam in to
Ebron, and anoyntide Dauith in to king of" Israel, and Dauith regnede on Juda in Ebron
vij. 3eer and an half, and regnedei1 in Jerusalem xxxiij. 3eer on al Israel and Juda, and wasi
xxx. 3er eeld whanne he began to rengne, and rengnede xl. 3eer. Aftir this the noble king
Dauith hadde twyesr victorie8 of Filisteis. Thanne Dauith took xxx. thousind chosen1 men
HOU Dauith of Israel to bringe to his place the arke of God, for reuerence and deuocioun. Dauith made
/7 ki/or" the greet mynstrelsye, and mekide himself bifore the arke, and suffride rebukinge of Mycol, the
doi^tir of Saul ; therfore Dauith thou3te tou bylde an hous to the ark of God. Thanne
QO(J te]<je £O Dauith that his sone schulde bylde this hous, and the trone of the reume of
Dauith schal be stablev withouten ende ; and this is fillid in Crist. Thanne Dauith hadde
victorie of w many londis, and made tho tributarie to Israel, and God kepte Dauith in alle
thingis, to whiche he 3ed forth. And Dauith dide dom and ri3tfulnesse to al his peple, and
he dide mercy and curtesie to Myfyboseth, sonex of Jonatas. Aftir these thingis Dauith
o//A<?aMOK<ri<?dwellide at home, whanne Joab and the oost wente to bateile, andx 'in this tyme Dauith2
'dide,1*' dide auoutrie with Bersabee, the wijf of Vrie, and procuride the deth of Vrie bi tresoun.
Thanne God sente Nathan the prophete to repreue Dauith of this synne, and he took
meekly hisa repreuyng, and knoulechide that he synnede a3ens God ; and God foi^af the
synne, but swerd and persecusioun 3edeb neuere awey fro his hous, for God killede the sone
of Bersabee, and oo sone of Dauith killede another, and Absolon his sone roos a3ens him,
and droof him out of Jerusalem, and sou3te with stronge oost to slee him. Thanne Dauith
3ede out of Jerusalem on his feet, and sti3ide with bare feet into the hi3nesse of the hille of
Olyuete, and wepte, and al his peple wepte bittirly. And Dauith mekede him to God, and
seide, " 3if God seithc to me, thou pleesist not me, I am redy, do he that thatd is good
Hou Semey " bifore himself." Thanne Semey, that was of the kyn of Saul, dispiside Dauith, and
clepide him a manquellere, and a man of Belial, and a rauenour of the rewme, and he
curside Dauith, and castide stoonis and erthe a3ens Dauith, and a3ens alle the seruauntis of
king Dauith ; and whanne Abisay wolde slee this cursere, Dauith bad him suffre Semey to
curse him, and seide, God comaundide6 hym 'that he cursef Dauith. And& the kyng seide
to Abysay and to alle his seruauntis, " Loo ! my sone that 3ede out of my wombe seekith
" my lijf, that is, to slee me, how myche more now this sone of Gemyny ; suffre 36 him to
" curse bi comaundement of the Lord ; if in caas the Lord bihoolde my turment, and 3elde
" good to me for thish cursing to day." Aftirward Absolon defoulide opynly his fadris
wijfes bifore al Ysrael. Thanne Achitofel 3af a fel counceyl, to pursue Dauith in that1 ny3t
with xij. thousandisk of men, and sle him bifore that he were war; but this counceil was
c perele ft. d Here .... bigynneth a prolog on q he was f. r twey 8«. s victories 8071. * of
the ij. book [of Kyngis]. 8. dd Om. i. « seyde that chosen f. « Om. ft. v stablischid f. « on f. * the
he had killide £ sec.m. f Om. 17. g this thing f. sone (. y Om. f. z Om. 8«. a this f. b wente 8«.
h bytwene ft(. i the sone £ k bytwene ft. 1 Om. 8. c seie f. d Om. 8«. e comaundith ft. f to curse Sti.
m myche ftdifr. n Om. ft. o on gel. p he regnide 8«. e Om. 8«. h Qm. f. ' the f. k thousande f.
PROLOGUE. 11
distroied bi Goddis wille, and bi a wijs counceil of Chusy, the frend of Dauith. Thanne Hou Absolon
Absolon gaderide al the power of Israel to make opyri werre a3ens his fadir ; nathel
Dauith for pite and charite comaundide1 thre princis of his oost to kepe Absolon alyue, that
he my3te repente, and be sauid. And whanne Dauith knew that Absolon was slayn, he HOU
made som gret sorewe, that almest he was deed, and al the" peple was0 in poynt to forsake j£" jb
Dauith. Thanne for this perel Dauith lefte his moornyng, and sat opinly in the 3ate, to husone-
conforte al his oost. After this the counceil of al? Israel cam to Dauith, that thei woldei
brynge him in to his rewme worschipfully ; and Dauith for3af the opyn tresoun to hem
that thei hadden do biforeii, and stiride swetlyr men of Juda, that weren specialy his tray-
touris, to come and bringe hym in to his rewme, and for3af her tresoun, and he for3af the
souereyn tresoun to Amasa, that was of his owne kyn, and was prince of the oost of Absalon
to slee Dauith ; and Dauith swor to make this Amasa prince next Joab, and for3af the
synne and cursing and tresoun8 to Semey, and swor that he shulde not dy3e. 3it bifore that
Dauith cam to Jerusalem, a1 new debate roos bitwixe the" men of Israel and the men of of the debate
Juda, for this bringing a3en of the king was not teld first to menv of Israel ; and bi stiring ^•e'juda
of Syba, a man of Belial, that was of kynw of Saul, al Israel was departid fro Dauith, and and Israel-
suede this Syba ; and in this tyme Joab killyde bi tresoun the noble kny3t Amasa. Thanne
this Syba passide bi alle the lynagisx of Israel til into Habela, and into? Bethmaka, and
alle chosen men weren gaderid to him. And Joab and his oost bysegeden these citees,
and wolde distroie the greet citee Habela, and a wijs woman of the citee sauid it bi hire
counceil, and made Syba to be slayn, and al the peple to be sauid onz bothe sydis. Also
vij. men of the kyn of Saul weren slayn of Gabaonytis, bi suffring of Dauith, and bi coun-
ceil of God, for Saul killede wickidly the men of Gabaon ; and for this synne of Saul hungir
was maad thre jeer in the daies of Dauith ; and aftir this veniaunce don on the hous of
Saul, God dide mersy to the lond. Thanne is set a greet song of Dauith, which* he spac
to God, whanne he hadde delyuered him fro the hond of alle his enemyes ; thanne sueth
the noumbre of stronge men of Dauith. At the laste Dauith for pride and a3ens the lawe
noumbride the peple of Israel, andb therfore Ixx. thousind ofc men weren deed bi pestilence.
Thanne Dauith repentide himd sore, and mekide him to God, and seide thus, " I it am, that
" synnede, and Ie dide wickidly; whatf han these men don that ben scheep, that is, symp
" and innocent in& comparisoun of me; I biseche that'1 thin hond be turnid a3ens me, and0-'' the p"ple'
" a3ens the hous of my fadir." Thanne God sente his profete Gad to hym, and bad him
make an auter, and offre brent sacrifices and peesible sacrifices ; and God dide mercy to
the lond, and the veniaunce ceeside of Israel. The' prosces of this ij. book ou3te to stire
kingis and lordis to mersyk and ri3tfulnesse, and euere to be war of ydilnesse, that brou3te
Dauith to auoutrie and othere myscheues, and euere to be meeke to God and hise prestis, and
sore1 repente"1 of" hire mysdeedis, and make amendis to God and men, and wilfully fo^eue
wroongis don to hem, and euere be war of pride and extorcouns, leest God take veniaunce
on al the peple, as he dide on Dauith and his peple, and euere to be pacient and mersiful,
as Dauith was, to gete remissioun of synnes bifore don, and0 to gete pees, and prosperite,
arid heuenly blisse withouten ende.
CAP. V.
PThe thridde book of Kingis tellith first, how Adonyas, sonei of Dauith, wolde haue The thridd*
regned, and Dauith in his lijf ordeynede Salomon to be king, and he regnede bifore the of Salomon.
deeth of Dauith. Thanne Adonyas fledde for dreede to the tabernacle of God, and heeld
• counseilide 8. m a d. " his /3. Om. f. ° Om. /3. c Om. /3. d Om. /3f. « Om. Set. f and what &.
P Om. f. q shulden 8«. qq afore «. r swittly f g of g. 1» thee that S«. ' This 8c£i. k do merci {.
pr.m.wittlysec.m. s the tresoun 8. * and 8. 1 soone ft sec.m. m to repente j3. n Om. 8«.
u Om. 8«. v the men 0. « the kyn /38f. * lynage f. o Om. Set. P Here .... bigynneth a prolog on the
y Om. 8<i. z in /3. a the which (38. b Om. Sirji. ijj. book ofKyngis. 8. 1 the sone f.
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12 PROLOGUE.
the corneer of the auter, tyl Salamon seide, that if he were a good man, he schulde not
HOU Dauith dye ; ellis, if yuel were founden in him, he schulde di3e. Thanne Dauith, in the tyme of
at his passing, his dy3irige, chargide Salamon to kepe wel Goddis lawe, and to quyte to the sones of Ber-
sellay the trewthe and kyndnesse of her fadir, and to punysche Joab for his trecherouse
manquelling of Abner and of Amasa in the tyme of pees, and tor punysche wisely Semey
for his wrste cursing, which he dide to Dauith. Aftir these thingis Salamon made Adonyas
to be slayn, for he purposide gilefully8 to be king. And Salamon castide awey Abiathar,
that he was not the prest of the Lord, and exylide him also, for he assentide to Adonyas,
and was traytour to the king. Also' Salamon comaundide Joab to be slayn in the taber-
nacle at the auter, for he hadde slayn gilefully twey princis in pees, withoute wyting of
Dauith ; and the king ordeynede Sadoch prest for Abiathar. Thanne the king comaundide
Semey, that he schulde not go out of Jerusalem, and if he passide the stronde of Cedrorz,
he schulde be deed ; and Semey acceptide this ; and for he passide these boundis, the king
comaundide him to be slayn, and so he was slayn by comaundement of the king. Aftir
these thingis the rewme was confermed in to the hondis of Salamon, and he weddide the
HOU Godyif dou3ter of Faroo, king of Egipt. Thanne God bad Salamon axe of him, what hym lykide,
Saiom nt, and ^u axi(je that God schulde 3eue to him wijsv herte, that he my3te deme his peple, and
make discrescyoun eithir departyng bitwixe good and yuel. And this axing pleeside God
ful myche, therfore God 3af to him a wijs herte and vndirstondinge, in so myche that noon
bifore hym was lyk hymw, neithir schal rise aftir hym. Also God 3af to him richesse and
glorie, that noon among kingis was lyk himw in alle daies bifore. Thanne for Salamon 3af
a wijs sentense of dom bitwixex twey comen wymmen, that passide the wit of comun men,
thei dredden the king, and seyin that' Goddis wisdom was in him to make dom. Thanne
of the hading is toold the worschipeful meyne and houshoold of Salamon. Aftir these thingis Salamon
"and h°'u °God bildide a noble hous to himself, and a famouse temple to God in Jerusalem. And aftir that2
pf the temple was fully maad, alle the eldre men and princis of lynagis and dukisa ofb meynes
ins comaun[de- 0£ the cniidren of Israel weren gaderid to king Salamon in Jerusalem, to bringe the arke
of God fro Syon in to his owne place inc the temple. Thanne the king axide of Godd
manye preieris, and profitis6 for hem that preieden deuoutly in the temple, and God
o/ the reward grauntide tho. Aftir these thingis God halewide the temple, and certyfiede to Salamon,
M#e to Saia- that if he kepte alle his comaundementis, he shulde sette the trone of Salamons rewme onf
Israels withouten ende ; and if the pepel of Israel and her children kepen not Goddis
heestis, but worschipen alyen goddis, he schal do awey Israel fro the face of londh which
in-eking of A«». ne ^af to hem, and God schal caste awey fro his si3t the temple which1 he halewide to his
name, and Israel schal be into a prouerbe andk fable either tale to alle peplis, and this hous
oftkequene gchal be into ensaumple. Aftir this the qwene of Saba cam to Salamon, and hadde greet
aray of men and of1 jewelis, and 3af manye jewelis to Salamon, and he a3een to hire. Also
Salamon tau3te hire alle thingis that sche hadde in hire herte, and sche blessid God and
Salamon and his seruauntis, and 3ede into hire lond. Thanne Salamon made manye scheeldis
and bokelers of gold, and made a greet trone of yuer, and clothide it with fyn gold.
Thanne king Salamon was magnified ouer alle kyngis of erthe in richessis"1 and wisedom,
and al erthe desyride to see his face, and to heere his wisdom, which his God hadde 3oue
in his herte. Aftir alle these thingis Salamon, whanne he was eeld, louede gretly manye
hethene wymmen, and hadde a thousind wijues, principal" and secundaries, and thanne his
Salomon herte was bischrewid and peruertid bi tho wymmen, that he suede alyen goddis, and wor-
schipide hem. Therfore God reiside an aduersarie to Salamon in his lijf, and departide
r do f. s gylously (3. t And Set. " Om. a. f Om. 8. in f. g Om. 8. h the lond fie sec. m. f. » the
v a wijs /Sfijt. w to hym £. * bitwene f. y Om. dtrji. which j3. k either 8«. and a £. lOm.j3f. m richesse /3efi.
z this /3. a the dukis fifa sec. m. b and of aSerj pr.m. <.. u principals Sefi.
c in to f. d Om. at;. e prophetis a. prophecies ? 17.
PROLOGUE. 13
his rewme in the tyme of Roboam his sone, and }af ten lynagis to Joroboam his seruaunt,
and kepte oo lynage to his sone for the merit of Dauith his fadir. And this departyng
bifelde myche, for Roboam forsook the counceil of eelde and wijse men, and suede the coun-
ceil of 3unge men0, and spac harde wordis to the peple. Thanne Roboam gaderide proudly
al the hous of Juda, and the lynage of Beniamyn, an c. thousind and iiij. score thousind of
chosen men and werrouris, that thei schulden fi3te a3ens the hous of Israel, and bringe ajen
the rewme to Roboam, the? sone of Salamon ; but God forbed this werre to Roboam and al
his peple, for whi this word of departyng of the rewme was don of God. Thanne Jeroboam of Jeroboam.
made ij. golden caluys, and bad Israel worschipe tho, and sti3e no more to Jerusalem, and
seide, " Israel, lo ! these ben thi goddis, that ledden thee out of the lond of Egipt ;" and
he made vnworthi prestis of the laste men of the peple, that were not of the sones of Leuy,
and he made templis in hi3e placis. Also whanne Jeroboam stood on the auter and castide
encense, a man of God cam fro Juda bi the word of God, and seide, " A sone, Josias bi
" name, schal be born to the hous of Dauith, and he schal sle on this auter the prestis of
" hi3e placis, that brenne now encense in this autir, and he schal brenne boonys of men on
" this auter ;" and the prophete 3af this singnei, that the auter schal be cleft, and the ascher
therinne schal be sched out. Thanne Jeroboam heeld forth his hond, and bad take that
prophete, and his hond was drie, and hee my3te not drawe it a3en, and bi preier of the
prophete the hond was heelid. Ands singne1 bifelde on the auter, as the prophete seide ;
and for that prophete eet breed in that place a3ens Goddis bidding, 3he bi disseit of a fals
prophete, the trewe prophete of God was slayn of a lyoun inu the wey homward. Aftir
these wordis Jeroboam turnede not a3en fro his worste weie, but a3enward of the laste
peples he made prestis of hi3e placis, who euere wolde, fylledev his hondw, andx was maad
prest of hi3e placis ; and for this cause the hous of Jeroboam synnede, and was distroied,
and doon awey fro the face of erthey. Aftir this the prophete Ahia, that was blynd for
eeldez, knew the wijf of Joroboam, that feynede hire to be anothir womman, and he bifore
seide to hire, that hire syk sone schulde di3e in hira entryng in to hir hous, and that the
hous of Jeroboam schulde be distroied outtirly for his synnes ; and Israel schal be dryuen
out of his good lond for the synnes of Joroboam, that synnede, and made Israel to do
synne. Also the peple of Juda dide ydolatrie ; therfore the king of Egipt took awey the H»U the king
tresouris of Goddis hous, and of the kingis hous, and the golden scheeldis of Salamon, for ^^jj'j£°*
whiche Roboam made scheeldis of bras. And batail was bitwixeaa Roboam and Jeroboam ^f".r "/
Goddis hous.
in alle daies. Thanne Abia regnede thre 3eer onb Juda, and 3ede in alle the synnes of his
fadir. Aftire himd roos king Asa in Juda, and he dide ri3tfulnesse bifore God, and dide Asa.
awey idolatrie and sodomytis fro the lond, and his herte was perfit with God in alle daies.
And schortly amonge alle the kingis of Israel was noon feithful to God ; summe weren
goode amonge the kingis of Juda ; and this figurith, that among men of hooly chirche be
summe goode, but among eretikis is noon good outtirly, as Jerom seith. Aftir manye ofking Achab
yuele kingis of Israel roos Acab, the worste of alle bifore hyme, and he weddide Jesabel, an
hethene womman, the dou3tir of Mechaal, king of Sydonyes, and Achab dide manyfoold
idolatrie. Thanne roos Elie the prophete, and seide to Acab, that in thre 3eer and an half Eiyethe pro.
neither reyn neither dew schal be. Aftir this the prophete Elye hidde himself in the''"
stronde of Carith, a3ens Jordan, and drank watir, and was fed of rauenys there, whiche
brou3ten to him breed and flesch in the euentid and morewtid, and aftir that the stronde
was dried up, God bad Elye go into Sarepta of Sydoneyes, and there he was fed of a
widewe, and the pot of mele and 'the potf of oile failede not to the widewe, til God 3af reyn
on thee erthe. Thanne Elie reiside to lijf the deed chijld of a womman, at whom he was
myche susteyned. And aftir manye daies God bad Elyeh schewe him1 to Acab, that God
0 Om. f. p Om. fid. q tokene 8«. r aischis 8e&. a the f. aa bitwen t. b in /35«. c And aftir ij.
3 the f. * the tokene 8«. u bi 8«. v fullede ft. fille 8«£i. <1 Om. f. e Om. f. f Om. f. g Om. f. h hym ft.
w hondis rj. x Om. fofti. y the erthe S«. z age £. » Om. ft.
14 PROLOGUE.
schulde 3eue reyn on the lond ; and Elie dide so ; and greet hungir was in Samarie.
Thanne Elie apperide first to Abdie, that dredde God, and fedde an c. prophetis of God,
whanne Jesabel killide the prophetis of God ; and Elie swor to Abdie bi the Lord of oostis,
that he wolde appere in that day to Achab. Thanne Acab axide Elye, " Wher thou art he,
" that distrowblistk Israel?" And Elie seide, "Not I distrowblide1 Israel, but thou and the hous
" of thi fadir, that han forsaken Goddis heestis, and han sued Baalym, hanm distroublid11
Etye. " Israel." Aftir this the prophete Elie conuyctid bi an opyn myracle viij. c. and 1. prophetis
of Baal of opin ydolatrie, and killede hem alle with helpe of the peple, that bileeuede to
God for the greet myracle. And0 aftir this God serite greet rayn, and Elye ran bifore
Acab to? the citee Jesraeli. Aftir these thingis Elye fledde for dreede of Jesabel, that
manaside to slee hym, and whanne he hadde fled into disert bi the jurney of oor day, he
axide of God to di3e ; and whanne he slepte, an aungel bad hym rise, and eete breed baken
vndir aischis, and drinke watir ; and he 3ede in the strengthe of that mete xl. daies and
xl. ny3tis, til to Oreb the hil of God ; and whanne he was hid there in a denne, and seide,
that he was left aloone a prophete of the Lord, and thei soften to slei him, Gods bad him
HOU Eiye go to Damask, and anoynte Asahel king on4 Sirie, and anoynte Hieu king on* Israel, and
"hel^Syrie" anoynte Elisee a" prophete for him, and these thre schulden do veniaunce on trespasouris,
and Hieu king ft sjee j,em . an(j QO(J jefte tov himself vij. thousind of men in Israel, whois knees were
on Israel.
not bowid bifore"' Baal. Thanne it sueth how Elisee suede Elie. Aftir these thingis king
Acab hadde twey greete and merueilous victories a3ens Benadab, king of Sirie, for he blas-
femede God of Israel. And for king Acab dide false mersy and killide not this blasfemerex
Benadab, whom God bitook into hise hondis, God sente a prophete to Acab, and telde thus,
" For thou suffredist a man wrthi the deth to go fro thin hond, thi lijf schal be for his lijf,
o/ Jesabel and" and thi peple schal be for his peple." Aftirward Jesabel the qwene made Nabath to
be stonyd to deth^ bi false witnesse, and assent of Acab, for he noolde chaunge neither2
sille his vynera to the king ; and whanne Acab 3edeb doun to take possessioun of this vyner,
God bad Elye meete him, and seie thus, " Thou hast slayn and hast take possessioun ; the
" Lord seith these thingis, in this place wherinne doggis lickidenc the blood of Nabath, thei
" schulen licke also thi blood." And Acab seide to Elye, " Wher thou hast founden me
" thin enemy ?" And Elye seide, " I haue founde, for thou art seeld to do yuel in Goddis
" 8131, therfore God schal distroie and slee ech man of the house of Acab, and 3eue his hous
" as the hous of Jeroboam, and as the hous of Baasa, for Acab terride God to wraththe,
" and made Ysrael to do synne. Also doggis scholen ete Jesabel in the feeld of Jesrael ; if
" Acab di3eth(1 in the citee, doggis scholen ete him, if he diethd in the feeld, briddis of the
" eir schulen ete him." Noon othir was such as Acabe, that was seeld to do yuel bifore
God ; forwhi Jesabel his wijf excitide him, and he dide abomynable ydolatrie. Thanne
Acab dide ful greet penaunce, and was mekid biforef God ; therfore God brou3te not yn
this yuel in his daies, but in the daies of his sone. In the thridde 3eer aftir these thingis,
aboute iiij. c. prophetis of Baal counceiled Acab to make werre a3ens the king of Syrie for
HOH Mychee a citee clepid Ramoth of Galaad, and bih^ten victorie and prosperite to Acab. But Mychee,
"/jcab*1 °° prophete of God, telde to Acab in Goddis name, that the spirit of leesingis disceyuede
him bi his false prophetis, and that Acab schulde be slayn in that bateil ; and so it bifelde
in deede, but Mychee was dispisid and beten of the false prophetis, and was prisonyd, pur-
posid# to be slayn of the king, whanne he cam a3een in pees ; and king Josophat, a good
man, was in this bateile with cursid Acab, but Acab was slayn, and doggis lickeden his
blood, and Josophat was sauid bi Goddis help. Thanne roosh Ocosias, king of Israel, for
Acab his fadir, and Ocosias worschipide Baal, and terride God to ire bi alle thingis which
k distorbelethe ft. disturblist &ft. 1 disturble /38«. w tofore ft. * blasfeme aftfy. } the dethe ftt. z ne f.
disturbled f. m and han ay. n distorblid ftde(i. a vyne3erde f. b went ft. c killeden a. J dye fifft.
0 Om. f. p in to 17. q of Jezrael Sff. r a 8«. e was Achab 8ft. ' tofore ft. S and purposide f.
s and God ft. * of /3f. u Om. 8«. v Om. ft. 1> aroos £7.
PROLOGUE. 15
his fadir hadde do. This prosces of the iij. book of Kingis schulde stire kingis and lordis,
to be mersyful and pytouse on her sugetis that trespasen a3ens hem, and in alle thingis
eschewe ydilnesse, leccherie, tresoun, ydolatrie, and false counceilourishh and vnwyse, and
euere distroie synne, and take counceil at hooly scripture and trewe prophetis, and triste
not to false prophetis, be thei neuer so manye, and crie faste a3ens oon either' fewek trewe
men.
CAP. VI.
'The iiij. book of Kingis tellith in general, how the rewme of Israel and the rewme of Theiuj. book
.Tu<lu weren conquerid of hethene men, for manye synnes which thei diden a3ens God and
men, and weren obstynat, and dide not fruytfull™ penance in due tyme. First it tellith m
special, hou the wickid king Ocosyas sente to take counceil at Belsabub, wher he my3te lyue,
and rekyuere of his syknesse ; therfore God sente Elye, the prophete, to telle to him that '
he schulde die, and go not doun of his bed. Thanne this king sent to Elye a prince on" OfEiye, and
1. men, and 1. men with hym, to clepe Elye to the king; and fijer cam doun fro heuene, ^erm
and deuouride this prince, and 1. men that weren with him, for in scorn thei clepiden Elye0
the man of God : and in lyk manere fijer deuouride another prince, and 1. men with him ;
• spoken to Elye.
the thridde prince and hise I.P that mekeden hem to God and to the prophete, weren sauid
on lyue. And God bad Elie go doun with hem to the king, and repreue him of his synne,
and telle to the king himself, that he schal die and go not doun of his bed. Aftir this the ofEiysethe
prophete Elie schulde be rauyschid awey fro erthe, and Elisee knew this, and suede him mprop €
ech place til to rauysching 1 ; and Elie smoot with his mantel the watris of Jordon, and
tho weren departid therbi, and Elie and Elysee 3eden ouere bi the drie botme therof.
Thanne Elie was rauyschid in a char of fijer fro Elisee, and sti3ede bi a whirlwynd in to
heuene ; and the double spirit of Elye restide on Elisee, and with the mantel of Elye
Elyseer smoot twies the watris of Jordon, and in the secunde tyme tho weren departid, and
Elysee passide ouere. Aftirward8 Elisee dwellide in Jerico, and heelide the watris fro bit-
tirnesse and bareynesse, bi putting of salt in the watir. Thanne Elysee sti3ede into Betel, AndhouxUj.
and as he sti3ede bi the weye, litle children 3eden out of the citee, and seiden to him in ,iain, for thei
scorn, " Thou ballard, sti3 up !" and he curside hem in the name of God, and twey beeris "seTth^n- 'y~
3eden out1 of the forest, and to-renten of hem xlij. children. After these thingis Joram, thePkete-
king of Israel, and Josophat, the king of Juda, and also the thridde king, that was king of
Edom, weren in desert, and hadden no watir, and weren in poynt of perisching. These
thre kingis camen to Elisee for helpe, and bi spirit" of prophecie he bad hem make dychis,
and thei si3en neither wynd neitherv reyn, and the botme of dychis was fillidw of* watris ;
and he bifore seide that God schulde bitake Moab in to the hondis of these kingis, and
thei schulden distroie citees, and feeldis, and trees ; and thus it was don in dede. Also ofEiise, and
Elysee multypliede a litil oile, and made a pore widewe filled manye vessels therof,
bad hir paie her dettis biz sum therof, 'and that sche and her sones schulden lyue bi
residue therof3. Aftirward Elysee biforeseide to a good womman, that herbouride himdeeth-
freely and largely, that sche schulde consceyue a sone ; and whanne Elisee knew, that this
sone was deed, heb sente his seruaunt Giesi with his staaf to reise him, and neither vois
neither0 feeling was in the chijld. Thanne Elysee entride in to a closet, where the chijld
lay deed, and preiede to God, and lay on the chijld, and leide his mouth to the mouth of
the chijld, and hise hondis on the chijldis hondis, and the chijld 3oxided vij. sithes, and
openede his i3en ; and Elisee bitook the chijld qwyk to his modir. Also6 Elysee, whanne
hungir was in Galgala, heelyde the pot of noyful mete, bi sendinge in of mele, that no
hh counceilis i. i or f. k a fewe f. 1 Here ..... "the spirit £ v ne ft£. w fullid ft. * with ef.
bigynnith a prolog on the iiij. book [of Kyngis] 8. y to multiplie 6. to fille tfi. z with 8ei. a Om. f.
'" fruytfulli >;. n of /3. ° Om. d. v \. men /38f. 1 the l> and ft. c ne «f«. d jonede ft. e And
rauysching ftdtfr. r he 8«. s Aftir this /3. t Om. 8.
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16 PROLOGUE.
more bitternesse was in the mete. Thanne Elisee made a litil breed to suffice to an c. men,
H»U Naaman and thei leften relijfs. Whanne the king of Sirie sente lettris to the king of Israel, that
r ciemnd. ^ schulde cure Naaman of his lepre, and the king of Israel to-rente his clothis for sorewe,
Elysee bad, that Naaman schulde be waischen vij. sithes in the water of Jordan, and so hef
schulde be curid ; and thus it was don in deede. Thanne^ Naaman knoulechide, that noon
other God is in al theh erthe no' but oonly the God of Israel ; and Elisee took noo 3ifte,
3hek freely profrede and preeside of Naaman. Thanne Giesy ran aftir Naaman, vnwytinge
either1 not consentinge his maistir, and made a lesing, that Elisee sente to him, that he
schulde 3eue a talent of syluer and double chaunging clothis to twey 3unge men of the sones
of profetis. And Naaman constreynede him to take the double that"1 he axide, and or-
Giesy the deynede twey children to here bifore" him. But herfore Elisee seide, that the lepre of
Naaman schulde cleue to Giesi and tonn his seede withouten ende ; and Giesi 3ede out fro
Elisee, and was a mesel as snow. Whanne the sonis of prophetis 3eden to the0 wode, to
hewe doun wode to bylde placis to hem to dwellin inne, the irun of an axe felde doun in to
watirP ; and Elisee castidei doun the tree, either1" helue8, and the irun houede*, and was
taken up therbi. Whanne the king of Sirie sette buschementis preuyly a3ens the king of
Israel, Elisee warned the king of Israel therof ; and whanne it was certified to the king of
Sirie that Elisee telde his preuytes to the king of Israel, the king of Sirie sente a greet
multitude of the" oost to take Elysee, and whanne the oost cumpaside the citee Dotaym,
</rf wherinne Elysee was, God made thisu oost blynd at the preier of Elisee, and so he ledde
Mndfauhehem into the myddis of Samarie, and whanne the king of Israel wolde slee hem, Elisee
seide nay, but badv make redy a feeste to hem, and late hem go in pees to her lord. And
whanne ful strong hungre was in Samarie, that wymmen eetyn her owne children, oo
womman axide doom of the king a3ens another womman, that wolde not bi couenaunt bringe
forth hir chijld to be etyn, whanne thei hadden eten the chijld of the first womman.
Thanne the king, that weeride the heire nexte his body, to-rente his clothis for sorwe, and
swoor strongly, that in that day he wolde girde of the heed of Elisee. Elisee biforeknew
the comynge of this messanger to do this deede, and bad men close the dore, and suffre not
him for to entre, for his lord comith anoon aftir him to reuoke his ooth and sentence.
HOU the ityng Thanne Elise seide in Goddis name, that to morewe in this tyme a buschel of wheete flour
wolde haue ,
siayn EKse, schal be forw oo stater, that is, ax litel quantite of moneye, as it were a peny, and twey
G»rf made'pur* buschellis of barly for oo stater, in the 3ate>' of Samarie. And Elisee seide to a gret duk,
that bileeuedez not thisa word, " Thou schalt see it with thin i3en, and schal not ete therof ;"
and thus it was in dede, for whanne the oost of Sirie fledde by ny3t, for drede that God
made among hem, thei leften alle her goodis, and fledden nakid, and coueitiden oonly to saue
her lyues ; and whanneb a buschel of wheete flour was seeld on the morewe for ooc stater,
the king made that noble duk kepere at the 3ate, and the cumpanye trade him to deeth, as
Elisee bifore seide. Also Elisee spac to the womman whos sone he made to lyue, and bad
hir and hir hous good a pilgrimage either6 straunge lond, where euere sche fond couenable,
for God schal bringe strong hungir on the lond vij. 3eer and at the vij. 3eeris ende the
king restoride to hire alle hir thingis, and alle the rentis of fieldis in the tyme of hir
absence. Benadab, king of Sirie, sent Asael to Elisee to enqueere whetherf this king
my3te rekeuere of his syknesse ; and God schewide to Elysee, that Benadab schulde di3e ;
and Elisee wepte fuls sore, whanne he si3 Asael, for God schewide to him that Asael
schulde be king of Sirie, and do manye yuelis to the children of Israel, brenne of1' her
strong citees, and slee bi swerd the 3unge men of hem, and 'hurle doun'1 the litel children
of hem, and kerue wymmen with chijlde. Joram, the sone of Josophat, dide yuel in Goddis
t Om. f. S And ft. And than {. 1' Om. eft. t WOned ft. tt his i. «• the f. v let ft. * sold
i Om. £. k 5it it was f sec.m. 1 Om. f. '" of for f. * oo 8. y }ates ft. z leuyde 8. a to this f.
that 8. n tofore e. nn Om. i. ° Om. ft. P the b thanne f. c a f . <l to go f. « into a f. f where /38«£.
watir 8t{«. q caste f. r or f. s the helue f. e righte ft. h Om. p£. i hurliden aft. hurle Set.
PROLOGUE. 17
si3t, as the hous of Acab dide ; for the dov^tir of Acab was his wijf; but God nolde
distroie Juda, for Dauith his seruaunt, as he bihi3te to him, to jeue a lanterne to him and
to hise sories in alle daies. Aftir these thingis Elisee bad oon of the sones of prophetis H<m Hieu wat
anoynte Hyeu in to king onk Israel, and sey to him ; " Thou schalt distroie the hous of ™B7L*u*f/«r.
" Acab, and God schal make it as the hous of Jeroboam, and doggis schulen ete Jesabel in sabel tke curM
" the feeld of Jesrael, and noon shall berie hir." And Hieu killide Joram, king of Israel,
and Ocosias, king of Juda, and Jesabel the cursid quene ; and doggis etyn the flesch of
Jesabel ; and1 hir flesch was am tord on the face of erthe. Thanne Hieu made Ixx. sones H»U Him *;/.
of Acab to be slayn of hir keperis, and nurschers ; and he killide xlij. men britheren of'^eJ^,Tnd
Ocosias ; and aftir this doinge Hieu feynede hym to worschipe Baal more than Acab dide,*'**""^*'
' prestis of Hun/.
and bi this feyning he gaderid to gidere alle the" prophetis, and prestis, and seruauntis of
Baal 'in the temple of Baal0, and killide hem alle, and castide? out of the temple of Baal
his ymage, and brent it, and drof it al to dust ; and distroiede the hous of Baal, and made
gongis for it ; and so Hieu dide awey Baal 'fro Israeli. Natheles Hieu 3ede not awey fro
the synnes of Joroboam, netherr forsok golden caluis that weren in Betel and Dan ; but
for Hieu dide this veniaunce a3ens the hous of Acab, God seide, that his sones til the8 iiij.
generacoun schulen sitte on the trone of Israel. Thanne Atalia, the modir of Ocosias,
whanne hir sone was deed, killede al the blood of the king, and regnide vi. 3eer. But Joas, Joas.
the4 sone of Ocosias king, was kept preuyly vj. 3eer in the temple of God, and in the vij.
3eer he was maad king bi help" of Joiada, the gret prest, and Atalia was slayn. Therfore HOU Joas wat
Joiada made a boond of pees bitwixe God, and the king, and the peple, that hitv schulde be ™?/p 0/j"Lda,
thew peple of God, 'and bitwixe the king and the peple x; and the peple distroiede the'Ae grete presl'
auteris of Baal, and al to-braken his ymagis, and killeden Mathan, the prest of Baal, bifore
the auter. This Joas bigan to regne whanne he was vij. 3eer eld, and regnede^ xl. 3eer in
Jerusalem, and dide ri3tfulnesse biforez God in alle thea daies in whiche Joiada the prest
tau3te him. And Joas bad prestis take al the money that was offrid for priys of soulis, and
bi free wille, to make reperacoun of the temple ; and for prestis weren neclygent in this
reparacoun, Joas the king bad theb prestis 3eelde thec money to reparacoun, and take it no
more. And the chaunceler of the king and the bischop Joiada heeldend out of the arke
the6 moneye, and 3auen it in to hondf of maistrisS of werkmen, and thei spendeden it wel
in this offis and necessarie reparacoun ; and made noo rekenyng to souereyns, but treeteden
this moneye in feith, eithirh good conscience. For as myche as Asael, king of Sirie, cam
with his oost to werre a3ens Jerusalem, Joas, king of Juda, took alle thingis which fadris*
hadden halewid, and whiche he hadde offrid and al the syluer that my3te be founden
in the tresouris of the temple of God, and in thek paleys of the king, and sente al to
Asael, king of Sirie ; and he 3ede awey fro Jerusalem. The seruauntis of Joas sworen
togidere, and killeden him, and Amasias his sone regnede for hym. Joachas the sone joachas kyng.
of1 Hieu regnede on Israel, and dide yuelm, as Joroboam dide. Therfore God bitook
Israel in to the hondis of Asael, king of Sirie, and of Benadab his sone in alle daies,
that there weren not left to Joachas of al the peple of Israel no but v. hundrid hors-
men, and x. charis, and x. thousind of footmen. Thanne Joachas bisou3te God, and
he 3af a sauyour to Israel, and Israel was delyuered fro the hond of the king of Sirie. H<ntJ<xu,kyne
Thanne Elisee felde in to gret" siknesse, bi which he was deed ; and whanne Joas0, t '
king 'of Israel?, cam to him, andi wepte, Elisee bad hym bringe a bowe and arewis,
and bad him sette his hond on the bowe ; and Elisee settider his hondis on the kingis
hondis, and bad him scheete out at the eest wyndow opened ; and Elisee seide, " This is
k of ciji. ' Om. Set. m as a /3f. n Om. Set. » Om. ft. t the hond defri. S the maistris 8. h or f. * his
P caste f. q Om. S. r ne f. 9 to the /3f. t Om. 8. fadris /3. his fadir f. k Om. /3. l Om. a. m yuelis f.
u the help f. v Om. arj. w Om. 8. * Om. 8n. a a greet f. ° Joachas f. P Om. 17. <1 he f.
y regne a. he regneyde 8tt. z tofore j3. a Om. 8. ' sette /38i.
b Om. ttr/i. c this tti. d heeldiden 8t. « Om. 8t.
18
PROLOGUE.
" the arewe of Goddis helthes a3ens Sine, 'and thou schalt smyte Sirie1, in Affech, til thou
" waaste it." Efte Elisee bad Joas" smyte the erthe with a darte ; and whanne he had
smytev thries, and styntide, andw Elisee was wrooth a3ens him, and seide, " If thou haddist
smyte v. sithes, eitherx vj. sithes, either" vij. sithes, thou schuldust haue smyte Sirie til to
the ending, but now thou schalt smyte it thries. Elisee di3ede, and was beried, and whanne
d'nnd deed a deed bodi was beried in the sepulcre of Elisee, 'and hadde touchid the boonys of Elyse-v,
a myracie.
of Azane.
OfEzechie.
Hou Ezechie
rebelllde a^ens
Senagerib.
man lyuede a3en, and stood on his feet. Amasias, king of Juda, regnede ix. 3eer, and
ri3tfulnesse in party, but not as Dauith. He killide x. thousind men of Edom, and
for pride therof he terride the king of Israel to werre ; and Amasias was ouercomen in
this bateile, and the king of Israel took him presoner, and brak the wal of Jerusalem bi
iiij. c. cubitis; and the king of Israel took awey al the gold and syluer, and alle the ves-
selis that were founden in Goddis hous, and in the tresouris of the king, and took pleggis,
and turnede a3een in to Samarie. At the laste the men of Amasias conspireden a3ens him,
and he fledde in to Lachis, and thei sentyn thidir, and killede hym there, and birieden him
in Jerusalem with his fadris ; and Asarie his sone regnede for hym in Jeruselem 1. 3eer
He dide ri3tfulnesse in party, as Amasias his fadir dide ; and God smoot hym with leepre
til into the day of his deeth ; and Joathas his sone gouernede the paleys, and deemyde the
peple of the lond, and euere the kingis of Israel diden yuele, and 3eden in the synnes of
Jeroboam. And in the dayes of Manahen, king of Israel, Ful, the king of Assiriens, took
greet tribute of him, to make Manahen stronge in the rewme. And in the daies of Facee
king of Israel, that dide yuel in Goddis si3t, cam Teglath Falasar, king of Assur, and took
manye placis in the lond of Israel, and he took Galaad, and Galilee, and al the lond of
Neptalym, and translatide hem into Assiriens. Aftir wardz Acas regnede on Juda xvj. 3eer
in Jerusalem, and 3ede in the weies of kingisa of Israel, and dide foul ydolatrie. And
aftir these thingis Osee, the king of Israel, rengnede ix. 3eer, and dide yuel, but not as the
kingis of Israel that weren bifore hym. And this Osee was maad tributarie to Salmanasar,
king of Assiriens, and whanne this Osee wolde be rebel, and paie not tribute to Salmanasar,
he biseegide Osee, and presonyde hym, and bisegide Samarie three 3eer, and took it in the
nynthe 3eer of Osee, and translatide Israel into Assyriens. Thanne the scripture rehersith
many grete synnes of the peple of Israel, for whiche thei weren conquerid, and dryuen out
of her lond. Thanne the king of Assiriens brou3te peple fro Babiloyne, and fro manye
othere hethene cuntreis, and settideb hem in the citees of Samarie, for the children of
Israel ; and for this peple dredde not God, he sente in to hem lyouns, that killeden hem ;
therfore the king of Assiriens sente thidir ooc prest of Israel, to teche hem the lawe of God
of Israel, and so thei worschipiden God of Israel, and hire hethene goddis togidere.
CAP. VII.
Ezechie, king of Juda, rengnide xxix. 3eer, and dide good bifore God bi alle thingisd
whiche his fadir Dauith6 hadde do ; hef distroiede hi3e placis, and al to-brak ymagis, and
hewyde doun wodis, and brak the serpent of brasse ; for the children of Israel brente
ensense to it ; and he hopide in God. Therfore of alle the& kingis of Juda was noon lyk
him aftir him, but neither among these kingis that weren bifore him. And in the xiiij.
3eer of Ezechie, Senagerib, king of Assiriens, sti3ede to alle wallide citees of Juda, and took
tho. Thanne Ezechie 3af to hym al the syluer that was founden in Goddis hous, and in
the tresouris of the king, for he schulde goo awey, and distrie not Jerusalem neither1' Judee ;
and for Senagerib kepte not couenaunt, Ezechie rebellide a3ens him, in trist of Goddis
help. Thanne Senagerib sente Rapsaces with strong oost1 to Jerusalem, tok blasfeme God,
and make the peple 36^6' hem to him for dreede. Thanne Ezechie to-rente his clothis for
9 help Set. * Om. Set.
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PROLOGUE. 19
sorwe, and was hilid with a sak, and entride into Goddis hous, and sente 'the hi3e prest"1
and othere eelde men clothid with sakkis to the prophete Isaie, that he schulde preie to
God a3ens the blasfemye of Assyriens. And Isaie seide, in Goddis name, that thei schulde Hou Ysaie con.
not drede of thes wordis of Assiriens, for God schal sende a spirit to" Senacharib, and he{/,j£rf'
schal here a messanger, and he schal turne a3en into his lond ; and God schal caste hym
doun hi swerd in his lond ; and whanne Senacherib jede0 hoom to defende his lond a3ens
the king of Ethiopie, he sente blasfeme lettris to Ezechie, and seide, that his God my3te
not delyuere hym fro his hondisP. Therfore God counfortide Ezechie bi thei prophete
Isaie, that he schulde not dreede Senacherib, for Senacherib schal not entre into Jerusalem,
neither' sende arwe into it, neither ocupie it, neither1 biseege it ; but God schal defende
and saue Jerusalem, for himself, and for Dauith his seruaunt. And in that ny3t the aungel
of God killede in the tentis of Assiriens an c. thousind and Ixxxv. thousind ; and8 in the
morewe tyde Senacherib 3ede into his lond, and his owne sones killiden hym in the temple
of his God Nestrach, while he worschipide Nestrach*. Aftir thisu whanne Ezechie was
syik to the deeth, Isaie seide xto hymv in Goddis name, " Dispose thin hous, for thou schalt
" di3e and not lyue." And for Ezechie wepte greetly, God curide him, and made him go
into the temple on the thridde day, and encreeside xv. 3eer to his lijf ; and in singne herof
God made the sunne go bacward bi ten greesw. Aftir this doinge the king of Babiloyne
sente lettris, messengerisx, and 3iftis to Ezechie, and bi pride he schewide alle hise tre-
souris and iewelis to the messengeris. Therfor God seide bi Isaie to him, that daies
schulen come, and alle thingis in thin? hous schulen be taken awey into Babiloyne. And
Ezechie seide, " The word of God is good ; oonly pees and treuthe be in my daies." Aftir
Ezechie Manasses his sone regnede Iv. 3eer in Jerusalem, and dide gret yuel in Goddis si3t, Manasses.
and mychelz ydolatrie ; and the peple of Juda was disceyued of Manasses, that thei diden
more yuel than hethene men, whiche God distroiede fro the face of the sones of Israel.
And for Manasses dide these worste abomynacouns ouer alle thingis whiche the men of
Amereys diden, and he sched ful myche innocent blood, til Jerusalem was fillid til to the
mouth, God seide, thata he wolde bringe in yuelis onb Jerusalem and Juda, that, who euere
heerith, bothe hise eeris tyngle ; and he schal do awey Jerusalem, as tablis on boord ben
wont to be don awey, but Godc schal leue remenauntis of his eritage,"and bitake hemd in
the hond of her enemyes. Manasses diede, and was buried in the orcherd of his hous ;
and Amon his sone regnede for hym ij. 3eer, and dide yuel6 as his fadir dide, and forsook Of Amon.
God, and seruede vnclennessesf and ydolis, as his fadir dide, and worschipide thoo. And
his seruauntis settiden tresoun to him, and killeden hym in his hous ; and the peple of the
lond killiden alle men, that hadden conspyrid a3ens the kyng Amon ; and for hym thei
ordeyneden Josie his sone king to hem. Josie bygan to rengne whanne he was viij.s yxxJoat.
eeld, and rengnede xxxj. 3er in Jerusalem; and he dide that that was pleesaunt bifore God,
and 3ede bi alle the weies of Dauith his fadir. In the xviij. 3eer of Josie he hadde besynesse
that the temple of God were reparailid ; and whanne the book of lawe was red biforeh the HOU Josie
ioiede.[in]
king, he to-rente hise clothis, and sente solempne messengeris to take counceil at1 God for
himself and hisJ reume ; for he seide, thatk greet veniaunce of God is1 kynlid a3ens vs, for
oure fadris herden not the wordis of this book, to do al that is writen to vs. And God3"""'
seide bi the prophetesse Olda, the wijf of Sellum, " I schal bringe yuelis on this place, and
" on the dwelleris thereof™, alle the wordis of the lawe whiche Josie redde, for they for-
" sooken me, and maden sacrifice to alyen goddis ; and for thou, Josiee, herdist the wordis
" of the book, and thin herte was afeerd, and thou were meekid bifore0 me, and to-rentist
" thi clothis, and weptist bifore me, therfore thou schalt di3e in pees, that thin i3en se not
m the prestis |3. ° in to (. o wente Set. P hond itr/t. a Om. 8. b vp on Sit. c Om. £. d Om. St. « yuelis f.
<t his {. r ne f. s Qm. 8. * his god Nestarath 8«. f vnclennesse Sift. 8 of eJ3te £. h to fore /3. ' of (3.
u this thing 8. v Om. P. w degrees Set. * by ines- J for his t. kOm.8£. ' was £. m theron ft. ° tofore /3.
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20 PROLOGUE.
" alle these yuelis, whiche I schal bringe in on this place." Thanne Josie gaderide to hym
alle the olde men of Juda and of Jerusalem, and the king sti3ede into? the temple of God,
and alle men of Juda and alle men that dwelliden in Jerusalem, prophetis and prestis, and
al the peple styede with hym, and he redde to alle men heeringe alle the wordis of the book
of couenaunf of the Lord, that was founden in the hous of the Lord. And the king stood
on the grees, and smoot couenaunti bifore the Lord, that thei schulden go aftir the Lord,
and kepe alle hise heestis, and witriessingisr, and cerymonies, in al the herte and in al the
soule, and the peple assentide to the couenaunti. And the king bad the bischop5 and
prestis and porters caste out of Goddis temple alle vessels' that weren maad to Baal, and
to other ydols ; and he brent tho out of Jerusalem, in the valey of Cedron, and bar the
dust of tho into Bethel. And he distroide ydolatrours, and the housu of lecchoursv that
weren in the hous of God ; and he distroide auteris and hi3e placis of ydols, and ymagis,
and took out boonys frow sepulcris, and brente tho on the autir in Bethel, that seruide to
ydolatrie. Also Josie dide awey alle templis of hije placis, that weren in the citee of
Samarie, whiche the kingis of Israel hadden maad to terre the Lord to wraththe ; and he
dide to tho as he hadde do in Bethel, and he killide the prestis of hi3e placis, whiche prestis
The pash that weren there ouer the auters, and he brente mennis boonys von thox auters. Also> Josie
made the puple to make a solempne pask, and such pask was not maad fro the daies of
iugis, and alle kingis of Israel and Juda, as was this pask maad, in the xviij. 3eer of Josie.
HOU Josie And hee dide awey spiritis spekinge in mennis wombis, and false dyuynouris, andz figuris
dyuynouri", ' of ydols, and vnclennessis, and abomynacyouns, that weren in the lond of Juda and of
Jerusalem. No king bifore himzz neither aftir him was lyk him, that turned a3en to God in
al his herte, and in al his soule, and in al his vertu, bi al the lawe of Moises. Natheles for
the orrible synnes of Juda God turnede not a wey fro his strong veniaunce, but seide, that
he wolde take awey Juda fro his face, as he dide awey Israel, and that he wolde caste
awey the citee Jerusalem11 whiche he chees. Therfor Farao Nechao, king of Egipt, killide
Joachas. Josye in Magedo, and Joachas his sone was maad kyng for his fadir; and he rengnede thre
monethis in Jerusalem, and dide yuel bifore God bi alle thingis whiche his fadris hadden
do ; and this Farao prisonyde him in Reblatha, and took tribute of the londb, an c. talentis
of syluer, and oo talent of gold ; and this Farao made king Elyachym, the sone of Josie,
and turnede his name Joachym ; and this Farao ledde Joachas in to Egipt ; and Joachym
dide yuele bifore God bi alle thingis whiche his fadris hadden do. And this Joachym was
maad seruaunt thre 3eer to Nabugodnosor, king of Babilonie, and eft he rebellyde a3ens
Nabugodnosor, and God sente theuis of Caldeys, and theuis of Sirie, and theuis of Moab,
and theuis of the sones of Amon into Juda, that he schulde distroie it, as he spac bi his
prophetis, and specialy for the synnes of Manasses. This Joachym di3ede, and his sone
Joakyn rengnide iij. monethis in Jerusalem, and didec yuel bifore God, as hise fadris
hadden do. In that tyme the seruauntisd of Nabugodnosor sti3ede toe Jerusalem, and
biseegeden it. Thanne Nabugodnosor came to Jerusalem to ouercome it, and Joakyn, and
his modir, and his seruauntis, and princis, and chaumbirleyns 3eden out to Nabugodnosor,
HOU the chit, and he translatide Joakyn and his oost, x. thousind, and many crafty men in to Babiloyne ;
weren trans- and took alle the tresouris of Goddis hous, and of the kingis hous, and bet togidere alle
thef golden vessels, whiche« king Salamon hadde maad in the temple. And Nabugodnosor11
ordeynede Mathanye, the brother of Josie, to be kinge, and clepide hym Sedechie, and he
rengnede xj. 3eer in Jerusalem, and dide yuel bifore God bi alle thingis that Joachym
hadde do ; for God was wrooth a3ens Jerusalem and Juda, til he castide hem awey fro his
face. And Sedechie 3ede awey fro the king of Babilonye, and in the ix. 3eer of Sadechie
Nabugodonosor cam with al his oost, and bisegide Jerusalem til to the' xi. 3eer of Sedechie,
P in a. q couaunt {. r wyttenessyng ft. s bishopis 8. z Qm. ft. zz Oni. t. a of Jerusalem Seft. b Lord a.
* the vessels ft. « hcusis Set. v lecherours t). w of Set. c he dide f. d seruaunt ar;. e in to ft. f Om. /3.
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PROLOGUE. 21
and thanne the citee was broken, and Sedechie and his warriouris fledden bi ny3t, and the
oost of Caldeys pursuede and took him, and brou3te him to Nabugodonosor in Reblatha.
And Nabugodonosor spac dom with Sedechie, and killide hise sones bifore him, and puttide HOU
out his i3en, and boond him with chaynes, and brou3te hym in to Babiloyne. Thanne Ti
Nabusardan, the prince of the oost, brente Goddis hous, and the kingis hous, and the housis °{
of Jerusalem, and distroiede the wallisk of Jerusalem in cumpas ; and he translatide into
Babiloine the residue puple of Juda, outaken a fewe pore men, vyntilieris and erthetilieris ;
and he brak alle the brasen vessels and of metal in the temple, and bare the metal into
Babilone. Thanne Nabugodonosor made Godolye to be souereyn of the peple left in the1 Of Godolye.
lond of Juda, and thanne"1 alle the dukis of kny3tis camen to Godolie in" Maspha, and he .
made an ooth to hem, that it schulde be wel to hem, if thei wolden serue the king of
Babilone. And Ismael, that was of the kingis blood, killide Godolye, and Jewis and TIM veniaunce
Caldeis that weren with him, and al the peple of Juda and the princis of kni3tis fledden0 Of the m- '"ge
into Egipte, for? drede of Caldeys. At the laste, Euylmeradach, king of Babilone, reiside ™/™*demfntis
Joachyn fro presoun, and settide his trone aboue the tronesi of othir kingis that weren
with hym in Babilone ; and Joachyn eet eueie breed in the kingis si3t of Babilone, in alle
the daies of his lijf. This prosces of Godolie and that sueth is teld largelierer in the ende
of Jeremye than heere in the8 ende of Kingis. This prosces of the iiij. book of Kingis
schulde stire alle men, and namely kingis and lordis, for to hate synne, as4 ydolatrie and
coueitise, and brekinge of Goddis heestis, for whiche the peple of Israel and the peple of
Juda was thus punschid, and conquerid of hethene men, and for to loue vertues and kepinge
of Goddis heestis, and distroyinge of opyn sinnes, for whiche manye goode kingis, as
Esechie, Josie, and many othere, hadden grek thank and socour of God in manye" greete
perelsv, and blisse of heuene withouten ende. God for his mercy graunte this blisse to vs !
Amen.
CAP. VIII.
w The bookis of Paralypomynon ben ful nescessarie to vndirstondex the stories of the [7V| vndir.
elde testament, in so myche, as Jerom seith, that if eny^ man withouten these bookis wole ryes of [0*3
presume to haue thez kunnynge of hooly scripturis, he scornea himself, that is, disseyueb maifaanH of
eithirc maked himself6 worthi to be scorned ; for whi the stories left out in the bookis of**' newe-
Kingis be touchid in these bookis, and vnnumberable questiouns of the gospel ben declarid
by these bookis. The firste book of Paralypomynon tellith in the bigynnynge the genera- /.
cyounsf fro Adam til to Jacob, and so forth til to Dauith, and touchith schortly manye n°
stories of Saul, and of Dauith, and of Salomon, in the ende therof ; and how Dauith or-
deynede prestis and dekyns in her offis, and how and bi£ what seruise thei schulden serue
God. hThe bigynnyng of the ij. book of Paralipomynon tellith hou Salomon axide of P
God wisedom to deme his peple, and God 3af to him wisdom, and kunnyng, and richesse, HOU Salomon
and glorie, so that noon among kingis neither bifore neither1 aftir him was lyk himk. w
Thanne is toold how Salomon byldide the temple of Jerusalem, and an hous to himself. a
Aftir this the queene of Saba cam to Salomon, and brou3te many precious iewelis to him,
and preuede his kunnynge and wisdom in many thingis. And alle the kingis of the1 erthe
desyreden to see the face of Salomon"1, for" to here the wisdom of God, which0 he hadde
3oue in his herte. Aftir this it sueth hou Roboam departide the x. lynagis fro the hous of
Dauith bi his pride and harde wordis, and bi suynge" of the counceil of 3unge men ; and
whanne the rewme of Juda was confermyd to him, he forsook the lawe of God, and al
k wal 8. l Om. £. m Om. j3. n into f. ° and z Om. /3. a scornnythe f. b disseyueth f. c and 8«.
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more largely C- s Om. 77. * and /3. u Om. f. v pe- h Here .... biginnith a prolog. 8. » ne f. k to
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bok of Parlipomcnon. 8. * vnderstondyng (3. y a 8«. ° the weche /3. P the suynge 8ei.
22 PROLOGUE.
Israel dide the same with him. Therforei God sente the king of Egipt with vnnoumbrable
peple on hem, and took awey the tresours of Goddis hous and of the kingis hous, and thei
serueden the king of Egipt, tor knowe the dyuersite of Goddis seruise, and of the seruise of
the rewme of the8 londis. Aftir1 him regnede Abia, his sone, and he tretide wijsely with
the peple of Israel, that thei schulde forsake her synne, and werrey" not a3ens Goddis puple
andv the rewme of Juda ; and for thei wolde proudly werreye" a3ens the rewme of Juda,
and a3ens this goodw counceil of Abia, he killyde of hem bi Goddis help v. hundrid thou-
of good A™ synd of stronge men. Aftir this counceil Abia di3ede, and Asa his sone rengnede for him ;
and in the daies of Asa the lond was in reste x. 3eer ; and Asa dide that that was good and
plesaunt in the si3t of God, and he distroiede auteris of ydolatrie, and hi3e placis, and he
brak ymagis, and hewyde doun wodis, and comaundide the peple of Juda to seeke the Lord
God of her fadris, and do his lawe, and kepe alle hise heestis. He rengnide in pees, and
byldide stronge citees with wallis, and touris, and 3atis, and lockis, and he hadde in his cost
thre hundrid thousind of Juda, of" men beringe scheeldis and speris, and of Beniamyn
ij. hundrid thousind and Ixx. thousind of men of armes, and of archeris. And he ouercam
the king of Ethiopie, that cam with x. c. thousind men? and iij. c. charris ; and Asa hadde
the victorie, for in trist of Goddis help he cam a3ens this gret multitude. Thanne the
HOU the pro. prophete of God seide to Asa and al his peple, " The Lord is with 3ow, for 36 weren with
phete coun-
ceiude Asa and " hym ; if 36 seeken hym 366 schulen fyndez ; and if 36 forsaken him he schal forsake 3ou;
" many daies schulen passe in Israel withoute veri God, and without prest, and techere, and
" lawe ; and whanne thei turnen a3en in her angwische, and crien to God, and seekyn him,
" thei schulen fynde him. Be 30 confortid, and 3oure hondis be not maad vnstedfast, for
" whi mede schal be to 3oure werk." And whanne Asa hadde herd these wordis, and pro-
fecie, he was coumfortid, and dide awey alle ydols fro al the lond of Juda and ofzz Benia-
myn, and fro the citees whiche he hadde take ofa Effraym. And heb gaderide to gidere
al the puple vndir him, and he entride into Jerusalem, to make stronge the boond of pees,
that thei schulden seeke the Lord God of her fadris in al her hertec and ald her soule, and
he seide, " If eny mane seekithf not the Lord God of Israel, di3e he, fro the leeste til to&
" the meeste, fro&s man til to womman." And thei sworen with al hire herte and with al hire
wille, thei soften God and founden hym, and God 3af reste to hem bi cumpas. And
whanne the king of Israel werride a3ens Aza, Asa sente mychil1' gold and syluer to the
king of Syrie, to' helpe him, andk to werreye1 a3ens the king of Israel, and he dide so.
fiidt'jsa'faiie Thanne God blamyde Asa greetly, for he triste™ in the king of Sirie, and not in God. " And
into mysckeef, " therfor the oost of the king of Sirie ascapide fro thin hond," seide God, " and also bateiles
for my s trust of
him, and kou " schulen rise a3ens thee in present tyme." And Asa was wrooth a3ens the prophete, that
m-ophete in telde this to hym, and puttide him in the" stockis ; and God hadde ful gret indingnacoun on
this thing, and killide full manye men of the puple in that tyme. And in the ende of his
[Uiw]ar/ais jijf Asa hadde ful greet syknesse of his feet0, and in his syknesse he somte not the Lord,
trust in men J to J J
nnd dispising but triste? more in the craft of lechis. And Asa di3ede, and Josophat his sone regnede
be teiMMf «e"for hymi, and wasr strong a3ens Israel. And king Josophat ordeynede noumbris8 of kni3tis
*n a^e wallid citees of Juda, and ordeynede strong hooldis in the lond of Juda, and in the
citees of Effrahym, whiche Asa his fadir hadde take. And the Lord was with Josophat,
and he 3ede in the firste weies of Dauith his fadir, and he hopide not in Baalym, but in
God con. God Almy3ty, and 3ede in his comaundementis, and not bi the synnes of Israel. And God
londlto Joso. confermyde the rewme in the hond* of Josophat, and he hadde ful many richessis and
^med/the'iawe myche glorie ; and whanne his herte hadde take trist for the weies of the Lord, he dide
aweye also hi3e placis arid woodis fro Judea, where the puple made offring 'out of Jerusa-
1 And therfore f. r for to 8. s Om. 8<r£i. * And f seke f. ? in to /3. g& and fro «. h miche 8ffi.
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b Om, 8et. c hertis f. d in al P&frji. e Om. ft. r he was f. s noumbre f. l hondis f.
PROLOGUE. 23
lemu a3ens the lawe. And Josophat in the iij. 3eer of his rewme sente fyue of his princis,
that thei schulde teche in the citees of Juda ; and heuu sente ix. deknes with hem, and ij.
prestis with hem, and thei hadden the book of Goddis lawe, and tauten the peple in Juda;
and thei cumpassiden alle the citees of Juda, and taujten al the peple. Therforev the drede
of the Lord was maad onw alle rewmysx of londis that weren hi the^ cumpas of Juda, and
dursten not werreyez a3ens Josophat. And he hadde redya at his hond xj. c. thousind and
Ix. c. thousind of kni3tis, and men of arrays, and archers, outaken othere whiche he 'hadde
setc in wallid citees, and in all Juda. And Filisteyis and Arabeyes brou3ten to Josophat
3iftis and tributis, and many thousindisd of scheep and buckis of geet. And aftir this l^n<l/l °r J°-
doinge Josophat was alyed to Acab, and 3ede with hym to bateile into Ramoth of Galaad, in help of man,
and iiij. c. prophetis, that weren disseyued bi a spirit of lesing, excitide Acab to this werre,
and bihi3te prosperite and victorie to him ; but Mycheas, ooe trewe prophete of God, telde ^
to Acab that he schulde di3e in this bataile, and so it was indeede ; and Josophat, that was
in moost perel of thisf bateile, was sauid bi Goddis help. Aftir this bateil Josophat turnede
a3een& in pees to Jerusalem, and a prophete of God mette himh, and seide, " Thou helpist
" the wickid man, and art ioyned in frenschip to hem1 that hatenk God, and therfor thou
" disseruedist1 the wraththe of God, but goode werkis ben founden in thee, for thou didest
" awey wodis fro the lond of Juda, and madist redy thin herte to seeke the Lord God of
" thi fadris." Therfore Josophat dwellide in Jerusalem, and eft he 3ide out to the peple
fro Bersabe til to the hil of Effraym, and clepide hem a3en to the Lord God of her fadris ;
and he ordeynede iugis of the lond in alle stronge citees of Juda bi ech place ; and he
comaundide thus to the iugis, " See 36, what 36 owen to do, for 36 vsen the dom not of man £•««•<• do the
" but of the Lord, and what euer thing that"1 30" schal0 deme, schal turne into 3ou; ib.emaM,/<>rGod
" dreede of the Lord be with 3ou, and do 30 alle thingis with diligence; for whi neither T^r
" wickidnesse, neither? taking of persoones, neither coueitise of 3iftis, is anentis 3oure
" God." And in Jerusalem Josophat ordeynede dekenes andi prestis, and princis of meynes his
of Israel, that thei schulde deme to the dwelleris therof the doom and cause1" of God ; and
he comaundide to hem and seide, " Thus 36 schulen do in the drede of the Lord feithfully,
" and ins a perfit herte ; ech cause that cometh to 3ou of 3oure britheren that dwellen in
" her citees, bitwixe kinrede and kynrede, where* euere is questioun either" doute of the
" lawe of comaundement of cerymonies of iustifijngis, schewe 3ee to hem, that thei do notv
" synne a3ens the Lord, and wraththe eitherw veniaunce come not on 3ow, and on 3oure
" britheren; therfore do 5e thus and 36 schule 'not dox svhne ; and^ Amarie, 3oure prest See to the >>°'y
counceil of Jo-
" andz bischop, schal be souereyn in these thingis that perteynyn to God." Aftir these sophat, and
thingis the sones of Amon, and the sones of Moab, and with men of Ydume, weren gaderid
togidere to werryea a3ens Josophat. Thanne Josophat 3af him al to beseche God, and
prechide fasting to al Juda, and al Juda was gaderid to biseeche the Lord ; and Josophat
knoulechide, that he hadde notb power to a3enstonde so greet ac multitude of enemyes.
Thanne God coumfortide him and his peple bi a prophete, that thei schulde not dreede
this greet multitude of enemyes, for God himself schulde fi^te and ouercome her enemyes,
without strook of his peple ; and so it was in dede. At the laste, Josophat made frenschipe Biwar of
with Ocosie, king of Israel, whois werkis weren ful yuele, and thei weren felowis to make trarie [<»]
schippis, that schulden go into Tarsis. Therfor God bi his prophete seide to Josophat,
M For thou haddist boond of pees with Ocosie, God hath smyte thi werkis," and thed
schippis ben al to-broken and my3ten not go into Tarsis. Thanne di3ede Josophat, and
Joram his sone rengnyde for hym. This Joram weddide the dou3tir of Acab, and killide OfJoram.
. 8«. ««Om. i. ' And therefore 8«;«. win/3. ruist 8«. m Om. /3S. n he /3. ° shulen Si. P ne f.
* the rewniis fi«. the rewme f. y Om. ft. z werre fiffi. 1 Om. ft. r the cause f. s Om.ft. l that is wher (.
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24 PROLOGUE.
hise owne britheren, and 3ede ine the weies of the kingisf of Israel, as the hous of Acab
hadde do ; and& he dide ydolatrie, and made the dwelleris of Jerusalem and alsoh Juda to
Joram sedebreke Goddis lawe. Therfor Edom and Lobna 3eden awey fro his lordschipe, for he hadde
forsake the Lord God of his fadris ; and therfore God reiside a3ens him Filisteys and
Arabeys, that coosteyen with Ethiopiens, and thei distroieden the lond of Juda, and token
awey al the catel that was founden in the hous of the king, and tooken awey his wijf and
sones, outaken Joachas the 3ungeste. And God smoot Joram with vncurable sorewe of
wombe twey 3er, so that he rotid on erthe, and castide' out hise entrailis, and di3ede in
worst syknesse. And his sone Ocosias rengnyde for him, and dide yuele as the hous of
Acab, for whi his modir excitide him to do wickidly ; and thei of the hous of Acab weren
his councelers into his deth, and he 3ede in thek counceil of hem. And therfore Hieu,
whanne he distroyede the hous of Acab, killide Ocosie, and the prince of Juda, and the
[Joas] sones of the britheren of Ocosie. After these thingis Joas waas maad king, bi the helpe of
Jodada the prest, and the curside womman Atalia was slayn. The prestis and grete1 men
of the peple brou3ten out of Goddis hous the sone of the king, and settiden a coroun on his
of God. heed, and 3auen in his hond the lawe to be kept, and maden him king. And Joiada made
couenaunt bitwixen him and al the peple and the king, that thei schulden be the peple of
God, that is, forsake ydolatrie, and kepe treuly Goddis lawe. Therfore al the peple 3ede
into1" the hous of Baal, and distroyeden it, and braken the auters and symylacris, either
ymagis of him, and thei killeden bifore the auteer Mathan, the prest of Baal. This Joas
dide wel in the tyme of Joiada, and reparilide the temple of Jerusalem, that was distroyed
HOU Joas for- })[ Atalia and" hir sones; but aftir the deeth of Joiada he was flaterid bi the princis0 of
council, and Juda, and thei felden to idolatrie, and forsoken the temple of God. And the wraththe of
God was maad a3ens Juda and Jerusalem for his synne, and he sente prophetis to hem, that
thei schulden turne a3en to God, and thei nolde heere these profetis. And Sacarie, the prest
and soneP of Joiada, repreuede hem for this synne, and thei stonyden hym to detM in the
purseynt of Goddis hous, by comaundement of the king. And whanne the 3eer was endid
the oost of Syrie sti3ede a3ens hym, and cam in to Juda and Jerusalem, and killide alle the
princis of the peple, and senten al the prey in to Damask to the king. And certis whanne
ar ful litil noumbre of men of Sirie was comen, God bitook in8 her hondis a multitude
withouten ende, for thei hadden forsake the Lord God of her fadris, and thei vsiden
schameful domes in Joas, and 3eden forth, and leftyn him in greet sorewis ; and his ser-
uaunts risen a3ens him for veniaunce of the blood of the sone of Joiada the prest, and kil-
liden him in his bed ; and Joas was deed, and Amasie his sone rengnide for him.
CAP. IX.
Amasye. Amasie dide good in party, but not in a1 parfit herte, and he killide hem that hadden
slayn the king his fadir, but he killide not her sones, as God bad in the lawe. This
Amasie foond in al Juda and Beniamyn fro xx. 3eeru and aboue, xxx. thousind of 3unge
men that 3eden out to bateile, and heelden spere and scheeld ; and he hyride of Israel an
c. thousind of ful stronge men for an c. talentis of syluer, to fi3te a3ens the sones of Edom.
And a man of God seide to Amasie, "A ! thou king, the oost of Israel go not out with thee,
" for the Lord is not with Ysrael, and with alle the sones of Effraym ; that if thou gessist
" that bateilis stonden in the strengthe of oostv, the Lord schal make thee to be ouercomen
" of thin enemyes ; for it is propir to God for to helpe, and 'for tow turne into fli3t."
For Amasie Therfore Amasie departyde awey the oost of Israel, and tristily ledde forth his puple to
and not in bataile ; and he hadde the victorie, and killide xl. thousind of his enemyes in thisx bataile.
™m'vic°orie"o/ And aftir this victorie Amasie worschipide the goddis of Edom, and brente encense to hem;
hit enemyes.
e into f. ( king f. 8 Om. Sc^t. t of &£. also deth f. r Om. 8«. s to /3f. * Om. /3f. » Om. a.
of Sf?)t. i caste f. k Qm. /3. ' the grete K. m to f. v the oost /3. w Om. f. * his f.
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PROLOGUE. 25
wherfor God was wrooth a3ensy Amasie, and sente to him a prophete, that schulde seie to
him, " Whi hast thou worschipid goddis that delyueridenz not her puple fro thin hond ?"
Whanne the prophete spac these thingis to him, he answeride to the prophete, " Wher
" thou art a counceler of the king? ceese thou, lest perauenture I slee thee." Therfore the
prophete 3ede awey, and seide, " I woot that the Lord thou3te tozz slee thee, for thou hast
" doo this yuel, and ferthermore" thou assentidist not to my counceil :" and so it bifelde in ffou
deede, for bib pride he terride the king of Israel to werre, and nolde ceese for heleful coun-
ceil of the king of Israel. Therfore the king of Israel ouercam the puple of Juda, and J^f"
took Amasie, and distroiede the wal of Jerusalem hi iiij. c. cubitis, and took aweyc al thef
tresour and vessels whiche he foond in Goddis hous, and in the kingis hous. Andd aftir
this doing Amasie fledde out of Jerusalem into Lachis, for tresoun doon to him of his men ;
and thei sentene, and killiden him in Lachis. And Osias his sone regnede for him lij. 3eer
in Jerusalem, and sou3tef God in the daies of Sacarie, vndirstondinge and seeinge God, and
whanne he sou3te God, he? louydeh him in alle thingis ; and God helpide him a3ens
Filisteys, and a3ens1 Arabeys, and a3ens Ammonytis. Andk Ammonitis payeden 3iftis to
Osias, and his name was puplischid til to the entring1 of Egipt, for ofte victories. Hem
bildide manye touris in Jerusalem, and also in wildirnesse, for he hadde many beestis, and
vynes, and vyntilieris, for he was a man 3ouen to erthe tilthe. He" hadde in his oost
ij. thousynd and vj. c. princes of stronge men, and iij. c. thousind 'and vij. thousind0 and
v. c. that weren able to bateil, and fou3ten for the king a3ens aduersaries ; and his name
3ede out fer, for God 'helpide him?, and made him stronge. But whanne he was maad
stronge, his herte was reisid into his deth, and he dispiside his Lord God, for he 3ede into
the temple of God, and wolde brenne encense on the auter of encense, a3ens the lawe.
And whanne the bischop and many noblei'P prestis a5enstodyn him, and teldyn the lawe that
was a3ens him, hee1! was wrooth, and helde the censer, and manaside hem ; and anoon
lepre roos in his forheed bifore the prestis in Goddis hous. Thanne ther prestis puttiden
him out, and he hastide to go out, for drede, and for he feelide anon the veniaunce of God.
Therfore king8 Osias was leprouse til to the day of his deth, and dwellide1 in an hous de- ostai was iej»-e
partid. And Joathan hisu sone gouernede the kingis hous, and deemyde the puple of the^"' neclifence-
lond. And Joathan rengnyde xvj. 3eerv in Jerusalem, and dide ri3tfulnesse bifore God, bi
alle thingis whiche Osias his fadir hadde do, outaken this, that he entride not into the
temple of God ; and 3it the puple trespasside. Hew byldide manye thingis, and fau3t a3ens
the king of the sones of Amon, and ouercam him ; and the sones of Arnon 3auen to hyin
an c. talentis of syluer, and x. thousind corus of barly, and as manye of whete ; and ax
corus conteyneth xxx. buschellis. And Joathan was maad strong, for he hadde dressid his
weyes bifore his Lord God, and he was deed, and Achas his sone regnede for hym xvj. 3eer
in Jerusalem. This Acas dide not ri3tfulnesse in Goddis si3t, but 3ede in the weies^ of the Aeas was <n-
kingis of Israel, and made ymagis to Baal, and dide manyfold ydolatrie ; and God bitook L7//or A£
him in to the hond of the king of Sirie, which king smoot Acas, and took a gret prey of synne'
his rewme into21 Damask ; and Acas was bitaken toa the hondis of the king of Israel, and
was smyten with a greet wounde. And Facee, the sone of Romelye, killide of Juda vj.
score thousind in oo day, alle the werriouris ; for thei hadden forsake the Lord God of her
fadris ; and the sones of Israel tooken of hire britheren of Juda ij. c. thousind of wymmen,
and of childrenb, and of damyselis, and prey withouten ende, and baren it in to Samarie.
And Obed, the prophete of God, seide to the men of Israel, that thei hadden do greet
cruelte, and synned a3ens God, and bad hemc lede a3en the prisoneris of Juda, " for whi
i.
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26 PROLOGUE.
HOU the chii- " greet veniaunce of the Lord nei3eth to 3ou." Therfore the princes of Israel maden the
werriouris to forsake the prey, and alle thingis whiche thei hadden take ; and the princis
clothiden hem that weren nakid, and refreschiden hem with mete, and drinke, and anoyntyng
' f°r traucile, and senten hem hoom benyngly. Thanne king Acas sente to the king
s was deed of Assiriens, and axide help ; and Ydumeys camen, and killiden manye men of Juda, and
in his grete *
tooken greet prey ; and Filisteys tooken many citees of Juda, and dwelliden in tho. And
God made low the puple of Juda for Acas the king of Israel, for he hadde maad vhim nakid
of help'1, and for he hadde dispisid God. And God brou3te a3ens hime Teglath Falasar,
the king of Assiriens, that turmentidef him, and distroiede, for noon a3enstood. Therfore
Acas spoilide Goddis hous, and the hous of kingiss and ofss princis, and 3af 3iftis to the king
of Assiriens ; and natheles it profitide1' no thing to him ; and Acas, in the tyme of his
anguysch, encreside dispising a3ens God, and offride sacrifices1'11 to the1 goddis of Damask,
and he seide, " The goddis of Sirie 'helpen hemi, whiche goddis I schal plesek with sacri-
" fices, and thei schulen helpe me," whanne a3enward thei weren fallyng1 to him, and to al
Israel. Therfor Acas rauyschide and brak alle the vessels of Goddis hous, and closide the
3atis of Goddis temple, and made to him auteris in alle corners1" of Jerusalem, and in alle
the citees of Juda, to brenne encense, and terride God to wraththe. And he di3ede, and
ie was a Esechiee his sone rengnide for him xxix. 3eer in Jerusalem ; he" dide that that0 was ple-
saunt ini" Goddis si3t, bi alle thingis whichi Dauith his fadir hadde do. And he opynede
the 3atis of Goddis hous, inr the firste 3eer of his rewme, and made prestis and dekenes to
dense and halewe the3 temple and auter1 of God, with al the vessels and purtenaunsis of
the temple ; and he gaderide togidere alle the princis of the citee, and sti3ide into" Goddis
hous ; and thei offriden vij. boolis anduu vij. rammes, vij. lambren, andv vij. buckis of geet,
for synne, for the rewme, for thew sentuarie, and for Juda. And he seide to the prestis,
the" sones of Aaron, that thei schulden offre on the auter of God, and thei diden so. And
he ordeynede dekenys in the hous of God, with symbals and sautrees and harpis, bi^ the
ordynaunce of Dauith, and of Gad, the prophete of the king, and of Nathan the prophete ;
for it was the comaundement of God bi the bond of hise prophetis. And dekenysz stooden
and heelden the orgenys of Dauith, and prestis heldyn trumpis. And Esechie comaundide
that thei schulden offre brent sacrifices3 on the auter, and whanne brentb sacrifices weren
offrid, thei bigunnen 'to singec heryingis'1 to God, and toe sounne with trumpis and diuerse
orgenys, whiche Dauith the king of Israel hadde maad redy for to sounne. And Esechie
and the princis comaundiden to the dekenys that thei schulden herie God with the wordis
HowEzecide of Dauith, and of Asaph the prophete. And Esechie sente to al Israel and Juda, and
to wroot epistlis to Effraym and Manasses, that thei schulden come to Goddis hous in Jeru-
, and make pask to the Lord God of Israel. And it pleside thef king and al the
to be kept, multitude, and thei demeden to sende messangeris into al Israel, fro£ Bersabee til to Dan,
that thei schulden come arid make pask to the Lord God 'of Israel^ in Jerusalem. And cur-
rowris 3eden out with epistlis, bi comaundement11 of the king and of hise princes, 'in to' al
Israel and Juda, as the king hadde comaundid, and precheden, " Sones of Israel, turne 3ek
" a3een to the Lord God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of1 Israel, and he schal turne 33611 to
" the remenauntis that ascapiden the hondis of the king of Assiriens ; seme 36 tom the11
" Lord God of youre fadris, and the wraththe of his strong veniaunce schal be turned
" awey° fro 3ou ; for if 36 turnen a3en to the Lord, 3oure britheren and 3oure sones schulen
" haue mersy bifore hire lordis, that ledden hem prisoners, and thei schulen turne a3en into
d naked the help of hym ft. e Om. a. t tur- w Om. £f. * of the ft. J and bi f. z the dekenes f.
mende ft. g the kingis f. SS Om. i. h profile i. a a sacrifice f. b the brent 17. c Om. ft. d heriyng f.
hh sacrifice f. ' Om. ». 3 help me f. k worshipe 8. e so £ . f to the ft. e and fro f. es Om. i. h co-
1 into fallyng 8«. m the corneris (3Stfi. a and he f. maundementis f. i to e pr.m. k Om. 8«. ! Om. £f.
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PROLOGUE. 27
" this lond." Therfore currouris 3eden swiftly? fro citee 'in toi citee, by the lond of Effraym
and of Manasses 'til tor Sabulon, and thei scorneden and bymo widen the messengeris ;
natheles summe of Aser and ofs Manasses and of Sabulon assentiden-to the counceil, and
camen in to Jerusalem. Goddis hond was maad in Juda, that he 3af to hem oon herte, and
thei diden the word of God bi comaundement of the king and of princis, and many puplis
weren gaderid in Jerusalem, to make the" solernpriite of pask in the ij. monthe ; and thei
distroieden the auteris that weren inv Jerusalem, and thei distroieden alle thingis in which
encense was offrid to ydolis, and castiden forthw in to the stronde of Cedron. Whanne
these thingis weren halewid ri3tly, al Israel 3ede out, that was founden in the citees of
Juda, and thei braken symylacris, either" ymagis, and hewiden? dounz wodis, and distroieden
hi3e placis and auteris, and3 not oonly of al Juda and Beniamyn, but also of Effraym and
Manasses, til thei distroieden thoo outtirly. And Esechie ordeynede cumpanyes of prestis
and of dekenis, bi her departingis, ech man in his owne offis, as wel of prestis as of dekenis,
to brent sacrifices15 and peesiblec sacrifices, that thei schulden mynystre and knouleche and
singe in the 3atis of the castels, eithird oostis, of the Lord. And Esechie comaundide to the
puple to 3eue to prestis and deknes her partys, that is, the firste fruytis and tithis, that
thei my3ten 3eue tent to the lawe of God. And there is teld myche of the paying and deel-
ing of tithis and other6 hooly thingis. Thanne it sueth hou Sennagerib blasfemede God of
Israel, and hou Esechie counfortide the puple a3ens his blasfemye and pride. Andf Esechie
and Ysaie the prophete preieden a3ens the blasfemye, and crieden tils in to heuene ; and
God sente his aungel, and heh killide ech strong man, and werriour, and prince of the oos
of 'the king of1 Assiriens, and hek turnide a3en with schenschipe into his lond, and hise
owne sones killiden him bi swerd. And God sauide Esechie and the dwelleris of Jerusa-
lem fro the hond of Senacherib, king of Assiriens, and fro the hond of alle men, and 3af to
hem reste bi cumpas. Aftir these thingis Esechie was syk to the deeth, and he preiede to
God, and God herde him. And the herte of Esechie was reisid to pride, and wraththe was
maad a3ens him, and a3ens Juda, and a3ens Jerusalem. And aftir he was meekid, for his
herte was reysid, bothe he and the dwelleris of Jerusalem weren mekid, and therfore the
veniaunce of God cam not in the daies of Esechie. And Esechie was ful riche and noble,
and in alle hise werkis he dide welsumly, what euer thing he wolde. Natheles in the
message of princes1 of Babilone, that weren sente to him to axe of the grete wondir that
bifel on erthe, God forsook him, that he was temptid, and alle thingis weren knowen that
weren in his herte. Thanne"1 di3ede Esechie, and Manasses his sone rengnide in Jerusalem M
Iv. 3eer. And Manasses dide yuele bifore God, bi abomynacioun of hethen men, which God
distroiede bifore the sones of Israel, and he byldide hi3e placis, and made auteris tou
Baalym, and dide manyfold ydolatrie, and seruede to wicche craftis, and sette0 ydolis in the
temple of God ; and he disseyuede the puple of Juda and the dwelleris of Jerusalem, that
thei diden yuel more than hethene men, which the Lord hadde distroied fro the face of
the sones of Israel. And God spac to him and to his puple, and thei nolden take heede ;
therfore he brou3te on hem the princisP of the oost of the king of Assiriens ; and thei
tooken Manasses, and bounden him with chaynes and gyues, and ledde him into Babilone ;
and aftir that he was angwischid, he preiede his Lord God, and he dide penaunce gretly HOU
bifore the Godi of his fadris, and he preiede hertily, and bisou3te God, and God herde his g~u>>sh,and God
preier, and brou3ter him a3en in to Jerusalem, into his rewme. And Manasses knew that/1<?
the Lord himself is God, and he dide awey alien goddis, and symylacris, either8 idolis fro .
Goddis hous, and distroiede auteris whiche he hadde maad in the hil of Goddis hous1 and
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28 PROLOGUE.
in Jerusalem, and castide alle out of the citee, and he restoride the auteer of God, and
offride on it sacrificis" and heryinguu, and comaundidev the puple of Juda to serue the Lord
God of Israel ; and natheles the puple offride 3itw in hi3e placis to her Lord God. Manasses
di3ede, and Amon his sone regnide for him ij. 3er in Jerusalem, and he dide yuel in Goddis
si3t, as Manasses his fadir hadde do, and offride and seruede to alle idolis, which Manasses
hadde maad; and he reuerenside not the face of God, as Manasses reuerenside, and he dide
many greetere trespasis ; and whanne his seruauntis hadden conspirid a3ens him, thei kil-
liden him ; and the puple killide hem that hadden slayn Amon, and made Josie his sone
josie the good king for him, and he regnide xxxj. 3eer in Jerusalem. Josiex dide that that was ri3tful in
Goddis si3t, and 3ede in the weies of Dauith, his fadir, and^ bowide neither to the ri3t side
neither to the lift side. In the viij. 3eer of his rewrne, whanne he was 3it a chijld, he bigan
to seke the God of Dauith, his fadir, and in the xij. 3eer, aftir that he bigan, he clenside
Juda and Jerusalem fro hi3e placis, and ymagis and ydolis. Thei distroieden bifore him
the auters of Baalym, and the symylacris that weren put aboue ; he kittide doun, and alto-
brak wodis and grauen ymagis, and scateride the relijfis on the biriels of hem that weren
wont to offre. Ferthermore he brente the boonys of prestis in the auteris of idolis, and
hez clenside Juda and Jerusalem, and distroiede alle ydolisa in the citees of Manasses and
ofaa Effrahym and ofaa Symeon til to Neptalym. In the xviij. 3eer of his rewme, whanne the
lond and the temple of God was clensid, he sente worthi men to reparaile Goddis hous, and
so thei diden in deede. And Elchie, the gret prest, 3af to Saphan, the scriueyn and
solempne messenger1", the book of Goddis lawe, and he bar it to the king; and whanne the
HOU Josie king hadde herd the wordis of the lawe, he to-rente hise clothis, and he comaundede
^"^est'm- Elchie and othere gretec men to goo, and preie the Lord for the king, and for the resydues
chietopreie of israei an(j of Juda, on alle the words of the book of Goddis lawe; " for whi greet
with othere > . °
men, and him- " veniaunce of God hath droppid on vs, for oure fadris kepten not the wordis of God, that
"took of Goddis " thei diden alle thingis that ben writen in this book." Therfore Elchie, and thei that weren
sent togidere of the king, 3eden to Olda, a profetesse, thed wijf of Sellum ; and God seide
bi hir that he schal bringe in on this place and dwellerise therof yuelis, and alle cursinges
that ben writen in this book of Goddis lawe ; for thei forsoken God and sacrificidenf to
alyen& goddis, to terre him to wrathfulnesse, in alle the werkis of her hondis ; " but for
" thou, king of Juda, herdist the wordis of the book, and were meekid in Goddis si3t, and
" weptist and to-rentisth thi clothis, I haue herd thee," seith God, " and thou schalt be born
" in to thi sepulcre in pees, and thin i3en schulen1 not see al the yuel which Y schal bringe
" in on this place, and on the dwelleris therof." And whanne Josie hadde herd these
wordis, he clepide togidere alle the eldre men of Juda and of Jerusalem, and he sti3ide in to
Goddis hous, and alle menJ of Juda and the dwelleris of Jerusalem sti3iden togidere, prestis
and deknis, and al the puple fro the leeste 'til tok the moste, and in audiense of hem the
king redde in Goddis hous alle the wordis of the book ; and he stood in his trone, eithir1
seete of doom, and srnoot boond of pees bifore God, that he schulde go aftir God, and kepe
hise heestis, arid witnessingis™, and iustifyingis, in al his herte and almm his soule, and do
tho thingis that ben writen in that" book whiche he hadde red. And he chargide gretly on
this thing alle men that weren founden in Jerusalem and Beniamyn ; and the dwelleris of
Jerusalem diden bi the0 couenaunt of thei' Lord God of her fadris. Therfore Josie dide
awey alle abomynaciotms fro alle the cuntreys of the sones of Israel, and made alle men,
that weren residue in Israel'', to serue her Lord God ; in alle the daies of his lijf thei 3eden
not awey fro the Lord God of her fadris. Aftirward1" Josie made pask in Jerusalem, and
u sacrifice f. uu heriyngis i. v comandynge |3. h rentist 8«jt. ' schal f. J the men i. k in to /3.
w Om. 8«. * And Josie f. y he 8. z Om. £. a the ' or f. m wytnessyng |3. mm in al i. n the /3.
ydolis 8. aa Om. 4. b messangers f. c Om. f. this 8ft. ° Om. 8«. P here 8«i. 1 Jerusalem 8.
d Om. /3. e the dwellers f. fsacrifieden 8«. g other j3. r After (3. And afterward £.
PROLOGUE. 29
ordeynede prestis in hire officis", and bad hem mynystre in Goddis hous, and bad dekenis of the pask of
serue God and his puple Israel', and make hem redy bi hire housis and kinredis in the de- hTw'a™iay™
parting of ech, as Dauith, king of Israel, comaundide, and bad hem serue in the seyntuarie, '£•?£ ff^glf
bi the meynes and cumpanyes and" dekenis, and that thei be halewid, and offre pask, and Egipi-
make redy her britheren therto. And Josie made such a pask, that noon was lyk inv Is-
rael, fro the daies of Samuel the prophete, neithir eny of the kingis of Israel made pask, as
Josie dide, to prestis, and dekeries, and to al Juda and Israel, and to the dwelleris of Jerusa-
lem ; for he 3af to al the puple that was founden in Jerusalem in the solempiiite of pask,
xxx. thousinde lambrin 'and kidisw and othere scheep, and iij. thousind of oxun. Aftir that
Josie hadde reparelid the temple, Necao, king of Egipt, sti3ide to f^te in Cartamys, and
Josie 3ede forth a3ens him, and the king of Egipt seide to Josie, " I come not to day a3eris
" thee, but I fi3te a3ens another hous, to whiche God bad andx made? me go in haste ; ther-
" fore ceese, thou king of Juda, to day a3ens God, which is with me, lest hez sle thee."
Josie nolde turne a3en, but made himself redy to bataile a3ens the king of Egipt, and
assentide not to the wordis of the king of Egipt, spoken bi Goddis mouth. Therfore Josie
was slayn of the king of Egipt, and the peple of the lond made Joacas his sone king in
Jerusalem. Hea regnide iij. moonthis in Jerusalem, and the king of Egipt puttideb him
doun, and condempnide the lond of Juda in an c. talentis of syluer, and in ac talent of gold,
and made Eliachym his brothir kyngd for him on Juda and Jerusalem, and turnide his name
Joachym. He regnide xj. 3eer in Jerusalem, and dide yuel bifore God. Therfore Nabu-
godonosor took him, and ledde him boundyn with chaynes into Babilone, and baar thidir
the vessels of Goddis temple ; and Joakin his sone rengnide for him iij. moonthis and x.
daies in Jerusalem, and dide yuel in Goddis si3t. Thanne Nabugodonosor sente men that
ledden hym into Babilone and bare6 out thef preciouseste^ vessels of Goddis hous ; and Na-
bugodonosor made Sedechie king on Juda and Jerusalem11. He1 rengnide xj. 3eer in Jeru- SedecMe
salem, and dide yuel in Goddis si3t, neithir wask aschamyd of the face of Jeremye, the pro-^fa
phete, that spac to him of Goddis mouth. He brak the ooth maad too Nabugodnosor ; f°*"«
therfore Nabugodnosor cam and took hym, and ledde him and alle the vessels and the1 tre-ks""-
souris of Goddis hous and of the king"1 and princis into Babilone, and killide the puple, and
distroiede and brente Jerusalem ; and the puple that was left alyue was led into Babilone,
and seruede the king and his sones, til the king of Perseys rengnide, and til 1." 3er weren
fillid0, bi Goddis word seid00 bi the mouth of Jeremye. And Cirus, kingP of Perseys, co-
maundide to be prechid, 3he bi writinge in al his rewme, that Jewis schulden turne a3en
into Judee.
CAP. X.
This proces of Paralypomynon in the j. and ij.i book schulde stire 'cristene kingis and The mum/art
lordisr to distroie synne, and loue vertu, and make Goddis lawe tos be knowe and kept (tf G^Ubfinm.
her puple, for heere thei mown se, hou sore God punschide yuele kingis, that lyueden yuele,
and drowen the puple to idolatrie, either1 other gret synnes, and hou greetly" God preyside,
rewardide, and cherischide good kinges, that lyueden wel, and gouernede wel the puple in
Goddis lawe, and opin resoun, and goodv conscience. And thou3 kingis and lordis knewen
neuere more of hooly scripturew than iij." stories of the ij. book*1 of Paralypomynon and of
Regum, that is, the storie of king Josophat, the storie of king Ezechie, and the storie of
king Josie, thei my3te lerne sufficiently to lyue wel and gouerne wel hire puple bi Goddis
lawe, and eschewe al pride, andz ydolatrie, anda coueitise, and other synnesb. But alas !
alas ! alas ! where king Jozophat sente hise princis, andc dekenes, and prestis, to ech citee of
s office if. * of Israel (. u of /3f. v it in f. * kyngis and cristene lordis Seijt. s Om. |3. * or f.
wQm. #. * Om. 017. Y Om. 17- z I f . a And he f. " Om. 8. v Om. /3. w writ 8«. * the thre f.
b putte j3. c oo 8«. of. d Om. mj. « baren /3f. y bookis f. z Om. f. a Om. 18. b From this pa-
f not arj. g preciouse £. h on Jerusalem 8. ' And ragraph to the beginning of cap. xi. omitted in St.
he £. k he was f. ' Om. f. » kingis f. n seuenti £ <= Om. /3f.
0 fulled /3. oo Om. t. P the king ft. 1 in the secounde /3.
30 PROLOGUE.
Se what good his rewme with the book of Goddis lawe, to techen opinly Goddis lawe to the puple, summe
rdis alien, cristene lordis senden general lettris to alle her mynistris, and leegemen eithir tenauntis,
ther" that the pardouns of the bisschopis of Rome, that ben opin leesingis, for thei graunten
c. 3eeris of pardoun aftir domes day, be prechidd generaly in her rewmes and lord-
schipis, and if eny wijse man a3enseithe the opin errouris of anticrist, and techef men to
do her almes to pore nedy men, to ascape the peynes of helle, and to winne the blisse of
heuene, he be£ prisoned, as a man out of cristen bileue, and traytour of God, and of1' cristen
kirigis and lordis. And' where king Ezechie made him ful bisy to dense Goddis hous, and
do awey al vnclennesse fro the sentuarie, and comaundide prestis to offre brent sacrifice on
Goddis auteer, and ordeynede dekenis in Goddis hous to herie God, as Dauith and other
See lordis w hat prophetis ordeyneden, summe cristene lordis in name, and hethene in condiscouns defoulen
ymi^defaute. the scntuarie of God, and bringin in symonient clerkis, ful of coueitise, eresie, and ypocrisie,
and malice, to stoppe Goddis lawe, that it be not knowen and kept, and frely prechid ; and
jit summe cristene lordis holden many prelatis and curatis in her courtis and in seculer
offis a3ens Goddis lawe and mannis opinly, and withholden hem fro her goostly offis and
helping of cristen soulis ; and where king Josie prechide opinly Goddis lawe in the temple
to al the puple, and castide awey idolis, and brente the boonis of prestis, that diden idola-
irarfree>-is let- trie, summe cristen lordis in name notk in dede, preisen and magnifien freris lettris, ful of
disceit and leesingis, and make hire tenauntis and meyne1 to swere hi herte™, boonis, nayles",
and sydes, and other membris of Crist, and pursuen ful cruely hem that wolden teche treuly
and freely the lawe of God, and preisen, mayntenen, and cherischen hem, that prechen
fablis, lesingis, and synful mennis tradiciouns, either0 statutis, and letten greetly the gospel
to be prechid, and holy writ to be knowen and kept. But wite these vnwyse lordis, that
Elye the prophete, oon aloone hadde the treuthe of God, and king Acab with viij.P c. and 1.
prestis and prophetis of Baal hadde the false part ; and eft Mycheas, oon aloone prophete
of God, hadde the treuthe a3ens iiij. c. prophetis of Baal, that counceileden Acab go'i tor
Kyngis and werre to his owne schenschipe and deth ; so now a fewe pore men and idiotis, in compari-
lordis cherische „ , - .
good prestis, for soun ot clerkis ot scole, mown haue the treuthe or holy scripture a3ens many thousmde pre-
nnd veniaunc'e la^s an(l religiouse, that ben 3ouen to worldly pride and coueitise, symonie, ypocrisie and
otner fleschly synrics, moost3 sithen these pore men desiren oonly the treuthe and fredom of
the1 hooly gospel, and of hooly scripture, and accepten manis lawis" and ordynauncisv, oonly
in as myche as thei ben groundid in holy scripture, eithir good resoun, and comyn prophit
of cristen puple ; and worldly prelatis and feyned relygious grounden hem on synful mennis
statutis, that sounnenw pride and coueitise, and letten the treuthe and fredom of Goddis lawe
to be knowen and kept, and bringen cristen puple in nedelesx tharldam and greet cost. But
it is for? to drede ful sore lest kingis and lordis ben now in the formere synnes of Manasses ;
God graunte that thei repenten verily and make amendis to God and men, as he dide, in
beth the ende ; for thei setten idolis in Goddis hous, and exciten men to idolatrie, and scheden
innocent blood in many maners, as Manasses dide. First thei setten in her herte7, that
schulde be the temple and specialy" chaumbre of God, the idole of coueitise, eitherb of glo-
tonie, eitherb of pride, eitherb of other greet synnes, for seint Poul seith, that oure bodies ben
the temple0 of the Hooly Goost, 'and eft he seith, that auarice is the seruise of idolisd, and
eft he seith, that glotouns maken her belye her God ; and God seith bi Job, that the deuil
is king ouer alle the sonesf of pride, and Jhesu Crist seith, that the deuil is prince of this
world, that is, as Austin seith, of false men that dwellen in this world. Thanne thei that
setten pride, either^ coueitise, either^ glotonie, either' rauyn, in her herte, settyn idolis of
d by prechyng ft. e ajens seye (3. ajens seith f. u lawe ti). T orclenaunce f. w sowen |3. x endeles «j.
f techith 17. to teche f. S schal be e£. h Oni. f. y Om. fif. z liertis f. a special e. the special £.
' Om. 17. k and not e. J meynees e. many other f. b or £. c templis e. d Om. e. e belies *. { chil-
m the herte /3f. n and nailis ft. ° or f. P his eyjte (3. dren e. S or f.
q Om. e. to go /3. rOm. /3ij. » and most /3. tOm./3.
PROLOGUE. 31
Baal, either? of the deuil, in the temple of God. Specialy lordis setten idolis in Goddis Wa
hous, whanne thei maken vnworthi prelatis either^ curatis in the chirche ; for whi such
vnable prelatis either s curatis ben idolis, as God seith in xj.h c. of Zacarie to an vnable pre-
lat, " A ! thou schepherde, and idole, forsakinge the floe ;" wherfor Erchedekene in Rosarie',
which is oon of the famousestek doctouris, and1 of the popis lawe, writith thus, " an yuel^
" prelat is seid a rorynge lyoun, and a wolf rauysching prey ;" and in them xxxiiij. <•• of ''
Esechiel, he is seid to feede himn self and not the0 scheep ; also he is seid to seke his
profitis temporal, therfore he is? not of Goddis children, as Austyri seith ini viij.r cause,
j. questioun, c°. sunt quidam, and for this thing power schal be taken awey fro him, as
God seith in the3 xxxiiij. c. of Ezechiel. Also an yuel prelat is seid a wolf, as the lawe
witnessith in Ixxxiij.1 distincioun c°. nichil; also for defaute of gouernaile he is seid a
vnchaast dogge, as Austyn witnessith in ij.u cause vij7 questioun, c°. qui nee ; also he is aw
crowe, eitherx a rauen, for the blacknesse of synnes, as the lawe witnessith there, in c°. non
omnis ; also he is seid fonned salt, not prophitable to eny thing, as the lawe witnessith
there, in c°. non omnis; also he is seid an hog, as the lawe witnessith in xliij J distinctioun,
inz c°. in mandatis ; also he is seid a cherl of cherlyscheda of yuel lijf, as the lawe witness-
ith in xlvij.b distinctioun, in the bigynnyrig ; also he is seid a capoun, for he hath the
manere of an hen, for as ac capoun crowith not, so an yuel prelat crowith not in preching ;
also an yuel prelat gendrith not bi preching of Goddis word, neithir he fijtith for hiseo/
sogetis ; also as thed capoun clepith not hennis, so an yuel prelat clepith not pore men to
mete ; also as a capoun makith fat himself, so an yuel prelat makith fat himself. Therfore
sithen he seekith plenteuousnesse6, metis1, and richessis, he schal be put into the? fijer of
helle, as Jerom witnessith on Mychee, and1' in the' xxxv. distinctioun, c°. ecclesie principes.
Erchedekene writithk al this in xliij.1 distinctioun. in c°. sit rector, on the™1 word muti. Also
a doumb prelat is an ydol, and" not a very prelat ; a doumb prelat is not a very prelat,
sithen he vsith not the offis of a° prelat, but he hath oonly the licriesse of a prelat, as an
ydol that vsith not the offis of a man is oonly lijk a man, but it is noo man; therfore!' suche
doumbe prelatis moun ri3tfully be seidi symylacris, either1" ydolis, of whiche8 it is seid in the
vi. c°. of Baruk, " the trees of hem ben maad fair of a carpenter, and tho ben araied with
" gold and syluer, and moun not speke," and thei that maken suche prelatis ben lijk hem,
whiche makeris schulen be dampned with suche prelatis, bi that word of Dauith, " thei that
" maken tho ben maad lijk tho." But marke wel, that hethene men hadden symylacris of of yuel prelatis
yj. kyndis, that is, of cley, of tree, of bras, of stoon, of syluer, and of gold ; we moun fyn^ar"ineclisent-
these vj. kyndis in yuel prelatis ; for whi symylacris of cley ben fleschly prelatis, of whiche
God seith in the sautir, " I schal do hem awey as the cley of streetis ;" symylacris of tree
ben vnwise prelatis and boistous* and without wit, of which it is seid in holy scripture, " a
" tree is wlappid in siluer ;" and these ben seid to be maad of nou3t in to prelatis, thes ben
beestis clepid chymeres, that ban a part of ech beest, and suche ben not no but oonly in
opynyoun, either speche, and not in dede, neither in kynde ; symylacris of bras ben thei,
that han oonly worldly eloquence, for whi brasse 3eueth greet" soun, in i.v pistle to Corinth.w,
xiij. c. " if I speke in the langagis of men and of aungels, and I have notx charite, I am
" maad as bras sounnynge ;" symylacris of stoon ben thei, that ben broken fro ri3tfulnesse
and vertu, for temporal strengthe, these prelatis ben not the stoon which? is set into the
heed of the corner, but these ben the stoonz of hirtyng and of sclaundre ; symylacris of
syluer ben thei that ben maad bi moneye, eithira richessisb, whiche prelatis seyn, what wolen
S Or £. k the xi. #tf. » his rosarie *. k famous {. { of meetis e. S Om. c. h Oin. e. ' Om. ft. k wit-
1 Om. tf. m Om. ftt. n to hym ft. ° his ft. P nys ft. nessith 17. 1 the xliij. e£. m this /3ef. n Om. f.
q Om. t. r the viij. ft. " Om. /3f. t the Ixxxiij. e. ° Om. ft. P wherfore /3ft. 1 clepid f. r or f. s the
u the ij. /3ft. v the vij. <f. w seid a fe. x or K. whiche f. * bystowse /3. boostours £. u a grete f.
y the Ixiij. f. the xliij. f. zOm.e. a a cherlisched *»/. v Om. f. the i. /3J*. w the Corinth. >j. * no ft. Y the
b the xlvij. cf. c Om. ft. d a £. e plenteuous /3f. weche ft. z stoones £. a or f. b richesse «.
32 PROLOGUE.
jec 3eue to vs, and we schulend bitraie Crist to }ou ; golden symylacris ben thei6 that ben
maad oonly for worldly nobleie, for whif gold singnefieth nobley, and therfore the heed of
the ymage of Nabugodonosor was of gold in ij.s c. of Daniel. Erchedekene tellith al this
]n xn'ij-h distinctioun, c°. sit rector, on the' word mutus. Thou3 this doctour of the popis
doctour of the jawe fje pleyii and scharp, he seith treuthe sesonablek, for the chirche now acordith1 with
popis lawe. *
hooly writ, and resoun, and comun doctouris of holy scripture ; for in xi.m c. of Sacariee,
God clepith an yuel prelat an ydol, and in Ezechiel and other prophetis he licneth tyrauntis
and raueynouris to lyouns, woluis, beeris, and othere vnresonable beestis, to dispise her
synne. Here lordis and other prelatis moun see in party, hou perilous it is to ordeyne
yuele prelatis eithir" curatis in the chirche, for as seint Gregory seith, in i.° part of Pasto-
ralis, ij.P c°. noo man harmeth more in the chirche, than he that doth weiwardly, and hold-
ith the name of ordre^, eithirr ofs holynesse ; and the lawe seith de electionibus, c°. nichil,
that no thing harmeth more the* chirche of God, than that vnworthi men be taken to the
gouernaile of soulis; and Grostede seith in his serin oun Premonitiis a venerab Hi patre, that
to make vnable prelatis eithiru curatis in the chirche of God, is to haue come to the hi3est
degree of trespasisv; also in his sermoun Dominus noster Jliesus Cristus, he writeth thus to
the pope, " he that bitakith the cure of soulis to a man vnmy3ti, vrikunnynge, eitherw not
" wilful to kepex duly the soulis, is gilty of alle the soulis, thou3 eny ascapitbT, andz is sauid
" bi Goddis grace, and he that bitakith the cure of soulis to him that is opinly vnable
" therto, techith to sette more pris bi vnresonable beestis than by men, and for to loue
" more erthly thingis, that passyn schortly, than everlastinge thingis, anda more than the
" deeth and blood of Goddis sone ; and he that 3eueth thus the cure of soulis to Vnable
" menb, is werse than Eroude, that pursuede Crist, and worse thanne Jewis and hethene
" men, that crucifieden Crist." Grostede seith this pleynly, and preueth it opirily bifore the
pope and al his clergie; and thei that procuren beneficis andc richessis to men'1, haten hem
to whiche6 thei procuren thus, as if thei procured hem to be set in the cop of the chirche,
in whirlwijndis and greet tempestis. Grostede seith thisf in his sermoun Scriptum est de
leuitis ; and he that is necligent to drawe soulis out of the pit of synne, as myche as he
may, bi the ordre of lawe, and he that lettith him of his werk, sleeth the soulis ; and he
that settith more prijs bi a fleschly scheep than a goostly scheep, that is, mannis soule, set-
tith more pris bi a? peny than bi the lijf of Goddis sone, which is worth al this world. A
recheles curat, andh that sleeth sogettis1 bik yuel ensaumple, and withdrawing of Goddis
word, is worse than vnresonable beestis, and he is wrse than the crucifieris of Crist1, for he
crucifieth him in hise membris. Goode counceilouris thei ben aloone, that ben wijse men,
and drede God, for whi alle coueitouse men ben foolis, and vnwijse men, and to be led bi
the counceil of hem is to dispose™ of n henne cotis bi the counceil of foxis, and to0 dispose
Grostede vpon of foldis of scheep bi the counceil of woluis. Grostede seith this in a sermoun Premonitiis a
venerabili patre. See, 36 lordis and prelatis, that maken vnable curatis, for fleschly affec-
ciouri and 3iftisi), and specialy for pleyinge at the here, and othere vnleeful iapis, what tre-
soun 36 doon to God, and what harm to Cristis chirche and 3oure auaunseeis ; 36 maken
orrible abomynacoun of discoumfort stoonde in the hooly place, for 36 make anticrist to
stonde at the hi3e auter, in the stede of Crist, and trete the holy sacrament of Cristis flesch
and hisq blood ful vnworthily, and as Parisience seith, whanne 36 maken a coueitouse prest
to stonde at the auter, 36 maken a maldworp stonder there, in the stede of Crist ; and
whanne 36 maken a fonned bischop, that can not and8 loueth not Goddis lawe, stonde my-
c Om. |3. a schal f. e tho t. f Om. f. S the b a vnable man /3. <= either e. d sich men £. e whom e.
ij. ef. h the xliij. f. ' this c. k and resonable /3. f alle these f. S the |3. h Om. f. ' the sogetis f.
resonable rj. 1 and acordith f. m the xj. fft. n or f. k vndir hym by f. 1 Jhesu Crist f. m dispise t) pr.m.
0 thei. eft. P the secunde f. q the ordre /3. r or £. » Om. (3." °~Om. f. P lustes (3. 1 Om. eft pr. m.
s Om. f. t ;n the ff. u or f . v trespas f. w or £ r to stonde £ s ne £.
x helpe frj. y ascape f. z either e. a jhe and /3.
PROLOGUE. 33
trid at the auter, 36 make an horned asse stonde at the auter, in the1 stede of Crist ; and so
of othere vnresonable beestis, as lyouns, wluis, beeris, apis, dragouns, hoggis, horsis, doggis ;
and othere viciouse prestis, proude, coueitouse, raueynouris, wrathful, ypocritis, trecherouse,
glotenouse, lecherouse, enuyouse, and bacbiteris ; and" 36 transfiguren Satanas into anv
aungel of Ii3t, whannew 30 maken curatis either1 prelatis, that ben contrarie to Crist, to
ocupie the offis of bischop, abbot, eitherx of-v prest. Lordis and prelatis, that han sett
suche idolis in Goddis hous, as Manasses dide, sue 36 Manasses in very repentaunce, and
making of z amendis to God and men. Also lordis and prelatis exciten strongly men toa *>»» preiatu
ydolatrie, for thei sweren custumably nedelesly, and ofte vnavisily and fals, bi the '
of God, ofb Crist, and bi seintis, in so myche that ech lord and greet0 prelat comynly makith
tod him an ydole of sum seint, whom he worschipith more than God ; for comunly thei
sweren bi oure Lady of Walsingham, seint Joon Baptist6, seint Edward, seint Thomas of
Caunterbury, and such othere seintis, and chargen more this ooth than thou3 thei sweren
by the Hooly Trinite ; and in al this thei onoren more these seintis than thei onoureri the
Hooly Trinite. Thou3 it were leeueful to swere bi seintis, this is ydolatrie, to charge more
an ooth maad bi suche seintis than bi God Almy3ty, eitherf bi the Hooly Trinite ; natheles
Crisostom witnessith on the v. c°. of Matheu, that to swere bi eny creature, is to do idola-
trie ; for as Jerom there&, and Decreesh, in xxij. cause, ja. questione, c°. si quis per capil-
lum, and cV next bifore, and Decretals de jure jurando, c°. etk si Christus, witnessen
pleynly, to swere bi a creature is a3ens Goddis comaunclement ; and therfore Crist in the
v. c°. of Math., comaundith to swere1, not bi heuene, neither1" bi erthe", and vndirstond-
ith bi heuene and erthe creaturis of heuene and creaturis of erthe ; and in al the old lawe
it is not founden, where God grauntith to swere bi eny creature, but oonly bi his owne
name, either0 bi himself; and therfore the wise man seith in the? xxiij. c°. ofi Ecclesiastici
" a man that swerith mychilr schal be fillid with wickidnesse, and veniaunce schal not go
" awey fro his hous ;" and eft he seith, " thi mouth be not customable to swering, for whi
" myche fallyng is in it ; the nemyng of God be not customable in thi mouth," that is, to
swere bi his name in veyn, either3 fals, either1 for an yuel ende ; " and be thou not medlid
" with the names of seintis," that is, to swere bi seintis, " for thou schalt not be giltlees of
" hem." Here lordis and prelatis moun see how thei don opin ydolatrie, whanneu thei vp™ prelatis.
gessen to onoure seintis, and hire opin deedis of ydolatrie and blasfemye ben opin bookis of
ydolatrie 'and blasfemyev to hire sugetis ; therfore, as Gregory seith in ij.w bok of Pastrals (iregone m his
v.x c°., prelatis ben worthi so many dethis, hou manye ensaumplis? of perdiscoun thei senden
to sogettis, and in xxv.z c°. ofa Numery, God bad Moises hange alle the princis in iebatis
a3ens the sunne, for the peple of Israel dide leccherie and idolatrieb bi ensaumplec and suf-
fraunce of hem. Now in Engelond itd is a cornyn proteccioun a3ens persecuscioun6 of pre-
latis and of f summe lordis, if a man is customable to swere nedeles, ands fals, and vnauisid,
bi the boonys, nailes, and sidis, and other membris of Crist, andh to be proud and leccher-
ous, and speke' not of Goddis lawe, and repreue not synne aboute him ; and tok absteyne
fro oothis nedeles and vnleeueful, and to eschewe pride, and speke1 onour of God and of his
lawe, and repreue synne bi weie of charite, ism matir and cause now whi prelatis and
summe lordis sclaundren men, and clepen hem lollardis, eretikis", and0 riseris of debate and ffhimendym.
' men lollardts;
of tresoun a3ens the king ; now Manasses settith idolis opinly in the temple of God, and and war
sterith men gretly to do idolatrie, and cherischen hem that breken opinly Goddis heestis/''
and punysche hem soore, as hethene men either? eretikis, that bisien hem to lerne, kepe, and
1 Om. f. » Om. (. v Om. £. w and whanne f. whanne f. v Om. f. w the ij. /&&. x the fyuethe f.
1 or f. y Om. per,. * Om. f. a to do fa. b and y saumples /3f. z the xxv. t{. a Om. 17. b therto
of f. bi f. c Om. f. d Om. f. « of Baptist a. idolatrie f. c yuel ensaumple f. d Om. f. e per-
f or { . g seith there f. h in the Decrees f. > the secuciouns 17. f Om. f. S Om. c . h Om. f. » to
chapiter f. k Om. f. 1 not swere ij. m Om. (. speke 0. k for to y3. ' to speke f. m this is f,
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34
PROLOGUE.
Grostede on
Mychee the
prophete.
teche Goddis heestis ; the iij. tyme lordis and prelatis bothe schedden innocent blood, as
Manasses dide, for thei waastyn folily hire goodis in wakingis and pleyingis^ bi ni3tr, and
in rere-soperis and otheres vanites, and taken grete and vnmesurable taxis of the comyns ;
and lesse1 lordis and prelatis doon greet extorciouns to pore men, and taken pore mennis
goodis, and paien litil either noirst and out of tyme for tho. Therfore, asu Mychee the
prophete seith in iij.v c., thei hyilden pore men, and eten her flesch ; and Grostede declarith
wel thisw in his dicte 'that bygynneth thusx, sint lumbi vestri precinti, and in the> xiij.z
dicte ; and God seith in thea Sautir of suche tirauntis, " thei deuouren my puple as the mete
" of breed." How myche blood lordis scheden in werris, for pride and coueitise, by counceil
of false prelatis, confessouris, and prechouris, it passith inannis wit to telle fully in this lijf ;
but of scheding of blood and sleeing of pore men, bi withdrawing of almes, and in 3euynge
it tob dede stockis, either0 stoonis, either" to riche clerkis and feyned religiouse, were to
ofymagis,andspeke now, if a man hadde the spirit of goostly strengthe. Now men knelyn, and preien,
ii and and offren faste to dede ymagis, that han neither hungir neitherd coold ; and dispisen, beten,
and sleen Cristen men, maad to the ymage and lycnesse of the Holy Trynite. What onour
of God is this to knele and offre to an ymage, maad of synful mannis hondis, and to dispise
and robbe the ymagec maad of Goddis hondis, that is, a cristen man, eitherf a cristen worn-
man. Whanne men 3eue not almes to pore nedy men, but to dede ymagis, eitherf riche clerkis,
thei robbyn pore men of her due& porcoun, and needful sustenaunceh assingned to hem of
HOU men rob- God himself ; and whanne suche offereris to dede ymagis robben pore men, thei robben
Jhesu Crist, as he seith in xxv.1 c°. of Math., " that, that 36 diden to oon of thesek leeste
" of myne, 36 diden to me," and if thei schulen be dampned that 3euen not mete and drinke,
and othere nescessaries to pore men, as Crist seith, where schulen thei become that robben
pore men, and so Jhesu Crist himself; and if these tweyne, that 3euen not lyflode, and
that robben pore men, schulen be dampned so depe in helle, where sclmlen false techeris,
stireris1, and confessouris bicome, that stiren lordis and riche men to robbe thus pore men,
and to™ do this" vndir the0 colour of excellent almes and holynesse ? But? morne we sore
for this cursidnesse, and preie we to God with al cure herte, that sithen lordis and prelatis
suen Manasses in these opyn synnes, God stire hem to sue Manasses in very penaunce, and
make amendis to God and men, lest oure reume be conquerid of aliens, either** hethen men,
for these opyn synnes and many moo.
Esdras.
delyu[tr]ede
ike puple of
God.
ij. Esdras.
Neemye. i.
CAP. XI.
rThe firste book of Esdras tellith, how Cirus, king of Perseys, 3af lycence to Jewis to
turne 33611 in8 to Jerusalem and Judee*, and bylde" the temple of God in Jerusalem, and
bad that other men in his rewme schulden helpe to this bylding ; and he 3af thev vessels
hertow whiche Nabugodnosor hadde take awey fro Jerusalem. Thanne is teld the noumbre
of hem that turnede a3en into Judee, vndir Josue the prest, the sone of Josedech, and
vndir Sorobabel, the duyk ; and hou thei bygunnen to bylde the auter and templeww ; and
what letting thei hadden of enemyes, and what coumfort of God, and of hise prophetis.
Thanne it is teld, what sorwe Esdras made, for the princis and prestis and comyns token
hetherie wommen to wyues a3ens the lawe ; and how the princis and the puple repentideri
mekely and verily, and maden amendis to God and men. xln the book of Neemye, which
is clepid the ij. book of Esdras, is teld, how Neemye gat graunt of the king to bylde the
wallis of Jerusalem, and how he and othere men, bothe prestis and othere, princis and
comyns, bildiden the wallis, and 3atis, and lockis, and touris aboue, for defense a3ens
1 pleies /3£. r nijtis t. s in othere e. l lete ft. of e. and of f. r Here .... bigynnitk a prolog on
u Om. f. v the thridde fa. w Om. f. x Om. ft. Esdras thej. 8. s Om. Set. * in Judee ft. in to Ju-
y Om. ft. z Jij. e. a his ft. b of f. <= or f. d no f. dee f. u byldede ft. v thes ft. these a pr.m. w ther
e <luyk ymage f. f or (. g Om. ft. h substaunce to ft£. ww the temple t. x Here .... bigynneth a
or susteynaunce f. » the xxv. (fa. k the f. ' Om. f. prolog on the ij. book. S.
m Om. f. n thus f. o Om. f. P Om. f. Q either
PROLOGUE. 35
enemyes ; and how the enemyes of Jewis purposiden? with strong hond to slee Jewis
preuely, and distroie2 hire werk. Thanne half the part of 3unge men made the werk, and
half the part was redy to bateyle ; with oon hond thei rnaden the werk, and with the other*
thei helden the swerd ; and eche of hern that bildide was gird with his swerd. Thanne it
sueth how Neemye, duk of the puple, dide freely his offis, and took noo costis assingned to
the duk, and he dide thus for theb pouert of the puple. Aftir this doinge Esdras redde in
the book of Goddis lawe, fro the morewitide til to noon bifore thec multitude of men and
wymmen, and dekenes made silence in the puple to here the lawe ; and Esdras redde in //»« Esd
the book of Goddis lawe fro the firste day 'til tod the laste. Thanne the children of Israel »/ fLidl,
camyn togidere in fasting and in sackis, either6 heiris, and erthe was on hem, and the seed "arm of i&a
of the sones of Israel was departid fro ech alyen sone, and thei stoderi bifore the Lord, and dt
knoulechiden her synnes, and the wickidnessisee of hire fadris, arid thei risidenf togidere to ffota, o
stonde, and thei redden in the book of lawe& of hire God fouresithis in the day, and foure-
sithis in the ny}t theih knoulechiden and heryeden hire Lord God ; and dekenes cryeden
with gret vois to hire Lord God, and baddin the puple rise and blesse God. Thanne1 sueth
the solempne confessioun of Esdras, how he knoulechide first the glorious werkis of God,
and aftirward the orrible synnes of alk the puple, and of hire fadris ; and thanne al the
peple made couenaunt, and swor to kepe Goddis lawe, and to1 bie not in the sabat and hali-
day of hem that brou3ten viteilis to selle ; and"1 thei bihi3ten to paie the firste fruitis to
prestis, and tithis to the" dekenes, and to bringe al this to the temple of God. At the laste Ofthekaiydn
Neemye suffride neither Jewis neither0 straungeris sille neither0 bie in the sabotis, not oonly
in Jerusalem, but neither in placis ny3 the wallis ; and he rebuykede, and curside, and beet
men, and made hem ballid, that token alien wommen to be'' hire wyues, as of Asotus, of
Amon, and of Moab ; and chargidei hem greetly in the Lord, that thei schuldenr not 3eue
hire dou3tris to the sones of hethen men, and take nou3ts of the dou3tris of hethen men to
hire owne sones, and to hem self. This proces of Esdras and of Neemye schulde styre vs to
be bisy to biylde vertues in oure soule*, aftir turnyng a3en fro caitifte of synne'1, and to fi3te
a3ens temptaciouns, and byilde faste vertues, as thei fou3ten with oonv hond a3ens enemyes,
and biyldeden with the tothirw hond ; and we schulden be ful bisy to kepe the gostely
sabot in goode werkis and herying of God, sithen thei were so besy to kepe the figuratif
sabot. "Thou3>" the book of Tobie isr vnot of bileeue, it isa fulb deuout storie, and profitable Tobie.
to the symple puple, to maken hem to0 kepe patience and Goddis heestis, to do werkis'1 of ffou a man
mercy, and teche6 wel hire children, and to take wyues in the drede of God, for loue of <Aul-teW,a*4tec
dren, and not al for foul lust off body, neither' for coueitise* of 'goodis ofw this1' world ; and *" chMre"'
also children moun lerne heere1 bi 3unge Tobie to be meke and obedient, and redy to serue
fadir and modir in her nede. Therfore amonge alle the bookis of the elde testament symple
men of wit schulden rede and here ofte this book of Tobie, to be trewe to God in prosperite
and aduersite, and eschewe idolatrie, glotenyek and coueitise, and to be pacient in tribula-
coun, and go neuere awey fro the1 dreede and loue of God. mThou3 the" seene of clerkis,
either0 general gadering of clergie, hath take the book of Judith among the nournbre of
hooly scripturis, natheles it is not of the canoun eithir feith of the bible? anentis Ebreis,
for thei resseyuen not the autoritie of this book ; natheles it was writen in Caldee langage, Judilh techith
and isi noumbrid among stories, as Jerom witnessith on the prolog. But natheles this^^^f^-
book comendithr chastite arid8 abstinence, penaunce* and wideuhood of Judith, and her loue widewhood.
y pursuodon ft. z to distrie ft. a tother /38f. *> a ful (. c Om. f. d the werkis f. e to teeche Set.
1> Om. 8«. e Om. ft. d in to ft. e or f. ee wick- f ne f. 8 the coueityse 81. eg Om. t. h the 8«.
idnesse t. f risen f. S the lawe f. h and thei f. ' Om. ft. k arid glotonye ft. l Om. f. m Here . . .
1 And ft. k Om. f. ' Om. f. ™ Om. 8. n Om. 81. bigynneth a prolog on Judith. n Oin. i;. ° or f.
0 ne f. P Om. 8«£. q chargiden a. r schulen f. P b'ileue f. n it is <£. r In 8. the preceding words
8 not ((. l soulis 8. u oure synne f. v the toon 8«. from Thoiri, the seene are omitted, and it reads instead
other ft. * Here .... bigynneth a prolog on the The book of Judith comendith. 9 Om. ft. 4 and pe-
of Thobic. 8. y Om. 8. z be £7. a Om. 81. naunce (3f.
F 2
36 PROLOGUE.
which sche hadde to deliuere" Goddis puple fro her enemyes, and to kepe the feith andv
worschiping of God among his peple. Also this book comendith the feith and treuthe of
Achior, that was conuertid to Goddis lawe hi myracle ofw sleeing of x Olofernes, bi the
ou Judith hondis of the widewe Judith. Thanne Judith repreuede prestis for thei temtide God, and
consentiden to deliuere" the citee to enemyes, if God sente not helpe to hem withinne v.
^es' and goode prestis tooken meekly this repreuyng of a womman ; and sche tau3te hem
idr vnfeithfui- hou thei schulden do penaunce for this trespas, and coumfortey the puple to^ triste in God,
Judith ,md and abyde his mercy and help, at his owne wille. Vs nedith not to excuse Judith fro
lesingis and tresoun to Olofernes, but we moun fauorably excuse hire fro deedly synne in
this doinge, for the greet loue that sche hadde to Goddis peple, and to slee Olofernes, a
blasfemyere of God, and distroierez of his lawe and peple; and iustly God took thisa veniaunce
on Olofernes, for his synnes and harmes don to Goddis peple, and whiche he purposide tob
do, if he my3te lyue longe. Of this proces proude werriouris schulden drede God, that
made proud Olofernes to be slayn of a womman, and al his greet oost 'to bec scaterid and
distroied ; and cristen men schulden be coumfortid greetly, for to haue ful trist ind God,
and in his helpe, that so my3tily delyuerede his puple fro so greet an enemy and strong
oost, withouten perisching of his peple. And sithen Judith hadde so greet6 preising for hire
doinge, that was medelid with manye synnes, myche more preising schulen thei haue in
heuene, withouten ende, that putten forth hem silf to be martirid for Goddis cause, with
Ester. trewe meenes of pacience and of charite. fThe book of Ester tellith firstff, how the^ qwene
%a"tyhu<a"dis- ^asti was forsaken for hire pride, and was departid fro mariage1' of king Assuerus, and
troied fm-pride, JJQU Ester, for hire meekenesse, bewte, and Goddis grace was maad qwene in the stide of
and Ester
muadqueene Vasty. Also the trewe Mardoche, the fadir in lawe of adopcioun of this womman Ester,
God. tau3te hire to loue God, and kepe his lawe, and sche was full meke and obedient to Mar-
dochee, 3he, whanne sche was qwene, as to hire fadir in lawe. Thanne Aaman, of the kin-
rede of Agag, conspyride bi sotil malice to distroie al the peple of Jewis, in the lond of
Assuerus', and hadde graunt of the king, at his owne wille, and the day of distroiyng and
of sleeing of thek Jewis was pupplischid thour3 al the rewme. Thanne Mardochee and the
Jewis diden greet penaunce, and maden gret sorwe, and preieden God to1 helpe in that gret
nede. And Mardochee sente to Ester, that sche schulde do the same, and goo to the king,
in perel of hire lijf, to axe grace of him, and reuoking of m lettris and power grauntid to
Aman, the enemy of Jewis. And aftir myche fasting, penaunce, and preier, Estir bitook
hirself to Goddis disposicioun, and to perel of her deth, and entride to the king, 3he, a3ens
the lawe of the lond, whanne sche was not clepid, to axe mercy and help of the king, for
hirsilf arid al hire puple. And God turnede the feersnesse and cruelte" of the king to
How Aaman mekenesse, mersy, and benyngnite a3ens Ester, and the peple of Jewis. And thanne he
reuokide the power grauntid to Aaman, and leet hange him, as he purposide0 to haue
hangid the trewe Mardochee, and 3af general power to Jewis to slee alle hire enemyes in
hie was his empire. Aftir these thingis the king enhaunside Mardochee, and made him grettist next
his treuthe. the king, arid 3af greet fraunchise and onour to the Jewis. This story of Ester schulde
stire men to be trewe to God and his? lawe, and putte awey pride and enuye, and euere
triste in God in alle perrels ; and tirauntis schulden be aferd to conspire a3ens Goddis
seruauntis, leest God take veniaunce on hem, as he dide on this mani Aaman, that con-
Job- spirider the deeth and general distroiyng of Jewis. sThe book of Job is ful sotil in vndir-
stonding, for Job argueth a3ens hise' enemyes, that wolden bringe hym out of cristen feith,
and concludith many errouris that suen of" hire false bileeue and opynyon ; and Job afferm-
ith not that al is soth that he spekith a3ens hise aduersaries, but concludith hem in hire fals
u diluere a. v in ft. w and 8fi/i. x Om. a. y coum- 1 of 8«. m the f. n the cruelte Seijt. ° hadde pur-
fortid fafo. yy for to 8«. z a distroier f. * Om. /3. posid 8«. P to his 8«. 1 Om. /3£. r hadde con-
b for to 8i. c Om. (38«. d to 8ei. e meche (3. spirid 8«. a Here .... bigynneth a prolog on the
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PROLOGUE. 37
bileeue, that many errouris snen therof ; and for I haue declarid in party in the glos hou
the harde sentensisv of Job schulen be vndirstonden, therfore I passe ouer Ii3tly now. First
this book tellith the kyn of Job, and hisew richessis, and holy lijf of him and hisex chil-
dren ; and? aftirward it tellith what tribulacoun bifelde to Joob in his catel, in hise chil-
dren, and in his owne bodi, and hou paciently he suffride this, and thankide God in alle
hise dissesisz. Thanne his wijf, whom the deuel reseruede as a special instrument to him,
to disseyue Joob by his wijf, as he disseyuede Adam bi Eue, counceld him to blasfeme God,
and therbi di3e ; and Joob repreuede hire foly, and seide, if we han resseyued goodis of
Goddis hond, whi suffre we not yuels, that is, peynes. Ina alle these thingis Joob synnede
not in hise lippis. Thanne sueth the disputing bitwixe Joob and hise freendis, almest til
to the ende of the book. Job heeld strongly the treuthe of cristenb feith, and specialy of
the rising a3en of bodies at domis day ; and hise freendis seiden many treuthis, and med-
leden falsnesse, and euere purposiden an yuel ende and falsed, for thei helden that meede
is 3ouen oorily in this lijf for goode werkis, and that no man is punyschid here, no but for
synnes passid, and as ac man is punyschid more than an other in this lijf, so he hath
synned more than another man lesse punschid ; but al this is fals, as Joob preuith, and
God confermith in the ende. For whi reward of goode deedis is myche more in the lijf
to comynge, thanne in present lijf, and a vertuose man is punyschid here for to haue mede
in heuene ; and comunly a iust man hath more tribulacoun in this lijf thanne a wickid
man, as it is opin of Crist, that suffride heere myched dissese, and6 of tyrauntis that han War ta-
prosperitef in this lijf. And therfore Joob teldeS opinly hise goode dedis to coumforte himh mumfort in this
a3ens dispeir, to whiche hise frendis wolden bringe him ; but Joob dide this ouer myche, IJ
and with sum pride, and iustifiede himself ouer myche, that hise freendis conseyueden that
he blasfemyde God, and preuede God vnri3tful ; and of thes twey poyntis Joob repentide Hou job re.
in the ende. Thanne God for3af to him this litil synne, and appreued his trewe sentense, co
and dampnede the errour of hise aduersaries. Thanne Job preiede, and made sacrifice for °l,e '^^
hise aduersaries, and God herde him, and dide mercy to hem ; and God addide alle thingis
double, that Joob hadde ; and he hadde xiiij. thoUsind of' scheep, and' vj. thousind of "
camelis, and a thousind 3ockis of oxen, and a thousind femaUi assis, and vij. sones, and
iij. dou3tris ; and Joob lyuede Vij. scorek 3eer aftir his turment, and si3 hise sones and the
sones of his sones til tokk the fourthe generacoun. This proces of Job schulde stire men to
be iust of lyuyng, and to be pacient in aduersitees, as Joob was, and to be stedfast in cristen
feith, and answere wijsely and meekly to eretikis and aduersaries of oure feith, as Petir
and Poul techen, and euere be meke and ful of charite, and preie for oure enemyes, and
looke1 aftir meede in heuene, and not in erthe, for oure good deedis1". The Sautir* corn-
prehendith al the elde and newe testament, and techith pleynly the mysteries of the Trinite,
and of Cristis incarnacoun, passioun, rising a3en, stying" in to heuene, and sending doun of
the Holy Gost, and preching of the gospel, and the0 coming of Antecrist, and the general
v sentence f. w of his f. * of hise 8ft. V Om. f. kk Om. t. ' to looke 0. '" This portion of the Pro-
Zdisese8. a and in Set. bCristes/3. c oo 8f. dOm. /3. logue relative to the Psalter is wanting in 8. from a
e Om. f. f myche prosperite 8ft. g telleth |3. h him- deficiency in the MS. n and styjynge ft&. ° Om. f.
silf 8«. i Om. t. J Om. 0. JJ of femal t. k cxl. /3.
* Whanne it is knowen alle the profetis to haue spoken bi reuelacioun of the Hooli Goost, it is knowen
Dauith, moost of profetis, to haue spoken sumwise in worthier and ouerpassynge maner thanne other
profetis, as the trumpe of the Hooli Goost. Forsothe other profetis proficieden bi sum maner ymagis of
thingis and withinne coueryngis of wordis, that is, bi sweuenis, and visiouns, and sawis, and dedis ; for-
sothe Dauith made out his profecie thoruj stirynge of the Holi Goost aloone withouten vttermore help.
Wherfore couenabli this book is seid the book of solitarie spechis ; it is also seid a sauter, the whiche it
tooke of a musik instrument that Ebreuli is clepid noblun ; Greekly a sauter of this Greek word
psallym, that is, touchynge ; Latynly it is seid an orgoun that is of ten coordis, and fro the ouer part
jeueth soun bi the touch of hondis. Forsothe of that instrument at the lettre therfore it is nemned this
38 PROLOGUE.
dom of Crist, and the glorie of chosen? men to blisse, and the peynes of hem that schulen
be dampned in helle ; and ofte rehersith the stories of the elde testament, and bringith in
the keping of Goddis heestis, and loue of enemyes. Noo book in the eld testament is
hardere to vndirstonding') to vs Latyns, for oure lettre discordith myche fro the Ebreu, and
many doctouris taken litel heede to the lettre, but al to ther goostly vndirstonding. Wei
P the chosen f. 1 vndirstond f. r Om. f.
book, for at the vois of that instrument Dauith songe psalmes bifore the arke in the tabernacle of the
Lord, and as alle the swete songis of that instrument weren clepid psalmes, so and alle the particlis or
clausis of this book. Also aftir the spiritual vndirstond ynge it takith wel name of that instrument; for
as that instrument is of ten coordis, so this book techith thee al aboute the kepinge of the ten heestis ;
and as that instrument jeueth soun fro the ouer part bi the touche of hondis, so this book techith
welle to worche, not for erthely thingis, but for heuenly thingis that ben abouen. This book stoondith in
an hundrid and fifti psalmes, not biside the resoun of hijere signyfiynge. Forsothe this noumbre is notid
to moost solempne mysteries ; it stondith forsothe of eisti and seuenti ; and ei3te aloone signyfieth the
same that eijti dooth, and seuenti the same that seuene dooth. Ei3te forsothe signyfieth the ei3tithe age
of a3enrisynge ; for sithen ther ben sixe agis of men lyuynge, and the seuenthe of men diynge, the ei3te
age schal be of men a3en risynge. Bi seuene forsothe is bitokened the tyme of this lif, that is passid bi
the ofte sithes comynge of seuen daies. B^tly thanne this book is maad in siche a noumbre of psalmes,
whos parties signyfien the biforseid mysteries ; for it techith so vs in the seuenthe age of this lif to
worche and to lyue, that in the ei3the age of a3enrisynge we ben not clothid with the double foold cloth
of confucioun, but with the stoole of double glorifiynge. Or therfor it is maad in that noumbre of
psalmes, for, as we ban seid, this noumbre stoondith of ei3ti and seuenti, that aloone bitokenen the same
that ei3te and seuene doth. Forsothe ei^li bitokeneth the newe testament ; forsothe the fadris of the newe
testament toke to o day, that is, disseruen to ei3ti ; thei kepen forsothe the e'i3te day of the resurreccioun of
Crist, that is, the Sunday, and the vtas of seintis, and abiden the ei3te of a3enrisynge. Bi seuene* is bito-
kened the olde testament therfore, for the fadris of the olde testament serueden to ebroady,that is, to seuene;
forsothe thei kepten the seuenthe day, and the seuenthe woke, the seuenthe moonthe, the seuenthe 3eer,
and the seuenthe 3eer of the seuenthe, that is, the fiftithe, that is seid iubile. Wherfor Salamon seith, 3eue
parties seuene and also ei3te. And as myche as we schulen rere vp to hym seuene scheepherdis and ei3te
primatis, therfor this book is wel maad in that noumbre of psalmes, whos parties bitokenen the doc-
tryne of euer either testament, that bi that he schewide the heestis of either testament to be con-
teened in this book. This book forsothe is dyuydid bi thre fifties, bi which the thre staatis of cristen
religioun ben bitokened ; of which the firste is in penaunce, the secunde in ri3tfulnes, the thridde in
preisynge of euer lastynge lif. Wherfore the firste fifty is endid in penaunce, that is, the salm that bigin-
neth thus, " Haue merci of me, God ;"" the secunde in ri3tfulnes, that is, this salm, " Merci and doom I schal
" syng to thee ;" the thridde in preisy ng of euer lastynge lif, that is, the word, " Ech spirit preise the Lord."
And for Dauith techith these thre thingis in this book, this threfoold distinccioun of salmes is maad.
Also it is to be notid this scripture to be ofte vsid in the chirche seruyse more than other; that therfore
is doon, for in this book is the ful endynge of the hooli book of Goddis word. Forsothe here ben
discryued the meedis of good men, the tourmentis of yuel men, the playn techinge of biginnynge men,
the forth goynge of profitynge men, the persecucioun of ful kunnynge men, the lif of actijf men, and the
spiritual biholdynge of contemplatijf men ; here also is tau3t, what doht awei synne, what penaunce
restorith, what the gilti of synne forthenkynge seith, that is, " Lord, in thi woodnes vudernyme thou not
" me," and in another place, " Haue merci of me, God, aftir thi mychil merci ;" and what ben purchasid
bi penaunce, whanne he vndirioyneth, "I schal teche wickide men thi weies, and vnpitous men schulen be
" conuerted to thee," bi which is schewid, that no man taken to the mekenesse of forthinkynge mystriste
of foi^euenes and of merci of God, hou myche euere be his trespas. Whanne forsothe we biholden Dauith
a mansleer and avouterer, maad bi penaunce a doctour and a profete, place of wanhope is left to no man
doynge penaunce ; as [bi] the conuertinge of Poul and his auaunsynge in to apostle we ben plenly certified
of the merci of God. Wherefore the chirche vsith in office, as the profecie of Dauith, the pistle of him
more thanne other. And therfore this profecie is hadde ofter in vsse, for amonge othere profecies it
passith in openyng of sawis. Forsothe tho thingis that other profetis seiden derklv, and as bi figure, of
the passioun and the resurreccioun of Crist, and of euerlastynge getynge, and of other mysteries,
Dauith, moost excellent of profetis, openyde so euydently, that he be seen more to euangelisen thanne
to profecien.
PROLOGUE. 39
were him that koude wel vndirstonde the Sautir, and kepe it in his lyuyrig, and seie it
deuoutly, and eonuicte Jewis therbi ; for manye men8 that seyn it vndeuoutly, and lyuen
out of charite, lyen foule on hemself to God, and blasfemen hym, whanne thei crieri it ful
loude to mennis eeris in the chirche. Therfore God 3eue grace to vs to lyue wel in charite,
» Om. /3.
Dauith, the sone of Gesse, whanne he was in his rewme, he chees foure, that schulden make salmes, that
is, Asaph, Eman, Ethan, and Edithym. Forsothe the eijti and eijte seiden the salmes, and ij. hundrid
the vndirsyngynge ; and Abyuth* smoot the harpe. Whanne Dauith, smoot the harpe, hadde broujt a3en "Dauith ?
the arke ajen clepid fro Azotis in to Jerusalem, aftir twenti jeer and-f- abood in the hous of Amynadab, t that it ?
this he putte on in a new jockid carte, and broi^ten in to Jerusalem men chosen of alle the kynrede of
the sones of Israel seuenti thousand, of the lynage of Leuy forsothe two hundrid 'seuenti and eijte thou-
sand J men; of which he ordeynede foure princis to be biforn to the songis, Asaph, Eman, Ethan and * eisti and eijte?
Edithym, dyuydynge to ech of hem two and seuenti men vndercriynge preisynge of the songis to the
Lord. And oon forsothe of hem smoot the symbal, another the harpe, another enhaunsing the hornen
trumpe; forsothe Dauith him silf stood in the myddil of hem holdynge a sautre. And sotheli thei
wenten bifore the arke in seuene queeris, and the sacrifice was a calf; forsothe al the peple folowide
aftir the arke. Thanne alle the psalmes of Dauith ben in noumbre an hundrid and fifti, of the which al
forsothe Dauith him silf maad nyne ; two and thritti ban not superscripcioun ; fifti and two and twenti
in to Dauith; twelue in to Asaph; twelue in to Ydithim; nyne to the sones of Chore; oon to Moises; two
in to Salamon ; two in to Aggie and Zacharie ; and so alle the psalmes of Dauith ben maad in noumbre
of an hundrid and fifti. The dyuysiouns of psalmes that ben clepid deapsalmes ben in the noumbre of
seuenti and fyue; the canticlis of grece ben in noumbre of fiftene. The firste psalme to no man is asigned,
for it is of alle, therfore what other man is vndirstonden in the firste but the firste geten, that inscrip-
cioun worthili schuld not be necessarie. Ferthermore for that psalme makith mencioun of Crist, as ajen
Crist expownynge the persoone transcriued, vttirli thei ban not withinne chaungid the ordre of storie.
We reden in the titlis of psalmes, but the psalmes not aftir the storie but ben rede aftir the profecie, so
the ordre of titlis may not disturble the ordre of psalmes. And alle the psalmes that ben inscryued to
him Dauith, perteynen to the sacrament of Crist, for Dauith is seid Crist.
This book comprehendith al the eeld and newe testament, and techith pleynli the mysteries of the Tri-
nite, and of Cristis incarnacioun, passioun, risynge ajen, and stiynge in to heuene, and sendynge doone
of the Holi Goost, and prechinge of the gospel, and the comynge of Antecrist, and the general doom of
Crist, and the glorie of chosen men to blisse, and the peynes of hem that schulen be dampned in helle ;
and ofte rehersith the stories of the olde testament, and bringgith in the kepinge of Goddis heestis, and
loue of enemyes.
Greet aboundaunce of goostli comfort and ioie in God cometh in the hertis of hem, that seien or syngen
deuoutly these psalmes in preisynge of Jhesus Crist ; thei droppen swetnes in mannes soule, and holden
delite in her thoujtis, and tenden her willis with the fier of loue, makynge hem hoot in charite, and
brennynge withinne of loue, and faire and semeli to Cristis yjen. And these that lasten in deuocioun,
thoru the psalmes thei may be reisid in to contemplatif lif, and myrthe of heuene. The songe of psalmes
putteth awei feendis, excitith aungels to oure help, it doth awei synne, it quemeth God, it enformeth
partfitnesse, it doth awei and distrieth alle noies and angris of the soule, it bringith to man desiris of
heuene, and dispit of ertheli thingis. Sotheli this schynynge book, seid of hem deuoutly that ben in
clene lijf, is a chosun songe bifore God, as a laumpe lijtnynge oure lif, hele of a sik herte that coueitith
to be helid, hony to a bittir soule that langwischith in verey penaunce, dignyte of goostli persoones,
tunge of pryuy vertues, the which ledith the proud to mekenes, and kingis to pore men it makith vndir-
loutynge ; it ledith the enuious to partfijt loue, the wrathful to pacience and suffraunce, the coueitous
and the avarous to largenes for heuenli reward, the slouthful to deuocioun and bisi traueile for desijr of
heuenli ioie, the glotoun to abstynence and mesure of mete and drink, the lecherous to chastite and clene
leuynge, nurischinge children with holynes. In these psalmes is myche fairnes of vndirstondinge of
medycynal wordis, that this book is clepid gardyne enclosid, wel enceeled, paradis ful of alle good applis.
Now it is with holsum lore and techinge of vertues thoru out ful sett, troublid and stonied soulis it
bryngith to cleer and peesful lif ; now amonestynge to fordo synnes with teeris of ijen wepinge, and
sorewe of hert of forthenkynge ; now bihotinge to rijtwise men ioie ; now manassinge helle peyne to
wickid men. The song is this that delitith the eeris of Goddis loueris, techinge her soulis to haue delite
40 PROLOGUE.
and sey it deuoutly, and vndirstonde it treuly, and to teche it opinly to Cristen men and
The rrowbis. Jewis, and bringe hem therby to oure Cristen feith, and brennynge charite*. The Prouerbis
s. f. either" Parablis of Salomon teche men to lyue iustly to God and man. Ecclesiastes techith
men to forsake and sette at nou3t alle goodisv in thew world, and to drede God, and kepe
The Sonif of hise heestis. The Songisx of Songis techen^ menz to sette al hirezz herte in the loue of
God, and of hire nei3eboris, and to do al hire besynesse to bringe men to charite and salva-
coun, bi good ensample, and trewe preching, and wilful suffring of peyne and deth, if nede
is. t(. be. a Prouerbis speken myche of wijsedom and keping of Goddis heestis, in comendinge
trewe teching, and in repreuyng fals teching, and Prouerbis tretenb mychelc of'1 ri3tfulnesse,
and iuste domes and gouernaunce, and of punysching of auoutrie and othere falsenessis f ;
4 From this passage to the words Prouerbis speken a Here .... bigynneth a prolog on Prouerbis 8.
is omitted in 8. « or f. v the <;oodis f. w of this f. b techen 8ei. c myche fiSefi. d Om. 8. « of Just 8.
x song f. y techith f. z myche men £. zz Om. /3. f falsenes /3.
in God ; for it kyndelith therinne deuout deuocioun of aungels song, whom we may not here slepinge
in synne ; and he that hath not delite in seiynge of these psalmes may suppose that he is an alien fro
verrey lif. O wondirful swetnes ! the which wexith not sour thoruj the corrupcioun of this wrecchid
world, but euermore lastinge and wexynge in grace. Alle gladnes and delite of this erthely vanyte
vanyschith, and at the last worth ith to nou3t, but the lenger tyme this swetnes lastith, the more it wexith,
and althir moost ajenst good mennes diynge, whanne loue of Crist is moost parfi3t. This book is clepid
the sauter, the which name it hath of an instrument of mysik, that in Ebreu is clepid noblum, in Greek
sau trie, of psalme, that in Englisch is of tungea ; and it is of ten coordis, and jeueth the soun fro ouere
throuj touchinge of hond. Also this book techith to kepe the x. comaundementis, and to worche, not for
ertheli thingis, but oneli for heuenli ioie that is aboue, and so jeuen soun fro heuene where oure loue
schuld be, at the touchinge of oure hond, that is, in trewe worchinge aftir Cristis biddynge, whanne alle
that we don, we do it for Cristis loue. Also this book is departid in thries fifti psalmes, in the which the
thre stalls of cristen mennes religioun ben signyfied ; the firste in verey penaunce, that other in rijt-
fulnes, the thridde in preisinge of endeles lif. The firste fifti ben endid in Miserere met, Deus ; the
tother in Misericordiam et indicium; the thridde in Omnis spiritus laudet Dominum. This book of alle
holy writt is moost vsid in hooli chirche seruice, for cause that in it is perfectioun or duuyne pagyne,
for it conteyneth schortly that that other bookis drawen longly, that is to seie, of the old testament and
of the newe. Therinne ben discryued the meedis of good men, the peynes of yuel men, the techinge of
verey penaunce, the wexinge in rijtwise lif of actif trewe men, the which passen to heuene, the perfec-
tioun of holi men, the meditacioun of hem that ben contemplatif, and the greet ioie of contemplacioun,
the hi3est that may be in man leuynge in bodi and felynge. Also this book schewith what synne takith
fro a mannes soule, and what penaunce restorith, it is no need to telle echoon here, for thorou Goddis
grace thei schulen be open inow withinne in the book. This scripture is clepid book of ympnes of Crist;
ympne is preisinge of God with devowte preiynge. To an ympne fallen thre thingis, preisinge of God,
ioiynge of hertly thoujt, enteerli thenkynge of Goddis loue. Deuoute preier is a greet gladnes of mannes
thoujt of lastinge thing in endeles ioie, berstynge out in vois of preisinge. It is wel clepid book of
ympnes, for it techith vs to loue God with glade chere, and makynge myrthe, thorou softy nge oure soule
thoru hope, not oonli in hert but also with vois plesynge Crist, and techinge hem that ben vnkunnynge.
The mater of this book is Crist and his spouse, that is, holi chirche, or ech ri3twise mannes soule ; the
entent is to conferme men, that ben defoulid with synne of old Adam, to cristen mennes lif thoru3 grace
of newe Adam, that is, Jhesus Crist. The mater of this boke or this lore is sich, that sumtyme it
spekith of Crist in his godheed, sumtyme in his manheed, in that that he vsith the vois of his seruauntis.
Also of hooly chirche he spekith in thre maneris, sumtyme in the persoone of cristen men, sumtvme of
yuel men, sumtyme of cursid men, the which ben in holi chirche bi bodi not bi clene thou3t, bi name
not bi good dede, in noumbre not bi merite. In this werk I seke no straunge Englische, but that that
is esiest and moost comyn, and sich that is moost like to the Latyn, so that thei that knowen not the
Latyn, bi the Englisch may come to many Latyn wordis. In the translacioun I folowe the lettre as myche
as I may, and ther I fynd no propre Englisch, I folowe the witt of the wordis, so that thei that schulen
rede it, dar not drede errynge. MS. Trin. Coll. Dubl. A. 1. 10. at the end of the General Prologue.
The last portion of these remarks on the Psalter, is borrowed, with some variations, from Hampole^s
Preface to his Commentary on the Psalms.
a of two touche, MS. Reg.
PROLOGUE. 41
and comendens myche iust lordis and sogetis, andh repreuen' strongly wrongful lordis and Hou
rebel sogettis. Also Prouerbis techen derkly the mysteries'1 of Crist, and of hooly chirche, M» H <*•*
and techen1 myche wijsdom and prudence, for the soule and them body. Therfore lordis,
and" 'iugis, and0 comuneris also, and namely prestis, schulden stodie wel this book, and rule**-
hemself therbi, to saluacoun of body and ofi' soule. lEcclesiastes is a ful sotil book, for Eccietia*tes.f(.
Salamon spekith in many persones, and concludith her entent and sentence, not in ap-
preuyng the sentence of fleschly men, that preisen more bodily goodis and lustis of the body
than heuenly goodis and lyking of vertues, and dampneth many errours of worldly men,
and schewith that al is vanite, til me come to the drede of God, and keeping of hise heestis.
Therfore men 'moten bee welr war hou thei vndirstonden Salamon in this8 book, that thei
appreue noon errour, and dampne noo treuthe, for mysconseyuing of Salamonys wordis,
and the Hooly Goostis wordis in this book. *The Songisu of Songis touchenw derkly the Cantiea.
staat of the synagoge, fro the gooing out of Egipt til to Cristis incarnacoun and passioun ;
and thanne thox Songis touchen the staat of Cristis chirche, and 'of the? synagoge in the
ende of the world, and treetyn hi3ly of louez toa God and nei3ebore also ; and this book is The book 0/
so sotil to vndirstonde, that Jewis ordeyneden, that no man schulde stodie it, no but he
were of xxx. 3eer, and hadde able wit to vndirstonde the goostly preuytees of this book ; *^"
for sum of theb book seemith to fleschly men to sounnec vnclene loue of leccherie, where it
tellith hi3 goostly loue, and greet preuytees of Crist and of his chirche. Therfore men
moten be fuld wel war to conseyue wele the wordis of the Holy Goost in this book, and
knowe whanne Crist spekith to the chirche, eitherf to the synagoge, and whanne the syna-
goge spekith to God, and whanne the chirche spekith to Crist, and whanne God spekith to
aungels, patriarkis, and prophetis, and apostlis, and whanne these persones speken to the
synagoge eitherf to the chirche, eitherf a3enward. &The book of Wijsedom, Vthou3 it be not The took of
a book of bileeueh, techith' myche ri3tfulnesse, and preisith wysdom, arid repreuith fleschly
men for hire false bileeue and yuel lyuynge, and comendith myche iust men, sadJ in bileeue
and vertuouse lyuynge, and touchithk myche of Cristis incarnacoun, his manheed and god-
heed togidere, and dampneth gretly idolatrie, and fals worschiping of idolis, and false
goddis. lvThou3 Ecclesiastici be no™ book of bileeue, it" techith myche wisdom and pru-
dence 'for soule and body, and hath myche the sentence0 of Prouerbis, and comaundith men
to thenke and speke of Goddis heestisP, and fori to dreede God, and loue him, and euere eechi'h men '"
r thenke and
haue mynde of deth, and of the greet dom, to kepe men out of synne, and in parfit loue to speke of Goddis
God and man. Also it preisith myche almes and good preier, and repreuith gretly extor-
couns, and wrong*, and false oothis, and false mesuris, and false wey3tis, and al fraude,
preuy and apert ; at the laste it comendith goode men, and herieth God, that delyuereth
fro alle perrelis. If this book be wel vndirstonden, it is profitable bothe to goostly gouern- This book
ours and bodily lordis, and iustisis1 and comyns also. "The Prophetis han a general pro-'^
loge for alle, and for I declaride sumdel the grete profetis, and in party the litilv prophetis, '
andw thenke soone to make an ende, with Goddis help, of the glos on" the smale prophetis,
I thenke now to passe ouer withouten eny tarying. ^The firste book of Macabeis tellith Macdbeisj.
hou gret distruccioun and cruelte Antioke the noblez dide a3ens the Jewis, and hou many
thousindis he killide of hem, that wolden holde Goddis lawe, and brente the bookis of The cm-tid j».
Goddis lawe, and defoulide the temple of Jerusalem, and compellide men, for drede of deth, i
g comendith f. h that ben goode, and £. » re- b Om. 8. i it techith f. J and sadde t. k it touch-
preueth £. k mysterie f. l techith £. m Om. f. ith £8«. 1 Here .... bigynneth a prolog on Eccle-
n Om. f. ° Om. 8«. P Om. fi. <1 Here .... bigyn- siastici. 8. m not £. >u The book of Ecclesiastici 8.
neth a prolog on Ecclesiastes. 8. r must be ful f. ° Om. 8. p comandementis f. 1 Om. /3. r on #.
8 his £. * Here .... bygynneth the prolog on Song » wrongis f. * to iustisis 8. u From this place to
of Songis. 8. « Song f. w touchithe f. * the /38. The first book of Macabeis omitted in 8. v smale «.
y Om. 8. z the loue K. a of /3f. b this /3f. w I f. * of «. 7 Here .... bigynneth a prolog on
<= shewed. d Om. 8. e Om. f. f or f . S Here the firste book of Machabeis. 8. *• ivykked f sup.ras.
.... bigynneth a prolog on the book of Wysdom. 8.
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42
PROLOGUE.
HOU mart™
of the oolde
di[e]den
of the gouei-n-
leu* sonis.
. Macabeis.
to do idolatrie, and forsake God and his lawe ; and he took vessels and tresouris in the
temple, and bar into his lond, and he brente the citee of Jerusalem, and distroiede the
housis therof and the wallis therof in cumpas ; and he took the hi3e tour of Dauith, and
sette men of armes therinne to lette men come" to Jerusalem. And thei diden mychelb
harm to the puple of Israel, and who euere heeld the bookis of Goddis testament and kepte
his lawe, was slayn hi comaundement of Antiok the king, and wymmen that circumcideden0
her children weren slayn, bi comaundement of Antioke the king, and thei hangiden children
bi the neckis, bi alle the housis of men of Israel, and killiden hem that circumcideden0 chil-
drend. Thanne roose Matatyas, the prest, and fledde fro Jerusalem into Modyn, and
biweylide gretly this distroying of the puple, of the temple and citee, and of al the lond ;
and he a3enstood the king and hise mynistris, and killide the kingis mynistris, that com-
pellide men to do idolatrie, and he killide a man, that dide ydolatrie, and# distroiede the
auter wheronne idolatrieh was don. Thanne' Matatias and hise sones fledden into hillis,
and leften alle thingis whiche thei hadden in the citee, and manye menk that soften doom
an(j mtfulnesse, and wolden kepe Goddis lawe, camen to hem in1 desert. Andm hethen
men maden werre on hem inn sabatis, and manye di3eden in her sympilnesse, for thei
nolden make bateil in sabatis. Thanne manye Jewis were gaderid to him, andnn maden a
greet oost, and weren redy to fi3te in sabotis, and thei killeden synners in greet wraththe.
And Matatias and hise freendis cumpassiden and distroieden auteris, and circumcididen0
alleP children, whiche thei founden in thei coostis of Israel, and thei pursueden the children
of pride ; and the werk hadde prosperite in her hondis, and thei gaten the lawe fro the
hondis of hethen men and of kingisr, and 3aue not8 strengthe to the synful man. And
whanne Matatias was in point of deeth, he coumfortide hise sones to putte hire lyues for the
lawe of God, bi ensaumple of Abraham and othere hooly men bifore goyng ; and he or-
deynede Judas Macabeus to be duk of bateil, and ordeynede* Symount his sone to be fadir
and prest to11 hem, for he was a man of counceil. Thanne ben teld many batels of Judas
Macabeus a3ens hethene men, and of grete victories bi Goddis help. Thanne Judas Maca-
beus made frenschipe with Romayns, for hire prudence, ri3tfulnesse and power. And
whanne Judas was deed in bateile, the peple ordeynede Jonathas, his brother, prince and
duyk, for to holde werre a3ens hethen men. Thanne ben teld many bateiles of Jonathas,
and victories whiche he hadde a3ens hethen men. Thanne Jonatas, aftir manye victories,
sentev to renule frenschipw with Romayns, and withx Sparciatis, that weren of the kyn of
Jewis ; and Jonathas and hise sones weren slayn at the laste, bi tresoun of Trifon, that
was an hethene man, and my^tyf duyk. Thanne Symount was maad duyk of the peple,
and in thez stede of Judas Macabeus and of Jonatas ; and he dide manye bateiles and
stronge, and haddea greet victories a3ens hethene men ; and Jewis hadden myche reste
vndir hym ; and he made stronge hooldis and citees in Juda ; and he renulide frenschipe
with Romayns and Sparciatis, and hadde myche glorie of his folc, and of hethene kingis.
At the laste Symount and his tweyb sones weren slayn bi tresoun, and Jon, his sone, was
prince of prestis, aftir his fadir day, and dide many bateiles a3ens hethene men. cThe ij.
book of Macabeis tellith myche the same sentence of the first book, and hath a fewe special
poyntis, of Elyodorus, ofd Eleasarus, and of the noble wydue and hire vij. sones. Eliodorus
was sent of the hethen king to take awey the tresouris of the temple of Jerusalem, and
bere tho to the king, and thou3 the tresouris weren kept for the lijflode of widewis and
fadirles children, and summe weren another6 manuisf goodis, Elyodorus wolde algate& bere
a to come 08£. t» myche j35<r£i. c circumciden ft.
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PROLOGUE. 43
al to the king; but God made hym and his felowis soore aferd, and Eliodorus was beten
almest to the deth, of a ferdful oon sittinge on a hors, that hadde twey junge men aboute
him ; and Eliodorus was cast doun to the grounde, and was born out on a here, and lay
domb. And whanne the hi3est prest offride sacrifice, arid preiede for the helthe of Eliodo-
rus, God grauntide lijf to him, and he thankide God, and the hi3est prest, andh 3ede to the
king and tolde to1 himk hou it stood ; and he witnesside to alle men the grete werkis of
God, whiche he hadde seyn with hise ijen. Thanne is toold of1 the curside deedis of
Jason the prest, that cam in by symonye, and wolde bringe Jewis" to idolatrie and sodomye,
and to forsake God and his lawe. Thanne is teld of greet0 cruelte of Antioke, whiche he
dide 336113 the Jewis and the hooly place of Jerusalem ; and God suffride this for the
synnes of the peple, for whi God chees not the? folc for the place, but the place for the
folc. Thannei Eleasarus ches to di3e a scharp deeth, rathere than he wolde breke Goddis
lawe in a litil poynt, to etc pork, 3he, to feyne to ete pork. Aftir this it sueth hou the Th
blissid widewe and hire vij. sones were inartiride, for thei nolden breke Goddis lawe, and«m«.
hou gloriously the blessid modir coumfortid hem to take deeth with ioie for the lawe of
God. This storie and proces of Macabeis schulde stire cristen men to holde Goddis lawe to
lijf and dethr, and if kni3tis schulden vse the swerd a3ens eny curside men, thei schulden
vse it a3ens lordis and prestis principaly, that wolen compelle men, for drede of prisoun and
deth, to forsake the treuthe and fredom ofs Cristis gospel ; but God for his greet mercy
3eue very repentance to hem, that thus pursuen trewe men, and graunte pacience, meeke-
nesse, 'and charite1 to hem 'that ben thus pursued ! Amenu.
CAP. XII.
But it is to wite, that holy scripture hath iiij. vndirstondingis ; literal, allegorik, moral, o/mj. vndir-
and anagogik. The literal vndirstonding techith the thing don in deede ; and literal vndir- holy writ.
stonding is ground and foundament of threv goostly vndirstondingis, inw so myche as
Austyn, in his pistle to Vincent, and othere doctouris seyn, oonly bi the literal vndirstond-
ing a man may argue a3ens an aduersarie. Allegorik is a goostly vndirstonding, that
techith what thingx men owen for-v to bileeue of Crist either2 of hooly chirche. Moral is a
goostly vndirstonding, that techith men, what vertues thei owen to sue, and what vices thei
owen to flee. Anagogik is a goostly vndirstonding, that techith men, what blisse theia
schalb haue in heuene. And these foure vndirstondingis moun be taken in this word Jeru-
salem ; for whi to thec literal vndirstonding it singnefieth an erthly citee, as Loundoun,
eitherd such another ; to allegorie it singnefieth hooly chirche in erthe, that fi^tith a3ens
synnes and fendis ; toe moral vndirstondinge it singnefieth a cristen soule ; to anagogik it
singnefieth hooly chirche regnynge in blisse eitherf in& heuene, and tho that ben therinne.
And these thre goostly vndirstondingis ben not autentik eitherh of beleeue, 'no but' tho ben
groundid opynly in the text of holy scripture, in oo place otherk other1, either in opin
resoun that may not be distroied, either™ whanne the gospelris either"1 other apostlis taken
allegorie of the eelde testament, and confeermyn it, as Poul in the pistle to Galat. inn iiij.0
c°. preueth, that Sara, the free wijf and principal of Abraham, with Isaac hir sone, singne-
fieth bi allegorie the newe testament and the sones of biheeste ; and Agar, the hand mayde,
with hir sone Ismael, signefieth bi allegorie the elde testament, and fleschly men that
schulen not be resseyued in to the eritage of God with the sones of biheeste, that holden
the? treuthe and freedom of Cristis gospel with endeles charite. Also holy scripture hath
h Om. ai;. i Om. /SStfi. k Om. ft. 1 Om. f. 7 Om. fttfr. z and f. a men ij. b schulen fttfi.
n the Jewis 8«. ° the greet ft sec.m. P Om. 8«. c Om. £. d or ifi. e and to f. f or f. S Om. ft.
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44 PROLOGUE.
of figuratif many figuratif spechis, and as Austyni seith in the iij. book of Cristen Teching, that
autouris of hooly scripture vsiden moo figuris, that is, mo fyguratif spechis, than gramariens
moun gesse, that reden not thor figuris in holy scripture. It is to be war in the bigynnyng,
that we take not to the lettre a figuratif speche, for thanne, as Poul seith, the lettre sleeth,
but the spirit, that is, goostly vndirstonding, qwykeneth ; for whanne a thing which is seid
figuratifly is taken so as if it bes seid propirly, 'me vndirstondith* fleschly ; and noon is
clepid more couenably the deth of soule, than" whanne vndirstonding, that passith beestis,
is maad soget to the fleisch in suynge the lettre. What euer thing in Goddis word may
not be referrid propirly to oneste of vertues neitherv to the treuthe of feith, itw is figuratyf
speche. Onestee of vertues perteyneth to louex God? and thez nei3ebore ; treuthe of feith
perteyneth to knowe God and the3 nei3ebore. Hooly scriptureb comaundith no thing noc
but charite, itd blamith no thing noe but coueitise ; and in that manere it enfoormeth the
vertues eitherf goodeS condiscouns of men. Holy scripture affermith no thing no1' but
cristen feith bi thingis passid, present, and to comynge, and' alle these thingis perteynen to
nursche charite, and make it strong, and to ouercome and quenche coueitise. Also it is
figuratijf speche, wherek the wordis maken allegorie, ether1 a derk lycnesse, either1 parable111,
and it is fyguratyf n speche in i.° c. of Jeremye, " to day I have ordeyned thee on folkisP
" and rewmys, that thou draw up bi the roote, and distroie, and bylde, and plaunte ;" that
is, that thou drawe out elde synnes, and distroie circumstauncesi either1" causis of thoo, and
bylde vertues, and plaunte goode werkis and customys. Alle thingis in holy scripture, that
seemyn to vnwijse men to be ful of wickidnesse a3ens a man himself, either1" a3ens his
nei3ebore, ben figuratyf spechis, and the preuytees, either1" goostly vndirstondinges, schulden
be sou3t out of vs, to the feeding either1" keping of charite. Such5 a reule schal be kept in
figuratif spechis, that so longe it be turned in mynde bi diligent consideracoun, til the
expownyng either1 vndirstonding11 be brou3t to the rewme of charite ; if v eny speche of
scripture sounneth propirly charite, it owith not to be gessid a figuratijf speche ; and for-
beedithw wickidnesse, either* comaundith profyt eitherx good doynge, it is no figuratyf
speche ; if it seemithy to comaunde cruelte, either2 wickidnesse, either2 to forbede prophit,
q seint Austyn & sec.m. * the /3. s is £. * men l or f. m a parable ef». n a figuratyf /3. ° the first tfi.
vndirstonden f. » that o/3f«. v ne £ w that f. P alle folkis f. 1 the circumstauncis f. r or f.
x the loue f. X of God efri. * Om. eij». a thi «. « And sich f. t Or (. u the vndirstonding n. v and
t> wrytte 0. c Om. e£i. d and f. e Om. f. f or f. if «. w if it forbedith f. x or f. y seme £ z or (.
S the goode «. h Om. (. i Om. «. k whether /3.
bigynneth a prolog upon the gospel of' Maihew3-.
Seynt Austyn seith, in the secunde book of Cristen Doctrine, in the ende, what euer thing eny inan
fyndith in eny science out of holy writ, if the thing founden is veyn, it is dampned in holi writ ; and
whanne the thing founden is profitable, it is founden in holi writ. And whanne eny man schal fynde
alle thingis in holi writ, whiche he leerned profitabli in eny other sciencis, miche plenteuouslier he schal
fynde there tho thingis profitable, that ben not lerned in eny maner othere sciencis, not but oonli in the
wondirful hi^nes and wondirful mekenesse of holi scriptures. Also in the thridde book of Cristen Doc-
trine Austyn seith thus, " Be thou ware, that thou take not figuratyf speche to the lettre, for herto per-
" teyneth the Apostlis word, seiyng, ' the lettre sleeth, truli the Spirit,1 that is, goostli vndirstondyng,
" ' makith itb to lyue ;' for whanne thing seid bi figure is taken as seid propirli to the lettre, it is vndir-
" stonden fleischli ; no deth of soule is seid more couenabli, than whanne vndirstondyng, that is excellent
" in the soule thanne beestis, is suget to the fleisch in suyng the lettre, that is, turnyng to fleischli iustis."
Also a propir speche in holi writ schal not be taken as figuratijf; what euer thing in Goddis word, that is,
holi writ, may not be referrid propirli to honest thingis or vertues, neither to the truthe of feith, knowe
thou that houc it is figuratijf speche. Honest of thewis parteyneth tod loue God and thi neijbore ; truthe
of feith parteyneth to knowe God and thi neijbore. Truli to ech man is his hope, and his owne con-
a Om. X. b Om. X. c Om. X. d for to X.
PROLOGUE. 45
either* good doinge, it is a figuratijf speche. Crist seith, "if 36 eten not the flesch ofHoumen
" mannis sone and drinke not his blood, 36 schulen not have lijf in 3011." This speche Outujiesch
semith to comaunde wickidnesse either11 cruelte, therfore it is a figuratif speche, and""
comaundith men to comune with Cristis passioun, and to kepe in mynde sweetly and pro-
fitably, that Cristis flesch was woundid and crucified for vs. Also whanne hooly scripture
seith, " if thin enemy hungrith, feede thou hym, if he thurstith, 3eue thou drinke to hym,"
it comaundith benefice, eitbera good doinge ; whanne it seith, " thou schalt gadere togidere
" coolis on his heed," it seemith that wickidnesse of yuel wille is comaundid. This is seid
bi figuratijf speche, that thou vndirstonde, that the coolys of fijer ben brennynge weylyngis,
either* moornyngis of penaunce, bi whiche the pride of hym is mad hool, which sorwith,
that he was enemy of ab man that helpith and releuithc his wrecchidnessed. Also the same
word either6 the same thing in scripture is taken sumtyme in good, and sumtyme in yuel,
as a lyoun singnefieth sumtyme Crist, and in another place it singnefieth the deuyl. Also
sour dou3 is set sumtyme in yuel, where Crist seith, " be 36 war of thef sour doirj of Fari-
" sees, which is ypocrisie ;" sour dou3 is sett also in good, whanne Crist seith, " the rewme
" of heuenes is lyk sour dou3," etc. And whanne not oo thing aloone but tweyne, either^ mo,
ben feelid, either^ vndirstonden, bi the same wordis of scripture, thou3 that ith is1 hid, that
he vndirstondk that1 wroot, it is™ no perel, if it may be preuyd bi other placis" of hooly
scripture0, that ech of tho thingis acordith with treuthe. And in hap the autour of scripture
seith thilkP sentense in the same wordis which wei wolen vndirstonde ; and certys the
Spirit of God, that wrou3te these thingis bi the autour of scripture, bifore si3 withoute doute,
that thilker sentense schulde come to the redere, either8 to the herere, 3he, the Holy Goost
purueyde, that thilke sentence, for it is groundid on trewthe, schulde come to the redere,
either8 to the herere, for whi* what my3te be purueyed of God largiliere and plentyuousliere
in Goddis spechis, than that the same wordis be vndirstonden in manye maners, whiche
maners, either11 wordis of God, that ben not of lesse autorite, makenv to be preued. Austin Austyn.
in iij.w book of Cristen Teching seith al this and myche more, in the bigynnyng therof.
Also he whos herte is ful of charite conprehendith, withouten eny errour, the manyfoold
abundaunce and largest teching of Goddis scripturisx, for whi Poul seith, " the fulnesse of
" lawe is charite," and in another place, " the ende of laweV that is, thez perfeccioun, either*
a or £. b Om. ft. c rekenith a. d wickidnes f. ° writte f. P that j3f. 1 Om. a. r ilke /3. 9 or £.
e or f. f Om. ft. S or £. h Om. /3f. » be er/i, * Om. ei. u are f. v made f sup. ras. w the iij. efi.
k vndurstode e. l not that f. m that is f. n place fi. x scripture «. y the lawe £. z Om. /3«. a or f.
science, as he feelith him silf to profile to the knowyng and louyng of God, and of thi neijbore. Holi
writ comaundith no thing but charite, neither blameth eny thing no but coueitise ; and bi this maner
holi writ enformeth the conditions of men. Holi writ arfermeth not no but general feith bi thingis
passid, present, and to comyng ; bifore tellyng of thingis to comyng, schewyng is of thingis present ; but
alle these thingis parteynen for to norische the same charite, and to strenkthe it, and to ouercome and
quenche coueitise. Also figuratijf speche is, where euer the wordis maken allegoric, that is goostli vndir-
stondyng parteynyng to feith, or whanne wordis maken derkenes or parable. In al figuratijf speche
such a rule schal be kept, that so long that that is red be ofte turned bi diligent consideracioun or studie,
til interpreting or expownyng be broujt to the rewme of charite, truli if it now sowneth propirli charite,
it is no figuratijf speche. If the speche is comaunding, forbeding either corrupcion of soule or resoun,
either forbeding trespas ajens neijbore, either comaundyng profi3t, either good doyng, it is not figuratijf
speche, but propre to the lettre ; forsothe if the speche of holi writ seme to comaunde peruersion of soule,
or trespas a3ens nei3bore, either to forbede profijt, either good doyng, it is figuratijf speche, Crist seith,
" no but 36 schullen etc the fleisch of mannes sone, and schulen drinke his blood, 36 schulen not have lijf
" in jou ;" it semeth to comaunde trespas5 or noiyng of nei3bore, either peruertyng of soule; therfore it
is figuratijf speche, comaunding us for to comyne to Cristis passion, and swetli and profitable to haue in
e trespasses X.
46 PROLOGUE.
filling1*, of thec lawe, " is charite of clene herte, and of good conscience, and of feith not
" feyned," and Jhesu Crist seith, " thou schalt loue thi Lord God of al thin herte, and of al
" thi soule, and of al thi mynde, and thi nei3ebore as thi self, for in these twey comaunde-
" mentis harigith al the lawe arid prophetisd." And as the roote of alle yuels is coueitise,
of charite, so the roote of alle goodis is charitee. Charite, bi which we louen God and the nei3ebore,
a«</holdith sykirly al the greetnesse and largnesse6 of Goddis spechis. Therefore if it is not
~ leisir to seeke alle holy scriptures, to expounne alle the wlappingisf of wordis, to perse alle
tjje preuytes of scripturis, holde thou charite, where? alle thingis hangen, so thou schalt
holde that that thou'1 lernydist' there ; also thou schalt holde that that thou lernedist not,
for if thou knowistk charite, thou knowist sum thing wheronne also that hangith that in
hap thou knowist not ; and in that that thou vndirstondist in scripturis1, charite is opin,
and in that that thou vndirstondist not, charite is hid, therfore he that hooldith charite in
vertues, either"1 in goode condiscouns, hooldith bothe that that is opyn and that that" is hid
in Goddis wordis. Austyn seith al this and myche more in a sermoun of the preysing of
charite. Also vij. reulis of Tyconye and of Austyn declaren many derke0 thingis of hooly
very body and scripturis. The first reule is of Jhesu Crist, and of his holy spirit? ; oo persoone of the
heed andi of the body, that is, of Crist and ofr holy chirche, is schewid to vs in this reule,
for it is not seid in veyn to feithful men, " 366 ben the seed of Abraham," whanne ther is
oo seed of Abraham, which seed8 is Crist1. Doute we not, whanne scripture goith fro theu
hed to the body, eitherv fro the body to the heed, and natheles it goith not awey fro oon
and the same persone, for whi oo persone spekith in Isaie, " hew settide a myter to me as
" tox a spouse, and he onouride^ me as a spousesse with anz ournement." And natheles it
is to vndirstonde what of these tweyne acoorditha to the heed, that is, Crist, and what
acordith to the body, that is, hooly chirche, for whi a myter acordith to Crist, which is
the spouse, and anb ournement acordith to hooly chirche, which is the spouse0 of Crist.
The secunde reule, as Ticonye seith, is of the bodi of Crist, which bodi is departid into
tweyne, but ceertis this bodi of Crist ou3te not bed clepid so, for treuly it is not the bodi
of Crist, which shal not be with him withouten ende, but it schal be seid of the veri bodi
and of the medlid body of Crist, either6 of the veri bodi and feynedf body of Crist ; for whi
ypocritis schulen be seid to be riot with Crist, not oonly withouten ende, but also now,
thou3 ther seemyn to be in the chirche of Crist. Wherfor this reule my3t be clepid thus,
bfullyng/3. cQm. /3f. d the profetis «. e large- u Om. t. v or f. w the profete he f. * Om. f.
nessis f. f wlappinge f. e wheron f. h Om. a. y ournede f. z Om. 17. " acorden f. b Om. /3.
' lernest 0. k knewist /3. 1 scripture ft. m or f . c spousesse £. d to be a pr.m. eft. e or f. f of the
n Om. a. ° Om. ft. P spouse j3. bodi or spousesse f. feynid «.
q Om. ft. r Om. /3. « Om. £. * seid Crist £.
mynde, that his fleisch was woundid and crucified for us. For whanne manye sentencis ben vndirstonden
of the same wordis of holi writ, thou? thilk sentence be hid, which he that wroot vndirstood, no perel is,
if ech of sentencis may be preued bi the othere placis of holi scripturis for to acorde to treuthe; for
withouten doute the Spirit of God, that spak bi writ of that scripture, bifore sij and purueiede, that this
trewe sentence schulde come to mynde of the redere or herere. For what myjte be proued of God
largelier or plenteuouslier in Goddis spechis, than that the same wordis ben vndirstonden in manye
inaners, whiche othere scripturis of God, of as greet auctorite, preuenf? Austyn there in the thridde
book. Auctouris of holi writ vsen mo figuris thanne gramariens moun gesse, whiche reden not the figuris
t the first is ? of holi writ. Seuene rulis ben sett to vnderstonde holi writt ajens aduersaries; vis firstf of cure Lord
Jesus Crist and of his bodi, that is, veri cristen man. Bi this rule oo persoone of the heed and bodi,
that is, of Crist and of holi chirche, is schewid to vs; for it is not seid veynli for feithful men, " je ben the
" seed of Abraham," sithen oon holi seed is of Abraham, that is, Crist. Doute we not, whanne speche of
scripture passith fro the heed to the bodi, or fro the body to the heed, and netheles it passith not from
oon to? the same persoones, for oo persoone spekith, seiyng, " God sette on me, as on a spouse, and he
f of prouen X. g of X.
PROLOGUE. 47
that it were seid of the medlid chirche, that* is, that conprehendith chosen men to blisse,
and also ipocritis, that schulen be dampned. And this reule axith a waking either11 diligent'
redere ; whanne it spekith of other men, it semith to speke now as to the same men to)
whiche it spac bifore, eitherk it seemith to speke of1 the same men, whanne it spekith of
othere men ; as if oo body be of euer either, for temporal medlyng, and for comynyng of
sacramentis. To this reule itm perteyneth, that the chirche seith in Songis, " I am blac
" and fair as the tabernaclis of Cedar, as" the skynnes of Salomon ;" the chirche seide that
sche is euer either, for temporal vnite withinne oo net of goode fischis and of yuel fischis0;
for whi the tabernaclis of Cedar parteynen to Ismael, that schal not be eir with the sone of
the free wijf. The thridde reule is of byheestis and of P lawe ; this reule may be seid also
of the spirit and lettre ; iti may be seid also of grace and of comaundement ; and Tyconie
erride in seyinge, that werkis ben 3ouen of God to vs for meryt of feith, but feith it silf is
so of vs, that it is not of God to vs. The iiij. reule is of al and of party, whanne summ of
a thing is set for al, eithirr a3enward al is set for a party. The v. reule is of tymes, and The v. reuu of
this is bi a figure clepid synodoches, whanne as part is set for al, either1 al is set for oou
part. Oon euangelist seith, that it was don aftir viij.v daies, whanne the face of Crist
schynede as the sunne, and another gospeler seidew, that it was don aftir vj. daies ; euer
either my3te riot be soth, that is seid of the noumbre of daies, no but he that seide aftir viij.
daies be vndirstonden to haue sett for the hool day the last part of the day, sithen Crist
bifore seide it to come, and to haue set for the hool day the first part of the day, in whichex
he schewith, that the appering of Cristis face was fully don ; and? that he that seide aftir
vj. daies, rekynede^ alle the hool daies and the myddil daies, and noon other. Bi this
kynde of speche, bi which kinde al is singnefied by a part, thilk questioun of Cristis rising
a3en is asoiled ; the laste part of the day, wherinne Crist suffride deth, is taken for al the
day with the ny3t passid bifore, and the first part of Sunday2, in whos morewitide he roos
a3en, is taken for al Sunday2 and the ny3t bifore goynge ; and the Sabot with the" hool ny3t
bifore goynge is al hoolb day and ny3t. If these ny3tis and daies be not taken thus, ther
moun not be iij. daies and iij. ny3tis, in whiche he bifore seide, that he schulde be in the
herte of erthec. Also this reule of tymes is taken for lawful noumbris, as ben vij. x. andd
xij. and suche moo, for ofte suche noumbris ben sett for al tyme, as this that Dauith seith,
" seuen sithis in the day I seide preysing, either6 herying, to thee," is noonf othir thing
g or bodi that f. h or f. ' or diligent i. J Om. «. which «. V Om. £. 57 rekenynge t. z the sun-
k or f. ' now as to /3. m Om. f. n and as f. day £. a alle the f. b an hool ei. the hool f. c the
° Om. ft. P Om. «. q and «. r or f. s o £ . erthe (3f&. d Om. «. e or £. f no £.
* or f. u a eft. vvj.m)pr.m. w sieth eft. x the
" ournede me as a spouse with ournement;" And netheles it is to vndirstonde, whiche of these accordith to
the heed, that is, Crist, and whiche to the bodi, that is, holi chirche. The secunde rule is of Cristis bodi,
partide in tweye parties, as Tyconye seith, which truli ou3t not be clepid so, for trull the ilke is not the
bodi of the Lord, whiche schal not be in to withouten eende in blis, but it is to be seid of the veri bodi of
the Lord and of the medlid bodi, or veri bodi and feyned ; for not oonli withouten eende, but now also
ypocritis schulen not be seid to he with the Lord withouten ende, thouj thei seme to be in his chirche.
Therfore this rule myjt be seid of the medlid chirche. This rule askith a wakyng redere, whanne holi writt
spekith to othere men as to the same to which it spekith bifore, or whanne it semeth to speke of the
same men, and netheles spekith of othere, as oo bodi be of hem boothe for temporal medling and
cornunyng of sacramentis. The thridde rule is of biheestis and lawe, which may be of spiritis and of
lettre, or of grace and of maundementis. The fourthe rule is of spice and of kynde, that is of part and
of al the hool thing, of the whichh the part is. The fifthe reule is of tymes, that is bi figure synadochie,
whanne al is vndirstonden bi part, or part vndirstonden bi al. In this maner Crist is seide to haue leie
deed in the sepulcre thre daies and thre ny3tis ; the laste part of Good Friday is set for al the1 day, and
the firste part of Sunday, and the Satirday al ful. Or this reule of tymes is vndirstonden of noumbris,
h fleisch K. ' that X.
48
PROLOGUE.
The vj. reule
"Capt '
Tkevij.reu.iis
"and 'o/ltis "Ldy.
o/comenda-
than this, " his herying be euere in my mouth." Also bi an c. and xliii.s in Apoc. is singne-
fie(j the vniuersite, eitherh al the multitude, of seintis. The vi. reule is of recapitulacoun,
either11 rehersing a thing don bifore, not in ordre, as it is sett ; for whi summe thingis ben
seid so, as if rtho suen1 in the ordre of tyme, eitherk ben teld bi contynuyng of thingis, that
is, that ben ioyned next togidere, whanne the1 telling is clepid a3en preuyly to the formere
thingis, that weren left out ; and if men vndirstonden not such seying bi this reule, thei
erren ; as in Genesis it is seid, " God plauntide paradys in Eden, at the eest, and settide
" there the man that he foormyde, and God brou3te forth™ 3it of erthen ech fair tre," etc.;
this is seid bi recapitulacoun. In lyk maner there " the lond was of oo lippe," that is,
speche, it is seid bi recapitulacoun. The vij. reule is of the deuel and of his bodi, for he is
heed of alle wickide men, that ben his body in a manere, and schulen go with him in to the0
turment of euerlasting fijer, as Crist is theP heed of hooly chirche, whichi is his body, and
schal be with hym in rewmer and glorie8 euerlastinge. Also thei that haue1 lykinge foru to
studie in holy writ, schulenv be chargid, that thei kunne the kyndis and manersw of spe-
kingis in holy scriptures ; and thei that perseyue diligently and holde wel in mynde, hou a
thing is wont to be seid in holy scripturis. Also that is souereyn helpww and moost nedful,
preiex thei, that God 3eue to hem the veri vndirstondingy of holy scripture, for thei reden
in tho scripturis, aboute whiche thei ben studiouse, that God 3euethz wisdom, and kunnyng,
and vndirstonding of his face, that is, 3ifte and grace. Also if her stodie is don with meek-
nesse, and loue of cristen lore, it is of God. Austyn writith al this in the iij. book of
Cristen Teching, aboute the myddil, and in the ende. Isidre, in the j. book of Souereyn
Good, touchith these reulis schortliere, but I haue hym not now, and Lyre, in the bigyn-
nyng of the bible, touchith more opinly these reulis, but I haue him not now, and Ardma-
can, in the bigynnyng of his book de Questionibus Armenorum, 3eueth many goode groundis
to vndirstonde holy scripture to the lettre, and goostly vndirstonding also, but I haue him
not now. Also no thing may seme toa be wijsere, no thing of more eloquence, than is
-h°olyb scripture, and the autours therof, that weren enspijrid of God. And thei ou3ten not
toc speke in other manere than thei diden, and the prophetis, and moost Amos, weren ful
eloquent, and seintd Poul waas ful eloquent in his pistlis. Also6 the autouris of hooly scrip-
ture spaken derklyf, that the preuyteis therof ben hid fro& vnfeithful men, and goode men
ben exercisid, either11 ocupied, and that in expounnynge hooly1 scripture thei haue a newe
g xliiij. f. h or £. ' thei sueden f. k or f. l Om. f. * and prei f. T wisdom and vndirstondynge £.
m Om. f. n the erthe oji. ° Om. «. P Om. £. z jeue «ji. a to me to (3ft sec.m. b hooly writt or
q the weche |3. r the rewme £. s in glorie £. * han £. hooly f. c Om. /3. d Om. f. e And f. { ful
u Om. ef(. v schulde f. w the maners £. ww helthe i. derkli «. g to «. h or £. » of holy f.
as vij. x. or xij. and suche otbere, whiche noumbris ben sett sumtyme for al tyme, as " seuene sithis in
" the day Lord I seide preisyng to thee," is no thing ellis than this, " Goddis preisyng is euerk in my
" mouth ;" also in the Apocalipis, bi an hundrid fourty and foure is signifiede al the vniuersite of seyntis.
The sixte reule is of recapitulacion ; summe thingis doon bifore ben seide, as if thei suen in ordre of
tyme, or ben teld in next suyng of thingis, whanne the tellyng is pryuyli clepid ajen to the formere
thingis that weren left. If scripture be not vndirstonden bi this reule, errour is gendrid, as in Genesis,
" God plauntid paradise in Eden at the eest, and sette there man whom he foormede; and jit God
" broujt forth ech faire tre of the erthe ;" that is seid bi recapitulacion or rehersing of thing doon bifore.
Also there, " in the lond was oo langage," is recapitulacion. The seuenthe reule is this, of the deuel and
his bodi, for he is heed of al vnpitous, that ben his bodi in sum maner, that schulen go with him in to
turment of euerlastyng fire ; as Crist is heed of holy chirche, that is his bodi, that schal be with him in
the rewme and glorie euerlastyng. Also in the ecnde of that book Austyn seith, " studiers of holi scrip-
" ture schulden kunne the kynde of spekyngis in holi scripturis, and take heed, and holde in mynde in
" what maner a thing is wont to be seide in hem, and also, that is souereyn and moost nedeful, preie thei
" that thei vndirstonde, for the Lord jeueth wisdom1, and vndirslondyng and kunnyng is of him.'" Al
k euer more X.
l jeueth vs X.
PROLOGUE. 49
grace, diuerse fro the first autouris. Austin, in the bigynnyng of the iiij. book of Cristen
Teching. Also, as the litle richessis of Jewis, whiche thei baren awey fro Egipt, weren
ink comparisoun of richessis1 which thei hadden aftirward in Jerusalem, in the tyme of
Salomon, so greet is the prophitable kunnynge of filosoferis bookis, if it is comparisouned
to the kunnynge of hooly scripturis1"; for whi what euer thing a man lernith withouten
hooly writ, if the thing lerned11 is veyn, it is dampned in holy writ, if it is prophitable, it
is foundid there. And whanne a man fyndith theere alle thingis whiche he lernyde pro-
fitably in other placeun, he schal fynde myche more plenteuously tho thingis in hooly scrip-
ture, whiche he lernede neuere in other place, but ben° lerned oonly in the wondirful
hi3nesse and in the wondirful meeknesse of hooly scripturis. Austin seith this in the ende
of ijP. book of Cristen Teching. Also hooly scripture*) conteyneth al prophitable treuthe,
and alle othere sciencis preuyly in the vertu of wittis, either1" vndirstondingis, as wynes" ben
conteyned in grapis, as ripe corn is conteyned in the seed1, as bowis ben conteyned in the
rootis, and as trees ben conteyned in the kernels. Grostede, in a sermoun Premonitus a G
venerabili patre. Also hooly scripture wlatith sofymys, and seith, he that spekith sofistic-
aly, either11 bi sofymys, schal be hatful, and he schal be defraudid in echv thing, as the
wijse man seith in xxxvij.w c. of Ecclesiastici. If filosoferis, and moost the disciplis of
Plato, seiden eny treuthis, and prophitable to oure feith, notx oonly tho treuthis owen not
to be dred, but also tho schulen be calengid into* oure vs, eithirz profijt, fro hem, as fro
vniust possessouris. And as Jewis token, bi autorite of God, the gold, 'and syluera, and
clothis of Egipcyans, so cristene men owen to take the trewe seyingis of filosoueris, for to
worschippe oo God, and of techingis of vertues, whiche treuthis the filosoueris founden not,
but diggeden out of the metals of Goddis puruyaunce, which is sched euery where. So
dide Ciprian, the swettest doctour and moost blessid martir, so diden Lactancius, Victori-
nus, and Illarie, and Greekis withoute noumbre. Austin in ij.b book of Cristen Teching.
Bi these reulis of Austin and bi iiij.c vndirstondingis ofd hooly scripture, and bi wijs know-
ing of figuratijf spechis, with good lyuynge and meeknesse, and stodyinge of the bible,
symple men moun sumdel vndirstonde the text of holy writ, and edefie myche hemself and To
other men; but for Goddis loue, 36 symple men, bee war of pride, and veyn iangling ando/</«-A^ceAw
chyding in wordis a3ens proude clerkis of scole and veyn religions, and answere 3ee mekely ^r*!'y scrip~
and prudently to enemyes of Goddis lawe, and preie 36 hertly for hem, that God of his greet
mercy 3eue to hem very knowing of scripturis, and meekenesse, and charite, and euere be
36 redy, what euerf man techith eny treuthe of God, to take that meekely, and with greet
thankingis to God ; and if eny man in erthe, either^ aungel of heuene, techithh 3ou the
contrarie of holy writ, either1 eny thing a3ens resoun and charite, flek fro him in that, as fro
the foul deuel1 of helle, and holde 36 stedfastly to lijf and deeth the treuthe and freedom of
the hooly1" gospel of Jhesu Crist, and take 36 mekely mennis seyingis and lawis, onelyn in
as myche as thei acorden with holy writ and good conscience, and noo farther, for lijf
neither0 for deth.
k litil in f. ' riches f. m scripture ft. n lerid ft, z or f. a Om. ft. & the secunde f. c the iiij. f.
nn placis t. ° thei ben f. P the ij. eft. q writ £. d in f. e be 36 ft. beth «. { Om. eft. 8 or £.
r or f. s vynes f. * eeris {. u or £. v euery ft. h teche f. ' or £. k fleeth f. ' fend et. ra Om. {.
w xxvij. ft. the xxxvij. tfi. * and not £. y to f. « Om. f. ° ne f.
this seith Austyn in the thridcle book of Cristen Doctryne. Auctouris of holi scripture speken derkli,
that prudcntli mysteries ben hid fro vnpiteuous men, and good men ben excercisid, and in expounnyng it
haue grace vnlijk to the firste auctouris of holi writt. Austyn in the firste book of Cristen Doctryne.
Therfore seynt Gregori seith in the xxix. book of Morals, the vij. chapiter, that wordis"1 ben as piement
and precious spiceries ; hou myche spicerie is more powned, bi so myche vertu is encreesid in piement,
so hou myche we pownen more Goddis spechis in expownyng, bi that we heeryng, as drinkyng, ben
more holpen. MS. Harl. 6333. Prefixed to the New Testament.
m Goddes wordes X.
H
50 PROLOGUE.
CAP. XIII.
o/vii. reuiis Also holy scripture is betere knowen bi licnessesP and bi derknessisi ; it doth awey
anoyes, and we owe tor thenke and bileeue, that the thing that is writen in holy scripture,
3he, thou3 it be hid, either5 not knowen, is betere and trewere than that1 we moun vndir-
stonde bi vsself"; and worschipfully and heelfully the Holy Goost mesuride so holy scrip-
turis, that in opyn placis he settide remedie to cure hungir, and in derk placis he wipte
awey anoies ; for almest no thing is seyn in tho derknessis, whichv thing is not founden
seidw ful pleynly in other placis. Therfore biforex alle thingis it is nedeful, that a man be
conuertid bi Goddis drede, and be mylde bi pite, either;' cristen religioun ; and that he
a3ensie not hooly scripture, wher it be vnderstonden, thouj it smyte eny synnes of oure,
whether it be not vndirstonden, as if we moun vndirstonde betere2, either* comaunde, either"
teche betere. Be the 3ifte of drede and of pitee, me comith to degreb of kunnyng, for whi
ech fructuous man of hooly scripturis exercisith himself in this thing, and to fynde noonc
other thing in tho, than for to loue God for God himself, and for to loue his nei3ebore for
God. Thanne thilke drede, bi which he thenkith on Goddis dom, and thilke pite, bi which
he must riedis bileeue and 3eue stide to autorite of holy bookis, conpellith hym to beweyle
hymself, for whi this kunnyng of good hope makith a man not tod auauncee himself, but
biweile himself; and bi this affeccioun, eitheree good wille, he geetith with besy preieris the
coumfort of Goddis help, that he be not broken bi dispeir ; andf he bigynneth to be in the
fourthe degre of goostly strengthe, in whiche he hungrith and thirstith ri3tfulnesse ; thanne
in the v. degree, that is, in the covmceyl of mercy, he purgith the soule, that makith noise
and vnrestfulnesse of coueitise of erthly thingis ; and thanne he dispisith filthis of soule,
and louith God and nei3eboris, 3he enemyes ; bi this he sti3ith to? the vj. degre, where he
purgith11 the i3e of soule1, bi which i3e God may be seyn, as myche as he may be seyn of
hem that di3en to this world, as myche as thei mowen ; for in so myche thei seen God in
her soule, thour3 feith and loue, hou myche thei di3en to this world ; 'and ink as myche as
thei leuyn to1 this world, thei seen not God ; and in this degre, wherinne a man di3ith to
the world, he neither preferrith, neither makith euene himself, neither™ his nei3ebore, with
the treuthe of hooly writ ; therfore this hooly man schal be so symple and clene of herte,
that neither for plesaunce of men he be drawe awey fro treuthe, netherm bi cause to eschewe
eny harmys of" himself, that ben contrarie to this lijf°, such a chiild sti3ith to verey wis-
in the a. book dom, which is the laste and the vij., which he vsith in pees and in00 reste. Seint Austyn
ing™' "seith al this in the bygynnyng of the ij. book of Cristen Teching. Heere is a blissid
'counofg^od' entring bi these vij. vertues to the kunnyng of holy scripture in this lijf, to haue here?
KJ/- reste of soule, and aftirward ful reste of bodi and soule in heuene, withouten ende. Alas !
what don proude and coueitouse wrecchis at hooly scripture, that seeken the world and
fleschly eese, and wolen not conuerten hem fro 'these cursidnessisi ; thei disseyuen hemself,
and the puple that gessen hem wijse men, whanne thei ben opyn foolis ; and maken hem-
self deppere dampned, and other men also that suen her folye, arid blasfemyn God. Thes
worldly foolis schulden wite, that hooly lijf is ar launterne to bringe a man to very kun-
nynge, as Crisostom seith, and the drede and loue of God is the8 bigynning and perfeccioun
of kunnyng and wijsdom ; and whanne these fleschly apis and worldly moldewerpis han
neither the bigynnyng of wijsdom, neither4 desyren it, what doon thei at hooly scripture, to
schenschipe of hemself and of othere men ? As longe as pride and vcoueitise of u worldly
goodis andv onourisw is rootid in her herte, thei maken omage to Satanas, and offren to
him bothe bodi and soule, and al her witt and fynding. Such foolis schulden thenke, that
P licnes (3f. Q derknes (3. r Om. £>; sec.m. s or f. 8 in to f. h purgid f. > the soule f. k Om. /3.
1 that that /3. « ouresilf f. v the weche /3. w Om. f. 1 in /3«. m ne £. n to «. ° Om. f. oo Om. t.
* bi f. y of f. z Om. f. a or f. b the degre j3«fi. P Om. f. 1 this cursednes ft. r as a £. s Qm. 0.
c no f. d Om. f. e auaunte 074. ee or f. f Om. €«. 4 ne f. u Om. f. v and coueitise and f. w onour «.
PROLOGUE. 51
wijsedom schal not entre into an yuel willid soule, neither schal dwelle in a body soget to
synnes ; and Jhesu Crist seith, that the fadir of heuene hijdith the preuytees of hooly
scripture fro wijse men and prudent, 'that is wijse men and prudent" to the world, and? in
her owne si3t, and schewith tho to meke men ; therfore worldly foolis, do 36 first penaunce
for 3oure synnes, and forsake2 pride and coueitise, and be 36 meke, and drede 36 God in alle
thingis, and louea him ouer alle other thingis, and 3oure nei3eborisc as V3oure self d ; and Him « good
thanne 36 schulen profite in stodie of hooly writ. But alas ! 'alas ! alas6 ! the moost abo- to ^Mrlimd. '
mynacoun that euer was herd among cristen clerkis is now purposid in Yngelond, bi'"u*e° c"p~
worldly clerkis and feyned religiouse, and in the cheef vniuersitee of ouref reume, as manye
trewe men tellen with greet weylyng. This orrible and deuelis cursednesse is purposid of
Cristis enemyes and traytouris of alle cristen puple, that no man schal lerne dyuynite, nei-
ther& hooly writ, no but he that hath doon his fourme in art, that is, that hath'1 comensid
in art, and hath ben regent tweyne 3eer aftir ; this wolde be ix. 3eer either' ten bifore that
he lerne hooly writ, aftir that he can comunly wel his gramer, thou3 he haue a good witt,
and traueile ful soore, and haue good fynding ix. eitherk x. 3eer aftir his gramer. This
semith vttirly the deuelis purpos, that fewe men eitherk noon schulen1 lerne and kunne
Goddis lawe ; but God seith bi Amos, on thre greete trespasis of Damask and1" on the iiij.,
" I schal not conuerte him ;" where Jerom seith, the firste synne is to thenke yuelis, the ij.
synne is to consente" to weyward thou3tis, the iij. synne is to fille in werk, the iiij. synne
is to do not penaunce aftir the synne, and to plese himself in his synne ; but Damask is
interpretid drinkynge blood0, either'1 birling blood. Lord ! whether*! Oxunford drinker blood War Oxoun-
and birlith" blood, bi sleeinge of quyke men, and bi doinge of sodomye, in leesinge a part domye, with
of mannis blood, wherbi a chijld myte be fourmed, deme thei that knowen; and •wherother synnes ''
Oxunforde drinke blood of synne, and stirith othere men of the lond to do synne, bi boold-
nesse off clerkis, deme thei iustly, that seen it at i3e*, and knowen bi experiens. Loke now"
wherv Oxunford is in thre orrible synnes and in the fourthe, on which God restith not til
he punsche it. Sumtyme children and 3unge men arsistrisw weren deuout and clene as
aungels, in comparisoun of othere, now men seyn thei ben ful of pride and leccherie, with
dispitouse oothis, needles and false, and dispising of Goddis heestis ; sumtyme cyuylians
and canonistris* weren deuout, and so bisy on her lernyng, that they tooken ful litil reste
of y bed, now men seyn that thei ben ful of pride and nyce aray, enuye, and coueitise, with
leccherie, glotonie>y and ydilnesse ; sumtyme dyuynys2 weren ful hooly and deuout, and
dispisiden outtirly the world, and lyueden as aungels in meeknesse, clennessezz, souereyna
chastite, and charite, and tauten treuly Goddis lawe in werk and word ; now men seyn,
thei ben as deligat of hir mouthaa and wombe, and as coueitouse as othere worldly men,
andb flateren, and maaken leesingis in preching. to eschewe bodyly persecuscoun, and to
gete benefices. The firste grete synne is generaly in the vniuersite, as men dreden and seen
at i3e ; the ij. orrible synne is sodomye and strong mayntenaunce thereof, as it is knowen
to many persones of the reume, and at the laste parlement. Alas ! dyuynysbb, that schulden
passe othere men in clennesse and hoolynesse, as aungels of heuene passen freel men in
Vertues, benc moost sclaundrid of this cursid synne a3ens kynde. The iij. orrible synne is
symonie, and forswering in the semble hous, that schulde be an hous of ri3tfulnesse and
hoolynessed, where yuelis schuldee be redressid ; this symonie with portenauncisf thereof is
myche worse and more abomynable than bodily sodomye. 3it on these thre abomynacouns
God wolde graciously conuerte clerkis, if thei wolden do very penaunce, and 3eue hem hooliche
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n asente f. ° Om. «. P or f . q where eftt. and in vertues thei ben f. d of holynes |3. « shulen «.
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52 PROLOGUE.
to vertues ; but on the iiij. most? abomynacoun purposid now to letten Cristen men, 3he
prestis and curatis, to lerne freely Goddis lawe, til thei hanh spendid ix. 3eer either1 x. atk
art, that conprehendith many strong1 errouris of hethene men a3ens Cristen bileeue, it
seemith wel that God wole not™ ceese of veniaunce, til it and othere ben punschid soore ;
for it seemith that worldly clerkis and feyned relygiouse don this, that symple men of wit
and of fynding knowe not Goddis lawe, to preche it generaly a3ens synnes in the reume.
But wite 36, worldly clerkis and feyned relygiouse, that God bothe can and may, if it lykith
hym, speede symple men out of the vniuersitee, as myche to kunne hooly writ, as maistris
in the vniuersite ; and therfore no gret charge, thou3 neuer man of good wille be poisend
TO lette not with hethen mennis errouris ix. 3eer either" ten, but euere lyue wel and stodie hooly writ,
Goddi*eiau>e, bi elde doctouris and newe, and preche treuly and freely a3ens opin synnes, to his deth.
'mencomen ¥/ ^ec therfore what Jerom seith on Amos, God bifore seith11" yuels to0 comynge, that men
r-heere, and? amende hemself, and be delyuered fro the perel nei3inge, eitheri if that thei
dispisen, thei ben punschid iustiliere ; and God, that bifore seith peynes, wole not punsche
men that synnen, but that thei be amendid. Jerom seith this in the %ende of theii j. book
of Arnos. God, for his gret mercy, graunte, that clerkis here the greet veniaunce manasid
of God, and amende hemself treuly, that God punsche not hem ; for if thei amenden not
hemself, thei ben eretikis maad hard in her synnes ; but see what Jerom seith a3ens ere-
tikis, and in comendinge of hooly scripture ; he seith thus on Amos, " Eretikis that seruen
" the wombe and glotonye, ben clepid ri3tfully fattest kyin, either' kyin ful of schenschipe."
" We owen tos take hooly scripture on1 thre maneris ; first, we owen vndirstonde11 it bi the
" lettre, and do alle thingis that ben comaundid to vs therinne ; the ij. tyme bi allegoric,
" that is, goostly vndirstonding; and in the iij. tyme bi blissev 'of thingis" to* comynge."
Jerom seith this in the ij. book on Amos, and in iiijJ c. of Amos. Natheles for Lyre cam
late to me, see what he seith ofz the vndirstonding of holy sci'ipture ; he writith thus ona
the ij. prologe on the bible, " Joon seith in v.b c. 'of Apoc.c ' I sy3 a book written withinne
" and withouteforth in the hond of the sittere on the trone ;' this book is holy scripture,
" which is seid writen without forth, asd to the literal vndirstonding, and withinne, as to
Lire deciarith " thee preuy and goostly vndirstonding ;" and in the j. prologe he declarith iiij. vndirstond-
injg^o/7ct^. "ingis of hooly writf in this manere, " Holy writ hath this specialte, that vndir oo lettre it
" conteyneth many vndirstondingis, for the principal autour of hooly writ is God himself,
" in whos power it is, not oonly to vse wordis to singnifie a thing as men don, but also he
" vsith thingis singnefied bi wordis to singnefie other thingis ; therfore bi the singnyfying
" bi wordis is taken the literal vndirstonding, either" historial, of holy scripture, and bi the
" singnefying which is maad bi thingis is taken the preuy, either^ goostly vndirstonding,
" which is thre maneresh, allegorik, moral, either1 tropologik, and anogogik. If thingis
" singnefied bi wordis ben referrid to singnefie tho thingis that owen to be bileeued in the
" newe testament, so it is taken the sense of k allegorik ; if thingis ben referrid to singnefie
" tho thingis whiche we owen to do, so it is moral sense, either1 tropologik ; if thingis ben
" referrid to singnefie tho thingis that scholen be hopid in blisse to comynge, so it is ana-
" gogik sense. The lettre techith what is doon ; allegorie1" techith what thou owist forn to
" bileeue ; moral techith what thou owist for" to do ; anagogic techith whedir thou owist
" to go ; and of these iiij . sensis, either0 vndirstondingis, may be set ensaumple? in this
" word Jerusalem ; fori bi the literal vndirstonding Jerusalem singnefieth a cyte, that was
" sumtyme the cheef citee in the rewme of Jude, and Jerusalem was foundid first of Mel-
S Om. «. and moost £7 sec.m. & haue ft. ' or efi. the iiij. «. .on the fourthe £. z on «. a in a pr.m. ti.
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PROLOGUE. 53
" chisedech, and aftirward it was alargid, and maad strong bi Salomon ; bi moral sense it
" singnefieth a feithful soule, bi which sense it isr seid in lij.rr c. of Isaie, ' rise thou, rise thou,
" sette thou Jerusalem ;' bi sense allegorik it singnefieth the chirche fi3tinge a3ens synnes
" and feendis, bi which sense it is seid in xxj.s c. of Apoc., ' I si3 the hooly citee newe
" Jerusalem comynge doun fro heuene, as a spouse ourned to hire housboride ;' bi serice
" anagogik 'it singnefieth1 the chirche rengriinge in blisse, bi this sence it is seid in iiij.u
" c. tov Galat. ' thilke Jerusalem which is aboue, which is oure modir, is free ; and as en-
" saumplew is set in oo word, so it might be set in oo resoun, and as in oon, so andx in
" othereV Lire seith al this in the firste prologe on the bible.
CAP. XIV.
Natheles alle goostly vndirstondinges setten bifore, eithir2 requyren, the literal vndir- HOU the literal
stonding, as the foundement ; wherforea as a bylding bowing awey fro the foundement is^dgrounde"mid
disposid to falling, so a goostly expociscoun, that discordith fro the literal sense, owith \iOfoundement
be arettid vnseemely and vncouenable, either1" lesse seemely, and lesse couenable ; and ther-
fore it is nedful to hem, that wolen profite in the stodie of holy scripture, to bigynne at the
vndirstonding of literal sence, moost sithenc bi the literal sense aloone, and not bi goostly
sencisd may be maad an argument, either6 preef, to thef preuyng, either^ declaring, of a
doute, as Austin seith in his Pistle to Vincent Donatiste. Seint Isidre, in the firste book indre teintk
of Souereyn Good xx.h c. settith vij. reulis to expounne hooly scripture, and summe clepen ^'dh™mde
these reulis the keies of scripture1, for bi these rulis the vndirstonding of scripture is openid '""P""™
in many thingisJ. The firste reule is of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, and of his goostly body,
which is holy chirche, for whi fork the1 knytting togidere of the heed to the body hooly
scripture spekith sumtyme of euer either vndir oo resoun, as vndir oo persone, and passith
fro oon to anothir, in ensaumple in lxj.m c°. of Isaie it is seid, " He clothide me with clothis
" of helthe, and he compasside me with clothing" of ri3tfulnesse, as a spouse maad fair with
" a coroune, and as a spousesse ourned with hire brochis ;" for whi this that is seid " as a°
" spouse," etc.? is vndirstonden of Crist, and this that sueth " as a<i spousesse" etc.r is vndir-
stonden of holy chirche. Also in the j. c. of Songis it is seid, " Kisse he me with the
" cosse of his mouth, for thi tetis ben betere than wyn ;" for whanne it is seid, " kisse
" he me" etc., it is the word of the spousesse desiringe to haue the spouse ; and this that
sueth, " for thi tetis," etc. is the word of the spouse, preising the spousesse ; wherfore in
such thingis, knyt so togidere bi resoun biforeseid, a prudent redere owith to perseyue what
accordith to the heed, and what to the body. The ij. reule is of the very body and of the
feyned body of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, for whi hooly chirche, which8 is the goostly body of
Crist, is a nett which is not drawen 3it to the brinke ; therfor* it hath yuele men meddlid
with goode men tilu to the doom, in whiche these schulen be departid fro hem, and ther-
fore in holy scripture yuele men ben preisid sumtyme with goode men, with whichev thei
ben medlid; as in thew xj. c. of Osee God seith thus, " Israel is a chijld, and I louede
" him ;" and a3enward sumtyme goode men ben blamed with yuel men, as in j.x c°. of Isaie,
" An oxe knew his lord and an asse knew the cracche of his lord, but Israel knew not me
" and my puple vndirstood not? ;" and sumtyme in the same resoun it is expressid what
perteyneth to goode men and what to yuele men, as in j.z c°. of Songis it is seid, " I am
" blac but fair, 36 dou3tris of Jerusalem, as the tabernaclis of Cedar, as the skynnes of
" Salamon ;" these ben the wordis of the spousesse, which for resoun of yuel men conteyned
in the chirche, seith, " I am blac," but for resoun of goode men it addith, " but fair ;" and
r Om. a. rr the lij. «. 9 the xxj. «. * is sygni- l Om. «. "» the Ixj. f. n clothinges «. ° of e.
fied /9. u the fourth ft. v Om. ij. w an ensaumple f. P Om. «. 1 Om. /3«. r Om. |3«. s the weche #.
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54 PROLOGUE.
The same of this that sueth, as for ensaumple, ''' as the tabernaclis3 of Cedar," is referrid to yuele men ;
for whi Cedar was the sone of Ysmael, as it is seid in xxv.b c°. of Genesis, of whom Sara-
cenusc camen forth, and this that is addid, " as the skynnes of Salamon," is referrid to
goode men. Therfore bi Salamon here is vndirstonden God himself, bi cristen expocitouris
and Ebreies ; and therfore the skynnes of Salamon ben seid tho with which the tabernacled
was heelid, in which tabernacle goode men worschipiden God. The iij. reule is of the
spirit and of the lettre ; this reule is expounned thus comunly, that the historial, either6
literal sense, and the mystik, either0 goostly sense, is taken vndir the same lettre, for whi
the treuthe of the storie schal be holden, and natheles it schal be referrid to the goostly
vndirstonding. This reule may be expounnedf also in another^ manere, that it be referrid
oonlyss to the literal sense, as othere reulis ben ; aboute which thing it is to see, that the
same lettere hath sum tyme double literal sense, in ensaumpleh in j.' book of Paralypomy-
non, xvij.k c0., God seith to1 Salamon, " I schal be 'to him in tom a fadir, and he schal be to
" me into a sone ;" and this ton the lettere is vndirstonden of Salomon, in as myche as he
was the sone of God, bi grace in 3ungthe, wherfore0 Nathan the prophete clepide hym,
" amyable to the Lord" in ij.P book of Kingis, xij. c. Also the forseid autorite, " I schal
" be to hym in to a fadir," etc. is brou3t in of Poul in j .1 c°. to Ebreis, asr seid to the lettre
of Crist himself, and this is opyn bi this, that Poul bringith it8 in to preue, that Crist is
more than aungels ; but such preuynge may not be maad bi goostly sense, as Austin seith
a3ens Vincent Donatiste ; forsothe the forseid autorite was fillid to the lettre in Salomon,
natheles lesse parfitly, for he was the sone of God oonly bi grace, but it was fillid parfitlier
in Crist, that was the sone of God bi kinde ; but natheles euer either expocisscioun is literal
outtirly. Natheles the ij. expociscoun, which is of Crist, is goostly and preuyss in sum
maner, in as myche as Salamon was the figure of Crist. The iiij. reule is of al and of
part, for whi scripture passith fro oon to the tothere1, and a3enward, as in xiij.u c°. of Isaie,
the scripture spekith first a3ens Babilone specialy, whanne it is seid, " the birthen of Babi-
" lone," and thanne the scripture passith to vndirstonde the word generaly of al the worldv,
bi this that sueth, " the Lord cometh fro the hy3nesse of heuene, and the vessels of his
" stronge veniaunce comen, that he distroie all erthe ;" aftirward the scripture turneth a3en
to speke a3ens Babilone specialy, whanne it is seid, " Lo ! I schal rise on 3ou Medeys, that
" schul not seeke syluer;" for whi Darius Medey, with Cirus, his cosyn, took Babilone, and
killide Baltasar, the king of Babilone, as it is seid in thew v. c°. of Daniel. The v. reule is
of tymes, which reule bifallithx in iiij. maners ; in oo manere bi a figure clepid synodoches,
whanne a part of tyme is set for al the tyme, as it is seid in the gospel, that Crist lay thre
daies in the sepulcre, and natheles the firste day and the thridde weren not hool daies. In
another maner this reule bifallith for smale partys of tyme, that ben noumbrid sumtyme in
scripture, and sumtyme ben left out, and bi this the scripture that spekith of sum noumbre
of 3eris, in manye placis, settith sumtyme moo 3eris, rekenynge the foreseid smale partys,
in another place it settith fewere 3eeris, in leuyng out the smale partys. In iij J manerz this
reule bifallith% for that the rekenyng of 3eeris bigynneth in oo place at the formere terme,
andb in another place at the latter teerme, as in xv.c c°. of Genesis, it was said to Abraham,
that his seed schal be a pilgrym bi iiij. c. 3eer, and in xij.(1 c°. of Exodi it is seid of this6
pilgrimage, that the dwelling of the sones of Israel in the lond of Egipt was of f iiij. c. 3eer
and xxx., for the rekenyng of this more noumbre bigynneth at the tyme, in which it was
seid to Abraham in xij.s c°. of Genesis, " go out of thi lond," etc., and the rekenyng of the
lesse noumbre bigynneth at the natyuite of Isaac, that was xxx. 3eer aftir the goinge out
8 tabernacle /3. b the xxv. eft. c the Seracenes f. q the j. eft. r and f. s Om. i/«. ss preue oj3f. * an-
d tabernaclis f. e or f. f vndirstonden or expowned f. other et. u the xiij. efqt. v word aet. w Om. r/, x bi-
g other /3f. gg also t. h the ensample (3. ' the saweth a/3. y the thridde eft. z maneres /3. a fallith f.
firste eft. k the xvij. f. l of /3f. "» into hym /3. b Om. /3. c the xv. efj/t. d the xij. eft. e the f.
n into /3. o therfore /Set. herfore 17. P the ij. eft. f Om. jSf. g the xij. eft.
PROLOGUE. 55
of Abraham fro Aran. The iiij. tyme this reule bifallith, for that hooly scripture spekith The mj. rmi>,
of thingh to comynge hi the maner of thing passid, as in the ix. c°. of Isaie, " a litil child "
" was born to vs," etc. ; and this is to singnefie the certeynte of profecie, whos bifalling oflrr'Plu
tyme to comynge is so certeyn, as if it were passid now; and this is for certeynte of Goddis
bifore knowing, bi whiche the reuelacoun is maad to the prophete. Natheles such maner of
speche hath noo place, no but in profecie of predestynacoun, either' ful determynyng of
God ; which prophecie is, whanne a thing to comynge in noun certeyn to mannis knowing,
is schewid to the prophete in that maner, bi which it is in the bifore knowing of God,
which bifore knowing of k God bihooldith so without fayling thingis to comynge, as thingis
present and passid. But in profecie1 of manaasinge, such maner ofm speech hath noo place,
which profecie of manaas is, whanne enyram peyne worthi to be brou3t in on an puple, either"
on a persoone, is schewid to the prophete, not bi that that it? is in the bifore knowing of
God, but bi the ordre of secunde causis, as bi the yuel disseruyngis of men ; as is thilkei
prophecie of Jonas iij.r c°., " 3it xl. daies, and Nynyue schal be distroied ;" for whi the
synnes of that citee hadden disseruyd this distroying ; natheles for such a cause is chaung-
able, therfore sumtyme the effect, that is, peyne manaasid, sueth not, as heere, for 'Nyny-
uytis diden8 penaunce, and so the Lord broirjte not in the peyne manassid. The vj. reule
is of recapitulacoun, that is, rehersing1 of thing" don bifore, and of anticipacoun, eitherv
bifore takinge, that is, setting in of thing bifore that itw is don ; for in hooly scripture not
euere stories and deedis ben writen in the same ordre in whiche thoo ben don, and therfore
whanne lattereww thingis ben sett bifore, it is seid anticipacioun, eitherx byfore taking, and
whanne the formere thingis ben set byhynde, it is seid recapitulacoun, either2 rehersing of
thinga doon bifore, as in x.b c°. of Genesis it is seid of the sones of Noe, " the ilis of hethene
"folkis in her cuntrees weren departid of these sones of Noe, ech man bi his langagebb;" and
withinne inc thed same x. c°. it is seid, " these ben the sones of Cham, in kynredis and
" langagis," and aftirward it is seid in xj.e c°., " the lond was of oo langage and of the same
" wordis ;" wherof it is opin, that this that is bifore seid of the departyng of langagis, is
seid bi anticipacoun ; in lyk maner in ij.f c°. of Genesis, aftir that Moises in j.» c°. hadde
discriued the creacoun, either*1 making of nou3t of heuene and of erthe, and the departing
and ournyng1 of the world, he seide, " these ben the generacouns of heuene and of erthe, in
the day in whichek tho weren mad ;" wherof it is opin that thiskk is seid bi recapitulacoun,
either1 rehersing of thing™ don bifore. The vij . reule is of the deuil and of his body, for as
Gregori seith in the x. Omelie, " Certys the deuil is heed of alle wickid men, and alle HOU the
" wickide men ben membris of this heed," and therfore for the knytting togidere of ti
heed to the membris, the scripture that spekith of oon, passith in the same knytting to-
gidere of resoun to speke of the tother, as in xiiij. n c". of Isaie, where the scripture spekith
of the king of Babilone, that was a membre of the deuil, it passith to speke of the prince of
fendis, whanne it is0 seid there, " Lucifer, that rysidist eerly, hou feldist thou doun fro
" heuene;" and in the? xxviij. c. of Ezechiel, where the scripture spekith of the prince of
Tire, it passith to speke of the deuil, whanne it is addid, " thou, ai singnet, either17 a prente,
" of the licnesse of God, were ful of wisdom, and parfit in fairnesse, in the8 delices of
" paradys of God." Lyre seith al' this in the ij. prologe ofu Genesis. Heere1"1 Lire re- Lire n
hersith the sentence of seint Austyn, and of Isidre in these reulis, and declarith hem opinl
bi holy scripturev and resoun, and countrith not Austin, but declareth him ful mychelw to^**^*'
symple mennis wittx; and addith more bi scripture and resoun, that Austin touchith not. «*«<* **»"•
fc thingis f. » or f. k as «. ' the profecie f. xj. ef«. f the secunde ft. 8 the firste ft. h or f.
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56 PROLOGUE.
Thou3 these reulis either?' keies of scripture bringen men to greet vndirstonding therof, 3it
men moten taken heede, what is seid of Crist bi his godheed, and what bi his manheed, for
Crist bi his manheed, is seid lesse than thez fadir, and bi the godheed he is seid euene with
the fadir ; and for as myche as Crist is bothe God and man, we graunten that God isa
«deedly, and di3ede on the crosse, not bi his godheed, but bi the manheed of Crist, that was
ioyned in oonhed of persone with the godheed, and we graunte, as the gospel doith, that
manb, while he was deedly onc erthe, was in heuene, for his godheed was there, and he also
bi resoun therof. Also we moun graunte wel, that a man made heuene and erthe, for Crist
Lireindcciar. bi his godheed, which Crist is and was man, dided thus. Also6 hooly scripture tellith ofte
'tures /and be the thou3tis of men, and ofte the wordis and deedis ; and whanne the thou3tis, and wordis,
deedis of men ben contrarie, oo gospellerf tellith the thou3tis, and£ another tellith the
wrdis ; and bi this equiuocacoun, either11 diuerse speking, thei ben acordid, 3he, whanne
thei seemen contrarie in wordis ; also ofte in storial mateer scripture rehersith the comune
opynyoun of men, and affirmeth not, that it was so in dede. In this maner the gospel seith,
that Joseph was the fadir of Crist, thou3 he neuere gendride Crist ; for Marie, Cristis
modir, was euere clene virgyne. Thus the gospel seith, that at the biheeding of Joon
Baptist, Eroude was soory, and 3it, as doctouris seyn, he was ful glad therof; but he
feynede him sory for the puple, and the puple gessid him sory. Also thou3 scripture' re-
hersith, hou hooly men lyueden, and comendith hem greetly, it appreueth not alle hire
deedis, for many greete seyntis erriden foule in manye poyntis ; and thou3 scripture tellith
the stories of yuel men and dampned, it repreuith not herfore alle thingis whiche thei
diden, for thou3 thei weren hemsilf ful cursid, thei diden many goode deedis of kynde,
and sumtyme perauenture goodek dedis of vertu, if thei weren in grace for a tyme. At the
laste take 3C1 good heede, whanne scripture spekith bi comaundement to all men, and
whanne it 3eueth comaundement to certeyn persones of diuerse statis. In the first poynt,
alle men motenm do, as it seith ; in the™ ij. tyme, the persoones of staatis specified moten0
nedis obeye ; whanneP scripture speketh oonly bi counceil, men moun be sauid, thou3 thei
do not the counceil, as ful many men and wymmen moun be sauid, thou3 thei take not
virginite, neitheri contynence, neither^ 3euen alle her goodis to pore men, and 3it these ben
heerer counceils of Jhesu Crist in the gospel.
CAP. XV.
For as myche as Crist seith that the gospel shal be prechid in al the world, and Dauith
seith of the postlis and her preching, " the soun of hem 3ede out into ech lond, and the
" wordis of hem 3eden out into the endis of the world," and eft Dauith seith, " the Lord
" schal telle in the scripturis of puplis, and of these princis that weren in it," that is, in holi
/ft«««?ry»s«nchirche, and as Jerom seith on that vers, "hooly writ is the scripture of puplis, for it is
and kepe the " maad, that alle puples schulden8 knowe it," and the princis of the chirche, that weren
ShooiyUwrlt'Ts therinne, ben the postlis, that hadden autorite to writen hooly writ, for bi that same that the
Postlis writiden her scripturis bi autorite, and confermynge of the Hooly Goost, it is hooly
seith. scripture, and feith of cristen men, and this dignite hath noo man aftir hem, be he neuere
so hooly, neuer* so kunnynge, as Jerom witnessith on that vers. Also Crist seithu of the
Jewis that crieden Osanna to him in the temple, that thou3 thei weren stille stoonis
schulenv crie, and bi stoonis he vndirstondith hethen men, that worshipiden stoonis for
her goddis. And we Englische men ben comen of hethen men, therfore we ben vndir-
stonden bi thes stonis, that schuldenw crie hooly writ, and as Jewis, interpretid* knowlech-
inge, singnefien? clerkis, that schulden2 knouleche to God, bi repentaunce of synnes, and bi vois
y and «. or f. z his ft. a was «. t> mannes sone f. P and whanne f. 1 ne f. r jit heere a. hije /3f.
c upon «. d an(l €7;. pr.m. i. e and f. f goespelle ft. s shullon ft. * ne neuer f. u seid f. v shul ft.
S Om. «i. h or £. i hooli scripture f. k manie shulden f. w shullone ft. * that is interpretid f. y sig-
good «. l Om. ftf. m musten f. n Om. 17. ° musten f. nyfiyng ft. z shulon ft.
PROLOGUE. 57
of Goddis heriyng", so oure lewide men, suynge the corner ston Crist, mowen be singnefied bi
stonis, that ben harde and abydinge in the foundement ; for thoirj couetouse clerkis ben
woode by simonie, eresie, and manye othere synnes, andaa dispisen and stoppen holi writ, as
myche as thei moun, 3it the lewid puple crieth aftir holi writ, to kunne it, and kepe it,
with greet cost and peril of here lif. For these resons and othereb, with comune charite to
saue alle men in oure rewme, whiche God wole haue sauid, a symple creature hath trans-
latid the bible out of Latyn into English. First, this symple creature hadde myche trauaile,
with diuerse felawis and helperisc, to gedere manie elde biblis, and othere doctouris, and
comune glosis, and to make ood Latyn bible sumdel trewe ; and thanne to studie it of the
newe, the text with the glose, and othere doctouris, as he mi3te gete, and speciali Lire on
the elde testament, that helpide ful myche in this werk ; the thridde tyme to counseile
with elde gramariens, and elde dyuynis, of harde wordis, and harde sentencis, hou thoe
mi3ten best be vndurstonden and translatid ; the iiij. tyme to translate as cleerliee as he
coude to the sentence, and to haue manie gode felawis and kunnynge at the correcting of
the translacioun. First it is tof knowe, that the best translating^ is out of Latyn into
English, to translate aftir the sentence, and not oneli aftir the wordis, so that the sentence
be as opin, eitherh openere, in English as in Latyn, and go not fer fro the lettre ; and if
the lettre mai not be suid in the translating, let the sentence euere be hool and open, for
the wordis owen to serue to the entent and sentence, and ellis the wordis ben superflu
either1 false. In translating into English, manie resolucions moun make the sentence open,
as ank ablatif case absolute may be resoluid into these thre wordis, with couenable1 verbe,
the while, for, if, as gramariens seyn ; as thus, the maistir redinge, I stonde, mai be re-
soluid thus, while the maistir redith, I stonde, either™ if the maistir redith?, etc. either0
for the maistir, etc. ; and sumtyme it wolde acorde wel with the? sentence to be resoluid into
whanne, eitheri into aftirward, thus, whanne the maistir red, I stood, 'either^ aftir the
maistir red, I stood r ; and sumtyme it mai wel be resoluid into a verbe of the same tens,
as othere ben in the same resoun, and into this word et, that is, and in English, as thus,
arescentibus hominibus prte timore, that is, and men shulen wexe drie for drede. Also a
participle of a8 present tens, either* preterit, of actif vois, eithir1 passif, mai be resoluid into
a verbe of the same tens, and a coniunccioun copulatif ss, as thus, dicens, that is, seiynge,
mai be resoluid thus, and seith, eithir1 that seith ; and this wole, in manie placis, make the
sentence open, where tou Englisshe itv aftir the word, woldew be derk and douteful. Also
a relatif, which mai be resoluid into his antecedent with a coniunccioun copulatif, as thus,
which renneth, and he renneth. Also whanne oo word is oonis set in a reesoun, it mai be
set forth as ofte as it is vndurstonden, either" as ofte as reesoun and nede axen ; and this
word autem, either1 vero, mai stonde forforsothe, either" for but, and thus I vse comounli ;
aud sumtyme it mai stonde for and, as elde gramariens seyn. Also whanne ri3tful con-
struccioun is lettid bi relation, I resolue it> openli, thus, where this reesoun, Dominumfor-
midabunt adversary ejus, shulde be Englisshid thus bi thez lettre, the Lord hise aduer-
saries shulen* drede, I Englisheb it thus bi resolucioun, the aduersaries of the Lord
shulen drede him ; and so of othere resons that ben like. At the bigynnyng I purposide,
with Goddis helpe, to make the sentence as trewe and open0 in English as it is in Latyn,
either"1 more trewe and more open than it is in Latyn ; and I preie, for charite and for
comoun profyt of cristene soulis, that if ony wiys man fynde ony defaute of the truthe of e
translacioun, let him sette in the trewe sentence and opin of holi writ, but loke that he
a heeringe a. "» MS. a is defective from this place <1 or f. Nr Om. (3. » Om. &&, "s Om. e. * or £.
to the end of the Prologue. b other mo f. c helpes /3f. u for to f, v Om. ft. w it wolde /3f. * or £ . y Om. «.
d a £ . « they /3f. « clerkli j. f Om. £/. g transla- zOm./3. aschuldenf. b Englischid f. <= as open £.
cioun f. h or f. i and f. k Om. /3{. 1 the cove- d or f. e in £.
nable/3f. m or f. n Om. /3ft. ° or £. P this fir,.
58 PROLOGUE.
examyne truli his Latyn bible, for no doute he shal fynde fulf manye 'biblis in Latyn £ fulh
false, if he loke manie, nameli1 newe ; and the comune Latyn biblis han more nede to be
correctid, as manie as I haue seen in my lif, than hath the English bible late translatid ;
and where the Ebru, bi witnesse of Jerom, of k Lire, and othere expositouris discordith fro
oure1 Latyn biblis, I haue set in the margyn, bi maner1" of a glose, what the" Ebru hath,
and hou it is vndurstondun in sum place ; and I dide this most in the Sauter, that of alle
oure0 bokis discordith most fro EbruP ; for the chirche redith not the Sauter bi the laste
translacioun of Jerom out of Ebru into Latyn, but another translacioun of othere men,
that hadden myche lasse kunnyng and holynessei than Jerom hadde ; and in ful fewe bokis
the chirche redith the translacioun of Jerom, as it mai be preuid bi the propre origynals of
Jerom, whiche he gloside. And where I haue translatid as opinli orr opinliere in English
as ins Latyn, late wise men deme, that knowen wel bothe langagis*, and knowen wel the
sentence of holi scripture. And wheru I haue do thus, orv nay, nevv doute, thei that kunne
wel the sentence of holi writ and English togidere, and wolenw trauaile, with Goddis grace,
theraboute, moun make the bible as trewe and as opin, 3eaww, and opinliere* in English
than it is in Latyn. And no doute to^ a symple man, with Goddis grace and greet trauail,
menz ini3tena expoune myche openliere and shortliere the bible in English, than the elde
greeteb doctouris han expounid itc in Latyn, and myche sharpliere and grouridliere than
manie late postillatouris, eithird expositouris, han don. But God, of his grete merci,
3eue to vs grace to lyue wel, and to seie the truthe in couenable manere, and acceptable to
God and his puple, and to spille not oure tyme, be it short be it long at Goddis ordyn-
aunce. But summe, that semen wise and holi, seyn thus, if men now weren as holi as
Jerom was, thei mi3ten translate out of Latyn into English, as he dide out of Ebru and
out of Greek into Latyn, and ellis thei shulden not translate6 now, as hem thinkith, for
defaute of holynesse and of kunnyng. Thou3 this replicacioun seme colourable, itf hath no
good ground, neither^ resoun, neithir^ charite, for whi this replicacioun is more a3ens seynt
Jerom, and a3ens the firste Ixx. translatouris, and a3ens holih chirche, than a3ens symple
men, that translaten now into English ; for seynt Jerom was not so holi as the apostlis and
euangelistis, whos bokis he translatide into Latyn, neither he hadde so hi3e 3iftis of the
Holi Gost as thei hadden; and myche more the Ixx. translatouris weren not so holi as
Moises and the1 profetis, and speciali Dauith, neither thei hadden so greete 3iftis of God, as
Moises and the prophetis hadden. Ferthermore holi chirche appreueth, not oneli the trewe
translacioun of meene cristene men, stidefast in cristene feith, but also of open eretikis, that
diden awei manie mysteries of Jhesu Crist bi gileful translacioun, as Jerom witnessith
in ook prolog on Job, and in the prolog1 of11 Daniel. Myche more late the chirche of
Engelond appreue the trewe and hool translacioun of symple men, that wolden for no good
in erthe, bi here witing and power, putte awei the leste truthe, 3ea, the leste lettre, either'"
title, of holi writ, that berith substaunce, either1" charge. And dispute thei not of the holy-
nesse of men now lyuynge in this deadli lif, for thei kunnen not theron, and it is reseruid
oneli to" Goddis doom. If thei knowen ony notable defaute bi the translatouris, either0
helpis of hem, lete hem blame the defaute bi charite and merci, and lete hem neuere
dampne a thing that mai be don lefulli bi Goddis lawe, as weeryng of a? good cloth for a
tyme, either"! riding onr an hors for a greet iourney, whanne thei witen not wherfore it is
don ; for suche thingis moun be don of symple men8, with as greet charite and vertu, as
f Om. /3ft. g Latyn bybles /3. h Om. f. » and nere /3f. 7 Om. /3ft. sec.m. * Om. /3ft. a mi?te /3ft.
nameli (. k and /3ft. l othere /3. m the maner /3ft. b Om. ft. c Om. f. d or £. e haue translatid f.
n Om. f. o other /3. P the Ebreu f. q lesse holynes f. f jit it f. g ne f. h al holy /3ft. » Om. f. k the
r ether /3ij. 9 it is in /3f. t the langagis f. u whe- firste f. l firste prologe f. H on «. m or f. " in to /3.
ther /3. v ether /3ij. ^nof. ^ wel f. ww Om. i. xopi- ° or f. P Om. f. q or f . r Om. )3. » folk /3.
PROLOGUE. 59
summe, that holden hemii greete and wise, kunnen ride inrr a giltss sadil, either4 vse cuyssyns
and beddis and clothis of gold and of silk, with othere vanitees of the world. God graunte
pite, merci", and charite, and loue of comoun profyt, and putte awei such foli domis, that
ben a3eris resoun and charite. 3it worldli clerkis axen gretli what spiryt makith idiotis
hardi to translate now the bible into English, sithen the foure greete doctouris dursten
neuere do this ? This replicacioun is so lewid, that it nedith noon answer, nov but 'still-
nesse, eithir curteysw scorn ; for these greete doctouris weren noon English men, neither*
thei-v weren conuersaunt among English men, neithir2 in caas thei kouden thea langage of
English, but thei ceessiden neuere til thei hadden holi writ in hereb modir tunge, of here
owne puple. For Jerom, that was a Latyn man of birthe, translatide the bible, bothe out
of Ebru and out of Greek, into Latyn, and expounide ful myche therto ; and Austyn, and
manie mo Latyns expouniden the bible, for manie partis, inc Latyn, to Latyn men, among
whiche thei dwellidend, and Latyn was a comoun langage to here puple aboute Rome, and
bi3ondis, and on this half, as Englishe is comoun6 langage to oure puple, and }it this day
the comoun puple in Italic spekith Latyn corrupt66, as trewe men seyn, that han ben in
Italie; and the noumbre of translatouris out of Greek into Latyn passith mannis knowing,
as Austyn witnessith in the ij. book of Cristene Teching, and seith thus, " the translatouris
" out of Ebru into Greek moun be noumbrid, but Latyn translatouris, eitherf thei that
" translatiden into Latyn, moun not be noumbrid in ony manere." For in the firste tymes&
of feith, ech man, as a Greek book came to him, and he semyde toh him silf to haue sum
kunnyng of Greek and of Latyn, was hardi to translate ; and this thing helpide more than
lettide vndurstonding, if rederis ben not necligent, forwhi the biholding of manie bokis
hath shewid ofte, eithir1 declarid, summe Merkere sentencisk. This seith Austyn there.
Therfore Grosted seith, that it was Goddis wille, that diuerse men translatiden, and that
diuerse translacions1 be in the chirche, for where . oon seide derkli, oon either™ mo seiden
openli. Lord God ! sithen at the bigynnyng of feith so manie men translatiden into Latyn,
and to greet profyt of Latyn men, lat oo symple creature of God translate into English, for
profyt" of English men; for if worldli clerkis loken wel here croniclis and bokis, thei shulden
fynde, that.Bede translatide the bible, and expounide myche in0 Saxon, that was English,
either? comoun langage of this lond, in his tyme ; and not oneli Bede, but also king
Alured, that foundide Oxenford, translatide in hise laste daies the bigynning of the Sauter
into Saxon, and wolde more, if he hadde lyued lengere. Also Frenshe men, Beemers, and
Britons han the bible, and othere bokis of deuociouni and of exposiciounr, translatid in
here modir langage ; whi shulden not English men haue the same in here modir langage,
I can not wite, nos but for falsnesse and necgligence of clerkis, either1 for oure puple is not
worthi to haue so greet grace and 3ifte of God, in peyne of here olde synnes. God for his
merci amende these euele causis, and make oure puple to haue, and kunne, and kepe truli
holi writ, to lijf and deth ! But in translating11 of wordis equiuok, that is, that hathv
manie significacions vndur oo lettre, mai Ii3tli be pereil, for Austyn seith in thew ij. book of
Cristene Teching, that if equiuok wordis be not translatid into" the sense, either? vndur-
stonding, of the autour, it is errour ; as in that place of thez Salme, the feet of hem ben
swifte to shede out blood, the Greek word is equiuok to sharp and swift, and he that trans-
latide3 sharpe feet, 'erride, and a book that hath sharpe feefi, is fals, and mut bec
amendid ; as that sentence vnkynde i>onge trees shulen not ^eue depe rootis, owith to be
thus, plauntingis ofauoutrie shulen not ~$eue depe rootis. Austyn seith this there. Ther-
<W hemsilf f. " on /3. "s golden ft. * or (. « and m or f. " the profit /3ft. ° into /Si;. P or £. 1 deuo-
merci £ T Om. f. w a stille or a curteis f. x ne f. ciouns (. r exposiciouns f. s Om. &£. * or f . u the
y Om. 0ft. z ne f. a not the f. b the /3ft. o into a«. translatyng /3. * han /3£. w Om. r]. * to /3£. y or f.
d weren £. e a comyn {. « corript e. f or f. S tyme /3. z that /3. a for swift translatid f. b Om. /3i. c nedis
h Om. f. i or f. * derk sentence /3. l translatours f. be £.
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60 PROLOGUE.
fore a translatour hath greet nede to studie wel the sentence, both bifore and aftir, and
loke that suche equiuok wordis acorde withd the sentence, and he hath nedee to lyue a
clene lif, and be ful deuout in preiers, and haue not his wit ocupied about worldli thingis,
that the Holi Spiryt, autour of wisdom, and kunnyng, and truthe, dresse him in his werk,
and suffre him not for to erre. Also this word ex signifieth sumtyme of, and sumtyme
it signifieth bi, as Jerom seith ; and this word enim signifieth comynli forsothe, andee, as
Jerorn seith, it signifieth cause thus,forwhi; and this word secundum is taken for aftir,
as manie menf seyn, and£ comynli, but it signifieth wel bi, eithirh vp, thus bi ^oure word,
eitherh vp youre word. Manie such aduerbis, coniuncciouns, and preposiciouns ben set
ofte oon for another, and at fre chois of autouris sumtyme ; and now tho shulen be taken
as it acordith best to the sentence. Bi this maner, with good lyuyng and greet trauel,
men moun come to trewe1 and cleer translating, and trewe vndurstonding of holi writ,
seme it neuere so hard at the bigynnyng. God graunte to us alle gracek to kunne wel,
and kepe wel holi writ, and suffre1 ioiefulli sum peyne for it at the laste™ ! Amen.
d wel with /3ft. « gret nede j3£. ee Om. i. 1 to suffre |3f. m laste, to the plesaunce and wille of
f Om. /3. S Om. ft. fc or f. i truthe ft. k Om. «. God. f.
PREFATORY EPISTLES OF ST. JEROME.
Heere bigynnith the epystle ofsaynt Jerom
preest ofalle the bokes of Goddis storye*.
CAP. I.
BROTHER Ambrose, to me thi litel 3iftis per-
fitli berynge, hath broi^t with and ri3tb swete
lettres, the whiche han shewid sothfastnes of
nowc proued feith, fro the bigynnyng of fren-
shipesd, and newe thingis ofe olde frenshipf.
Verrei forsothe that frenship is, and thui'3 the
glew of Crist cowplid, the which not profit of
famylier thing, not presens oonli of bodies, not
grasping and trecherous flateryng, but the drede
of God and the studies of Goddis scripturys
ioynen. We han redde in olde stories, sum
men to han vyroundeS prouynces, to han gon
to new puplis, to han passid the see, that hem
whom thei han knowun of bokis, my3ten seen
verreli present. So Pictagorax to the filosofers
of Memphus'1, so Plato to Egipte, and to Archite
Tarentyne1, and thilkk brynk of Itali, the which
sum tyme was seid Grete Grece, ful traueilousli
3ede ; that he that in Athenys was a maister
and my3ti, and1 whos doctrine the stodies of
Achademy perfitli sowrieden, wolde be maad a
pilgrym and a disciple, more wilnyngm other
mennus thingis shamfastli to lernen, than his
owne vnshamfastli 'to prece" forth. Aftirward
whil he pursueth fleynge lettres as in al the
world, takun of see theues and sold, also to a
ful cruel tiraunt pered, led cheytif, boundun,
and thral. Neuerthelater for he was a filosofre,
he was more than his bier. To Tite Lyuy,
wellynge with the0 mylk welle of faire speche,
we hau red, summe noble men to han comen
Jerom in his Prolog on the Byble*.
CAP. I.
BROTHIR Ambrose, bryngynge fully thi litil
3iftis to me, brou3te al so ri3t sweete lettris, the
whiche han shewid the sothfastnesse of feith that
is now preued, and al so newe tidyngis of olde
frenschip. For certeyn that is veri frenschip, and
couplid with the glew of Crist, which not onely
the profijt of homely thing, neither onely presenseb
of bodies, neither graspyng or trecherouse flateryng,
ioyneth ; but that dredec of God and the studies of
hooly scriptures councelen to gideres. We han red
in olde stories, that sum men han go aboute pro-
uynces, and that they han go to newe puplis, and
that thei han passid the see, that thei my3te se
openly present hem thatd they knewen bi redyng
of bookis. Soe Pictagoras, the filosofere, 3ede to the
filosoferes of Memphies; so Plato wente toEgipt,and
to Archite Tarentyne, and passide ful trauelously
thilke same coostis of Italie, the' which sum tyme
was seid Grete Grece; that he that was maistirK
and my3ty in Athenes, and whos doctryne the scoles
of Achademye perfitly sowneden, wolde be maad
a pilgrym and a discyple, rather wilnynge to lerne
shamefastly othere mennus studies, than to prece
forth his owne vnshamefullyh. Aftirward while
he pursueth lettris fleynge in' al the world, whanne
he was take of theues of the see and seid, he ap-
peryde alsok to a ful cruel tiraunt, and was lad
prisoner, and bound, and thral. Netheles for he
was a filosofere, he was more than his biere. Also
we han red, that sum noble men han comen fro
the vttemeste coostis of Spayne and of Fraunce to
a From BDEF. Prologus. A. No title in H. In I as in B, adding at the end, that is clepide a prolog. b most /.
c newe D. the newe i. <1 frenschipe I. e forsothe of A. f frendschepes D. S enuyrounde BDEFHI. h Mem-
phies BDEFH. Memphios /. * and Tarentyne A. k the i. ' Om. A. m willynge DEH. n beryn D. ° Om. i.
a Om. F.
fastli FX.
Prolog, x. b the presence F. c the drede F. d whom F. e Oon o. { Om. F. S a maister F. h vnscham-
1 as in FX. k Om . F.
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PREFATORY EPISTLES
fro the vtmostP costis of Spayne and of Fraunse;
and whom Rome drow not to his si3t, 'o mannusi
fame fulli ledde. That age hadde a myracle
vnherd, and to alle worldis to ben ofte wor-
shipid, that thei, gon in so greet a cite, other
thing1" wold sechen with oute the cite. Apolony,
or that8 deuynour, vor* as the comunte" spekith,
a filosoferv, as Pictagorax disciplis tellen, 3ede
into Perses, passid Kaukasoun, Albanus, Scitus,
andw Massegetos, 3ede thui'3 the most plenteuows
kyngdomes of Inde ; and at the end, the brodest
flode ofx Phison passid, come to Bragmanony,
that Hiearch sittynge in the golden trone, and
drynkynge of the welle of Tantali, among2 fewe
disciplis techynge of kynde, of maners, of course
of daies and of sterresa, he my3t heren ; fro
thens bi Elamytas, Babiloyns, Caldeos, Medos,
Assyrios, Parthos, Syros, Phenices, Arabes, Pa-
lestyns, turned a3en to Alisawndre, 3ede to
Ethiop, that he my3t se the maistres of the
studies, and the most famows horde of xthe sonne
in grauelb. Thatc man fonde ouer al that he
mi3te lerne, and that euermore profitynge, euer-
more he my3t be maad better than hym silf.
Vpon this 'Philostratus wrote most fullich in
volumes'1.
CAP. II.
What shal I speke of men of the world ? sith
the apostle Poul, the vessel of eleccoun and the
maister of Gentilis, the which of conscience of
so greet a gest in hym silf spak seiynge, " whe-
" ther sechen 36 experyment of hym that spekith
" in me Crist," after Damask and Arabe enuy-
round, 3ede vp to Jerusalem, that he my3t se
Peter, and dwelte6 with hym fiftene daies ; bi
this forsothe mysterie of seuene and ei3t the
prechour of Gentilis to comyng was to be en-
formyd ; and eftsones aftir fourtene 3eer, takim
to hym Barnaba and Tyto, expownedef with the
apostlis the euangeli, lest perauenture in veyn
Tite Lyuye, wallynge with the mylke welle of fair
speche ; and whom Rome hadde not drawe to the
biholdyng of him, the fame of o man brou3te fully
to his si3t. Thilke age hadde a1 merueyle vnherd,
and to be ofte worshipid of alle worldis, that aftir
tyme thei weren entrid in to so greet a citee, thei
wolden seche othere kunnyng with out the citee.
Appolonye, eithir thilke dyuynour as the comynte
spekith, eithir a filosofore as Pictagoras disciplis
tellen, entride in to Persis, and passide ouer to the
cuntre of Caucasun, and Albanes, and Scitas, and
Massagetas, and 3ede thour3 the moost plenteuouse
kyngdomes of Ynde ; and at the last whanne he
hadde passid ouer the ful brood flood of Phison,
he cam to Bragmanas, that he shuldem heere Hi-
arche sittynge in a golden troone, and drynke" of
the welle of Tantaly, techynge, among a fewe dis-
ciplis, of nature, of vertuous0 maneris, and of the
cours of dayes and of sterrys ; and fro thennes he
3ede by Elamytes, bi folk of Babyloyne, and of
Caldeis, and men of Meede, and of Assirie, and of
Parthie, and SireP, and bi folk of Fenyce, and ofi
Arabie, and bir Palestynes, and whanne he was
turned a3en to Alysaundire, he wente to Ethiopie,
that he my3te se the8 maistris of studies, and the
moost famouse boord of the sunne in grauel*.
Thilke man foond ouer al that he my3te lerne,
that he euere profitynge my3te be maade bettere
than he him silf was to fore. Vpon this Philostra-
tus wroot ful pleynlich in viij. volyms.
CAP. II.
What shal I speke of men of the world ? sith
Poul the apostle, the vessel of eleccioun, and mays-
tir of Gentiles, the" whiche, of conscience of so greet
a gestw in him silf, spak, seiynge thus, " whether
" sechen 36 open preef of him, that is Jhesu Crist,
" that spekith in me," aftirward whanne he haade
envyrownd Damask and Arabie, he 3ede up to Je-
rusalem, for he wolde se Petre, and dwelte with
him xv. dayes ; for by this mysterie of seuene and
ei3te daies he was to be enformed to be aftirward
a prechour to cornynge of the Gentiles", to conuerte
hem to the bileue ; and eftsoones aftir fourteney
3eer, whanne he hadde take to him Barnabas and
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63
he shulde renne, or hadde ronnen. The dede
of the qnyk vois haths I not what of hidde in-
ward worchyng, and into the eris of the disciple
fro the mouth of the autour the vois ouer3otun
strengerli'1 sowneth. Wherfor and Eschyneus,
whan he was exylid into Rodi, and was redde
thilk1 orisoun of Demostens, that a3ens hym he
hadde, wondrynge alle men and preisynge, si-
3ynge seithk, " what if thilk1 beest 36 hadden
" herd tellinge his owne wordis !"
CAP. III.
Nem this Y seye, that there be eny thing in
me siche, that other thou my3tist of me here, or
woldist lerne ; but whether" with thi feruour
and studie of lernyng, also with outen vs, shulde
be proiied bi hem silf; a wit able to be tau3t
and with outen techer is preisable. Not what
thou fyndist0, but what thou sechistP, we taken
heed. Neshe wax and Ii3t to formen, 3he, if the
hondis of the crafti man and of the fourmer
cesen, neuertheles with ynne thonrj vertu is al
what xeuere mayi be. Poul the apostle at the
feet of Gamaliel glorieth hym silf to haue lernyd
the lawe of Moyses and the prophetis, that he,
armed with spirytual daartis, aftyrward my3te
seie tristily, " forsothe the armes of our kni3hode
" ben not fleishli, but my3ti thoru3 God to the
" distruccoun of holdis, that we be destruyinge
" thou3tis, and al hei3nesr reisynge it silf a3ens
" the kunnyng of God, and chatyuynge al vndir-
" stondyng for to obeishe to Crist, arid redi to
" vndir3oken al inobeishaunce." To Tymothe
tau3t in holi lettres fro childhode he wryteth,
and enorteth8 the' studie of lessoun, lest he leue
of theu grace, the which is 3ouun to hym bi
imposicoun of the prestis hondv. To Tite he
comaundide, amongw other vertues of a bishop,
whom in short sermoun he depeyntid, that kun-
nyng also he leue not of scripturis, " holdynge,"
he seith, " that" sermoun, the which isxaftir doc-
" trine trewe sermoun, that he be my3ti to
" myche styre? in holsum doctryne, and the
" withseierisz to withstonde."
Tite, he expownede the gospel with the apostlis,
lest perauenture he hadde runne and shulde haue
runne in veyn. The dede of the quyk vois of
Goddis word hath I noot what of hid inward spede-
ful worchyng, and whanne thez voys is spred
abrood in to the eeris of thea disciple from the
mouth of the auctor, it sowneth the more strongly.
Wherfor whanne Eschines was exilid in to Rody,
and thilke orisoun of Demostenes was red, that he
hadde anentis him, alle men wondrynge and preis-
ynge, he seide sore si}3yng, " what if 36 hadden
" herd thilke beest tellynge his owne wordis !"
CAP. III.
I seie not this, as thou3 ther were ony sich good-
nesse in me, that thou my3tist either here of me,
either woldist lerne; but wher with thi feruent loue
and studie of lernyng also shulde be proued bi him
silf withouten us ; for a wit able to be tau3t and
without a techere is presable. We taken not heede
what thou shuldist fynde, but what thou shuldist
seche. Neische wax and Ii3t to fourmen, 3heb, thou3
the hondis of the crafti man and of the fourmere
ceessen, netheles withinne forth in the wax thorny
vertu is al maner shap, that may be maad therof.
Poul the apostle ioieth that he him silf hadde
lerned the lawe of Moyses and the profetis at the
feet of Gamaliel, that he, armed with spirytual
dartis, my3te aftirward speke tristily, " for armersc
" of oure kny3thod ben not fleishly, but the power
" of God to the distruccioun of synful wardis, that
" we be distriynge yuele thou3tis, and alle hi3nesse
" enhaunsynge him silf a3end the kunnyng of God,
" and holdynge lowe al vndirstondyng to obeie to
" Crist, and redy to vndur3oke al vnbuxumnessee."
He writith to Tymothe wel lerned in hooly lettris
fro childhod, and he amonestith him to the studie
of redyng, lest he dispise the grace, 'the whichf was
30116 to him by the puttyng to of the hondis of a
prest. He comaundide also to Tite, among othere
vertues of a bishop, the? which he declaride in a
short word, that also he leseh not the kunnyng of
scriptures, " holdynge," he seith, " thilke word,
" 'the which1 aftir Goddis lore is ak trewe word,
" that he be my3ty, to moneste1 in holsum doc-
" tryne, and to withstonde ajenseyeris"1."
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v hondis D. " that among E. " thilk BDEFH. V sterynge D. z withsiggers DEFH.
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k Om. x. 1 ministrc vx. m the a3enseyeres F.
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PREFATORY EPISTLES
CAP. IV.
Holi forsothe cherlhed to hym silf alonea pro-
fiteth ; and1' as myche as he edifieth of desert of
lijf the chirche of Crist, so myche he noieth if
to the destruyersc he withstonde not. Malachie
the prophete, 3he, bi Malachye the Lord, askith
prestis the lawe ; in so myche the offis of thed
preste ise, askid, to answeren 'of the lawef. And
in Deutronomy we reden, " aske thi fadre, and
" he shal telle thee ; thi prestis, and thei shal
" seie to thee." In the psalm forsothe the?
hundryd and ei3tetene, " thi iustifiyngis were to
" me chauntable in the place of my pilgrimage."
And in the discripcioun of the ri3twisman, whan
David comparysownede hym to a tree of lijf
that is in paradise, among other vertues this he
brou3t forth, " in the lawe of the Lord the wil
" of hym, and in his lawe he shal thenk dai and
" ny3t." Daniel in the ende of the most holi
visioun seith ri3twise men to shyne as sterrys,
and vndirstondersh, that is, taiyt men, as the
fermament. Thou seest how myche thei ben
atwyn, ri3twise chirlehede and tau3t ry3twisnesse.
Other men to sterres, other men to heuene ben
comparisoned ; al be it that, aftir the trewthe of
Ebrew tung, either may be vndurstondun of
lerned men. Thus we reden anentis hem, " thi Ik'
" forsothe that weren tau3t shulen shyne as the
" shynyng of the firmament, and thook that
" techen many men to rightwisnes as sterres into
" perpetuel1 eternytees." Whi is Poul seid the
vessel of eleccoun? forsothe for the vessel of
the lawe, and of holi scripture™ he was the al-
mery. The Faryseus ben stonyed in the doc-
tryne of the Lord, and wondren" in Petre and
Joon, how thei kunnen the lawe, sith lettres thei
lerneden not0. What euer forsothe to? other
men excersice and ech dai thenkynge in the
lawe was wont to 3yuen, that to hem the Holi
Cost tolde, and after that it isi writin, " thei
" weren Goddis tau3t men," that is, able men to
Ii3tli be tau3t of God. Twelue 3eer the Saueour
hadder fulfillid, and in the temple sittynge, ask-
ynge ofs questiouns of the lawe more techeth,
CAP. IV.
Forsothe hooly homelynesse in byleeue profitith
to him silf aloone ; and as myche as he edifieth of"
disseruyng of good lijf the chirche of Crist, so
myche he noieth if he withstonde not the distrieres
ther of. Malechie the profete, and also the Lord
bi Malechie, askith the prestis the lawe ; in so
myche that the office of the prest is, whanne he is
askid, to answere of the lawe of God. And in
Deutronomye we reden, " aske thi fadir, and he
" shal tell thee ; and aske thi prestis, and thei
" shulen seie to thee." Also in the hundryd and
xviij.0 salm Dauith seith, " thi iustifyngis weren
" ioyful toP me in the place of my pilgrymage."
And in the discriuynge of the ri3twise man, whanne
Dauith liknede him to the tre of lijf that is in
paradijs, among othere vertues thus he seide, " the
" wil of him is in the lawe of the Lord, and he
" shal thenke in his lawe day and ny3t." Danyel
in the ende of a ful hooly vysioun seith, that
" ri3twise men shulen shyne as sterris, and wise
" lerned men as the firmament." Thou seest how
moche ri3t wise homelynesse and wyse ri3twisnes
dyuersen ' bitwene hem silf 1. The first of hem ben
likned to sterris, and ther othere to heuene ; al be
it that, aftir ther treuthe of Ebrew tunge, eithir of
hem moun be vndurstonde of lerned men. For thus
we reden anentis hem, "forsothe thilke that ben wise
" lerned men shulen shyne as the bry3tnesse of the
" firmament, and thilke that techen many men to
" ri3twisnesse shulen shyne as sterrus in perpetuel
euerlastyngnessis." Whi is Poul the apostle seid
the vessel of eleccioun ? sothely for he was the
vessel of lawe, and the almarie of hooly scriptures.
The Farissees ben5 astonyed, *or merveilen*, in the
doctrine of the Lord, and wondryden in Petir and
Joon, hou they kouden the lawe, sithen thei lern-
eden nou lettris. For the Hooly Goost telde hem
al, that euer excercise in studie, and euery dayes
thenkyng in the lawe of God, was wont to 3yue to
othere men, as it is writun, " andw thei weren dis-
" ciplis of God able to be tau3tx." Oure^ Sauyour
hadde fulfillid xij. 3eer of his age, andz thanne he,
sittynge in the temple, anda askynge of questiouns
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whil he prudentli* demaundeth". But perauen-
ture we seyn chirl Petre, and cherl Joon, of
whom either my3t seyn, " and if I be vnwise in
" word, neuerthelater not in kunnyng." Chirlw
Jon fissher is vntaujt ; and whens that vois, Y
prey, " In the first was the word, and the word
" was anentys God, and God was the word ?"
Logos in Grece many thingis signifieth, for whi
and word it is, and resoun, and noumbre, and
chesoun of eech thing, bi the which alle thingis
ben that ben ; the whiche echoon* we vndur-
stonden ri3tli in Crist.
CAP. V.
Thes thingis tau3te Plato knewe not ; thes
thingis Demosteynes the fayre speker wiste not ;
" I shal lese," he seith, " the wisdom of wise?
" men, and the prudence of prudent men Y shal
" reprouen." Verreyez wisdom shal spila the
fals wisdom, and al be it that the foli of prech-
yng be in the cros, neuerthelater Poul spekith
wisdom among perfit men ; wisdom forsothe
not of this world, the which is destruyed, ne of
princes of this world ; but he spekith wisdom of
God in mysterie hid, that God bifore ordeynede
bifore worldis. The wisdom of God Crist is ;
" Crist forsothe is the vertu of God and the wis-
" dom of God." This wisdom is in mysterie
hid, and of theb which the title of the nynthe
salm is bifore notid, " for the hid thingis of the
" sone," in the whiche ben alle thec tresouresd
of wisdom and of the" kunnyng of God hid ; and
'he that was in mysterie hid, isf bifore ordeyned
bifore the worldis ; 'bifore ordeyned forsothes
and bifore figuryd in laweh and prophetis1.
Wherfore and prophetisk weren clepid1 seers, for
thei seien hym, whom other men seien not.
" Abraham saw3 the day of hym, and he was
" glad." Heuenes weren openyd to Ezechiel,
the which weren closid to the synful puple.
" Opene," seith Dauid, " myn ei3en, and I shal
" biholde the merueilis of thi lawe." The lawe
forsothe is spiritual™, and nede it is openynge,
that it be vndirstondun, and with opyn face we
of the lawe, he techith myche theb more while he
askith wisely questiouns. But perauenture we seien
Petre to be lewide, and Joon to be lewide, of whiche
euere eithir my3te seie, " thou3 I be vnwiys in
" word, netheles not in kunnyng." Joon was a lewde
fishere, and0 vntau3t in scolys; and fro whennus,
I preie, cam that vois, " In the bygynnyng was thed
" word, and this word was anentis God, and God
" was this same word?" This word logos in Grew
bitokeneth many thingis, for it is word, and re-
soun, and noumbre, and cause of euery thing, by
the which alle thingis ben, that ban beyng ; thec
which ech oon we vndirstonden ri3tfuli inf Crist.
CAP. V.
Wise Plato knew not thes thingis ; nether De-
mostenes the faire spekere knew these thingis ; for
God seith, " I shal spille the wisdom of wise
" clerkiss, and I shal repreue the prudence of pru-
" dent men of the world." Verry wisdom shal
spille false wisdom, and al be it that the foly of
prechyng be holde'1 in the cros, netheles Poul
spekith wisdom among parfit men ; not wisdom of
this world, which is distryed, ne of princes of this
world; but he spekith wisdom of God hid in mys-
terie, that God ordeynede bifore worldis1. Crist is
the wisdom of God, for " Crist is the vertu of God
" and the wisdom of God." This wisdom is in
mysterie hid, of which the title of the nynthe salm
is biforek notid, " for the hid thingis of the sone
" of God" in whom ben alle the tresours of wisdom
and of kunnyng of God hid ; and he that was in
mysterie hid, is bifore ordeyned tofore the worldis;
also bifore ordeyned and byfore fygurid in the lawe
and profetis. Wherfor the profetis weren clepid
seeris, for they saien him, whom othere men saien
not. " Abraham say the day of him, and he1 was
" gladm." Heuenes weren opened to Ezechiel, the11
whiche weren closid to the synful peple. Dauyth
seith, " Lord, opene thou myn y3en, and I shal
" biholde the meruels of thi lawe." For the lawe
is spirituel0, and therfor it hath nede of? open
reuelacioun, that it be vndirstonde, that with open
face we mouni se the glorie of God. The book in
the Apocalips is schewid seelyd with seuene seelis,
* prudenter D. u cherl Petre demaundeth A. askith BI. w If churl i. x enchesoun F. y the wise /. z wery A.
a leose i. b Om. i. c Om. /. d hid tresoures AD. e Om. /. f the wiche in misterie is hid was r. IS Om. /.
h the lawe i. ' in prophetis D. k the prophetis /. 1 calde /. m perpetuel FI.
b Om. o sec.m. c Qm. o sec.m. d Qm. FX. e Om. F. f of FX. g men F. h Om o sec.m. ' the worldes F.
k tofore F. J Om. F. m ful glad F. n Om. F. ° special o. P to p. <l may F.
K
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biholden the glorie of God. The book in the"
Apocalipis is shewid seelid with seuene seelis,
which if thou 3yue to a man kunnynge letteres
that he rede, he shal answere thee, I may not,
it is forsothe seelid. How feel0 to? dai wenen
hem to han knowun letteres, holden the seelid
book, and mown riot openen, but if he vnlowkei,
that hath the keye of Dauyd, " the which open-
" eth and no man closith, closith and no man
" openeth." In the Dedis of the Apostlis the holi
geldyng, 3her, the holi man, sos forsoth hym nem-
neth* holi writ, whan he shulde rede Isaye the
prophete, is askid of Philip, " wenest thou, whe-
" theru thou vndirstondist thingis that thou re-
" dest?" and he answeride, " how may I, but ony
" man had tau3te me." I that among speke of v
my silf, am not holier than this geldyng, ne more
studious, the which from Ethiope, that is, fro the
vttermost coostis of the world, come to the tem-
ple, forsoke the kyngis halle, and was so greet a
louer of Goddis kunriyrig and lawe, that in a
chare wold reden holy lettres ; and 3it whan he
shulde hold the boke, and the wordis of the Lord
shulde conseyue in his thenkyng, with tunge
shulde turne, with lippis shulde speke, vnknewe
hym whom in the book unwitynge hew worshipide.
Philip com and shewide hym Jhesu, the which
closed satte pryue in the lettere. O meruelous
vertu of the doctour ! the same our bileuede the
geldyng, is baptisid, feithful and holi, and a
maister is maad of a disciple ; more fonde in the
desert welle of the chirche, than inx the goldun
temple of the synagoge. Thes thingis of me
shortli ben fulli writun.
which thou3 thou 3yue to a man knowynge lettris,
'for he shulder rede, he shal answere thees, I may
not rede it, for it is aselid. Hou many men weenen
this day that thei han knowen lettris, and holden
the book seelid, and moun not opene, but if he
vnlouke that hath the keie of Dauith, " which
" openeth and no man closith, and closith and no
" man openeth." In the Dedis of Apostlis the hooly
geldyngu, 3he, the hooly man, for so hooly writ
clepith him, whanne he redde Ysaye, the profete,
he was askid of Filip, " trowist thou that thou
" vndirstondest thilke wordis that thou redist?" and
he answeride, " hou mayw I vndirstonde, but sum
" who hadde tau3t me." I that I" speke amongotherex
of my silf, am not hoolyere than this geldyng?,
neithir more studiouse, thez which from Ethiopie,
that is, from the vttemeste coostis of the world,
cam to the temple, and forsook the kyngus halle,
and was so greet a louere of knowynga of God and
his lawe, that he wolde rede hooly lettris in his
chare; and 3it whanne he helde the book, and con-
ceyuede the wordis of the Lord in his thenkyng,
and redde hem with tunge, and spak with lippisb,
he knew not him whom he worshipede vnwitynge
in the bookc. Thanne Filip cam, and shewyde to
him Jhesu, 'the whichd restide pryuely closid in
the lettre. O the meruelouse vertu of the doctour !
the same our the geldynge byleuede in God, and
was baptysid, feithful and hooly, and of a disciple
was maad a maistir ; he foond more fruyt in the
desert welle of hooly chirche, than in the golden
temple of the synagoge ofJewis.
CAP. VI.
Forsothe the epistles streytnesy suffryd not
lenger this to ben outstrayed, that thow my3test
vnderstonde thee not mown entre in holi scrip-
tures with outen a forgoer and shewynge the
stye*. I holde my pees of gramariens and re-
torikis, filoferis, geometrers, logissians, musis-
sians, astronomers, astrologerys, fisissians, whos
sciens is ynew3, or fula profitable, to deedli men,
and in thre partis it is diuidid, in doctrine, re-
CAP. VI.
These thingis ben shortly and fully writun of
me, for 'the pistlis streytnessef suffride not me
lengere to passe ouerlargely in this mater ; for
thou shuldist vndirstonde, that thou maist? not
entre inh hooly scripturis withoute a forgoere and
shewynge the weie therof. I holde my pees of
gramariens, and of medeleris of retorik, of filoso-
feris, of gemetreres, of logiciens, of musiciens, of
astronomeris and1 astrologeris, and of fysiciens,
n Om. i. o manye i. P forsoth to D.
Om. ABDEFH. x Om i. y strejnes A.
1 vnlous E.
z faith D.
r that he o sec. m.
leyn F. 2 Om. p.
r Om. i. s Om. A.
a fully D.
nameth i. u wher /.
'to i.
8 to thee F. t Om. F. » chast chaumberleyn F. w mijte F. x Om. FX. y chast chaumber-
a the science F. *> his lippes F. c bookes FX. d that F. e chast man F. f the schertnesse or
streitnesse of the epistle F. g myjt F. h in to F. i of F.
OF ST. JEROME.
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soim, and vse. I shal com to the lesse craftys,
and which not oonly with tung, but withb hondec
ben mynystrid ; erthe tilyers, masouns, smythes
of metallis, and hewers of trees, also wulle grai-
thers and fullers, and other that forgen dyuerse
purtynauncis tod howsis, and fowle litle werkis,
mowe not be, with outen a techer, that that6 thei
coueyten. Lechis bihotenf that that is of lechis,
forgers treten forgeable thingis ; the craft oneli
of scripturys is the which alle chalengen to hem
pasemel^. " We writen pasemel^ poyet sawes, of
" taii3t and of untau3t." This craft of scripturys
the olde chaterynge damme, this the dotid olde
man, this the sofistre ful of wordis, this alle pre-
sumen, to-terenh, techen or thei lernen. Other,
with the brow born down, weiynge greet' wordis,
among 3ong wymmen philosofien of holi lettres.
Other lernen of wymmen that is shame that
thatk thei techen men ; and whether this be litle,
with a maner Ii3tnes of wordis, 3ee and hardynes,
sheweri out to other, that thei vndurstonden not.
I holde my pees of lijk to me, the which thou31
perauenture comen after seculer lettris to holi
scripturis, and with a feir sermoun deliten the
eeris of the puple, what euere thei seiyn"', thei
wenen it be the lawe of God, ne thei dedeynen
to know what the prophetis, what the" apostlis
feleden0 ; but to her owne cense shapenP vncouen-
able witnessed as thou3 it were greet, and not
vicyous maner of seiyng, to depraue sentensis,
and to drawe at ther wil holi writ repugnynge.
As thoii3 we had not red the bokys drawun out
of Omere, and of Virgile, and not so also and
Maronem we mowe seyn cristen with outen
Crist, for he wroot, " Now turneth a3en and the
" mayden, turnun a3en Saturnus rewmes, nowe
" the newe kynrede is sent down fro the hei3e
" heuene," and the fadre spekinge to the sone,
" sone, my strengthes, my greet power aloon ;"
and after, the wordis of the Sauyour in the cros,
" siche thingis he 3aue hauynge mynde, and
" ficchid1" he dwelt." Childishe ben thes thingis,
and like to the8 pley of childeren pleiynge in the
sercle, to teche that thou knowist not ; 3he, and
whos science is sufficient, or fid profitable, to dedly
men, and it is deuydid ink iij. parties as in doc-
tryne, and in resoun, and 'vse, eithir1 practik. I
shal come to the™1 lesse craftis, whichen ben not
rnynystrid onely with tunge, but with hond ; as
erthtilyeris, masouns, smythis0 of metals, and car-
penteris, and'1 makeris of wollen cloth, and fulleris,
and othere that 'forgen, either^ maken, dyuerse
purtenaunces1" to houses8, and smale werkis and
foule, moun not be, without a techere, that that1
they desyren. Lechis bihoten that" that is of
lechisw crafte, smythus treten of* suche thingis
that ben forgeable ; but the crafted of hooly scrip-
tures is that science aloone, that alle men calengen
ouer al. " We writen poetis sawis largely, bothe of
" the lerned man and vnlerned." This science of
scriptures the olde chaterynge damme calengith,
and the olde dotid man, and the sofistre ful of
wordis, and alle folk presumen to knowe this, and
to-teren it, and techen2 it, or they lernen it. Othere
folk, with lowrynge browe of pryde, ianglynge
greete wordis, talken as filosoferes of hooly lettris
among 3onge wymmen ; othere men lernen of
wymmen that is shame that thei techen men ; and
lest this be litil perel to semynge, thei expownen to
othere with a maner Ii3tnesse of wordis, and also
with hardynesse, that3 that they vndurstondenb
not. I holde my pees of sichec that ben liyk tod
me, the whiche perauenture whanne thei ben come
to hooly scriptures aftir6 seculer lettris, and with a
fair sermoun delyten the eeris of the puple, what-
euere thei seien, they weerien it be the lawe of
God, neither thei dedeynen to knowe what the
profetis, whatf the postlis feeliden ; but to her
owne wit thei schapen vncouenable witnessis, as
thou3 it were myche worth, and not a yyciouse
maner of seiyng, to depraue sentenses, and to drawe
at her wille& hooly scriptures repungnynge. As
thou3 we hedde not red the bokis drawen out of
Omere and of Virgile, and also we moun not seie
Maronem to be cristen with out Crist, for he wroot
sick verse, "'Now inaide . turneth 336, Saturnus
" turneth his rewmes ; now newe kyn cometh fre,
" from an hi3, fro heuenli lewmes*1;" and the fadir,
b Om. F. c hondis D. honden F. d of I.
Om. BDI. ! jif D. thof E. therof H. Om. /.
witnessis BEFIII. r woundid D. 9 Om. i.
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PREFATORY EPISTLES
that I speke with indignacoun, foli is that not
forsothe to knowe that thou knowist not.
CAP. VII.
It is leueful to se, that 'the storie of* Genesis
'be ful knowin", in the which of the creaturev of
the world, of w thex bigynnyng of mankynde, of
the deuysioun of the erthe, of the confusioun
of tungis and of folkis, and of descendyng of the
folk of Ebrew vnto Egipt, and vnto the goyng
out is writun. Exodus is open with the ten
plagis, with the? ten hestis, with mystikz, and
with Goddis preceptis. Prest is the book of
Leuy, in the which alle sacrifyces, 3he, and al-
most alle silablis, and the clothis of Aron, and
the hole ordre of Leuy, enspiren heuenli sacra-
mentis. Numeri forsothe, whether thei con-
teynen not the 'mysteries of al thea hole craft of
noumbrarie, and of prophecieb of Balaam, and
of the two and fourti mansiouns thur3 wilder-
nes? Deutronomy forsothe the secounde lawe,
and the prefiguracoun of the lawe of the euan-
gelie, hath he not so thilkc thingis, that ben ra-
ther"1, that neuertheles" alle thingis ben newe of
the olde ? Hider to Moyses, 'hider tof Penta-
teuchon, that is, the fyue bokis, with the which
fyue wordis the apostle glorieth hym silf wilne&
to speke in the chirche. Job, the sawmpler1' of
pacience, the which whethir not mysteries with
his word knytteth ? In proos he bigynneth, in
verse he goth forthe, in word a fote, that is, in
meke word, he is endid ; and he determyneth
alle the lawes of dialatik, in proposicoun, assump-
coun', confirmacioun, conclusioun. Ech wordis
in it ben ful of wittis ; and, that I holde my
pees of other, the resurreccoun of bodies so pro-
feciethk, that no man of that, othere more open,
or more slyly, my3t wryte. " I wote," he seith,
" that1 my forbier™ lyueth, and in the last dai Y
spekynge to the sone, seith, " 'mi sone, mi mi3tes,
" gret power alone bi ^tes1 ;" and aftir the wordis
of our Sauyour in the cros, he writith this verse,
" 'such word he felte, thenkinge ficchid ther he
" dweltek." These thingis ben childish1, and liyk
to the pley of children pleiynge at the"1 sercle, to
teche that thou knowist not ; 3he, son that I speke
with herte0, it is foly to feyne thee to knowe that
thou knowist not.
CAP. VII.
It is to wite, that the storie of Genesis is ful
open, in the which it is writen of the makyng of
the world, and of the bigynnyng of mankynde,
and of dyuysioun of the lond, and of the confu-
sioun of tungis, and of thei' goyng doun of the folk
of Ebrew vnto Egipt. The book of Exodi is open
with the ten plages, with the ten heestis, with
mystik and goodlich comaundementis. The book
of Leuytes is opun, in the which alle sacryfices,
3he, and al most alle silablis, and the clothis of
Aaron, and the hool ordre of Leuy, shewen heuenly
sacramentis. The book of Noumbre, that is next,
wheri he conteyne not the mysteries of al the hool
crafte of noumbre, and of the profecie of Balaam,
and of the xlij. dwellyngisi'i in wildirnesse? Deu-
tronomye forsothe, the secounde lawe and the pre-
figuracioun of the lawe of the gospel, wherr he
conteyne not so thilke thingis that ben bifore, that
netheles alle thingis ben newe spryngynge of the
olde ? Thus fer lasten the fyue bookis of Moyses,
that me clepith Pentateuchon, with the9 whiche
fyue wordis the apostle ioyeth him silf, that he
hath wille to speke hem in the chirche. Job, that
is ensaumple of pacience, wher1 he knyttith not
misteries with his word ? He bigynneth prose", he
procedith in vers, and with lowlich word he makith
an ende ; and he determyneth alle the lawis of the
science of art, in proposicioun, in euydence takynge,
in confermynge by argument, and in open shewyng
biw conclusioun. Alle the wordis ofx it ben ful of
wittis ; and, that I holde my pees of othere thingis,
he profecieth the risyng a3en of bodies, that no
man my3te write more openly, eithir more slily, of
that mater, for he seith thus, " I woot that myn
" a3enbiere lyueth, and I shal rise fro the>" erthe
* Om. BFI. u is ful opyn BDEFHI. v creatour HI. w and i. x Om. i. y Om. D. z the mistik I. a Dm. i. b the
prophecie BDEFHI. <= tho i. d bifore /. e neuere the lattere /. f Om. B. 6 willeth D. to wilne i. h ensatnpler F. ' in
assumpcion i. k prophecie i. ! Om. i. m forbigger BDEFH. biere i.
1 sone, my myjtis, my greet power aloone vby rijtis. (Om. sec.m.) o. k sich word he grauntide, thenkynge and ficchid
there (Om. sec.m.) he dwelte o. l childlich p. m Om. p. nOm.p. ° stomak p. P Om. p. 1 whether p. <W perpetuel
dwellyngis o pr.m. r whethir FX. » Om. r. * whether FX. « with prose FX. w of FX. x in FX. y Om. x.
OF ST. JEROME.
69
" am to aryse" fro the erthe ; and eftsones I shal
" be enuyround with my fel°, and in my flehsP
" Y shal se God, my Saueour, whom Y my silf
" am to se, and myri ei3en ben to biholden, and
" noon othere. This is myn hope put vp intoi
" my bosum." Y shal com to Jhesu of Naue,
the which berith the figure of the Lord, not oonli
in gestisr, but also in name. He passith Jordan,
the rewmes of enemyes turneth vpsedoun, he de-
uydeth the erthe to the puple ouercomer, and8 bi
alle cytees, villagis, hillis, and4 flodis, rennynge
watres, and the ny3 coostis he discriuede of the
chirche, and of theu heuenli Jerusalem the spi-
ritual rewmes. In the book of Jugesv how feel
princes of the puple, so feel figurys there ben.
Ruth Moabites fulfillith the prophecie of Ysaie
seiynge, " Lord, sende out the lomb, the lord-
" shiper of erthe, fro the stoon of desert to the
" mownt of the dow3ter of Syon." Samuel
shewith the old lawe don awey in Heli deed, and
in the sla3ter of Saul. Forsothe in Sadok and
Dauid ben witnessid the sacramentis of the new
presthod, and of neww empyre. Malachym,
that is, the thrid and the ferthe book of Kynges,
discryueth the rewme of Juda, and the rewme of
Israel, fro Salomon to Jecony, and fro Jeroboam,
sone of Nabath, vnto Osee, the which was led
into Asyries. If thow biholdist the storye, the
wordis ben -symple ; if in the lettres thow bi-
holdist the preuey witt, the fewnesse of the
chirche, and the batails" of eretikis a3ens the
chirche, ben told. The twelue prophetis, togidre
artidy into the narewnes" of oww volyrn, myche
othere than sowneth in the lettre bifore figuren.
Osee often nemneth Effraym, Samary, Joseph, Jez-
rael, and the fornycary wijf, and the sonis of for-
nycacoun, and the auowtres closid in the bed of
the husbond to setten myche tyme wydow, and
vndir thexx mornyng cloth of the husbond to abide
the comyng a3en to hir. Joel, the sone of Pha-
tuel, discryueth the lond of the twelue lynagis
wastid thur3 the wort worm, bruk, locuste, thur^f?
rust wastynge ; and after the outturnyrig of the
rather" puple, the Holi Gost shed out vpon the
seruauntis of God and hond maydenes, that is,
" in the laste day ; and I shal be kyuerid with my
" skyn, eftsones and in my fleish I shal se God,
" my Sauyour, whom I my silf am to se, and myn
" y3en ben to biholde, and7- / beynge noon othere
" in persoone ihanne, than I am now. This is myn
" hope put vp in my bosum." I shal come to the
book of Jhesu of Naue, thea whiche berith figure1*
of the Lord, not onely in worthi dedis, but also in
name. He passith Jordan, he turneth upsodoun the
rewmes0 of enemyes, he departith the erthe to the
puple that hadde victorie, and bi alle citees, vilages,
hillis, floodis, rennynge watris, and ny3 coostis, he
discryueded the spiritual rewmes of hooly chirche
and of heuenly Jerusalem. In the book of Juges
as many princes as ther ben of the puple, so fele
figures ther ben. Ruth Moabitis fulfillith the pro-
phesie of Ysaye, seiynge, " Lord, sende out the
" lomb, the lordly gouernour of erthe, fro the
" stoon of desert to the mounte of the dou3tir of
" Syon." Samuel shewith thate the olde lawe
shuldef be doon awey in 'Ely deeds, and in slau3treh
of Saul the Ityng. Forsothe in Sadoch and in'
Dauyth the sacramentis of the newe presthod, and
of the newe empire, ben witnessid fully. Mala-
chym, that is, the thridde and the fourthe book of
Kyngis, discryueth the rewme of Juda, and the
rewme of Israel, fro Salamon to Jechonye, and fro
Jeroboam, sonek of Nabath, vnto Osee, which1 was
lad into Assiryens. If thou biholdist the storie,
the wordis ben symple ; and if thou biholdist111 the
pryuy wit ther of in the lettris, the fewnesse of
hooly chirche, and the bateile of eretikis a3enus the
chirche ben toold. The twelue profetis, set to gi-
deres in the streytnesse of o volym, byfore figuren"
myche othir thing than sowneth openly in the
lettre. Osee nempneth ofte Effraym, Samarie, Jo-
seph, Jesrael, and the wijf of fornycacioun, 'and
the sones of fornycacioun0, and the auoutresse
closid in the bed of the hosebonde, to sitte myche
tyme widewe, and vndur the morenyng cloth of
the hosebonde to aboide his comyng a3en to hir.
Joel, the sone of Fatuel, discryueth the lond of
the xij. lynagis, that was wastid thorou the wort
worm, and the bruykeP, and the locuste, and
thorou3 cancryngei rust ; and aftir the ouerturn-
n rise /. o skyn /. P self I. 1 in BDEFHI. r gestis or in rverkis i. 9 that I. * Om. BDEFHI. u Oin. /. v Domes /.
w the newe BDEFHI. * bataile BDFH. 7 ben artide /. z narownessis BEH. ww one BDEFH. xxOm. i. yyand
thorou BDEFHI. zz formere /.
z Om. p. a Om. p. & the figure F. c rewme o pr.m. x. d discryueth p. e Om. o sec.m. * to O sec. in. K the
deth of Heli p. h the slaujtre F. ' Om. FO sec.m. k the sone P. l that F. ra biholde F. n figureth F. ° Om. F.
P breese p. 1 the cancre F.
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PREFATORY EPISTLES
vpon an hundrid and twenty names of bileuers,
and the sunne shynynge like a reynbow helda
oute in the comune etyng place of Syon, the
whiche hundrid and twenti, fro oon vnto fyftene,
araweaa and bi encrees arysynge, maken oute the
noumbre of the fyftene grees, the whiche in the
Sawter ben mystili conteyned. Amos, shepherdb
and cherl, and wel knowynge the beries of busshis,
may not be openyd in fewe wordes. Who for-
sothe worthilibb may shew out the thre and foure
wickidnessis of Damask, of Gaze, ofc Tyry, of
Ydume, of the sones of Amon, and of Moab, and,
ind the seuenth6 and eijte degre, of Juda and of
Israel ? This spekithee to the fatt kien, that ben
in the mownt of Samarie, and witnessith the
more hows and the lesse to fallen. He seeth the
maker of the locust, and the Lord stondynge
vpon the dawbed wal and the adamauntyn, and
the appel croke drawynge tourmentis to synful
men, and hunger in the erthe, not hunger of
bred, ne thrist of water, but of heryng off the
word of God. Abdias, that is as myche to seie
as the seruaunt of the Lord, ful thundreth a3ens
Edom, and the blodi and erthliS brother ; also
the euermore enemye of the brother Jacob, he
smytith with a goostli dart. Jonas, the moost
fayre culuer, in his shipbreche bifore figurynge
the passioun of the Lord, clepithh a3en the world
to penaunce, and, vndir name of Nynyue, tellith
helthe to Gentils. Micheas of' Moraschym, the
witheire of Crist, tellith the wastyng of ak dow3-
ter of a priue thef, and he settith bisegyng a3ens
hire, for she smote the cheke bone of the iuge of
Israel. Naum, coumfortour of the world, blameth
the citee of blodis, and after his turnyng awey
spekith, " Loo, vpon the hillis the fete of the
" euangelisynge and tellynge pees." Abacuc, a
strong wristeler and a1 sharp, stondith vpon his
waard, and ficcheth a weie of grees vpon the
strengthe, that Crijst in cros"1 he biholde", and
seie0, " The glorie of hym couerideP heuenes^,
" arid1" of hys preisyng ful is the erthe ; his
" shynyng shal be as lJ3t, and homes in his
" hondis, there his strengthe is hid." Sophonyas,
the vvayter and the knower of the priuetees8 of
yngr of the formere puple, he proficiede that the
Hooly Goost shulde be held out upon the ser-
uauntis of God, and upon his hondmayderis, that
is to seie, upon c. xx. names of newe feithful men,
and the sunne schynynge liyk a reyn bowe held
out in the corny n eting place of Syon ; the whiche
hundryd and twenty arysynge by encrees fro oon
to fiftene arewe, maken fully the numbre of xv. de-
grees, which ben conteyned mystily in the Sauter.
Amos the profete, that was bothe schepparde and
as feeld man, and wel knowynge the beries of the
busches, may not be opened in fewe wordis ; for
who may worthily shewe the thre and the' foure
wickidnesses of Damask, of Gaze, ofu Tire, and
Ydumew, and of the sones of Amou, and of Moab,
andx in the seuenthe and ei3tthe degree of Juda
and Irael ? ' He this speketh^ to the fatte kiyn
that ben in the mounte of Samarie, and witnesseth
that the more hows and the lesse of Samarye
shulde falle doun. He byholdith the feynour of
the lokuste, and the Lord stondynge upon the
teride wal and the adamauntyne, and the appil
crook drawynge turmentis to synful men, and hun-
gur in erthe, not hungere of breed, neither thirst of
watir, but of heeryng of the word of God. Ab-
dias, that is as myche to seie as the seruaunt of
the Lord, thundryth and sowneth a3ens Edom,
and 33611 the bloodi man, and thez erthely brothir;
also he smytith with a goostly dart the contynuel
enemye of oure brothir Jacob. Jonas, that is, the
moost fair culuer, and in his schipbreche byfore
fygurynge the passioun of Crist, clepith a3en the
world to penaunce, and, vndir the name of Ny-
nyue, he shewith saluacioun to come to hethene
men. Michee of Morasty, that was eir of heuene
to gideres with Crist, shewith the wastyng of the
dou3tir of a pryuy theef, and he sittith bisegyng
a3ens hir, for she smot the cheek boon of the iuge
of Israel. Naum, comfortour of the world, blameth
the citee of bloodis, and aftir the ouerturnyng
therof he spekuth thus, " Lo ! upon the hillis of
" vertu ben the feet of him that prechith the gos-
" pel, and shewith pees to the puple." Abacuk,
the strong wrastelere and my3ty, stondith stifly
upon his warde, and he settith faste his step8 vpon
a jott i. aa an arowe i. b a shepherd JE. tb worthierly D. c and of i. d Om. H. e seuenty A. seuente BE. seuene D.
sentence F. ee spekis D. f Om. A sec.m. BDEFH. S the ertheli /. h calleth /. 'andx. k the BDEFHI. l Om. BDFH.
m the crosse BEFI. " behelde DI. ° sayth D. P curith D. 1 heuene E. r Om. H. s preuete D.
r ouer comynge F. » Om. F. t Om. F. » and of F. w of Ydumee FX. * Qm. F. y Thes spekith F. These speken x.
z ajen the F. ajens the x. a steppes F.
OF ST. JEROME.
71
the Lord, herith a cry fro the 3aat of fisshes,
and 3ellynge fro the secound, and contricoun fro
litle hillis ; he tellith also the crie of weilynge
to the dwellers of Pile ; for al the puple of Cha-
naan helde his pees togidre, and echon ben dis-
parpulid, that weren inlappid with siluer. Ag-
geus, solempne and glad, the whiche sewe1 in
teres that he repe in ioy, edifieth" the temple dis-
truyed, and ledith in God the fadre spekinge,
" 3it andv aw litle while and Y shal moue to
" gider heuene and erthe, the see and the drye,
" and I shal moue al folk, and the desyred shal
" com to al folk." Zachary, mynde* of his Lord,
manyfold in profesie, Jhesus clothid with fowle
clothes, and the stoon of seuene ei3en, and the
goldun candilstik with as feel? lanternes as ei3en,
and two olyues fro the left syde of the lawmpe
he biholdith, and fro the n'3t side ; that after the
reed horsis specked2 whitha, and scatered plowesb
of fowre horsisc of Effraym, and the hors of Jeru-
salem, he prophecied the pore kyng, and prechee
the kyng sittynge vpon the colt, sone of the she
asse vsed to 3ok. Malachi, apertlich and inf the
ende of alle prophetis, of the castyng out of Is-
rael and the clepyng^ of Gentilis seith, " Wil is
" not to me in 3ow, seith the Lord of oostis, and
" 3ift shal I not take of 3oure honde1' ; fro' the
" sunne arysyngk vnto the goyng down greet is
" my name 'in Gentilis, and a clene offryng is
" sacrified, and offrid to my name in alle places1."
Ysaie, Jeremye, Ezechiel, and Danyel, who may
other vndirstond or expown ? Of whom the first
is not seyn to me tom weuen prophecie, but
euangelie. The secounde knyttith the note 3erde,
and the pot a" fier fro the face of the north, and
the leparde spuylide his colours, and the foure
fold abice in dyuerse metres. The thrid hath
bigynnyngis and ende with so feel derknessis
enuolued, that, as anentis the Ebrewis, thilk0
partis with the bigynnyng of Genesis shulde not
be rad bifore thretti wynter. The ferthe forsothe,
the which and the laste among the foure pro-
phetis, knower of tymes, aP louer of stories of al
the world, feer bifore tellith the stoon before
kit of the hil with outen hondis, and al rewmes
* seweth D. u edifie o. v Om. i. w o E. x meued i. y many i. z spleckid E. a and whijte /. b chartes D.
c hors BDEFIII. d prophecyeth D. e prechith D. { into i. S wepyng H. callyng /. h hondis D. * forsothe fro BEFHI.
k risyng /. ' place BDEFHI. "» Om. D. n of a fire F. ° tho i . P 6m. D.
a sikir strengthe, that he my3te biholde Crist in
the cros, and seie thus, " The glorie of hym ky-
" ueryde heuens, and the erthe is ful of his preis-
" yng ; the schynyng of him shal be as li^t, and
" homes shulen be in his hondis, and ther on is
" his strenthe hid." Sophonye the profete, the
biholdere and the knowere of the priuytees of the
Lord, herith a cry from the 3ate of fischis, and
weilyng fro the secounde 3ate, and contricioun fro
litil hillis ; he bryngith yn also theb weylyng to
the dwelleris of Pile, for al the puple of Canaan
held his pees to gideres, and ech oon ben disparplid
that benc wlappid with siluer. Aggeus the pro-
fete, that was solempne and glad, thed whiche sew
his seed in teeris that he my3te repe in ioye,
bildith the temple that was distrued, and bryngith
yn God the fadir spekynge thus, " 3et hereaftir
" ther shal be a litil while, arid I shal meue to
" gidere heuene and erthe, the see and the drie
" lond, and I shal meue alle folk, and Jhesus6,
" the Sauyour that is desirid of f alle folkis, shal
" come among hem." Zacharie the profete, beynge
myndeful of his Lord, and many fold in profecie,
biholdith Jhesus clothid with foule clothis, and the
stoon of seuene i3en, and the golden candilstik
with as fele lanternes as y3en, and two olyues fro
the liftside of the laumpe and fro the ri3t side, that
aftir the reed horsis£,and the spekkid, and the white,
and aftir scaterid'1 charietes of Effraym, and the
hors of Jerusalem, he my3te shewe the pore kyng
by profesie, and preche the kyng sittynge on' a
colt, that was the sone of a she asse vndir 3ok.
Malechie the profete, and in the ende of alle pro-
fetis, tellith of the castyng out of Israel, and of
clepyng of hethene men to the bileeue, " The Lord
" of oostis seith these thingis, my wille is not in
" 3ou, and I shal not take a 3ifte of 3oure hond, for
" my name is greet among folk, fro the risyng of
" the sunne vnto the goyng doun, and in euery
" place cleene offryng is sacryficedk and offrid to
" my name." Ferthermore who mai vndurstonde,
ethir expowne Ysaie, and Jeremye, and Ezechiel,
and Daniel ? Of the1 whiche profetis it semeth me,
that the firste tellith not derk profesie, but veri
gospel. The secounde by profecie schewidm of the
b Om. p. c weren p. d Om. p.
m scheweth px.
Om. F. f to P. K hors F. h the scateride FX. ' upon F. k halowid F. 1 Om. F.
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subuertynge, with a clere sermoun. Dauid, cure
Symphonydes, Pyridarie, and Alcheusi, Flaccus,
and Catullus, and Serenus, precheth Crist with
the harp, and in the ten "cordid sawtrir arereth3
vp the ariser* fro" hellev. Salomon, the pesible
and the ful loued of the Lord, mendith maneres,
techith kynde, ioyneth Crist and the chirche, and
the swete bryde song singith of the holi brydalis.
Hester, inw figure of the chirche, delyuerith the
puple fro peril, and, Aman, thatx is as myche to
sey as wyckidnes, slawn, she sendith partis of
the feest, and a solempne day into the after geten.
Perlipomynon, that is, the book of the olde in-
strument, recapitulatour, word bregger?, is suche
and so myche, that who so euere with outen it
wolez prowdli take to hym kunnynge of scrip-
tures, scorne he hym silf ; forsothe be alle
names 'o rewea, and ioynters of wordis, outlaftb
stories in the boke of Kyngis ben towched, and
questiouns vnnoumbrable of the euaungelye ben
maad open. Esdras and Neemy, helper, that is
to sey, and coumfortour fro the Lord, ben artydc
in o volume, enstoren the temple, the walles of
the citee maken out, and al thatd congregacoun
of the puple ajengoynge into her cuntre, and the
discripcoun of prestis, of deknes, of Israel, and
of men takun fro hethenes to the ryte of Jewis,
and the deuydid werkis of walles and of toures
bi singuler meynes, bryngen forth other thyng
in the rynde, and ine the mergh other thing
withholden. Seest thow me for the loue of scrip-
turys rauyshid to haue passid the maner of a
pistle, and }it not haue fillidf that I wolde ? We
han herd oonlich, what we mowe know, what
coueyten, and forsothe that we mowe sey, " my
" soule coueytide to desire thi justyfyyngis in al
" tyme." Forthermore that of Socrates is ful-
fyllid in vs, " this oonli Y knowe& that Y knowe
" not." I shal towche and shortly the newe tes-
tament. Mathew, Mark, Luke, and Joon, the
foure hors plowesh of the Lord, and the verrey
cherubyn, that is to sey, plente of kunnyng,
thoruj out al the bodi ben i3ed, sparklis shynen
out, lijtes hidir arid thidir rennen, han rijt feet
and streychynge into heije1, rigges fethered, and
haselne jerd, and of a pot set afire fro the face of
the north, and of the libard ispoilid of his colours,
and he knyttith the iiij. maner abece in dyuerse
metris. The thridde hath bygynnyngn and ende
wlappid with so many derknessis that, as anentis
Ebrews0, thilke parties with the bigynnyng of
Genesis shulde not be rad bifore? thritty wyntir.
The fourth forsothe, which is the laste among the
foure profetis, and a knowere of tymes, and a
louere of stories of the world, schewith witM cleer
word, that ther shulde be a stoon korue out of an
hil without mannis hondis, turnynge upsedoun
alle the rewmes of the world ; and that stoon is
Crist, born of a mayde without medlyng of man,
that turnede bother hethen men and Jewis to the
bileeue. Dauith, the sownere of symphonie, 'Pyn-
darie, and Alcheus, Flaccus, and Catullus, and
Serenus5, prechith Crist with an1 harpe, and in a
sautre of ten cordis he reisith him up fro hellis",
that roos fro deth to liyf. Salamon, the pesible
and the amyable child of the Lord, amendith ma-
neris, and techith kynde, and ioyneth Crist and
hooly chirche to gideres, and syngith the sweete
bryddis song of hooly brydalis. Hester, in figure
of hooly chirche, delyuerith the puple fro perel,
and whanne Aman, that is as myche to seie as
wickidnesse, was slayn, she sendith partis of the
feeste aboute, and ordeyneth a solempne day to
hem that shulden be bore aftirward. Paralipo-
menon, that is, the book of the olde instrument^
rehersour of chapitres bifore seid, and breggere of
wordusw, is sich and so myche worth, that whoso
euere 'withouten itx wole proudly take to him kun-
nyng of scripturis, he may worthily scorne him
silf; for sikirly this book berith greet misterie bi
alle the names therof and ioynyngis of wordis,
and the stories that ben lefte vnwriten in the
bookis of Kyngis, ben touchid in this, and also
questiouns of the gospel ben opened? in it with-
outen noumbre. Esdras, and Neemye his helpere,
that is to seie, a comfortour sent fro the Lord, ben
conteyned in o volym ; thei restoren the temple,
and maken up the wallis of the citee, and also al
the congregacioun of the puple that turnede a3en
in to her cuntre, and the discryuyng of prestis and
q Aclieus A. r cordis of the psautrie n. s reiseth i.
x Om. i. y brynger A. z wyll E. a arewe D. on rowe i.
S knew} i. h plow D. plowj E. > the hyeje H. heijte i.
riser i. u of B. v the helle D sec.m. hellis i. w is a /.
outtake D. c arettide /. d Om. B. e Om. B. ffulfellidD.
n biginnyngis F.
the F. u hillis o.
0 the Ebrewes F. P to fore F. 1 with a p. r Om. x. s semlich, and wys, and cleer of lynage F.
Y enformacoun F. w word FX sec. m. * withoute this F. y touchid x.
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73
holden hem togidre ouer al fleynge, and to hem
siluen ben thurj out pleitid, and as a wheel with
ynne a wheel ben turned, and gon whidre euer
the breeth of the Holi Goost hem perfitly ledith.
Poul the apostle writith to seuene chirches ; the
ei3t forsothe to Ebrewis1* of summe men out of
the1 noumbre is put. Tymothe he enfourmeth,
and Tite ; Philomon he preieth for the seruaunt
fugitife, vpon the whiche I wene beter to be stil,
than to few thingis write. The Actes of the1
Apostlis forsothe nakidm storye semen to sownen,
and to weuen the chUdhod of the waxynge
chirche ; and for" we knowen the wryter of hem
Luke to ben a phisisian, whos preysyng is in the
euangelie, we taken hede there with alle his
wordis to ben medecyn of the langwissynge soule.
James, Petre, Joon, Jude°, seuene epistlis maden
as wel mistikP asi redi, and short togidre, and
long; short in wordis, long in sentencis, that
he be seldom, that not wexethr blynd in the
redyng of hem. The Apocalips of Joon so fele
hath sacramentis, how fele wordis. Litle Y haue
seid, and for the desert of the volym, al the
preysyng is the lower; in euerys wordis manyfold
vnderstondyngis sitten hid. I prey thee, dere
brother, among these thingis to lyuen, these
thingis to thenken, noon othre thingis* to
knowun, and no thing ellis to sechen. Semeth
it not to thee now here in erthis a dwellyng
place of" heuenli kyngdom ? I wolev not, that
thou be offendid in holi scripturis thurj symple-
nes, and as thui'3 foulnes of wordis, the whiche,
orw thur3 the vice of thex vndoers, or of verrey
purpose, ben so spokun, that the Ii3tloker thei
my3ten enfourme ay churlishe2 cumpany ; and
that* in oon and theb same sentence other wise
the tau3t, othre wise the vntau3t iny3ten fele.
I am not so lustsum and dul, that I shulde bi-
hote thes thingis me to know, and the fruytis
of hem to gaderebb in the erthe, whos rotis ben
ficchid0 in heuene ; but I knowelech to wiln, but
I professe me to enforse, I prefer me to the
sitter; forsakynge mayster'1 Ye bihote a leder, "to
" the asker me 3yueth, to the knocker me openeth,
" the seker fyndith ;" lerne we in erthis whos
kundekenes of Israel and of men newe turned fro
hethenesse to the rite of Jewis, and the dyuerse
werkis of wallis and of toures bi alle the meynees,
beren o thing in the rynde bitokened bi the lettre,
arid an othere thing they conteynen withinne in
the mary of gostly vndurstondyng. Thouz seest
wel that I haue passid the maner of epistil, for I
am rauyshid with louea of scriptures, and 3it I
haue not fulfillid that I wolde ; netheles we han
herd what we moun knowe and desire, that we
moun seie also, " my soule hath coueytid to desire
" thy iustyfyingis in al tyme," and al so thilke
prouerbe of Socrates is fulnllid in us, that seith
thus, " I knowe oneliche this thing, that I knowe
" no thing fully."
CAP. VIII.
I shal touche the newe testament, 'and thatb
shortly ; as Matheu, Mark, Luyk, and Joon, that
ben the foure whelid cart of the Lord, and the veri
cherubyn, that is to seie, plentee of kunnyng ; they
ben ful of i3en thorou3 al the body, sparcles shynen
out fro hem, leitis rennen hidur arid thidur, thei
han euene strei3t feet and strecchyng an 1113, and
backes fetherid, and holden hem togideres ouer al
fleynge, and they ben faste plettid ech to othere,
and they ben turned as o wheele with ynne an
othere wheele, and goon whidur euere the Hooly
Goost ledith hem. Poul the0 apostle writith to
seuene chirches, for the viij. epistle that he wroot
to Ebreus is put of sum men out of the noumbre.
Also he enformeth Tymothe and Tite ; and he
preieth Filomone for the seruaunt that fley awey,
upon the whiche I weene it is betere to be stille
than to write a fewe thingis. Also the Actus of
Apostles semen to sowne nakid storie, and to con-
teyne the childhood of the wexyng chirche ; but
for we knowen that the writere of hem was Luyk,
that was a ficisien, whose'1 preisyng is in the gos-
pel, we taken heede therfor that alle his wordis
ben medycyn of the morenyng soule. James, Petre,
Joon, and Judee, maden seuene epistlis, as wel
goostly and mystik as compendiouse ; they ben
bothe schorte ine wordes and longe in sentences, so
that selden it is, that sum man ne waxith blynde
k the Hebrewis BDEFHI. ' Om. /. m the nakid /. " Om. A. ° and Jude /. P mistiliche D. 1 Om. AD. r waxe /.
8 euereche BDEFHI. * thing BEFHI. « in B. v wille BDEF. w other BDFH. x Om. /. T an /. z churliche BDEFHI.
* Om. D. b in the vn. bt> gidere AFI. gyther B. geder D. <= stykyd D. d the maister /. e and I I.
* Thanne thou x xup.ras. «• the loue F. b Om. p.
c Om. x.
L
d and a leche whas F. e and longe, schorte in FX.
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nyng to vs dwellith in heuene. I shal take thee
with met hondis a3ens othre, and that I heelde
out sum what vncouenably that be of thef bol-
nyng of Ermagore, what euer thou shuldeK seek
with thee, I shal enforse to kunne.
CAP. VIII.
Thou hast here the moost louyd brother of
thee Eusebi, the which dowblid to me the grace
of thi lettresh, tellynge the honestee of thi ma-
ners, the dispisyng of the world, the feith of
frenship, the loue of Crist ; for prudence and
fayrnes of speche also with outen hym thilke1
epistle tolde bifore. Hye, Y preye thee, and the
corde of the boot dwellynge in the see rather
kut of, than vnbynd ; no man to renounse the
world, wel may selle thingis that he hath dis-
pisid for to selle. What euer into thi costagis of
thin thow takest, cownte it for wynnyng ; in
in the redyng of hem. The Apocalyps of Joon
hath as feele sacramentis, as he hath wordis. Litil
I haue seyd, and for the worthynesse of the volym
al the preisyng is the lowere ; in alle the wordis
many manere vndirstondyngis ben hid. I preie
thee, dere brother, that thou lyue among these
thingis, and to thenke on these thingis, and noon
othere science to knowe, ne noon othir science1 to
seche. Semeth it not now£ to thee, whyle thou
art here 'in erthes1', to be a dwellynge place in
heuenly kyngdom ? I wole1 not that thou be of-
fendid in hooly scriptures thorou3 symplenesse, and
as thorou3 foulnesse of wordis, thek whiche thorou3
the vice of expowneris1, either of verry purpos, ben
so™ spoken, that thei my3ten the Ii3tlyere enforme
the lewid puple, and that the lerned man my3te
feele in o wise in the same sentence, and the vn-
lerned in an other maner. I am neither so lusty,
ne so dul, that I shulde bihote me to knowe these
thingis, ton gadere the fruytis of hem on erthe,
whose rootis ben fastned in heuene ; but I know-
lech to0 wilne, and enforse meP, and prof re me as a
disciple to him that sittith in chayre ; forsakynge
me to be a mastir, I bihote me to be a felowe in
lernyng ; for " to the askere me 3yueth, and to the
" knockere me openeth, and he that sekith fynd-
" ith ;" lerne we on erthe siche thingis, whose
kunnyng dwellithi to us in heuene. I shal ataker
thee with hondis metynge togideres, and that I
helde out sum what vncouenably that bes of the
bolnyng of Ermagore, I shal enforse to* kunne al
that thou shuldist seke.
CAP. IX.
Thou hast here Eusebie oure wel biloued bro-
thir, that doublide to me the grace of thi lettris,
tellynge the oneste of thi maneris, and the dispis-
yng of the world, the feyth of frendship, and the
loue of Crist ; for thilke epistle without him telde
openly thy prudence and fairnesse of speche. Hi3e
thou thee, I biseche thee, and rather kit of the
coorde of the boot that abydith in the see, than
thou shuldist tarie to vnbynde it ; for no man that
wole forsake the world, may wel sille siche thingis
that he hath dispisid to sille. What euere thing
that thou takist of thin owne in to costages11, rykene
Om. H. S schuldist DDL h lettre E. ' the i.
f Om. FX. g Om. F. h on erthe F. > wil F. k Om. F. l the expowneris x. m thus F. n and to F. ° me to F.
P Om. F. 1 dwelle x. r oftake F. « I be o pr.m. x. * me to F. u thi costages F.
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75
olde maner it is seid, to an auerowse man lack-
ith, as wel that thatk he hath, as that thatk he
hath not ; to hym that bileueth al the world of
richessis is, forsothe, an vnfeithful man, 3he,
nedith an half peny. So lyue we, as no thing
hauynge and alle thingis holdynge in posses-
sioun ; lyuelod and clothing ben richessis of
cristen men. If thow hast in thi power thi
thing, selle ; if thow hast not, cast awey ; to
hym that takith awey thi coote, the maritil is to
be laft. And1 but thow euermore makynge a3en
mom fro moru, and drawynge day fro day, sle3li
fotem bi fote thow sille thi litle possessiouns,
hath" not Crist wherof his pore men he0 fede ?
Al he hath 3yuen to God, that offride hym silf.
The apostlis oonli forsoken the boot and the
nettis ; the widwe putte two mytisP into the
tresorye of God, and it is put bifore the richessis
of Cressi. Li3tli he dispisith alle thingis, the
whiche hym silf euermorei thenkith to be to
dien.
CAP. IX.
I haue takun desired epistlis of my man De-
siderie, the which, thur3 a maner bifore kun-
nynge of thingis that ben to com, with Danyel
is fallun the name of hym, preiynge, that I
shulde take tor the erys of ourne the fyue bokis
of Moyses translatid fro Ebrewe speche into8
Latyn tung. Certeyn a perylous werk, open to
the berkyngis of backbyters, that seyn* me tou
forgen new thingis for olde into the stranglyng
of the seuenti interpretours, so wit as wyn prou-
ing ; sith Y ful oft haue witnessid me to offre in
the tabernacle of God for a Ii3tv porcoun thingis
that I may, new the" richessisy of an othre man
to be defowlid with the porenes of othre. The
which thing that I shulde dore don7-, me styryde
the studie of Orygen, the which to olde transla-
cioun mengide the translacoun of Theodocioun,
with astericho, that is, with the signe of a 'sterre%
whan he makith clere the thingis that weren to
it for wynriyng ; for it is an old sothsawe, to the
auarouse man as wel lackith thew good that he
hath, as that he hath not; and to him that bi-
leueth as he shulde, al the world is of his rychese",
but the vnfeythful man hath euere nede, 3he, to an
halpeny. Therfor lyue we in siche maner, as
hauynge no thing and weldyng alle thinges; liflode
and clothing ben richessis ofy cristen men. If
thou hast thin owne good in thi power, selle it ;
if thou hast not, cast uwey and lett it go ; for
Crist seith, thiz mantil is to be lefte to him that
berith awey thia coote. But if it be so that
thou puttynge ouer euermore fro morewe to mo-
rewe, and tariynge fro day to day, sli3lich and
foot by foot thou selle thi litil possessiouns, hath
not Crist, trowist thou, wher of he may feede his
pore folk ? He that hath offrid him silf, hath 3oue
al his good to God. The apostlis forsoken onely
the boot and the nettis ; the widowe putte two
minutis in to the treserie of God, and it is put in
worship bifore the richesse of gold. Li3tly he dis-
pisith alle worldly goodis, that thenkith euere
more in him silf that he shal die.
' Preface of Seint Jerotn0.
I haue take thec epistlis myche desirid of my
man Desiderye, the whiche, with a maner profecie
of thingis to come, vside the name of an hooly bi-
sechered with Danyel the profete, preiynge, that I
wolde take to the eeris of 3oure frendis the fyue
bookis of Moyses translatid fro Ebrew speche into
Latyn tunge. Certenly this is a perelouse werk,
and opene to the berkyngis6 of bacbiteris, that
seyn, that I forge new thingis for olde in to the
hindryng of the seuenty interpretours, and they
ben preuyng wit as wyn ; sithen I ful ofte haue
witnessid mef to offre in the tabernacle of God for
rny symple porcioun siche thingis as I may, not
wilnynge the richesse of o man to be defoulid with
the pouert of othere men. The which thing for I
shulde be hardy to do, the studie of Orygen stiryde
me therto, the which medlide the translacioun of
Theodosyon to the olde translacioun, merkynge al
his werk with the signe of a sterre and with the
k Om. D. ! Om. /. m and fote BDEFHI. n has i. ° to F. P minutis /. 1 euere i. r of i. s in D.
1 siggen BDEFH. « Om. D. v litel /. w no D. * Om. B. y recches B sup.ras. EFHI. * that don E.
B asterye AD.
w that F. * richesses F. y to F. z the FO sec.m. & the o sec.m. *> Prologus F. Prologis x. c Om. F. d biddere F.
e berkynge F. f to me o pr.m. x.
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litle, and with obelo, that is, with signeb of an
arow, whan he any wast thing0 distroieth and
scrapith awey, al his werk markynged ; and
moost thoe thingis the whiche the autoryte of
the apostlis and of the euangelistis openyde ; in
the which many thingis we reden of the olde
testament, thef whiche ben not had in oure bokis ;
as is that, " fro Egipt I clepids my sone ;" and,
" for heh shal be clepid' Nazare ;" and, " men
" shalk seen, in whom thei han pungid ;" and,
" flodis shal1 flowe of his womb quyk watres ;"
and, " thingis"1 that nether ei3e sei3, ne eere
" herde, ne in to the herte of man stiede, that
" God greithid to hem that hym louen ;" and
many othre thingis, the whiche desyren propre
ordre. Aske we11 thanne0 hem, where thes
thingis ben wrytun ; and whanne thei mown? not
seye, of the bokis of Ebrewe brynge we forthe.
The first witnes is in Osee, the secounde in
Ysaye, the thrid in Zacharye, the ferthe in Pro-
uerbis, the fifte as wel in Ysaye ; the whiche
many men vnknowynge folwen the deceyuyngis
of scripturys, whos autor is vnknowun, and
setten bifore, Spanyshe songes vpon deed men,
or of noresses vpon ther children, autentik bokis.
The cause*! of the erronr is not myn to expown.
Jewis seyn, that it is don with wise counsel, lestr
Ptholome herier of o God, also as aneritis the
Ebrewis shulde of take dowble Godhede ; the
whiche moost therfor thei diden, for he was
knowen8 to falle into the techyng of Plato.
Wherfore wher euere holi wrytt witnessith ony
holi thing of the Fadre, and the Sone, and the
Holy Goost, or1 othre wyse thei vndiden, or al-
gatis helden ther pees, that thei my3ten do
aseth to the kyng, and that thei opened not the
priuete of the bileue. And I not who, the first
auctour, thui'3 his lesyng maad out seuenti sellis
at Alysawndre, in the whiche thei deuydide the
same thingisu shulde wryte ; sithv Aresteus, of
the same Ptholome chefe counseylour, and keper
of bokis, and myche tyme aftir Josaphus, notw
suche thinge tolden, but wryten hem, gadrid to
signe of an arowe ; whanne he made ony scripturis
more clereli to= shyne that weren bifore lesse cleer,
there he made the sygne of a sterre ; and whanne
he scrapide or raside awey ony waast writyng, he
made the sygne of an arowe ; and moost in thooh
thingis 'the whiche auctoryte1 of the euangelistis
and of the apostlis openyden ; in thek which we
reden many thingis of the olde testament, that
ben not had1 in oure bookis ; as is that auctorite,
" from Egipt I clepide my sone ;" and, " for he
" shal be clepid a Nazarey ;" and, " men shulen se,
" in whom they han thorou3 persid ;" and, " floodis
" of water of liyf shulen flowe of his wombe ;" and,
" thingis that neithire i3e saw, nether eere herde,
" neither styede in tom the herte of man, that God
" hath ordeyned redy for hem that louen him ;"
and many othere thingis that" ben, that desyren
her propur ordire. Axe we thanne hem, where these
thingis ben writun ; and sithen they moun not seie
hem, of the bookis of Ebrew brynge we hem forth.
The firste witnesse is in Oose, the secounde in
Ysaie, the thrydde in Zacharye, the fourthe in
Prouerbis, the fyuethe also in Ysaye ; the which
thing many men vnknowynge folowen the errours
of siche scripturis that ben with out auctorite, and
they0 setten her Veyn taalisP in more worship than
autentik bookis. It is not in my power to ex-
powne the causis of errour. Jewis seyn, that it was
doon withi wise counsel, leste Ptolome, worshipere
of oo God, shulde haue vndurstonde double Godhed
anentisr Ebrews ; which thing thei dide moost for
this cause, for he was knowe to falle to the lore of
Plato. Wherfor where euere hooly writ witnessith
ony hooly thing of the Fadir, and the Sone, and
of s the Hooly Goost, or ellis they expowneden it
in othere maner, or algatis helde her pees, that
they my3te aquyte hem to the kyng, and that they
openyden not the priuyte of the byleeue. And the
firste auctour her of, I woot neuere who, thorou3
his lesyng made seuenty sellis at Alysaundre, in
the* whiche they, departid" at twynne, shulden
write ; sith Aristeus, that was cheef councelour of
the same Ptolome and kepere of his bookis, and
b the signe BDEFHI. « thingus BDEFHI. d derkyng D. e thilk BDEFH. t Om. H. g calde /. h that he /.
I cald i. k schullen BDEFHI. ! schullen HI. m thes thingis /. n thou I. ° Om. i. P mai /. 1 causes BDEFHI.
r that lest D. s vnknowun A. * outher BEFH. u thinge E. v since i. w no BDEFH. noon i.
S Om. F. h thilke p. i that the auctorite P. k Om. p. l Om. F. m Om. F. n ther F. ° Om. F. P Spaynyssche
songes upon deede men, or of norices songes ouer here childrene F. 1 bi F. r as anentes F. s Om. F. * Om. F.
II whanne thei were departid p.
OF ST. JEROME.
77
gider in ox chirche, to ban spokin togider, and
not to haue prophecied. It is another to be a
prophet, and an other to ben an vndoer of Ian-
gage ; there the spiryt seith bifore thingis that
ben to coinen, here teching and plente of wordis,
thingis that he vndurstondith translateth. But
perauenture Tullyus is to be wenyd enblowid
with the spirit of retorik, to haue translatid the
boke that is seid Economyk of Zenofontes, and
the boke that is seid the> Pictagore of Plato, and
the boke that is seid Prothesifontes of Demos-
tynes ; other the Holi Gost wenyde witnessis
of the same bokis othre wise bi the seuenti vn-
doers of tungis, othre wise bi the apostlis, that
that2 thei helden ther pees, thes han Ii3id to ben
writun. What thanne ? dampne we the olde ?
nay, but after the studies* of the ratherb men, in
the hous of the Lord we traueilen that thatc we
may. Thei hand undon scripturis before the
coming of Crist ; and that thate thei wisten not,
thei han spokin with doutous sentencef; we after
the passioun and the resurreccoun of hym not
oonli profesie, but storye wry tun. Othre weys
forsothe thingis seen, other wise thingis herd
ben told ; that we beter vndirstonden, beter we
tellen. Here than, thou enemye, herkyn, thow
backbiter ; I dampe not, I reprehende not the
seuenti, but trustily I putte bifore the apostlis
to alle thoS; bi the mowthe of these to me
Crist sowneth,whom before the prophetis amonge
spiritual 3iftis Y rede sett, amonge theh which
the vndoers of tungis holden fulli the last degre.
Wherto art thou tourmentid with enuy? what'
sterist thow vnwise mennus willis a3ens me ? if
where Y seme to thee errek in the1 translating,
aske the Ebrewis, conseil the maystrys of dyuerse
citees ; that thei han of Crist, thi bokis han not.
It is another, if the witnessis vsurped of the
apostlis after proueden a3en hem seluen, and the
Latyn saumplers"1 ben more amendid than Grekis,
Grekis than Ebrews. But thes a3enus the en-
uyows. Now, ful dere Desidery, I preye thee,
for that" thou hast maad me to vndergon so greet
werk°, and to take the bigynnyng of Genesis,
myche tyme aftir Josophus, tellenx no? sich thing,
but they writen, whanne thei weren gaderid to
gideris in toz a chirche, hem to haue talkid to
gideres, and not to haue profecied. For it is oon to
be a profete, and an othire to be a translatour of
langagea ; for in profecie the spirit seith bifore
siche thingis that ben to come, but in translacioun,
enformacioun and plentee of wordis, translatith
siche thingis as he vndirstondith. But parauenture
Tullius is to be trowid to be blowen with the spirit
of retorik, and to haue translatid the book that is
seyd Yconomyk of Zenofontes, and the book that
is seyd Pictagore of Plato, and the book that is
seid Prothesifontis of Demostenes ; or ellis the
Hooly Goost shewide witnessis of the same bookis
in o wise by the seuenty interpretours oflangagls,
and in an othere manere by the postlis, that thatb
thing that they han holde stille, othere men 'han
lied to be writen. What thanne? dampne we the
olde ? nay, but aftir the studies of othere men that
weren bifore0 us, what thatd we may, we traueylen
in the hous of the Lord.- Thei han translatid
scriptures bifore the comyng of Crist ; they6 han
spoken with doutefulf sentences, that they knewen
not&; but we, aftir the passioun and the resurrec-
coun of him, not onely writen profecie, but open
storie. For thingis seyn ben telde in o maner, and
thingis herd ben teld in an other maner ; for the
bettere that we vndurstonden a thing, the bettere
we tellen it. Therfor here, thou enemye, and
herkene, thou bacbitere ; I dampne not the1' seuenty
interpretours, but tristylich I putte the' apostlys
toforeJ alle hem in autorite ; for bi the mouth of
thes apostlis Crist sownedek openli to me ; the1
whiche apostlis I rede to be set bifore the profetis
among goostly 3yftis, among whom the interpret-
ours ofm langagis holden fully the laste degree.
Wher to art thou turmentid with enuye? what
stirist thou vnwise mennus willes a3ens me? if I be
seyn in ony place to erre in translatynge of hooly
writ, aske the Ebrews, counceil maistris of dyuerse
citees ; that thei11 han of Crist, thi bookes han not.
It is an othere, if the witnessis vsurpid of the
apostlis preuyd aftirward a3enus hem silf, and the
* one BDEFH.
tensis BDEFH/.
0 a werk j.
y Om. BDFHI. z Om. or. a studie D. *> forthere i. « Om. D. d Om. A. e Om. DF. f sen-
thilk BDEFH. h Om. i. i wherto /. k to erre E. l Om. BD. m saumples A. n Om. EI.
* tolden p. y not x. z Om. F. a langages F. b such F. c tofore F. d Om. p. e and thei FX. f douteuous F.
i Om. F. l» ne I repreue not the FX. ' alle the F. J bifore x. k sowneth FX. l Om. F. "> or draweres of F.
n thing that thei F.
78
PREFATORY EPISTLES OF ST. JEROME.
helpe thow with preiers, that I mowe thur} the
same spyryt, thur3 whichP the bokis ben wrytun,
translaten hem into Latyn sermown.
'Here endith the Prologisi.
Latyn ensaumpleris ben more amendid than Grekis,
and Grekis ensaumpleris ben more amendid than
Ebrewis. And forsothe these thingis ben a3enus
the? enuyouse men. Now, my ful dereworthei
frend Desiderie, for cause that thou hast maad me
to vndurtake so greet a werk and to take the by-
gynnyng at the book of Genesis, I preie thee, helpe
thou me, thatr I may translate hooly writ in to
the langage of Latyn, thorou3s the same Spirit that
the bookis ben writen.
^Jerom in his prolog and preface seith al this1.
P the wiche i. 1 Here endith Ike prolog of Genesis and other bookis. D. Heere endith the prolog, now bigynneth Genesis. FI.
No rubric in BFH. Erased in E.
P Om. F. <J derewarde F. r with thi preieres that F. s in F. 4 Om. FX.
GENESIS.
Here bigynneth Genesis?.
CAP. I.
1 IN the firste made God of 110113! heuene
2 and erthe. The erthe forsothe was veyn
with ynne and void, and derknessis weren
vpon the face of the see ; and the Spiryt
3 of God was born vpon the watrys. And
God seide, Be maad Ii3t ; and maad is
4li3t. And God saw3 Ii3tb, that it was
good, and deuydid Ii3t fro derknessis ;
sand clepide Ii3t, day, and derknessis,
ny3t. And maad is 'euen and moruc, o
e day. Seide forsothe God, Be maad a fir-
mament in the myddeld of watres, and
7 dyuyde6 itf watres fro watrys. And God
made the firmament, and dyuydid& watris
that weren vndre the firmament fro thes
that weren aboue the fermament ; and it
sis maad so. And God clepide the firma-
ment, heuene. And maad is euen and
9 mom, the secounde day. God forsothe
seide, Gadrid be watris, the whiche ben
vndre heuene, in to o place, and apere
10 the drie ; and maad it is so. And God
clepidh the drie, erthe ; and the1 gader-
yngis of watris he clepide, sees. And
1 1 God sai3 that it was good ; and saith,
Burion the erthe grene erbek and mak-
ynge seed, and appletre1 makynge fruyt
after his kynd, whos seed ben in hym
si If, vpon the erthe ; and maad it is so.
12 And the erthe brou3te forthe grene erbem
and makynge seed aftre his kynde, and
tree makynge fruyt, and echon hauynge
Here bigynneth Genesis*.
CAP. I.
IN the bigynnyng God made of mnyti
heuene and erthe. Forsothe the erthe was 2
idel and voide, and derknessis weren on
the face of depthe ; and the Spiryt of the
Lord was borun on the watris. And Gods
seide, Li3t be maad, and Ii3tb was maad.
And God sei3 the Ii3t, that it was good, 4
and he departide thec Ii3t fro derknessis ;
and he clepide the Ii3t, dai, and the derk-5
nessis, ny3t. And the euentid and morwe-
tidd was maad, o daie. And God seide, e
The firmament be maad in the myddis of
watris, and departe6 watris fro watris. And 7
God made the firmament, and departidef
the watris that weren vndur the firmament
fro theses watris that weren on the fir-
mament ; and it was don so. And God a
clepide the firmament, heuene. And the
euentid and morwetidh was maad, the se-
counde dai. Forsothe God seide, The wa-9
tris, that ben vndur heuene, be gaderid in
to o place, and a drie place appere ; and
it was doon so. And God clepide the drie 10
place, erthe ; and he clepide the gadryngis
togidere of watris, the sees. And God
sei3 that it was good ; and seide, The erthe u
brynge forth greene eerbe and makynge
seed, and appil' tre makynge fruyt bi his
kynde, whos seed be in it silf on erthe ;
and it was doon so. And the erthe brou3te 12
forth greene erbe and makynge seed bi his
kynde, and ak tre makynge fruyt, and ech
a Genesis. DDEFH. b Om. F. c euentide and morutide E pr. m. d myddis D. e dyuydide AD.
f Om. D. e dyuyde A. I» clepith A. ' Om. A. k herbis D. 1 appeltreis D. m herbis D.
a Here bigynneth the bible playnly the text, and where that any maner clause is set in the text and is
not therof, Lire certifieth it plainly'. IT Here bigynneth Genesis. B<1. Here bigynneth the book of Ge-
nesis. DIG. Genesis GPS. Now bigynneth Genesis. K. Here bigynneth playnly Ihe text of the byble in
English: Genesis. N. Here bigynneth Genesis, the firste booc of the bible, x. No title in EFQRTW. b the
Ii3t i. c Om. i. d the morwe'tid EFKLS. « departide GO pr.m. x pr.m. f God departide GQ. g the s,
hthe morwetid KLS. ' an appil BDFGINP pr.m. QORSTWxd. k Expuncted P.
80
GENESIS.
i. 13 — 26.
seed after his special kynde. And God
I3sai3 that it were" good. And maad is
H euen and rnoru, the thrid day. God for-
sothe seide, Be ther maad Ii3t 3yuers in
the firmament of heuene, and deuyde thei
dai and ny3t ; and be thei into signes, and
15 tymes, and daies, and 3eers ; and Ii3tne
thei in the firmament of heuene, and
Ii3tne thei the erthe ; and maad it is so.
iG And God made two greet Ii3t 3yuerys,
the more Ii3t 3yuer that it were bifore to
the day, and the lesse Ii3t 3yuer that it
17 were bifore to the ny3t, and sterres. And
he putte hem in the firmament of heuene,
that thei shulden 3yue Ii3t vpon the erthe,
is and that thei were bifore to the day and
to the ny3t, and shulde deuyde Ii3t and
derknessis. And God sai3 that it wer°
19 good. And maad is euen and moru, the
20 fertile day. God also seide, Watres bryng
thei forthe the crepynge kynd of the
lyuynge soule, and the fleeinge kynde
vpon the erth, vndre the firmament of
21 heuene. And God made of noujt greet
whallis, and al soule lyuyng and mouable,
whom? watres brou3ten forth into ther
special kyndes, and al fleynge thingi after
his kynd. And God sai3 that it werr
22 good ; and blisside to hem, seiynge,
Growith, and beths 36 multiplyed, and
fulfillith the watres of the see, and the
briddis be multiplied vpon the erthe.
23 And maad is euen and moru, the fyueth
24 day. God forsothe seide, Bryng forthe
the erthe soule lyuynge in his kynde,
iumentis', and crepynge thingis, and
beestis of the erthe, after ther special
2&kyndis; and so it is maad. And God
made beestis of the erthe aftir ther spe-
cial kyndes, iumentis, and al theu crep-
ynge thing of the erthe in his kynde.
26 And God sai3 that it werv good; and
seith, Make we man to the ymage and
hauynge seed by his kynde. And God
sei3 that it was good. And the euentid is
and morwetid1 was maad, the thridde dai.
Forsothe God seide, L^tis be maad in the u
firmament of heuene, and departe thom the
dai and ni3tn ; and be tho° in to signes, and
tymes, and daies, and 3eeris ; andi' shyne 15
tho in the firmament of heuene, and Ii3tne
thoi ther erthe; and it was doon so. Andie
God made twei grete Ii3tis, the gretter Ii3t
that it schulde be bifore to the dai, and
the lesse Ii3t that it schulde be bifore to
the ni3t ; and God made sterris ; and set- 17
tide8 tho1 in the firmament of heuene, that
tho11 schulden schyne on erthe, and that IB
thov schulden be bifore to the dai and
ny3t, and schulden departe Ii3t and derk-
nesse. And God sei3 thatw it was good.
And the euentid and thex morwetid was 19
maad, the fourthe dai. Also God seide, The 20
watris brynge forth a? 'crepynge beestez of
lyuynge soule, and aa brid fleyngeb aboue
erthe0 vndur the firmament of heuene.
And God made of nou3t grete whallis, and 21
ech lyuynge soule and mouable, whiche
the watris han brou3t forth in tod her
kyndis ; and God made of nou3t ech vola-
tile bi his kynde. And God sei3 that it
was good ; and blesside hem, and seide, 22
Wexe 36, and be 36* multiplied, and fille 36
thee watris of the see, and briddis be mul-
tiplied on erthe. And the euentid and 23
thef morwetid was maad, the fyuethe dai.
And God seide, The erthe brynge forth a& 24
lyuynge soul in his kynde, werk beestis,
and 'crepynge beestish, and vnresonable
beestis of erthe, bi1 her kyndis ; and it was
don so. And God made vnresonable beestis 25
of erthek bi her kyndes, and werk beestis,
'and1 echm crepynge beeste of erthe11 in his
kynde. And God sei3 that it was good ;
and seide, Make we man to oure ymage 26
and liknesse, and be he souereyn to the
11 was A. ° was A. P whos A. q Om. A. thingis D. r was AE. s be BDEFH. * bestayle D.
u Om. BDEFH. v was AE.
1 the morwetid EKL. m Om. i,. they ox. n the nijt K. ° Om. p. they ox. P Om. o. 1 Om. A.
thei N. r Om. EGLMFQd. s sette s. * hem N. u thei NOX. v thei N. w Om. D. x Om. BDGNpQHTwd.
y Om. EII/P sec. in. z reptile ether a crepinge beetle BNd. reptile or cr. b. i. a Om. EILP sec.m. b vo-
latijl c/Aer a bridjteinge BNd. volatile or br.fle. i. c the erthe M. d Om. EFLP. e Om. D. f Om. BDE
GiLMNpQBTwd. G Om. LP sec.m. h reptils eMer crepinge beestis BNd. > in G. k the erthe ELN.
1 Om. N. <m or the s sup.ras. n the erthe B.
I. 27—11. 5.
GENESIS.
81
oure lickenesse, and bifore be he to the
fishis of the see, and to the volatils of
heuene, and to the beestis of the erthe,
and to al creature, and to al the crepynge
27 thing that moueth in the erthe. And
God made of nou3t man to the ymage
and his lickenes ; to the ymage of God
he made hym ; maal and femaal he made
28hemw of nou3t. And God blissid to hem,
and seith, Growex 36, and be 36 multi-
plied, and fulfille 36 the erthe, and sogette
3e it, and haue 36 lordship to the fishis of
the see, and to the volatilis of heuene,
and to alle thingis hauynge soule that
29 mouen vpon the^ erthe. And God seyde,
Se ! Y haue 3ouun to 3ow al erbe bryng-
inge forthe seed vpon the erthe, and alle
trees that ban in hym silf seed of ther
kynde, that thei ben to 3ow into2 mete ;
so and to alle thingis hauynge soule of the
erthe, and to al foulea of heuene, and to
alle thingis that mouen in the erthe, and
in the which is soule 3yuynge lijf, that
thei haue for to eet ; and maad it is so.
31 And God sai3 alle thingis that he made,
and thei weren ful good. And made isb
euen and moru, the sixte day.
CAP. II.
1 Therfor parfite ben heuene and erthe,
2 and al the anowrnyng of hem. And God
fulfillide in the seuenthe day his werk
that he made ; and he restide thec seuen-
eth day fro al werkd that he haddee ful-
3 fillid ; and he blisside to the seuenthe
day, and he halwide it ; for in it he had6
sesyd fro al his werk that God shapide
4 that he shulde make. Thes ben the ge-
neraciouns of heuene and erthe, whan
thei ben fourmed, in the day that the
5 Lord God made heuene and erthe, and
ech bushe of the feeld or it were growun
in the erthe, and al erbe of regioun bifore
that it buriownde. The Lord God for-
sothe had not reyned vpon the erthe, and
was noo man that my3te worche the
fischis of the see, and to the volatilis of
heuene, and to vnresonable beestis of erthe,
and to ech creature, and to ech 'crepynge
beest0, which is moued in erthe. And? 27
God made of nou3t a man to his ymage
and liknesse ; God made of noujt a man,
to the ymage of God ; God made of noii3t
hem, male and female. And God blesside28
hem, and seide, Encreesse 36, and be 36
multiplied, and fillei 36 the erthe, and
make 36 it suget, and be 36 lordis tor fischis
of the see, and tos volatilis of heuene, and
to alle lyuynge beestis that ben moued
on erthe. And God seide, Lo ! Y haue 29
3oue to 3ou ech eerbe berynge seed on
erthe, and alle trees1 that ban in hem silf
the seed of her kynde, that tho11 be in to
mete to 3ou ; and to alle lyuynge beestis so
of erthe, and to ech brid of heuene, and
to alle thingis that ben moued in erthe,
and in whiche is a lyuynge soule, that
thotl haue to ete ; and it was doon so.
And God sei3 alle thingis whiche he 31
made, and thou weren ful goode. And
the euentid and morwetidv was maad, the
sixte day.
CAP. II.
Therfor heuenes and erthe ben maad i
perfit, and al the ournement of tho. And 2
God fillide in the seuenthe dai his werk
which he made ; and he restide in the
seuenthe dai fro al his werk which he
hadde maad ; and he blesside the seuenthe :»
dai, and halewide it ; for in that dai God
ceesside of al his werk which he made of
nou3t, thatw he schulde makex. These 4
ben the generaciouns of heuene and of
erthe, in the day wherynne the Lord God
made heuene and erthe, and ech litil tres
of erthe bifore that it sprong out in erthe ;
and he made ech erbe of the feeld bifore
that it buriownede. For the Lord God
had not reyned on^ erthez, and no man
wasa that wrou3te ertheb ; but a welle G
a foulis DFII. b it is A. c in the B. d his
w Om. F. * growith D. y Om. D. z vnto A.
werke B pr.m. werkes D. e Om. E pr.m.
0 reptile BNd. P Om. s. q fulfille B. * of the G. to the MRS. s Om. EG.
v the morwetid KL. w whiche s. * make in tver/c SGNOQX. y upon s. z the erthe E.
lj the erthe DIRST sec.m.
M
* the trees BN. u thei N.
a ther was i.
GENESIS.
II. 6 20.
6 erthe ; but a welle ascendide fro the
erthe, watering al the ouermost of the
7 erthe. The Lord God thanne fourmede
man of the slyme of the erthe, and spi-
ride 'in tof the face of hym an entre of
breth of lijf; and maad is man into a
8 soule 3yuynge lijf. Forsothe the Lord
God had plawntid paradise of delice fro
bigynnyng, in the which he sette man
9 whom he had fourmed. And the Lord
God brou3te forthe of the erthe eche tree
fayre in 513 1, and swete to etc ; also the
tree of lijf in the mydle of paradys, and
a tree of kvmnyng of good and of yuels.
10 And a flood 3ede out of the place of delice
to watre paradis, the which fro thens is
ndeuydid in foure hedis ; name ofh the
toon Phison, he is that goth abowt al the
erthe of Euilath, where growith gold,
12 and the gold of that erthe is best ; and
ther is foundun bdelyum, and the stoon
isonychynus; and name to the secounde
flood Gyon, he is that gothe abowt al the
14 erthe of Ethiope ; name' forsothe of the
thrid flood Tigrys, he gothe a3ens Assy-
rios ; the ferthe forsothe flood, he is Eu-
isfrates. Thanne the Lord God toke man,
and putte hym in paradis of delice, that
16 he shulde worche and kepek it. And he
commaundide to hym, seiynge, Of ech tree
17 of paradis ete ; of the tree forsothe of
kunnyng of good and of yuel ete thow
not ; in what euer day sotheli thow etist
is there of1, with deth thow shalt die. The
Lord God forsothe seide, It is not good
man to be alone ; make we to hym help
is like hym. Fourmed thanne of the moist
erthe alle thingis of the erthe hauynge
soule, and al volatile of heuene, the Lord
God brou3te hem to Adam, that he shulde
se what he shulde clepe hem ; al thing
forsothe of soule lyuynge that Adam
aoclepid, that is the name of it. And
Adam clepide alle thingis hauynge soule,
and alm volatile of heuene, and alle beestis
of the erthe, bi her names. To Adam
stiedec out of thed erthe, and moistide al
the hi3ere part of erthe6. Therfor the?
Lord God formede man of the sliym of
erthe, and brethide in to his face thef
brething of lijf; and man was maad in to
a lyuynge soule. Forsothe the Lord Gods
plauntide at the bigynnyng paradis of
likyng, wherynne he settide^ man whom
he hadde formed. And the Lord God a
broii3te forth of the erthe ech tre fair in
si3t, and swete to ete ; also he broii3te forth
the tre of lijf in the middis of paradis,
and the tre of kunnyng of good and of
yuel. And a ryuer 3ede out fro the place 10
of likyng to moyste paradis, whichh ryuer
is departid fro thennus in to foure heedis.
The name of' thek o ryuer is Fyson, thilke n
it1 is that cumpassith al the lond of Eui-
lath, where gold cometh forth, and the 12
gold of that lond is the beste, and there is
foundun delium, that is, a tree ofspicerie,
and the stoon onychyn™ ; and the name is
to" the secounde ryuer0 is Gyon, thilke it
is that cumpassith al the loorid of Ethi-
opie ; forsothe the name of the thridde u
ryuer is? Tigris, thilke goith a3ens Assi-
riens ; sotheli the fourthe ryuer is thilke
Eufrates. Therfor the Lord God took 15
man, and settidei hym in paradis of lik-
yng, that he schulde worche and kepe it.
And God comaundide to hym and seide, 16
Ete thou of ech tre of paradis ; forsothe 17
ete thou not of the tre of kunnyng of good
and of yuel ; for in what euere dai thou
schalt ete therof, thou schalt die bi deeth.
And the Lord God seide, It is not good is
thatr as man be aloone, make we to hym
an help* lijk tou hym silf. Therforw 19
whanne alle lyuynge beestis of erthe, and
alle the volatils of heuene weren formed
of erthe, the Lord God brou^te tho to
Adam, that he schulde se what he schulde
clepe tho ; for al thing that Adam clepide
of lyuynge soule, thilkex is the name therof.
And Adam clepide bi her names alle ly-20
uynge thingis, and alle volatils, and alle
f in D. 8 ylle E. h to BDEFH. ' and name A.
c jede i. d Om. BDEFGILMNOPQHTWX. e the erthe s. f Om. MSW.
' to BDEFGILMNOPQBTWX. k Om. EiMNOPQHSTWxd. 1 Om. s. m of onychyn ELP.
0 flood BN. P Om. A. <l sette s. r Om. B. s Om. s. * helper ox sup. ras
w and therfor s. * that K.
schuld kepe E pr.m. l herof BDEFH. m Om. D.
S sette s. h the which i.
J n of BDGILH.
u Om. ifss. ceteri omnes.
II. 21 III.
GENESIS.
83
forsothe was not foundun an helper like
2ihym. Thanne send ynne the Lord God
slep into Adam, and whanne he was
asleep", he toke oon of his ribbis, and
22fulfillide flehs for it. And the Lord God
edifiede the rib, the which he toke of
Adam, into a woman, and brou3te hir to
23 Adam. And Adam seide, This now boon
of my bonys, and flehs of my flehs ; this
shal be clepid mannus dede, for she is
24takun of a man. Wherfor a man shal
forsake his fadre and modre, and shal
draw to hys wijf, and two shal be in o
25 flehs. Either forsothe was nakid, Adam,
that is, and his wijf, and thei shameden
CAP. III.
1 But and the edder0 was feller than
ony lifers of the erthe, the which made
the Lord God. The which seide to the
woman, Whi comaundide God to 3ow,
that 36 shulden not ete of ech tree of pa-
2 radis ? To whom answeryde the woman,
Of the fruyt of trees that ben in paradis
3 we eten ; of the fruyt forsothe of the tree
that is in the mydil of paradis, commaund-
ide us God, that we shulden not eten,
and that we shulden not towche it, lest
4 perauenture we dien. Forsothe the eddre
seide to the woman, Thur3 deth 36 shal
5 not die ; God forsothe wote, that in what
euer day 36 eten therof, 3oure ei3en shul
be openyd, and 36 shal ben as Goddis,
cknowynge good and yuel. Thanne the
woman sai3 that the tree were good, and
swete for to ete, and fay re to the ei3en
and delitable in the si3t ; and she toke of
the fruyt of it, and ete, and 3aue to hire
7 man, the which ete. And the ei3en of
both ben openyd; and whanne thei knewen
hem silf to be nakid, thei soweden to
gidre leeues of a fige tree, and maden
s hem brechis. And whanne thei herden
the voys of the Lord God goynge in pa-
radis at the shynyng after myd dai,
vnresonable beestis of erthe. Forsothe to
Adam was not foundun an helpere lijk
hym. Therfore the Lord God sente sleep 21
in to Adam, and whanne he slepte, God
took oon of hise ribbis, and fillide fleisch
for it. And the Lord God bildide the rib 22
which he hadde take fro Adam in to a
womman, and brou3te hir to Adam. And 23
Adam seide, This is now a boon of my
boonys, and fleisch? of my fleisch ; this2
schal be clepid viragoa, xfor sheb is takun
of manc. Wherfor a man schal forsake 24
fadir and modir, and schald cleue to his
wijf, and thei schulen be tweyne in o
fleisch. Forsothe euer eithir was nakid, 25
that is, Adam and his6 wijf, and thei
weren not aschamed.
CAP. III.
But andf the serpent was feller than alle i
lyuynge beestis of erthe, whiche the Lord
God haddes maad. Whichh serpent seide
to the womman, Why comaundide God to
3ou, that 36 schulden not ete of ech tre of
paradis ? To whom the womman answerde, 2
We eten of the fruyt of trees that ben in
paradis ; sothely God comaundide to vs, 3
that we schulden not ete of the fruyt of
the tre, which is in the myddis of para-
dijs, and that we schulden not touche it,
lest perauenture we dien. Forsothe the 4
serpent seide to the womman, 3e schulen
not die bi deeth ; for whi God woot that' 5
in what euere dai 36 schulen ete therof,
3oure i3en schulen be opened, and 36 schulen
be as Goddis, knowynge good and yuel.
Therfor the womman sei3 that the tre was 6
good, and swete to ete, and fair to the
i3en, and delitable in biholdyng ; and sche
took of the fruyt therof, and eet, and 3af
to hir hosebonde, and he eet. And the;
i3en of bothe weren openid ; and whanne
thei knewen that thei weren nakid, thei
sewiden the leeues of a fige tre, and maden
brechis to hem silf. And whanne thei 8
herden the vois of the Lord God goynge
in paradijs at the wynd after myddai,
n o slepe BEF.
nedder A throughout the chapter, but n expunct.
y a fleisch BN. z sche this IT sec.m. » virago, that is, takun of man BFKNOX. b this w. <c Om. P.
d he schal s. e Eue his ELP. f Om. GO pr.m. QRT. 8 hath i. h The whiche i. * for B.
M 2!
GENESIS.
III. 9 — 20.
Adam hid hym and his wijf fro the face
of the Lord God in the myddel of the
9 tree of paradis. And the Lord God
clepide Adam, and seide to hym, Where
10 art thow ? The which seide, Thi voys I
herde in paradis, and I dredde, there
thur3 that I was nakid, and hidde me.
n To whom seide the Lord, Who forsothe
shewide thee that thow was nakid, but
that thow ete of the tree of the which Y
had? comaundid thee that thow shuldist
12 not ete? And Adam seide, The woman
whom thow )aue me felow, 3aue to me of
is the tree, and I ete. Andi the Lord seide
to the woman, Whi didst thow that ? The
which answeryde, The eddre bigilide me,
Hand Y ete. And the Lord God seide
vntor the serpent, For thow hast do this,
thow shalt be cursid among alle the8
soule hauers and beestis of the erthe ;
vpon thi breest thow shalt gon, and erthe
is thow shalt ete alle daies* of thi lijf ; ene-
myte I shal put bitwix thee and the wo-
man, and thi seed and the seed of hire ;
she shal treed thin hede and thow shalt
leaspie to hyre heel". To the woman for-
sothe God seide, I shal multiply thi my-
seses and thi conceyuyngis ; in sorwe
thow shalt bere, children ; and thow
shalt be vndre power of thi man, and he
17 shal haue lordship of thee. To Adam
forsothe he seide, For thow hast herd the
vois of thiv wijf, and thow hast etun of
the tree, of the which I comaundide thee
that thow shuldist not etun, cursid is the
erthe in thi werk ; in traueyls thow shalt
18 ete of it alle the daies of thi lijf; it shal
buriown to thee thornes and brembles,
19 and thow shalt ete erbis of the erthe ; in
the swoot of thi chere, 'or face™, thou
shalt ete thi brede, to the tyme thow
turne a3en into the erthe of the which
thow art take ; for powdre thow art,
20 and into powdre thow shalt turne. And
Adam clepide the name of his wijf Eue,
Adamk and his wijf hidden hem fro the
face of the Lord God in the1 middis of the
trem of paradijs. And the Lord God 9
clepide Adam, and seide to hym, Where
art thou ? And Adam seide, Y herde thi 10
vois in paradijs, and Y drede, for Y was
nakid, and Y hidde me. To whom then
Lord seide, Who forsothe" schewide to
thee that thou were nakid, no but for
thou hast ete of the tre of which0 Y co-
maundide to thee that thou schuldist not
ete ? And Adam seide, The womman 12
which thou 3auest felowe to me, 3af me? of
the tre, and Y eet. And the Lord seide to 13
the womman, Whi didist thou this thing ?
Whichi answerde, The serpent disseyued
me, and Y eet. And the Lord God seide u
to the serpent, For thou didist this, thou
schalt be cursid among alle lyuynge thingis
and vriresonable beestis of erthe ; thou
schalt go on thi brest, and thou schalt ete
erthe inr alle daies" of thi liif ; Y schal is
sette enemytees bitwixe thee and the wom-
man, and bitwixe thi seed and hir seed ;
sche1 schal breke thin heed, and thou schalt
sette aspics" to hir heele. Also God seide ic
to the womman, Y schal multiplie thi
wretchidnessis and thi conseyuyngis ; in
sorewe thou schalt bere thi children ; and
thou schalt be vndur powerv of thew hose-
bonde, and he schal be lord of thee. Sothely 17
God seyde to Adam, For thou herdist the
voys of thi wijf, and hast ete of the tree,
of which Y comaundide to thee that thou
schuldist not ete, the erthe schal be cursid
in thi werkx; in traueylis thou schalt ete
therof in>" alle daiesz of thi lijf; it schal 18
brynge forth thornes and breris to thee,
and thou schalt ete eerbis of the erthe ; in 10
swoot of thi cheera thou schalt ete thi
breed, til thou turne a3en in to theb erthe
of which0 thou art takun ; for thou art
dust, and thou schalt turne a3en in to dust.
And Adam clepide the name of his wijf 20
Eue, for sche was the moder of alle men
P Om. E pr.m.
v the BDEFH.
q Om. B.
m. BDEFH.
r to BDEFH. s Om. BDEFH. * the days BDEFH. u heelthe A.
k and Adam FG. 1 Om. s. m trees s. n Om. GQT pr.m. ° the which I. P to me MSS. eet. omnes.
1 the which i. r Om. G. s the dayes x sec.m, * and sche BN. u spies DGQRT. Y the power BEFI,
MNOPwxd. w thin DLRT. x\ver]s.,thatis,fortkisynneBGK.tio<i. Y and in G. z the daies KX sec.m.
a cheer ether bodi BGNOQ. ch. or b. K. b Om. s. «' the which A. pr.m. BEFGKN.
III. 21 IV. 10.
GENESIS.
85
thur3 that that she was moder of alle
21 thingis lyuynge. The Lord God forsothe
made to Adam and his wijf lether cootis,
22 and clothide hem ; and seide, Se ! Adam
is maad as oon of vs, knowynge good and
yuel ; now than, lest perauenture he putte
out his hond, and take also of the tree of
23 lijf, and ete, and lyue euermore. And
the Lord God sente hym out of paradis
of delyte, that he my3te wyrk the erthe,
24 of the which he was takun. And he
threwe out Adam, and he sette cherubyn
bifore paradis of delite, and a flawmynge
swerd and pleaunt to the weye of the tree
of lijf to be kept.
CAP. IV.
i Adam forsothe knewe Eue his wijf, the
which conceyuedex, and bare Caym, sei-
2ynge, I haue had a man bi God. Andy
eft soons she bare his brother Abel. For-
sothe Abel was a sheepherd of sheep, and
3 Caym an erthe tilyer. And don it is
after many dayes, that Caym shulde offre
of the fruytis of the erthe 3iftis to the
4 Lord ; Abel forsothe offride of the first
gotun of his flok, and of the fatnesz of
hem. And the Lord bihelde to Abel and
5 to his 3iftis ; to Caym forsothe and to
the 3iftis of hyrn he bihelde not. And
Caym was greetli wroth, and therwith
efelle his chere. And the Lord seide to
hym, Whi art thow wroth, and whi ther-
7 with fallith thi face ? Shalt thow not re-
seyue wela, if thou wel dost; ellis for-
sothe euel, anoon in the 3atis thi synnes
shal ben at theeb? but vndre thee shal be
the appetite of hym, and thow shalt haue
a lordship of hym. And Caym seide to
Abel his brother, Go we out. Whanne
thei weren in the feeld, aroos there with
Caym a3ens his brother Abel, and slowe
fl him. And the Lord seide to Caym,
Where is Abel thi brother ? The which
answeryde, I wote neuere ; whether am I
lyuynge. And the Lord God made cootis
of skynnys to Adam and Eue his wijf,
and clothide hem ; and seide, Lo ! Adam 22
is maad as oon of vs, and knowith good
and yuel ; now therfore se ^e, lest per-
auenture he putte his hond, and take of
the tre of lijf, and ete, and lyue with
outen ended. Ande the Lord God sente* 23
hym out of paradijs of likyng, that he
schulde worche the erthe, of which he was
takun. And God castide^ out Adam, and 24
settideh bifore paradis of lykyng cheru-
byn1, and a swerd of flawme andk turn-
ynge1 aboute"1 to kepe the weie of the tre
of lijf.
CAP. IV.
Forsothe Adam knewe Eue his wijf, i
which conseyuede, and childide Cayn, and
seide, Y haue gete a man bi God. And 2
efte sche childide his brother Abel. For-
sothe Abel was a kepere of scheep, and
Cayn was an erthe tilyere. Sotheli it was 3
don after many daies, that Cayn offride
3iftis to the Lord of the fruytis of erthen ;
and Abel offride of the first gendrid0 of 4
his floe, and of the fatnesse00 of tho. And
the Lord bihelde to? Abel and to the 3iftis
of hym ; sotheli he bihelde not to Cayn 5
and to hise 3iftis. And Cayn was wrooth
greetli, and his cheer felde douni. Andc
the Lord seide to hym, Whi art thou
wrooth, and whi felde doun thi face ?
Whether' not if thou schalt do wel, thou 7
schalt resseyues ; but if thou doist yuele,
thi synne schal be present anoon in the
3atis ? but the desir therof* schal be vndur
thee, and thou schalt be lord therof. Ands
Cayn seide to Abel his brother, Go we
out. And whanne thei weren in the feeld,
Cayn roos a3ens his brother Abel, and
killide him. And the Lord seide to Cayn, 9
Where is Abel thi brother? Which" an-
swerde, Y woot not ; whetherv Y am the
kepere of my brothir ? And God seide to 10
x forsothe conceyued E pr.m. y Om. D. z fatnesses BDEH. a Om. BEF. b Om. BDEH.
d ende, that is, by long tyme. BGKNOQX. e Om. BN. * putte M. 8 keste s. h sette s. > cherubyn,
that is, keping of aungels BKNOQ. k Om. N. ' of turnynge K. m turnynge aboute ethir pleaunt x.
n the erthe F. ° first gendrid or of the cheef s. °° fatnessis BKN. P Om. GQ. ? felde doun, that is,
he was heuy s. r wher MSS. cet. onmes. * resseyue tvel e. * therof, that is, of synne s. u the which i.
T wher MSS. eel. omnes.
86
GENESIS.
IV. 10—23.
10 the keper of my brother ? And he seide
to hym, What hast thow don ? thec vois
of the blood of thi brother crieth to me
11 fro the erthe. Now than thow shalt be
cursid vpon the erthe, the which openyde
his mowthe, and toke the blood of thi
12 brother of thin honde. Whanne thow
worchist the erthe, it shal not 3iue thee
his fruytis ; vagaunt and ferd fugitif thow
shalt be vpon the6 erthe alle the daies of
is thi lijf. And Caym seide to the Lord,
More is my wickidnes than that I de-
14 seme foi^euenes ; se ! thow castist me out
to day fro the face of the erthe ; and fro
thi face I shal be hid, and I shal be va-
gaunt and fer fugitif in the erthe ; al
thannef that shal fynd me shal sle me.
15 And the Lord seide to hym, It shal not
be do so, but al that shal sle Caym shal
seuene fold be punysshid. And the Lord
sette a signe in Caym, that ech that
icfonde hym shulde not sle hym. And
Caym, passid out fro the face of the
Lord, dwellide fer fugitif in the erthe, at
17 the eest plage of Eden. Caym forsothe
knewe his wijf, the which forsothe con-
seyuede, and bare Enok ; and he bildide&
a citee, and callideh the name of it after
is the name of his sone Enok. Forsothe
Enok gate Yrad, and Yrad gate Manyael,
and Manyael gate Mathusael, and Ma-
19 thusael gate Lameth ; the which toke
two wyues, the name of ' the toon Ada,
20 and name of1 'the totherk Sella. And
Ada gate Jabel, that was fadre of dwellers
21 in tentis and of sheepherdis ; and the1
name of his brother Tubal, he was the
fadre of syngerys in harp and orgon.
22 Sella forsothe gate Tubalcaym, that was
an hamer smyth™1, and a smyth" into alle
werkis of bras and of yrun ; the sister
23 forsothe of Tubalcaym, Noema. And La-
meth seide to his wijfes Ade and Selle,
Here 36 my vois, wifes of Lameth, herken
36 my word ; for I slowe a man into my
Cayn, What hast thou do? the vois of
the blood of thi brother crieth to me fro
erthe. Now therfor thou schalt be cursidw 11
on erthe, that openyde his mouth, and
resseyuede of thin bond the blood of thi
brothir. Whanne thou schalt worche the 12
erthe, it schal not jyue his fruytis to thee;
thou schalt be vnstable of dwellyng and
fleynge aboute on erthe in alle thex daies of
thi lijf. And Cayn seide to the Lord, My is
wickidnesse is more than that Y disserue
for3yuenesse ; lo ! to dai thou castist meu
out fro they face of thez erthe; and Y
schal be hid fro thi face, and Y schal be
vnstable of dwellyng and fleynge aboute
in erthe ; therfore ech man that schal
fynde me schal slee me. And the Lord is
seide to hym, It schal not be don so, but
ech man that schal slee Cayn shal be
punyschid seuenfold. And the Lord set-
tide" a signe in Cayn, that ech man that
schulde fynde hym schulde not slee hym.
And Cayn 3ede out fro the face of the ie
Lord, and dwellide fleynge aboute in erthe,
at the eest coost of Edenb. Forsothe Cayn 17
knewe his wiif, which conseyuede, and
childide Enoth ; and Cayn bildide a citee,
and clepide the name therof c of the name
of hise sone Enoth. Forsothe Enoth gen- is
dride'1 Irad, and Irad gendride Manyael,
and Manyael gendride Matusael, and Ma-
tusael gendride Lameth ; that took twei i»
wyues, the name to oe wijf was Ada, and
the name to the totherf was Sella. And 20
Ada gendride Jabel, that was the fadir of
dwellers in tentis and of shepherdis ; and 21
the name of his brother was Tubal, he
was the fadir of syngeris^ in harpe and
orgun. And Sella gendride Tubalcayn,22
that was an hamerbetere, and smy3t on alle
werkis of bras and of yrun ; forsothe the
sistir of Tubalcayn was Neoma. And 23
Lameth seide to his wyues Ada and
Sella, 3e wyues of Lameth, here'1 my
vois, and herkne1 my word; for Y haue
c Om. BDEFH. d ferer D. e Om. D. f thei D. S belde BEF.
other D. ! Om. BDEH. m smyter BDEFH. n smyter E.
clepid BDEFH. ' to BDEFH. k that
w acursid E. * Om. ELP. Y Om. s. z Om. G. a sette s passim. b Eden, that is, of ertheli paradys
OKNQ. Ed. that is, in e. p. ox. c Om. DGOQRTX. d gaat i throughout this and two following chapters.
e the OA pr. m. o. f oother i. g the singers B. h here je DGOQRTX pr. m. hereth p. ' herkne je ix sec. m.
IV. 24 — -V. 13.
GENESIS.
87
wound, and a litle waxen man into my
24 wannesse ; veniaunce shal be 3ouun of
Caym seuene fold, of Lameth forsothe
25seuenti sithes0 seuenfold. Forsothe 3it
Adam knewe his wijf, and she bare a
child, and callideP the name of hym Seth,
seiynge, God sette to me another seed for
26 Abel, whom Caym slowe. But and to
Seth is borne a sone, whom he callideP
Enos ; thisi bigan inwardli to clepe the
name of the Lord.
CAP. V.
1 This is the boke of the generacioun of
Adam, in the day in whichr God made
of nou3t man. To the ymage and lyknes
2 of God he made hym; male and female
he made hem of nou3t, and he blisside to
hem, and he callide8 the name of hem
Adam, in the dai in the1 which thei weren
smaad of nou3t. Adam forsothe lyuede an
hundrid and thretti wynter, and he gat
a sone to the liknes and hys ymage, and
4 callide" the name of hym Seth. And the
daies of Adam ben maad after that he
gat Seth ei3te hundrid 3eer, and he gat
5 sones and dow3tres. And al the tyme is
maad in the which Adam lyuede nyne
hundrid and thritti 3eer, and deed he is.
6 Seth forsothe lyuede an hundryd and fyue
7 3eer, and he gat Enos. And Seth lyuede
aftir that he gat Enos ei3t hundrid wyn-
tir and seuene, and he gat sones and
sdow3tres. And alle the daies of Seth
ben maad nyne hundrid and twelue 3eer,
sand deed he is. Enos forsothe lyuede
lonynti 3eer, andv he gat Caynan ; after
whos birthe he lyuede ei3t hundrid and
fiftene 3eer, arid he gat sones and dow3-
utris. And alle the dayes of Enos ben
maad of nyne hundrid and fyue 3eer, and
12 deed he is. Caynan forsothe lyuede se-
isuenti 3eer, and he gat Malalehel. And
Caynan lyuede after that he had gotun
Malalehel ei3t hundrid and fourty 3eer,
slayn a man bi my wounde, andk a 3ong
wexynge man bi1 my Violent betyngm;
veniaunce schal be 3ouun seuenfold of24
Cayn, forsothe of" Lameth seuentisithis
seuensithis. Also 3it Adam knewe his 25
wijf, and sche childide a sorie, and clepide
his name Seth, and seide, God hath put
to me another seed for Abel, whom Cayn
killide. But also a sone was borun to2fi
Seth, which sone he clepide Enos ; this
Enos0 bigan to clepe inwardli the name of
the Lord.
CAP. V.
This is the book of generacioun? ofi
Adam, in the dai wher ynne God made
man of nou3t. God made man to thei
ymage and licnesse of God ; God formede 2
hem male and female, and blesside hem,
and clepide the name of hem Adam, in
the day in which thei weren formed.
Forsothe Adam lyuede an hundrid 3eera
and thretti, and gendride a sone to his
ymage and liknesse, and clepide his name
Seth. And the daies of Adam after that 4
he gendride Seth weren maad ei3te hun-
drid 3eerr, and he gendride sones and
dou3tris. And al the tyme in which 5
Adam lyuede was maad nyne hundrid 3eer
and thretti, and he was deed. Also" Seth c
lyuede an hundrid and fyue 3eer, and gen-
dride Enos. And Seth lyuede aftir that?
he gendride Enos ei3te hundrid and seuen
3eer, and gendride sones and dou3tris. And 8
alle the4 daies of Seth weren maad nyne
hundrid and twelue 3eer, and he was deed.
Forsothe Enos lyuede nynti 3eefu, and 9
gendride Caynan ; aftir whos birthe Enos 10
lyuede ei3te hundrid and fiftene 3eer, and
gendride sones and dou3tris. And alle the 1 1
daies of Enos weren maad nyne hundrid
and fyue 3eer, and he was deed. Also 12
Caynan lyuyde seuenti 3eer, and gendride
Malalehel. And Caynan lyuede after that 1:1
he gendride Malalehel ei3te hundrid and
fourti 3eer, and gendride sones and dou3-
0 Sith BDEFII.
u clepid
P clepid BDEFH.
v Om. D.
1 thees D. r the which D. a clepide BDEFH. * Om. BEF.
k Om. s. 1 in B. m sorowe B. violent betyng ether my sorerve G. v. b. ether in m.s. KOQX. sorowe ether
bl my v. b. N. n Om. s. ° Om. K. P the generacioun ooxd. 1 Om. D. r jeris I. s And EKM.
* Om. KLP. u nynti jeer, that u,Jbure score yer and ten KN.
88
GENESIS.
v. 14—31-
u and he gat sones and dowjtris. And alle
the dais of Caynan ben maad nyne hun-
15 drid and ten 3eer, and deed he is. Mala-
lehel forsothe lyuede fyue and sixti 3eer,
16 and he gat Jared. And Malalehel lyuede
after that he gat Jared ei3t hundryd and
thritti jeer, and he gat sones and dow3trys.
17 And alle the daies of Malalehel ben maad
ei3t hundrid and nynti and fyue 3eer, and
is deed he is. And Jared lyuede an hun-
dryd and two and sixti 3eer, and he gat
iflEnok. And Jared lyuede after that he
gat Enok ei3t hundrid }eer, and he gat
20 sones and dow3tris. And al the daies of
Jared ben maad nyne hundrid 3eer and
21 two and sixti, and deed he is. Forsothe
Enok lyuede fyue and sixti 3eerw, and he
22 gat Matusale. And Enok 3ede with God ;
and Enok lyuede after that he gat Matu-
sale thre hundrid 3eer, and he gat sonys
23 and dow3tris. And alle the daies of Enok
ben maad thre hundrid and fyue and
24sexti 3eer. And he 3ede with God, and
25 he aperyde not, for God toke hym. For-
sothe Matusale lyuede an hundrid and
seuen and ei3ti 3eer, and he gat Lameth.
26 And Matusale lyuede after that he had
getun Lameth seuene hundrid and two
and ei3ti wynter, and he gat sones and
27 dow3tris. And alle the daies of Matusale
ben maad nyne hundrid andx sixti and
28 nyne 3eer, and deed he is. Lameth for-
sothe lyuede an hundryd and two and ei3ti
29 3eer, and he gat a sone ; and he callideJ"
the name of hym Noe, seiynge, This shal
coumforte vs fro the werkis and the tra-
ueils of oure hondis in the erthe, the2
sowhiche werkis3 the Lord curside. And
Lameth lyuede after that he gat Noe fyue
hundrid and fyue and nynti 3eerb, and he
si gat sonys and dow3tris. And alle the
daies of Lameth ben maad seuene hun-
dryd and seuenti and seuene 3eer, and
deed he is. Noe forsothe whan he was
of fyue hundrid 3eers, he gat Sem, Cam,
and Japheth.
tris. And alle the dayes of Caynan weren u
maad nyn hundrid and ten 3eer, and he
was deed. Forsothe Malalehel lyuede sixti \s
3eer and fyue, and gendride Jared. And ie
Malalehel lyuede aftir that he gendride
Jared ei3te hundrid and thretti 3eer, and
gendride sones and dou3tris. And alle the 17
daies of Malalehel weren maad ei3te hun-
drid nynti and fyue 3eer, and he was deed.
And Jared lyuede an hundrid and two is
and sixti 3eer, and gendride Enoth. And 19
Jared lyuede aftir that he gendride Enoth
ei3te hundrid 3eer, and gendride sones and
dou3tris. And alle the dayes of Jared 20
weren maad nyn hundrid and twei and
sexti 3eer, and he was deed. Forsothe 21
Enoth lyuede fyue and sixti 3eer, and gen-
dride Matusalem. And Enoth 3ede with 22
God ; and Enoth lyuede after that he gen-
dride Matusalem thre hundrid 3eer, and
gendridev sones and dou3tris. And alle 23
the daies of Enoth weren maadw thre hun-
dride and fyue and sexti 3eer. And Enoth 24
3eed with God, and apperide not afterward,
for God took hym awei. Also Matusalem 25
lyuede an hundrid and 'fourscoor 3eer and
seuene*, and gendride Lameth. And Ma- 26
tusalem lyuede after that he gendride La-
meth seuene hundrid and 'fourscoor 3eer
and tweiy, and gendride sones and dou3tris.
And alle the daies of Matusale weren 27
maad nyn hundrid and nyn and sixti 3eer,
and he was deed. Forsothe Lameth lyuede 28
an hundrid and 'fourscoor 3eer and two?,
and gendride a sone ; and clepide his name 29
Noe, and seide, This man schal comforte
vs of the werkis and traueilis of oure
hondis, in the loond which the Lord
curside. And Lameth lyuede after that 30
he gendride Noe fyue hundrid 'nynti and
fyuez 3eer, and gendride sones and dou3-
tris. And alle the daies of Lameth weren 31
maad seuene hundrid vthre scoor and se-
uentene* 3eer, and he was deed.
w wynter E. * Om. B. Y clepid BDEFH. z Om. BDEFH. a Om. BDEFH. b wynter BDEFH.
y he gendride N pr. m. w Om. ELP. x seuene and eijti jeer BEKLMNOPWX. y two and eijti jeer
KLMNOPWX. z iiij. score and xv. RT. a seuenti and seuen BEGKLMNOPQW.
VI. I 15.
GENESIS.
89
CAP. VI.
i Whan men bigunnen to be multiplied
vpon the erthe, and hadden broujt forth
adow3tris, the'' sones of God, seynge the
dow3tris of men that thei weren faire,
token wyues to hem of alle the whiche
3 thei chosend. And God seide, My spiryt
shal not dwel in man with outen ende,
for flehs he is ; and the daies of hym
shal ben ane hundrid and twenti jeers.
4Giauntis forsothe weren vpon the erthe
in thof daies, aftir forsothe that the sonys
of God weren gon ynne to the dow3trys
of men, and thei goten ; thes ben myjti
5 of the world and famows men. God for-
sothe seynge that myche malice of men
was in the erthe, and al thoujt of the
e herte was jouun to yuel al tyme, it for-
thou3t him that he had made man in
erthe ; and 'bifore war& in tyme to come,
and towchid with sorwe of herte with
Tynforth, I shal do awey, he seith, man,
whom I made of nou3t, fro the face of
the erthe, fro man vnto thingis hauynge
soule, fro crepyrige beest1' vnto fowles1 of
heuen ; forsothe it 'othenkithk me to
ahaue maad hem. Noe forsothe founde
9 grace bifore the Lord. Thes ben the ge-
neraciouns of Noe. Noe a ri3twis man
and a perfit was in his generaciouns; with
10 God he 3ede, and he gat thre sones, Sem,
11 Cham and Japheth. Forsothe the erthe
is corupt before God, and is fulfillid with
12 schrewidnes. And whanrie God had seen
the erthe to1 be corupt, al forsothe flehs
had"1 coruptid his weie vpon the erthe,
13 he seide to Noe, The ende of al flehs
cometh bifore me ; the erthe is fulfullid
with wickidnes fro the face of hem, and
14 1 shal scater hem with the erthe. Make
to thee 'an ark" of planed trees ; litel
dwellyng places in the ark° thow shalt
make, and with ynne and with oute thow
15 shalt dijten it with glew. And so thow
CAP. VI.
Forsothe Noe whanne he was of fyue i
hundrid jeer gendride Sem, Cham, and Ja-
feth. And whanne men bigunnen to be
multiplied on erthe, and hadden gendrid
doujtris, the sones of God seijen the douj- 2
tris of men that thei weren faire, and
token wyues to hem of alle whiche thei
hadden chose. And God seide, My spirits
schal not dwelle in man with outen ende,
for he is fleisch ; and the daies of hym
schulen be an hundrid and twenti jeer.
Sotheli giauntis weren on ertheb in tho4
daies, forsothe aftir that the sones of God
entriden to the doujtris of men, and tho
doujtris gendriden ; these weren myjti of
the world and famouse menc. Sotheli God 5
seij that myche malice of men was in
erthe, and that al the thoujt of herted was
ententif6 to yuel in al tyme, and repentidef c
himf that he hadde# maad man in erthe ;
and God was war bifore ajens tyme to
comyng, and was touchid with sorewe of
hertej with ynne; and seide, Y schal do 7
awei man, whom Y made of noujt, fro the
face of theh erthe, fro man til to lyuynge
thingis, fro crepynge beeste til to the
briddis of heuene ; for it repentith1 me
that Y made hem. Forsothe Noe foonds
grace bifore the Lord. These ben the ge-9 »°ide <iutrye
that that he
neraciouns of Noe. Noe was a iust man made bifore.
/. I . , . • T»T 1 BFGKQUX.
and perntK in hise generaciouns; JMoe jede isoroweof
with God, and gendride thre sones, Sem, 10 hajde irimsiif
Cam, and Jafeth. Forsothe the1 erthe was n a'mtn Torow-°f
corrupt bifore God, and was fillid with iu?e> in doyuge
* awey man,
wickidnes. And whanne God seij, that 12 whom he hadde
„,..., funned to his
the erthe was corrupt, for ech fleisch ymage. Lyre
ether™ man hadde corrupt" his weie on
erthe, he seide to Noe, The ende of alis^
fleisch0 is comen bifore me ; the erthe is God> to whom
the sentence of
fillid with wickidnesse of the face of hem, aiie thingis is
_. , . . , , , as stidefast as
and Y schal distrye hem with the erthe. thebifc
Make thou to thee a schip of trees hewun u ^j,"
and planed ; thou schal t make dwellynge
nauuce, »-
rowe, and
oth«e pas-
syouns, ctliir
disesis, ben not
truthe, but by
likuesse ; and
therfore it is
seid that be
repentide, for
he hadde hym
silf at the ma-
c and the A. d chesden BEFH. e of an BDEFH. f thilk BDEFH. S byfore by war D. h beestis D.
' the foulis E. k athinkith BDEFH. ' Om. BDEFH. m Om. E pr. m. n a schep D. ° schyp D.
b the erthe E. c famouse men, that is, of yuel fame, (name K) for thei tveren rauenouris and lec-
chmiris. BFOKNQX. fam. men or ofyuelfaam. 8. d her herte s. e ententif elhir yyuun BDIN. f lie re-
pentide K sec.m. it rep. s. K Om. EI/P. h Om. EN pr.m. * forthenkith G. k a perfit s. 1 Om. s.
m or ELP. n corrupted KOX. ° the fleisch EL.
N
90
GENESIS.
vi. 16 — VII. 3.
and confermeth
it to oure litil-
nes.se, either
freelte, that bi
thingis kuoweu
we knowe vu-
knowe thingis,
for whi the ire
of God is not
disturblynge of
wil, but doom
whiche is 3011011
to the synnere ;
forsothe the
thonjt of his
herte is vn-
chaungeable re-
soun of thingis,
that shulrn be
chaungid; God
semeth to re-
pente, while he
chaungith the
werk. The
glose here. Ne-
theles his wil
and ordinaunce
dwellith vn-
channgeable.
The glose en-
tirlinarie here.
GFKQUX.
shalt make it. The lengthe of the ark?
shal be of thre hundrid cubytis, the brede
of fifti cubitis, and the hi3t of it of thretti
IG cubitis. A wyndow in the arki thou shalt
make, and in o cubite thow shalt ende
the hi3t of it ; the dore forsothe of the
arkr thow shalt sett aside8 bynethen;
sowpyrig placis, and thre chaumbred thow
17 shalt make in it. Se ! I shal lede to wa-
tres of a flood vpon the erthe, and I shal
slee al flehs in the which spiryt of lijf is
vndre heuene, and alle thingis that ben
18 in the erthe, shal be wastid. And I shal
sett my couenaunt* of pees with thee, and
thow shalt gon into the arku, thow and
thi sones, tin wijf, and the wyfes of thi
19 children with thee. And of alle thingis
hauynge sowle of ony flehs, two thow
shalt brynge into the arkv, that maal sex
20 and femaal lyuen with thee ; of fowles
after ther kynde, and of iumentis in ther
kynde, and of alle crepynge beest of the
erthe after his kynde; two of alle shulen
go ynne with thee, that thei mown lyue.
21 Thou shalt take thanne with thee of al
maner metis that mown be eten, and
thow shalt bere with thee, and thei shulen
be bothe to thee and to hem into meet.
22 Thanne Noe dide alle thingis that God
comaundide hym.
CAP. VII.
i Forsothe the Lord seide to hym, Go
thow yn and al thin howsw into the
arkex, thee forsothe I haue seen ry3twis
2bifore me in this generacioun. Of alle
hauynge sowles clene, thow shalt take
seuene and seuene, maal and femaal ; and
forsothe of vnclene hauynge sowle, two
3 and two, maal and femaal ; but of >' the
placis in the schip, and thou schalt anoynte
it with pitche with ynne and with out-
forth. And so thou schalt make it. The 15
lengthe of the schip schal be of thre hun-
drid cubitis, the? brede schal be of fifti
cubitis, and the hi3nesse therof schal be
ofi thretti cubitis. Thou schalt make aie
wyndow in the schip, and thou schalt
ende the hi3nesse therof in ar cubite ; so-
theli thou schalt sette the dore of the
schip in the side binethe ; thou shalt make
soleris and placis of thre chaumbris in the
schip. Lo ! Y schal brynge 'watris of di- 17
luuye ether* greet1 flood on ertheu, and
Y schal sle ech fleisch in which is the spi-
rit of lijf vndir heuene, and alle thingis
that ben in erthe, schulen be wastid. And is
Y schal sette my couenaunt of pees with
thee ; and thou schalt entre in to the
schip, and thy sones, and thi wijf, and the
wiues of thi sones schulen entre with thee.
And of alle lyuynge beestis of al fleisch 19
thou schalt brynge in to the schip tweyne
and tweyne, of male kynde and female,
that thei lyue with thee ; of briddis bi her 20
kynde, and of werk beestis in her kynde,
and of ech crepynge beeste of erthe, by
her kynde ; tweyne and tweyne of alle
schulen entre with thee, that thei moun
lyue. Therfore thou schalt take with thee 21
of alle metis that moun be etun, and thou
schalt bere to gidre at thee, and tho schulen
be as well to thee as to thev beestis in to
mete. Therfor Noe dide alle thingis whiche 22
God comaundide to hym.
CAP. VII.
Also the Lord seide to Noe, Entre thou i
and al thin hous in to thew schip, fof Y
sei3 thee iust bifore me in this genera-
cioun. Of alle clene lyuynge beestis thou 2
schalt take bi seuene and bi seuene, male
and female ; forsothe of vnclene lyuynge
beestis thou schalt take bi tweyne and bi
tweyne, male and female ; butx also of vo- 3
P schyp D. 1 schyp D. r schyp D. s in the syde E pr. m. * comenount D passim. u schip D. v schip D.
w houshold D. x schip D throughout this and following chapter. T and of BDE sec.m.FH.
P and the ELP pr.m. <1 in E. Om. GLQRT. r oo s. s Om. s. diluuye or ELP. * of I he greet BN.
of greet DFGKMOQRTWxd. u vpon the erthe s. v tho BN. Om. s. w thi i. x and s.
VII. 4 — 1 8.
GENESIS.
91
fowlis of heuene, seuene and seuene, maal
and femaal, that the seed be sauyd vpon
4 the face of al erthe. 3it forsothe and
aftir seuen daies I shal reyn vpon the
erthe fourti daies and fourti ny^tis, and
I shal do awey al substauncez the which
Y made, fro the ouermost of the erthe.
sThanne Noe dide all thingis that the
e Lord comaundide him. And he was of
sixe hundryd 3eeris, whanne the watris
of the flood floweden vpon the erthe.
7 And Noe is gon ynne, and his children,
hys wijf, and the wyues of his children
with hym into the arke for the watres of
a the flood. Of the clene forsothe hauynge
sowlis, and vnclene, and of the fowlis of
heuene, and of alle that mouen vpon the
9 erthe, two and two ben gon ynne to Noe
into the arke, maal and femaal, as the
10 Lord comaundide Noe. And whan the
seuene daies weren passid, the watris of
lithe flood floweden vpon the erthe. The
sixt hundrid 3eer of the lijf of Noe, the
secounde moneth, the seuententhe day of
the moneth, ben brosten alle the wellis of
the greet see, and the goteris of heuene
12 ben openyd, and reyn is maad vpon the
13 erthe fourti daies and fourti ny3tis. In
the poyrit of thata day Noe is gon ynne,
Semb, and Cham, and Japhethbb, his sones,
his wijf, and thre wyues of his sonys with
14 hem, into the arke. Thei, and al beest
after her kynde, and alle iumentis0 in her
kynde, and al that moueth vpon the erthe
in his kynde, and al volatile after his
15 kynde, alle bryddis and alle fowlis, ben
gon into Noe into the arke, two and two
of al flehs, in the whiche was spirit of
16 lijf. And the whiche ben gon ynne, maal
and femaal of all flehs 3eden ynne, as
God had comaundide to hym. And the
17 Lord encloside hym fro without. And
the flood is maad fourti daies and fourti
ny3tis vpon the erthe, and the watres ben
multiplied, and arereden the arke in hi3t
is fro the erthe. Greetli thei floweden, and
alle thingis thei fulfilliden, in the ouer-
latils of heuene thou schalt take, bi seuene
and bi seuene, male and female, that*" her
seed be saued on the face of al erthe. For 4
3it and aftir seuene daies Y schal reyne on
erthe fourti daies and fourti riy3tis, and Y
schal do awey al svibstaunce which Y made,
fro the face of erthe. Therfor Noe dide 5
alle thingis whiche the Lord comaundide
to hym. And he was ofz sixe hundrid 6
3eer, whanne thea watris of the greet flood
flowiden on erthe. And Noe entride in 7
to the schip, and hise sones, and hise wijf,
and the wyues of his sones, entriden with
him for the watris of the greet flood. And 8
of lyuynge beestis clene and vnclene, and
of briddis of heuene, and of ech beeste
which is moued on erthe, bi tweyne and 9
bi tweyne, male and female entriden to
Noe in to the schip, as the Lord co-
maundide to Noe. And whanne seuene 10
daies hadden passid, theb watris of the
greet flood flowiden on erthe. In the sixe u
hundrid 3eer of the lijf of Noe, inc the
secunde moneth, in the seuententhe dai of
the moneth, alle the wellis of the greet see
weren brokun, and the wyndowis of he-
uene weren opened, and reyn was maad 12
on erthe fourti daies and fourti ny3tis. In 13
the ende of that dai Noe entride, and Sem,
Charn'1, and Japheth, hise sones, his6 wijf,
and the wyues of hise sones, entriden with
hem into the schip. Thei entriden, and u
ech beeste bi his kynde, andf alle werk
beestis in her kynde, and ech beeste which
is moued on erthe in his kynde, and ech
volatil bi his kynde ; alle briddis and alle
volatils entridens to Noe in to the schip, is
bi tweyne and bi tweyne of ech fleisch in
whiche the spirit of lijf was. And tho i<>
that entriden, entriden male and female of
ech fleisch, as God comaundide to hym.
Arid the Lord encloside hym fro with out-
forth. And the greet flood was maad 17
fourti daies and fourti ni3tis on erthe, and
the'1 watris weren multiplied, and reiseden
the schip on1 hi3 fro erthek. The watris is
flowiden greetli, and filliden alle thingis in
z substaunce} E. a thilk BDEFH. b and Sem BDEFH. bb Jaseph A. c beestayle D.
y and i. z Om. E. a Om. s. b Om. s. c Om. s. d and Cham DGLQRT. e and his E. { Om. E.
K bi her kynde, alle briddis and alle volatils entriden i. h Om. s. l an BDE et plures. k the erthe ILS.
N 2
92
GENESIS.
VII. 19 VIII. 7.
most of the erthe. Forsothe the arke
19 was born upon the watris. And the wa-
tris hadderi fuld myche maystry vpon the
erthe, and alle the hei3e hillis vndre alle
20 heuenes6 ben coueryd ; fiftene cubitis
hei3er was the watre vpon hillis whiche
21 itf couered. And al flehs is wastid that
was moued vpon the erthe, of fowlis, of &
hauynge sowles, of beestis, and of alle
crepynge thingis that crepen vpon the
22 erthe. Alle men, and alle thingis in the
whiche is weie of breeth of lijf in the
23 erthe, ben deed. And God dide awey al
the substaunce that was vpon theh erthe,
fro man vnto' beest, as wel crepynge as
fowlis of heuene; and thei ben don awey
fro the erthe. Noe forsothe dwellyd
aloone, and thok that weren with hym in
24 the arke. And the watris of the flood al
abowt with hilden the erthe an hundryd
and fifti dayes.
CAP. VIII.
1 The Lord forsothe recordide of Noe, and
of alle hauynge soulis, and of alle iumen-
tis1, that weren with hym in the arke ;
and he brou3te to a spirit vpon the erthe.
2 And the watris ben lessid, and the wellys
of the see and the1" goterys of heuene ben
closid, and reynes fro heuene ben for-
sfendid. And the wateres fro the erthe
ben turned a3en, goynge and a3en goynge ;
and thei bigurmen to be maad lesse after
•i an hundrid and fifty daies. And the arke
restide the seuenthe moneth, the seuene
and twentith day of the moneth, vpon
5 the mowntis of Armonye. And forsothe
the watres 3eden and decreesseden vnto
then tenthe moneth, the tenthe forsothe
moneth, the firste day of the moneth,
caperyden the coppis of the hillis. And
whan fourti dayes weren passid, Noe,
openynge the wyndow of his arke the
7 which he made, sente out a crow, the
which 3ede out, and turnede not a3en to
the tyme that watris vpon the erthe weren
the face of erthe1. Forsothe the schip was
borun on the watris. And the watris 19
hadden maistrie™ greetli on erthe, and alle
hi3e hillis vndur alle heuene weren hilid ;
the watyr was hi3ere bi fiftene cubitis ouer 20
the hilis whiche it hilide. And ech fleisch 21
was wastid that was moued on erthe, of
briddis, of lyuynge beestis, of vnresonable
beestis, and of alle 'reptilis that crepen11 on
erthe. Alle men, and alle thingis in whiche 22
the brething of lijf was in erthe. weren
deed. And God dide awei al substaunce0 23
that was on erthe, fro man til to beeste,
as wel a crepynge beeste as the briddis of
heuene ; and tho weren doon awei fro
erthe. Forsothe Noe dwellide aloone, and
thei that weren with hym in the schip.
And the watris of the greet? flood ouere-24
3eden the erthe an hundrid and fifti daies.
CAP. VIII.
Forsothe the Lord hadde mynde of i Noe, i
and of alle lyuynge beestis, and of alle
werk beestis, that weren with hym in the
schip ; and brou3te a wynd on the erthe.
And watris weren decreessidr, and the 2
wellis of the see weren closid, and the8
wyndowis of heuene weren closid, and
reynes of heuene weren ceessid. And wa-s
trys turneden a3en fro erthe', and 3eden
a3en, and bigunnen to be decreessid" aftir
an hundrid and fifti daies. And the schip 4
restide in the seuenthe monthe, in the se-
uene and twentithe dai of the monthe, on
the hillis of Armenye. And sotheli thes
watrys 3eden and decresiden til to the
tenthe monethe, for in the tenthe monethe,
in the firste dai of the monethe, the coppis
of hillis apperiden. And whanne fourti 6
daies werenv passid, Noe openyde the wyn-
dow of the schip which he hadde maad,
and sente out a crowe, which 3ede out, 7
andw turnede not a3en til the watris weren
dried on erthe. Also Noe sente out a cul-
d wol D. e heuen BDEFH. f is A.
1 bestaylis D. m Om. D. n Om. B.
Om. AH. h Om. BDEFH. > to E pr.m. k thilk BDEFH.
1 the erthe s. m the maistrie BN. n crepinge beestis s. ° the substaunce s. P Om. G. 1 on i.
r decreessid or snagid s. s Om. E. * the erthe s. u decreessid or snagid s. T hadden BDEGIKLMNP
sxd. w Om. G.
VIII. 9 — 2i-
GENESIS.
93
s dried. Forsothe he serite out a culuer
after hym, that he myjte se, if now
hadden sesyd waterys vpon the face of
9 the erthe ; the which whan he0 had not
• foundun where his foot my3te rest, is
turned a3en to him into? the arke, watres
forsothe weren vpon al the erthe ; and he
straw3te out^ his honde, and it takun
ioputter into the erke. Forsothe forther-
more other seuene daies abiden, eftsones
n he lete out of the arke a culuer ; and she
come to hym at euen, berynge a brawnche
of olyue with grene leeues in hir mouthe.
Than Noe vndirstode that wateres hadden
12 cesyd vpon erthe ; and he abode neuer the
later other seuene daies, and he sente out
a culuer, the which is no more turned
I3a3en to hym. Thanne in the sixte hun-
dryd 3eer and oon of the lijf of Noe, the
first moneth, the first day of the moneth,
ben lessid the waterys vpon erthe ; and
Noe, openynge the roof of his arke, bihelde
and saw3 that yal out8 dried was the
uouermost of the erthe. The secounde
moneth, the seuene and twentith1 day of
15 the moneth, the erthe is maad drye. The
is Lord forsothe spake to Noe, seiynge, Go
out of the arke, thow, and thi wijf, thi
children, -and the wyues of thi children
17 with thee ; and alle hauynge soules that
ben with thee of al flehs, bothe in vola-
tylis", and in beestis, and in alle crepynge
that crepen vpon the erthe, lede outv with
thee ; and go 36 ynne vpon the erthe,
grow 3e, and be 36 multiplied vpon it.
is Thanue Noe 3ede out, and his children,
and his wijf, and the wyues of his chil-
is dren with hym ; but and alle hauynge
soules, iumentisw, and crepynge that
crepen vpon the erthe, aftir her proprex
2okynde, ben gon out of the arke. Noe
forsothe bildide^ an auter to the Lord,
and takinge of alle clene beestis and
fowlis, offryde brent sacrifices vpon the
21 auter. And the Lord smellid" a smel of
uer aftir hym, to se if the watris hadden
ceessid thanne on x the face of erthe^ ; and 9
whanne the culuer foond not where hir
foot schulde reste, sche turnede a3en to
hym in to the schip, for thez watris weren
on al erthe ; and Noe helde forth his
hoond, and brou3te the culuer takun in to
the schip. Sotheli whanne othere seuene ic
daies weren abedun aftir ward, eft he leeta
out a culuer fro the schip; and sche cam a
to hym at euentid, and bare in hir mouth
a braunche of olyue tre with greene leeuys.
Therfor Noe vndirstood that the watris
hadden ceessid on erthe ; and neuerthe- 12
lesseb he abood seuene othere daies, and
sente out a culuer, which turnede 'no morec
a3en to hym. Therfor in the sixe hundrid 1:1
and o 3eer of the lijf of Noe, in the firsted
monethe, in the firste day of the moriethe,
watris weren decreessid on erthe ; and Noe
openede the roof of the schip, and bihelde
and sei3 that the face of the erthe was
dried. In the secunde monethe, in the u
seuene and twentithe dai of the monethe,
the erthe was maad drie. Sotheli the is
Lord spak to Noe; and seide, Go out ofie
the schip, thou, and thi wijf, thie sones,
and the wyues of thi sones with thee ; and 17
lede out with thee alle lyuynge beestis
that ben atf thee of ech fleisch, as wel in
volatilis as in& vnresonable beestis, and alle
Veptils that crepenh on erthe ; and entre
30 on the1 erthe, encreesse 36, and be 36
multiplied on erthe. Therfor Noe 3ede is
out, and hise sones, and his wijf, and the
wyues of hise sones with hym ; but also i'->
alle lyuynge beestis, and werk beestis, and
'reptils that crepenk on erthe, bi her kynde,
3eden out of the schip. Forsothe Noe 20
bildide an auter to the Lord, and he took
of alle clene beestis and briddis, and offride
brent sacrifices on the auter. And the 21
Lord sauerede the odour of swetnesse, and
seide to hym, Y schal no more curse the
erthe for men, for the wit and thou3t of
0 Om. DE sec.m. FH. P in D. <J Om. BEFJI. r putte ynn DH. 8 aboute B. * the twentythe BDEH.
the twenty F. » volatile A. T Om. E pr. m. w in beestaylis D. * Om. BDEFH. 1 edefiede D. bilde BEFH.
z smellith A.
1 of A. y the erthe L. z Om. a. a sente ELP. b neuerthelattere K. netheles IOSTX. c not G.
d tenthe M. Om. EFKLPS. e and thi s. f with s. K Om. E. b crepinge beestis s. * Om. F. k crepinge
beestis s.
94
GENESIS.
VIII. 22 IX. I 12.
swetnes, and seide to hym, I shal no more
curse to the erthe for men, the witt for-
sothe and the thou3t of mannus herte ben
redi in to yuel fro his tyme of waxyng ;
therfore I shal smyte no more ech soule
22 lyuynge as Y haue don ; alle the daies of
the erthe, seed and ripe, coold and hete,
somer and wynter, ny3t and day, shulen
not rest.
CAP. IX.
1 And God blisside to Noe, and to the
sonys of hym, and seide to hem, Growe
36, and be 36 multiplied, and fulfillith the
2 erthe ; and 3oure feera and 3oure trem-
blyng be vpon alle the beestis of erthe,
and vpon alle fowlisb of heuene, with alle
that ben moued in erthe ; alle fishes of
s the see ben takun to 3oure honde. And al
that is meued and lyueth shal be to 3ow
into meet ; as green words I haue takun
4 to 3ow alle thingis, out takun that flehs
5 with blood 36 shulen not ete, blood for-
sothe of 3owre sowles I shal requyre
of the honde of alle beestis and of the
honde of man, of the honde of man and
of the brothir of hym I shal requyre the
6 soule of man. Who so euer shal sheed
mannus blood, the blood of hym shal be
shed ; to the ymage forsothe of God
7 man is maad. 3e forsothe growithc,
and be 36 multiplied, and go 36 in vpon
8 the erthe, and fulfille 36 it. Thes thingis
forsothe the Lord seide to Noe, and to
9 his sonys with hym, Se ! I shal make
stable my couenaunt with 3ou, and with
io3our seed after 3ou, and to alle soule
lyuynge that is with 3ou, as wel in
foulis as in iumentisd and in beestis of
the erthe, and in alle that ben gon out of
the arkee, and in alle beestis of the erthe.
ill shal make stable my couenaunt with
3011, and no more al flesh shal be slayn of
the watris of the flood, ne shal herafterf
12 be a flood scateiynge al erthe?. And
God seide, This signe of couenaunt of
pees Y 3eue bitwix me and 3ou, and to al
mannus herte ben redi1 in to yuel fro 3ong
wexynge age ; therfor Y schal no more
smyte ech lyuynge soule as Y dide ; in 22
alle the™ daies of erthe, seed and ripe
corn, coold and heete, somer and wyntir,
ny3t and dai, shulen not reste.
CAP. IX.
And God blisside Noe and hise sones, i
and seide to hem, Encreesse 36, and be 36
multiplied, and fille 30 the erthe ; and 2
3oure drede and tremblyng be on alle vn-
resonable beestis of™ erthe, and on alle
briddis of heuene, with alle thingis that
ben moued in erthe ; alle fischis of the
see ben 3ouun to 3oure bond. And als
thing which is moued and lyueth schal be
to 3011 in to mete ; Y have 3oue to 3ou
alle thingis as greene wortis, outakun that 4
36 schulen not ete fleisch with blood", for 5
Y schal seke the blood of 3oure lyues of
the hoond of alle vnresonable beestis and
of the hoond of man, of the hoond of man
and of hys brother Y schal seke the lijf
of man. Who euere schedith out mannus 6
blood, his blood schal be sched ; for man
is maad to the ymage of God. For-?
sothe encreesse 36, and be 36? multiplied,
and entre 36 on erthe, and fille 36 it,
Also the Lord seide thes thingis to Noe, a
and to his sones with him, Lo ! Y schal 9
make my couenaunt with 3ou, and with
30111* seed after 3011, and to ech lyuynge 10
soule which is with 3ou, as wel in
briddis as in werk beestis and smale
beestis of erthe, and to alle thingis that
3eden out of thei schip, and to alle vnre-
sonable beestis of erthe. Y schal make 1 1
my couenaunt with 3ou, and ech fleisch
schal no more be slayn of ther watris of
the greet flood, nethir the greet flood dis-
triynge al erthe schal be more. And God 12
seide, This is the signe of boond of pees,
which Y 3yue bitwixe8 me and you, and to
a ferde BEFH. drede D. b the foulis D. c rjrow E pr. m. d bestayle c. e schip D. f here after-
ward BDEFH. e the erth BDEFH.
1 redi ether proone FK. prome ether redi BN. m Om. BEGIN. n on s. ° the blood s. POm. s. <1 tin s.
r Om. s. 8 bitwene FOQX.
IX. 13—27-
GENESIS.
95
soule lyuynge that is with 3011, in to euer-
islastinge generaciounsb. Y shal sette my
bow in the clowdis, and the signe of co-
uenaiit of pees shal be bitwix me and the
14 erthe ; and whan Y shal ouerhelde1 the
heuen with clowdis, my bow shal apere
15 in the clowdis, and I shal recorde of my
couenaunt of pees that Y couenantidek
with 3011, and with alle soulis1 lyuynge
that quikeneth flesh ; and there shal be no
more watris of flood to al flesh to be don
leawei. And my bow shal be in the
clowdes, and I shal se it, and Y shal re-
corde of the euerlastynge boond of pees,
that is couenauntid1" bitwix God and alle
soule lyuynge of al flehs that is vpon the
17 erthe. And God seide to Noe, This shal
be tokne of the bonde of pees, that I haue
ordeyned bitwix me and al flehs vpon
18 erthe. Weren tharme the sonys of Noe
that ben gon out of the arken, Sem, Cam,
and Japheth ; Cam forsothe, he is the
19 fader of Chanaan. Thes thre ben the
sones of Noe, and of thes it0 is out sedid
20 al the kynde of men vpon al ertheP. And
Noe, a man erthe tylyer, bigan to excer-
sise the erthe, and he plauntid a vyne,
2 1 and drynkynge wyn was drunkun, and
_'j nakid he' lay in his tabernacle. The
which whan Cham, the fader of Chanaan,
had seen, that is1', the priuey herneis of his
fader to be nakid, he tolde it to his two
23britheren with out. And forsothe Sem
and Japheth putten a mantel vpon her
shulderis, and goynge in bacward couer-
edenr the priuy harneis of her fader, and
the faces of hem weren turned awey, and
the mannus barneys of the fader thei sawen
24 not. Noe forsothe wakynge of the wyn,
whan he had lerned the thingis that his
253onger sone dide to hym, seith, Curside
child Chanaan, thral of alle thrallis he
26 shal be to his britheren. And he seide,
Blissid be the Lord God of Sem, be Cha-
27 naan his seruaunt ; God sprede abrood
Japheth, and dwel he in the tabernaclis
ech lyuynge soule which is with you, in
to euerlastynge generaciouns1. Y schal 13
sette my bowe in the cloudis, and it schal
be a signe of boond of pees bitwixe" me
and erthe ; and whanne Y schal hile u
heuene with cloudis, my bowe schal ap-
pere in the cloudis, and Y schal haue is
mynde of my boond of pees which Y made
with 3ou, and with ech soule lyuynge, that
nurschith fleisch ; and the watris of the
greet flood schulen no more be to do awey
al fleish. And my bowe schal be in the IG
cloudis, and Y schal se it, and Y schal haue
mynde of euerlastynge v boond of pees,
which is maad bitwixew God and man,
and ech soul lyuynge of al fleisch which
is on erthe. And God seide to Noe, This 17
schal be a signe of boond of pees, which
Y made bitwixex me and ech fleisch on
erthe. Therfore thei that 3eden out of is
the schip weren Noe, Sem, Cham, and
Japheth ; forsothe Chain, thilke is the fadir
of Chanaan. These thre weren the sones 19
of Noe, and al the kynde of men was
sowun of hem on al erthe. And Noe, an 20
erthe tiliere, bigan to tile the erthe, and
he plauntide a viner, and he drank wyn, 21
and was^ drunkun ; and he was nakid,
and lay in his tabernacle. And whanne 22
Cham, the fadir of Chanaan, hadde seien
this thing, that is, that the schameful
membris of his fadir weren maad nakid,
he telde toz hise tweye britheren with out
forth. And sothelia Sem and Jafeth put- 23
tiden a mentil on her schuldris, and thei
3eden bacward, and hileden the schameful
membris of her fadir, and her faces weren
turned awei, and thei sien not the priuy
membris of her fadir. And forsotheb Noe 24
wakidec of the wyn, and whanne he hadde
lerned what thingis his lessed sone hadde
do to hym, he seide, Cursid be the child 25
Canaan, he schal be seruaunt of seruauntis
to hise britheren. And Noe seide, Blessid 2«
be the Lord God of Sem, and Chanaan be 27
the seruaunt toe Sem ; God alarge Jafeth,
1 soule BDEFH. m CO-
generacyoun D. ' ouerhelen D. ouerheelden H. k comenountid D passim.
° Om. BDEFH. P the erth BDFU. 1 Om. A.
uenaunt BEH. comenount D.
r cureden D.
1 generacioun i. » bitwene L.
1 Om. s. a Om. i. b Om. DO.
n schip D.
v the euerlastynge s. w bitwene LW. * bitwene w. Y he was G.
c was wakide x sec.m. d lesse or yunger 8. e of omnes.
96
GENESIS.
IX. 28 — X. 18.
of Sem, and Chanaan be the thral of hym.
28 Noe forsothe lyuede after the flood thre
29 hundrid and fifti wynter ; and alle the
dales of hym ben fulfilled of nyne hun-
drid and fifti jeer, and deed he is.
CAP. X.
1 Thes ben the generaciouns of the sonys
of Noe, Sern, Cham, and Japheth. And
sonys ben born to hem after the flood.
2 The sones of Japheth, Gomer, and Ma-
gog, and Maday, and8 Jauan, and Tubal,
sand Mosoth, and Thiras. The sonys for-
sothe of Gomer, Assenes, and Riphath,
4 and Thogorrna. The sones forsothe of
Jauan, Helisa, and Tassis, Cethym, and
s Dodanym ; of thes ben diuydid yles of
Gentils in her generaciouns, echone aftir
the tung and her meynes, in her naciouns.
6 The sones forsothe of Cham, Chus, and
7 Mesraym, Futh1, and Chanaan. The sones
forsothe of Chus, Saba, and Euila, and
Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatatha.
The soriys of Regma, Saba and Dadan.
8 Chus forsothe gat Nemeroth ; he bigan
9 to be myjti in theu erthe, and hev was a
strong hunter bifore the Lord ; of that
}ede out a prouerbe, as Nemoroth, a strong
10 hunter bifore the Lord. The bigynyng
forsothe of his rewme was Babiloyn, and
Arach, and Archad, and Thalamne, in the
11 erthe of Sennaar. Of that londe was gon
out Assur, and he bildidew Nynyuen, and
12 the stretis of the cytee, and Chalex, Re-
sen also bitwix Nynyuen and Chale ; this
is is the greet citee. And forsothe Mesraym
gat Ludym, and Anamym, and Laabym,
u Neptymy, and Phetusym, and Chesluyrn ;
of the which ben gon out Philistiym and
is Capturym. Chanaan forsothe gat Sydo-
lenem, his first gotun, Etheum, and Jebu-
17 seum, and Amoreum, Gergeseum, Eueum,
is and Aratheum, Cyneum, and Aradium,
Samaryten, and Amatheum ; and bi thes
and dwellef in the tabernaclis of Sem, and
Chanaan be seruaunts of hym. Forsothe 28
Noe lyuede aftir the greet flood thre hun-
drid and fifti 3eer ; and alle the daies of 29
hym weren fillid nyn hundrid and fifty
3eer, and he was deed.
CAP. X.
These ben the generaciouns of the sones i
of Noe, Sem, Cham, and Jafeth. And
sones weren borun toh hem aftir the greet
flood. The sones of Jafeth weren Gomer, 2
and Magog, and Madai, and1 Jauan, and
Tubal, and Mosoth, and Thiras. For- 3
sothe the sones of Gomer weren Asseneth,
and Rifath, and Thogorma. Forsothe the 4
sones of Jauan weren Helisa, and Tharsis,
Cethym, and Dodanym ; of these sones 5
the ylis of hethenk men weren departid in
her cuntrees, ech bi his1 langage and iney-
nees, in hise naciouns. Sotheli the sones e
of Cham weren Thus, and Mesraym, and
Futh, and Chanaan. Forsothe the sones?
of Thus weren Saba, and Euila, and Saba-
tha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The
sones of Regma weren Saba, and Dadan.
Forsothe Thus gendride"1 Nemroth ; he a
bigan to be myjti in erthe, and he was an »
strong huntere0 of men bifore the Lord ;
of hym a prouerbe 3edeP out, as Nemroth,
a strong huntere bifore the Lord. Sotheli 10
the bigynnyng of his rewme was Babi-
loyne, and Arach, and Archad, and Tha-
lamye, in the lond of Sennaar. Assur 1 1
jede out of that lond, and bildide Nynyue,
'and stretis of thei citeer, and Chale, and 12
Resen bitwixe Nynyue and Chale ; this8
is a greet citee. And sotheli Mesraym is
gendride1 Ludym, and Anamym, and Laa-
bym, Neptuymu, and Ferrusym, and Ces-u
luym ; of which the Filisteis and Captu-
rym camen forth. Forsothe Chanaan gen- 15
dride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei,
andv Jebusei, and Amorrei, Gergesei, Euei, |^
and Arathei, Ceney, andvv Aradie, Sama-is
s Om. BDEFH. t an(l Futh BDEFH. u Om. BDEFH. v Om. D.
Chale D. y and Neptuym D.
' bilde BEH. edifiede D. * the
f dwelle he KS. S the seruaunt cet. omnes. h of s. * Om. cet. omnes. k the hethen G. 1 her a.
m bigaat i. n Om. w. ° huntere, that is, oppressere BON. or opp. ELP. either opp. GKQSTVX. P went D.
1 that K. 'r Om. w. s that G. * gaat i. u and Neptuym GNX. v Om. E. w Om. i.
X. 19 — XI. 4-
GENESIS.
97
ben sowedz out the puplis of Chananes.
19 And the termes of Chanaan ben maad to
thilk that comen fro Sidon Geraran, vnto
Gazan, to the tyme that thoua come into
Sodomam, and Gomorram, and Adamam,
20 and Seboin, vnto Lesa. Thes ben the
sonys of Cham, inb kynredis, and tungis,
and0 generaciouns, and erthis, and her
21 folkis. Of Sem forsothe ben born the fa-
deres of alle the sonys of Heber, the more
22 brother of Japheth. The sonys of Sem ;
Elam, and Assur, and Arfaxad, and Lud,
23 and Aram. The sonys of Aram ; Vs, and
24 Hul, and Gether, and Mes. And for-
sothe Arfaxad gat Sale, of whom is born
25 Heber. And there ben born to Heber
two sonys, name to the toon Phalig, there
thur3 that in the daies of him the erthe
is dyuydid; and the name of his brother
20 Jactan. The which Jactan gat Elmodad,
27 and Saleth, and Sarmoth, Jare, and Ad-
28huram, and Vzal, and Deda, and Ebel,
29 and Abumael, Saba and Ophir, and Euila,
and Jobab ; alle thes the sonys of Jactan.
so And the abitacioun of hem is maad o
Messa, as men goon vnto Sephar, the est
31 hille. Thes the sones of Sem, after cogna-
ciouns, and tungis, and regiouns, in her
32 folkis. Thes the meynes of Noe, aftir
puplis and her naciouns ; of thes ben dy-
uydid the gentilis aftir the flood in the
erthe.
CAP. XI.
1 Forsothe the erthe was of oo lip, and
2 of the same wordis. And whan men
shulden go fro the est, thei founden a
feeld in the lond of Sennaer, and thei
3 dwelleden in it. And the tother seide to
his nei3bore, Cometh, and make we tile
stoons, and sethe we hem with fier ; and
thei hadden tiles for stoons, and tow3
4 cley for syment. And thei seiden, Cometh,
and maked we to vs a citee and a towr,
whos hei3t fulli ateyne vnto heuene ; and
halow we oure name, or we ben dyuydid
rites, and Amathei ; and puplis of Cha-
naneis weren sowun abrood bi these men.
And the termes of Chanaan weren maad 19
to men comynge fro Sidon to Gerara, til
to Gasa, til thou entre in to Sodom and
Gomore, and Adama, and Seboyne, til to
Lesa. These weren the sones of Cham, 20
in her kynredis, and langagis, and genera-
ciouns, and londis, and folkis. Also of2i
Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the
sones of Heber, and Japhet was the morex
brother. The sones of Sem weren Elam, 22
and Assur, and Arfaxath, and Lud, and
Aram. The sones of Aram weren Vs, and 23
Hul, and Gether, and Mes. And sotheli24
Arfaxath gendride Sale, of whom Heber
was borun. And twei sones weren borun 25
to Heber, the name to o? sone was Faleg,
for the lond was departid in hise daies ;
and the name of his brothir was Jectan.
And thilke Jectan gendride2 Elrnodad, and 20
Salech, and Asamoth, Jare, and Adhuram, 27
and Vsal, and Deda, and Ebal, and Aby-28
mahel, Saba, and Ofir, and Euila, and Jo- 29
bab ; alle these weren the sones of Jectan.
And the habitacioun of hem was maad fro 30
Messa, as vme goith* til to Sefar, an hil of
the eest. These ben the soiies of Sem, bisi
kynredis, and langagis, and cuntrees, in
her folkis. These benb the meynees ofs2
Noe, bi her puplis and naciouns ; folkis
in erthe weren departid of these aftir the
greet flood.
CAP. XI.
Forsothe the lond was of o langage0, i
and of the same speche. And whanne2
thei 3eden forth fro the eest, thei fonden
a feeld in the lond of Sennaar, and dwell-
idend ther ynne. And oone seide to hiss
nei3bore, Come 3ef, and make we tiel
stonys, and bakes we tho with fier ; and
thei hadden tiel for stonus, and pitche1' for
morter ; and seiden', Come 3e, and make 4
we to vs a citee and tourk, whos hi3nesse
stretche 'til to1 heuene ; and make we
solempne oure name bifor that we be de-
z sowen D. a me B sec.m. E scc.m. F. b and on. c Om. D. d maketh D.
* more or eldir a. V the o FGK. z bigaat I. a men goinge BN. & weren c. c lange LP. d thei
dwelliden s. e another c. f Om. s. e bake or eelde 8. h picche ether strong ght CQ. ' thei seiden s.
k a toure s. ' vnto I.
98
GENESIS.
xi. 5—24.
5 into alle londis. The Lord forsothe de-
scendide, that he my3te se the citee and
the towre, the which the children of Adam
G bildeden ; and seide, Se ! the puple is oon,
and oo lippe is to alle, and this thei han
bigunnen to make, ne thei wolen leeue of
fro her thenkyngis, to the tyme that thei
7 han fulfillid hem in dede ; thanne come
36, descende we, and confounde we there
the tung of hem, that noon here the vois
a of his nei3bore. And so the Lord de-
uydide hem fro that place into alle londis;
9 and thei sesyden to bilde6 the citee. And
therfor was callidf the name of it Babel,
for there was confoundid the lippe of al
the? erthe ; and fro thens the Lord dis-
parpoilide hem vpon the face of alle re-
logiouns. Thes beri the generaciouns of
Sem. Sem was of an hundrid 3eeris
whanne he gat Arfaxad, two 3eer aftre
11 the flood. And Sem lyuede aftir that he
gat Arfaxad fyue hundrid wynter, and
12 gat sonys and dow3tres. Forsothe Ar-
faxad lyuede fyue and thretty wynter,
is and gat Sale ; and Arfaxad lyuede aftir
that he gat Sale, thre hundrid and thre
H 3eer, and gat sonys and dow3tres. And
Sale lyuede thretti 3eer, and gat Heber ;
is and Sale lyuede after that he gat Heber,
fowre hundrid wynter and thre, and gat
16 sonys and dow3tris. Heber forsothe lyuede
fowre and thretti wynter, and gat Pha-
17 leth ; and Heber lyuede after that he gat
Phaleth fowre hundrid and thritti wyn-
is ter, and gat sonys and dow3tres. Phaleth
forsothe lyuede thritti wynterh, and gat
19 Reu; and Phaleth lyuede aftir that he
had getun Reu two hundrid and nyne
203661% and gat sonys and dow3tris. Reu
forsothe lyuede two and thretti 3eer, and
21 gat Saruch ; Reu forsothe lyuede aftir
that he gat Saruch, two hundrid and se-
uene 3eer, and gat sonys and dow3tres.
22 Saruch forsothe lyued thretti1 3eer, and
23 gat Nachor ; and Saruch lyuede aftir that
he gat Nachor, two hundrid 3eer, and
24 gat sonys and dow3tres. Nochor forsothe
partid in to alle londis. Forsothe the 5
Lord cam down to sem the citee and tour",
which the sones of Adam bildiden0. And e
he seide, Lo ! the puple is oon, and o Ian-
gage is to alle, and thei han bigunne to
make this, nethir thei schulen ceesse of
her thou3tis, til thei fillen tho in werk ;
therfor come 36, go we doun, and scheende 7
we there the tunge of hem, that ech man
here not the voys of his nei3bore. And a
so the Lord departide hem fro that place
in to alle londis ; and thei cessiden to
bielde a? cytee. And therfor the name 9
therof was clepid Babel, for the langage
of al erthe was confoundide there ; and fro
thennus the Lord scaterede hem on the
face of alle cuntrees. These ben the ge- 10
neraciouns of Sem. Sem was of an hun-
drid 3eer whanne he gendridei Arfaxath,
twey 3eer aftir the greet flood. And Semii
lyuede aftir that he gendride Arfaxath
fyue hundrid 3eer, and gendride sones and
dou3tris. Forsothe Arfaxath lyuede fyue 12
and thretti 3eer, and gendride Sale ; and is
Arfaxath lyuede aftir that he gendride
Sale thre hundride and thre 3eer, and
gendride sones and dou3tris. Alsor Sale 14
lyuede thretti 3eer, and gendride Heber ;
and Sale lyuede after that he gendride 15
Heber foure hundrid and thre 3eer, and
gendride sones and dou3tris. Sotheli He- 10
her lyuede foure and thretti 3eer, and gen-
dride Falech ; and Heber lyuede aftir that 17
he gendride Falech foure hundrid and
thretti 3eer, and gendride sones and dou3-
tris. Also Falech lyuede thretti 3eer, and is
gendride Reu ; and Falech lyuede aftir 19
that he gendride Reu two hundrid and
nyne 3eer, and gendride sones and dou3-
tris. And8 Reu lyuede two and thretti 20
3eer, and gendride Saruch; and Reu lyuede 21
aftir that he gendride Saruch two hundrid
and seuene 3eer, and gendride sones and
dou3tris. Sotheli Saruch lyuede thretti 22
3eer, and gendride Nachor; and Saruch 23
lyuede aftir that he gendride1 Nacor two
hundrid 3eer, and gendride sones and dou3-
e edifien D. f clepide BDEFH. S Om. BDEFH. h jere BDEFH. » after thretti A.
m Om. E. n the tour KS. ° bilden K. P the KS. <) gaat i, and so throughout the chapter. r And IK.
s Forsothe cet. omnes. * hade gendride s.
XI. 25 — xii.
GENESIS.
99
lyuede nyne and twenti 3eer, and gat
•2a Thare ; and Nachor lyued after that he
gat Thare an hundrid 'and nyne ten>
2G3eer, and gat sonys and dow3tres. And
Thare lyued seuenti jeer, and gat Abram,
27 and Nachor, and Aran. Thes ben for-
sothe the generaciouns of Thare. Thare
gat Abram, Nachor, and Aran. Aran
as forsothe gat Loth ; and Aran was deed
bifore Thare, his fadre, in the lond of his
2abirthe, in Vr of Caldeis. Abram for-
sothe and Nachor token hem wyues ; the
name of the wijf of Abram, Sarai, and
the name of the wijf of Nachor, Melcha,
the doirjter of Aron, fadirk of Melche
so and1 fadir of Jesse. Saray forsothe was
31 bareyn, and had no fre children. And
also Thare toke Abram, his sone, and
Loth, the sone of Aran, the sone of hys
sone, and Saray, his sonysra wijf, the wijf
of Abraam, his sone, and he ledde hem
out fro Vr of Caldeis, that thei my3ten
go into the lond of Chanaan ; and thei
comen vnto Aran, and dwelliden there.
32 And the daies of Thare ben inaad of two
hundrid and fyue 3eer, and deed he is in
Aran.
CAP. XII.
1 The Lord forsothe seide to Abram, Go
out fro thi lond, and fro thi kynreden,
and fro the hows of thi fadir, and com in
2 to the lond that I shal shew to thee ; and
I shal make thee in to a greet folk of
kynde, and I shal blis to thee, and I shal
magnyfie thi name, and thow shalt be
3 blissid ; and" I shal blis to thoo° that
blissen thee, and I shal curse to thoo°
that cursen thee ; and in thee shal be
4 blissyd alle cosynages of the erthe. And
so Abraam 3ede out, as the Lord co-
maundide to? hym, and Loth jede with
hym. Of seuenti and fyue jeers was
Abrain whan he shulde go fro Aran.
5 And he toke Saray, his wijf, and Loth,
the sone of his brother, and al the sub-
tris. Forsothe Nachor lyuede nyne and 24
twenti 3eer, and gendride Thare ; and Na-25
chor lyuede after that he gendride Thare
an hundrid and nynetene 3eer, and gen-
dride sones and doujtris. And Thare 26
lyuede seuenti11 3eer, and gendride Abram,
andv Nachor, and Aran. Sotheli these ben 27
the generaciouns of Thare. Thare gen-
dride Abram, Nachor, and Aran. For-
sothe Aran gendride Loth ; and Aran diede 28
bifore Thare, his fadir, in the lond of his
natiuite, in Vr of Caldeis. Forsothe Abram 29
and Nachor weddiden wyues ; the name
of the wijf of Abram was Saray, and the
name of the wiif of Nachor was Melcha,
the dou3ter of Aran, fadir of Melcha and
fadir of Jescha. Sotheli Saray was ba-so
reyn, and hadde no children. And sosi
Thare took Abram, his sone, and Loth,
the sone of Aran his sone, and Saray, his
dou3ter in lawe, the wijf of Abram, his
sone, and ledde hem out of Vr of Caldeis,
that thei schulen go in to the lond of Cha-
naan; and thei camen 'til tow Aran, and
dwelliden* there. And the daies of Thare 32
weren maad two hundrid 3eer and fyue,
and he was deed in Aran.
CAP. XII.
Forsothe the Lord seide to Abram, Go i
thou out of thi lond, and of thi kyrirede,
and of the hous of thi fadir, and come
thou in to the lond which Y schal schewe
to thee ; and Y schal make thee in to a 2
greet folk, and Y schal blisse thee, and Y
schal magnyfie thi name, and thou schalt
be blessid; Y schal blesse hem that blessens
thee, and Y schal curse hem that cursen
thee ; and alle kynredis of erthe schulen
be blessid in thee. And so Abram 3ede4
out, as the Lord comaundide hym, and
Loth 3ede with hym. Abram was of?
vthre scoor jeer and fiftenez whanne he
3ede out of Aran. And he took Saray, 5
his wijf, and Loth, the sone of his brother,
and al the substaunce which thei hadden
J tenne and nyne BDEFII. k the fader E pr. m. iQm.Epr.m. m sone BE pr. m. n Om. BDEFH.
0 thilk BDEFH. P Om. BDEFH.
« thre score and x. D. v Om. D. w vnto i. * thei dwelliden F pr. m. y Om. D et plurei.. 2 fyue and
seuenty 3eer BOKMNOQW.
O 2
100
GENESIS.
XII. 6 — 1 8.
staunce that thei hadden, and the lyues
that thei maden in Aran ; and thei 3eden
out that thei my3ten gon in to the lond
of Chanaan. And whan thei weren comen
6 into it, Abram passide thur3 the lond vnto
the place of Sichim, and vnto the noble
valeye. Chananeus forsothei was thanne
7 in the lond. The Lord forsothe apperyde
to Abram, and seide to hym, I shal 3yue
to thi seed this lond. The which bildider
there an auter to the Lord, the which
had apperyd to hym, and he inwardly
scallide5 there the name of him. And fro
thens ouerpassynge to the mownt that
was a3ens the est of Betel, and4 strau^te
there his tabernacle, hauynge Betel fro
the west, and fro the est Hay. And he
edefiede there an auter to the Lord, and
9 inwardli" clepide the name of hym. And
Abram 3ede goynge, andv ferthermore
lopassynge to the west. Forsothe hungur
was maad in the lond ; and Abram de-
scendide into Egipt, that he my3te pil-
grimage there; forsothe hungir wex greet
1 1 in the lond. And whan he was ny3e that
he slmlde go into Egipt, he seide to Sa-
ray, his wiif, I knew that a fayr wo-
12 man thow art, and that whan Egipciens
shulen se thee, thei ben to seyn, the
wijf of hym she is, and thei shal slee
is me, and thee thei shal reseruew. Seie
thanne, I preye thee, that thow art my
sistre, that it be to me wel for thee, and
14 my sowle lyue for the grace of thee. And
so whan Abram was gon into Egipt,
Egipciens sawen the woman that she was
15 ful fayre ; and the princis tolden to Pha-
rao, and preyseden hir anentys hym ; and
the woman was takun into the hows of
ic Pharao. Abram forsothe thei wel vseden
for hir ; and there weren to hym sheep,
and oxen, and he assis, and seruauntis,
and meynes, and she assis, and camelis.
17 The Lord forsothe scourgide Pharao with
moost plagis* and the hows of hym, for
is Saray, Abrams? wijf. And Pharao clepide
in possessioun, and the men whiche thei
hadden bigete in Aran ; and thei 3eden
out that thei 'schulen goa in to the loond of
Chanaan. And whanne they camen in to
it, Abram passide thorou the lond til toe
the place of Sichem, and til to the noble
valey. Forsothe Chananei was thanne in
the lond. Sotheli the Lord apperide to?
Abram, and seide to hyrn, Y schal 3yue
this lond to thi seed. And Abram bildideb
there an auter to the Lord, that apperide
to hym. And fro thennus he passide forth s
toc the hil Bethel, that was a3ens the eest,
and settided there his tabernacle, hauynge
Bethel fro the west, and Hay fro the eest.
And6 he bildide also there an auter to
the Lord, and inwardli clepide his name.
And Abram 3ede goynge and goynge forth ;>
ouer to the south. Sotheli hungur was 10
maad in the lond ; and Abram 3ede doun
in to Egipt, to be a pilgrime ther, for hun-
gur hadde maistrief in the lond. Andn
whanne he was ny3 to entre in to= Egipt,
he seide to Saray, his wijf, Y knowe that
thou art a fair womman, and that whanne 12
Egipcians schulen se thee, thei schulen
seie, it is his wijf, and thei schulen sle me,
and 'schulen reserue theeh. Therfor, Y bi- 13
seche thee, seie thou1, that thou art my
sistir, that it be wel to me for thee, and
that my lijf lyue for louek of thee. And u
so whanne Abram hadde1 entrid in to Egipt,
Egipcians sien the womman that sche was
ful fair ; and the prynces telden to Farao,
and preiseden hir anentis him ; and the 15
womman was takun vp in to the hous of
Farao. Forsothe thei vsiden wel Abram 10
for hir ; and scheep, and oxun, and assis,
and seruauntis, and seruauntessis, and sche
assis, and camels weren to hym. Forsothe 17
the Lord beet Farao and his hous with
moste veniaunces, for Saray, the wijf of
Abram. And Farao clepide Abram, and \s
seide to hym, What is it that thou hast
do to me ? whi schewidist thou not to me,
that sche was thi wijf? for what cause 19
1 Om. spr.m. r made D. s cleped BDEFH. * Om. BDH. and he EF. u he inwardly BDEFH. T in A.
w reseyue A. x wondis D. y Abram BDEF.
8 jeden G. t> bilte K. c til to DGQRT. d he sette s. e Om. A sec.m. { the maistrie EG. ? Om. s.
h kepe thee s. « Om. ix. k the loue BN. J Om. G.
XII. ig — XIII. lo.
GENESIS.
101
Abram, and seide toz hym, What for-
sothe is this that to me thow hast don ?
why shewide3 thow not to me that she
19 was thi wijf? for what cause seidist
thow hir to be thi sister, that to me I
20 shulde take hir into a wijf ? Now thanne
se ! thi wijf, and take hir and go. And
Pharao comaundide vpon Abram two
men, and thei conueyden hyrn, and the
wijf of him, and al that he had.
CAP. XIII.
1 Abram thanne ascendide fro Egipt,
he, and his wiif and al that he had, and
2 Loth with hym, to the sowth plaag. He
was forsothe fulb riche in possessioun of
3 siluer and of gold. And he was turnyd
a3en bi the weye that he come fro the
sowth in Betel, vnto the place in the
which biforhond he had ficchidc a taber-
4 nacle, bytwix Betel and Hay, in the place
of the auter that he made bifore, and he
inwardli clepide there the name of the
5 Lord. But and of Loth, the which was
with Abram, weren flockis of sheep, and
c droues, and tabernaclis ; and the lond
my3te not reseyue hem, that thei dwell-
iden to giderys ; forsothe the substaunce
of hem was myche, and thei my3ten not
7dwel comounli. Wherfor and there was
strijf maad bitwix the shepherd is of the
flockis of Abram and of Loth. That
forsothe tyme Chananeus and Fereseus
sdwelliden in that lond. Seide thanne
Abram to Loth, I biseche, be there not
strijf bitwix thee and me, and bitwix
my sheepherdis and thi sheepherdis; bri-
atheren forsothe we ben. Se ! al the lond
is bifore thee, I preye, go awey fro me ;
if thow to the left side gost, Y shal
hold the ri3t side ; if thow the ri3t side
i <) chesist, Y shal go to the left d. And so
Loth, his eyen heued vp, sawe al the re-
gioun abowt of Jordan, the which al was
watered, bifore the Lord shulde ouer-
turne Sodom and Gomor, as paradis of
seidist thou, that sche was thi sister, that
Y schulde take hir inm to wife to me? Now
therfor lo ! thi wiif ; take thou hir, and
go. Arid Farao comaundide to men on 20
Abram, and thei" ledden forth hym, and
his wijf, and alle thingis that he hadde.
CAP. XIII.
Therfore Abram stiede fro Egipt, he, i
and his wijf, and alle thingis that he hadde;
and Loth stiede with hym, to the south
coost. Forsothe he was ful riche in pos-a
sessyoun of siluer and of gold. And he 3
turnede 33611 bi the weye in which he cam
fro the south in to Bethel, 'til to0 the
place, in which bifore he hadde sett taber-
nacle?, bitwixe Bethel and Hay, in the 4
place of the auter which he made bifore,
and inwardli clepidei there1" the name of
the8 Lord. But also flockis of scheep, and a
droues of oxun, and tabernaclis weren to
Loth, that was with Abram ; and the lond 6
mi3te not take hem, that thei schulden
dwelle togidre, for the catel of hem was
myche, and thei listen not dwelle in
comyn. Wherfor also strijf was maad bi-7
twixe the keperis of flockis of Abram and
of* Loth. Forsothe Chananei and Feresei
dwelliden in that lond in that tyme. Ther- s
for Abram seide to Loth, Y bisecheu, that
no strijf be bitwixe me and thee, and bi-
twixe my scheepherdis and thi scheep-
herdis ; for we ben britheren. Lo ! al the o
lond is bifore thee, Y biseche, departe thou
fro me ; if thou gov to the left side, Y schal
holde the ri3t side ; if thou chesew the
ri3t side, Y schal go to the left side. And 10
so Loth reiside hise i3en, and 8613 aboute
al the cuntrei of Jordan, which was al
moistid, bifor that the Lord distriede So-
dom and Gomorre, as paradis of the Lord,
and as Egipt, as men comen in to Segor.
z vnto E pr.m. a schewdist BDEFH, b wol D. c maad D. d left side D.
m Om. K. n that thei EPL. ° vnto i. Pa tabernacle s. 1 clepe N. T Om. G. s oure L. * Om. E.
u biseche thee s. v goist i. w chesist i.
102
GENESIS.
XIII. ii — XIV. 5.
the Lord, and as Egipt to comers into
1 1 Segor. And Loth ches to hym the re-
gioun abowt Jordan, and 3ede fro the est ;
and thei ben either diuydid fro his bro-
12 ther. Abram dwelte in the londe of Cha-
naan ; and Loth forsothe abode in the
borow townes that weren abowte Jordan,
is and dwellid in Sodomys. Men forsothe
of Sodom weren the werst men, and syn-
uners before the Lord mych. And the
Lord seide to Abram, aftir that Loth
was dyuydyd fro hym, Heue vp thin
eyen euen ry3t, and se fro the place in
the6 which thow art now, to the north
15 and sowth, to the est and west ; al the
lond that thowf biholdist, I shal 3yue to
thee and to thi seed, for to% euermore.
IG And I shal make thi seed as powdir11 of
the erthe ; if eny men my3ten nowmbre
the powdre of the erthe, and thi seed he
17 shal mow nowmbre. Aryse thanne and
ouergo the lond in lengthe and in brede1,
i«for I am to 3yuek it to thee. Abram
thanne, mouynge his tabernacle, com and
dwellide biside the valey of Mambre, the
which is in Ebron, and bildide1 there1"
an auter to the Lord.
CAP. XIV.
1 And it was don in that tyme, that
Amraphel, the kyng of Sennaer, and Ar-
yoth, the kyng of Ponty, and Chodor-
laomor, the kyng of Elemytarum, and
2 Thadal, kyng" of folc of kynd, 3eden into
a° batail a3ens Bara, the kyng of Sodom,
and a3ens Bersa, the kyng of Gomor, and
a3ens Sennaar, the kyng of Adame, and
a3ens Sebamar, the kyng of Soboym, and
a3ens the kyng of Bale, that? is, of Se-
3gor. Alle thes comen to gidre into the
wodi valey, the which now is the see of
4 salt. Forsothe twelue 3eer thei serueden
to Chodorlaomor, and the threttenthe 3eer
5 thei 3ede awey fro hym. Therfor the
fourtenthe 3eer com Chodorlaomor, and
the kyngis that weren with hym, and
And Loth chees to him the cuntre abouten
Jordan, and departide fro the eest ; and
thei weren departid ech fro his brother.
Abram dwellide in the lond of Chanaan ; 12
sotheli Loth dwellide in townes aboute
Jordan, and wonide in Sodom. Forsothe 13
men of Sodom weren ful wickid, and syn-
neris greetly bifore the Lord. And the u
Lord seide to Abram, aftir that Loth was
departid fro him, Reise thin i3en forth
ri3t, and se fro the place in which thou
art now, to the north and south, to the
eest and west ; Y schal 3yue al the lond \s
which thou seest to thee and to thi seed,
til in to with outen ende. And Y schal ic
make thi seed as thex dust of erthe^ ; if
ony man may noumbre the dust of erthez,
also he schal mowe noumbre thi seed.
Therfor rise thou, and passe thorou theai7
lond in his lengthe and breede, for Y schal
3yue it to thee. Therforb Abram, mouynge is
his tabernacle, cam and dwellide bisidis
the valei of Mambre, which is in Ebron ;
and he bildide there an auter to the
Lord.
CAP. XIV.
Forsothe it was don in that tyme, that i
Amrafel, kyng of Sennaar, and Ariok,
kyng of Ponte, and Chodorlaomor, kyng of
Elemy tis, and Tadal, kyng of folkis, bigun- 2
nen batel a3ens Bara, kyng of Sodom, and
a3ens Bersa, kyng of Gomorre, and a3ens
Sennaar, kyng of Adama, and a3ens Se-
meber, kyng of Seboym, and a3ens the
kyng of Bale ; thilke Bale is Segor. Alle a
these camen togidre in to the valey of
wode, which is now the see of salt. For 4
in twelue 3eer thei seruyden Chodorlaomor,
and in the threttenthe 3eer thei departiden
fro hym. Therfor Chodorlaomor cam in 5
the fourtenthe 3eer, and kyngis that weren
with him, and thei 'han smytec Rafaym in
Astaroth Carnaym, and Susym with hem,
e Om. BDEFH. f Om. D. g Om. DH. h the pouder BDEFH. j his brede BDEFH.
1 bylde BEFH. made D. m Om. D. n and the kyng E. ° Om. BDEFH. P it E sec.m.
3eung E.
x Om. a. y the erthe K. z the erthe s. a this A pr.m. et plures. & And therfor E. c smyten K.
XIV. 6 — i6.
GENESIS.
103
smytyn Raphaym in Astaroth, Carnaym,
and Zuzym with hem, and Emim in Sabe
e Chariathaim, and Chorreos in the hillis
Seher, vnto the feeldyPP placis of Pharam,
7 that is in wildernes. And thei weren
turned a3en, and comen vnto the welle
of Mesphat ; it is of Cades. And thei
srayten al the regioun of Amalechitis,
and Amorre, the whiche dwellid in Asa-
s son of Thamar. Arid the kyng of So-
dom, and the kyng of Gomorre, and the
kyng of Adame, and the kyng of So-
boym, also andi the kyng of Bale, that is
of Segor, jeden out, and thei dressiden
a3ens hem sheltrun in the wodi valey,
9 that is, a3ens Chodorlaomor, kyngr of
Elamytarum, and Thadal, kyng5 of folk
of kynde, and Amraphel, the kyng of
Sennaar, and Arioth, the kyng of Ponty ;
lofoure kynges a3ens fyue. The wodi valei
forsothe had manye pyttis of gluwy1 cley ;
and so the kyng of Sodom and of Gomor
turneden backis and fellen there ; and thou
uthat laften flowen to the hil. Forsothe
thei token al the substaunce of Sodom
and ofv Gomor, and alle thingis that par-
12 teyneden to mete, and 3eden awey ; also
and Loth, the sone of the brother of
Abram, the which dwellid in Sodom, and
>3 the substaunce of hym. And lo ! oon
that ascapide, toolde to Abram Ebrew,
the which dwellid in valeyw of Mambre
of Amorey, brother" of Escol, and bro-
ther of Aner ; thes forsothe hadden coue-
14 nauntid bond of pees with Abram. The
which whanne Abram had herd, 'that is,
Loth his brother takun^, he noumbride
thre hundrid ten and ei3t men of his own
howshold redi, and he pursuede hem vnto
15 Dan. And, his felows dyuydid, he felle
vpon hem in the ny3t, and he smoot hem,
and he pursuede hem vnto Sabaz, and
Phenysem, the which is at the left side
is of Damask. And he brou3te a3en al the
substaunce, and Loth his brother with
and Emym in Sabe Cariathaym, and Cho-e
reis in the hillis of Seir, til to thed feldi
placis of Faran, which is in wildirnesse.
And thei turneden a3en, and camen til to?
the welle Mesphathe ; thilke is Cades. And
thei 'han smytef al the cuntre of men of
Amalec, and Amorrei, that dwellide in Asa-
son Thamar. And the kyng of Sodom, B
and the king of Gomorre, and the kyng of
Adama, and the kyng of Seboym, also and
the kyng of Bale, which is Segor, 3eden
out, and dressiden scheltrun a3ens hem in
the valei of wode, that is, a3ens Chodorla-o
omor, kyng of Elamytis, and Thadal, kyng
of folkis, and Amrafel, kyng of Sennaar,
and Ariok, kyng of Ponte ; foure kyngis
a3ens fyue. Forsothe the valey of theh 10
wode hadde many pittis of pitche' ; and
so the kyng of Sodom and the kyng of
Gomorre turneden the backis, and felden
doun there ; and thei that leften fledden
to the hil. Sotheli thei token awei al the 1 1
catel of Sodom and Gomorrek, and alle
thingis1 that perteynen to mete, and 3eden
awei ; also and thei token awey Loth and 12
his catel, the sone of the brother of Abram,
which Loth dwellide in Sodom. And, n
lo ! oon that ascapide, telde to Abram
Ebrew™, that dwellide in the valei of
Mambre of Amorrei, brother of Escol, and
brother of Aner ; for these maden coue-
naunt of pees with Abram. And whanne 14
Abram hadde herd this thing, that is, Loth
his brothir takun, he noumbride his borun
seruauntis maad redy thren hundrid and
ei3tene, and pursuede hem 'til to0 Dan.
And whanne his felowis weren departid,is
he felde on hem inP the ni3t, and hei smoot
hem, and pursuede hemr 'til to8 Hoba, and
Fenyce, which is at the left side of Da-
mask. And he broi^te a3en al the catel, is
and Loth his brother with his catel, also
wymmen and the1 puple. Sotheli the kyng 17
of Sodom 3ede out in to the metyng of
him, after that he turnede 33611 fro sleyng
r the kyng Epr.m.
w the valey BDEFII.
s the kyng Epr.m.
* the brother Epr.m.
PP feeldly A. 1 Om. D.
u thilk BDEFH. v Om. DFH.
takyn D. z Hoba BDFH.
d Om. E. e Of Mesphath GK. f smyten K. e batel c. h Om. EILMPS.
pr.m. GQX. k of Gomorre KLS. 1 the thingis E. m the Ebrew EPL.
P on G. 1 Om. ELP. r Om. H. s vnto i. l Om. c.
glewyche DEFH. toow D.
that Loth his brother is
1 picche ether strong gin c.
n there thre G. ° vnto i.
104
GENESIS.
XIV. 17 — XV. 4.
the substaunce of hym, and wymmen and
17 puple. Forsothe the kyng of Sodom 3ede
out into the a3en-goynga of hym, after
that he was a3en turned fro the slaw3tir
of Chodorlaomor, and of the kyngis that
weren with hym, in the valey of Sabe,
in the which is the valey of the kyng. And
forsothe Melchisadech, the kyng of Salem,
bryngynge forth breed and wyne, for-
sothe he was theb prest of the hei3est
19 God, blissidec tod hym, and seidee,
Blissid be Abram to the heye God, the
which maad of nou3t heuene and erthe,
20 and the heye God be blissid, whom de-
fendynge, the enemyes ben takuii in thin
hondis. And he 3aue hym dymes of alle
21 thingis. Forsothe the kyng of Sodom
seide to Abram, 3jrue lne the sowlis ;
22Othre thingis take to thee. The which
answeride hyrn, I heeue vp myn hond to
the Lord, thef heye God, welder of heuene
23 and erthe, that fro a threed of the weeft
vnto a garter of an hoos I shal not take
of alle thingis that ben thin, lest thow
24 seye, I haue maad Abram ryche ; out
take thes thingis that 3ong men han etun,
and the partyse of men that camen with
me, Aner, Eschol, and Mambre ; thes
shulen take there partyes.
CAP. XV.
1 So thes thingis past ouer, the word of
the£ Lord was maad to Abram bi a vi-
sioun, seiynge, Abram, wolth thow not
dreed, I am thi defendour, and thi meed
2 is ful greet. And Abram seide, Lord
God, what shal thow 3yue me ? I shal go
withouten fre children, and the sone of
the proctour of myn hows, this Damask
3 of Elyzar, shal be inyn eyre. And Abram
addide, To me forsothe thow hast not
3ouun seed, and, lo ! the seruaunt of myn
•ihowshold shal be myn eyre. And anoon
the word of God was maad to hym, sei-
ynge, This shal not be thin eire, but he
of Chodorlaomor, and of kyngis" that weren
with him, in the valei of Sabe, which is
the valey of the kyng. And sotheli Mel- IB
chisedech, kyng of Salem, brou3te forth
breed and wyn, for he was thev preest of
hi3estew God ; and he blesside Abram, and 19
seide, Blessid be Abram of hi3 God, that
made heuene and erthe of nou3t, and blessid 20
be hi3 God, bi whom defendynge, enemyes
ben bitakunx in^ thin hondis. And Abram
3af tithis of alle thingis to hym. For- 21
sothe the kyng of Sodom seide to Abram,
3yue thou the men to me ; take thou othir
thingis to thee. And Abram answerde to 22
hym, Y reyse myn hondisW to the hi3 Lord
God, Lordz of heuene and of erthe, that 23
fro the threde of oofa til to the layner of
the hose I schal not take of alle thingis that
ben thine, lest thou seie, I made Abrarnaa
riche ; out takun these thingis whiche24
the 3onge men eeten, and the partis of
men that camen with me, Aner, Escol,
and Mambre ; these men schulen take her
partis.
CAP. XV.
And so whanne these thingis weren don, i
the word of the Lord was maad to Abram
bi a visiounb, and seide, Abram, nyle thou
drede, Y am thi defender, and thi meede is
ful greet0. And Abram seide, Lord God, 2
what schalt thou 3yue to me ? Y schal go
with oute fre children, and this Damask,
sone of Elieser, the procuratour of myn
hous, schal be myn eir. And Abram 3
addided, Sotheli thou hast not 3oue seed to
me, and, lo ! my borun seruaunt schal be
myn eir. And anoon the word of the 4
Lord was maad to hym, and seide, This6
schal not be thin eir, but thou schalt haue
vnto BDEFII. e seith ssec.m.
a ajen-comyng n. b Qm. A pr.m. c And he blesside Epr.m.
! Om. Epr.m. S Om. Epr.m. h vvil BDEF. wole H.
» the kingus s. v Om. BNSW. w the hijeste KN. x taken EGLP. y into is. 77 hond BC. pr.m. N.
Om. D. a oof werk c. »a Abraham A. b visioun ether reuelacioun BCN. c moche BGQRT. o addide
to IKS. « he this i.
XV. 5 — 1
GENESIS.
105
that shal gon out of thi womb, hym thow
sshalt make1 thin eire. And he ledde hym
out, and seide to hym, Biholde heuene,
and noumbre the sterrys, if thow mayst.
And he seide to hym, So shal be thi seed.
e Abram leuede to God, and it was alowid
7 to hym to ry3twisnes. And he seide to
hym, I the Lord, that out lad thee fro Vr
of Caldeis, that I shulde 3yue to thee this
s lond, and thow shuldist haue it. And he
seide, Lord God, wherof may I knowe
9 that I am to haue it ? And the Lord an-
sweride, Take, he seithk, to thee a kow
of thre 3eer, and a she gehet of thre 3eer,
and a wethir of thre 3eer, and a turtur1,
10 and a culuei'. The which, takynge alle
thes thingis, dyuydide hem by the mydil,
and puttem eithir partis a3ens hemsilf,
either to othre ; the briddis forsothe he
11 dyuydide not. And fowlis descendiden
vpon the careyns11, and Abram Mroue
12 hem0 awey. And whanne the sunne was
goon down, feer? felle vpon Abram, and
greet grisynes and derk assaileden hym.
is And it was seid to him, Bifore knowynge
know thow, that thi seed is to be a'1 pil-
grym in the lond not his, and men shulen
suget hem to thraldom, and men shulen
ouer traueile hem fowre hundrid wynter ;
i4nethelesr I shal deme the folk of kynde
to whom thei ben to serue; and after thes
thingis thei shulen gon out with a greet
15 substaunce. Thow forsothe shalt go to
thi fadres in pees, biried alsos in god
16 eld. The ferthe forsothe generacioun thei
shulen turne a3en hidir, ne 3it forsothe
ben not fulfillid the shrewidnes of the1
Amoreis, vnto the tyme that is now.
i?Thanne whan the sunne isu gon down,
there was maad a derk clowd, and a fur-
neys smekynge aperyde, and a lawmpe
of fijr, passynge bitwix thov dyuysiouns.
is In that day the Lord couenauntide with
Abram a bond of pees, seiynge, To thi
seed I shal 3yue this lond, fro the flood
hym eir, that schal go out of thi wombe.
And the Lord ledde out Abram, and seide 5
to hym, Biholde thou heuene, and noum-
bre thouf sterris^, if thou maist. And the
Lord seide to Abram, So thi seed schal be.
Abram bileuede to God, and it was arettid'1 6
to1 hym to ri3tfulnessek. And God seide 7
to hym, Y am the Lord, that ladde thee
out of Vr of Caldeis, that Y schulde 3yue
this lond to thee, and thou schuldist haue
it in possessioun. And Abram seide, Lord s
God1, wherbi may111 I wite that Y schal
welde it? And the Lord answerde, and 9
seide, Take thou to me a cow of thre 3eer,
and a geet of thre 3eer, and a ram of thre
3eer, a" turtle also, and a culuer. Which0 10
took alle these thingis, and departide tho
bi the myddis, and settideP euer eithir
partis^ ech a3ens other ; but he departide
not the briddis. And foulis camen doun 1 1
on the careyns, and Abram drof hem
awey. And whanne the sunne was gon 12
doun, drede felde on Abram, and ar greet
hidousenesse and derk asaylide8 him. And is
it was seid to hym, Wite thou bifore know-
inge, that thi seed schal be pilgrim foure
hundrid 3eer in a lond not his owne, and
thei schulen make hem suget to seruage,
and thei schulen turment hem ; netheles u
Y schal deme the folk to whom thei schulen
serue ; and aftir these thingis thei schulen
go out with greet catel. Forsothe thou is
schalt go to thi fadris in pees, and schalt
be biried in good age. Sotheli in the is
fourthe* generacioun thei schulen turne
a3en hidir, for the wickidnesses" of Amo-
reis ben not 3it fillid, 'til tov present tyme.
Therfor whanne the sunne was gon doun, 17
a derk myst was maad, and a furneis
smokynge apperide, and a laumpe of fier,
and passide thorou thow departingis. In IK
that dai the Lord made a couenaunt of
pees with Abram, and seide, Y schal 3yue
to thi seed this lond, fro the ryuer of
Egipt til to the greet ryuer Eufrates ;
1 haue BDEFH. k said DDE pr.m.Fii. 1 turtil BDEFII. m he putte BDEFH. n careyng B. ° drow hym D.
P feerd DEFII. drede D. 1 Om. BDEFH. r neuerthelese BDEF . 8 Om. BDEFH. * Om. BDEFH. uwas BDEFH.
v thilk BDEFH.
f Om. s. g the sterris ex. h rettid i.
n and a ex. ° the which I. P sette ELPS.
nesse IL. v vnto i. w the ILOSWX.
* Om. G.
1 part w.
k ristwisnesse EILNPS. ' Om. s. m shal G.
r Om. s. 9 assayede s. * foure D. n wickid-
106
GENESIS.
XV. 19 XVI. 12.
of Egiptvnto the greet flood of Eufraten; Cyneis, and Cyneseis, and" Cethmoneis, 10
i»Cyneos, and Cynyseos, and Sephmonios, and Etheis, and Fereseis, and Raphayrn,2o
20 and Etheos, and Pharisees, Raphaim for-
21 sothe, and Arnorreos, and Chananeos, and
Gergeseos, and Gebeseos.
CAP. XVI.
1 For Saray, the wijf of Abram, had not
geet to hym fre children ; but hauynge
an hand mayden Egipcian, Agar bi name,
2 seyde to hir howsbond, Loo ! the Lord
hath closid me, that Y may not bere ; go
into myn hand maydyn, if perauenture
at the lestew of hir I take children. And
awhanne he assentide to hir preiyng, he
toke Agar the Egipcian, hir hand mayden,
aftir ten 3eer that thei bigunnen to dwelle
in the londe of Chanaan, and she 3aue
4 hir a wijf to hir husbond. The which
3ede into hir ; and she seynge hir silf
that she had conseyued, dispiside hir ladi.
5 And Saray seide to Abram, Vneuenli
thow dost ajeris me ; I haue jyuun myn
hand mayden into thi bosum, the which
seynge that she hath conseyued, hath me
to despit ; the Lord deme bitwix me and
G thee. To whom answerynge Abram, Lo !
he seith, thin hand maydyn is in thin
hond; vse hir as it is leueful. Thanne
Saray ouertraueilynge hir, she 3ede into
7fly3t. And whanne the aungel of the
Lord hadde foundun hir biside the welle
of water in wildirnes, the which is in the
sweye of Sur in desert, he seide to hir,
Agar, the hand mayden of Saray, whens
comyst thow, and whithir gost thow?
9 The which answeride, Fro the face of
Saray my ladi I flee. And the aungel
of the Lord seide to hir, Turne a3en to
thi ladi, and be meke vndir the hondis of
10 hir. And eft, Multipliynge, he seith, I
shal multiplie thi seed, and it shal not be
11 nowmbrid for the multitude. And her-
afterward", Loo ! he seith, thow hast con-
seyued, and thow shalt bere a sone, and
thow shalt deep the name of hym Ys-
and Amorreis, and Cananeis, and Gerge-2i
seis, and Jebuseis.
CAP. XVI.
Therfor Sarai, wijf? of Abram, hadde i
not gendrid fre children ; but sche hadde
a seruauntesse of Egipt, Agar bi name,
and seidez to hir hosebonde, Lo ! the Lorda 2
hath closid me, that Y schulde not bere
child ; entre thou to my seruauntesse, if in
hap Y schal take children, nameli of hir.
And whanne he assentide to hir preiynge,
sche took Agar Egipcian, hir seruauntesse, 3
after ten 3eer aftir thatb thei begunne to
enhabite inc the lond of Chanaan, and sche
3af Agar wiif to hir hosebonde. And 4
Abram entride to Agar; and Agar sei3
that sche hadde conseyued, and sche di-
spiside hir ladi. And Saray seide to Abram, 5
Thou doist wickidli a3ens me ; I 3af my
seruauntesse in tod thi bosum, which seeth,
that sche conseyuede, and dispisith me ;
the Lord deme betwixe me and thee. And e
Abram answerde and seide to hir, Lo ! thi
seruauntesse is in thin hond ; vse thou hir
as 'it likith6. Therfor forf Sarai turmentide
hir, sche fledde awei. And whanne the?
aungel of the Lord hadde founde hir bi-
sidis a welle of watir in wildernesse, which
welle is in the weie of Sur in deseert, he 8
seide to hir, Fro whennus comest thou
Agar, the seruauntesse of Sarai, and whi-
dur goist thou? Which answerde, Y fie fro
the face of Sarai my ladi. And the aun-9
gel of the Lord seide to hir, Turne thou
a3en to thi ladi, and be thou mekid vndur
hir hondis. And eft he seide, Y multi- 10
pliynge schal multiplie thi seed, and it
schal not be noumbrid for multitude. And 1 1
aftirward he seide, Lo ! thou hast*? con-
seyued, and thou schalt bere a sone, and
thou schalt clepe his name Ismael, for the
Lord hath herd thi turment ; this1' schal 12
w laste D. x ther afterward BDEFH.
x Om. c. Y the wijf DEGILNPQRST. z she seide K. Sara seide s. a Lord God K. b Om. s. c Om. o
pr.m. s. d Om. DS. e the likith D sec.m. osec.m.sx. likith to thee GR. likith, ether as it is leue-
ful x. f Om. co. S hath A. h he this i.
XVI. 12 — XVII. 10.
GENESIS.
107
mael, therthur3 that the Lord hath herd
12 thin affliccioun; this shal be a feers man;
the hoond of hym a3ens alle, and the
hoond of alle a3ens hym; and 'forn a3ensy
alle his britheren he shal ficche taber-
isnaclis. Agar forsothe clepide the name
of the Lord that spak to hir, Thow God
that saw me ; and she seide, Forsothe
here I haue seen the hyndirmore of thilk
uthat saw me. Therfor she nemnyde that
pytte, the pytte^ of hym lyuynge and se-
ynge me ; thilk is bytwix Cades and Ba-
israd. And Agar bare to Abram a sone,
the which clepide the name of hym Is-
16 mael. Of ei3ti and sixe wynter was
Abram, whanne Agar bare to hym Is-
mael.
CAP. XVII.
1 After forsothe that he bigan to be of
nynti and nyne 3eer, the Lord aperide to
hym, and seide to hym, I God Almy3ti ;
2 goo bifore me, and be thow perfite ; I
shal sett my couenaunt of pees bitwix
me and thee ; and I shal multiplye thee
3 ful hugeli. And Abram felle down al
4redi in to the face. And God seide to
hym, I am, and I shal sett my couenaunt
with thee, and thow shalt be fader of
5 many folk of kynde ; and thi name shal
no more be clepid Abram, but thow shaltz
be clepid Abraham, for I haue ordeyned
e thee fadirzz of many folk of kynde ; and
I shal make thee grow moost hugeli, and
I shall sett thee in folk of kynde, and
7 kyngis shal gon out of thee ; and I shal
stable my couenaunt bitwixe me and thee,
and bitwix thi seed after thee, in thi
kynredis, with euerlastynge boond of pees,
that I be thi God, and of thi seed after
8 thee ; and I shal 3yue to thee and to
thi seed aftyr thee the loond of thi pil-
grimage, al the loond of Chanaan, into
euerlastyng possessioun, and I shal be the
9 God of hem. Eftsones God seide to A-
braham, And thow thanne shalt kepe my
couenaunt, and thi seed aftir thee, in her
lokinredis. This is my couenaunt, that 30
be a wielde man ; his bond schal be a3ens
alle men, and the hondis of alle men
schulen be a3ens him ; and he schal sette
tabernaclis euene a3ens alle his britheren.
Forsothe Agar clepide the name of the is
Lord that spak to hir, Thou God that
sei3est me ; for sche seide, Forsothe here
Y sei3 the hynderere1 thingis of him that
si3 me. Therfor sche clepide thilke pit, u
the pit of hym that lyueth and seeth me ;
thilk pit is bitwixe Cades and Barad.
And Agar childide a sone to Abram, which 15
clepide his name Ismael. Abram was ofk ic
'ei3ti jeere and sixe1, whanne Agar childide
Ysmael to hym.
CAP. XVII.
Forsothe aftir that Abram bigan to be i
of nynti 3eer and nyne, the Lord apperide
to hym, and seide to him, Y am Almy3ti
God ; go thou bifore me, and be thou per-
fit ; and Y schal sette my couenaunt of pees 2
bitwixe me and thee ; and Y schal mul-
tiplie thee ful greetli. And Abram feldea
doun lowe onm his face. And God seide to 4
hym, Y am, and my couenaunt of pees is
with thee, and thou schalt be the" fadir of
many folkis ; and thi name schal no more 5
be clepid Abram, but thou schalt be clepid
Abraham, for Y haue maad thee fadir of
many folkis ; and Y schal make thee to c
wexe ful greetli, and Y schal sette thee in0
folkis, and kyngis schulen go out of thee ;
andP Y schal make my couenaunt bitwixe^ 7
me and thee, and bitwixei thi seed after
thee, in her generaciouns, bi euerlastynge
bond of pees, that Y be thi God, and of
thi seed after thee ; and Y schal 3yue to s
thee and to thi seed after thee the lond of
thi pilgrymage8, al the lond of Chanaan,
in to euerlastynge possessioun, and Y schal
be the God of hem. God seide eft to 3
Abraham, And therfor thou schalt kepe
my couenaunt, and thi seed after thee, in
her generaciouns. This is my couenaunt, 10
which 36 schulen kepe bitwixe me and
y from ajenst E sec. in. 37 spirit A. z shal AE. zz the fadir BDEFH.
1 hyndere COF pr.m. KQRd. k Om. ELP. ' fourescore and sixe jeer DIT. f. jeer and s. jeer R. m in to s.
n Om. i. o Om. LP. P Om. G. 1 bitwene i. r God of s. 8 pilgrymaging s.
P 2
108
GENESIS.
XVII. ii — 23.
shulen kepe bitwix me and 3ow, and thi
seed after thee ; ech maal of 3ow shal be
n circumcidid, and 36 shulen circumside the
flehs of the ferthermore parti of 3oure
3eerde, that it be in tokne of bonda of
12 pees bitwix me and 3ow. A child of ei3t
dayes shal be circumsidid in 3ow, ech
maal in 3oure kinredis, as wel the freman
of 3oure howshold as the bow3t man shal
be circumsidid, and who so euer were
13 of 3oure lynage ; and my couenaunt shal
be in 3oure flehs into euerlastynge boond
of pees. The maal whos flehs of the vt-
u termore parti of his 3erde were not cir-
cumsidid, that soule shal be don awey
fro his puple ; for he hath maad my
is couenaunt wast. And God seide to Abra-
ham, Saray, thi wijf, thou shalt not clepe
IG Saray, but Sara; and I shal blis to hir,
and 'of hirb I shal 3yue toe thee a sorie,
to whom I am to blis, and he shal be into
naciouns, and kyngis of puplis shal grow
17 of hym. And Abraham fel into his face,
and Iow3 in his herte, seiynge, Wenyst
thow, whethir a sone shal be born to a
man of an hundrid wynter, and Sara
is nynti winter shal here ? And he seide to
the Lord, Wolde God Ysmael lyue bifore
19 thee. And the Lord seide to Abraham,
Sara, thi wijf, shal bere to thee a sone,
and thow shalt deep the name of hym
Ysaac, and I shal ordeyne my couenaunt
to hym into euerlastynge boond of pees,
20 and to his seed after hym ; and vpon Is-
mael I haue herd thee, loo ! I shal blis
to hym, and I shal encrees, and I shal
multiplie hym greetli ; twelue dukis he
shal gendre, and I shal make hym into
21 a greet folk of kynde. But my coue-
naunt I shal maak stonde to Ysaac, whom
Sara shal bere to thee this tyme in the
22 tother 3eer. And whan the sermoun of
the speker with hym was endid, God
23 stieded vp fro Abraham. Abraham for-
sothe toke Ysmael, his sone, and alle
the fre men of his hows, and alle whom
he had bow3t, alle the malis of alle men
3ou, and thi seed after thee ; ech male
kynde of 3ou schal be circumcidid, and 3611
schulen circumside the fleisch of 3oure
mannes 3eerd, that it be in to a signe of
boond of pees bytwixe me and 3011. A 3ong 12
child of ei3te daies schal be circumsidid in
3ou, al male kynde in 3oure generaciouns,
as wel a borun seruaunt as a seruaunt
bou3t schal be circumsidid, and who euere
is of 3oure kynrede he schal be circum-
sidid ; and my couenaunt schal be in 3oure 13
fleisch in to euerlastynge boond of pees.
A man whos fleisch of his 3erde schal not 14
be circumsidid, thilke man schal be doon
awei fro his puple ; for he made voide my
couenaunt. Also God seide to Abraham, is
Thou schalt not clepe Saray, thi wijf, Sa-
rai, but Sara ; and Y schal blesse hir, and 16
of hir I schal 3yue to thee a sone, whom I
schal blesse, and he schal be in to naciouns,
and kyngis of puplis schulen be borun of
hym. Abraham felde doun on his face, 17
and Iei3ede in his hert, and seide, Gessist
thou, whethir a sone1 schal be borun to a
man of an hundrid 3eer, and Sara of nynti
3eer schal bere child" ? And he seide to is
the Lord, Y wolde that Ismael lyuev bifore
thee. And the Lord seide to Abraham, 19
Sara, thi wijf, schal bere a sone to thee,
and thou schalt clepe his name Ysaac, and
Y schal make my couenaunt tow hym in to
euerlastynge boond of pees, and to his seed
aftir hym ; also on Ysmael Y haue herd 20
thee, lo ! Y schal blesse him, and Y schal
encreesse, and Y schal multiplie him greetli;
he schal gendre twelue dukis, and Y schal
make hym in to a greet folk. Forsothe Y 21
schal make my couenaunt tox Ysaac, whom
Sare schal childe to thee in this tyme in^
the tother2 3eer. And whanne the word 22
of the spekere with hym was endid, God
stiede fro Abraham. Forsothe Abraham 23
took Ismael, his sone, and alle the borun
seruauntis of his hous, and alle which he
hadde bou3te, alle the malis of alle men of
his hous, and circumsidide the fleisch of
her 3erde, anoon in that dai, as the Lord
child KT.
1 oothir i.
a bondis D. b Om. D. c hyre D. d steyj BDEFH.
a child EFLPR. v liuede BLP. my$te lyue s. w with s.
x with s. y in to L.
XVII. 24 — XVIII. 10.
GENESIS.
109
comaundide hima. Abraham was of nynti 24
3eer and nyne whanne he circumsidide
the fleisch of his 3eerd, and Ismael, his 25
sone, hadde fillid threttene 3eer in the
tyme of his circumsicioun. Abraham was 26
circumsidid in the same day, and Ismael
his sone, and alle menb of his hows, as 27
wel borun seruauntis as bou3t and aliens,
weren circumcidid togidre.
of his hows, and he circumsidide the
flehs of the vttermor parti of ther 3erde,
anoon in that day, as God had comaundid
24 hym. Abraham was of nynti and nyne
3eer whan he circumsidide the flehs of
25 the vttermore parti of his 3erde, and Is-
mael, his sone, had fulfillid thrittene 3eer
2cin tyme of his circumsicioun. And the
same day was Abraham circumsidid, and
27Ysmael his sone, and alle men8 of hys
hows, as wel fre men as bow3t and aliens,
togideris weren circumsidid.
CAP. XVIII.
1 The Lord forsothe aperyde to hym in
the valey of Mambre, sittynge in the dore
of his tabernacle, in that heet of the day.
2 And whan he had areride vp the eyen,
thre men stondynge ny3 hym aperiden
to hym. Whom whan he had seen, he
ranne into the a3en comyng of hem fro
the dore of his tabernacle, and he low-
3 tide intof the erthe, and seide, Lord, if
I haue foundun grace in thin eyen, ouer-
4 passe thow not thi seruaunt, but I shal
bringe to a litil mesure of water, and
3oure fete be wayshid, and reste thow&
svnder a tree; and I shal sett a morsel
of breed, and 3oure herte be coumfortid ;
aftyrward 36 shulen passe forthe ; and
therfor forsothe 36 boweden down to
3oure seruant. The whiche seiden, Do
6 as thow hast spokun. Abraham hyede
into the tabernacle, to Sara, and seide to
hir, Hye, and mynge togidre thre half
buysshelis of clene flowre ; and make
7 looues bakun vndur ayshen. He forsothe
ranneh to the droue, and toke thens a
calf moost tendre and best, and 3aue a
child, the which hyede, and sethede it ;
sand toke butter, and mylk, and the calf
the which he had sothun, and sette bifore
hem ; he forsothe stode biside hem vndir
9 the tre. And whanne thei hadden etun,
thei seiden to hym, Where is Sara thi
wijf ? He answeride, Loo ! in hir taber-
e the men BDEFH. f in BDEFH. S 5011 BDEFII. h rennyd DEFH. rennyng D.
a to him. s. t> the men D. c Abraham s. d reisid vp. s. e Om. BN. f Abraham E. S brynge
the E. h Om. D. » sette s.
CAP. XVIII.
Forsothe in the valei of Mambre thei
Lord apperide to Abraham, sittynge in the
dore of his tabernacle, in thilke heete of
the dai. And whanne hec hadde reisidd2
his i3en, thre men apperiden to hym, and
stoden ny3 hyme. And whanne hef hadde
seyn hem, he ran fro the dore of his taber-
nacle in to the meting of hem, and he
worschipide on erthe, and seide, Lord, if 3
Y haue founde grace in thin i3en, passe
thou not thi seruaunt, but I schal brynge? 4
a litil watir, and 3oure feet be waischid,
and reste 36 vndur the tre ; and Y schal s
sette a mussel of breed, and 3oure herte be
coumfortid ; aftirward 36 schulen passe ;
for herfor 36 bowiden to 3oure seruaunt.
Whiche seiden, Do thou as thou hast
spoke. Abraham hastide in to the taber-e
nacle, to Sare, and seide to hir, Hast thou,
meddle thouh thre half buschelis of clene
flour ; and make thou looues bakun vndur
aischis. Forsothe he ran to the droue of 7
beestis, and took therof a calf moost tendre
and best, and 3af to a child, which hastide,
and sethede the calfe ; and he took botere, a
and mylk, and the calf which he hadde
sode, and settide1 bifore hem ; forsothe
Abraham stood bisidis hem vndur the tre.
And whanne thei hadden ete, thei seiden !>
to hym, Where is Sare thi wijf? He an-
swerde, Lo ! sche is in the tabernacle. To 10
whom the Lord seide, Y schal turne
110
GENESIS.
XVIII. 10—25.
lonacle she is. To whom he seide, Turn-
ynge 33611 I shal corn to thee this tyme,
the lijf ledere ; arid Sara, thi wijf, shal
haue a sone. The which thing herd,
Sara Iow3 bihynde the dore of the taber-
iinacle. Forsothe thei weren bothe oold,
and of greet age, and to Sara fluxis of
12 blood hadden laft to be maad. The
which Iow3 priueli, seiynge, After that
I am bicom oold, and iny lord is an
olde man, shal I 3yue bysynes to lust ?
13 The Lord forsothe seide to Abraham,
Whi Iow3 Sara, thi wijf, seiynge, whe-
ther I an oold woman am verreily to
14 here child ? whether eny thing is to God
hard ? Aftir the sawe bitwix vs I shal
turne a3en to thee thisk same tyme, the
lijf leder ; and Sara shal haue a sone.
is Sara denyede, seiynge, I Iow3 not, thur3
drede afeerd. The Lord forsothe, It is
ic not, he seide1, so, but thow Iow3. Thanne
whanne the men were rysun thens, thei
dressiden her eyen a3ens Sodom ; and
Abraham 3ede with, ledynge forth hem.
17 And the Lord seide, Whether I mow
hide fro Abraham thingis that Y am to
is do, sith he is to be into a greet folk of
kynde and moost strong, and alle na-
ciouns of the™1 erthe ben to be blissid in
19 hym ? I woot forsothe that he is to co-
maunde his sones, and to his hows aftir
hym, that thei kepen the wey of the
Lord, and that thei do ry3twisnes, and
dom, that the Lord brynge to for Abra-
ham alle thingis that he hath spokun to
20 hym. And so the Lord seide, The cry
of Sodom and Gomor is multiplied, and
21 the synne of hem is myche agredgyd ; I
shal go down, and se whether the cry
that is comen to me thei han fulfillid in
22 dede, or itn is not so that I wyte. And
thei turneden hem silf° thens, and 3eden
aweyP to Sodom. Abraham forsothe 31!
23 stode bifore the Lord, and nei3ynge seith,
Whether thow shalt lese the ri3twis with
24 the wickyd ? if there beni fifti ri3twis in
and Y schal come to thee in this tyme, if
Y lyue ; and Sare, thi wijf, schal haue a
sone. Whanne this was herd, Sare Iei3ede
bihynde the dore of the tabernacle. For-n
sothe bothe weren olde, and of greet age,
and wommans termes ceessiden to be maad
to Sare. And she Iei3ede, seiynge pryueli, 12
after that Y wexede eld, and my lord is
eld, schal Y 3yue diligence to lust ? For- is
sothe the Lord seide to Abraham, Whi
Iei3ethk Sare, thi wijf, seiynge, whether Y
an eld womman schal bere child1 verili ? u
whether ony thing is hard to God ? Bi
the biheeste Y schal turne a3en to thee in
this1" same tyme, if Y lyue ; and Sara
schal haue a sone. Sare was aferd for 15
drede, and denyede, seiynge, Y Iei3ede not.
Forsothe the Lord seide, It is not so, but
thou Iei3edist. Therfor whanne the men IB
hadden risen" fro thermus, thei dressiden
the i3en a3ens Sodom ; and Abraham 3ede
to gidre, ledynge hem forth. And the 17
Lord seide, Wher Y mowe hele fro Abra-
ham what thingis Y schal do, sithen he is
schal be in to a greet folk and moost
strong, and alle naciouns of erthe schulen
be blessid in hym? For Y woot that Abra- 19
ham schal comaunde hise children, and his
hows after hym, that thei kepe the weie of
the Lord, and that thei do ri3tfulnesse and
dom, that the Lord bringe for Abraham
alle thingis whiche he spak to Abraham.
And so the Lord seide, The cry of men 20
of Sodom and of men of Gomorre is mul-
tiplied, and her synne is agreggid greetli;
Y schal come doun, and schalnn se whether 21
thei han fillid in werk the cry that cam to
me, that Y wite whether0 it is not so. And 22
thei turneden han fro thennus, and 3eden
to Sodom. Abraham sotheli? stood 3it bi-
fore the Lord, and nei3ede, and seide, 23
Whether thou schalt leese a iust man with
thei wickid manr ? if fifti iust men ben in 24
the citee, schulen thei perische togidere8,
and schalt thou not spare that place for
fifti iust men, if thei ben ther ynne ? Fer 25
k Om. D. ! seyth E sec. m. m Om. BDEFH. n whether it E pr. m. ° seluen BDEFH. P Om. F.
fl Om. D.
k leijide plures. ' a child LX sec. m. m the BLP. n be risen L. nn Om. KSI sec. m. s pr.m. I shal x.
0 wher DGQRTd. P Om. F. 1 a K. r Om. s. s Om. e sec. m.
xvin. 25 — xix. 2.
GENESIS.
Ill
the citee, shulen thei peryshe to gidere,
and shalt thow not spare to that place
for fifti ri3twis, if thei shulen be in it?
25 Be it fer fro thee that thow do this thing,
and sle the ry3twis with the wickid, and
the ri3twis be maad as the wickid ; this
is not thin that demyst al the erthe ;
26 thow shalt not do that dom. And the
Lord seide to hym, If Y shal fynde in
Sodom fifti ri3twis in the myddil of the
cytee, I shal for3yue to al the place for
27 hem. Abraham answeride and seithr,
For oons I bigan, I shal speke to the
Lord my God, whan Y am powder and
28 askes ; what if there weren bi fyue lesse
than fifti ry3twis, shalt thow do awey al
the cite for fyue and fourty? And he
seith, I shal not do awey, if I shal fynde
29 there fyue and fourti. And eftsonys he
spake to hym, If forsothe fourti weren
foundun there, what shaltss thow do? He
30 seith, I shal not smyte for fourti. Y bi-
seche thee, he seith, ne indeyne thow,
Lord, if I speke ; what if there weren
foundun thretti ? He answeryde, I shal
si not do, if I shal fynde thretti1. For onus,
he seith, I bigan, I shal speke to my
Lord ; what if there weren foundun
twenti ? ' He seydeu, I shal not sle for
32twenti. I biseche, he seith, Lord, be
thow not wrooth, if 3it oons I speke ;
what if there be foundun ten ? He seide,
33 1 shal not do awey for ten. The Lord
3ede aweie, after that he had ceesid to
speke to Abraham, and he was turnyd
a3en into his place.
CAP. XIX.
1 And two aungels comen to Sodom at
euen, sittynge Loth in the 3atis of the
cyte. The whiche, whanne he had seen
hem, roos, and 3ede to mete with hem,
and honowridev bowide into the erthe,
2 and seide, I prey 3ow, syres, bowith down
into the hows of 3oure child, and dwell-
ith there ; wayshith 3oure fete, and erly
be it fro thee that thou do this thing, and
sle a* iust manu with a' wickid man", and
that a iust man be maad as a wickid man ;
this is not thin that demest al erthe ; thou
schalt not make this doom. And the Lord a«
seide to him, If Y schal fynde in Sodom
fifti iust men in thev rnyddis of the citee,
Y schal for3yue to al the place for hem.
Abraham answerde and seide, For Y bigan 27
onys, Y schal speke to my Lord, sithen Y
am dust and aischew ; what if lesse than 28
fifti iust men bi fyue ben, schalt thou do
awey al the cite for fyue and fourti? And
the Lord seide, Y schal not do awei, if I
schal fynde fyue and fourti there. And" 2;*
eft Abraham seide to hym, But if fourti
ben there, what schalt thou do? The
Lord seide, Y schal not smyte? for fourti.
Abraham seide, Lord, Y biseche, take thou so
not to zindignaciouna, if Y speke ; what if
thretti be foundun there ? The Lord an-
swerde, Y schal not do. if Y schal fynde
thretti there. Abraham seide, For Y bigan 31
onys, Y schal speke to my Lord ; what if
twenti be foundun there? The Lord seide,
Y schal not sle for twenti. Abraham seide, 32
Lord, Y biseche, be thou not wrooth, if Y
speke 3it onys ; what if ten be founden
there? The Lord seide, Y schal not do
awey for ten. The Lord 3ede forth, after 3:5
that he ceesside to speke to Abraham, and
Abraham turnede a3en in to his place.
CAP. XIX.
And tweyne aungels camen to Sodorn i
in the euentide, while Loth sat in the 3atis
of the citee. And whanne he hadde seyn
hem, he roos, and 3ede a3ens hem, and
worschipide lowe tob erthec, and seide, My 2
lordis, Y biseche, bowe 36 in to the hous
of 3oure child, and dwelle 36 there; waische
3e 3oure feet, and in the morewtid 30
r seyde E sec.m. » asches D. ss shal A. * ther thretti BDEFH. n seith BDFH. v anourede BEFII.
worschepede D.
* the s. » Om. s. T Om. a. w asshen ELP. * Om. c. y Om. ELP. z in to s. a dignacioun G.
b in to w. c the erthe GIKLMS.
112
GENESIS.
XIX. 3 — 14.
36 shal go forth into 3oure weye. The
whiche seideri, Nay, but in the street we
:t shulen dwel. He myche constreynede
hem, that thei shulden turne to hym. And
hem. goon into his hows, he made a feest,
4 sethedew therf breed, and thei eten. For-
sothe bifore that thei shulden go to leg-
gen, men of the cytee setten abowt his
hows, fro child to oold man, al the puple
s to gider ; and thei clepedeii Loth, and
seiden to hym, Where ben the men that
comen in to thee at ny3t ? lede hern out
chidir, that we knowen hem. Loth gon
oute to hem bihynde the rigge, and tynd-
7 ynge to the dore, seith, Wole 30 not, I
preye, my britheren, wole 30 not this
8yuel don. I haue two dou3tren, the
whiche 3it knewen notx man ; I shal lete
hem out to 3ow, and mysvsith hem as it
shal like to 3ow, so that 36 don no thing
of yuel to thes men, for thei ben comun
ynne vndur the shadew of my roof. And
thei seiden, Go a3en thider. And eft-
sonys, Thow art comen in, thei seiden,
as a comelyng; whether that thow deme ?
thee thi silf thanne more than thes we
shulen ouertraueyl. And foors thei maden
to Loth moost hidowsly. Now ny3 it was
that thei shulden vp breke the 3atis ;
and lo ! the men putten to hoonde, and
brou3ten into hem Loth, and^ closedenz
the dore. And hem that weren with out
thei smyten with blyndnes, fro the leest
vnto the moost ; so that the dore thei
my3ten not fynde. And thei seiden to
12 Loth, Hast thow here eny man of thin,
sone in lawe, or sones, or dou3tres ; alle
that ben thin lede out of this citee, we
shulen do awey this place, therthur3
l' that the cry of hem is ful encresid bifore
the Lord, the which sende vs that we
lesen hem. And so Loth gon out, spakea
to his sonys in lawe, the whiche weren
14 to take his dou3teres, and he seide, Risith,
11
schulen go in to 3oure weie. Whiched
seiden, Nay, but we schulen dwelle in the
street. He constreynede hem greetli, that 3
thei schulden turne to hym. And whanne
thei weren6 entrid in to his hous, he made
a feeste, hef bakide therf breed, and thei
eten. Forsothe bifores that thei 3eden to 4
sleepe, men of the citee compassiden his
hows, fro a child 'til toh an eld man, al
the puple togidre ; and thei clepiden Loth, 5
and seiden to him, Where ben the men
that entriden to thee to ny3t ? brynge hem
out hidur, that we 'knowe hem'. And «
Loth 3ede out to hem 'bihynde the bakk,
and closide the dore, and seide, Y biseche,7
nyle 36, my britheren, nyle 36 do this yuel.
Y haue twey dou3tris, that1 knewenm not 3it s
man ; Y schal lede out hem to 3011, and
mys vse 36 hem as it plesith 3oun, so that
36 doon noon yuel to these men, for thei
entriden vndur the schadewe of my roof.
And thei seiden, Go thou fro hennus. And 9
eft thei seiden, Thou entridist0 as a come-
lyng; wheri' that thou deme*)? therf or we
schulen turment thee more than these.
And thei diden violentlir to Loth ful
greetli. Thanne it was ny3 that thei wolden
breke8 the doris ; and lo ! the men put- 10
tiden1 hoond, and ledden in Loth to hem,
and thei closiden the dore. And theiu
smyten" with blyndenesse hem that weren
withoutforth, fro the leest til to the moost ;
so that thei my3ten not fynde the dore.
Forsothe thei seiden to Loth, Hast thou 12
here ony man of thine, hosebonde of thi
dou3ter, ethirv sones, ethirw dou3tris ; lede
thoux out of this citee alle men that ben
thine?, for we schulen do awey this place", is
for the cry of hem encreesside bifor the
Lord, which sente vs that we leese hem.
And soa Loth 3ede out, and spak to the u
hosebondys of his dou3tris, that schuldenb
take hise dou3tris, and seide, Rise 36, and
go 36 out of this place ; for the Lord schal
w seeth D. * no BDEFH. 7 Om. D. z schetten D. a spekith D.
<J the whiche KS. e Om. c. f and i. S Om. G. h to DGS. vnto i. ' knowe hem, that if, hi leccherye
aynus kynde BCINOPX. k on the hachalf KS. l whiche s. m knowen s. n to 5011 KS. ° en-
tridist h'ithers. P whether s. 1 shall deme us s. r violence cet. omnes. s breke vp s. * putten c.
puttiden to s. u smytiden IN. smote s. v or ELP. w or ELP. other p. * Om. D. Y therinne K sec.m.
z yuel place B pr.m. a Om. E. b thei schulden A pr.m.
xix. is — 26.
GENESIS.
113
and goth out fro this place, for the Lord
shal do aweie this cite. And he was
is seen to hem as pleiynge to speke. And
whanne was morutyde, the aungels con-
streyneden hym, seiynge, Aryse, and take
thi wijf, and thi two dowjtrys, that thow
hast, lest and thow withb perishe in the
lewickidnes of the citee. And hym deny-
inge, thei token the honde of hym, and
the honde of the wijf, and of the two
dow3tren of hym ; ther thurj that the
17 Lord wolde spare to hym. And thei
ledden hym out, and puttidenc hym out
of the cyte. There thei speken to hym,
seiynge, Saue thi soule ; woled thow not
bihold hihynde thi bak, and stonde thow
not in al the regioun about, but in the
hille make thee saf, lest and thow with
is perishe. And Loth to hem seide, My
19 lord, I biseche, for thi seruaunt hath
foundun grace bifore thee, and thow hast
magnyfied grace and thi mercy, that thow
hast don with me, that thow sauedist my
soule ; I may not in the hil be sauyd,
lest perauenture yuel take me, and die ;
20 there is a cite here ny3 a litle, to which
Y may fie, and I shal be saf in it ; whe-
ther it is not litel? ande my soule shal
2ilyue in it: And he seide to hym, Lo !
in that I haue take thi preieris, that I
subuerte not the citee for the which thow
22 hast spokun ; hye, and be thowf maad saf
there, for I shal not mow do eny thing
to the tyme that? thow be gon yn thidir.
Therfore the name of that citee is clepid
23 Segor. The sunne is gon out vpon the
erthe, and Loth is gon in to Segor.
24Thanne the Lord reynede vpon Sodom
and Gomor brenstoon and fier, fro the
25 Lord fro heuene, and he subuertide thes
citees, and al the regioun about, alle
dwellerys of citees, and alle growynge
zethingis of the erthe. And the wijf of
hym,biholdyngeh bihynde her, was turned
do awey this citee. And he was seyn to
hem to speke as pleiynge. And whanne 15
the morewtid was, the aungels constreyn-
eden hymc, and seiden, Rise thou, and take
thi wijf, and thi twey dou3tris whiche
thou hast, lest also thou perische to gidere
in thed synne of the6 citee. Whilef he ic
dissymelide&, thei token his hond, and the
hond of his wijf, and of his twey doutris ;
for the Lord sparide hymh. And thei 17
ledden out hym, and settiden' with out the
citee. There thei spaken to him, and
seiden, Saue thou" thi lijf ; nyle thou bi-
holde bihynde thi bac, nether stond thou
in al the cuntre aboute, but make thee
saaf in the hil ; lest also thou perische to-
gidere. And Loth seide to hem, My lord, IB
Y biseche, for thi seruaunt hath founde 19
grace bifore thee, and thou hast magny-
fiedk thi grace and mercy, which thou hast
do with1 me, that thou schuldist saue my
lijf; Y may riot be saued in the hil, lest
perauenture yuel take me, and Y die ; a 20
litil citeem is here bisidis, to which" Y may
fie, and Y schal be saued0 ther ynne ; where
it is not a litil citee ? and my soule schal
lyueP ther ynne. And he seide to Loth, 21
Lo ! also in this Y haue resseyued thi
preierisi, that Y distrye not the citee, for
which thou hast spoke ; haste thour, and 22
be thou saued there, for Y may not do ony
thing til thou entre thidur. Therfor the
name of that citee was8 clepid Segor. The 23
sunne roos on erthe, and Loth entride in
to Segor. Therfor the Lord reynede on 24
Sodom and Gomorre brynston and fier, fro
the Lord fro* heuene, and distriede these 25
citees, and" al the cuntrey aboute ; he
destriede alle enhabitersv of citeesw, and
all grene thingis of erthe. And hisx wijf 26
lokide abac, and was^ turned in to an
ymage of salt. Forsothe Abraham risynge 27
eerly, where he stood bifore with the Lord,
bihelde Sodom and Gomorre, and al the 28
b Om. D. c putten BDEFH.
biholdyndynge A.
d wilne BEFH. wele D. e Om. D. f Orn. BDEFH. 8 Om. BDEFH.
c Loth s. d Om. s. e this i. f the while KS. S feynede s. h hem s. l sette Aim s. " Om. o.
k made grete s. l to s. m hil L. n the which i. o saaf s. P be saued G. 1 preier G. r thee ELP.
9 is i. t Of K. u Om. E. v the duellers s. w tho citees KSX. * Lothis a. J she was s.
114
GENESIS.
XIX. 27 — 38.
27 into an ymage of salt. Abraham forsothe
arysynge eerly, where he stode bifore-
28hond with the Lord, bihelde Sodom and
Gomor, and al the erthe of that' regioun ;
and saw a multitude of sparkisk steiynge
vp fro the erthe, as smook of a furneys.
29 Whan forsothe God had subuertid the
citees of that regioun, he recordide of
Abraham, and dylyueride Loth fro the
subuersioun of citees in whiche he had
:w dwellid. And Loth stiede1 vp fro Segor,
and dwellid in the hil, and hys two dow3-
tris with hym, forsothe he dredde to dwel
in Segor ; and he dwellide in a speluncm,
'or a den", he and his two dow3terys with
si hym. And the more seide vnto° the lesse,
Our fadir is old, and noon of the men is
left in the lond, that my3ten gon into vs,
32 after the maner of al londe ; come, and
make we hym drunkun with wyne, and
slepe we with hym, that we mown kepe
">3 the seed of oure fadir. And so thei 3auen
to her fadir to drynk wyne that ny3t,
and the more was gon yn, and slept with
the fadir ; and he felide nother whan the
dow3ter ley down, ne whan she aroos.
34 And the tother day the more seide to the
lasse, Lo ! 3istirday I slept with my fadir,
3yue we hym to drynk wyne also this
ny3t, and thow shalt slepe with hym, that
35 We sauen the seed of oure fadir. And
thei 3auen also that ny3t to her fadir
wyne for to drynk, and the lesse gon
ynne slept? with hym ; and nother than
forsothe he felide whan he lay bi hir, or
36 whan she aroos. Thanne conseyueden
the two dow3tris of Loth of her fader.
37 And the more bare a sone, and clepide
the name of hym Moab ; he is the fadir
of Moabytes vnto the day that is now.
38 And the lesse bare a sone, and clepid the
name of hym Amon, that is, the sone of
myi puple ; he is the fadir of Amonytes
3it to this day.
lond of that cuntrey ; and he sei3 a deed
sparcle stiynge2 fro erthea, as the smoke of
a furneis. For whanne God distriede the 29
citees of that cuntrey, he hadde mynde of
Abraham, and delyueredeb Loth fro de-
striynge of the citees in whiche he dwell-
ide. And Loth stiedec fro Segor, and so
dwellided in the hil, and hise twey dou3-
tris with him, for he dredde to dwelle in
Segor ; and he dwellide in a denne, he and
his tweye dou3tris with hym. And the 31
more dou3tre seide to the lasse, Oure fadre
is eld, and nof man is left in^ erthe, that
may entre to vs, bi theh custom of al
erthe ; come thou, make we him drunkun 32
of wyn, and slepe we1 with him, that we
moun kepe seedk of oure fadir. And so 33
thei 3auen to her fadir to drynke wyn in
that ny3t, and the more1 dorter entrede,
and slepte with1" hir fadir ; and he feelide
not, nethir whanne the dou3tir lay doun,
nether whanne sche roos. And in" the 34
tothir0 dai the more dou3tir seide to the
lassef, Lo ! Y slepte 3istirdai with my fa-
dir, 3yue we to hym to drynk wyn also in
this ny3t ; and thou schalti slepe with
hym, that we saue seedr of oure fadir.
And thei 3aueii to her fadir also in that 35
ny3t to drynke wyn, and thes lesse dou3tir
entride, and slepte with him ; and sotheli
he feelide not thanne whanne sche lay
doun, nether whanne sche roos. Therfor3«
the twei dou3tris of Loth conseyuede of
hir fadir. And the more dou3tre childides?
a sone, and clepide his name Moab ; he is
the fadir of men of Moab 'til in to* present
dai. And the lesse doi^ter childide a sone, 38
and clepide his name Amon, that is, the
sone of my puple ; he is the" fadir of men
of Amon til to day.
stej'3 DDEFH. m cawe D. n Om. BDEFH. ° to BDEFH.
1 thilk BDEFH. k sperklis BDEFH.
P slepe D. <J many A.
z stiynge vp s. a the erthe s. *> he delyuerede s. c stiede vp i. d duelte s. e Om. G. f noon
of BN. e on KL. h Om. K. i Oni. E. k the seed s. * more or the eldre s. m with him E. n Om. s.
0 oothir i. P lasse or the yinger s. 1 Om. D. r the seed EKS. 3 so the r. ' vnto this i. til in to this s.
« Om. i.
XX. I— 1
GENESIS.
115
CAP. XX.
1 Abraham thens gon into the sowth
londe, dwellide bitwix Cades and Sur,
2 and he was pilgrym in Gererys ; and he
seide ofr Sara, his wijf, My sistyr she is.
Thanne sendes Abymalech, the kyng of
s Gerere, and toke hyr. God forsothe com
to Abymalech bi sweuyn in the ni3t, and
seide to hym, Lo ! thow shalt die, for the
wijf that thow hast takun, for1 she hath
4 a man. Abimalech forsothe had not
towchid hir, and seith, Lord, whether an
vnkunnynge folk of kynde and a ry3twys
5 thow shalt slee ? Seide he not to me, my
sistir she11 is, and she seith, my brother
he is ? In symplenes of myn herte, and
6 clennes of myn hondis I dide this. And
the Lord seide to hyin, I knowe that
thur3 symplenes of herte thow didist, and
therfor Y kepte thee, that thow shuldist
not synne in me, and I suffryde not that
7 thow shuldist towche hyr ; now thanne
3elde the wijf to hir man, for a prophet
he is ; and he shal preie for thee, and
thow shalt lyue ; if sotheli thow wolt
not 3eldyn, wite thowv that thur3 deeth
thow shalt die, thow and alle that ben
8 thin. And anoon of the ny3t rysynge,
Abimalech clepide alle his seruauntis, and
spake alle thes wordis in the eeris of
hem ; and alle men dredden hem greetli.
o Abymalech forsothe clepide also Abra-
ham, and seide to hym, What hast thow
don to vs ? what han we synned in thee,
for thow hast broi^t ynne vpon me and
vpon my rewme a greet synne ? thingis
that thow shuldist not do thow hast don
10 to vs. And eftsonys askynge seith, What
hast thow seen that thatw thow shuldist
u don? Abraham answeryde, I thou3te with
my silf, seiynge, perauenture the drede
of God is not in this place, and thei shal
i2sle me for my wijf; ellis forsothe and
verreili my sister she is, the dow3ter of
my fadir, and not the dow3ter of my mo-
isdir; and I toke her into a* wyif; and
CAP. XX.
Abraham 3edeu forth fro thennus in to i
the lond of the south, and dwellide bitwixe
Cades and Sur, and wasv a pilgrym in
Geraris ; and he seide of Sare, his wijf, 2
Sche is my sistir. Therfor Abymalec,
kyng of Gerare, sente, and took hir.
Sotheli God cam to Abymalec bi a sweuene 3
in the ny3t, and seide to hym, Lo ! thou
schalt die, for the wooman which thou
hast take, for sche hath an hosebond. For- 4
sothe Abymalech touchide not hir ; and
he seide, Lord, whether thou schalt sle
folc vnkunnyngew and iust? Whether he 5
seide not to me, Sche is my sistir, and sche
seide, He is my brother? In thex sym-
plenesse of myn herte, and in thex clen-
nesse of myn hondis Y dide this. And the e
Lord seide to hym, And^ Y woot that thou
didist bi symple herte, and therfor Y keptez
thee, lest thou didist synne a3ens me, and
I suffride not that thou touchidista hir ;
now therfor 3elde thou the wijf to hir;
hosebonde, for he is a profete ; and heb
schal preye for thee, and thou schalt lyue ;
sotheli if thou nyltec 3elde(1, wite thou that
thou schalt die bi deeth, thou and alle
thingis that ben thine. And anoon Aby-a
nalech roos bi ny3t, and clepide alle his
seruauntis, and spak alle these wordis in
the eeris of hem ; and alle men dredden
greetli. Sotheli Abymalec clepide also 9
Abraham, and seide to hym, What hast
thou do to vs? what synneden we a3ens
thee, fore thou hast brou3t in on me and
on my rewme a greuousef synne? thou
hast do to vs whiche thingis thou ou3tist
not do^. And eft Abimalech axide, and 10
seide, What thingh sei3ist> thou, that thou
woldist do this? Abraham answerde, Yn
thou3te withJ mek, and seide, in hap the1
drede of God is not in this place ; and thei
schulen sle me for my wijf ; in other ma- 12
ner forsothe and sche is my sister verili,
the dou3ter of my fadir, and not the dou3-
ter of my moder ; and Y weddide hir inm
* to DF. » sent BDEFH. l forsoth BDEFII. u je sche D. T Om. BDEFH. w Om. BE. * Om. BDEFH.
" wente DGQRTd. T he was s. w vnknowynge i. * Om. i. y Om. s. z keepe o. a touchide B.
b Om. i. c wilt not i. <l jelde hir a. e for that w. that ceteri. { greet i. e to do KLS. h thingis x.
1 sawe s. J withinne o. k my self s. l Om. B. m Om. N.
116
GENESIS.
XX. 14 — XXI. 10.
sith God led me out fro the hows of my
fadir, I seide to hir, This mercy thow
shalt do with me in al place to which we
shulen go to ; thow shalt sey, that thi
u brother Y am. Thanne Abymalech toke
sheep, and oxen, and seruauntis, and
handmaydens, and 3aue to Abraham ;
la and 3ildide to hym Sara, his wijf, and
seith, The lond is bifore 3ow; where
16 euer it shal plese to thee, dwel. And to
Sara he seide, Lo ! a thowsynd pens of
siluer 1^ haue 3ouun to thi brother ; this
shal be toz thee into veyl of eyen to alle
that ben with thee ; and whidir euer
thow shalt gon, haue mynde thee o-a
17 taken. Abraham forsothe preiynge, God
helide Abymalech, and wijf, and hand
ismaydenes of hym, and beren child1'; God
forsothe had closid al the womb of the
hows ofc Abymalech, for Sara, Abra-
hams wijf.
CAP. XXI.
1 God forsothe visitide Sara, as he had
bihi3tcl, and fulfillide that that he spak.
2 And she conseyuede, and bare a sone in hir
elde, in the tyme that God bifore seide to
shir. And Abraham clepide the name of
his sone, whom gat to hym Sara, Ysaac.
4 And he circumsidide hym the ei3te day,
5 as God had comaundid hym, whan he
was of an hundrid wynter ; this forsothe
cage of the fadir Ysaac was born. And
Sara seide, The Lord hath lawyng maad
to me, and who so euer shal here shal
7 with lawe to me. And eft she seith,
Who to heren shulde leue Abraham, that
Sara shulde 3yue a child to sowk, whom
8 she bare to hym now oold ? Thanne the
child growide and was don awey fro
sowkyng ; and Abraham made a greet
feest, in the day of the wanyng of hym.
9 And whan Sara had seen the sone of
Agar Egipcian pleiynge with Ysaac, hir
10 sone, she seide to Abraham, Throw out
this hand mayden, and the sone of hir ;
to" wijf; sotheli aftir that God ladde me is
out of the hous of my fadir, Y seide to hir,
Thou schalt do this mercy with me in ech
place to which we schulen entre ; thou
schalt seie, that Y am thi brother. Ther- u
fore Abymelech took scheep, and oxun, and
seruauntis, and handmaydenes0, and 3af to
Abraham ; and he 3eldide to him Sare, 'his
wijf P, and seide, The lond is bifor 3ou ; 15
dwelle thou, where euere it plesithi theer.
Forsothe Abymelech seide to Sare, Lo ! Y ie
3af a thousand platis of siluer to thi bro-
ther ; this schal be to thee in to failing of
i3en to al men that ben with thee ; and
whider euere thou goist, haue thou mynde
that thou art takun. Sotheli for Abraham 17
preiede, God curide Abymelech, and his
wijf, and handmaydens8, and thei child-
iden ; for God hadde closid ech wombe of ie
the hows of Abymelech, for Sare, the wijf
of Abraham.
CAP. XXI.
Forsothe God visitide Sare, as he bi-i
hi3te, and fillide tho thingis, that he spak.
And sche conseyuede, and childide a sone 2
in hir eeld, in the tyme wherynne God
biforseide to hir. And Abraham clepide s
the name of his sone, whom Sare childide1
to him, Ysaac. And Abraham circumcidideu 4
hym in the ei3te dai, as God comaundide
to him, whanne he was of an hundrid 5
3eer ; for Ysaac was borun in this age of
the fadir. And Sare seide, The Lordc
madev Iei3ynge to me, and who euer schal
here schal Iei3e with me. And eft sche 7
seide, Who schulde here, and bileue to
Abraham, that Sare schulde 3yue soukyng
to a sone, whom sche childide to him now
an eld man ? Therfor the child encreesside, 8
and was wenyd ; and Abraham made a
greet feeste in the dai of his wenyng.
And whanne Sare sei3 the sone of Agar a
Egipcian pleiyngew with Ysaac hir sone,
sche seide to Abraham, Cast thoux out the? 10
handmayde and hir sone ; for the sone of
y and ID. z Om. A. a to A rec.m. the etakyn D. b childrin D. c Om. A. d byhote BDEFII.
n Om. BC sec. in. ° handmaydes D. P Om. A. 1 plese s. r to thee KS. s handmaides GOQX. * gen-
•ide c pr.m. u circumcide AC. v hath made s. w pleiynge ether doynge ydolatrie BCGIOQX. pleiynge
•d.y.w. x Om. KMSwd. y this plures.
XXI. n — 23.
GENESIS.
117
the sone of the hand may den shal not be
11 eyre with my sone Ysaac. Hard toke
12 that Abraham for his sone ; to whom God
seide, Sharp be it not seen to thee vpon
the child, and vpon thie handmayden; alle
thingis that Sara shal seye to thee, here
the voys of hir, for in Ysaac shal be
is clepid seed to thee ; but and the sone of
the handmaydyn I shal make into a greet
14 folk of kynde, for thi seed he is. And
so Abraham aroos erly, and takynge
breed, and a hotel of water, leide to the
shuldur of hym, and bitoke the childe,
and lefte hir ; the which, whanne hef 'was
gon& awey, erride in the wildirnes of
isBersabee. And whan the water in the
botel was doon, she threwe awey the
16 child vndir a tree, that there was, and
3ede awey, and she set forn a3ens 'a ferh,
as myche as a bow may cast ; she seide
forsothe, I shal not se dyinge the child,
and sittynge a3ens', heuede vp hir voys,
17 and wepte. And the Lord herde the
vois of the child, and the aungel of the
Lord clepide Agar fro heuene, seiynge,
Agar, what dost thow ? wole thow not
drede ; God forsothe hath herd the vois
of the child, fro the place in which he is.
isAryse, and take the child, and holde the
honde of hym ; for into a greet folk I
19 shal make hym. And God openede the
eyen of hir, the whiche seynge the pit of
water, 3ede, and fillide the botel, and 3aue
20 the child to drynk ; and was with hym,
the whiche wex, and dwellid in wildyrnes,
21 and he was maad a 3ong sheter, and
dwellid in the desert of Pharan ; and his
modir toke to hym a wijf of the lond of
22Egipt. The same tyme seide Abyma-
lech, and Phicol, the prince of his oost,
to Abraham, God is with thee in alle
23 thingis that thow dost ; thanne swere by
God that thow rioye not to me, ne to
myn aftir comers, and to my lynage ; but
after the mercy that I haue do to thee,
do thow to me, and to the loond in which
the handmayde schal not be eir with my
sone Ysaac. Abraham took this heuyli for n
his sone ; and God seide to hym, Be it not 12
seyn scharp to thee on thez child, and on
thin handmaydea ; alle thingis whiche Sare
seith to thee, here thou hir vois, for in
Isaac seed schal be clepid to thee ; but 13
also I schal make the sone of the hand-
maid in to a greet folk, for he is thi seed.
And so Abraham roos eerli, and took 14
breed, and a botel of watir, and puttideb
on hirc schuldre, and bitookd the child, and
lefte hir ; and whanne sche hadde go,
sche 3ede out of the weie in the6 wildir-
nesse of Bersabee. And whanne the watir \s
in the botel was endid, sche castidef awei
the child vndur a& tre that was there ; and ie
sche 3ede awei, and sche sat eueue a3ens
as fer as a bowe may caste ; for sche seide,
Y schal not se the child diynge ; and sche
sat a3ens, and reiside hir vois, and wepte.
Forsothe the Lord herde the vois of the 17
child, and the aungel of the Lord clepide
Agar fro heuene, and seide, What doist
thouh, Agar? nyle thou drede, for God
hath herd the vois of the child fro the
place where ynne he is. Rise thou, and 10
take the child, and holde his hoond ; for Y
schal make hym in to a greet folc. And 19
God openyde hir i3en, and sche sei3 a pit
of watir, and sche 3ede, and fillide the
botel, and sche 3af drynk to the child ; and 20
was with him, and he encresside, and
dwellide in wildernesse, and he was maad
a 3ong man an archer, and dwellide in the 21
deseert of Faran ; and his modir took to1
him a wijf of the lond of Egipt. In the 22
same tyme Abynielech, and Ficol, prince
of his oost, seide to Abraham, God is with
thee in alle thingis whichek thou doist ;
therfore swere thou bi God that thou noye 23
not me, and myn eiris, and my kynrede ;
but bi the mersi whych Y dide to thee, do
thou to me, and to the lond in which thou
lyuedist1 a comelyng. And Abraham seide, 24
Y schal swere. And he blamyde Abyme-25
e the BDFII. f sche BDEFH. e went B sup. ras. h o ferre DBF. ' there ajens on.
z the DGQRS pr. m. i. a handmaidin E. b putte it s. c his K. Agar s. d he bitook hir s. e Oin. KLP.
f caste 8 passim. e o CDRX. h Om. EI-P. ' Ora. s k that DGQRT. ' lyuest s.
118
GENESIS.
XXI. 24 — XXII. 4.
24 thow hast dwellid comelyngk. And Abra-
25 ham seide, I shal swere. And he blamyde
Abymalech for the pit of water, the which
thur3 force token awey the seruauntis of
26hym. And Abymalec answerid, I wiste
not who dide this thing, but and thow
shewedist not to1 me, and I herde not for-
27 to tom day. And so Abraham toke sheep,
and oxen, and jaue to Abymalech, and
28 bothe thei smyten a boond of pees. And
Abrahame ordeynede seuene she lambis
29 of the flok asyde. To whom sayde Aby-
malech, What to hem wilne thes seuen
she lambis, the which thow hast maad
30 stoond asyde ? And he, Seuen, he seith,
she lambis thow shalt take of myn honde,
that thei be into witnes to me, for I del-
siuyde this pit. Therfore this place was
clepid Bersabee, for there eithir swore,
32 and 3eden in couenaunt of pees for the
sspitt of othe. Abymalech forsothe aroos,
and Phicol, the prince of his chyualrye",
and turneden a3en into the loond of Pa-
lestynes. Abraham forsothe plauntide a
wode in Bersabee, and inwardli clepide
there the name of euerlastynge0 God ;
34 and was a tiller of the erthe of Palestynes
many dayes.
CAP. XXII.
i Aftyr that thes thingis weren doon,
God temptide Abraham, and seide to
hym, Abraham ! Abraham ! He answer-
2ide, I am ny3- He seide to hym, Tak
thin oonli gotun sone, whom thow louest,
Ysaac, and go into the loond of visioun,
and there offre hym into sacrifice al brent,
vpon oon of the hillis whiche I shal
sshewe to thee. Thanne Abraham on?
the ny3t with rysynge, di3te his asse,
ledynge with hym two 3ong men, and
Ysaac his sone ; and whanne he had hewid
his wode into brent sacrifice, he 3ede to
the place which cornaundide hym God.
4 And the thrid day, the eyen heued vp, he
lech for the pit of watir, which hise ser-
uauntis token awey bi violence. And 20
Abymelech answerde, I wiste not who
dide this thing, but also1" thou schewidist
not to me, and Y herde not outakun to dai.
And so Abraham took scheep and oxun,27
and 3af to Abymalech, and bothe smyten"
a boond of pees. And Abraham settide°28
seuene ewe lambren of the flok asidis half.
And Abymelech seide to hym, What wolen 29
these seuene ewe lambren to hem silf,
whiche thou madist stonde asidis half?
And he seide, Thou schalt take of myn so
hond seuene ewe lambren, that tho be in
to witnessyng to me, for Y diggide this
pit. Therfor thilke place was clepid Ber-3i
sabee, for euere eithir swore there ; and 32
thei maden boond of pees for the pit of
an? ooth. Forsothe Abymelech roos, and 33
Ficol, princei of his chyualrie, and thei
turneden a3en in to the lond of Palestyns.
Sotheli Abraham plauntide a woder in
Bersabee, and inwardli clepide there3 the
name of euerlastinge God ; and he was an 34
erthetiliere ether* a comelynge of the lond
of Palestynes in many dayes.
CAP. XXII.
And aftir that these thingis weren don, i
God assaiede Abraham, and seide to hym,
Abraham ! Abraham ! He answerde, Y am
present. God seide to him, Take thi 'sone 2
oon gendrid", whom thou louest, Ysaac;
and go into the lond of visioun, and offre
thou hym there in to brent sacrifice, on
oon of the hillis whiche Y schal schewe to
thee. Therfor Abraham roos bi ni3t, and 3
sadlide his asse, and ledde with hym twey
3onge men, and Ysaac his sone; and whanne
he hadde hewe trees in to brent sacrifice,
he 3ede to the place which God hadde co-
maundid to him. Forsothe in the thridde4
dai he reiside hise i3en, and sei3 a place
k a comelyng E pr. m. 1 Om. BDEFH.
yng BDEFH. P of BDEFH.
m Om. H. n knyjthode BDE pr. m, FH. ° the euerlast-
m Om. o. n smytiden BIN. lian smyte c. smoten ox. smetin P. smoten to gidre s. ° sette s. P Om.
DKMS sec.m. x. 1 the prince ELPS. r wode ether a gardyn cpr.m. s Om. s sec.m. * or ELP. other F.
bi gotun sone i.
XXII. 5
GENESIS.
119
o sawe a place va feer^ ; and seide to his chil-
dren, Abydith here with the asse, I and
the child vnto thidir goynge, aftir that
we han onowryd, we shulen com a3en to
e 3ow. And he toke the wode of the sacri-
fice, and putte vpon Ysaac, his sone ; he
forsothe bare in his hondis fier, and a
swerd. And whanne thei two 3eden to
7gideris, seide Ysaac to his fadir, My fa-
dir ! And he answeride, What wilt thow,
sone ? Lo ! he seith, fier and wode, where
is the sacrifice of that that shal be brent ?
8 Abraham seide, God shal puruey to hym,
my sone, the sacrifice of that that shal be
9 brent. Thanne thei 3eden togider, and
comen to the place whom God shewide
to hym, in the which he bildider an au-
ter, and aboue made the wode ; and whan
he had boundun Ysaac, his sone, he putte
hym in the auter, vpon the heep of wode.
10 And he straw3te his honde, and toke the
11 swerd, that he my3t offre his sone. And
loo ! the aungel of the Lord fro heuene
cryede, seiynge, Abraham ! Abraham !
12 The whiche answeride, I am ny3- And
he seide to hym, Strecche thow not thin8
hond out vpon the child, and do not1 eny
thing to hym ; now I haue knowun that
thow dredist God, and thow hast not
sparid to thin one" goten sone for me.
13 Abraham heuede vp his eyen, and sawe
bihynd his bak a wether amonge thornes,
tyed bi the homes, whom takynge to
14 offryd brent sacrifice for the sone. And
he clepide the name of thev place, The
Lord seeth ; wherfor 3it thisw day it is
i5seid, In the hil the Lord shal se. And
the aungel of the Lord clepide Abraham
leeftsonys fro heuene, seiynge, Bi my sylf
I swore, seith the Lord, for thow hast do
this thing, and thow hast not sparid to
17 thin oon gotun sone for me, I shal blis
to thee, and I shal multiply thi seed as
sterris of heuene, and as grauel that is in
the brenk of the see ; thi seed shal weeld
afer; and he seide to hise children, Abides
36 here with the asse, Y and the child
schulen go thidurv; and aftir that we han
worschipid, we schulen turne a3en to 3ou.
And he took the trees of brent sacrifice, e
and puttidew on Ysaac his sone ; forsothe
he bar fier, and a swerd in hise hondis.
And whanne theix tweyne 3eden togidere,
Isaac seide to his fadir, My fadir ! And 7
he answerde, What wolt thou, sone ? He
seide, Lo ! fier and trees2, where is the
beeste of brent sacrifice ? Abraham seide, e
My sone, God schal puruey to hym the
beeste of brent sacrifice. Therfor thei 9
3eden to gidere, and camen to the place
whiche God hadde schewid to hym, in
which place Abraham bildide an auter,
and dresside treesz aboue ; and whanne he
hadde bounde togidere Ysaac, his sone, he
puttidea Ysaac inb the auter, onc the heep
of trees'1. And hec helde forth his hond, and 10
took the swerd to sacrifice his sonef. And n
lo ! an e aungel of the Lord criede fro
heuene, and seide, Abraham ! Abraham !
Which answerde, I am present. And the 12
aungel seide to hym, Holde thou not forth
thin honde on the child, nether do thou
ony thing to him ; now Y haueh knowe
that1 thou dredist God, and sparidist not
thin oon gendridk sone for me. Abraham is
reiside hise i3en, and he sei3 ^bihynde his1
bakm a ram cleuynge bi homes11 among
breris, which0 he took, and offride brent
sacrifice for the? sone. And he clepide u
the name of that place, The Lord seeth ;
wherfore it is seyd, til to dai'', The Lord
schal see in the hil. Forsothe the aungel is
of the Lord clepide Abraham the secounde
tyme fro heiiene, and seide, The Lord ie
seith, Y haue swore bi my silf, for thou
hast do this thing, and hast not sparid
thin oon gendrid1" for me, Y schal blesse 17
thee, and Ys schal multiplie thi seed as the*
sterris of heuene, and as grauel" which is
in thev brynk of the see ; thi seed schal
Q o ferre BEF. T edifiede D. byld E.
in this B. to this E pr. m.
s the E. * thou not DDEFII. u own A. T that BDEFII.
v togidre s. w laide s. * Om. A pr.m. et plures. z woode s. a laide s. b on s. c vpon s.
d woode s. e Om. E. t sone ether to sle his sone into sacrifice x sec.m. e the FM. h Om. F. > for s.
k bigetun I. 1 him K. >m Om. s. n the homes KS. ° whom s. P his s. '1 this dai K. r bigotun
tone i. getcn s. " Om. D. * Om. s. u the grauel UP. grauel ether soond c. v Om. s.
120
GENESIS.
XXII. 18 — XXIII. 10.
is the 3atis of his enemyes ; and al folk of
the erthe shal be blessid in thi seed, for
igthow hast obeishid to my vois. And
Abraham turnyde a3en to his children,
and 3ede to Bersabee togider, and he
20 dwellide there. And so thes thingis don,
it was told to Abraham, that Melcha for-
sothe had getun sones to Nachor, his bro-
21 ther ; Hus, the fyrst getun, and Buz, the
brothir of hym, and Chamuel, the fadir
22 of Sirus, and Cased, and Azan, and Phel-
23 das, and Jedlaphat, and Batuel, of whom
Rabecca was born ; thes ei3t gat Melcha
24 to Nachor, the brother of Abraham. The
secundarie wijf forsothe of hym, Roma
bi name, bare Thabee, and Gaon, and
Thaas, and Maacha.
CAP. XXIII.
1 And Sara lyuyde an hundrid and seuen
2 and twenti 3eer, and she was deed in the
citee of Arbee, that is Ebron, in the loond
of Chanaan ; and Abraham cam, that he
3my3te weyl and wepe hir. And whanne
he was rysun fro the office of the deed cors,
he spake to the sonys of Heth, seiynge,
4 A comelyng and a pilgrime I am anentis
3ow ; 3yue 36 to me ry3t of a biryyng
place with 3ow, that I mow biry ynne
5 my deed. And the sones of Heth an-
6 sweriden, seiynge, Lord, here vs ; the
prince of God thow art anentis vs ; in
oure chosun berielis birye thi deed, and
no man shal mow wern thee, but in the
monument of hym thow byrye thi deed.
7 And Abraham aroos, and lowtide the
puple of the erthe, the sones, that is, of
s Heth. And he seide to hem, If it plese to
3oure soule that I byrye my deed, here
36 me, and preye 36 for me anentis
aEphron, the sone of Seor, that he 3yue
to me the dowble spelunk, 'or cauex, that
he hath in the vttermore party of his
feeld ; for the worth of money take he it
to me bifore 3ow into possessioun of a
10 sepulcre. Ephron forsothe dwellid in the
getew the 3atis of hise enemyes ; and alle is
the folkis of erthe schulen be blessid in thi
seed, for thou obeiedist to my vois. Abra- 19
ham turnede a3en to hise children, and
thei 3eden to Bersabee togidere, and he
dwellide there. And so whanne these 20
thingis weren don, it was teld to Abraham
that also Melcha hadde bore sones to Na-
chor his brother ; Hus the firste gendrid*, 21
and Buz his brothir, and Chamuhel the
fadir of Sireis^, and Cased, and Asan, and 22
Feldas, and Jedlaf, and Batuhel, of whom 23
Rebecca was borun ; Melcha childide these
ei3te to Nachor brother2 of Abraham. For- 24
sothe hisa concubynb, Roma bi name, child-
ide Thabee, and Gaon, and Thaas, and
Maacha.
CAP. XXIII.
Forsothe Sare lyuede an hundrid and i
seuene and twenti 3eer, and diede in the 2
citee ofc Arbee, whichd is Ebron, in the
lond of Chanaan ; and Abraham cam to
biweyle arid biwepe hir. And whanne he 3
hadde rise fro thee office of the deed bodi,
he spak to the sones of Heth, and seide,
Y am a comelyng and a pilgrym anentis 4
3ou ; 3yue 36 to me ri3t of sepulcref with
3ou, that Y biriB my deed body. And the 5
sones of Heth answeriden, and seiden,
Lord, here thou vs ; thou? art the prince 6
of God anentis vs ; birie thou thi deed
bodi in oure chosun sepulcris, and no
man schal mow forbede thee, that ne thou
birie thi deed bodi in the sepulcre of him.
And Abraham roos, and worschipide they
puple of the lond, that is, the sones of
Heth. And he seide to hem, If it plesith 8
3oure soule that Y birie my deed bodi, here
36 me, and preie 36 for me to Efron, the
sone of Seor, that he 3yue to me the double 9
caue, whiche he hath in the vttirmoste
part of his feeld ; for sufficiaunt money
3yue he it to me bifore 3ou into posses-
sioun of sepulcre. Forsothe Efron dwellide 10
in the myddis of the sones of Heth. And
x Om. BDEFH.
w welde s. x bigotun i. y Sireis ether of men of Sirle BCFGKNQX sec.m. Sireis or of m. of S. ELP.
'• the brothir s. a Nachor s. b secundary wyf s. concubyne ether secondarie WJZ^/'BCFGIKNQX. c. or sec.
c Om. plures. d the which o. e Om. s. f sepulture ELpd. B that D.
XXIII. ii — XXIV. 3-
GENESIS.
121
myddil of the sones of Heth. And Ephron
answeryde to Abraham, alle men herynge
the which 3ede into the 3aat of the cite
11 of hym, seiynge, My lord, so shal it not
be, but thow more herkyn that I speke ;
the feeld I take to thee, and the spelunk
that is in yt, present the sonys of my
12 puple ; birye thi deed. Abraham lowtide
bifore the Lord, and the puple of the
isloond, and spake to Ephron, stondynge
aboute the folk of hym, I biseche, that
thow here me; I shal 3yue money for
the feeld, take it, and so Y shal birye my
14 deed in the feeld. And Ephron answer-
is yde, My lord, here me, the erthe that
thow askist is worth foure hundryd sides
of siluer, this is the pryis bitwix me and
thee, but what is that? birye thi^ deed.
16 The which whanne Abraham had herd,
he peyside the money that Ephron had
askyd, herynge the sonys of Heth, foure
hundrid siclys of siluer, and of preued
17 comune money. And the feeld sumtyme
of Ephron, in the which was the dowble
spelunk, biholdynge to Mambre, as wel
it as the spelunk and alle the trees of it,
in alle the termes of it bi enuyroun, is
isconfermyd to Abraham into possessioun,
seynge the sones of Heth and alle that
entreden the 3ate of the cite of hym.
19 And so Abraham byriede his wijf Sara
in the dowble spelunk of the feeld, the
which bihelde Mambre ; that is Ebrou
20 in the londe of Chanaan. And the feeld
is confermed, and the pit that was in it,
to Abraham, into possessyoun of a monu-
ment, of the sones of Heth.
CAP. XXIV.
1 Forsothe Abraham was oold, and of
manye daies, and the Lord in alle thingis
2 had blissid to hym. And he seide to the
elder seruaunt of his hows, that was bi-
fore in rulyug to alle thingis that he had,
3 Put thin hoond vndir myn hip, that I
adiure thee bi the Lord God of heuene
Efron answerde to Abraham, while alle
men herden that entriden bi the 3ate of
that citee, and seide, My lord, it schal notii
be doon so, but more herkne thou that
thath Y seie ; Y 3yue to thee the feeld, and
the1 dennek which is therine, while the
sones of my puple ben present ; birie thou
thi1 deed bodi. Abraham worschipide bi- 12
for the Lord, and bifor the puple of the
lond, andm he spak to Efron, while his 13
puple stood aboute, Y biseche, that thou
here me ; Y schal 3yue money for the feeld,
resseyue thou it, and so Y schal birie my
deed bodi in the feeld. And Efrori an- u
swerde, My lord, here thou me, the lond 15
which thou axist" is worth foure hundrid
siclis of siluer, that0 is the prijs bitwixe
me and thee, but hou myche is this ? birie
thou thi deed bodi. And whanne Abra-ie
ham hadde herd this, he noumbride the
monei which Efron axide, while the sones
of Heth herden, foure hundrid siclis of
siluer, and of preuyd comyn monei. And 17
the feeld that was sumtyme of Efron, in
which feeld was a double denne, biholdinge
to Mambre, as wel thilke feeld as the
denne and alleP thei trees therof, in alle
termesr therof bi cumpas, was confermed
to Abraham in to possessioun, while the is
sones of Heth sei3en and alle men that
entriden bi the 3ate of that citee. And i<»
so Abraham biriede Sare, his wijf, in the
double denne of the feeld, that bihelde to
Mambre ; this is Ebron in the lond of
Chanaan. And the feeld, and the denne 20
that was therynne, was confermyd of the
sones of Heth to Abraham, in to posses-
sioun of sepulcre8.
CAP. XXIV.
Forsothe Abraham was eld, and of many i
daies, and the Lord hadde blessid hym in
alle thingis. And he seide to the eldere2
seruaunt of his hows, that was souereyn on
alle thingis that he hadde, Put thou thin
hond vndur myn hipe, that Y coniure thee 3
bi the Lord God of heuene and of erthe,
y the E.
h Om. E. ' Om. E. k caue s. l the EL. m Om. ELP. n askist K. ° this plures. P Om. c.
1 Om. i. ' the termes s. s sepulture DX.
R
122
GENESIS.
XXIV. 4 — 15.
and of erthe, that thow take not wijfz
to my sone of the dow3tris of Chananeys,
4 among the whiche I duelle ; but go to
the loond and to my cognacioun, and fro
sthens take a wijf to my sone Ysaac. The
seruaunt arisweride, If the womman wole
not com with me into this loond, whether
I shal lede a3en thi sone to the place, of
G the which thow were goon out ? Abra-
ham seide, Be war, lest ony tyme thow
7 lede 33611 thider my sone ; the Lord God
of heuene that toke me fro the hows of
my fadir, and fro the loond of my birth,
the which hath spokun to me, and swore,
seiynge, To thi seed I shal 3yue this
loond, he shal send his auiigel bifore thee,
and fro thens thow shalt taak a wijf to
s my sone ; and if the woman wole not
folow thee, thow shalt not 'be holdena to
the oth ; neuerthelater my sone ne lede
»thow a3enb thidir. Thanne the seruaunt
putte his hoond vndir the hip of Abra-
ham, his lord, and swore to hym vpon
10 this word. And he tok ten camelis of
the flok of his lord, and 3ede, berynge
with hym of alle the goodis of hym ; and
goon he jede to Mesopotany, to the citee
n of Nachor. And whan he had maad the
camelis resten out of the wallid town,
bisydis a pit of watre, at euen, thatc tyme
that womman ben wont to goon out to
12 draw water, seide, Lord God of my lord
Abraham, Y preye, to day a3en-com to
me, and do mercy with my lord Abra-
is ham. Loo ! I stoond ny3 the welle of
water, and the dow3tres of the dwellers
of this citee shal goon out to draw watyr ;
uthanne the maydend child, to whom I
shal seye, Bouwe down thi water pot that
I drynke, and she shal answere, Drynke,
but and to thi camels I shal 3yue drynk,
she is whom thow hast bifore ordeyned to
thi seruaunt Ysaac ; and bi this I shal vn-
durstond that thow shalt do mercy with
15 my lord Abraham. Ne 3it fully with
that thou take not a wijf to my sone of
the dou3tris of Chanaan, among whiche Y
dwelle ; but that thou go to my lond and 4
kynrede, and therof take a wijf to my sone
Ysaac. The seruaunt aunswerde, If the 5
womman riyle* come with me in to this"
lond, whether Y owe ledev a3en thi sone
to the place, fro which thou 3edist out?
Abraham seide, Be war, lest ony tyme 6
thou lede a3en thidur my sone ; the Lordw 7
of heuene that took me fro the hows of
my fadir, and fro the lond of my birthe,
which spak to me, and swoor, and seide,
Y schal 3yue this lond to thi seed, he schal
sende his aungel bifore thee, and thou
schalt take fro thennus a wijf to my sone ;
forsothe if the womman nylex sue thee, s
thou schalt not be holdun bi^ the ooth ;
netheles lede not a3en my sone thidur.
Therfore the seruaunt puttide his honda
vndur the hipe of Abraham, his lord, and
swoor to him on this word. And he took 10
ten camels of the floe of his lord, and 3ede
forth, and bar with him of alle the goodis
of his lord ; and he 3ede forth, and cam
to Mesopotanye, to the citee of Nachor.
And whanne he hadde maad the camels 11
to reste with out the citee, bisidis thez pit
of watir, in the euentid, in that tyme in
which wymmen ben wont to go out toa
drawe watir, he seide, Lordb God of my 12
lord Abraham, Y biseche, meetec with med
to dai, and do mersi with my lord Abra-
ham. Lo! Y stonde riy3 thee welle of watir, 13
and the dou3tris of enhabitersf of this citee
schulen go out to drawe watir ; therfor 14
the damysel to which Y schal seie, Bowe
doun thi watir pot that Y drynke, and
schal answere, Drynke thou, but also Y
schal 3yue drynke to thi camels, thilke it
is which thou hast maad redi to thi ser-
uaunt Ysaac ; and bi this Y schal vndir-
stonde that thou hast do mersi with& my
lord Abraham. And he hadde not 3it 15
fillid the wordis with1" ynne hym silf, and
* a wijf A pr. m. a bihold A. byholden DH. be holde E pr. m. ben holde sec.m.
c thilk BDEFH. d mayde ED sec.m. EFH.
not 33911 BDEFII.
1 wile not i. utheL. vtolede A sec.m. EILPS. wLord God A sec.m. BCIN. ? wile not i. ytoaoQRTx.
z a KS. a and KOQHTW. and to oxd. b my Lord s. c to meete G. to meete thou KSW. d thee GW.
e an K. a wsd. to the x. f the enhabiters FLP. dwelleris w. the dwelleris s. S to K. h Om. i.
xxiv. 16 — 29.
GENESIS.
123
ynne hym silf he had fulfillid the wordis,
and loo ! Rabecca 3ede out, the dow3ter
of Batuel, sone of Melche, wijf of Na-
chor, brother of Abraham, hauynge a
16 water pot in hir shulder ; a ful sembly
damysel, and moost fayr mayden, and
vnknowun to man. She descendide for-
sothe to the welle, and had fulfild hir
17 water pot, and was turned a3en. And
the6 seruaunt 3ede a3ens hir, and seide,
3yue to me a litle of water to drynk of
isthi water pot. The which answeride,
Drynk, my lord. And anoonf she putte
down the water pot vpon hir arm, and
i93aue drynk to hyrn. And whanne he had
drunkun, she addide to, But and to thi
camelis I shal draw water, to the tyme
aothei ban drunkun*. And she, heldynge
out the water pot into the water trowis,
and rennede a3en to the pit, for to draw
water, and drawun she 3aue to alle the
21 camelis. He forsothe biheelde her stilli,
wilnyngh to wite whether the Lord had
22 maad his weye welsom, or noon. Thanne
after that the camelis hadden drunkun,
the man brou3te forth goldun eer ryngis,
peisynge two sides, and as feel arm ser-
23 clis, peiys of ten siclys. And he seide to
hir, Whos dow3ter art thow ? shewe thow
to me, is there in the hows of thi fadir
24 place to dwelle? The which answeryde,
The dow3ter of Batuel Y am, sone of Na-
25chor, whom Melcha bar to hym. And
she addide, seiynge, Of chaf forsothe and
of hey myche' there is at vs, and a large
20 place to dwelle. The man bowide hym
27 silf, and onourydek the Lord, seiynge,
Blissid be the Lord God of my lord Abra-
ham, the which hath not takun awey
mercy and his sothefastnes fro my lord,
and in ri3t wei hath fulli1 lad me into the
28 hows of the brothir of rny lord. And so
the damysel rennede, and tolde in the™
hows of hir modir alle thingis that she
:.•> haddc herd. Rabecca forsothe hadde a
lo ! Rebecca, the dou3tir of Batuel, sone
of Melcha, wijf of Nachor, brothir of
Abraham, 3ede out, hauynge a watir pot
in hir schuldre ; a damysel ful comeli', 10
and faireste virgyn, and vnknowun of man.
Sotheli sche cam doun to the welle, and
fillide the watir pot, and turnide a3en.
And the seruaunt mette hir, and seide, 17
3yue thou tok me a litil of the watir of
thi pot to drynke. Which1 answerde, in
Drynke thou, my lord. Andm anoon sche
dide doun the watir pot on" hir schuldre,
and 3af drynk to hym. And whanne he 19
hadde drunke, sche addide0, But also Y
schal drawe watir to thi? camelis, till alle
drynkenr. And sche helde8 out the watir 20
pot in trou3is, and ran a3en to the pit, to*
drawe watir, and sche 3af watir drawun
to alle the camels. Sotheli he bihelde hir 21
priueli, and wolde wite whether the Lord
hadde sped his wei, ethiru nay. Therfor22
after that the camels drunkenv, the man
brou3te forth goldun eere ryngis, weiynge
twei siclis, and as many bies of the arm,
in the wei3te of ten siclis. And he seide 23
to hir, Whos doi^ter art thou? schewe thou
to me, is ony place in the hows of thi
fadir to dwelle™? Which" answerde, Y am 24
the dou3ter of Batuel, sone of Nachor,
whom Melcha childide to him. And sche 25
addide^, seiynge, Also ful myche of pro-
uendre and of hey is at vs, and a large
place to dwelle2. The man bowide hym2«
silf, and worschipide the Lord, and seide, 27
Blessid be the Lord God of my lord Abra-
ham, which Goda took not aweie his mersy
and treuthe fro my lord, and ledde me bi
ri3tb weie in to the hous of the brother of
my lord. And so the damesel ran, and 20
telde in the hous of hir modir alle thingis
whiche sche hadde herd. Sotheli Rebeccas;)
hadde a brothir, Labari bi name, whiche
3ede out hastili to the man, where he was
with out forth. And whanne he hadde so
seyn the eere ryngis and byes of the arm
e her A.
1 full E.
{ bylyue BDEFH.
Om. D.
S alle dronken BDEFH. h wyllynge D. mochil D. k anourid BDEFH.
1 schaply c. k Om. s. ' the which I. m Om. s. n of 8. ° addide to I. seide KLswd. P the M.
1 to thei s. til thei Kind. r han drunken G. s helte M. heldede DOHT. * that sche schulde c pr.m.
u or KLP. v hadden drunken DiKMRswd. w dwelle inne KS. x the which I. y adde L. addide to Ksd.
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124
GENESIS.
XXIV. 30 42.
brothir, Laban bi name, the which hiynge
3ede out to the man, where he was with
soouten. And whan he had seen the eer
ryngis and the arm serclis in the hondis
of his sister, and he hadde herd alle the
wordis of hir tellynge, thes thingis the
man spak to me, he com to the man, that
stode bisidis the camelis, and ny3 the welle
31 of water, and seide to hym, Go ynne, thow
blissid of the Lord ; whi stondist thow
with oute? Y haue greithid the hows,
32 and the place to thi camelis. And he
ladde hym into the hows of herbergrye,
and unsadelynge dischargide the camelis,
and 3aue to hem chaf, and hey, and water
for the camelis fete to be wayshun, and
ssmennys whiche comen with hym. And
there was sett brede in his si3t, the which
seith, Y shal not eet, to the tyme Y speke
my wordis. He answeride to hym, Spek.
34 And he, The seruaunt, he seith, Y am of
35 Abraham, and the Lord hath blissid to
my lord ful myche, and he is magnyfied ;
and he hath 3ouun to hym sheep, and
oxen, siluer, and gold, seruauntis, and
36 hand maydens, camelis, and assis. And
Sara, the wijf of my lord, hath born a
sone to my lord in his eeld, and he hath
373yuun to hym al that he had. And my
lord hath adiurid me, seiynge, Thow shalt
not take to my sone a wijf of the dow3-
tres of Chananeis, in whos loond Y dwel,
as but thow shalt go to the hows of my fa-
dir, and of my cognacyoun thow shalt
39 take a wijf to my sone. I forsothe an-
sweride to my lord, What if the womman
40 wole not go with me ? The Lord, he seith,
in whos si3t Y goo, shal sende his aungel
with thee, and shal make redi thi weye ;
and thow shalt take a wijf to my sone of
my kynredun, and of the hows of my fa-
41 dir. Thow shalt be ynnocent fro my
curse, whan thow shalt com to my ny3
42kyn, and thei 3yue not to thee. I com
thanne to day to the welle of water, and
seyde, The Lord God of my lord Abra-
ham, if thow hast maad redy my weye,
in the hondis of his sister, and hadde herd
alle the wordis of hir tellynge, the man
spak to me these thingis, he cam to the
man that stood bisidis the camels, and ny3
the welle of watir, and seide to him, 31
Entre thou, the blessid of the Lord ; whi
stondist thou with outforth ? I haue maadc
redi thed hows, and a place to thi camels.
And he brou3te hym in to the ynne, and 32
unsadlide the camels, and 3afe prouendre,
and hey, and watir to waische the feet of
camelsf, and of men^ that camen with hym.
And breed was set forth1' in his si3t, 33
which1 seide, Y schal not ete til Y speke my
wordis. He answerde to the man, Speke
thouk. And the man seide, Y am the ser-34
uaunt of Abraham, and the Lord hath 35
blessid my lord greetli, and he is maad
greet ; and God 3af to hym scheep, and
oxun, siluer1, and gold, seruauntis1", and
handmaides", camels", and assis. And Sare, 36
vthe wijf of my lordP, childide a sone to
my lord in hisi eelde, and her 3afs alle
thingis that he hadde to that sone. And 37
rny lord chargide me greetli, and seide,
Thou schalt not take to my sone a wijf
of the dou3tris of Canaan, in whos lond Y
d welle, but thou schalt go to the housss
of my fadir, and of myn kynrede thou
schalt take a wijf to my sone. Forsothe 39
Y answerde to my lord, What if the wom-
man nyle1 come with me ? He seide, The 40
Lord in whose si3t Y go, schal sende his
aungel with thee, and heu schal dresse thi
weie ; and thou schalt take a wijf to my
sone of my kynrede, and of my fadris
hows. Thou schalt be innocent fro my 41
curs, whanne thou comest to my kynes-
men, and thei 3yuen not 'the wommanv to
thee. Therfor Y cam to day to the welle 42
of watir, and Yw seide, Lord God of my
lord Abraham, if thou hast dressid my
weie in which Y go now, lo ! Y stonde bi- 43
sidis thex welle of watir, and the maide
that schal go out to drawe watir herith>
me, 3yuez thou to me a litil of water to
drynke of thi pot, and seith3 to me, And 44
c makid F. d an KMS. e he jaf s. f the camels K. *S camels feet and the mennes s. h Om. plures.
1 the which i. k Om. KS pr. in. 1 and siluur BN. m men seruauntis KSW. n handmaidenes plures.
0 and camels I. P my lordis wyf s. 1 her K. r Abraham my lord s. s hath ^euen s. i wile not i.
u Om. B. v hir i. w Om. G. x a s. y heere s. 2 and jyue i. a sei E. she seie s.
XXIV. 43—53-
GENESIS.
125
43 in the which now Y go, loo ! I stonde
bysides the welle of then water, and the
maydyn that shal goon out to draw watre
here of me, 3yue to me a lytil of water to
44 drynke of thi watre pot, and she seye° to
me, And thow drynke, and Y shal draw
water to thi camelis, she is the womman
that the Lord hath maad redi to the soneP
45 of my lord. While thes thingis Y turn-
ede stilly with my silf, Rebecca aperide,
comynge with the water pot that she bare
in hir shuldir ; and she descendide to the
welle, and drowe water. And Y seide^
46 to hir, 3yf to me a litil to drynk ; the
which hiynge dide down hir water pot
fro hir shulder, and seide to me, And thow
drynk, and to thi camelis Y shal 3yue
drink ; andr I drank, and she wateryde
47 the camelis. And I askide hir, and seide,
Whos dow3ter art thow ? The which an-
sweryde, The dow3ter of Batuel Y am,
sone of Nachor, whom bare to hym Mel-
cha. And so I hengide™" eer ryngis to
honoure8 the face of hir, and arm serclis I
4aputte in the hondis of hir, and bowid I
honowride1 the Lord, blissynge to the
Lord God of my lord Abraham, the which
hath ful lad me the ry3t weye, that I
shulde take the dow3ter of the brother 'of
49 my lordu to the sone of hym. Wherfor
if 36 doon mercy and sothenes with my
lord, shewith to me ; if forsothe other
thing plesith, and that seiev 366, that Y
so go to the ry3t or to the left. Laban and
Batuel answeryden, Fro the Lord the
word is goon out ; we mown not out of
the plesyng of hym ony thing othir speke
51 with thee. Loo ! Rebecca is bifore thee ;
taak hir, and go, and be she the wijf of
the sone of thi lord, as the Lord hath
52spokun. The which whan the child of
Abraham hadde herd, fallynge down in
53thew erthe honowrede* the Lord. And
vesselys of siluer, and of gold, and clothis
thou drynke, and Y schal drawe watir to
thi camels, thilke is the womman which
the Lord hath maad redi to the sone of
my lord. While Y turnede inb thou3te4f>
these thingis withc me, Rebecca apperide,
comynge with a potd which sche bare in
thee schuldre ; and sche 3ede doun to the
welle, and drowe watir. And Y seide to
hir, 3yue thouf a litil to me to drynke ;
and sche hastide, and dide doun the pot 46
of the schuldre, and seide to me, And thou
drynke, and Y schal 3yue drynke to thi
camels ; Y drank, and watride^ the camels.
And Y axide hir, and seide, Whos dou3tir47
art thou? Which h answerde, Y am the
dou3tir of Batuel, sone1 of Nachor, whom
Melcha childide to him. And so Y hangide
eere ryngis to ourne hir face, and Y put-
tide14 bies of1 the arm in hir hondis, and 48
lowliche Y worschipide the Loz'd, and Y
blessid the Lord God of my lord Abraham,
which"1 God ledde me bi ri3tn weie, that
Y schulde take the dou3tir of the brothir
of my lord to his sone. Wherfor if 36 don 49
mercy and treuthe0 with 'my lord?, schewe
36 to me ; ellis if othir thing plesith, also
seie 36 this, that Y go to the ri3t side ethirT
to the left side. Laban and Batuel an- 50
sweriden, The word is gon out of the
Lord ; we moun not speke ony other thing
with thee without hisr plesaunce. Lo ! Re- 51
becca is bifore thee ; take thou hir, and
go forth, and be sche wijf of the sone of
thi lord, as thes Lord spak. And1 whanne 52
the child of Abraham hadde herd this, he
felde doun, and worschipide the Lord in
erthe. And whanne vessels of siluer, and 53
of gold, and clothis weren brou3t forth, he
3af tho to Rebecca for 3ifte, and he 3af
3iftis to hir britheren, and modir. And 54
whanne a feeste was maad, thei eeten and
drunken togider, and dwelliden there. For-
sothe the child roos eerli, and spak11, De-
lyuere 36 me, that Y go to my lord. Hir 55
n Om. BDEFH. ° seide D. P loue A. 1 say BDEF. r Om. BDEFII. rr hynge D. s anourne BDF.
anoure u. * anourideu DEFH. 1lOm. A sec. m. BFH. vsigge BDEFH. wOm. BDEFH. xanouride BDEFH.
b and G. « with inne G. d pot to the welle E. e hir CELPS. f Om. E. S she watride KS. h the
which i. i the sone a. k putte s. ' on K. m the which i. n the rijt G. ° turne L. P me F sup. ras.
1 or ELP. r thi G. * thi GQ. * Om. s. u seide s.
126
GENESIS.
xxiv. 54 — 67.
brou3t forth, }aue hem to Rebecca for
3ifte, and to the britheren of hir and to
">4 the modir he offride 3iftis. And the feest
bigun, thei etynge togideris and drynk-
ynge dwelliden there. The child forsothe
rysynge eerly, spak, Lat me, that Y go to
55 my lord. The britheren of hir and the
modir answeryden, The mayde child at
the leest dwelle ten dayes anentis vs, and
acaftirward sche shal go. Wiln? 36 not,
he seith, me a3en-holde, for the Lord hath
maad redi my weie ; late 36 me, that Y
57 go to my lord. And thei seiden, Clepe
we the maydyn" child, and aske we the
sswil of hir. And whan she clepid was
comun, thei askiden, Wolt thow with this
o9man go? She seide, I shal go. Thanne
thei leten hir, and Delbora, hir noryshe,
and the seruaunt of Abraham, and the
so withfolweris of hyr, inwardli preyinge
weelsom thingis of her sistyr, and seiynge,
Oure sistir thou art, growe thow into
thowsand thowsandis, and welden thi seed
6i the 3atis of thin enemyes. Thanne Re-
becca and the damysels of hir, the camelis
steied vp, foleweden the man, the which
eahyinge turnede a3en to his lord. That
tyme Ysaac 3ede bi the weye that ledith
to the pit, whos name is of hym lyuynge
and seiynge ; forsothe he dwellide in the
easowth loond. And he was goon out to
bithenk in the feeld, the day now goon
doun; and whan he had houun vp the
<>4 eyen, he saw3 camelis comynge afer. And
Rebecca, Ysaac biholdyd, descendide of
05 the camel, and seith to the child, Who is
this man that cometh bi the feeld in a3en
comyng to vs ? And he seide to hir, He
is my lord. And she anoon, takynge a
66 mantel, coueride hir. And the seruaunt
alle thingis that he had doon tolde to his
e? lord Ysaac ; the which led hir with ynne
into the tabernacle of Sara, his modir,
and toke hir to wijf; and in so mych he
louede hir, that the sorowe that of the
deth of the moder felle ita swagid.
y wyl D. z meyde BDEFH. a Om. A sec.m. BDE pr.m. FH.
v Om. E. w 56 and E. x axeden hir s. y welde Ksd. z Om. s. a than nyj goon s. *> lift up s.
c hise BNS. d it i. e Om. KS. the which I. f Om. s. S swagide s. h bifelle to him s. ' his s.
britheren and modir answerden, The dame-
sele dwelle nameli ten daies at vs, and
aftirward sche schal go forth. The child s«
seide, Nyle 36 holde me, for the Lord hath
dressid my weie ; delyuere 36 me, that I go
to my lord. And thei seiden, Clepe wev57
the damysele, and axe we hir wille. Andw ss
whanne sche was clepid, and cam, thei
axiden", Wolt thou go with this man ?
And sche seide, Y schal go. Therfor they 59
delyueriden hir, and hir nurse, and the
seruaunt of Abraham, and hise felowis,
and wischiden prosperitees to her sister, eo
and seiden, Thou art cure sister, encreesse
thou in to a thousand thousandis, and thi
seed geteJ" the 3atis of hisez enemyes.
Therfor Rebecca and hir damesels stieden ei
on the camels, and sueden the man, which
turnede a3en hasteli to his lord. In that 62
tyme Ysaac walkide bi the weie that ledith
to the pit, whos name is of hym that
lyueth and seeth ; for he dwellide in the
south lond. And he 3ede out to thenkees
in the feeld, for the dai was vbowid thannea;
and whanne he hadde reisidb thec i3en, he
sei3 camels comynge afer. And whanne 64
Ysaac was seyn, Rebecca Ii3te doun of the
camel, and seide to the child, Who is that 66
man that cometh bi the feeld in to the
metyng of vs ? And the child seide to hir,
Hed is my lord. And sche took soone a
mentil, and hilide hir. Forsothe the ser-ee
uaunt tolde to his lord Ysaac alle thingis
whiche he hadde do ; which6 Ysaac ledde 67
hir in to the tabernacle of Saref, his mo-
dir, and took hir to wijf; and so myche
he louede hir, that he temperideS the so-
rewe which bifeldeh of the deeth of the'
modir.
XXV. i — 18.
GENESIS.
127
CAP. XXV.
1 Abraham forsothe toke another wijf,
2 Cethura by name, the which bare to hym
Zamram, and Jexam, and Madan, and
sMadian, and Jesboth, and Sue. And
Jexam gat Saba, and Dadan. The sones
of Dadan weren Assurym, and Latusim,
4 Laomym. And forsothe of Madian was
sprongun Epha, and Epher, and Enoch,
and Abida, and Eldaa ; alle thes the sonys
5 of Cethure. And Abraham 3aue alle that
e he had to Ysaac ; to the sonys forsothe
of the secoundarye wyues he 3aue 3iftis ;
and he seueryde hem fro Ysaac, his sone,
7 3it while he lyuede, to the est plage. And
the dayes of the lijf of Abraham weren
an hundryd and seuenti and fyue 3eir ;
a and failynge he was deed inb a good elde,
and of greet age, and ful of dayes, and
a he was gaderyd to his puple. And Ysaac
and Ysmael, his sonys, biryeden hym in
the dowble spelunk, the which is set in
the feeld of Ephron, sone of Seor Ethei,
loforn a3ens Mambre, thatc he boiyte of
the sones of Heth ; there he was byried
Hand Sara his wijf. And after the obite
of hym God blisside to Ysaac, his sone,
which dwellid bisidis the pit of hym
i2liuynge and seiynge bi name. Thes ben
the generaciouns of Ysmael, the sone of
Abrahe, whom bare to hym Agar the
is Egipcian, the seruaunt of Sare ; and thes
the names of the sones of hym, in names
and in his generaciouns. The first gotun
of Ysmael, Nabaioth, thanne after Sedar,
14 and Abdaeel, and Mabsan, and Masma,
ia and Duma, and Massa, and Adad, and
Thema, and Ychur, and Naphir, and
ic Cedma. Thes ben the sones of Ysmael,
and thes the names, bi castelis and towns
of hem, the twelue princis of his lynages.
n And the 3eers of the lijf of Ysmael ben
muad an hundrid and seuene and thritti,
and faylynge died, and was put to his
is puple. He dwellid forsothe fro Euila to
CAP. XXV.
Forsothe Abraham weddide another wijf, i
Ceture bi name, whichk childide to him 2
Samram, and Jexan, arid1 Madan, and Ma-
dian., and Jesboth, and Sue. Also Jexan :s
gendride"1 Saba and Dadan. Forsothe the
sones of Dadan weren Asurym, and Lathu-
sym, and Laomym. And sotheli of Ma- 4
diari was borun Efa, and Ofer, and Enoth,
and Abida, and Heldaa ; alle these weren
the sones of Cethure. And Abraham 3af a
alle thingis whiche he hadde in possessioun
to Isaac ; sotheli he 3af 3iftis to the sones c
of concubyns" ; and Abraham, while he
lyuede 3it, departide hem fro Ysaac, his
sone, to the eest coost. Forsothe the daies 7
of lijf0 of Abraham weren an hundrid and
vfyue and seuenti? 3eer; and he failide, and 8
diede in good eelde, and of greet age, and
ful of daies, and he was gaderid to his
puple. And Ysaac and Ismael, his sones, 9
birieden him in the double denne, which
is set"! in the feeld of Efron, sone of Seor
Ethei, euene a3ensr Mambre, which denne 10
he boiyte of the sones of Heth; and he was
biried there, and Sare his wijf. And aftirn
the deeth of Abraham God blesside Isaac
his sone, which dwellide bisidis the pit bi
name of hym that lyueth and seeth. These 12
ben the generaciouns of Ismael, sone8 of
Abraham, whom Agar Egipcian, ser-
uauntesse* of Sare, childide to Abraham ;
and these ben the names of the sones of 13
Ismael, in her names and generaciouns.
The firste gendride" of Ismael was Na-
baioth, aftirward Cedar, and Abdeel, and
Mabsan, and Masma, and Duma, and u
Massa, and Adad, and Thema, andv Ithur, \o
and Nafir, and Cedma. These weren the i«
sones of Ismael, and these weren namesw
by castels and townes of hem, twelue"
princes of her lynagis. And the? 3eeris 17
of lijfz of Ismael weren maad an hundrid
and seuene and thretti, and he failide, and
diede, and was put to his puple. For- in
b and in D. « the n.
k the which i. 1 Om. E. m gaat i. n his secoundary wyues s. concubyns ether secoundarie tvyue*
BCOIQ. cone, that is, sec. n>. N. ° the lijf s. P threscore and xv. DI. 1 maad s. r anentis s. s the
sone KS. * hande maide s. u bigotun i. v Om. i. w the names s.
lifs.
x and twelue s. y Om. s. z the
128
GENESIS.
XXV. 19 — 32.
Sur, which biholdith Egipt hemd comyng
ynne to the Assyryes ; bifore" alle his
19 britheren' he died. And thes ben the ge-
neraciouns of Ysaac, the sone of Abraham.
20 Abraham gat Ysaac, the which, whan he
was of fourti jeer, took a wijf, Rebecca,
the dowjter of Batuel, of Syre of Meso-
21 potany, the sister of Laban. And Ysaac
preyede the Lord for his wijf, ther thurj
that she was bareyn ; the which herde
hym, and jaue conceyuyng to Rebecca.
22 But the litil children in the womb of hir
weren hurtlid togidere ; the which seide,
If thus it was to com to me, what nede
was to conseyue? Arid she jede to& coun-
23seil the Lord, the which answerynge,
seith, Two folk ben in thi wombe, and
two puplis of thi wombe shulen be dy-
uydid, and a puple a puple shal ouer-
com, and the moor shal serue to the
24 lesse. Now tyrne of beryng was comen,
and loo ! twynlingis in the wombe of hir
25 weren foundun. He that first was goon
out was brown, and al in maner of a
skyn rowj ; and the name of hym was
26clepid Esau. Anoon1 aftir the tother
goynge out, helde with his hoond the for-
ther parti of his brother foot ; and ther-
for she clepide him Jacob. Sixti 3ere was
Ysaac whanne the children weren born.
27 The whiche wexen, Esau was maad a
sleij man of huntyng, and a man erthe
tilier ; Jacob forsothe a symple man
28 dwelte in tabernaclis. Isaac louede Esau,
there thurj that he ete of the huntingis of
29 him ; and Rebecca louede Jacob. Jacob
forsothe hadde sothun potage ; to whom
whan Esau was comen wery fro the felde,
so seith, 3if tok me of this brown sething, for
Y am ful wery ; for the which cause the
si name of hym was clepyd Edom. To
whom seide Jacob, Sel me the ryjtis of
32 thi fyrst getyng. He answeride, Loo !
I dye, what shal profyt to me the rijtis
sothe he enhabitide fro Euila til to Sur,
that biholdith Egipt, as mea entrith in to
Assiriens ; he diede bifore alle his britheren.
Also these ben the generaciouns of Ysaac 19
soneb of Abraham. Abraham gendridebb
Isaac, and whanne Isaac was of fourti jeer, 20
he weddide a wijf, Rebecca, doujter0 of Ba-
tuel, of Sirie of Mesopotanye, the sistir of
Laban. And Isaac bisoujte the Lord for 21
his wijf, for sche was bareyn ; and the
Lord herde him, and jaf conseiuyng to
Rebecca. But the litle children weren 22
hurtlid togidre in hir wombe ; and sche
seide, If it was so to comynge to me, what
nede was it to conseyue ? And sche jede
and axided counsel of the Lord, which6 an- 23
swerde, and seide, Twei folkis ben in thi
wombe, and twei puplis schulen be de-
partid fro thi wombe, and af puple schal
ouercomes a puple, and the more schal
serue the lesse. Thanne the tyme of child- 24
beryng11 cam, and lo ! twei children weren
foundun in hir wombe. He that jede out 25
first was reed, and al rouj in the1 rnanere
of ak skyn1 ; and his name was clepid Esau.
Anoon the tothir™1 jede out, and helde with 26
the" bond the heele of the11 brother ; and
therfore0 he clepide him? Jacob. Isaac was
sixti jeer eeld, whanne the litle children
weren borun. And whanne thei weren 27
woxun, Esau was maad a man kunnynge
of huntyng, and a man erthe tilier; for-
sothe1' Jacob was a symple man8, and
dwellide* in tabernaclis. Isaac louyde E-28
sau, for he eet of the" huntyngv of Esau ;
and Rebecca louyde Jacob. Sotheli Jacob 29
sethidew potage ; and whanne Esau cam
weri fro the feld, he seide to Jacob, 3yueso
thou to me of this reed sething, for Y am
ful weri ; for which cause hisx name was
clepid Edom. And Jacob seide to him, si
Sille to me the rijt of the first gendrid?
childe. He2 answerde, Lo ! Y die, what 32
schulen the firste gendrid* thingis profite
d the A. Om. E pr. m.
Om. DDE sec.m. FH.
e to forn BDEFH. f brether BE. e for to BDEFH. ' And anoon A pr. m.
a men BE. b the sone is. bb bigaat i. c the doujtir is. d to axe plures. e the which i. { oo s.
e ouerturne s sec.m. h childinge s. » Om. c. k Om. N. ! swin L. m oothir i. n his s. ° herfore i.
P his name GQ. 1 an erthe tilier DESTW. erthe tilier K*id. r sothly s. s symple man, that is, without
gile BCEGKLNOpQd. s. m. that is, a man withouten gile. s. i he duelte s. u Om. N. v huntingis BCIN.
y bigotun i. z Esau s. a gotun i.
w seide E. * Esau s.
XXV. 33 — XXVI. ic.
GENESIS.
129
33 of my first getyng ? Jacob seide, Thanne
sweer to me. Thanne Esau swoor, and
34 soold the ri3tis of his first getyng. And
so breed takun and the sowil of potage,
ete, and dronk, and jede forth, settynge
at noii3t that he hadde soold the ri3tis of
his firste getyng.
CAP. XXVI.
1 Hungur forsothe sproong vpon the
erthe, after thilk bareynte that felle in
the daies of Abraham, 3ede Ysaac to
Abymalech, the king of Palestynes, in
2 Gerera. And the Lord apperide to hym,
and seith, Desend thow not down into
Egipt, but rest thow in the loond that I
3 shal seye to thee, and be pilgrym in it ;
and I shal be with thee, and I shal blis
to thee ; to thee forsothe and to thi seed
Y shal 3yue alle thes regyouns, fulfillynge
the oth that Y bihi3t to Abraham, thi
4 fader. And Y shal multiplie thi seed as
sterrys of heuen, and Y shal 3yue to thin
aftir comers alle thes regiouns, and alle
folkis of the erthe shulen be blissid in
5 thi seed, therthur3 that Abraham obeishid
to my voys, and wolde kepe myn heestis
and maundementis, and wolde holde my
6seremonyes and lawis. And so Ysaac
7 dwelte in Gerarys. Which, whan he was
askid of the men of thilk place vpon his
wijf, answeride, My sister she is ; for-
sothe he dredde to knowlechen that she
was to hym felowshipte thur3 mariage,
letyng lest perauenture theikk shulden slee
8 hym for the fairnes of hir. And whan
many dayes weren passid, and there
dwellyd, the kyng Abymalech of Pale-
stynes biholdynge thur3 a wyndow, saw3
hym pleiynge with Rebecca, his wiyf.
9 And hym clepid seith, It is clere that
she is thi wijf; whi hast thow lyed hir
to be thi sistir ? He answeryd, I dredde,
10 lest Y shulde dye for hir. And Abyma-
lech seide, Whi hast thow put1 blame to
vs ? Sum man of the puple my3te haue
to me ? Jacob seide, therfor swere thou to 3 :>.
me. Therfor Esau swoor, and seide the
firste gendrid thingis. And so whanne he 34
hadde take breed and potage, Esaub eet
and drank, and 3ede forth, and chargide
litil that he hadde seld the ri3t of the firste
gendrid0 child.
CAP. XXVI.
Forsothe for hungur roos on the lond, 1
aftir thilke bareynesse that bifelde in the
daies of Abraham, Isaac 3ede forth to
Abymelech, kyng of Palestyns, in Gerara.
And the Lord apperide to hym, and seided, 2
Goe not doun in to Egipt, but reste thou
in the lond which Y schal seief to thee, and s
be thou a pilgrym ther ynne ; and Y schal
be with thee, and Y schal blesse thee ; for
Y schal 3yue alle these cuntrees to thee
and to thi seed, and Y schal fille& the ooth
whichh Y bihi3te to Abraham, thi fadir.
And Y schal multiplie thi seed as the 4
sterris of heuene, and Y schal 3yue alle
these thingis' to thin eyris, and alle folkis
of erthek schulen be blessid in thi seed,
for Abraham obeide to my vois, and keptes
'my preceptis1 and comaundementis™, and
kepte" cerymonyes and lawis0. And SOG
Ysaac dwellide in Geraris. And whanne 7
he was axid of men of that place of his
wijf, he answarde, Sche is my sistir ; for
he dredde to knowleche that sche was
felouschipid to hym in matrymonye, and
gessideP lest peraduenture thei wolden sle
him for the fairnesse of hir. And whanne «
ful many daies weren passid, and he
dwellide there, Abymelech, kyng of Pa-
lestyns, biheldei bi a wyndow, and seij
hym pleiynge with Rebecca, his wijf. And o
whanne Isaac was clepid, the kyng seide,
It is opyn, that sche is thi wijf; whi
liedisf thou, that sche was8 thi sistir?
Isaac answerde*, Yu dredde, lest Y schulde
die for hir. And Abymelech seide, Whi 10
hast thou disseyued vs ? Sum man of the
puple my3te do letcherie with thi wijf, and
kk the A. ' putt ine BEF pr.m. puttyn D.
b he s. c gotun i. d seide to him E. e go thou s. f shewe GW. 8 fulfille s. h the whiche i. that s.
1 cuntreys plures. k the erthe L. 1 myn heestis s. m my comaundementis s. n my s. ° my lawes s.
P he gesside s. 1 biheud K. r seidest E. s is K. * answere E. u for I ELP pr. m.
130
GENESIS.
XXVI. u 24.
ley with thi wijf, and thow haddist yn-
brou3t vpon vs a greet synne. And he
comaundide to alle the puple, seiynge,
11 Who towchith the wijf of this man,
12 with111 deth he shal die. Isaac forsothe
sowide in that loond, and he fonde that
3eer the hundryd foold ; and God blisside
13 to hym. And the man fel ryche, and he
3ede profytynge and vndurgrowynge to
the tyme that he was maad hugeli greet.
u And he hadde possessiouns of sheep, and
of droues, and of meyne mych. For that
ijPalestynes noiynge" to hym, stoppiden
alle the pittis the whiche the seruauntis
of his fader Abraham that tyme hadden
icdoluun, fulfillynge with erthe, in so myche
that hym silf Abymalech seide to Ysaac,
Goo awey fro vs, for greetli thow art
17 maad my3tyer than we. And he goynge
thens, that he come to the rennynge watir
lit of Gerare, and dwelle there, eftsones he
deluyde other pittis, the whiche the ser-
uauntis of his fader Abraham delueden,
and whom, hym deed, sumtyme Phili-
stiens stoppiden ; and he clepide hem the
same names, in the whiche the fader hadde
19 clepid bifore. The deluyden in the ren-
nynge watir, and thei fonden quyk watir.
20 But and there was striyf of the sheep-
herdis of0 Gerare a3enus the sheepherdis
of Isaac, seiynge, Oure? is the water;
wherfor the name of the pit of that thati
21 felle he clepide chalange. And thei del-
ueden anothir, and for thilk forsothe thei
22 stryuen, and he clepide it enmytese. Fro
thens goon he deluyde another pit, for
which thei stryuen not, and so he clepide
the name of it breede, seiynge, Now God
hath sprad vs a brood, and he hath maad
23growe vpon the erthe. Forsothe fro that
24 place he stei3 vp into Bersabe, where the
Lord aperyde to hym in that nyjt, sei-
ynge, I am the God of Abraham, thi
fader ; nil thou not drede, for I am with
thee, and I shal blisse to thee, and I shal
thou haddist brou3t in greuousv synne onw
vs. And the kyng comaundide to al the
puple, and seide, He that touchith then
wijf of this man schal die bi deeth. For- 12
sothe Isaac sowidex in that lond, and he
foond an hundrid fold^ in that 3eer ; and
the Lord blesside hym. And the man 13
was maad riche, and he 3ede profitynge
and encreessynge til he was maad ful
greet. Also he hadde possessiounz of scheep u
and gretea beestis, and ful myche of meyne.
For this thing Palestyns hadderi enuye to
hym, and thei stoppiden in that tyme and 15
filliden with erthe alle the pittis whiche
the seruauntis of Abraham his fadir had-
den diggid, in so myche that Abymelech 10
him silf seide to Ysaac, Go thou awei fro
vs, for thou art maad greetly my5tier than
we. And he 3ede awei, that he schulde 17
come to the stronde of Gerare, and dwelleb
there. And he diggide eft other pittis, is
whiche the seruauntis of Abraham his
fadir hadden diggid, and whiche the Fi-
listeis hadden stoppid sumtyme, whanne
Abraham was deed ; and hec clepide thod
pittis bie the same names, bi whiche his
fadir hadde clepid bifore. Thei diggiden 19
in the stronde, and thei founden wellyngef
watir. But also strijf of scheepherdis of 20
Gerare was there a3ens the? scheepherdis
of Isaac, and thei seiden, The watir is
oureh ; wherfor of that' that bifelde hek
clepide the name of the1 pit fals chaleng.
And thei diggiden anothir, and thei 21
stryueden also for that, and Ysaac clepide
that pit enemytes. And he 3ede forth 22
fro thennus, and diggide another pit, for
which1" thei stryueden not, therfor he
clepid the name of that pit largenesse" ;
and seide, Now God hath alargid vs, and
hath maad0 to encreesse on erthe. For- 23
sotheP he stiedei fro that place in to Ber-
sabee, where the Lord Godr apperide to 24
him in that ny3t ; and seide, Y am God of
Abraham, thi fadir ; nyle thou drede, for
m Om. DBF. n enuying BDEFH. ° Om. A. P ourn BEH. 1 Om. A.
v a greuouse s. w vpon s. x sewe s. V fold encrese s. z possessiouns plures. a of grete plures.
b dwellide I pr. m. he duellide s. c Ysaac s. d the LS. e Om. E. f wellynge vp K. quyk or n'dlinge
vp s. e Om. K. h cures s. ' that stryf s. k Ysaac s. 1 that KS. m the which I. n breede ether
largenefse BC. ° maad vs s. P Ysaac s. 1 stiede vp s. r Oin. D.
xxvi. 25 — xxvu. 3.
GENESIS.
131
multiplie thi seed for my seruaunt Abra-
25 ham. And so he bildider there an auter
to the Lord ; and inwardli clepid the
name of the Lord, straw3te out a taber-
nacle, and comaundide his seruauntis that
2« thei shulden delue pittis. To the which
place whan theis weren coinen fro Gera-
ris, Abymalech and Ocho3at, frendis of
hym, and Phichol, the duyk of kny3tis,
27 Ysaac spak to hem, What ben 36 comen
to me, a man whom 36 hatiden, and put-
28tiden* awey fro 3ow? Whiche answer-
iden, We ban se the Lord to be with
thee, and therfor we seiden, Be there an
oth bitwix vs, and maak we to gider
29 boond of pees, that thow do not to vs eny
thing of yuel, and as we towchiden no
thing of thin, ne han doon that shulde
harm thee, but with pees we han laft
thee encreessid with the blissyng of the
30 Lord. Thanne he made hem a feest;
si and aftir meet and drynke arysynge eerli,
thei sweren to hem siluen to gidere ; and
Ysaac peesibli laft hem into her place.
32 Loo ! forsothe in that day comen the ser-
uauntis of Ysaac, tellynge to hym of the
pit that thei delueden, and seiynge, We
33 han foundun watir. Wher of he clepide
it plente" ; and the name of v the cyte is
set Bersabee, vnto the day that is now.
34 Esau forsothe fourti wyntir olde took
two wyues, Judith, the dow3ter of Beery
Ethei, and Bethsarnath, the dowter of
33 Elon, of the same place ; the whiche
bothe hadden offendid the inwitt of Ysaac
and Rebecca.
CAP. XXVU.
i Ysaac forsothe was olde, and his eyen
wexen derk, and he my3te not se. And
he clepide Esau, his moor sone, and seide
to hym, My sone! The which answeryde,
2 1 ain ny3. To whom the fader, Thow
seest, he seith, that Y am wexunw olde,
sand vnknowe the day of my deeth. Take
Y am with thee, and Y schal blesse thee,
and Y schal multiplie thi seed for my ser-
uaunt Abraham. And so Ysaac bildide ther 25
an auter to the Lord ; and whanne the
name of the Lord was inwardli clepid, he
stretchides forth a tabernacle ; and he co-
maundide hise seruauntis that thei schulden
digge' pittis. And whanne Abymelech, 2C
arid Ochosat, hise frendis, and Ficol, duk
of kny3tis, hadden come fro Geraris to that
place, Isaac spak to hem, What camen 3027
to me, a man whom 36 hatidenu, and put-
tiden awei fro 3ou ? Whichev answeriden, 28
We sei3en that God is with thee, and
therfor we seiden now, An ooth bew bi-
twixe vs, and make we a couenaunt of
pees, that thou do not ony yuel to vs, as 29
we touchiden 'not ony thingx of thine,
nethir diden that? that hirtide2 thee, but
with pees we leften thee encressid bi the
blessyng of the Lord. Therfor Isaac made so
a feeste to hem ; and after mete and drynk
thei risen* eerli, and sworen ech to other ; 31
and Isaac lefte hem peisibli in to her place.
Lo ! forsothe in that dai the seruauntis of 32
Ysaac camen, tellynge to him of the pit
which thei hadden diggid, and seiden, We
han foundun watir. Wherfor Ysaac clepide 33
that pit abundaunce ; and the name of
theb citee was set Bersabee til inc to pre-
sentd dai. Esau forsothe fourti 3eer eld 34
weddide twei wyues, Judith, the doirjtir of
Beeri Ethei, and Bethsamath, the dorter
of Elon, of the same place; whiche bothe 35
offendiden" the soule of Isaac and of Re-
becca.
CAP. XXVII.
Forsothe Isaac wexef eld, and hise i3en i
dasewiden, and he mi3te not se. And he
clepide Esau, his more sone, and seide& to
hym, My sone ! AVhich answerde, Y am
present. To whom the fadir seide, Thou 2
seest that Y haue1 woxun eld, and Y knowe
not the dai of my deeth. Take thinks
w wexid E.
r bylde BDEFH. 8 Om. BDEFH. l putten E. u plentith BDEFH. v to BDEFH.
s straujte s. * digge there s. u han hated s. v the whiche i. w Om. s. x no thing plures. y that
thing s. 2 hurtlid s. a risiden BIN. han rise c pr.m. b that EP. c Om. G. d this present is. e of-
fenden FGQHT. offendiden to o. f wexide IKRT. K he seide s. ' am K. k thou MN.
S 2
132
GENESIS.
XXVII. 4 — 19.
thin armesx, quyuer and bowe^, and go
forth oute ; and whan thow hast with
4huntyng eny thing takun, make to me
therof sowil, as thow knowez me to wiln,
and brynge to mea that I etc, that my
ssoule blis to thee or I dye. The which
whan Rebecca hadde herd, and he was
goon a wey in to the feeld, that he ful-
ofille the heest of the fader, she seide to
hir sone Jacob, I herde thi fader spekynge
with Esau, thi brother, and seiynge to
7 hym, Brynge to me of thin huntyng, and
maak metis, that I ete, and Y shal blisse
8 to thee bifore the Lord or I dye. Now
thanne assente to my counseyls, my sone,
u and goynge to the flok, brynge to me two
the best kyddis, that I make of hem
meetb to thi fader, the which he eet
10 gladly; the whiche whan thow bryngist
yn, and he etith, he blisse to thee or than
1 1 he die. To whom he answeride, Thow
hast know that Esau my brother is a
12 man ful of heer, and I soft; if my fader
groop and0 fele, Y drede lest he wene me
wiln to bigile hym, and brynge on me
ismalysoun for benysoun. To whom the
moder, In me be, she seith, this mali-
soun, my sone ; oonli here my vois, and
goynge forth brynge to that Y seide.
14 He 3ede a wey, and brou3te to, and 3aue
to his modir. She greithide rneetis, as
15 she knewe the fader of hym wilnd, and
with the clothis of Esau ful good, the
whiche anentis hyr she hadde at hoom,
10 she clothid hym. And she dide about his
hondis litel skynnes of kiddis, and she
wforcoueride the nakid of the nak; and
3aue sowil, and took the looues that she
is hadde sothun. The whiche thingis brou3t
to, seide, Fader myn! And he answeryde,
19 1 here ; who art thow, sone myn ? And
Jacob seide, Y am Esau, thi first getun.
armeres1, 'arewe caasm, and au bo we, and
go out ; and whanne thou hast take ony
thing bi huntyng, make to0 me a seew*
therof, as thou knowist that Y woleP, and
bryngei that Y ete, andr my soule blesse
thee bifore that Y die. And whanne Re- 5
becca hadde herd this thing, and he hadde
gos in to the feeld to* filleu the comaund-
mentv of thew fadir, sche seide to hir sone e
Jacob, Y herde thi fadir spekynge with
Esau, thi brothir, and seiynge to him,
Brynge thou mex of thin huntyng, and?
make thow metis, that Y ete, and that Y
blesse thee bifor the Lord bifor that Y
die. Now therfor, my sone, assent to my s
counsels, and go to the floe, and brynge o
to me tweyne the beste kidis, that Y make
metis of tho to thi fadir, whiche he etith?
gladli ; and that whanne thow hast brou3t 10
in tho metis, and he hath ete, he blesse
thee bifore that he die. To whom Jacob 11
answerde, Thou knowist that Esau my bro-
ther is an heeri man, and Y amz smethea ;
if my fadir 'touchith and feelith meb, Y 12
drede lest he gesse that Y wolde scorne him,
and lestc he brynge in cursyng on me for
blessyng. To whom thed modir seide, My 13
sone, this cursyng be in me ; oonly here
thou my vois, and go, and brynge that
that Y seide. He 3ede, and brou3tee, and 14
3aff to his modir. Sche made redi metis,
as sche knewe that his fadir wolde&, and 15
sche clothide Jacob in ful goode clothis of
Esau, whiche sche hadde at home anentis
hir silf. And sche 'compasside theh hondis1 is
with litle skynnys of kiddis, and kyuerede
the 'nakide thingisk of1 the necke ; and 17
sche 3af seewm, and bitook the" loouys
whiche sche hadde bake. And whanne is
these0 weren brou3t in, hei' seide, My fadir!
And he answerde, Y here ; who art thou,
my sone ? And Jacob seide, Y am Esau, 19
x armour B. arwej E. J a bowe E. z knowst r>. knew BFH. a Om. BDEFH. b metis BDEH. c me
and BDEF. d to wiln A pr. m.
1 armes D pr.m. EK arewis psid. m and arewe caas FMW. an arewe caas s. arwes caas L. n Om. BCILN.
0 Om. G. P wole eete s. <l brynge it to me s. ' that s. s go forth s. * that he schulde c pr. m. that
lies. « fulfille s. v heest s. w his s. * to me BCKMNQswd. Om. M. X shal ete K. z Om. D. a smethe
ether play n c. b shal louche or drawe me to him and fele me s, c Om. KS. d his s. « broujte it s.
f3afits. S wolde haue s. h wlappide his s. » hondis aboute s. k nakidnes s. l his s. m to him the
seew s. « him s. o these metis s. P Jacob s.
XXVII. 20 —
GENESIS.
Y haue do to thee as thow hast co-
maundide me ; aryse, sit, and eet of myn
20 huntyng, that thi soule blisse to me. Eft
Ysaac to his sone, How, he seith, so
soone fynde thow myjtist, sone myne ?
The which answeride, The wil of God
was, that soone it shulde com to me that
21 1 wolde. And Ysaac seide, Come nerre
hider, that I towche thee, sone myn, and
proue whethir thow be my sone Esau, or
22 noon. He com nerre to the fader ; and,
hym gropid, seidee Ysaac, The vois for-
sothe is the vois of Jacob, but the hondis
23 ben the hondis of Esau. And he knewe
hym not, for the heery hondis expressiden
the liknes of the moor. Thanne blyssynge
24 to hym, seide, Thow art my sone Esau ?
25 He answeride, I am. And he, Brynge
forth, he seidef, to me meetis of thin hunt-
ing, sone myn, that my soule blisse to
thee. The which offryd, whan he hadde
eet, also and wyyn he offride, the which
2Gdrunkun, seide to hym, Come nerre to
me, and 3yue to me a cosse, sone myn.
27 He com nerre, and cossyde hym ; and
anoon that he felide the good smel of his
clothis, blissynge to hym seith, Loo ! the
smel of my sone as the smel of a ful
feeld, to "the which the Lord blisside.
28 God 3yue to thee of the dew of heuen,
and of? fatnes'1 of the erthe, plente of
29wheet, and of wyyn, and of oyle; and
to thee seruen puplis, and lowten thee
lynagis ; be thow the lord of thi bri-
theren, and the sonys of thi moder be
thei bowid bifore thee ; who shal curse
to thee, be he cursid', and who shal blis
to thee, with blissyngis be he fulfillid.
so Vnneth Ysaac had fulfillid the word, and
si Jacob goon out, Esau com, and sothen
meetis of the huntyng broute yn to the
fader, seiynge, Aryse, fader myn, and eet
of the huntyng of thi sone, that thi soule
thi first gendridi sone. Y haue do to thee
as thou comaundisf tos me ; rise thou1,
sitte, and ete of myn huntyngu, that thi
soule blesse me. Eftv Ysaac seide to his 20
sone, My sone, hou mi3tist thou fyndew so
soone ? Which answerde, It was Goddis
wille, that thisx that Y wolde schulde come
soone to me. And Isaac seide, My sone, 21
come thou hidir, that Y touche thee, and
that Y preue wher? thou artz my sone Esau,
ethira nay. Heb nei3ede to thec fadir ; and 22
whanne hed hadde feelid hym, Isaac" seide,
Sotheli the vois is the vois of Jacob, but
the hondis ben the hondis of Esau. And 23
Isaac knew not Jacob, for the heery hondis
expressidenf the licnesse of the more& sone.
Therfor Isaac blesside himh, and seide, 24
Art thou my sone Esau ? Jacob answerde,
Y am. And Isaac seide, My sone, brynge 25
thou to me metis of thin huntyng, that
my soule blesse thee. And' whanne Isaac
hadde ete these metis broii3tk, Jacob broi^te
also wyn to Isaac1, and whanne this was
drunkun, Isaac seide to him, My sone, 20
come thou hidir, and 3yuem to me a cos.
Jacob nei3eden, and kisside hym ; and anoon 27
as Isaac feelide the odour0 of hise clothis,
he blesside him, and seide, Lo ! the odour
of my sone as the odour of a 'feeld fill?
which the Lord hath blessid. God 3yue28
to thee of the dewe of heuene, and of the
fatnesse of erthe, aboundaunce of whete,
and of wyn, and of oile ; and puplis serue 29
thee, and lynagis worschipe thee ; be thou
lord of thi brithereni, and the sones of thi
modir be bowid bifor thee ; be he cursidr
that cursith8 thee, and he that blessith
thee, be fillid' with blessyngis. Vnnethisso
Isaac hadde fillid the word, and whanne
Jacob was gon out, Esau cam, and broti3teu si
in metis sodunv of thew huntyng to thex
fadii-y, and seide, My fadir, rise thouz, and
ete of the huntyng of thi sone, thata thi
e seyth D. f seith E. S Om. D. h the fatnes BDEFH. ' acursid A pr. m. F.
<l bigotun i. r commaundidist GiKMNorswd. s Om. QBT. * thou vp and s. u my verry sone s.
T and eft o. w fynde vensone s. x this thing a. J whether EIO sec.m. s. z be K. aorEii,Ps. b and he K.
Jacob s. c his s. * Ysaac s. e he s. f shewide s. S eldre s. h Jacob s. ' Om. s. k broujt to him s.
1 Isaac the wyn E. m Jyue thou I. n nei3ede to s. ° good sauour s. P feeld ful of flouris E pr. m.
plentyuouse feeld s. 1 brother w. r acursid GOQRT. 8 curse E, * he fillid s. u he broujte s. v as he
was beden s. " his s. * his H. y fadris E. z thou vp s. a that that G.
134
GENESIS.
XXVII. 32 — 43.
32 blisse to me. And Ysaac seide, Who for-
sothe art thow ? The which answeride,
33 Yam thi first getun sone Esau. Isaac
wexe adred in a hidows stonying, and
more than it may be leuyd wondrynge,
seith, Who is thanne he that now ri3t
brou3te to me huntyng takun, and Y
ete of al bifore that thow com, and Y
blisside hym? and he shal be blissid.
34 Esau, the wordis of the fader herd, roride
with a greet crye, and stonyed seide,
35 Also blis and to me, fader myn. The
which seide, Thi brothir com gilyngliche,
so and took thi blissyng. And he ekyde to,
Justli is the name of hym clepid Jacob ;
he forsothe hath subplauntid me loo !
anothir sithe; the ri3tis of my fyrst geting
biforn he took a wey, and now secounde
he hath vncler rauyshide my benysoun.
And eftsonys to the fader, And whethir
thow hast not reseruyd, he seith, to me
37 thi blissyng ? Ysaac answeryde, Thi lord
I haue ordeynyde him, and alle his bri-
theren I haue vndir jockid to the seruyce
of hym ; with wheet, and wyne, and oyle
I haue stablid hym ; and to thee, sone
myn, after thesek ouer what shal Y doon ?
so To whom Esau seide, Whether oonlich o
blissyng thow hast fader ? And to me Y
preie thee that thow blis; and with a
3» greet jowlyng he wepte. Ysaac moued,
seide to hym, In the fatnes of the erthe,
40 and in the dewe of heuene fro aboue shal
be thi blissyng; thow shalt lyue in swerd,
and to thi brother thow shalt seme, and
tyme shal come whanne thow shalt shaak
out, and lowse the 3ok of hym of thi nollys.
41 Than Esau euermore hatide Jacob for the
blissyng that the fader blisside to hym,
and seide in his herte, The dayes of weil-
yng of my fader shal come, and I shal
42slee Jacob, my brother. Thes thingis
weren tolde to Rebecca, the which send-
ynge and clepynge hire1 sone Jacob, seide
to hym, Loo ! Esau, thi brother, thretith
soule blesse me1'. And Isaac seide, Who 32
forsothe0 art thou ? Which answerde, Y
am Esau, thi firste gendridd sone. Isaac 33
dredde bie a greet astonyingf ; and he
wondride more, than it* mai be bileued,
and seide, Who therfor is he which a while
ago brou3te to me huntyng11 takun, and Y
eet of alle thingis bifor that thou earnest ' ;
andYblesside him? and he schal be blessid.
Whanne the wordis of the fadir weren 34
herd, Esau rorid with a greet cry, and
wask astonyed, and seide, My fadir, blesse
thou also me. Which seide, Thy brother 35
cam prudentli, and took thi blessyng. And 30
Esau addide1, Justli his name is clepid
Jacob, for lom ! he supplauntide me another
tyme ; bifor he took awei vmy firste gen-
dride thingis", and now the secounde tyme
he rauyschide0 priueli my blessyng. And
eft he? seide to thei fadir, Wher thou hast
not reseruedr as blessyng also to me ? Ysaac 37
answeride, Y haue maad him* thi lord, and
Y haue maad suget alle hise brithereri to
his seruage ; Y haue stablischid him in
whete, and" wyn, and oile ; and, my sone,
what schal Y do to thee aftir these thingis?
To whom Esau saide, Fadir, wher thouss
hast oneli o blessyng? Y bisechev that also
thou blesse mew. And whanne Esau wepte
with greet 3ellyng, Isaac was stirid, and 39
seide to hym, Thi blessyng schal be in
thex fatnesse of erthe, and in the^ dew of
heuene froz aboue ; thou schalt lyue bi 40
swerd, and thou schalt seme thi brothir,
and tyme schal come whanne thou schalt
shake awei, and vnbynde his 3ok fro thi
riollis. Therfor Esau hatide euera Jacob 41
for the blessyng bi which the fadir hadde
blessid hym ; and Esau seide in his herte,
The daies of morenyng of my fadir schulen
come, and Y schal sle Jacob, my brothir.
These thingis weren teld to Rebecca, and 42
sche sente, and clepide hir sone Jacob, and
seide to hym, Lo ! Esau, thi brothir, ma-
naasith to sle thee ; now therfor, my sone, 43
k this D. l his A.
Om. G. c Om. DG. d bigotun I. e with K. f
stonying s.
Om. s. h venyson s. ' come E.
came LP. k he was s. l addide to is. m Om. K. n my firste gotun thingis i. myii eritage s. ° hath
rauischide s. P Esau s. q his s. r kepte s. s oo s. l Jacob s. u Om. ELP. v biseeche thee s.
w to me K sec. man. * Om. IK. y Om. i. z Om. s. a euir more o.
XXVII. 43 XXVIII. 9-
GENESIS.
135
13 that he slee thee ; now thanne, sone, here
my vois, and aiysynge fie to Laban, my
44 brother, in Aran ; and thow shalt dwelle
with hym a fewe dayes, to the tyme that
45 the woodnes of thi brother reste, and the
indignacionn of hym ceesse, and he for-
3eete the thingis that thow hast doon to™
hym. Afterward Y shal sende and lede
thee fro thens hydir. Whi shal Y be
4cpriued of" eithir sone in o day? And Re-
becca seide to Ysaac, It noieth0 me of my
lijf for the dow5trys of Heth ; if Jacob
shal taak a wijf of the lynage of this
loond, Y nyl not lyue.
CAP. XXVIII.
1 And so Ysaac clepide Jacob, and blisside
hym, and comaundide hym, seiynge,WoleP
thow not taak a wijf of the kynred of
2 Chanaan ; but go, and forthpasse into
Mesopotany of Syry, to the hows of
Batuel, the fader of thi moder, and taak
to thee fro thens a wijf of the dow3trisci
3 of Laban, thin vnkle. God forsothe Al-
my3ti blisse to thee, and make thee growe,
and multiplie, that thow be into the cum-
4 panyes of puplis ; and 3yue he to thee
blissyngis of Abraham, and to thi seed
aftir thee, that thow haue the loond of
thi pilgrimage, the which he hath bihoot
5 to thi graunsire. And whan Ysaac had
laft hym, he forthpassid com into Meso-
potanye of Syre, to Laban, the sone of
Batuel Siry, the brother of Rebecca, his
c moder. Seynge forsothe Esau that his
fader hadde blissid to Jacob, and hadde
sent hym into Mesopotany of Syry, that
fro thens he shulde taak hym a wijf, and
that aftir the blissyng he hadde co-
maundid hym, seyynge, Thow shalt not
taak a wijf of the dow3trysi of Canaan ;
7 and that Jacob obeishynge to his fader
8 and moder shulde go^'i into Syrye ; and
prouynge that his fader wolde not gladli
» biholde the dow3tris of Chanaan, 3ede to
Ysmael, and took a wijf, with out hem
here thou my vois, and rise thoub, and fle
to Laban, my brother, inc Aran ; and thou 44
schalt dwelle with hym a fewe daies, til
the woodnesse of thi brother reste, and his 45
indignacioun ceesse, and til he fo^ite tho
thingis whiche thou hast don a3ens hym.
AftirwardYschal sende, andYschal brynge
thee fro thennus hidir. Whi schal Y be
maad soneles of euer eithir sone in o dai ?
And Rebecca seide to Isaac, It arioieth me 46
of my lijf for the dou3tris of Heth ; if Ja-
cob takithd a wijf of the kynredee of this
lond, Ynylef lyue.
CAP. XXVIII.
And so Isaac clepide Jacob, and blesside 1
hym, and comaundide to hym, and seide,
Nyle thou take a wijf of the kyn of Ca-
naan ; but go thou, and walke forth in to 2
Mesopotanye of Sine, to the hows of Ba-
tuel, fadir of thi modir, and take to thee
of K thennus a wijf of the doti3tris of La-
ban, thin vncle. Sotheli1' Almyjti God 3
blesse1 thee, and make thee to encreesse,
and multiplie thee, that thou be in to cum-
panyesk of puplis ; and God 3yue to thee 4
the blessyngis1 of Abraham, and to thi seed
aftir thee, that thou welde the lond of thi111
pilgrymage, which he bih^te to thi graunt-
sir. And whanne Ysaac hadde left hym", 5
he" 3edeP forth, and cam in to Mesopo-
tanye of Sirie, to Laban, the sone of Ba-
tuel of Sirie, the brother of Rebecca, his
modir. Forsothe Esau sei3 that his fadir a
hadde blessid Jacob, and hadde sent him
in to Mesopotanye of Sirie, that he schulde
wedde a wijf of thennus, and that aftir
the blessyng he comaundide to Jacob, and
seide, Thou schalt not take a wijf of the
dou3tris of Canaan ; and that Jacob obeiede 7
to his fadir vand modir1!, and 3ede in to
Sirie ; also Esau preuyde1" that his fadir s
bihelde not gladli the dou3tris of Canaan.
And hes 3ede to Ismael, and weddide a a
wijf, with out these whiche he hadde bi-
m in to BDEFH. KOm. DDEF pr.m. II. o anoyith DDEFH. P nyl DDEFH. 1 dou3tren BDEFII. llOm.D.
#
b thou vp s. c in to s. d take CKLPRS. e kynredis G. f wile not I. S fro i. h Om. DG. > blessede E.
k a cumpanye o. ' blessinge s. m Om. E. n Jacob .s. ° Jacob s. P wente s. 1 Om. G. r preuyde
thcrbi s. 9 Esau s.
136
GENESIS.
XXVIII. 10 22.
that he hadde byfore, Melech, the dowter
of Ysmael, sone of Abraham, the sister
10 of Naboiot. Thanne Jacob, goon out to
n Bersabee, 3ede to Aran. And whan he
was comun to a maner place, and he
wolde rest in it after the sunne goyng
down, took of the stonys that lyen, and
vnderputting to his heed, slepte in the
12 same place. And he saw3 in his slepis a
laddre stondynge vpon the erthe, and the
hei3t of it towchynge heuene, and aungels
forsothe of God steiynge vp and goynge
13 down bi it, and the Lord cleuynge to the
ladder, seiynge to hym, Y am the Lord
God of Abraham, thi fader, and God of
Ysaac ; the loond in which thow slepist
14 Y shal 3yue to thee, and to thi seed. And
thi seed shal be as the powdre of the
erthe, thow shalt be sprad abroder to the
est, arid west, and north, and sowth ; and
alle lynagis of the erthe shulen be blissid
15 in thee and thi8 seed. And Y shal be thi
keper, whidir euer thow gost ; and Y shal
brynge the a3eyn into this loond, ne Y shal
not leeue forto Y* fulfille alle the thingis
16 that Y seide. And whan Jacob was
wakun of the sleep, seide, Forsothe the
Lord is in this place, and Y wiste not.
17 And dredynge seide, Howe feerful is this
place ! Here is nother" but the hows of
is God, and the 3aat of heuene. Arysynge
thanne eerly, took the stoon, the which he
hadde vnderput to his heed, and areryde
into a signe of worship, heeldynge oyle
19 aboue. And he clepide the name of the
cyte Bethel, that bifornhoond was clepid
aoLuza. And he avowide a vowe, seiynge,
If God were with me, and kepide me in
the weye bi which Y goo, and 3yue me
looues to etun, and clooth to be clothid,
21 andv shal be turned a3en welsumly to the
hows of my fader, the Lord shal be to
22 me into God. And this stoon, that I
haue areryde into a signe of worship,
fore, Melech, the dorter of Ismael, sone
of Abraham, the sistir of Nabaioth. Ther- 10
for Jacob 3ede out of Bersabee, and 3ede
to* Aran. And whanne he hadde come tou n
sum place, and wolde reste ther inne aftir
the goynge doun of the sunne, he took of
the stoonus that laien ther, and he put-
tidev vndur his heed, and slepte in the
same place. And he 86136 in sleepw a lad- 12
dir stondynge on the erthe, and the cop
ther of touchinge heuene ; and he seij
Goddis aungels stiynge vp^ and goynge
doun ther bi, and the Lord fastnedz to the is
laddir, seiynge to hym, Y am the Lord God
of Abraham, thi fadir, and God of Isaac; Y
schal 3yue to thee and to thi seed the lond in
which thou slepist. And thi seed schal be u
as the dust of erthe, thou schalt be alargid
to the eest, and west, anda northb, and
south ; and alle lynagis0 of erthe schulen
be blessid in thee and in thi seed. And Y 15
schal be thi kepere, whidur euer thou
schalt go; and Y schal lede thee a3en in to
this lond, and Y schal not leeued noe but Y
schal filf alle thingis whiche Y seide^. And ie
whanne Jacob hadde wakyd of sleep, he
seide, Verili the Lord is in this place, and
Y wiste not. Andh he seide dredynge, n
Hou worschipful1 is this place! Here isk
noon other thing no but the hows of God,
and the 3ate of heuene. Therfor Jacob18
roos eerli, and took the stoon which he
hadde put vndur his heed, and reiside1 in
to a title™1, and helde™ oile aboue. And he 19
clepide the name of that citee Bethel,
which was clepid Lusa bifore. Also he0 20
auowide a vow, and seide, If God is with
me, and kepith me in the weie in which
Y go, and 3yueth to me looues to ete, and
clothis to be clothid?, and Y turne a3en ini 21
prosperite tor the hows of my fadir, the
Lord schal be in to God to me. And this 22
stoon, which Y reiside in to a title8, schal be
clepid the hows of God, and Y schal offre
r o brood D. of brode E. s in thi E sec.m. * Om. D. u no nother BEF. noon other DH. "ID.
t in to s. u in to s. v putte s. w slepis A pr. m. et plures. his slepis s. y Om. plures.
z fastede G. neijide s. a Om. G. *> to the north s. c the lynagis s. d leeue thee K. e Om. ELP.
f fulfille s. e haue seide s. h Om. s. ' worschipful, that is, ferdful CGKQX. ferdful M. f. that is w. BIN.
f. or iv. s. k nys F. ' reiside it s. m title ether signe BGlKNxd. t. either a s. Q. t. or s. LP. t. either a
mark M. signe ether title c. s. or t. E. s. or tokne s. n"helde out s. ° Jacob s. P clothid with KSX. q in
to GX pr.m. T in to s. s tokne s.
XXIX. t — 13.
GENESIS.
137
shal be clepid the hows of God ; and of
alle thingis that thow shalt 3yue to me Y
shal offer dymes to thee.
CAP. XXIX.
1 Jacob thanne forth goon, cam into the
2 est loond. And he saw3 a pit in the feeld,
and thre flockis of sheep liggynge bisidis
it ; for of it beestis weren wateryd, and
the mouth of it was closid with a greet
astoon. And the maner was, that alle the
sheep gaderyd togidir, men shulden turne
vp the stoon, and, the flockis fulfillid,
eftsones thei shulden putte vpon the
4 mouth of the pit. And he seide to the
sheepherdis, Bretheren, whens be 36? The
5 whiche answeriden, Of Aran. Whom
askynge, Whethir, he seide, knowe 36 La-
ban, the sone of Nachor? Thei seiden,
e We han knowun. Whethir is he, he
seith, hool ? Thei seiden, He farith wel ;
and loo ! Rachel, the dow3ter of hym, com
7 with his flok. And Jacob seyde, Aboue
there is 3it rnyche of the day, new tyme
is that flockys ben ladde a3en to the
fooldis ; 3yueth bifore drynke to the
sheep, and so lede 36 hem a3en to the pas-
8 ture. The whiche answeryden,We mowen
not, to the tyme that alle beestis ben ga-
deryd togider, and we mouen awey the
stoon fro the mowth of the pit, that we
owatren the flokx. ^it thei speken, and
loo ! Rachel com with the sheep of hir
10 fader; for she fedde the flok. Whom
whanne Jacob hadde seen, and wiste hir
his vnkil dow3ter, and the sheep of Laban
his vnkle, he mouede awey the stoon with
1 1 which the pit was closid ; and the flok
watered, he kisside hir, and with areryd
12 voys she wepte. And he shewide to hir
that he v/as the brother of hir fader, and
the sone of Rebecca; and she hiynge tolde
13 to hir fader. The which whan he hadde
herd, Jacob, his sister sone, comen, 3ede
a3en metynge with hyrn, and clippynge
him, and fallynge in cossis, ladde hym
tithis to thee* of alle thingis whiche thou
schalt 3yue to me.
CAP. XXIX.
Therfor Jacob passide forth, and cam in i
to the eest lond ; and sei3u a pit in the 2
feeld, and thre flockis of scheep restynge
bisidis itv, for whi scheep weren watrid
therof, and the mouth therof was closid
with a greet stoon. And the custom was 3
thatw whanne alle scheepx weren gaderid
togidere,thei schulden turne awei the stoon,
and whanne the flockis weren fillidy thei
schulden put itz eft ona the mouth of the
pit. And Jacob seide to the scheepherdis, 4
Brithren, of whennus ben 36 ? Whiche
answeriden, Of Aran. And he axide hem 5
and seide, Wher 36 knowen Laban, the
sone of Nachor? Thei seiden, We knowenb.
Jacob seide, Is he hool? Thei seiden, Heo
is in good staat ; and lo ! Rachel, his dou3~
tir, cometh with his flok. And Jacob seide, 7
3it myche of the dai is to come, and it is
not tyme that the flockis be led a3en to
the fooldis ; sotheli 3yue 36 drynk to the
scheep, and so lede 36 hem a3en to mete.
Whiche0 answeriden, We moun not til alle a
scheepd be gederid to gidere, and til we re-
mouen the stoon fro the mouth of the pit
to watir the flockis. %it thei spakeri, and 9
lo ! Rachel cam with the6 scheep of hir
fadir. And whanne Jacob sei3 hir, and 10
knewe the dou3tir of his modris brothir,
and the scheep of Laban his vncle, he re-
meuyde the stoon with which the pit was
closid; and whanne the flok was watrid, n
hef kisside hir£, and heh wepte with Vois
reisid1. And hek schewide to hir that he 12
was the brothir of hir fadir, and the sone
of Rebecca ; and sche hastide, and telde
to hir fadir. And whanne he hadde herd, is
that Jacob, the sone of his sistir, cam, he
ran a3ens hym, and he1 biclippide Jacob
and kisside hym, and ledde™ in to his
hows. Forsothe whanne the causis of the
w no D. * flockej E.
4 the Lord s. u he seij s. v Om. G. w Om. G. x the scheep s. y watrid s. z Om. o. a in G.
b knowen him s. c The whiche i. d the scheep s. e Om. plures. f Jacob s. 8 Rachel s. h she s. ' hie
vois s. k Om. F. Jacob 8. ' Laban s. m ledde him s.
T
138
GENESIS.
XXIX. 14 — 31.
into his hows. Forsothe the causis herd
n of his weye, answeryde, My boon thow
art, and my fleish. And after that the
is dayes of a? moneth weren fulfillid, he
seide to hym, Whether for thow art my
brother, in veyn thow shalt serue to me ?
ic Sey what of mede thow shalt take. He
hadde forsothe two dow3trysz, name of
the more Lya, the lesse forsothe was
17 clepid Rachel ; but Lya was with blerid
eyena, Rachel fayr in face, and with
is seemly biholdynge. Whom louynge Ja-
cob, seide, I shal serue to thee for Rachel,
19 thi lasse dowjter, seuen 3eer. Laban an-
sweryde, Betir is that Y 3yue hir to thee
than to another man, dwelle with me.
2oThanne Jacob serued for Rachel seuen
jeer, and thei semeden to hym fewe dayes
21 for greetnes of loue. And he seide to
Laban, 3yf to me my wiyf, for the tyme
is fulfillid that Y shulde goo yn to hir.
22 The which, manye cumpanyes of his
frendis clepid to the feest, made the bry-
23 dalis, and at euen broujte yn to hym Lya,
24 his dowjter, 3yuynge an handmayden to
the dowjter, Zelpha bi name. To whom
whan after the maner Jacob was goon yn,
25 the morutide doon, saw3 Lya, and seide
to his wyues fader, What is that thow
woldist doon ? whether for Rachel Y ser-
uede not to thee ? whi vndurputtist thow
2« Lya to me ? Laban answeride, It is not
of custom in oure place, that the lesse bi-
27 fore we taken to sposeyls ; fulfil the wike
of dayes of this cowple, and this forsothe
I shal 3yue to thee for the werk that thow
28 art to serue to me, seuen other 3eris. He
assentide gladli ; and the wike ouerpassid,
29 he took Rachel to wiyf ; to whom the fa-
30 dir jaue a seruaunt, Balam. And at the
laste he vside the desirid sposeyls, put
bifore to the rather the lone of hir that
com after, seruynge anentis hym seuen
si othere 3erysb. The Lord forsothe seynge
iurney weren herd, Laban answeride, Thou 14
art my boon and my fleisch. And aftir
that the daies of on moneth weren fillid0,
Laban seide to himP, 'Whethir fori thou 15
art my brothir, thou schalt serue me frely?
seie thou what mede thou schalt take. For- 10
sothe Laban hadde twei dou3tris, the name
of the more1" was Lya, sotheli the lesse3
was clepid Rachel ; but Lya was Were 17
i3ed, Rachel* was of fair face, and semeliu
in si3t. And Jacob louede Rachel, and is
seide, Y schal serue thee seuene jeer for
Rachel thi lessev dou3tir. Laban an- 19
sweride, It is betere that Y 3yue hir to
thee than to anothir man ; dwelle thou atw
me. Therfor Jacob seruyde seuene 3eer2o
for Rachel ; and the daies semyden fewe
to hym for the greetnesse of loue. And he 21
seide to Laban, 3yue tnou mY w^ *° me>
for the tyme is fillidx that Y entre to hir.
And whanne many cumpenyes of freendis22
weren clepid to the feeste, he made wed-
dyngis, and in the euentid Laban brou3te23
iny to hymz Lya his dou3tir, and 3af an 24
handmaide, Selfa bi name, to the* dorter.
And whanne Jacob hadde entrid to hir bi
custom, whanne the morewtid was maad,
he seij Lya, and seideb to his wyues fadir,25
What is it that thou woldist do ? wher Y
seruede not thee for Rachel? whi hast
thou disseyued met ? Laban answerde, It 26 t
me, this is the
is not custom in oure place that we 3yue verf lettre, as
first the 'lesse dou3trisc to weddyngis; filled 27 buiuwmyn La"-'
but this is
lettre, as Lire
thou the wouke of daies of this" couplyngf,
and Y schal 3yue to thee also this Rachel, tl10"
put Lya to me,
for& the werk in which thou schalt serue
. ., , , • i ;
me bi11 othere seuene jeer. Jacob assentide1 28
to the couenaunt, arid whanne the wouke
was passid, hek weddide Rachel, to whom 29
the1 fadir hadde 30116 Bala seruauntessem.
And at the laste hen vside the weddyngis so
desirid, and settide0 the loueP of the 'wijf
suynge1! bifore the former1"; and hes seruede
at1 Laban seuene othere 3eer. Forsothe the 31
y o E. 2 doujtren BDEFH. a eyjes BDEFH. b jere BDEFH.
n a DG. ° fulfillid s. P Jacob s. 1 wherefore EG. r eldre s. s sunger s. * and Rachel G.
11 louely ELP. v junger s. w with s. x fultillid s. Y Om. BN. z Jacob s. a his s. b he seide s.
c junger doujter s. d fulfille s. e thi GQ. f wedding s. 6 and s. h Om. GQ. ' answerde s. k Jacob s.
1 liir s. m an hondmayde s. n Jacob s. ° sette s. P sone K. 1 later wijf s. r first s. 6 Jacob s.
t Om. s.
XXIX. 32 — XXX.
GENESIS.
139
that he dispiside Lya, opnyde the wombe
32 of hir, hir sister bareyne dwellynge. The
which a conseyued sone gat, and clepide
the name of hyrn Ruben, seiynge, The
Lord hath sey ray mekenes, now my man
33 shal loue me. And eftsonys she consey-
uede, and bare a sone, and seide, For the
Lord hath seen me ben had to dispiyt,
hath 3yuun also this to me ; and she cle-
34 pide the name of hym Symyon. And the
thridde tyme she conseyuede, and gat an-
other sone, and seide, Now forsothe myn
husboond shal be cowplid to me, ther-
thur3 that I bere to hym thre sonys ; and
therfor she clepide the name of hym
aaLeuy. The ferth tyme she conseyuede,
and bare a sone, and seith, Now I shal
knowlech to the Lord ; and for that she
clepide the name of him Juda ; and she
ceesside to bere chyld.
CAP. XXX.
1 Seynge forsothe Rachel that she was
withouten fruyt of wombe, enuyede to
the sistir, and seide to the husboond, 3yf
2 to me free childryn, ellis Y shal dye. To
whom wrooth Jacob answeride, Whether
for a God Y am, the which haue priuede
3 thee the fruyt of thi wombe ? And she,
I haue, she seide, a seruaunt, Balam, goo
yn to hir, that she bere vpon my kneen,
4 and I haue of hir sones. And she 3aue
5 to hym Balam into maryage ; the which,
the man goon yn to hir, conseyuede, and
c bare a sone. And Rachel seide, The Lord
hath shewid me, and he hath herd my
vois, 3yuynge to me a sone ; and therfor
7 she clepide the name of hym Dan. And
eftsones Bala conseiuinge, bare another,
a for the which seide Rachel, The Lord
hath comparisownd me with my sister,
and I haue recouered ; and she clepide
9 hym Neptalym. Lya felynge that she
had laft for to bere children, she took
to the husboond Zelpha, hir handmayden.
Lord sen that heu dispiside Lyat, and .
hir lesse than
openydev hir wombew while thex sistir Rachel, s.
dwellide bareyn. And Lia childide a sone 32
conseyued, and clepide^ his name Ruben,
and seide, The Lord sei3z my mekenesse ;
now myn hosebonde schal loue me. And 33
eft sche conseyuede, 'and childidea a sone,
and seide, For the Lord sei$ that Y was
dispisid, he 3af also this sone to me ; and
sche clepide his name Symeon. And sche 34
conseyuede the thridde tyme, and childide
anothir sone, and she seide also, Now myn
hosebonde schal be couplid to me, for Y
childideb thre sones to him ; and therforc
sche clepide his name Leuy. The fourthesr.
tyme sche conseyuede, and childide a sone,
and seide, Now I schal knouleche to the
Lord ; and herfor she clepide his name
Judas ; and ceessided to childe.
CAP. XXX.
Forsothe Rachel sei3, that sche6 was i
vnfruytful, and haddef enuyej to the& sis-
ter, .and seide to hir hosebonde, 3yue thou
fre children to rne, ellis Y schal die. To 2
whom Jacob was wrooth, and answerde,
Wher Y am for God, which haue priued
thee fro the fruyt of thi wombe? And s
sche seide, Y haue 'a seruauntesse11 Bala,
entre thou to hir that she childe on my
knees, and that Y haue sones of hir. And 4
sche 3af to hym Bala in to matrimony ;
and whanne the' hosebonde haddek entrids
to hir, sche conseyuede, and childide a
sone. And Rachel seide, the Lord demede1 c
to me, and herdem my preier, and 3af a
sone to me ; and therfor sche clepide his
name Dan. And eft Bala conseyuede, and 7
childide anothir sone, for whom Rachels
seide, The Lord hath maadn me lijk to"
my sistir, and Y wexide strong ; and sche
clepide hym Neptalym. Lya feelicle thats
sche ceesside to bere child, and sche 3af
Selfa, hir? handmayde, to thei hosebonde.
J eituye, that
is, sorewide of
hir owue de-
faute iu com-
parisouu of hir
sister, that
hadde no sich
defaute. I Are
here. BCN.
u Jacob, s. v he openyde s. w hir pryuy wombe c pr. m. Lya wombe 8. * her s. y she clepide s.
z hath seen a. a Om. o. b haue childid 8. c Om. G. d she ceesside KS. e hir self s. f she hadde s.
g hire KS. h an handmaide s. ' hir a. k Om. plures. l hath demede s. m hath herde s. " com-
paride c pr. m. makid P. ° Om. plures. P the G. 1 hir 8.
T 2
140
GENESIS.
XXX. 10 — 26.
10 The which aftir conseyuyngec bryngynge
11 forth a child, seide, Gracyously; and ther-
for she clepide the name of hym Gad.
{3 And Zelpha bare anotliir, and Lya seide,
That for my blisfulnes ; forsothe alle
wymmen shulen sey me blisful ; therfor
14 she clepide hym Aser. And Ruben goon
out in tyme of wheet heruest into the
feeld, fonde mandraggis, that he brou3te
to Lya, the moder. And Rachel seide,
3yue me parte of the mandraggis of thi
15 sone. She answeride, Ne semith it to
thee a litil, that thow hast bifore takun
the husbond to me, but also the man-
draggis of my sone thow taak ? And
she, Slep he with thee this nyjt for the
IB mandraggis of thi sone. And to Jacob
comynge a}en at euen fro the feeld Lya
was goon out into the a3encomyng of
hym, and seith, To me, she seith, thow
shalt come yn, for thur3 mede I haue
hyryde thee for the mandraggis of my
17 sone. He slepte with hir that ny3t; and
God herde the preiers of hir, and she
i» conseyuede, and bare the fift sone ; and
seith, God hath 3euun mede to me, for I
haue 3ouun myn hande maiden to my
man ; and she clepide the name of hym
io Ysachar. Eftsonys Lya conseyuynge bare
20 the sixte sone, and seith, The Lord hath
enrychide me with a good dower ; also
this while with me shal be myn hus-
boond, therthui'3 that Y haue getun to hym
sixe sones ; arid therfor she clepide the
21 name of hym Zabulon. After whom she
22 bare a dow3ter, Dyned bi name. And the
Lord, recordid of Rachel, herde hir, and
23 openyde the wombe of hir. Which con-
seyuede, and bare a sone, seiynge, God
24 hath doon a wey my reprofe ; and she
clepide the name of hym Joseph, seiynge,
25 The Lord adde to me another sone. Jo-
seph forsothe born, Jacob seide to his
wyues fader, Lat me that Y go a3en into
26 my cuntre, and to my loond. 3yue to me
And whanne Selfa aftir conseyuyng1" chil- 10
dide a sone, Lya seide, Blessidly ; and n
therfor sche clepide his name Gad. Also 12
Selfa childide anothir sone, and Lia seide, is
This is for my blis, for alle wymmen
schulen seie me blessid ; therfor sche
clepide hym Aser. Forsothe Ruben 3ede u
out in to the feeld in the tyme of wheete
heruest, and foond8 mandragis, whiche he
brou3te to Lya, his modir. And Rachel
seide, 3yue thou to me a* part of the"
mandragis of thi sone. Lya answeride, 15
Whether it semethuu litil to thee, that thou
hast rauyschid thev hosebonde fro me, no
but thouw take also the mandragis of my
sone ? Rachel seide, The hosebonde sleepe
with thee inx this nyjt for the mandragis
of thi sone. And whanne Jacob cam a3en ie
fro the^ feeld at euentid2, Lya 3ede out in
to his comyng", and seide, Thou shalt entre
to me, for Y haue hired thee with hire for
the mandragis of my sone. Heb slepte
with hirc in that ny3t ; and God herde 17
hir preiers, and sche conseyuede, and
childide the fyuethe sone ; and seide, God is
3af d meede to me, for Y 3af myn hand-
mayde to myn hosebond ; and sche cle-
pide his name Isacar. Efte Lia con- in
seyuede, and childide the sixte sone, arid 20
seide, The Lord hath maad me riche with
a good dower, also in this tyme myn hose-
bonde schal be with me, for Y childidef
sixe sones to hym ; and therfore sches
clepide his name Sabulon. Aftir whom 21
sche childide a dorter, Dyna bi name.
Also the Lord hadde mynde on Rachel, 22
and herde1 hir, and openyde hir wombek.
And sche conseyuede, and childide a sone, 23
and seide, God hath take a wey my schen-
schipe ; and sche clepid his name Joseph, 24
and seide, The Lord 3yue to me another
sone. Sotheli whanne Joseph was borun, 25
Jacob seide to his wyues fadir, Delyuere
thou me, that Y turne a5en in to my cun-
trey and to my lond. 3yufil thou to me 26
c conceyued E pr.m. d Didyn A.
r the conceyuynge s. 8 he foond s. * Om. i. "thi s. uu seme N. T my s. w that thou I. * Om. G.
y Om. G. z the euentid s. a metynge s. b Jacob s. c Lya s. d hath jouen s. « Om. E. f gen-
dride plures. haue gendrid s. S Lya s. ' he herde s. k pryuy wombe c pr.m. ' And jyue s.
XXX. 27 — 37-
GENESIS.
141
wyues, and my free children, for the
wliiche I haue seruede thee, that I goo ;
thow forsothe hast knowe the seruyse
27 that I haue seruyde to thee. Laban seide
to him, Shal I fynde grace in thi si3t,
thur3 experyens Y haue lernyd for God
28 hath blissid to me for thee ; ordeyn thi
29 mede that Y 3yue to thee. And he an-
sweryde, Thou hast knowe what maner
Y haue seruede to thee, and thi pos-
sessioun how myche was in myn hondis ;
30 a litil thow haddist bifore that I com to
thee, and now thow art maad ryche, and
God hath blissid to thee at myn yncom-
yng; thanne it is netful that sumtyme
31 also Y puruey to myn hows. And Laban
seide, What shal Y 3yue to thee ? And
he seith, Y wole nothing, but if thow
doste that I aske, eft I shal feede and
sakepe thi beestis. Turne abowt alle thi
flockis, and seuerf alle thi speckid sheep,
and with speckyd flese, and what euere
3olow, and speckid, and dyuerse colourid
were, as wel in sheep as in geyt, shal be
33 my mede. And my ri3twisnes shal an-
swere to morwe, whan tyme of plesaunce
shal come bifore thee ; and alle that
weren not dyuerse, and speckid^, and
3alow, as wel in sheep as in geyt, of
34 theft thou shalt vndirnym me. And La-
ban seide, Agreede Y haue that thow
ssaskist. And he seuerdeh that day the
she geyt, and the sheep, and the hye3
geyt, and the wetheres, dyuerse and
spotti'. And al the flok of o colour, that
is, of whyet ork of blak flese, he toke in
so the hoond of his sones ; and putte a
space of thre daies weye bitwix hem and
his1 dow3tir husboond, the whiche fedden
37 the tother flockis of hym. Thanne Jacob
takynge green popil 3erdis, and of alman-
ders, and of planes, a parti vnryendide
my wyues and frem children for whiche Y
seruede" thee, that Y go ; forsothe thou
knowist the seruyce bi which Y seruede"
thee. Laban seide to hym°, Fynde Y27
grace in thi si3t, Y haue lerned bi expe-
rience that God blessideP me for thee ;
ordeyne thou thei meede which1" Y schal 28
3yue to thee. And hes answeride, Thou 29
woost hou Y seruede4 thee, and hou greet
thi possessioun was in myn hondis ; thou so
haddist litil bifore that Y cam to thee, and
now thou art maad riche, and the Lord
blesside thee at myn entryng; therfor it
is iust that Y purueye sum tyme also tou
myn hows. And Laban seide, What schal 31
Y 3yue to thee ? And Jacob seide, Y wole
no thingf but if thouv doistw that that Y t«» '*.</»?.
/., -IT- i , ,. i , i • i that is^of thi
axe, ert Y schal tede and kepe thi scheep. 3ifte. uc.
Cumpasse thoux alle thi flockis, and de-32
parte thou alle diuerse^ scheep and of
spottid* fleesa, and what euer thing schal
be dunb, and spottid, and dyuerse0, as wel
in scheep as in geetd, ite schal be my
medef. And my iTjtfulnesse schal answere 33
to me to morewe, whanne the tyme of
couenaunt schal come bifor thee ; and alle
that& ben not dyuerse and spottid and
dunneh, as well in sheep as in geet, schulen'
repreue me of theftek. And Laban seide, 34
Y haue acceptable that that thou axist.
And he1 departide in that dai thera geet, :ss
and scheep, geet buckis, and rammes, dy-
uerse and spottid". Sothely he bitook al
the flok of o coloure, that is, of white and
of blak flees in0 the hond of hise sones ;
and he settideP the space of weie of thre 3«
daies bitwixe hise sones and the hose-
bonde of hise dou3tris, that fedde otherePP
flockis' ofhymi. Therfor Jacob took greenes;
3erdis of popeleris, and of almoundis, and
of planes, and in parti dide3 awei the
rynde' of thou, and whanne the ryndis
e (list BDEFH.
1 hir AF.
' serue A. S specky E. specke F pr.m. h seruede A. * splotty E. k and BDEFH.
m my fre s. n haue seruede s. ° Jacob s. P hath blessid s. 1 thi ELP. r what s. s Jacob s.
* haue serued s. u for s. v that thou K. w doo L. * go aboute s. Y dyuerse colourd a. z the spottid I.
• fleeces s. b of dunn hero s. c dyuerse of colour s. d geet that schal come forth of scheep and geet of
o coloure c pr.m. e Om. EKLpd. tint MSW. f mede and al that schal be of o colour schal be thyn c pr.m.
B thingis that c pr.m. p. h dunned s. > be foundun at me thou schalt c. pr.m. thou shalt plures. thei
schuk'n F sup.rus. K. k thefte that is, %if eny siclte be with mefounden. s. ' Laban s. m Om. s. n spot-
tid ; and puttide in the hondis c pr. m. ° in to s. P sette s. PP his other s. 1 Om. s. r Om. EM. s he
dide s. * rindes o. u hem NS.
142
GENESIS.
XXX. 38 — XXXI. 3.
hem ; and riendism drawun awey ; in
thilke that weren pilde semede whytnes,
thilke forsothe that weren hool dwelten
stil green, and so in this maner was
ss maad of" dyuerse colour. And he putte
hem in the water trowes, where the wa-
tyr was held out, that whanne the flockis
weren comen to drynke, bifore the eyen
thei shulden han the 3erdis, and in the
39 sijt of hem thei shulden conseyue. And
so it was doon that in that heet of goynge
togidere the sheep shulden biholde the
3erdis, and beere spotty, and speckid,
40 and spreyned with dyuers colour. And
Jacob dyuydide the flok, and putte the
3erdis in the watyr trowis, bifore the
eyen of the rammys ; forsothe alle the
whyte and the blak weren of Laban, the
tothere forsothe of Jacob, seueryd bitwix
41 hem silf the flockis. Thanne whanne the
first tyme the sheep weren steyed vp,
Jacob putte the 3erdis in the trowis of
watrys, biforn the eyen of rammys and
of sheep, that in the si3t of hem thei
42 shulden conseyue. Whanne forsothe the
laat comyng togidere of beestis weren,
and the last conceyuyng tyme, he putte
not hem. And thilke that weren of thenn
later tyme ben maad of Laban, and
43 thilke of the fyrst tyme of Jacob. And
the man is maad ryche wonder myche,
and he hadde manye flockis, handmayd-
enys, and seruauntis, camels, arid assis.
CAP. XXXI.
1 After that he herde the wordis of the
sonys of Laban, seiynge, Jacob hath takun
alle that weren of oure fader, and of the
2 faculte of hym richid is maad noble. And
he took hede to the face of Laban, that it
was not towards hym as 3istirday and the
s thrid day hens, moost the Lord seiynge
to hym, Turne a3en into the loond of thi
fadrys, and0 to thi kynred, and Y shal be
4 with thee. And he sente, and clepide Ra-
weren 'drawun aweiv, whitnesse apperide
in these that weren maad bare ; sothely
tho that weren hoole dwelliden grene, and
hi this maner the colourew was maad dy-
uerse. And Jacob puttidex tho? 3erdis in 38
the trowis, where the watir was held out,
that whanne the flockis schulden come to
drynke, thei schulden haue the 3erdis bi-
for thez i3en, and schuldena conseyue in
theb si3t of the 3erdis. And it was doon 39
that in thilke heete of riding0 the sheep
schulde biholde thed 3erdis, and that thei
schulden brynge forth spotti6 beestis, and
dyuerse, and bispreynt with dyuerse co-
lour. And Jacob departidet the floe, and 40 1 the fine, that
, . is, departide
puttide1 the 3erdis in the trowis bifor the the rammes fro
1*2-1 onTn.i 1 •, the ewes til to
rjen ot the rammys. ootheli alle the white the tyme of
and blake weren Labans ; sotheli the* othere ™*ryng< BCG
weren Jacobis ; for the flockis weren de-
partid bytwixe hem silf. Therfor whanne 4i
the scheep weren ridun in the firste tyme,
Jacob puttide'1 the 3erdis in the 'trowis of
watir1 bifor the i3en of rammys and of
scheepk, that thei schulden conseyue in
the si3t of tho1 3erdis. Forsothe whanne 42
the late medlyng"1 and the laste consey-
uyngn weren, Jacob puttide0 not tho 3erdis ;
and tho that weren late?, weren maad La-
bans, and tho that weren of thei firste
tymer weren Jacobis. And hes was maad 43
ful1 riche, and hadde many flockis, hand-
maydis", and seruauntisv, camels, and
assis.
CAP. XXXI.
Aftir that Jacob herde the wordis ofi
the sones of Laban, that seiden, Jacob
hath take awei alle thingis that weren
oure fadris, and of his catel Jacob is maad
riche, and noble. Also Jacob perseyuede 2
the face of Laban, that it was not a3ens
hym as 3istirdai, and the thridde dai
agoon, moost for the Lord seide to hymw,3
Turne a3en into the lond of thi fadris, and
to thi generacioun, and Y shal be with
m the ryndis BDEFH. n a BDEFH. nn Om. E. ° Om. BDEFH.
T drawun awei ether shauede K. w coloure of sheep and geet s. x putte s. Y the n. z her s. a thei
schulden s. t> Om. plures. c the riding K. riding or gendringe s. <* tho sw. e spottid s. f putte MS.
8 alle the s. h putte MS. > water troujis s. troujis of watris plures. k etve scheep s. 1 the ix. m nied-
lynge or gendringe s. n conceyuyngus s. ° putte s. P late gendrid s. 1 Om. G. r tyme gendrid s.
8 Jacob s. * Om. DGN. u hondmaydens plures. v(mani seruauntis L. men seru. s. w Jacob s.
XXXI. 5 — 1
GENESIS.
143
chel and Lya into the feeld, where he
sfedde the flockis?, and he seide to hem,
Y se the face of 3oure fader, that it is not
toward me as 3istirday and the thridde
day hens ; God forsothe of my fader was
e with me. And 36 han knowun that with
alle my strengthis Y haue seruyd to 3oure
7 fader; but and 3oure fader hath comen
aboute me, and chaungide my mede ten
sithis ; and neuerthelater God hath not
letun hym that he shulde anoye to me.
a If otherwhile he seide, The dyuers co-
louridi shulen be thi medis, alle the sheep
beren conseyuyng of dyuers colours ;
whanne forsothe a3enward he seith, Alle
the whyet thow shalt taak for thi mede,
9 alle the flockis beren whyet ; and God
hath taak the substaunce of 3oure fader,
10 and 3euen to me. Forsothe bifore that
the tyme of conseyuyng of sheep com, Y
heuede vp myn eyen, and saw3 in sleep
ther malis steiyng up8 vpon femalis, varye,
u and spotti', and of dyuers colours. And
the aungel of the Lord seide to me in
slepe, Jacob ! and I answeride, Y am ny3.
12 The which seith, Here up thin eyen, and
se alle the malis steiyng up vpon the fe-
malis, varye, and sprynklid, and spottid ;
forsothe Y haue seen alle thingis that
is Laban hath doon to thee ; Y am God of
Bethel, where thow anoyntidist the stoon,
and thow vowedist" auowey to me. Now
thanne aryse, and goo out fro this loond,
turnynge a3en into the loond of thi birth.
14 And Rachel and Lya answeryden, Whe-
ther han we eny thing of reside we in
faculteis and erytage of the hows of oure
15 fader? Whether as aliens hath he not
holdun vs, and soold, and hath etun oure
icpryis ? But God hath takun the richessis
of oure fader, and 3euun hem to vs, and
to oure sonys ; wherfor alle thingis that
17 God comaundith to thee, do. Forsothe
Jacob aroos, and the fre children and his
is wyues put vpon camels w, 3ede awey ; and
thee. Hew sente, and clepide Rachel, and t
Lya, in to the feeld, where he kepte flockis,
and he seide to hem, Y se the facex of 5
3oure fadir, that itxx is not a3ens me as
V3isterdai and the thridde dai agoon?; but
God of my fadir was with me. And 36 c
witen that with alle my strengthis Y ser-
uedez 3oure fadir ; but and 3oure fadir dis- 7
seyuydea me, and chaungide my meede ten
sithis ; and netheles God suffrideb not hym
to anoye me. If he seide ony tyme, Dy- 8
uerse colourid sheep schulen be thi medis0,
alle sheep d bnnrjten forth dyuerse co-
lourid6 lambren ; forsothe whanne hef seide
a3enward, Thou shalte take alle white? for
medeh, alle the1 flockis brou3ten forth white
beestis ; and God took awey the substaunce o
of 3oure fadir, and 3af k to me. For aftir 10
that the tyme of conseyuyng of sheep cam,
Y reiside myn i3en, and sety in sleep malis
dyuerse, and spotti, and of dyuerse co-
louris, stiynge onm femalis. And the aun-n
gel of the Lord seide to me in sleep, Jacob!
and Y answeride, Y am redy". Which0 12
seide, Reise thin J3en, and se alle malis
dyuerse, byspreynt, and? spotti, stiynge
oni femalis ; for Y sei3r alle thingis whiche
Laban dides to thee ; Y am God of Bethel, is
where thou anoyntidist a stoon, and madist
auow to me. Now therefor rise thou, and
go out of this lond, and turne a3en in to
the lond of thi birthe. And Rachel and u
Lya answeriden, Wher we han ony thing
residue* in the catels, and eritage of oure
fadir ? Wher he 'arettide not" vs asv aliens, is
and seide, and eet oure prijs ? But God \e
took awei the richessis of oure fadir, arid
3af thow to vs, and to oure sones ; wherfor
do thou alle thingis whiche God hath co-
maundide to thee. Forsothe Jacob roos, 17
and puttide" hise fre children and wyues
on camels, and 3ede forth ; and he took al ia
his catel, flockis, and what euer thing he
hadde gete in Mesopotanye, and 3ede to
Isaac, his fadir, into the lond of Canaan.
P flock E pr.m. 1 coloures D.
the camels BDEFII.
1 Om. BDEFII. s Om. a. t splotty EII. n woldist F. v Om. D.
w Jacob s. * cheer s. " he A. y it was wonte s. z haue seruede s. a hath disceyued s. b suf-
frith DGNQBT. c meed a. d the sheep is. e Om. nc/>r. m. { that he s. S the white is. h thi mede GIS.
' Om. EL. k jaf it s. II sij s. m vp on a. n redy to heerc s. ° The which I. P or s. 1 vp on s. r haue
sien s. a hath do s. * residue or left is. " arettide not or hclde s. v Om. a. w Om. ELP. * putte 8.
144
GENESIS.
XXXI. 19 — 33.
took al his substaunce, flockis, and alle
thingis that he hadde purchasid in Meso-
potany, goynge to Ysaac, his fader, in the
ia loond of Chanaan. That tyme Laban was
goon to the sheep that shulden be clippid,
and Rachel hadde stolne the mawmetis of
2ohir fadir. And Jacob nolde knowleche
to his wyues fader, that he wolde flee ;
21 and whanne he was goon, bothe he and
alle thingis that weren of his ri3t, and the
flode passid ouer shulde go a3ens the hil
22 of Galaad, it was tolde to Laban, the
23 thriclde day, that Jacob fleeij. The which,
his britheren takun with hym, pursuede
hym seuen dayes, and ouertook hym in
24 the hil of Galaad. And he sawj in his
sleep the Lord seiynge to hym, Be war
lest eny thing sharply thow speek a3ens
25 Jacob. And now Jacob hadde strau3te
a tabernacle in the hil ; and whan he
hadde takunx hym with his britheren, in
the same hil of Galaad, he ficchide a tent;
26 and he seide to Jacob, Whi didist thow
thus, that bisyde me thow dryue awey
my dow3trisy as caytyues with swerde ?
27 Whi vnwitynge meJT woldist thow fle, ne
shewe to me, that Y my3te forth folwe
thee with ioye, and songis, and tympans,
28 and harpis ? Thow suffredist not that Y
my3te kisse my sones and dow3tris>'; fo-
29 lily thow hast wrou3t. And now forsothe
myn hoond may 3eeld to thee yuel, but
God of thi fader 3istirday seide to me, Be
war lest thow speek with Jacob eny thing
so harder. And if thow coueytidist7- toa goo
to thine, and the hows of thi fadir was
in desiyr to thee, whi hast thow stolri my
31 goddis? Jacob answeride, That thus fro
thee I am goon forth, Y dredde lest vio-
lentli thow shuldist taak awey thi dow3-
32trisb; that forsothe thow vndirnymist me
of thefte, anentist whom euer thow fyndist
thi goddis, be he slaw biforn our bri-
theren ; and serch what euer of thi thing"
anentis me thow fyndistd, and taak awey.
In that tyme Laban yeAe? to schere2 scheep, 19
and Rachel stal the idols of hir fadir. And 20
Jacob noldea knouleche to the fadir of his
wijfb, that be wolde fle°; and whanne hed2i
hadde goe, as wel he as alle thingis that
weren of his m^t, and whanne he hadde
passid the water, and he 3ede a3ens the
hil of Galaad, it was teld to Laban, in the 22
thridde dai, that Jacob fleddef. And La- 23
ban took his britheren, and pursuede hym&
seuene daies, and tookh hym in the hil of
Galaad. And Laban 8613 in sleep1 the 24
Lord seiynge to him, Be war that thou
speke not ony thing sharpli a3ens Jacob.
And thanne Jacob hadde stretchidk forth 25
the1 tabernacle in the hil ; and whanne
hem hadde sued Jacob with his britheren,
'he settide" tente in the same hil of Ga-
laad ; and he seide to Jacob, Whi hast 20
thou do so, that the while I wiste not
thou woldist0 dryue awey my dou3tris as
caitifsP by swerd? Whi woldist thou fle 27
the while Y wiste not, nether woldist
shewe to me, that Y shulde sue thee with
ioie, and songis, and tympans, and harpis ?
Thou suffridist not that Y schulde kisse 28
my sones and dou3tris ; thou hast wrou3t
folili. And now sotheli myn bond 1113129
3elde yuel to thee, but the God of thi fadir
seide to me 3isterdai, Be war that thou
speke not ony harderi thing with Jacob.
Suppose, if thou coueitedist to go to thi 30
kynesmen, and the hows of thi fadir was
in desir to thee, whi hast thou stole my
goddis? Jacob answeride, That Y 3edesi
forth while thou wistist not, Y dredde lest
thou woldist take awey thi doii3trisr vio-
lentli ; sotheli that thou repreuest8 me of 32
thefte, at whom euer thou fyndist thi
goddis, be he slayn bifor oure britheren ;
seke thou, what euer thing of thine thou
fyndist at me, and take* awei. Jacob seide
these thingis, and wiste not that Rachel
stal11 the idols. And so Laban entridess
into the tabernacle of Jacob, and of Lya,
* ataken BEH. atake D. V doujtren BDEFH. yy Om. B. z coueydist A. a for to E. b doujtren BDEFH.
e thingis BDEFH. d fynde BDFH.
y wente s. z clippe c. a wolde not i. b wyues s. c go thennes s. d Jacob s. e go forth s. f jede
thennes s. S Jacob s. h ouertoke s. * the sleep G. k straujt s. ' a s. m Laban s. n Laban sette a s.
0 woldist not L. P caitifs ether takun prisoneris BCGIQX. 1 hard KMS. r doujtris^/ro me s. s repreued-
ist i. * take it s. u hade stolne s.
XXXI. 33—44-
GENESIS.
145
Thes thingis seiynge, he knewe not that
33 Rachel hadde stoln the mawmetis. And
so Laban, goon into the tabernacle of Ja-
cob, and Lya, and of either rneyne, fonde
nou3t ; and whan he was goon yn to the
34tentis of Rachel, she hiynge hidde the
mawmetis vridur the literyng of a camele,
and sat aboue. And to hym, aserchynge
35 al the tent and no thing fyndynge, she
seith, Be not, my lord, wroth that Y may
not aryse bifore thee, for after the vsage
of wymmen now it is fallun to me ; and
so bigilid is the bisynes of hym sechinge.
so And Jacob swellynge, seith with striyf,
For what my trespas, and for what my
synne, hast thow thus fulbrent after me,
37 and hast enserchid alle my necessaryes of
hows ? What hast thow foundun of eny
substawnce of thin hows ? Putte that bi-
fore my britheren and toforn thi bre-
thereri, and deme thei bitwix me and thee.
38 Therfor twenti wynter haue I ben with
thee ? Thi shep and thi geite weren not
barein, the wetheris of thi flok Y ete not,
39 ne takun of beest I shewide to thee ; Y al
the harm 3olde ; al thing of thefte that
40 perishide, of me thow askidist ; day and
ny3t with hoot and coolde Y was streynyd,
41 and sleep flei3 fro myn eyen ; so thur3 out
twenti 3eer in thin hows Yseruede to thee,
fourtene for thi dow3tresf, and sixe for
thi flockis ; forsothe thow chaungedist my
42 mede ten sithis. But the God of my fa-
der Abraham, and the drede of Ysaac
hadde ben to me, perauenture nakid now
thou haddist laft me; myn affliccioun and
the traueil of myn hondis the Lord bi-
43helde, and vndernam thee 3i'sterday. La-
ban answeride to hym, My dow3tresf, and
sones, and thi flockis, and alle that thow
biholdist, ben myne, and? what may Y
44 do to my sones, and to my neces ? Com
thanne, and goo we into couenaunt of
pees, that witnesse be bitwixe me and
and of euer eithir meyne, and foondv not ;
and whanne Laban hadde entrid in to the
tente of Rachel, sche hastide, and hidde 34
the idols vndur the strewyngis of thew
camel", and satJ aboue. And sche seide
to Laban, sekynge al the tente and fynd-
ynge no thing, My lord, be not wroothsr.
that Y may not rise bifore thee, for it
bifelde now to me bi the custom of wym-
men ; soz the bisynesse of the sekere was
scorned. And Jacob bolnyde, and seide w,
with strijf, For what cause of me, anda
for what synne of me, hast thou come so
fersly aftir me, and hast sou3t al 'the por-s;
tenaunce ofb myn hous ? What 'hast thouc
founde'1 of al the catel of thin hows ?
Putte" thou here bifore my britheren and
thi britheren, and deme thei betwixe me
and thee. Was I with thee herfore twenti SB
3eer ? Thi sheep and geet weren not ba-
reyn, Y eet not the rammes of thi flok,
nether Y schewide to thee ony thing takun 39
of a beeste ; Y 3eldide al harm ; what euer
thing perischide bif thefte, thou axidist of
me ; Y was angwischid^ in dai and ny3t4o
with heete and frost, and sleep fledde fro
myn i3en ; soh Y seruede thee bi twenti 41
3eer in thin hows, fourtene1 3eer for thi
doii3tris, and sixe 3eer for thi flockis ; and
thou chaungidist my mede ten sithis. Ifk42
God of my fadir Abraham, and the drede
of Isaac hadde not helpid1 me, perauenture
now thou haddist left me nakid ; the Lord
bihelde111 my turmentyng and the traueyl
of myn hondis, and repreuyde thee 3istir-
dai. Laban answeride hym", Thenn dou3~43
tris, and thi° sones, and flockisP, and alle
thingis whiche thou seest, ben myne, what
mai Y do to my sones, and to the*! sones
of sones1? Therfor8 come thou, and make 44
we boond of pees, that it be witnessyng1
bitwixe me, and thee. And sou Jacob 45
took a stoon, and reiside itv in to a signew,
and seide to hise britheren, Brynge 3646
e sche geet E. f doujtren BDEFH. S Om. BDEFH.
v he foond DCS. v a a. * catnelis K. y she sat s. z lo DGKMNQRTX. a or s. b thing that longith
to 8. c hastow F. d founden here a. e shewe s. f bifore G. e aguishid s. h lo EFKLMPSwd. ' and
fourtene a. k but DGNQT. but if ELPRX. ! holpen K. m hath biholde s. n Jacob s. to him x.
nn mi ELP sup. ras. x. ° Om. FN. the s. P thi flockis GN. the fl. s. 1 Om. E. r my sones s. s therfor
Jacob s. * a witnessing s. u lo G. T it vp s. w signe ether title N. t. ether signe BCK sup.ras. t. ether
a signe x.
U
146
GENESIS.
xxxi. 45 — xxxn. 4.
4sthee. And so Jacob took a stoon, and
4«areryde it into a title, and seide to his
britheren, Bryngith to stoons ; the whiche
gederynge togidere, maden an hillok, and
47 eten ther vpon. The which Laban clep-
yde an hillok of witnes, and Jacob an
hipil of wytnessyng; either after the pro-
48prete of his turige. And Laban seide,
This hillok shal be witnes bitwixe me
and thee to day, and therfor the name of
it is clepid Galaad, that is, the hillok of
49 witnes. And Laban leide to, The Lord
biholde, and deme bitwixen vs, whanne
so we shulen goo from vs ; if thow turmente
my dow3tres, if thow bryngist yn other
wyues vpon hem, no man of oure word is
witnes, saue God, that present biholdith.
si And eft he seide to Jacob, Loo ! this hil-
lok, and the stoon that I haue rerid bi-
52 twixe me and thee, witnes shal be ; this
hilloc, and the stoon beri into witnessyng,
if forsothe I shall passe it goynge to thee,
or thow ouerpassisth yuel to me thenk-
oaynge. God of Abraham, and God of
Nachor, deme bitwix vs, the God of the
fader of hem. Thanne Jacob swore by
54 the drede of his fader Ysaac ; and, offrid
slayn sacrifice in the hil, he clepide his
britheren that thei shulden eete breed,
the whiche whanne thei hadden etun,
ssdwelten there. Laban forsothe at ny3t
arysynge, kisside the sones, and his douj-
tris', and blisside to hem, turnynge a3en
into his place.
CAP. XXXII.
i Jacob forsothe wente in his weie that
he biganne, and there weren to hym met
2aungels of the Lord. Whom whanne he
hadde seen, seith, The tentis of God ben
thes ; and he clepide the name of that
3 place Manaym, that is, tentis. And he
sente forsothe messangeris biforn hym to
Esau, his brother, into the loond of Seyr,
4 in the regioun of Edom ; and he co-
maundide to hem, seiynge, Thus spek 36
stoonusx; whiche gadriden, and maden an
heep, and eten on it. And Laban clepide 47
it the heep of wittnessey, and Jacob clepide
it the heep of witnessyng ; euer eithir
clepide* bi thea proprete of hisb langage.
And Laban seide, This heep schal be wit- 48
nesse bytwixe me and thee to day, and
herfor the name therof was clepid Galaad,
that is, thec heep of witnesse. And Laban 49
addide'1, The Lord biholde. and deme bi-
twixe vs, whanne we schulen go awei fro
3ow ; if thou schalt turmente my dou3tris, 50
and if thou schal6 brynge yn othere wyues
on hem, noon is witnesse of oure word,
outakun God, whiche is present, and bi-
holdith. And eft hef seide to Jacob, Lo ! 51
this heep, and stoon^, whiche Y reiside11
bitwixe me and thee, schal be witnesse; 52
sotheli this heep, and stoon' be in to wit-
nessyng, forsothe if Y schal passe it, and
go to thee, ether thou shalt passek, and
thenke yuel to me. God of Abraham, and 53
God of Nachor, God of the fadir of hem,
deme bitwixe vs. Therfor Jacob swoor
by the drede of his fadir Ysaac ; and 54
whanne slayn sacrifices weren offrid in
the hil, he1 clepyde his britheren tom etc
breed, and whanne thei hadden etc, thei
dwelliden there. Forsothe Laban roos bis5
ny3t, and kisside his sones, and dou3tris,
and blesside hem, and turnede a3enn in to
his place.
CAP. XXXII.
Forsothe Jacob wente forth in the weie i
in which he began, and the aungels of the
Lord metten him. And whanne he hadde 2
seyn hem, he seide, These ben the cast els
of God ; and he clepide the name of that
place Manaym, that is, castels. Sotheli 3
Jacob sente bifore him also messangeris to
Esau, his brother, in to the lond of Seir,
in the cuntrey of Edom ; and comaundide°4
to hem, and seide. Thus speke 36 to my
h ouerpasse BDEFH. * doujtren BDEFH.
x the stonus E. Y witnessing NX. z clepide it is. a Om. s. b her s. c clepid B. d addide to is.
e shalt s. f Laban s. S the stoon s. h haue reiside s. > the stoon s. k passe it s. l Jacob s. m that
thei schuldeu cpr.m. n Om. DGNX. ° he comaundid is.
XXXII. 5 — 1
GENESIS.
147
to my lord Esau, Thes thingis seith thi
brother Jacob, At Laban I haue pylgrim-
5 agid, and was vnto the present day ; I
haue oxen, and assis, and sheep, and ser-
uauntis, and handmaydens, and I sende
now a message to my lord, that Y fynde
o grace in thi si3t. And the messangeris
beri comun a3en to Jacob, seiynge, We
comen to Esau, thi brother, and loo ! he
goth into thin a3en-comyng, with foure
7 hundrid men. Jacob ful myche dred, and
afeerd dyuydide his peple that with him
was, the flockis forsothe, and sheep, and
oxen, and camels diuydid in two cornpa-
« nyes ; seiynge, If Esau come to the too
companye, and smyte it, the tother com-
npanye that is lafte shal be sauyd. And
Jacob seide, God of my fader Abraham,
and God of my fader Ysaac, thow Lord,
that seidist to me, Turne a3en into thi
loond, and into the place of thi birthe, and
10 1 shal wel do toJ thee, Y am lasse than alle
thi mercyes, and thi treuthe that thow
hast fulfillid to thi seruaunt ; in my staf
I haue passid this Jordan, and nowii with
1 1 two companyes Y turne a3en ; delyuer
me of the hoond of my brother Esau,
for greetly Y drede hym, lest perauen-
ture comynge he smyte the moders with
12 the children. Thow hast spokun that
thou shuldist wel do to me, and that
thow shuldist sprede abrood my seed as
the grauel of the see, that for multitude
13 may not be noumbred. And whanne he
hadde slept there that ny3t, he seueride
of that that he hadde 3iftys to Esau, his
14 brother, she geyte two hundrid, hee geyte
twenty, sheepe two hundrid, and wetheris
15 twenti, camels fulle with her coltis thretti,
kien fourti, and bullis twenti, she assis
10 twenti, and the coltis of hem ten. And
he sente bi the hondis of his seruauntis
eche oon after other the flockis aside ;
and he seide to his children, Goo 36 bi-
fore me, and be there a space bitwixe
lord Esau, Thi brothir Jacob seith these
thingis, Y was? ai pilgrym at Laban, 'and
Y wasr 'til* in to present* dai ; Y haue 5
oxun, and assis, and scheep, and ser-
uauntis11, and hand maydisv, and Y sende
now a message to my lord, that Y fynde
grace in thi si3t. And the messagerise
turneden a3en to Jacob, and seiden, We
camen to Esau, thi brother, and lo ! he
hastithw in to thix comyng, with foure
hundrid men. Jacob dredde greetli, and 7
he was aferd, and departide>" the puple
that was with hym, and he departide the
flockis, and scheep, and oxun, and camels,
in to twei cumpenyes ; and seidez, If Esau R
schal come to o cumpeny, and schal smyte
it, the tothir3 cumperiy which is residue1*
schal be saued. And Jacob seide, Ac! God a
of my fadir Abraham, and God of my fa-
dir Isaac, Ac ! Lord, that seidist to me,
Turne thou a3en in to thi lond, and in to'1
the" place of thi birthe, and Y schal do wel
to thee, Y am lesse than alle thi mercifulf 10
doyngis, and than^ thi treuthe which thou
hast fillidh to' thi seruaunt ; with my staf
Y passide this Jordan, and now Y go a3en
with twei cumpanyes ; delyuere thou me 1 1
fro the hond of my brothir Esau, for Y
drede him greetli, lest he come and slek
the modris with the sones. Thou spakist 12
that thou schuldist do wel to me, and
shuldist1 alarge my seed as the'" grauel of
the see, that mai not be noumbrid for
mychilnesse. Arid whanne Jacob hadde 13
slept there in that ny3t, he departide of
tho thingis whiche he hadde 3iftis to Esau,
his brothir, two hundrid geet, and twenti 1 4
buckis of geet, two hundrid scheep", and
twenti rammys, camels fulle with her0 13
foolis thretti, fourti kyen, and twenti
boolis, twenti sche assis, and ten foolis of
hem. And he*' sente bi the hondis of his ifi
seruauntis alle flockisi bi hem silf; and
he seide to hise children, Go 36 bifore me,
and a space ber betwixe flok and flok. And 17
j Om. A. JJ Om. D.
P haue ben is pr.m. but I was sec.m. q Om. c. r and there I was K. Om. s. » Om. N. '* til to this
present Kpr.m. til into this pr. i. til this pr. s. u men seruauntis s. v maydens plures. w hastith hym is.
x the i,. y he departide GS. z he seide s. a oothir i. b left vnsmyten is. c O is. d to c. e thi K.
f mercy s. g lesse than is. h fulfillid is.
0 Om. IKS. P Jacob is. 1 the flockis is.
' with s. k smyte c.
r Om. EKLNPR.
l woldist i. m Om. is. » of scheep i.
u 2
148
GENESIS.
XXXII. 17 — 30.
lyflok and flok. And he comaundide to the
farther, seiynge, If thow mete my bro-
ther Esau, and he aske thee, whos art
thow, or whidir thow gost, or whos ben
isthes that thow folwist, thou shalt an-
swere, Of thi seruaunt Jacob, )iftis he
hath sent to his lord Esau, and he cometh
19 after vs. The same wyse he 3aue maunde-
mentis to the secounde, and thek thridde,
and to alle that folweden the flockis, sei-
ynge, In the same wordis spek 36 to Esau,
20 whanne 36 fynden hym, and 36 shulen
adde, And he thi seruaunt Jacob cure
weie in folwith. He seide forsothe, Y
shal plese hym with 3iftis that goon bi-
fore, and afterward Y shal se hym ; per-
auenture he shal be maad plesid to me.
21 And so bifore 3eden the 3iftis bifore hym;
he forsothe dwelte that ny3t in tentis.
22 And whanne sobirly he was arysun, he
toke his two wyues, and as feel ser-
uauntis with elleuen sones, and he ouer-
23 passide the foorth of Jaboth. And, ouer-
ladde alle thingis that to hym perteyn-
24 eden, he dwelte aloon, and loo ! a man
25 wristlide with hym vnto the morwe. The
which whanne he saw3 that he my3te not
ouercome hym, he towchide the synwe
26 of his hip, and anoon it wexe drye. And
he seide to hym, Leeue me, forsothe now
vpsteyeth the morwetide. He answeride,
I shal not leeue thee, but if thow blisse
27 to me. Thanne he seith, What is the
name of1 thee? He answeride, Jacob.
28 And he, No more, he seith, Jacob shal be
clepid thi name, but Israel ; for if anentism
God thow hast ben strong, myche more
anentis" men thow shalt haue the may-
29 stri. Jacob askide hym, Sey to me what
name art thow clepid? He answeride,
Wherto askist thow my name, that is
merueilows ? And he blisside hym in the
so same place. And Jacob clepide the name
of that place Phanuel, seiynge, I haue
seen the Lord face to face, and my soule
he comaundide to the formere, and seide,
If thou schalt mete mys brothir Esau, and
he schal axe thee, whos man thou art,
ether* whidir thou goist, ether' whos ben
these thingis whicheu thou suest,thou schalt is
answere, Of thi seruaunt Jacob, he hath
sent 3iftis to his lord Esau, and he cometh
aftir vs. In lijk maner, he 3af comaunde- 19
mentisv to the secounde, and to the
thridde, and to alle that sueden flockisw ;
and seide, Speke 36 bi the same wordis to
Esau, whanne 36 fynden hym, and 3620
schulen addex, Also Jacob hym silf thi ser-
uaunt sueth oure weie. For Jacob seide,
Y schal plese Esau with 3iftis that goon
bifore, and aftirward Y schal se hym ; in
hap he schal be mercyful to me. And so 21
they 3iftis 3eden bifore hymz ; sotheli he
dwellide in that ny3t in thea tentis. And 22
whanne Jacob hadde ariseb auysselic, he
took hise twei wyues, and so many ser-
uauntessisd with enleuen sones, and passide6
the forthef of Jaboth. And whanne alle 23
thingis that perteyneden to hym weren led
ouer, he# dwellide aloone, and, lo ! a man 24
wrastlide with him til to the morwetid.
And whanne the man sei3 that he im'3te25
not ouercome Jacob, he touchide the se-
newe of Jacobis hipe, and it driede anoon.
And he seide to Jacob, Leeue11 thou me, 26
for the morewtid stieth1 now. Jacob an-
sweride^ schal not leeue thee, no but thou
blesse me. Therfore hek seide, What 27
name is to thee? He answeride, Jacob.
And the1 man seide, Thi name schal no 28
more be clepid Jacob, but Israel ; for if
thou were strong a3ens God, hou miche
more schalt thou haue power a3ens men.
Jacob axide him, Seie thou to me bi what 20
name thou art clepid ? He answerde, Whi
axist thou my name, whiche is wondirful ?
And he blesside Jacob in the same place.
And Jacob clepide the name of that place so
Fanuel, and seide, Y s$3 the Lord face to
face, and my lijf is maad saaf. Andsi
k Om. BDEH. l to B super ras. DEFH. m a3eynst BDEH. aneyst F. n a3eynst BDEFH.
s with my c. * or ELP. u the whiche G. v comaundeinent GNQRT. w the flockis is. x adde to is.
y Om. ELP. z Jacob is. a Om. is. b rise plures. c hastili A marg. raowd. hastiliche s. d hand-
maides is. e he passide is. f forde GINQKT. 6 Jacob is. h leef thou ether delyuere thou BCN. ' stieth
vp i. sueth s. k the man is. ' Om. G.
XXXII. 31 — XXXIII. il.
GENESIS.
149
31 is maad saaf. And anoon is rysun to
hym the sunne, after that he was ouer-
passid Phanuel ; he forsothe haltide with
32 the too foote. For what cause the chil-
dren of Israel eten not synwe, that wexe
drie in the hipe of Jacob, vnto the day
that is now, therthui'3 that he towchide
the synwe of his hipe, and it was
stoneyd.
CAP. XXXIII.
i Jacob forsothe heuynge vp the eyen
saw3 Esau comynge, and with hym foure
hundrid men ; and he departide the sones
of Lya, and of0 Rachel, and of both his
2seruauntis. And he? putte either hand-
may den, and the fre children of hem, in
the bigynnynge ; Lya forsothe in the se-
counde place, and the sones of hyr ; Rachel
3 and Joseph laste. And he bifore goynge
anouride bowidei into the erthe seuen-
sithesr, to the tyme that the brother 'of
4hyms shulde nei3. And so Esau ren-
nynge to meete with his brother, cleppide
hym, and streynynge hys necke and kiss-
synge wepte. And the eyen heued vp,
saw3 wymmen, and the children of hem,
and seith, What to hem wiln thes ? and
if thei perteynen to thee ? He answeride,
Litil children thei ben, whom God hath
c 3ouun to me, thi seruaunt. And nei3ynge
the handmaydens and the sones of hem,
7 ben doun bowid. And Lya with hir chil-
dren com nerre ; and whanne the same
maner thei hadden anowrned, the laste
a Joseph and Rachel anowryden. And E-
sau seide, What forsothe ben thes com-
panyes that Ymette? He answerde, That
9 1 shulde fynde grace bifore my lord. And
he seith, Y haue many thingis, brother
loinyne, ben thi thingis to thee. Jacob seide,
Nyl thow so,Ypreye,but if Yhaue foundun
grace in thin eyen, taak a litil 3ift of myri
hoondis ; so forsothe Y haue seyn thi
face as Y se the chere of God ; be thow
11 to me benygne, and taak the blissyng that
anoon the sunne roos to hym, aftir that
he passidem Fanuel ; forsothe hen haltide
in the foot. For which cause the sones 32
of Israel eten not 'til in to0 present day the
senewe, that driede in the hipe of Jacob ;
for the man touchide the senewe of Ja-
cobs hipe, and it driede.
CAP. XXXIII.
Forsothe Jacob reiside? hise i3en, and 1
Esau comynge, and foure hundrid
men with hym ; and he departide the
sones of Lia, and of Rachel, and of bothe
seruauntessisr. And he puttide8 euer either 2
handmaide, and the fre children of hem,
in the bigynnyng ; sotheli he puttide1 Lia,
and her sones, in the secounde place ; for-
sothe he puttide* Rachel and Joseph the
laste. And Jacob 3ede bifore, and wor-3
schipide lowli tou erthe seuensithis, til his
brothir nei3ede. And sov Esau ran a3ens 4
his brothir, and collide hym, and Esau
helde his necke, and kissidew, and wepte.
And whanne the i3enx weren reisid^, he 5
sei3 the wymmen, and the litle children
of hem, and seide, What wolen these to
hem silf ? and wher thei pertenen to thee?
Jacob answeride, Thei ben the litle chil-
dren, whiche God hath 3oue to me, thi
seruaunt. And thez handmaydisa and here
sones nei3eden, and weren bowid. Also?
Lya nei3ede with hir fre children ; and
whanne thei hadden worschipid in lijk
maner, Joseph and Rachel theb laste wor-
schipeden. And Esau seide, What bens
these cumpanyes, whiche Y mette ? Jacobc
answerde, That Y schulde fynde grace bi-
fore my lord. And he seide, My brother, 9
Y haue ful many thingis, thi thingis be to
thee. And Jacob seide, Y biseche'1, nyle 10
thou so, but if Y foonde grace in thin
J3en, take thou a litil 3ifte of myn hondis;
for Y sei3f so& thi face as I sei3h the cheer
of God ; be thou merciful to me, and res- 1 1
0 Om. B. P Om. BDEH. 1 redy E pr.man. r seuensithe BDEFH. s Om. A.
"> hadde passid is. » Jacob is. ° vnto this i. into this s. til to DGNQHT. P reiside vp i. <i he sei3 is.
r the seruauntessis a. s putte s. * putte GIMS. u into c pr.m. KM. to the BGIN pr. m. sx sec.m.
v lo EFLMPS. w cosside hym L. kisside hym is. * the i3en of Esau \. Esau i^en s. V reisid vp is.
z thin L,. a handmaidenes DGMR-rd. b Om. IK sec.m. MS. ° and Jacob IK. d biseche thee DO. e haue
founde s. { haue sein s. K lo F. h hadde seen i.
150
GENESIS.
XXXIII. 12 — XXXIV.
Y haue brou3t to thee, and that God de-
lyuerynge alle thingis hath jouun to me.
Vnneth, the brother compellynge, takynge
i2seith, Goo we togideres, and Y shal be
isfelowe of thi weye. And Jacob seyde,
My lord, thow hast knowun that Y haue
tender litil children, and sheep, and oxen
ful wombe with ynne1, the whiche if more
yn goynge Y do to traueyl, thei shulen o
uday alle the flockis dyen ; my lord go bi-
fore his seruaunt, and Y shal folwe litil
mele the steppis of hym, as Y se my litil
children to mowen, to the tyme that Y
15 come to my lord, in Seyr. Esau an-
sweride, Y preye thee, that of the puple
that is with me, algatis felawis dwellen
of thi weye. It is not, he seith, nede ;
this oon oonlich Y nede, that Y fynde
IB grace in thi si3t, lord myne. And so
Esau is" turned a3en that day in the
W weye that he come, into Seyr. And Ja-
cob com into Sachot, where a hows bildv,
and the tentis fycchid, he clepide the
name of that place Sachot, that is, taber-
isnaclis. And he passide forth into Salem,
the cite of Sychymor, that is in the loond
of Chanaan, aftir that he was turned a3en
fro Mesopotany of Syrye, and dwellide
19 bisydis the wallid town ; and bovvjt a
parti of the feeld, in the which he ficchide
tabernaclis, of the sones of Emor, the
fader of Sichym, with an hundrid lombis.
20 And there, an auter reryd, he inwardly
clepide vponw the moost strong God of
Israel.
CAP. XXXIV.
1 Dynex, the dow3ter of Lya, forsothe was
goon oute, that she my3te se wymmen of
2 that regioun. Whom whanne hadde seen
Sichym, the sone of Emor Euey, the
prince of that loond, louede hir, and ra-
uyshide, and slepte with hir, with force
s oppresside? a mayden. And the soule of
hym was glewid with hir, and hir sory
seyue the blessyng which Y brou3te' to
thee, and whichk blessyng God 3yuynge
alle thingis 3af to me. Vnnethis1, while
the brothir compellide, he resseyuede, and 12
seide, Go we to gidere, and Y schal be
felowe of thi weie. And Jacob seide, My \:\
lord, thou knowist that Y haue litle chil-
dren tendre, and scheep, and kien with
calue with me, and if Y schal make hem
for to trauele more in goynge, alle the
flockis schulen die in o dai ; my lord go u
bifore his seruaunt, and Y schal sue litil
and litil hise steppis, as I shalm sen that
my litle children mown, til Y come to my
lord, in to Seir. Esau answeride, Y preie is
thee, that of the puple which is with me,
nameli0 felowis of thi weie dwellei*. Jacob
seide, It is no nede ; Y haue nede to this
o thing oneli, that Y fynde grace in thi
si3t, my lord. And soi Esau turnede a3en i«
in that dai in the weie bi which1" he cam,
in to Seir. And Jacob cam in to Sochot, 17
where whanne he hadde bildid an hows,
and hadde set tentis, he clepide the name
of that place Sochot, that is, tabernaclis.
And Jacob8 passide in to Salem, a citee of IB
Sichimis, whiche is in the lond of Ca-
naan, aftir that he turnede a3en fro Meso-
potanye of Sirie, and he dwellide besidis
the citee. And he boii3te for an hundrid HI
lambren a* part of the feeld, in which he
settide11 tabernaclis, of the sories of Emor,
fadir of Sichem. And whanne lie hadde 20
reisid an auter there, he inwardly clepide
on it the strongestev God of Israel.
CAP. XXXIV.
Forsothe Dyna, the dou3tir of Lya, 3ede i
out tow se thex wymmen of that* cuntrey.
And whanne Sichem, the sone of Emor 2
Euey, the prince of that lond, hadde seyn
hir, he louede hir, and rauyschidez, anda
sclepte with hir, and oppresside the vir-
gyn bi violence. And his soule was a
boundunb faste with hir, and he pleside
t me B sup. ras. E.
ynge E sec.m.
u was B. v bylded D. w vpon that BDEFH. x Didyn A sup ras. >' oppress-
1 haue broujt is. k the which i. l vnnethe i. m Om. i. n so and s. ° dwelle thei nameli is.
P Om. is. q lo GNQ. r the whiche s. s he i. 4 the is. u sette PGILQS. v ful strong i. w that sche
schulde c pr. m. x Om. BTW. y the G. z he rauyschid is. a hir and FGIKS. b knyt i.
XXXIV. 4 — 1 8.
GENESIS.
151
4 he swagide with softnessis. Arid he7-
goynge to Emor, his fadir, Tak to me,
5 he seith, this damysele to wijf. The
which whanne Jacob hadde herd, absent
the sones, and in the foode of the beestis
occupied, he heelde his pees, to the tyme
« thei comen a3en. Emor forsothe, the fa-
der of Sichern, goon oute, that he my3te
7 speke to Jacob, loo ! the sones of hym
comen fro the feelde. And the thing herd
that was fallun, thei weren ful wroth,
therthui'3 that a fowle thing he hadde
wroii3t in Israel, and the dow3ter of Ja-
cob defowlid, an vnleueful thing hadde
Jtfulfillid. And so Emor speke to hem,
The soule of my sone Sichem hath cleued
to 3oure dow3ter, 3yueth hir wijf to hym,
9 and ioyne we togidere maryagis ; 3oure
dow3tresa 3if 36 to vs, and oure dow3tresa
10 taak 36, and dwel 36 with vs ; the loond
is in 3011 re power, excersise 36, chaff are 36,
11 and haue 36 it. But and Sichem to the
fader and to the bretheren of hir seith,
Fynde Y grace bifore 3ow, and what
12 thingb 36 ordeyne Y shal 3yue ; eche 36
dower, and aske 36 3iftis, gladly Y shal
3yue that 36 asken ; oonly 3yf 36 to me
is this damesele to wijf. The sones of Ja-
cob answeriden to Sichem and to the
fader of hym in trechory, waxynge cruel
14 for the stupre of the sister, We mowen
not doon that 36 asken, ne 3yue oure sister
to a man vncircumsidid, the which is vn-
loleful and wrongful anentis vs. But in
that we mowen ben togidere boundun, if
36 wole be like vs, and al kynde of maal
i«be circumsidid in 3ow, thanne we shulen
3yue and take togidere oure dow3trisc and
3ouren ; and we shulen dwelle with 3ow,
17 and we shulen be o peple. If forsothe 36
wolen not be circumsidid, we shulen take
is our dow3tresd, and goo awey. The pro-
fre of hem pleside to Emor and to Si-
hir soryc withd flateringis. And he 3ede4
to Emor, his fadir, and seide, Take to me 5
this damysel a wijf. And whanne Jacob
hadde herd this thing, while thee sones
weren absent, and ocupied in the fedyngf
of scheep, he was stille, til thei camen a3en.
Sotheli whanne Emor, the fadir of Sichem, 6
was gon out, 'that he schulde& speke to Ja-
cob, lo ! hise sones camen fro the feeld. 7
And whanne this thing that bifeldeh was
herd, thei weren wroothe greetli ; for he
wrou3te! a foul thing in Israel, andk he1
hadde dom a thing vnleueful in the de-
foulyng of the dorter of Jacob. And son a
Emor spak to hem, The soule of my sone
Sichem cleuyde0 to 3oure dou3tir, 3eue 36
hir a wijf to hym, and ioyne we wed- 9
dyngis togidere; 3yue 36? 3oure dou3tris to
vs, and take 36 oure dou3tris, and dwelle i<>
3e with vs ; the lond is in 3oure power,
tilei 3er, make8 36* marchaundise, and welde
36 it. But also Sichem seide to the fadir 1 1
and britheren of hir, Fynde Y grace bifor
3ou, and what euer thingis 36 ordeynen Y
schal 3yue; encreesse 36 the dower, and axe 12
36 3iftis, Yv schal 3yue wilfuli that that 36
axen ; oonli 3yue 36 this damysele a wijf
to me. The sones of Jacob answeriden in is
gile to Sichem and his fadir, and werenw
feerse for the defoulyng of maidenhodx of
the*' sistir, We moun not do this that 36 u
axen, nether we moun 3yue oure sistir to
a man vncircurncidid, which2 thing is vn-
leueful and abhomynable anentis vs. But 15
in this we schulen mowe be boundun in
pees, if 36 wole be lijk vs, and echa of
male kynde be circumcidid in 3ou, thanne i«
we schulen 3yue and take togidre oure
dou3tris and 3oure ; and we schulen dwelle
with 3ou, and we schulen be o puple.
Forsothe if 36 nylenb be circumcidid, wei7
schulen take oure doiytir0, and schulend
go a wei. The profryng of hem pleside i«
z Om. D. a doujtren BDEFII. b thingez E. c dou3tren DDEFH. A doujter BDE. doujtre FH.
c Om. CDEGKLMNPSX pr.m. d. d by B pr. m. e hise is. { pasturyng I. S that he wolde i. to BC sec.m.
h hadde bifalle i. ' hadde wrou3te is. k and for F. 1 of Jacob was defoulid, he A pr.m. ELO pr.m. p.
the dojter of Jacob defoulid, he x. the doujtir of Jacob was defoulid, he DFGNQRT. m Om. ELP. n thus i.
0 hath cleuyd is. P Ora. s. <l tilthe s. r 36 it is. s maketh is. and make K. * Om. EFIS. u inar-
chaundye plures. vand Y G. w thei weren is. * the maidenhod IKS. Y her is. z the which i. »• ech
man is. b wolen not i. c sistre s.d we schulen is.
152
GENESIS.
XXXIV. 19 31.
iQchem, his sons, ne the 3onglyng tariede,
but anoon that that was askid he shulde
fulfil ; forsothe he louede ful greetli the
damysele, and he was noble in al the
20 hows of his fader. And thei goon yn the
3ate of the cite, speken to the puple,
21 Thes men ben pesible, and wolen dwelle
with vs ; chaffare thei in the loond, and
excersise thei it, the which large and
broode nedith tyliers ; the dow3tris of
hem we shulen take wyues, and oure" we
22shulen 3yue to hem. O thing is that
puttith off so myche good ; if we circum-
siden oure males, folwynge the ryte of
23 the folk, and the substaunce of hem, and
the beestis, and al that thei han shulen
be ouren ; oonli in that assent we, that
dwellynge togidrys we maken o peple.
24 And alle thei ben assentid, alle the malis
25 circumsidid. And loo ! the thridde day,
whanne the sorwe of the woundes is
moost greuows, the two sones of Jacob,
Symyon and Leuy, the britheren of Dyne,
drawen to her swerdis, ben goon into the
cyte tristiliche, and sleyn alle the males ;
26Emor and Sichem togideres thei slewen,
takynge Dyne, her sister, fro the hows of
27 Sichem. The which goon oute, the tother
sones of Jacob fellen vpon the slayn men,
and thei distruyden the cyte, in to ven-
28 geaunce of the stupre, the sheep of hem,
drones, and asses, and alle thingis wast-
ynge, that in the howsis and in the feeldis
29 weren ; the litil children forsothe, and
the wyues of hem thei ladden cheytiues.
so The whiche thingis ful doon hardilich,
Jacob seyde to Symyon and Leuy, 3e han
disturbid me, and 36 han maad me haatsum
to Chananeis and Phare3eis, the dwellers
of this loorid ; we ben fewe, and thei
gederyd togiderys shulen smyte me, and
Y shall be doon awey and myn hows.
31 Thei answeriden, Whether as a strumpet
thei shulden mysuse oure sistre ?
Emor and Sichem, his sone, and the 3ongit»
wexynge man6 dilaiede not, that ne he
fillidef anoon that that was axid, for he
louede the damysele greetli, and he was
noble in al 'the hous of his fadh*. And 20
thei entriden in to the 3ate of the citee,
and spaken to the puple, These men ben 21
pesible, and wolen dwelle with vs ; make
thei marchaundie in the loond, and tileh
thei it, which is large and brood, and hath
nede to tileris ; we schulen take her dou3-
tris' to wyues, and we schulen 3yue oure
dou3trisi to hem. O thing is, for which 22
so greet good is dilaied ; if we circumciden
oure malis, and suen the custom of the
folc, bothe her substaunce, and scheep, and 23
alle thingis which thei welden, schulen be
oure ; oneli assente we in this, that we
dwelle to gidere, and make o puple. And 24
alle men assentiden, andk alle malis weren
circumcidid. And lo ! in the thridde day, 25
whanne the1 sorewe of wouridis"1 was moost
greuous, twei sones of acob, Symeon and
Leuy, britheren of Dyna, token swerdis,
and entriden in to the citee booldeli ; and"
whanne alle malis weren slayn0, thei 20
killiden Emor and Sichem togidere, and
token Dyna, her sistir, fro the hous of
Sichem. And whanne thei weren goon 27
out, othere sones of Jacob felden in on the
slayn men, and rifeliden the citee for the
veniaunce of defoulyng? of ai virgyn. And 28
thei wastiden the scheep of tho men, and
droues of oxtin, and assis, and alle thingis
that weren in howsis1" and feeldis, and 20
ledden8 prisoneris the litle children, and
wyues of tho men. And whanne these so
thingis weren don hardili, Jacob seide to
Symeon and Leuy, 3e han troblid me, and
han1 maad me hateful to Cananeis and
Fereseis, dwellers of this lond ; we ben
fewe, thei schulen be gaderid to gidere
and schulen sle me, and Y schal be don
awey andu myn hous. Symeon and Leuy si
answeriden, Whether thei oi^ten mysuseY
oure sistir as an hoorew ?
e ourn BDEFH.
e man Sichem s. f fulfillide is. S his fadir hous is. h tilie s. > doujtren G. k whanne plures.
1 Om. s. m wounde FG. n Om. G. ° slayn of hem s. P fouling L. q the I. r the housis G. s ledden
awey is. * Om. is. u in G. v to mysuse CIN sec.m, s. w a strumpett is.
XXXV. I 12.
GENESIS.
153
CAP. XXXV.
1 The mene tyme the Lord spak to Ja-
cob, Aryse, and stey to Bethel, and dwel
there, and mak an autere to the Lord,
that aperide to thee whanne thou flow}
2 Esau, thi brother. Jacob forsothe, al his
hows clepid togidere, seith, Doth awey
alyen goddis, that ben in the mydil of
3ow, and be 36 clensid, and chaunge 36
3 3oure clothis ; rise 30, arid steye we vp in
to Bethel, that we maken there an autere
to the Lord, the which hath herd me in
the day of my tribulacioun, and was felaw
4 of my weye. Thanne thei 3yuen to hym
alle alyen goddis that thei hadden, and
the eer ryngis, that weren in the erys of
hem ; and he indeluede hem vndur an
theribynte, that is bihynde the cite of
sSichem. And whanne thei weren goon,
feerde of God 3ede vpon alle the cytees
by enuyroun, and thei weren not hardi
cto pursue hem awey goynge. Thanne
Jacob com to Luzam, that is in the loond
of Chanaan, Bethel bi name, he and alle
7 the peple with hym. And he bilde there
an auteer, and clepide the name of that
place The hows of God ; there forsothe
aperyde God to hym, whanne he shulde
8 flee his brother. The same tyme was
deed Delbora, the norisch of Rebecca, and
was byried at the rootis of Bethel, vndur
an ook, and the name of the place is
9 clepid The ook of weping. God forsothe
aperyde eftsones to Jacob, after thatf he
was turnyd a3en fro Mesopotany of Syrye,
and com into Bethel, and blissid to hym,
loseiynge, Thow shalt no more be clepid
Jacob, but Yrael shal be thi name. And
1 1 he clepid hym Yrael, and seide to hym,
Y God Almy3ti, grow, and be thow mul-
tiplied, folke of kynde and peplis of na-
ciouns of thee shulen ben, kyngis of thi
12 leendis shulen goon oute ; the loond that
Y haue 3ouun to Abraham and Ysaac, Y
CAP. XXXV.
Yn the mene tyme the Lord spak to 1
Jacob, Ryse thou, and stiex to Bethel, and
dwelle thou there, and make thou an au-
ter to the Lord, that apperide to thee
whanne thou fleddist Esau, thi brother.
Forsothe? Jacob seide, whanne al his hous 2
was clepid to gidere, Caste 36 a wei alien
goddis, that ben 'in the myddisz of 3ou,
and be 36 clensid, arid* chaunge 36 3oure
clothis ; rise 3e, and stieb wec into Bethel, 3
that we make there an auter to the Lord,
whichd herde me in the dai of my tribu-
lacioun, and was felowe of my weie. Ther- 4
for thei 3auen toe hyinf alle aliens goddis
which thei hadden, and eere ryngis, that
weren in 'the eeris of hem'1; and he' del-
uyde thok vndur a 'tre, clepid therubynte1,
which is bihynde the citee of Sichem. And 5
whanne thei 3eden, drede assailide alle
men by cumpas of the citee, and thei
weren not hardi to pursue hem goynge
a wei. Therfor Jacob cam to Lusa, which"1 «
is in the lond of Canaan, bi 'sire name"
Bethel0, he and al his puple with hym.
And heP bildide there an auter to they
Lord, and clepidei the name of that place
The hows of God, for God apperide there
to hym, whanne he fledde his brothir.
Delbora, the nurische of Rebecca, diede in s
the same tyme, and sche Avas biried at the
roote of Bethel, vndir an ook, and the
name of the place was clepid The ook of
wepyngr. Forsothe God apperide eft to 9
Jacob, aftir that he turnede a3en fro Meso-
potanye of Sirie, and cam into Bethel,
and blesside8 hym, and seide, Thou schalt 10
no more be clepid Jacob, but Israel schal
be thi name. And God clepide hym Is-
rael, and seide to hym, Y am God AImy3ti, 1 1
encreesse thou, and be thou multiplied,
folkis and4 puplis of u naciouns schuleri be
of thee, kyngis schulen go out of thi
leendis; and Y shal 3yue to thee, and to 12
f Om. DEFH.
* go vp i. stie thou vp s. y Sothli G. z amyddis i. in the myddil s. a Om. s. b go i. c we vp is.
d the which i. « Om. BLP. f Jacob is. S the alien is. h her eris is. » Jacob is. k hem is. l therebynte
tree is. m that is. n the sire name i. the name s. ° of Fyre Bethel s. P Jacob is. 1 he clepide is.
r the wepyng o. s he blesside is. * of G. u and N.
154
GENESIS.
XXXV. 13 — 27.
shal 3yue to thee, and to thi seed after
{'thee. And he 3ede a wey fro hym. He
forsothe areride a stonen signe of wor-
ship, in the place that God speke to hym,
sacrifiynge vpon it sacrifice of licowres,
is and heldynge oute oyle, and clepynge the
16 name of that place Bethel. And he goon
out thens, com in veer tyme to the loond
that ledith to Effratam, in the which
nwhanne Rachel shulde here childe, for
the hardnes of birth she biganne to pe-
rishe ; and the meedwijf seide to hir,
Wole thow not drede, for also and this
is thow shalt haue a sone. The soule for-
sothe goynge oute for sorwe, and now
deeth fallynge ynne, the name of hir sone
she clepide Benony, that is, the sone of
my sorwe ; the fader forsothe clepide
hym Beniamyn, that is, the sone of the
lorijt side. Thanne Rachel was deed, and
was biryed in the weye that ledith to
20 Effratam, that is Bethleem. And Jacob
reyside a signe of preysing vpon the se-
pulcre of hir ; this is the title of the
monument of Rachel vnto the present
21 day. He goon out thens ficchide a taber-
22nacle oner the towre of the flok. And
whanne he shulde dwelle in that regioun,
Ruben 3ede, and slepte with Bala, the
secundarye wijf of his fader, that to hym
was not vnwist. Forsothe the sones of
23 Jacob weren twelue ; the sones& of Lia,
theh first gotun Ruben, and Symyon, and
Leuy, and Judas, and Ysachar, and Zabu-
24 Ion ; the sones of Rachel, Joseph, and
25 Beniamyn ; the sones of Bale, the ser-
uaunt of Rachel, Dan, and Neptalym ;
26 the sones of Zelphe, the handmayden of
Lye, Gad, and Aser. Thes the sones of
Jacob, which ben born to hym in Meso-
27 potanye of Syrye. He cam also to Ysaac,
his fadyr, into Mambre, the cyte of Ar-
bee, this is Ebron, in the which pil-
thi seed after thee, the lond which Y 3af
to Abraham, and Ysaac. And God de- is
partide fro hymv. Forsothe Jacob reiside u
a title ether™ memorial* of stoonys, in
the place where ynne God spak to hym,
and he sacrifiede ther onnev fletynge sacri-
fices, and schedde out oile, and clepidez 15
the name of that place Bethel. Forsothe* ie
Jacob 3ede out fro thennus, and camb in
thec bigynnynge of somer tod the lond
that ledith to Effrata ; in which lond
whanne Rachel trauelide in child beryng,
sche bigan to be in perel for the6 hard- 17
nesse of childberyng ; and the medewijf
seide to hir, Nyle thou drede, for thou
schalt hauef also thiss sone. Forsothe is
while the soule 3ede outh for sorew, and
deeth nei3ede thanne, she clepide the name
of hir sone Bennony, that is, the sone of
my sorewe; forsothe the' fadir clepide hym
Beniamyn, that is thek sone of the ri3t
side. Therfor Rachel diede, and was biriede 19
in the weie that ledith to Effrata, this1 is
Bethleem. And Jacob bildide a title1" onn 20
the sepulcre of hir ; this is the title0 of
birielP of Rachel 'til intoi present dai.
Jacob 3ede fro thennus, and settider taber-2i
nacles ouer the tour of the flok. And 22
while he dwellide in that cuntrei, Ruben
3ede, and slepte with Bala, the secundarie
wijf of his fadir, which4 thing was not
hid fro hym. Forsothe the sones of Jacob
weren twelue ; the sones of Lia weren, 23
the firste gendridu Ruben, anduu Symeon,
and Leuy, and Judas, and Isachar, and
Zabulon ; the sones of Rachel weren, Jo- 24
seph and Beniamyn ; the sones of Bala, 25
handrnaydev of Rachel, weren Dan, and
Neptalym ; thew sones of Zelfa, hand- 26
mayde of Lya, weren Gad, and Aser.
These weren the sones of Jacob, that
weren borun to hym in Mesopotanye of
Sirie. Also Jacob came to Isaac, his fadir, 27
g sone A.
Om. A.
v fro him, that is, yde out of his sty. BCGNQX. wor EILPS. Om. plures. x a memorial IMS. Om. plures.
y vpon is. z he clepide is. a sothely is. b he cam is. c to L. d in to p. e Om. s. fOm. i. Snow
haue a i. & passide/ro hir I. > his is. kOm. s. ' that i. m memorial s. n vpon is. ° memorial is.
P the biriel is. <1 vnto this i. til in to this K pr. m. s. r he sette is. s a tabernacle KX sec.m. taber-
naclis a. * the which i. u bigotun i. utt Om. K. T the handmayde is. w and the is.
XXXV. 28 — XXXVI. 13.
GENESIS.
155
28grimagid Abraham and Ysaac. And ful-
fillid ben the dayes of Ysaac an hundryd
29 and ei3ti of 3eris ; and endid thui'3 age is
deed, and he is put to his peple, olde, and
ful of dayes ; and biryeden hym Esau
and Jacob his sones.
CAP. XXXVI.
1 Thes forsothe ben the generaciouns of
2 Ysau ; he is Edom. Esau took wyues of
the dowtres of Chanaan, Ada, the dow3-
ter of Elom Ethei, and Oolibama, the
3dow3ter of a sone of Sebeon Euehi, and
Bethsemath the dow3ter of Ismael, the
4sistir of Nabaioth. Ada forsothe bare
s Eliphat ; Bathsemath gat Rahuel ; Ooli-
bama gat Hyeus, and Hielon, and Chore.
Thes the sones of Esau, that weren
born to hym in the loond of Chanaan.
e Esau forsothe took his wyues, and sones,
and dow3tres', and al thek soule1 of his
hows, and substaunce, and beestis, and al
that he my3te haue in the loond of Cha-
naan, and 3ede into anothir regioun, and
7 wente awey fro Jacob his brother ; for-
sothe ryche thei weren greetli, and to-
gidere dw'ellen my3ten not, and the loond
of the pilgrimage of hem susteynede hem
a not, for the multitude of flockis. And
Esau dwelte in the hil of Seyr ; he is
9 Edom. Thes forsothe ben the genera-
ciouns of Esau, fader of Edom, in the hil
10 of Seyr, and thes the names of the sones
of hym. Eliphath, the sone of Ada, wijf
of Esau, and Rahuel, the sone of Bath-
nsemath, wijf of hym. And the sones of
Eliphat weren, Cheman, Emath, Sephu,
iaGatan, Ceneth, and Chore. Tanna for-
sothe was the secundarie wiyf of Elipath,
sone of Esau, that bare to hym Amalech.
Thes ben the sones of Ada, wijf of Esau.
is The sones forsothe of Rahuel, Naath, and
Aram, Semma, and Mera". Thes the sones
in to Manbre, ax citee Arabee?, this is
Ebron, in which Manbre Abraham 'and
Isaac2 was a pylgryma. And the daies of 28
Isaac weren fillidb an hundrid and foure
scoore of 3eris ; and he was wastid in age, 29
and diede, and he was put to his puple,
and was eeld, and ful of daies ; and Esau
and Jacob his sones birieden hym.
CAP. XXXVI.
Forsothe these ben the generaciouns of i
Esau ; he isc Edom. Esau took wyues 2
of the dou3tris of Canaan, Ada, the dou3-
tir of Elom Ethey, and Oolibama, the
doirjter of Ana, soned of Sebeon Euey ;
alsoc Bathsemath, the dou3tir of Ismael, 3
the sistir of Nabioth. Forsothef Ada 4
childide Elifath ; Batsemath childide Ra-
huel ; Oolibama childide Hieus, and Hie- &
Ion, and Chore. These weren the sones
of Esau, that weren borun to hym in the
lond of Canaan. Sothelis Esau took hisee
wyues, and sonesh, and dou3tris, and ech
soule1 of his hows, andk catel, and scheep,
and alle thingis whiche he 'my3te haue1 in
the lond of Canaan, and 3edem into anothir
cuntrey, and departide fro his brother Ja-
cob ; for thei weren ful riche, and thei 7
mi3ten not dwelle togidere, and the erthen
of her pilgrymage susteynede not hem, for
the multitude of flockis. And Esau dwellide a
in the hil of Seir ; he is0 Edom. Forsothe 9
these weren the generaciouns of Esau, fa-
der of Edom, in the hil of Seir, and these 10
weren the? names of hise sones. Elifathi,
soner of Ada, 'wijf of Esau8 ; also Rahuel
sone1 of Bathsemath, 'wijf of hymu. And 1 1
the sones of Elifath weren, Theman, E-
math, Sephu, and Gathan, and Ceneth,
and Chore. Forsothe Tanna v/as the se- 13
cundarie wijf of Elifath, 'sone of Esauv,
whiche Tanna childide to hym Amalech.
These weren the sones of Ada, 'wijf of
Esauw. Forsothe the sones of Rahuel w
weren, Naath, and Zara, andx Semna, and
1 doujtren DDEFH. k Om. E. l soules H. m Zara BDE. n Meza BDEFH.
* the KMOwd. y Arbee plures. of Arbee iKMORSwd. z Om. i. a pylgiym and Isaac r. b ful-
fillid is. c is clepid is. d the sone is. e also he took to ivijf is. f And is. g And sotheli G. h hise
sones is. ' lijf is. k Om. DGNQRT. and his s. ' hadde is. m he jede is. n londe is. ° is clepid is.
P Om. B. q And Elifath G. r the sone is. s Esau wit' s. * the sone is. u wijf of Esau i. Esau wif s.
T the sone of Esau i. Esau sone s. w Esaus wijf i. Esau wyf s. * Om. K.
X 2
156
GENESIS.
XXXVI. 14 30.
14 of Bathsemath, wijf of Esau. And thes
weren the sones of Oolibama, dow3ter of
Anenn, sone of Sebeon, wiyf of Esau, whom
she get to hym ; Hyeus, and Hielon, and
15 Chore. Thes the dukis of the sones of
Esau ; the sones of Elyphath, the first
getun of Esau, duke Theman, duke Omar,
IB duke Sephua, duke Seneth, duke Chore,
duke Datan, duke Amelech. Thes the
sones of Eliphath, in the loond of Edom,
17 and thes the sones of Ade. And thes
the sones of Rahuel, sone of Esau, duke
Naath, duke Zara, duke Semma, duke
Mera° ; thes forsothe dukis of Rahuel, in
the loond of Edom. Thes the sones of
is Bathsemath, wijf of Esau. Thes forsothe
the sones of Oolybama, wijf of Esau ;
duke Hyeus, duke Hyelon, duke Chore ;
thes the dukis of Oolibama, dow3ter of
19 Anee, wijf of Esau. Thes ben the sones
of Esau, and thes the dukes of hem ; he
20 is Edom. Thes ben the sones of Seyr
Horrey, the dwellers of the loond, Jo-
than, and Sobal, and Sebeon, and Anam,
21 and Dyson, and Eser, and Dysan ; thes
the dukis of Horrei, sones00 of Seyr, in
22 the loond of Edom. The sones forsothe of
Jothan ben maad, Horrey, and Theman ;
forsothe the sister of Jothan was Thanna.
23 And thes the sones of Sobal ; Aluan, and
Maneeth, and Ebal, Sephi, and Onam.
24 And thes the sones of Sebeon; Achaia,
and Ana ; this is Ana, that fonde hoot
watris in wildernes, whanne he fedde the
25 she assis of Sebeon, his fadir ; and he
hadde a sone Dysan, and a dow3ter Ooli-
26 bama. And thes the sones of Dysan ;
Amdam, and Jesban, and Jetran, and
27 Charan. And thes the sones of Hesar ;
28Baalan, and Zauan, and Acham. And
Dysan hadde sones, Hus, and Haran.
29 Thes the dukis of Horreis ; duke Jothan,
no duke Sobal, duke Sebeon, duke Ana, duke
Dyson, duke Heser, duke Dysan ; thes
the dukis of Horreis, that? comaundeden
Meza. These weren the sones of Bathse-
math, 'wijf of Esau?. And these weren 14
the sones of Oolibama, dou3terz of Ana,
sone of Sebeon, vwijf of Esaua, whiche sche
childide to hym ; Hieus, and Hielon, and
Chore. These weren theb dukis of the is
sones of Esau; the sonesc of Elifath firstd
gendrid" of Esau, duk Theman, duyk
Omar, duk Sephua, duyk Ceneth, duyk IG
Chore, duyk Dathan, duykf Amalech.
These weren the sones of Eliphat, in the
lorid of % Edom, and these weren the sones
of Ada. Also these weren the sones of 17
Rahuel, 'sone of Esauh, duyk Naath, duyk
Zara, duyk Senna, duyk Meza ; forsothe
these duykis weren of Rahuel in the lond
of Edom. These weren the sones of Bath-
samath, Vijf of Esau'. Forsothe these is
weren the1 sones of Oolibama, Vijf of
Esau1 ; duyk Hieus, duyk Hielon, duyk
Chore ; these weren duykis of Oolibama,
dou3tirk of Ana, 'wijf of Esau'. These 19
weren the sones of Esau, and theim
weren duykis of hem ; he is Edom.
These weren the sones of Seir Horrei, 20
enhabiteris of the lond ; Jothan, and So-
bal, and Sebeon, and Anam, and Dison, 21
and Eser, and Disan ; these duikis weren
of Horrey, sone'1 of Seir, in the lond of
Edom. Forsothe the sones of Jothan 22
weren maad0, Horrey, and Theman ; so-
theli the sistir of Jothan was Tanna. And? 23
these weren the sones of Sobal ; Aluan,
and Maneeth, and Ebal, Sephi, and Onam.
And these weren the sones of Sebeon ; 24
Achaia, and Ana ; this is Ana that foonde
hoote watris in wildirnesse0-, whanne he
kepte the assis of Sebeon, his fadir ; and 25
her hadde a sone Disan8, and* a dou3tir
Oolibama. And these weren the sones of 26
Disan ; Amadan, and Jesban, and Jethran,
and Charan. Also these weren the sones 27
of Heser; Baalan, and Zeuan, and Acham.
And Disan hadde sones, Hus, and Haran. 28
These weren the duykis of Horreis ; duyk 29
nn an AF. ° Meza BDEFH. °° sone BDEFH. P the D.
y Esaus wijf i. Esauwifs. z the doujter is. a Esaus wijf i. Esau wif s. b Orn. is. c sone I.
d the first is. e bigotun i. f and duyk s. S Om. D. h Esaus sone i. Esau sone s. > Esaus wijf i.
Esau wif s. k the doujtir is. ! Om. G. m these is. n the sone is. ° Om. K. P Om. is. <l the
wildirnesse s. r Om. c. s that hi^te Disan s. * Om. FG.
XXXVI. 3i — XXXVII. 3.
GENESIS.
157
31 in the loond of Seyr. The kyngis for-
sothe that regneden in the loond of Edom,
or thati the children of Yrael hadden a
aakyng, weren thes ; Balach, the sone of
Beor, and the name of his cyte Denaba.
33 Balach forsothe died, and for hym regned
34 Jobab, the sone of Zare of Bosra. And
whanne Jobab was deed, regnede for hym
35 Husam of the loond of Thamaus. This
forsothe deed, regnede for hym Adad, the
sone of Badady, the which smote Madyan
in the regioun of Moab, and the name of
36 the cite of hym Abyuth. And whanne
Adad was deed, regnede for hym Semla
37 of Masarech. And this deed, regnede for
38 hym Saul of the flood of Robooth. And
whanne and this was deed, folwide into
the kyngdom Balaanan, the sone of A-
sachobor. And this deed, regnede for hym
Adad, and the name of the cite of hym
Phoa, and the wijf of hym was clepid
Meesabel, the dow3ter of Mathret, dow3-
4oter of Mesaab. Thes thanrie the names
of the dukis of Esau, in kynredis, and
places, and her names ; the duke Thanna,
41 the duke Alua, the duke Jezeth, the duke
42 Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phynon, duke
43 Zeneth, duke Theman, duke Mabsar, duke
Madiel, duke Yram ; thes the dukys of
Edom, the dwellers inr the loond of his
empire ; he is Esau, the fader of Ydumeis.
i Jacob forsothe dwelte in the loond of
Chanaan, in the which his fader pil-
agrimagide; and thes ben the generaciouns
of hym.
CAP. XXXVII.
Joseph whanne he was of sextene 3eer
fedde a flok with his bretheren, 3it a
childe, and he was with the sones of Bale
and of Zelphe, wyues of his fader ; and
he accuside his bretheren anentis the fa-
Jothan, duyk Sobal, duyk Sebeon, duyk
Ana, duyk Dison, duyk Heser,' duik Di-so
san ; these weren theu duykis of v Horreis,
that weren lordis in the lond of Seir. For-3i
sothe kyngis that regneden in the lond of
Edom, bifore that the sones of Israel had-
den a kyng, weren these ; Balach, the sone 32
of Beor, and the name of his citee was
Deneba. Forsothe Balach diede, and Jo- 33
bab, sonew of Sara of Bosra, regnede for
hym. And whanne Jobab was deed, Hu-34
sam of the lond of Thernayns regnede for
hym. And whanne he was deed, Adad, the 35
sone of Badadi, that smoot Madian in the
lond of Moab, and the name of his citee
was Abyuth, 'regnede for himx. And 36
whanne Adad was deed, Semla of Mase-
racha regnede for hym. And whanne he 3?
was deed, Saul of the flood Robooth
ragnede for hym. And whanne he was3«
deed, Balanam, the sone of Achobor, was
successour in to the rewme. And whanneysy
this2 was deed, Adad regnede for hym, and
the name of the citee of Adad was Phau,
and the name of his wijf was clepid3 Mee-
zabel, the doi^ter of Mathrect, dou3terb of
Mesaab. Therfor these weren the names 40
of duykisc of Esau, in her kynredis, and
places, and names ; duyk Thanna, duyk
Alua, duyk Jetech, duyk Oolibama, duyk 41
Ela, duyk Phinon, duyk Ceneth, duik 42
Theman, duyk Mabsar, duyk Madiel, duyk 43
Irani ; these weren the duykis of Edom,
dwellerisd in the lond of hys lordschip ;
hee was Esau, thef fadir of Ydumeis. For- 1
sothe Jacob dwellide in the lond of Ca-
naan, in whichs his fadir was a pilgrym ;
and these weren the generaciouns of hym. 2
CAP. XXXVII.
Joseph whanne he was of sixtene 3eer,
3it a child, kepte a flok with hise bri-
theren, and was1' with the sones of Bala
and Zelfa, wyues1 of his fadir ; and he ac-
cuside his britheren at thek fadir of 'the
1 Om. BDEF pr.m. r in to BDEFH.
n Om. K. v Om. A. w the sone is. * Om. B sec.m. V whanne he I. z this king s. a Om. KS.
b the doujter i. <= the duykis is. d dwellynge is. e he this is. f Om. is. S which lond is. •» he
was s. » the wyues is. k her la.
158
GENESIS.
XXXVII. 3 — 15.
sder of the werst synne. Yrael forsothe
louede Joseph ouer alle his sones, ther-
thur} that in elde he hadde getun hym ;
and lie made hym a coote of dyuerse co-
4 lours. And the bretheren of hym seynge
that of the fader more than alle the sones
was loued, hatiden hym, and my3ten not
» to hym eny thing pesebli speken. And
it felle, that a seen sweuen he tolde to
his britheren, the which cause was seed
6 of more haat. And Joseph seide to his
britheren, Here 36 my sweuen that Y
7saw3, I wenede vs to bynden hondfullis
in the feelde, and myn hondful as to ryse,
and stonde, and 3oure hondfullis stond-
ynge al aboute to loute myn hondful.
s And the britheren of hym answeriden,
Whether thow shalt be oure kyng, oither
we shal be vndirloute5 to thi bidding?
This thanne cause of sweuenes and of
wordis mynystride riorishynge of enuye
n and of haate. And another sweuen he
saw3, that tellynge to his britheren, seith,
I sawe bi dreem as the sunne, and the
mone, and the elleuen sterrys to lowtun
10 me. That whan to his fader and bri-
theren he hadde tolde, blamede hym his
fader, and seide, What to it silf wole this
sweuen that thow hast seen? Whether Y,
and thi moder, and thi britheren shulen
ulowt thee vpon erthe ? Thanne enuyeden
to hym his britheren. The fader forsothe
12 the thing stilli bihelde, and whanne the
britheren of hym in the flockis of the
fader to ben fedde dwelliden in Sichem,
is Yrael seide to hym, Thi britheren feden
sheep in Sichemys ; come, Y shal sende
14 thee to hem. Who answerynge, Y am
redi, he seith, Go, and se if alle thingis
be welsum anentis thi britheren, and
beestis, and a3en tel thow to me what is
doon. He, sent fro the valey of Ebron,
15 cam into Sichym ; and a man fonde hym
worste1 synne. Forsothe Israel louyde Jo- 3
seph ouer™ alle hise sones, for he hadde
gendrid" hym in eelde0 ; and he made to
Joseph a cote of manyP colours. For- 4
sothe hise britheren sien that he was
loued of the fader more than allei, andr
thei hatiden hym, and my3tens not speke
ony thing pesibli to hym. And it bifelde t>
that he telde to hise britheren a sweuene*
seynu, whichw cause was 'the seedx of
more hatrede. And Joseph seide to hise
britheren, Here 36 the sweuene which Y
8613, Y gesside that we bounden to gidere 7
handfuls^, and that as myn handful roosz,
and stood, and that 3oure handfuls stoden
aboute and worschipiden myn handful.
Hise britheren answerden, Whether thou 8
shalt be oure kyng, ethir we shulen be
maad suget to thi lordschip ? Therfor this
cause of sweuenys8 and wordis mynystride
the nurschyng of enuye, and of hatrede.
Also Joseph sei3 another sweuene, which 9
he telde to theb britheren, and seide, Y
sei3 bic a sweuened that as the sunne, and
moone8, and enleuenee sterris worschipiden
me. And whanne he hadde teld this 10
sweuenef to his fadir, and britheren^, his
fadir blamyde him, and seide, What wole
this sweuene11 to it silf' whichJ thou hast
seyn ? Whether Y and thi modir, and thik
britheren, schulen worschipe thee on erthe?
Therfor hise britheren hadden enuye to 11
hym. Forsothe the fadir bihelde pryuely
the thing, and whanne his britheren dwell- 12
iden in Sichem, aboute flockisff of the%%
fadir Ho be kepthh, Israel seide to Joseph, is
Thi britheren kepen scheep in Sichymys;
come thou, Y schal sende thee to hem.
And whanne Joseph answerde, Y am redi, 14
Israel seide, Go thou, and se whether alle
thingis ben esi" anentis thi britheren, and
scheep1 ; and telle thou to me what is
doon. He was sent fro11 the valey of E-
5 SUgCtt BDEFH.
1 ful wickid i. m aboue i. n getun i. ° his eelde is. P dyuerse i. 1 alle hise sones i. alle thei s.
r Om. i. s thei myjten is. * metels i. u that he sauj I. seyn of him B. w the which i. x a sowyng i.
seed or enchesoun s. 7 scheues or handfuls i. z roos vp i. a dremes i. b his DGIS. c Om. is.
d dreem i. e the moone EIKS. ee the enleuen s. f dreem i. ehise britheren is. h dreme mene i.
' itself mene s. i that is. k Om. G. ff kepyng flockis i. keeping of fl. s. SS her is. hh Om. is.
" welsum is. ! the scheep is. u to G.
XXXVII. 16 — 29.
GENESIS.
159
in the feelde errynge, and askide, what he
16 solute. And he answeride, My bretheren
Y seche, shew thow to me where thei
nfeden the flockis. And the man seide to
hym, Thei wenten a wey fro this place,
forsothe I herde hem seiynge, Go we into
Dothaym. And Joseph }ede after his bri-
18 theren, and fonde hem in Dothaym. The
whiche whanne thei seyen hym 'a ferre1,
or he nei3ede to hem, thoujten to sleen
19 hym, and togidere thei speken, Loo ! the
20 dremer cometh, go we, and sle we hym,
and putte we hymu in an olde sistern,
and we shulen seye.The werst wiylde beest
hath deuowrid hym ; and thanne it shal
apere what profiten to hym hys dremes.
21 Thes thingis forsothe herynge Ruben,
enforside to delyuere hym of the hondis
22 of hem, and seide, Slee we not the lijf of
hym, ne shede we blood, but throw 30
him into the olde sisterrie, that is in wil-
dernes, and kepe 36 3oure hondes vngilti.
That forsothe he seide, wilnynge to de-
lyuer hym fro the hondes of hem, and to
233elde to his fader. Thanne anoon as he
cam to his britheren, thei nakiden hym
the side coote to the hele, and of manye
24colowrs, and puttiden into an olde sis-
25terne, that hadde no watyr. And sit-
tynge for to eet breed, thei seen Ysmael-
itis weiegoers to comen fro Galaad, and
camels of hem berynge swete spyces, and
swete gurnme, and myrre, into Egipte.
26 Thanne Judas seide to his britheren,
What shal it profit vs if we sleen oure
brother, and we hiden the blood of hym ?
27 It is betere that he be sold to Ismaelitis,
and our hondes ben not defoulid ; for-
sothe the brother and oure flesh he is.
The britheren assentiden to thes wordes ;
28 and the marchaundes Madyany tes goynge
bisides, thei, drawynge hym oute of the sis-
terne, solden hym toYsmaelytis for thretti
siluer pens ; the whiche ladden hym into
29 Egipte. And Ruben turned a3en to the
bron, and cam into Sichem ; and a man is
foorid hym errynge"1 in the feeld, and 'the
man" axide0, what he sou3te. And he an- ic
swerde, Y seke my britheren, schewe thou
to me where thei keptenP flockisi. And 17
the man seide to hymr, Thei 3eden awei
fro this place ; forsothe Y herde hem
seiynge, Go we into Dothaym. And Jo-
seph 3edes aftir his britheren, and foond
hem in Dothaym. And whanne thei had- is
den seyn hym afer, bifor that* he nei3ede
to hem, thei thou3ten to sle hym, and 19
spakenu togidere, Lo! the dremere cometh,
come 36, sle we hym, and sendev wew into 20
an eld sisterne, and we schulen seie, A
wielde beeste ful wickid hath deuourid
hym ; and thanne it schal appere what hise
dremes profiten to hym. Sotheli Ruben 21
herde this, and enforsidex to delyuere hym^
fro her hondis, and seide, Sle we not the 22
lijf of hym, nether schede we out his
blood, but caste 3ez hym into8 an eeld
cisterne, whichb is in thec wildirnesse, and
kepe 36 3oure hondis gilteles. Forsothe he
seide this, willynged to delyuere hym fro
her hondis, and to 3eldee to his fadir.
Therfor anoon as Joseph cam to hise bri- 23
theren, thei dispuyliden hym of thef coote&,
doun to the heele, and of many colours,
and senten'1 into1 thek eeld cisterne, that -24
hadde no water. And thei saten vto ete!25
breed ; and thei sien that Ismaelitis wei-
goers camen fro Galaad, and that her ca-
mels baren swete smellynge spiceries, and
vrosyn, andm stacten, into Egipt. Therfor 2«
Judas seide to hise britheren, What schal
it profite to vs, if we schulen sle oure bro-
ther, and schulen hide his blood ? It is 27
betere that he be seeld to Ismalitis, and
oure hondis be not defoulid, for he is oure
brother and fleisch11. The0 britheren as-
sentiden to these wordis ; and whanne 28
marchauntis of Madian passiden forth?,
thei drowen hymi out of the cisterne, and
seelden hym to Ismaelitis, for thri3ttir
* o feer DEH. u Om. DDFII.
m goynge amys i. n he K. ° axide hym GIKS. P kepen BCGISWX. <! her flockis. r Joseph is.
8 wente is. * Om. K pr. m. u thei spaken is. v putte is. w we him IKS. * enforside him is. J Jo-
seph is. z we i. a in IS. b that I. c Om. CE. d wilnyng s. e 3elde him is. f his BKLP. g coote
sijd is. h sciit.cn him K. thei puttiden him is. putten M. » in is. k an is. ' and eeten B. that thei
schulden ete c pr. m. m Om. B. n oure fleisch is. ° His is. P ther forth is. 1 Joseph is. r twenty Apr. m.
BCELNOPW. XX. FL.
160
GENESIS.
XXXVII. 30 — XXXVIII. 8.
:so sisterne, fonde not the child ; and the
clothis to-rent goynge to his bretheren,
seith, The childe not aperith, and whider
:u Y shal go? Forsothe thei token the coote
of hym, and in the blood of a kyde that
32 thei hadden slayn steyneden ; the which
sendynge shulden here to faderv, and
seyn, This we ban foundun, loke whether
33 the coote of thi sone it be or noo». The
which whanne the fader knowith", seith,
The coote of my sone it is, the* moost
yuel wiylde beest hath etun hym, a beest
34 hath deuowrid Joseph. And the clothis
to-rent, was^ clothid with an heyr, weil-
ssynge his sone myche tyme. And alle his
free children gedered togideres, that thei
my5ten swage the sorow of the fader, he
nolde coumfortyng take, but seith, Y
shal descende to my sone weilynge into
helle. And hym stedfastli dwellynge in
36wepyng, Madenytis solden Joseph in E-
gepte, to Putiphar, the geldyng of Pha-
rao, the mayster of chyualrye2.
CAP. XXXVIII.
1 Judas descendynge the same tyme fro
his britheren, turnede to a man Odolla-
2 myte, Hyram bi name ; and he saw3
there the dow3ter of a Chanany man, Sue
bi name. And a wijf takun, 3ede into
shir, the which conseyuede, and bare a
childe, and clepide the name of hym Her. '
4 And eftsones conceyued the kynde, she
ftnemnyde the born sone Onam. And the
thridde child she bare, whom she clepide
Sela, the which born, seeside to more
(ibere childe. Judas forsothe 3aue a wijf
to his first getun Her, Thamar bi name.
7 And Her, the first getun of Jude, was
wickid in the si3t of the Lord, and ther-
s for was slayn of hym. Thanne Judas
seide to Onam, his sone, Go yn to the
platis of siluer ; whiche ledden hym in to
Egipt. And Ruben turnede a3en to the 20
cisterne, and foond not the child ; and he 30
to-rente his closis, and he 3ede to hise
britheren, and seide, The child apperith
not, and whidir schal Y go? Forsothe 31
thei token his coote, and dippiden8 in the
blood of a kide, which1 thei hadden slayn ;
and sentenu men that barenv to thew fadir, 32
and seiden, We han founde this coote,
sex, whether it is the coote of thi sone,
ether? nai. And whanne the fader haddess
knowe it, hez seide, It is the coote of my
sone, a wielde beeste ful wickid hath etc
hym, a beeste hath deuourida Joseph. And 34
he to-rente his clothis, and he was clothid
with an heire, and biweilide his sone in
myche tyme. Sothely whanne hise fress
children weren gaderid to gidere, that thei
schulden peeseb the sorewe of thec fadir,
he nolde take counfort, but seide, Y schal
go doun in to helle, and schald biweile my
sone. And the6 while Jacob contynude
in wepyng, Madianytis seelden Joseph intof 3«
Egipt to Putifar, chasts 'and onesth ser-
uaunt of Farao, maistir' of thek chy-
ualrie.
CAP. XXXVIII.
Yn the same tyme Judas 3ede doun fro i
his britheren, and turnede1 to a man of
Odolla, Hiram bi name ; and he si3 ther 2
a dou3tir of a man of Canaan, Sue bi
name. And whanne he hadde takun hir
to wijf, he entride to hir, and sche con- 3
seyuede, and childide a sone, and clepide
his name Her. And eft whanne am child 4
was conseyued, sche nemyde" the child
borun Onam. And sche childide thes
thridde sone, whom sche clepide Cela, and
whanne he was borun, sche ceesside to.
bere child more. Forsothe0 Judas 3af as
wijf, 'Thamar bi nameP, to his firste gen-
dridi sone Her. And Her, the firste gen- 7
dridi sone of Judas, was weiward in the
si3t of the Lord, and therfor he was slayn
v the fader E.
rye E sec.m.
had knowen BDEH. knowen F. x and E. y and was D. 2 the chyual-
s dippiden it IKS. * that is. u thei senten is. v baren it is. w her is. * se thou i. J or i
and he G. a deuourid him E. b prese i>. c her is. d Y schal A pr. m. et plures. e Oin. i. f in plu
y or ELP.
zandheo. a deuourid him E. b prese L. c her is. d Y schal A pr. m. et plures. e Oin. i. f in plures.
e a chaast is. h Om. is. » the mayster is. k his is. l he turnede is. m an othir is. n nempned GMW.
0 Sotheli is. P that hijte Thamar is. 1 bigetun i.
XXXVIII. 9 — 1 3.
GENESIS.
161
wijf of thi brother, and be thow felaw-
shipte to hir, that thow rere seed to thi
9 brother. He wytynge sones to be born
not to hym, goynge to the wijf of his
brother, shede the seed into the erthe,
lest fre children weren born in name of
10 the brother ; and therfor the Lord smote
hym, therthur3 that a cursid thing he
ndide. Wherfore Judas seide to Thamar,
the wijf of his sone, Be thow a widwe in
the hows of thi fader, to the tyme that
Sela my sone growe ; forsothe he dredde
lest and he shulde dye as the britherena
of hym. The which 3ede, and dwelte in
12 the hows of hir fader. And manye jerys
ouergoon, diede Sue, the wijf of Jude,
the which after weilyng coumfort takun,
steiede vp to the sheepherdisb of his sheep,
he and Yras, the sheepherd of the flok,
13 Odollamyte, in Tampnas. And it was
told to Thamar, that hir housbonde fader
steiede vp into Tampnas, to the sheep
14 that shulden be clippid. The which, the
clothis of widewhed don down, toke to a
roket, and the abite chaungid, sat in the
place of two weyes that ledeth to Tamp-
nam ; therthur3 that Sela was growun,
and she hadde not takun hym to hous-
15 bonde. Whom whanne Judas hadde seen,
he trowide hir to ben abb strumpet ; she
forsothe hadde couerede hir chere, lest
ic she were knowun. And he yngoynge to
hir, seith, Lat me, that Y goo togidere
with thee ; forsothe he wiste not that she
was the wijf of his sone. The which an-
swerynge, What shal thow 3yue me, that
17 thow vse me with Hggyng ? he seide, Y
shal sende to thee a kidde fro the flockis.
And eft she seiynge, I shal suffre that
thow wolt, if thow 3yue to me a wedde,
to the tyme that thow sende that that
is thow bihotist. Judas seith, What to thee
wolt thow be 3ouun for a wedde? She
answeryde, Thi rynge, and thin ann-
of the Lord. Therfor Judas seide to 8
Onam, his sone, Entre thou to the wijf of
thi brothir, and be thou felouschipid to
hir, that thou reise seed to thi brothir.
Andr he wistes that sones schulden not beg
borun to him, xand he* entride to the wijf
of his brother, and schedde seedu in to the
erthe, lest thev fre children schulden be
borun bi the name of the brotherw; andio
therfor the Lord smoot hym, for he dide
abhomynable thing. Wherfor Judas seide 11
to Thamar, 'wijf of his sonex, Be thou
widewe? in the hous of thi fadir, til Sela
my sone wexe, for he dredde lest also he
schulde die as hise britheren. And sche
3ede, and dwellide in the hous of hirz
fadir. Forsothe whannea many 3eeris weren 12
passid, the dorter of Sue, 'the wijf of Ju-
dab, diede, and whanne coumfort was takun
aftir morenyng, hec stieded to the schereris
of hise scheep, he and Iras ofe Odolla,
that was kepere of the floe, stieden* in to
Thampnas. And it was teld to Thamar, 13
that vthe fadir of hir hosebonde stiede? to
Thampnas, to schere scheep. And scheu
dide awei the clothis of widewehod, and
sche took a roketh, and whanne the cloth-
inge was chaungid, sche sat in the weilot
that ledith to Tampna ; for Sela hadde
woxe, and sche hadde not take hym to1
hosebonde. And whanne Judas hadde seyn is
hir, he supposide hir to be an hoore, for
sche hadde hilid hir face, lest sche were
knowun. And Judas entride to hir, and ie
seide, Suffre me that Y ligge with thee ;
for he wiste not that sche was the wijf of
his sone. And whanne sche answeride,
What schalt thou 3yue to me, that thou
ligge bik me ? he seide, Y schal sende to 17
thee a kide of the flockis. And eft whanne
sche seide, Y schal suffre that that thou
wolt, if thou schalt 3yue to me a wed, til
thou sendist1 that that thou bihetist"1. Ju- is
das seide, What wolt thou that be 3ouun
a brether BH. brother D. b clypparis E. bb Om. A pr. m.
r andybr s. 8 knowynge i. * Om. i. u his seed is. v Om. EP. w deed brothir is. x his sones
wijf i. his sone wyf e. y a widewe is. x hise L. a while G. b Judas wijf is. c Judas is. cl stiede
vp is. « and B. f wenten vp i. S hir hosbondis fader went up in i. her husbonde fadir stiede in s.
h roket cloth with many wrynclis c pr. m. roket vp on Mr is. i in to is. k with K. l sende EILPS. m be-
hi3te ELP.
162
GENESIS.
XXXVIII. 19 — 29.
sercle, and the staf that thow holdist in
thin hoond. Thanne at oon togiders
uigoynge the womman conceyuede, and
arysynge, she jede a wey ; and the abite
doon doun that she toke, she is clothid
20 with the clothis of widewhod. Judas
forsothe sente a kidde bi his sheepherd
Odollomyte, that he shulde take ac wedde
that he 3aue to the womman ; the which
21 whanne he hadde not foundun hir, askide
the men of that place, Where is the worn-
man that sat in the two weies ? answer-
ynge alle men, There was not in this
22 place a strumpet. And he turnede a3en
to Juda, and seide to hym, I haue not
foundun hir, but and the men of that
place seiden to me, neuer there to haue
23 sittun acc strumpet. Judas seith, Haue she
to hir silf, certis of lesynge vndurnym vs
she may not ; I haue sente a kydde that
Y bihi3te, and thow hast not foundun
24 hir. Loo! forsothe after thre monethis
men tolden to Jude, seiynge, Thamar, thi
sones'1 wijf, hath doon fornycacioun, and
the wombe of hir is seen to wexe ful
greet. And Judas seide, Bryng hir forth,
25 that she be brent. The which whanne
she shulde be lad to the peyne, sent to
here housbond fader, seiynge, Of the man
whos thes ben Y haue conseyued ; know
thow whos is the ryng, and the arm
26 sercle, and the staf? The which, the 3iftis
knowun, seith, She is more ri3twise than
Y, for I haue not takun hir to Sela, my
sone ; and neuerthelater ouer that tyme
27 he knewe hir not. Forsothe instondyng
the beryng, gemels apereden in the wombe,
and in that heeldyng out of the children,
the toon putte forth an hoond, in the
which the inedewife bonde a reed threed,
23 seiynge, This shal goon out rather. He
forsothe drawynge a3en the hoond, 3ede
out the tother, and the womman seide,
Whi is the wal for thee dyuydid ? And
for that cause she clepide the name of
to thee for a wed? She answeride, Thi
ryng, and thi bie of the arm, and the staaf
which thou holdist in the™ hond. Therfor
the womman conseyuide at o liggyng bi,
and sche roos, and 3ede ; and whanne the 10
clooth was 'put awei° which sche hadde
take?, sche was clothid in the clothis of
widewhod. Forsothe Judas sente a kide2o
bi his scheepherde ofi Odolla, that he
schulde resseyue the wed whichr he hadde
3oue to the womman ; and whanne he5
hadde not founde hir1, he axide men of that 21
place, Where is the womman that sat in
the weie lot? And whanne alle men an-
sweriden, An hoore was not in this place ;
he turnede a3en to Judas, and seide to 22
hym, Y foond not hir, but also menu of
that place seidenv to me, that an hoore sat
neuere there. Judas seide, Haue sche to 23
hir silf w, certis sche may not repreue vs
of a leesyng ; Y sente the* kyde which Y
bihi3te, and thou foundist not hir. Lo ! 24
sotheli aftir thre monethis thei telden to
Judas, and seiden, Thamar, 'wijf of thi
sone>, hath do fornycacioun, and hir womb
semeth to wexe greet. Judas seide, Brynge
3ez hir forth, that sche be brent. And2o
whanne sche was led to peynea, sche sente
to 'the fadir of hir hosebondeb, and seide,
Y haue conseyued of the man, whose these
thingis ben ; knowe thou whose is the
ryng, and biec of the arm, and staf d ? And 20
whanne the 3iftis weren knowun, hec seide,
Sche is more iust than Y, for Y 3af not
hir to Sela, my sone ; netheles Judas knewe
hir no more fleischli. Sotheli whanne the 27
childberyng nei3ede, twei chyldren ap-
periden in the wombe, and in that birthe
of childrenf, oon brou3tes forth the hond,
in which11 the mydwijf boond a reed
threed, and seide, This schal go out 'the 28
formere'. Sotheli while he withdrowe the 29
hond, the tother 3ede out, and the womman
seide, Whi was the skyn in which the
child lay in the wombe departid for1 thee?
c the BDEFH. cc Ora. A pr. m. d sone E. e his A.
n thin is. ° don off is. P don on is. <1 Om. A sec.m. is. r that is. s Odolla is. * the womman is.
u the men is. v tolden L. « hirsilf, that we be not dispisid BC. hirsilf that thing is. x a E. >' thi sonis
wijf is. 2 Om. i. a hir peyne is. b hir husbondes fadir i. hir husbonde f. s. c the bie IKS. d the
staf IKS. e Judas is. f the children is. S put is. h whiche hond is. > bifore is. l fro EPLNSX.
XXXVIII. 3° — XXXIX. 12.
GENESIS.
163
so hym Phares. Afterwarde 3ede out the
brother of hym, in whos hoond was the
reed threed, whom she clepyde Zaram.
CAP. XXXIX.
1 Thanne Joseph was lad into Egepte,
and bou3tf hym Putiphar, the geldyng of
Pharao, the prince of his oost Egipcien,
fro the hondis? of Ismaelitis, of whicheh
2 he was broirjt'. And the Lord was with
him, and he was a man in alle thingis
welsumly doynge. And he dwellide in
3 the hows of his lord, the which alther-
best knewe the Lord to be with hym,
and alle thingis that he shulde doon, of
hym to be greithid in the hoond of hym.
4 And Joseph fonde grace bifore his lord,
and mynystride to hym, of whom bifore
putte to alle thingis, gouernede the hows
takun to hym, and alle thingis that to
5 hym weren bitau3t. And the Lord
blisside to the hows of the Egipcyen for
Joseph, and multipliede, as wel in howsys
as in feeldis, al the substaunce of hym ;
e ne eny thing other knewe but the breed
that he eete. And Joseph was fayr in
7 face, and seemly in si3t. And so after
many dayes the ladi keste hir eyen in
a Joseph, and seith, Sleep with me ; the
which not assentynge to the shrewid
dede, seide to hir, Loo ! my lord alle
thingis to me takun, vnknowith what he
o hath in his hows, ne eny thing is, that is
not in my power, or hath not takun to
me, saue thee, that art the wijf of hyrn ;
how thanne may Y that yuel don, and
losynne in my God? With siche maner
wordis bi alle daies thei speken, and the
womman was greuyd to the 3onge man,
11 and hek refuside the hordom. It felle
forsothe a day, that Joseph shulde goo
into the hows, and sumwhat of werk he
12 shulde do with outen witnessis. And
And for this cause sche clepide his name
Fares. Afterward his brothir 3edem out, 30
in whos hond was the reed threed, whom
sche clepide Zaram.
CAP. XXXIX.
Therfor Joseph was led in to Egipt, i
and Putifar, 'chast and onest seruaunt" of
Farao, prince of the oost, a man of Egipt,
bou3te hym of the hondis0 of Ismaelitis,
of which he was brou3tP. And the Lord 2
was with hym, and he was a man doynge
with prosperite in alle thingis. And Jo-
seph dwellide in 'the hows of his lord^,
which knew besf that the Lord was with 3
Joseph, and that alle thingis whiche he
dide, weren dressid of the Lord in 'the
hond of hyms. And Joseph foond grace 4
bifor his lord, and 'mynystride to* hym,
of whom Joseph was maad souereyn of
alle thingis, and gouernede" the hows bi-
taken to hym, and alle thingisv that weren
bitakun to hym. And the Lord blessides
the 'hows of Egipcianw for Joseph, and
multipliede al his catel, as wel in howsis
as in feeldis ; nether hex knew ony other c
thing no? but ' breed f which2 he eet. For-
sothe Joseph was faira in face, and schapli
in si3t. And so aftir many daies the ladi 7 *J
castide1' hir i3en in to Joseph, and seide,
Slepe thou with me ; which assentide not 8
to the vnleueful werk, and seide to hir,
Lo ! while alle thingis ben bitakun to me,
my lord woot not what he hath in his
hows, nether ony thing is, which is not in 9
my power, ether which 'he hathc not bitake
to me, outakun thee, which art his wijf;
how therford may Y do this yuel, and do
synne a3ens my lord ? Thei spaken siche 10
wordis 'bi alle daiese, and the womman
was diseseful to the 3ong waxyngef man,
and he forsook auoutrie". Forsothe it bi- 1 1
felde in a dai, that Joseph entride in to
the hows, and dide sum werk1' with out
•)• Bi breed in
holi scripture
is vndirstomlen
watir al mancre
of dryuk. GO.
A. e honde BDEII. h the which BDEFH. » boujt A. k Om. //.
m wente i. n a geldyng i. a geldinge, the chaast honest seruaunt s. ° hond is. P broujt
thidir is. q his lordis hous is. r ful wel i. 8 his hond is. * he seruyde is. u he gouernyde is.
v othere thingis i. w the hows of the Egipcian M. Egipcianis hous i. Egipcian hous s. * his lord is.
y Om. OQ. z the breed that is. a ful fair D. b keste is. <= is E. d Om. E. e longe tyme is. f Om. is.
K the auoutrie IKS. h preuei weikfallinge to his office is.
164
GENESIS.
XXXIX. 13 — XL. 3.
she, the hemme takun of the clothing of
hym, shulde seye, Slep with me ; the
which, forsakun the mantil in the honde
13 of hir, flei}, and 3ede oute. And whanne
the womman hadde seen the cloth in hir
uhondes, and hir to be dispisid, clepide to
hir men of hir hows, and seide to hem,
Loo ! he hath brou3t yn an Ebrew man,
that he shulde bigile vs ; he was comun
yn to me, that he shulde togidere goo
with me, and whanne Y hadde vnder-
15 cried, and he herde my voys, he forsoke
the mantil that I heelde, and flei3 out.
leThanne in argument of bileue, the holdun
mantil she shewide to the housbonde
nturnynge a3en hoom. And1 seith, To me
is comun yn an Ebrew seruaunt, whom
thow hidir brou3tist, that he shulde bigijl
18 me; and whanne he hadde seen me to
crye, he forsoke the mantil that I heelde,
19 and flei3 out. Thes thingis herd, and
the lord to mych leueful to the wordis of
20 the wijf, was ful wroth ; and toke Jo-
seph into prysoun, where the gyued men
of the kyng weren kept, and he was there
21 closid. The Lord forsothe was with Jo-
seph, and hauynge rewthe of hym, 3aue
to hym grace in the si3t of the prince of
22 the prysoun, the which toke in the bond
of him alle the gyued menm that weren
holdun in kepyng, and what thing was
23 doon was vndur hym, ne he knewe eny
thing, alle thingis takun to hym ; the
Lord forsothe was with hym, and made
redi alle the werkys of hym.
CAP. XL.
1 And so thes thingis doon, fel that two
geldyngis synneden, the botler of the kyng
of Egepte, and the baker, to her lord.
2 And Pharao wroth a3ens hem, for the
tother was bifore to botlers, and the
3 tothir to bakers, putte hem into the pri-
witnessis1. And schek took 'the hem of 12
his clooth1, and schem seide, Slepe thou
with me ; and he lefte the mentil in hir
hoond, and he fledde, and 3ede outn. And is
whanne the womman hadde seyn° the
clooth in? hir hondis, and that sche was
dispisid!, sche clepide to hir the men of 14
hir hows, and seide to hem, Lo ! my lord
hath brou3t in an Ebrew man, that he
schulde scorn vs ; he entride to me tor do
leccherie with me, and whanne Y criede,
and he herde my vois, he lefte the mentil 15
which3 Y helde, and he fledde out. Ther- 16
for in to the1 preuyng of troutheu, sche
schewide the mantil, holdunv to thew hose-
bonde turnynge a3en hoom. And she 17
seide, The Ebrew seruaunt, whom thou
brou3tistx, entride to me to^ scorne me;
and whanne he 313 me crye, he lefte the is
mentil which2 Y helde, and he fledde out.
And whanne these thingis weren herd, 19
the lord bileuyde ouer myche to the wordis
of the wijf, and wasa ful wrooth ; and he 20
bitook Joseph in to prisoun, where theb
bounden menc of the kyng weren kept, and
he was closid there. Forsothe the Lord 21
was with Joseph, and hadde mercy on
hym, and 3afd grace to hym in the si3t
of the prince of the prisoun, which bitook 22
in the bond of Joseph alle prisoneris8 that
weren holdun in kepyng, and what euer
thing was doon, it wasf vndur Joseph,
nethir the prince knewe ony thing, for 23
alle thingis weren bitakim to Joseph ; for
the Lord was with hym, and dresside alle
his werkis.
CAP. XL.
Whanne these thingis weren doon so&, i
it bifelde that twei geldyngisb, the boteler
and the baker 'of the kyng of Egipt*, syn-
neden to her lord. And Farao was wrooth 2
a3ens hem, for the toonk was 'souereyn to
boteleris1, the™ tother wasu xsouereyn to
l Om. ASFU. m Om. BDEFH.
i witnesse s. k the ladi is. ! him bi the cloth is. m Om. is. n out fro hir s. ° sawe is. P left
in is. q dispisid of Joseph is. r that he schuld c. pr.m. s that is. * Om. FGIKSW. u the treuthe is.
trou5e E. v that sche heelde i. w hir s. x broustist in s. Y that he schuld c pr. m. z that is. a he
was is. t> Om. is. c Om. plures. d he jaf is. e the prisoneris is. f was don is. S Om. plures.
h chaaste men of the kingis of Egipt is.. i Om. is. k tother plures.
the is. n Om. i.
maistir boteler is. m and
XL. 4—I7-
GENESIS.
165
soun of the prince of kny3tis, in the
4 which and Joseph was gyued. And the
kepere of the prisoun tok hem to Joseph,
the which and mynystryde to hem. A
litil of tyme 3ede bitwixe, and thei in
skeping weren holdun, and both seen a
sweuen oon ny3t, aftir couenable vndoyng
6 to hem. To whom whanne Joseph cam
7yn eerly, and saw3 hem drery, askide
hem, seiynge, Whi dreryer is 3oure face
8 to day than it was wonte ? The which
answeryden, A sweuen we han seen, and
ther is not that wol vndo it vs. And
Joseph seide to hem, Whether not of God
is the vndoyng? Telle 36 to me what 36
9 han seen. And the prouest of botlers
bifore tolde his sweuen ; I saw3 bifore
10 me a vyne, in the which weren thre
braunchis growun litil mele into clustris,
and after floures the grapes to wexe rijp,
nand the chalice of Pharao in myn hoond;
thanne I toke grapes, and wrong into the
chalice that Y heelde, and toke drynke to
12 Pharao. Joseph answeryde, This is the
vndoyng of the sweuen ; thre braunches
is thre 3it dayes ben, after whiche Pharao
shal record of thi seruyce, and shal re-
store thee ton the bifore had gree, and
thow shalt 3yue to hym a chalice, after
thin office, as thow were wont to do bifore.
14 As myche haue mynde of me, whanne it
were wel with thee, and mercy thow shalt
do with me, that thow make suggestioun
to Pharao, that he lede me out of this
15 prisoun; for theuelich Y am had awey
fro the loond of Hebrew, and here an
leynnocent Y am sent into a laak. Seynge
the mayster of bakers that he hadde vndo
wiseli the sweuen, seith, And I saw3 a
sweuen, that I hadde three basketis of
nmelow vpon myn heed, and yn the" o
basket, that was hei3er, Y trowide me to
here al maner metis that ben made with
bakers craft, and bryddis to eet therof.
bakeris0. And he sente hem in to the? pri-3
soun of thei prince of kny3tis, in whichr
also Joseph was boundun. And the keper4
of the prisoun bitook hem to Joseph, which
also 'mynystride to hem8. Sumdel* of tyme
passide, and thei weren hooldun in kep-
yng, and bothe sienu av dreem in o ny3t, 5
bi couenable expownyng to hem. And 6
whanne Joseph hadde entrid to hem eerli,
and hadde seyn hem sori, he axide hem, 7
and seide, Whi is 3oure 'face sorierew to
dai than it ysx wont ? Whiche answeriden, s
We sei3en a dreem, and 'noon is? that ex-
pownethz to vs. And Joseph seide to hem,
Whether" expownyngb is not of God? Telle
36 to me what 36 han seyn. The 'souereyng
of botelerisc telde first his dreem ; Y sei3d
that a vyne bifore mee, in which weren 10
thre siouns, wexidef litil and litil in to
buriounnyngis^, and that aftir flouris1'
grapys1 wexiden ripe, and the cuppe ofn
Farao was in myn bond ; therfor Y took
the grapis, and pressidek out in to the
cuppe which1 Ym helde, and Y 3af drynk
to Farao. Joseph answerde, This is the" 12
expownyng0 of the dreem ; thre siouns ben
3it thre daies, aftir whiche Farao schal 13
haue mynde of thi seruyce, and he schal
restore thee in to the firste degree, and
thou schal 3yue to hym the cuppe, bi thin
office, as thou were wont to do bifore.
Oneli haue thou mynde on00 me, whanne u
it is wel to thee, and thou schalt do merci
with me, that thou make suggestioun to
Farao, that he lede me out of this pri-
soun ; for theefli Y am takun awei fro is
the lond of Ebrews?, and here Y am sent
innocent^ in to prisoun. The 'maister of IG
bakerisr sei3e that Joseph hadde expown-
eds prudentli the dreem, and4 he seide,
Andu Y sei3 a dreem, that Y hadde thre
panyerisv of mele on myn heed, and Y 17
gesside that Y bar in o panyerew, that
was hei3erex, alle metis that ben maad bi
n in to BDEFII. ° that D.
0 maistir baker is. P Om. CEGILPS. 1 Ora. I. r the which I. s sernede or keepte hem s. * sum
whatt i. u thei sawje is. T oo is. w cheer heuyer s. x was EKS. y ther is no man I. no man is a.
z expowneth it is. a wher celeri omnes, ut plerumque. b the expownynge I. e maistir boteler is. d si}
bifore me is. « Om. is. f wexe s. S buriounyng ELP. h the flowris is. * the grapys s. k presside
hem is. l that is. m he L. n Om. is. ° declaryng is. °° of K. P Ebrewe s. <J withoute gilt i.
r maister baker is. 9 declarid is. * also i. u Om. G. v basketis is. w baskett is. x heijest F.
166
GENESIS.
XL. 1 8 — XL I. 9.
is And Joseph0 answeride, This is the vn-
doyng of the sweuen; thre baskettis thre
i93it dayes ben, aftir whom Pharao shal
take a wey thin heed, and shal honge
thee in the crosse, and fowlis shulen teere
20thi fleish. Arid fro thens the thridde day
was the birthe day of Pharao, the which
makynge a greet feeste to his children,
recordid amonge the meetis of the mays-
ter of botlers, and of the prince of bakers ;
21 and restoryde the tother into his place,
that he biynge forth drynke to the kyng,
22 the tother he hongide in a gibite, that
the sothnes of the remener were proued.
23 And neuerthelater after fallynge welsum
thingis, the prouest of botelers for3ete of
his dreem reder.
CAP. XLI.
1 After two 3eer Pharao sawe a sweuen ;
2 he trowide him to stonde vpon a flood, of
the which steyden vp seuene fayre oxen
and ful fatte, and thei weren fed in
3 mershi places ; and other seuene out
comen of the flood, fowle and al ouer-
comen with leenesse, and thei weren fedde
in theP brenke of the flood, in moost
4plenteuows grene places ; and thei de-
uouriden hem of whom was merueilows
fayrnes and proporcioun of bodies. Pha-
srao waknedi, slepte eftsones, and saw3
another sweuen ; seuene eerys buriounde
o in o stalk and ful fayr, and other as feel
eerys, thinne and smytun with meldew,
7 weren growun, deuowrynge al the fayrnes
of the first. Pharao, awakynge after reste,
8 and the morwetide bigunne, feerd for
drede, sente to alle the reders of Egepte,
and to all the wise men, and hem clepid
to, tolde the sweuen, and there was not
'••that vndide it. Thanne at the last the
crafty of bakers, and that briddis eeteri
therof. Joseph answerde, This is the ex- 18
pownyngz of the dreem ; thre panyerisa ben
3it thre daies, aftir whicheb Farao schal 19
take awei thin heed, and he schal hange
thee in a cros, and briddis schulen to-
drawe thi fleischisc. Fro thennus the 20
thridde dai was the dai of birthed of Fa-
rao, which made a greet feeste to hise
children6, andf hadde mynde among metis?
onh the maistir 'of boteleris1, and onk the
prince of bakeris ; and he restoride the1 21
oonm in to his place", that he schulde
dresse0 cuppeP to 'the kyngi, and he hangide 22
'the tothirr in a gebat, that the treuthe of
'the expownere8 schulde be preued. And 23
netheles whanne prosperitees bifelden, the*
'souereyn of boteleris" for3atv 'his ex-
po wnerew.
CAP. XLI.
Aftir twei 3eer Farao 8613 a dreem ; he i
gesside that he stood on a floodx, fro 2
which seuene faire^ kiyn and ful fatte
stiedenz, and weren fed in the places of
mareis; and othere seuene, foule and leene,s
camen out of the flooda, and weren fed in
thilk brenke of the watir, in greneb places ;
and thoc deuoureden thilke kien of whiche 4
the fairnesse and comelynesse of bodies
wasd wondurful. Farao wakide, and slepte 5
eft, and sei3e another dreem ; seuen eeris
of cornf ful and faire camen forth in o
stalke, and othere as many eeris of cornf, c
thinne and? smytun with corrupcioun of
brennynge wynd, camen forth, deuourynge 7
al the fairenesse of the firste. Farao wakide
aftir resteh, and whanne morewtid1 was 8
maad, he was aferd bi inward drede, and
he sente to alle thek expowneris of Egipt,
and to alle wise1 men ; and whanne thei
weren clepid, he telde the dreem, and
noon"1 was that expownede". Thanne at 9
0 Josep A. P that BDEFH. 1 wakynde BDEH.
Y the craft is. z declaryng is. a basketis is. b the whiche i. c flesch FILS. d the birthe is. e chil-
dren ether sugetis BCGKOQX. ch. or sogets ELP. f and he EI. e the meetis is. ^ of DIS. ' boteler is.
k of D. 1 that B. m toon INS. D office is. ° bryng is. P cuppes E. the cuppe ether drinke x sec.m.
drinke is. 1 him is. r that oother L,. s Joseph declarynge the dremes is. * to the is. u maistir bote-
ler is. vhe forjat is. w Joseph that declaride his dreem is. x riuer M. Y ful faire GN. z wenten vp i.
jeden vp s. a riuer M. b the grene E. c tho kyen is. d weren is. e he sei3 is. f corn eeris is.
s Om. s. h this reste is. > the morewtide is. k Om. GK. J the wise is. m noon of hem s. n ex-
pownede it is.
XLI.
-25-
GENESIS.
167
maister of botlers remembrynge, seith, I
loknowleche my synne; the king wroth
to his seruauntis, me and the mayster of
bakers comauridid to be put inis prisoun
11 of the prince of kriy3tis, where either o
ny3t seen a sweuen, bifore shewynge of
I2thingis that ben to comun. There was 'a
seruant, Hebrew childe1", of the same duke
of kny3tis, to whom tellynge the sweuenes,
13 we herden alle thingis5 that afterward the
oute comyng of the thing proued ; for-
sothe Y am joldun a3en to myn office,
H and he was hongid in the crosse. Anoon
thei doddiden* Joseph lad out of the pri-
soun, at the maundement of the kyng,
and with chaungid clothing offreden to
is hym. To whom he seith, I saw3 sweuens,
ne there is that opnith, the which I haue
ic herd the moost wiseli to caste. Joseph
answerde, God with outen me shal an-
17 swere welsum thingis to Pharao. Thanne
Pharao tolde that he saw3 ; I wende me
to stonde vpon the brynk of the flood,
is and seuen oxen fro the flood togideres
steyden vp, ful greetli fayr and thui'3 oute
with fatt fleish, the whiche in the pasture
of mersheu the grene leswis cheseden ;
19 and loo ! thes folweden other seuen oxen,
in as myche defourme and leene, that
neuer siche in the loond of Egipte Y
2osaw3; the whiche the rather deuowrid
21 and wastid, no merke of fulfedyng 3ouun,
but with the same leenesse and foulnes
thei dwelten. A wakynge, eftsones born
22 doun with sleepe, I saw3 a sweuen ; se-
uene eeris buriounde in o stalk, ful and
23 moost fayr, and other seuen, thirine and
smytun with a brennynge blaste, growiden
24 of the stalk, the whiche deuowreden the
2sfayrnes of the rather. I haue tolde to
the reders the sweuen, and no man is
that out openith. Joseph answeride, The
the laste the maistir 'of boteleris" bi-
thou3teP, and seide, Y knowleche my
synne ; the kyng was wrooth to hise ser- 10
uauntis, arid comaundidei me and the8
maister 'of bakeris1" to be cast doun in to
the8 prisoun of the prince of kny3tis, where n
we bothe saien a dreem in o ny3t, bifore-
schewynge of thingis to comynge*. An 12
Ebrew child, seruaunt of the same duk of
kny3tis was there, to whom weu teldenv
the dremes, andw herdenx what euer thing n
the bifallyng of things preuede afterward;
for Y am restorid to myn office, and hez
was hangid in a cros. Anoon at the co- 14
maundementa of the kyng thei polliden
Joseph led out of prisounb, and whanne
'the cloothc was chaungid, thei brou3tend
Joseph? to the kyng. To whom the kyng 15
seide, Y sei3e dremes, and noon is thatf
expowneth tho thingis that Y seij, I haue
herd that thou expownests moosth pru-
dentli. Joseph answerde, With out me, ic
God schal answere prosperitees to Farao.
Therfor Farao telde that that he sei3 ; Y 17
gesside that Y stood on the brenke of the'
flood, and seuene kiyn, ful faii'e andk with IB
fleischis1 able to etyng, stiedenm fro the
watir, whiche kiyn gaderiden" grene seggis
in the0 pasture!' of thei marreis ; and lo ! 10
seuene othere kiyn, so foule and leene,
sueden these, that Y sei3 neuere siche in
the lond of Egipt; and whanne the for- 20
mere kien wereri deuourid and wastidr,
thos secounde* 3auen no steppeu of ful- 21
nesse, but weren slowev bi lijk leenesse
and palenesse. I wakide, and eft Y was
oppressid bi sleep, and Y sei3 a dreem ; 22
seuene eeris of corn, ful and fairestew, camen
forth inx o stalke, and othere seuene, 23
thinne and smytun with 'corrupcioun of>"
brennynge wynd, camen forth of the stobil,
whiche deuouriden the fairenesse of the 24
s thing BEH. t diden AF. dedden D. clyp-
11 in to E. r ane Hebrew chylde, seruaunt BDFII.
piden E pr. m. doddidyn sec.m. u the mershe BEFH.
0 boteler is. P bithoujte him is. 1 he comaundide is. r baker is. s Om. is. * come F. u he A.
v tellinge is. w Om. is. * herden of him is. y the thing i. z the baker is. a heest is. b the pri-
soun is. c his clothing i. Joseph clothinge s. d brou3ten yn B. e Om. EPLP. him is. * Om. I. g ex-
pownest siche thingis is. h ful i. i a is. k Om. is. l fleishe is. m wenten vp i. stieden vp s.
n gadren n. ° tho D. P pasturis L. 1 Om. N. r wastid of the leene keyn i. w. of tho lene kyen s
s the plures. * leene keyn is. u steppe or tokne is. v slowe orj'eble is. w moost faire i. x on i.
y Om. is.
168
GENESIS.
XLI. 26 40.
sweuen of the kyng is oon ; the thingis
that God is to do he shewede to Pharao.
26 Seuen oxen fayr, and seuen eerys fulle,
seuen jeris of plentith ben, and the same
27 strengthe of sweuen holdun ; and the
seuen oxen thinne and leene, the whiche
steyden after hem, and seuen eeris thinne
and smytun with a brennynge wynde,
seuen 3eris ben of hungur to comen, the
28 whiche bi this ordre shulen be fulfillid.
29 Loo ! seuen 3eresv shulen come of greet
so plentew in al the loond of Egipte, whom
shulen folwe othere seuen 3eer of as greet
bareynes, that to forgetyng be takun al
the bihynd plentethnesx ; forsothe to
31 waste is hungur al the erthe, and the
greetnes of myseys^ is to spille the greet-
sanes of plentithe. That forsothe thow
hast seyn secoundli a sweuen perteynyng
to the same thing, shewyng is of fast-
nessez, therthur3 that the worde of God
33 be doon, and swiftloker be fulfild. Now
thanne puruey the kyng a wise man and
aa redi, and bifore maak hym to the loond
34 of Egipte, the which ordeyn prouestisb
thoru3 out alle regiouns, and the fifte part
of fruytis thur3 out the seuen 3eer of
35 plenteth, that now ben to comen, now ge-
der he in to the beernes ; and al the wheet
be leide vndur the power of Pharao, and
36 be kepte in the cyteec, and be bifore made
redi to the hungur to come of the seuen
3eer, the which is to oppresse Egipte, and
the loond be not consumed with myschef.
37 The counseil pleside to Pharao, and to
38 alle the mynystris of hym, and he spake
to hem, We mowen not fynde such a man
the which be ful of the spiryt of God.
39 Thanne he seide to Joseph, For God hath
shewed to thee alle thingis that thow hast
spokun, whether a wiser or ad liyk to thee
40 fynde Y may ? Thow shalt be vpon myn
hows, and at the maundement of thi
formere; Ytelde thez dreem to expowneris, 25
and no man isa that expownetbA Joseph
answerde, The dreem of the king is oonc ;
God schewided to Farao what thingis he
schal do. Seuene faire kiyn, and seuene26
ful eeris of corn, ben seuene 3eeris of
plentee, and thoe comprehenden the samef
strengthe of dreem& ; and seuene kiyn 27
thinne and leene, that stieden*1 aftir tho1,
and seuene"1 thinne eeris of corn and
smytun with brennynge wynd, ben seuene
3eern of hungur to comynge, whiche schulen 28
be fillid0 bi this ordre. Lo ! seuene 3eer 29
of greet plentee in? al the lond of Egipt
schuleni come, and seuene othre 3eerr of so so
greet bareynesse schulen sue tho, that al
the abundaunce bifore be* 3ouun to for3et-
yng; for the1 hungur schal waste al the
lond, and the greetnesse of pouert" schal si
leesev the greetnesse of plentee. Forsothe 32
this that thou si3est the secunde tyme a
dreem, perteynynge to the same thing, is
aw 'schewyng of sadnessex, for the word of
God schal be doon, andy schal be fillid ful
swiftli. Now therfor puruey the kyng ass
wijs man and a redi, and make the kyng
hym souereyn to the lond of Egipt, which 34
man ordeynez gouernouris bi alle cuntreis,
and gadere he in to bernys the fyuethe part
of fruytis bi seuene 3eera of plentee, that 35
schulenb come now ; and al the wheete be
kept vndur the power of Faraof, and be t that is, not bi
* ' violence uether
it kept in citees, and be it maad redi to 36 bi fre 3ifte, but
, , ,. bi biyng and
the hungur to comynge ot seuene0 3eer p
that schal oppresse Egipt, and the lond be
not wastid bid pouert. The counsel6 pleside 37
Farao, and alle his mynystrisf, and he spak 38
to hem, Wher we moun fynde sichs a manh
which is ful of Goddis spirit? Therfor 39
Farao seide to Joseph, For God hath
schewid to thee alle thingis whiche thou
hast spoke, wher Y mai fynde a wisere
man1 and lijkk thee? Therfor thou schalt4o
v jeere BDEFH. w plentith BDEFH.
uest A. c cytees BDEH. d Om. B.
plentenes E. y mysesis D. z fatnes A. a Om. E.
pro-
z this is. a there is is, D expowneth it is. c al oon is. d hath shewid is. e the same thingis I.
tbo same thingis s. f Om. is. S the dreem is. h stieden vp is. l the faire keyn is. m the seuene is.
n jeeres G. ° fulfillid is. P in to is. 1 schal is. r Om. EILPS. s schal be is. * Om. D. that is.
u nedynesse is. v waste is. w Om. is. x sch. of sadn. that is, confermyng ofthejlrste I. y and it I.
z ordeyne hym B pr.m, a jeeris is. b shal ELP. c the seuene is. d with is. e counsel of Joseph is.
f seruauntis is. S Om. is. h man liche Joseph is. » man than thou is. k lijk to DIS.
XLI. 41—53-
GENESIS.
169
month al the puple shal obeishe ; in o
thing oonli in dignyte of the rewme thee
41 Y shal go bifore. And eft Pharao seide
to Joseph, Loo ! Y haue ordeynyde thee
42 vpon al the loond of Egipte. And he took
a ryng of his hoond, and 3aue hym in his
hoond, and he clothide hym a stool of
biys, and putte aboute his necke a goldun
43bee3e, and made him stey3 vpon his se-
cound chaar, criynge a bedel, that alle men
shulden bifore hym knele, and thei shnlden
wite hym to be prouest to al the loond of
44 Egipte. And the kyng seide to Joseph,
I am Pharao, with outen thi maundement
shal not eny man meue hoond or foot in
45 the loond of Egipte. And he turnede
the name of hym, and he clepide hym in
Egipcian tunge, the saueor of the world ;
and he 3aue to hym a wijf, Asenech, the
dow3ter of Putifar, preest of Helyopoleos.
And so Joseph, goon oute to the loond of
4G Egipte, forsothe was of thritti wynter
whanne he stode in the si3t of kyng Pha-
rao, and he 3ede aboute alle the regiouns
47 of Egipte. And plentithnes cam of the
seuen 3eer, and the cornes maad into
handfullis ben gederyd into beernes6 of
48 Egipte, and al the plentith of fruytis in
49 alle the citees was leide to kepe, and the
plentithe of wheet was so myche, that to
the grauel of the see it was mesurid euen,
50 and the plentith passide mesure. To Jo-
seph forsothe weren borne two sones bifore
that the hunger cam, whom to him bare
Asenech, the dow3ter of Putifar, preest
51 of Helyopoleos. And he clepide the name
of the first gotun Manasses, seiynge, God
hath maad me to for3ete alle my trauayls,
62 and the hows of my fader ; and the name
of the secouiide he clepide Effraym, sei-
ynge, God hath maad me growe in the
53 loond of my pornes. Thanne ouerpassed
seuen 3eer of plentithe that weren in E-
be ouer myn hous, and al the puple schal
obeie to the comaundement1 of thi mouth ;
Y schal passe thee onely by o trone of the
rewme. And eft Farao seide to Joseph, 41
Lo ! Y haue ordeyned thee onm al the lond
of Egipt. And Farao took the ryng fro 42
his bond, and 3af it in the bond of Joseph,
and he clothide Joseph with a stoole of
bijsn, and puttide0 a goldun wrethe aboute
the? necke ; and Farao made Joseph to 43
'stie oni hisr secounde chare, while a bidele
criede, that alle men schulden kneles bifore
hym*, and schulden knowe that he was
souereyn of al the lond of Egipt. And 44
the kyng seide to Joseph, Y am Farao,
without thi comaundement" no man shal
stire bond etherv footw in al the lond of
Egipt. And hex turnede the name of Jo- 45
seph, and clepide^ him bi Egipcian2 Ian-
gage, the sauyourf of the world ; and he
3af to Joseph a wijf, Asenech, the dou3-
ter of Potifar, preesta of Heliopoleosb. And
so Joseph 3ede outc to the lond of Egipt.
Forsothe Joseph was of thretti 3eer, whanne 40
he stood in the si3t of kyng'1 Farao, and
cumpasside alle the cuntreis of Egipt. And 47
the plente of seuene 3eer cam, and ripe
corn" weren bounden into handfulsf, and
weren gaderid into the# bernys of Egipt,
also alh the aboundaunce of cornes' weren14 48
kept in alle citeis1, and so greet abound- 4!»
aunce was of wheete, that it was maadm
euene to" the grauel of the see, and0 the
plente passide mesure. Sotheli twei sones 50
were born to Joseph bifor that the hungur
came, whicheP Asenech, do^tir'i of Putifar,
preestr of Heliopoleos, childide to hym.
And he8 clepide the name of the firstesi
gendrid* sone, Manasses, and seide, God
hath maad me to for3ete alle my traueilis,
and the hous of my fadir ; and he clepide 52
the name of the secunde sone EfFraym,
and seide, God hath maad me to encreesse
•f luEbrewitis
schewiiige
priuitces, as Je-
rom and Lire
here seyen. c
GQ.
e the beernes BDEFH.
1 heest is. m vpon is. n biys ether of rvhit selk BCGQX. b. or of tv. s. ELP. b. ether red silk K. ° he
putte is. P his is. 1 gon vpon i. stie vp vpon s. r the E. s bowe c pr. m. * Joseph is. u heest is.
v nether BIS. or ELP. w ether foot, that is, do any notable thing BCGNQX. * Pharao is. T he clepide is.
z the Egipcian D. a a preest is. b Heliopoleos, thai is, the cite of the sunne BCGKNQX. c forth is.
d the kyng F. his kyng s. e cornes ceteri omnes. f schefes I. gOm. IL. h Om. L. ' ripe cornes c pr. m.
k was plures. 1 cuntreis A pr. m. m maad or aymed is. n with is. ° Om. L. P the whiche I. 1 the
doujtir is. * a preest is. 8 Joseph is. * bigeten i.
Z
170
GENESIS.
XLI. 54 — XLII. 9.
54 gipte, bigunne to come tof the* seuen 3eer
of meseysh, whom Joseph seyde byfore,
and in al the world hungur wex greet ;
also in al the loond of Egipte was hun-
55gur; the which hungring, the peple cryede
to Pharao, askynge lyuelod, to whom he
answeride, Goth to Joseph, and what
56euere he shal seye to 3ow, doth. For-
sothe ech day hungur encreside in al the
loond, and Joseph openyde alle the
beernes, and solde to Egipcyens, for and
57 hem oppresside hungur ; and alle the1
prouynces camen into Egipte, that thei
my3ten bigge meetis and the yuel of
myseis swagen.
CAP. XLII.
1 Jacob forsothe herynge that lyuelodes
weren solde in Egipte, seide to his sones,
2 Whi ben 36 necgligent ? I haue herd
that wheet is solde in Egipte, descende
3e, and biggith to vs nedeful thingis, that
we mowen lyue, and we ben not consumed
3 with myseys'. Thanne descendynge the
ten britheren of Joseph that thei my3ten
4 bigge whete in Egipte, Beniamyn with-
holdun at home of Jacob, the which seide
to the britheren of hym, Lest perauenture
in the weye eny thing he suffrek of yuel.
5 Thei ben goon into the loond of Egipte,
with othere that 3eden to bigge ; forsothe
there was hungur in the loond of Cha-
enaan. And Joseph was prince of Egipte,
and at his bikenyng whete cornes weren
solde to the peplis. And whanne his bri-
7 theren hadden lowtid him, and he knewe
hem, as to aliens harder he spak, askynge
hem, Whens cam 36? The which an-
sweryden, Fro the loond of Chanaan, that
we biggen nedeful thingis to oure lyue-
8lod. And neuerthelater he the britheren
»knowinge is not knowun of hem, and re-
in the lond of my pouert. Therfor whanne 53
seuene 3eer of plentee that weren in Egipt
weren passid, seuene 3eer of pouert bi-54
gunnen to come, whicheu Joseph bifore
seide, and hungur hadde thev maistri in al
the world ; also hungur was in al the lond
of Egipt ; and whanne that lond hungride, 55
the puple criede to Farao, and axide metis;
to whichew he answeride, Go 36 to Joseph,
and do 36 what euer thing he seith to 3ou.
Forsothe hungur encreesside ech dai in 56
al the lond, and Joseph openyde alle the
bernys, and seeldex to^ Egipcians, for also2
hungur oppressidea hem; and alle pro- 57
uynces camen in to Egipt to bie metisb,
and to abate the yuel of nedynesse.
CAP. XLII.
Forsothe Jacob herde that foodis weren i
seeld in Egipt, and he seide to hise sones,
Whi ben 36 necgligent? Y herde that 2
wheete is seeld in Egipt, go 36 doun, and
bie 36 necessaries to vs, that we moun
lyue, and be not wastid bic nedynesse.
Therfor ten britheren of Joseph 3eden doun 3
tod bie wheete in Egipt, and Beniamyn 4
was withholdun6 of Jacob at hoome, thatf
seide to hise# britherenh, Lest perauenture
in the weie he suffre ony yuel*. Sotheli &
thei entriden in to the lond of Egipt, with
othere men that 3edenk to bie1 ; forsothe
hungur was in the lond of Canaan. Andc
Joseph was princem of Egipt, and at his
wille whetis weren seeld to puplis. And
whanne hise britheren hadden worschipid
hym, and he hadde knowe hem, he spak?
hardere11 as to aliens, and axide hem, Fro
whennus camen 36? Whiche answeriden,
Fro the lond of Canaan, that we bie ne-
cessaries to lyiflode0. And netheles he 8
knewe the? britheren, and he was not
knowun of hem, and he bithou3te on 9
the dremys whicher he sei3 sumtyme.
f Om. DEH. 8 Om. B. h meseses D. > Om. E. i mesesis D. k suffrid A pr. m.
u the whiche i. v Om. DIS. w whom is. x solde cornes i. solde corn s. Y to the is. z whi i. whi
and s. a had oppressid i. b cornes is. c with K. d that thei schul c pr. man. e biholdun u. f the
whiche Jacob i. whiche Jacob s. S the i. Beniamyns s. h britheren of Beniamyn i. » yuel, be he at
hoom i. k jeden thidir is. l bie corn is. m the prince is. n hardere to hem i. h. thingis to hem s.
0 oure lyiflode is. P his is. 1 the whiche G. r that is.
XLII. 10 22.
GENESIS.
171
cordid of the sweuen1 that suintyme he
saw3, seith to hem, A spies 36 ben, 36 ben
comen that 36 my3ten se the febler thingis
10 of the loond. The whiche seiden, It is
not so, lord, but thi seruauntis comen,
11 that thei my3ten bie meetis ; alle the
sones of o man we ben, pesibli we comen"1,
ne thi seruauntis eny thing casten of
i2yuel. To whom he answeryde, Other
weies yt is, the vnwardid thingis of this
is loond 36 ben comen to biholde. And thei
seiden, Twelue britheren, thei seyn, thi
seruauntis we ben, the sones of o man in
the loond of Chanaan ; the leest is with
14 oure fader, the tother is not aboue. That
is, he seith, that I speke, aspics 36 ben,
15 for now experyment of 3ow I shal taak,
bi the helthe of Pharao 36 shulen not
goon hens, to the tyme that 3oure leest
16 brother come; sendith of 3ou oon, and
bringe he him, 36 forsothe shulen ben in
boondis, to the tyme that the thingis that
36 han seide ben proued, whether fals or
soth thei ben ; ellis bi the helth of Pha-
nrao aspies 36 ben. Thanne he took hem
is to warde thre daies ; the thridde for-
sothe dai ledynge out of prisoun, seitb,
Do 36 that I seide, and 36 shulen lyue,
19 God forsoth Y drede ; if 36 be pesible,
3oure o brother be boundun in prisoun ;
je forsothe goth, and berith the whete
20 that 36 han bou3t into 3oure howsis, and
3oure leest brother bryngith to me, that
Ymay proue 3oure wordis, and 36 not
21 die. And thei diden as he seide, and
thei speken to gideres, Thur3 desert thes
thingis we suffren, for we han synned in
oure brother, seynge the angwishe of the
soule of hym, while he preyde vs, and
we herden not, therfore cometh vpon vs
22 this tribulacioun. Of the whiche oon, Ru-
ben, seith, Whether Y seide not to 3ow,
Nyle 36 synne in the childe, and 36 herden
And he seide to hem, 3e ben aspieris8, 36
camen to* se the feblere thingis of the lond.
Whiche" seiden, Lord, it is not so, but thi 10
seruauntis camen to bie metis; alle we ben 11
thev sones of o man, we comenw pesible,
and thi seruauntis ymaginen* not ony
yuel. To 'whiche he^ answeride, It is in 12
other maner, 36 camen2 to se the feble
thingis of the lond. And thei seiden, 13
'We twelue britheren, thi seruauntis, bena
sonesb of o man in the lond of Canaan ; the
leestec is with oure fadir, an other is not
'on erthed. This it is, he seide, thatYu
spak to 3ou, 3ee ben aspierisf, ri3t now Y is
schal take experience^ of 3ouh, bi the
helthe of Farao 30 schulen not go1 frok
hennus, til 3oure leeste1 brother come1" ;
sende 36 oon of 3ou, that he brynge hym, ifi
forsothe 36 schulen be in boondis, til tho
thingis that 36 seiden" ben preued, whe-
ther0 thoP ben false etheri trewe ; ellis, bi
the helthe of Farao, 36 ben aspieris1". Ther-i;
for he8 bitook hem to* kepyngu thre daies;
sotheli in the thridde dai, whanne thei is
weren led out of prisounv, hew seide, Do
36 that that Y seide, and 36 schulen lyue,
for Y drede God ; if 36 ben pesible, o bro- 19
ther of 3ou be boundun in prisoun ; for-
sothe go 36, and berex wheetis?, whiche 36
bou3tenz, in to 3oure housis, and brynge 20
3e 3oure leestea brother to me, that Y may
preue 3oure wordis, and 36 die not. Thei
diden as he seide, and thei spaken togidere, 21
Skilfulib we suffren these thingis, for we
synneden a3ensc oure brother, and we sei3en
the anguysch of his soule, while he preiede
vs, and we herdend not ; herfore6 this tri-
bulacioun cometh on vs. Of which oon, 22
Ruben, seide, Whetherf Y seide not to 3ow,
Nyle 36 do? synne a3ens the child, and 36
herden not me ? lo ! his blood is sou3t''.
Sotheli thei wisten not that Joseph vndir- 23
stood1, for he spak to hem by interpretourk.
1 sweuenes BDEFH. m ben comen BDEFH.
• a spies is. l that je schul c pr.man. u The whiche i. v Om. i. w camen hldir i. comen kidir s.
x ymagen DFG. 7 whom Joseph is. z comen. a We thi seruauntis ben twelue bretheren s. lj the
sones is. c jungest is. d alyue is. e that 56 F sec.m. f Om. is. g verrey knowyng is. h jou, je ben
aspieris i. }ou, je ben aspies s. 'Om.s. k Om. FM. Master,. m come hidir a. nhanseidis. "wherBFG.
P je is. q other o. or LP. * aspies is. 8 Joseph is. * into is. u keperis o. v the prisoun D. w Jo-
seph is. * bere je BS. 7 the whete is. z han boujt is. a joungiste is. b worthily i. « ajeyn r.
d herden him is. e wherfore s. f wher ceteri omnet. K Om. is. h »O»D out soujt is. ' vndirstood
hem is. k interpretour ether exporvnere BCGKNQX. an expowner is.
z 2
172
GENESIS.
XLII. 23 35.
not me ? loo ! the blood of hym is out
23 sou3t. Thei wisten not forsothe that Jo-
seph shulde vndurstonde, therthui'3 that
bi a mene persone vndoynge both the lan-
24 gagis he spak to hem. And he turnyde
hym silf awey a litil, arid he wepte, and
25 turned a3en he spak to hem ; and takynge
Symeon, arid byndynge hym, hem pre-
sent, and comaundide to the mynystris,
that thei shulden fille the sackis of hem
with whete, and leggen ajen the money
of eche in her sackis, 3euun ouer meetis
26 in the weie ; the whiche diden so. And
thei beryrige" the whete in her assis 3eden
27 forth, and the sak of oou openyd, that
he my3te 3yue to his beest meete in an
inturnyng place to reste, biholdun the
28 money in the mouth of the sak, seide to
his britheren, To me is 3oldun my money,
loo ! it is had in the sak ; and thei sto-
nyed al aboute and sturbed, seiden to-
gideres, What forsothe is this that God
29 hath doon to vs ? And thei comen to Ja-
cob, her fader, in the loond of Chanaan,
and tolden to hym alle thingis that was
aofallun to hem, seiynge, The lord of the
loond hard spake to vs, and he wenyde
si vs to be spies of the prouynce ; to whom
we answerden, We ben pesible, ne we ben
32 not aboute eny spies; twelue britheren
of o fadur getun we ben, the oon° is not
aboue, the leest with the fadur dwellith
33 in the loond of Chanaan. The which
seith to vs, So I shal proue that 30 ben
pesible ; 3oure o brother leeue 3eP anentisi
me, and meetis to 3oure housis nedeful
34 take 36, and goth, and 3oure leest brother
ledith to me, that Y knowe that 36 ben
not aspyes, and this that is holdun in
boondis 36 mowen reseyue, and theraftir
of biggyng that 36 wolenr 30 han leue.
saThes thingis seid, whanne eche heelden
out whete, thei founden in the mouth of
the sackis boundun moneys. And alle
And he turnede a wei hym silf a litil and 24
wepte ; and he turnede a3en, and spak to
hem. And he took Symeon, and boond^s
hym, while thei weren present ; and he
comaundide the mynystris1", that thei
schulden fille her sackis with wheete, and
that thei schulden putte the" money 'of
alle0 in her baggis, and ouer this 3yue?
metisi in the weier; whiche diden so. And 20
thei'baren wetis8 on* her assis, and 3eden
forth, and whanne the sak of oonu was 27
opened that he schulde 3yue meete to the
werk beeste in the yn, he bihelde the
money in the mouth of the bagge, and 28
seidev to his britheren, My moriei is 3oldun
to me, lo ! it is had in the bagge ; and thei
weren astonyed, and troblid, and seiden to-
gidere, What thing is this that God hath
doon to us. And thei camen to Jacob, her 29
fadir, in the loorid of Canaan, and telden
to hym alle thingis that bifelden to hem,
and seidenw,The lord of the lond spak harde so
to vs, and gesside that we weren aspierisx
of the^ prouynce ; to whom we answer- 31
iden, We ben pesible, nether we purposen
ony tresouns2 ; we ben twelue britheren, 3-2
gendrid of o fadir, oon is not vow ertlie?-,
the leesteb dwellith with the fadir in the
lond of Canaan. And he seide to vs, Thus 33
Yschal preue that 36 ben pesible; leeffe 36
o brother of 3ou withc me, and take 36
metis nedeful to 3oure housis, and go 36,
and brynge 36 to me 3oure leested brother, 34
that Y wite that 36 ben not aspieris6, and
that 36 moun resseyue this brother which
is holdunf in boondis, and that fro thennusS
forth 36 haue licence1' to bie what thingis
36 wolen. While these thingis weren seide, 35
whanne alle1 scheddenk out wheetis1, thei
founden money1" boundun in 'the mouth of
sackis". And whanne alle0 togidere weren
aferd, the!" fadir Jacob seide, 3e han maadso
me to be with out childreni ; Joseph is
not alyue, Symeon is holdun in bondis, 36
n bryngen A. ° tone BDEFH. P Om. E. 1 anens BDEFH. r wylne BDEFH.
1 he boonde is. m seruauntis is. n al her is. ° Om. is. P jyue to hem is. Q mete L. r weie 30111111
aboue c pr.m. s ledden forth whete is. t vpon is. u oon of hem is. v he seide is. w thei seiden is.
x aspies is. y that is. z tresoun G. a alyue is. b jungest is. c at plures. d joungeste is.
e aspies is. f bounde is. S hennus G. h leeue is. > thei alle is. k helden i. 1 the wheetis i. m the
money is. n the mouthis of her sackis i. her sakis mouthis s. ° thei alle is. P her is. q fre chil-
dren GIS.
XLII. 36 XLIII. 9.
GENESIS.
173
36 togideres afeerd, the fader Jacob seide,
With outen free children 36 ban maad me
to be ; Joseph is not aboue, Symeon is
holdun in bondes, Beniamyn 36 shulen
take awey fro me ; alle thes yuels in me
37 ban bacwarde fallun. To whom an-
swerde Ruben, My two sones sle thous,
if Y brynge hym not a3en to thee ; taak
hym in myn hoond, and Y hym to thee
ssshal 3elde a3en. And he, My sone, he
seith, shal not descende with 3ow; the
brother of hym is deed, and he alone
abidith* ; if ony thing to hym of aduer-
site falle in the loond to the which 36
shulen goon, 36 shulen lede doun myn
hoore heeris with sorwe to helle.
CAP. XLIII.
1 The meene tyme hungur al the loond
2 greetly bare doun ; and, the meetis brou3t
to ende, that fro Egipte thei hadden
brou3t, Jacob seide to his sones, Turne 36
a3en, and bigge 36 to vs a litil of meetis.
3 Judas answerde, Thilke man denounside
to vs vndur witnessyng of othe, seiynge, 3e
shulen not se my face, but 3oure leest bro-
4 ther 36 bryngen with 3ow; if thanne thow
wolt sende hym with vs, we shulen goon
togidere, and to thee we shulen bye nede-
5 ful thingis ; if forsothe thou wolt not, we
wolen not goon ; the man forsothe, as we
ban ofte seide, denounside to vs, seiynge,
3e shulen not se my face with outen 3oure
6 leest brother. And Israel seide, This 36
ban doon in tou my wrecchidries, that 36
wolden shewe to hym and another 3ow to
7 ban a brother. And thei answerden, The
man askide vs bi ordre oure progenye, if
the fader lyued, if we hadden a brother ;
and we answerden to hym sewyngly,
aftir that that he askide ; whether we
my3ten wite that he was to seyn, Bryngith
a with 3ow 3oure brother? And Judas seide
to his fader, Send the child with me,
that we goon forth, and we mowen lyue,
9 lest dien we and oure children ; I take
schulen take awey fro me Beniamyn; aller
these yuels felden3 in me. To whom Ru-37
ben answeride, Sle thou my twei sones, if
Y shal not brynge hym1 a3en to thee ; take
thou hym in myn hond, and Y schal re-
store hym to thee. And Jacob seide, My 38
sone schal not go doun with 3ou ; his bro-
ther is deed, he aloone is left ; if ony ad-
uersite schal bifalle 'to hymu in the lond
to which 36 schulen go, 36 schulen lede
forth myn hoore heeris with sorewe to
hellisv.
CAP. XLIII.
In the meene tyme hungur oppresside i
greetli al the lond ; and whanne the meetis 2
weren wastid, whiche thei brou3ten fro
Egipt, Jacob seide to hise sones, Turne
36 a3en, and bie 36 a litil of meetis to
vs. Judas answeride, The ilke man de-s
nounsidew to vs vndir witnessyng of anx
oothy, and seide, 3e schulen not se my face,
if 36 schulen not brynge with 3ou 3oure
leeste brother ; therfor if thou woltz sende 4
hym with vs, we schulen go togidere, and
we schulen bie necessaries to thee ; ellis if 5
thou woltz not, we schulen not go ; for as
we seiden3 ofte, the man denounsideb to vs,
and seide, 3e schulen not se my face with
out 3oure leeste brother. Forsothe Israels
seide to hem, 3e diden this in to my
wretch idnesse, that 36 schewidenc to hym,
that 36 hadden also another brother. And 7
thei answeriden. The man axide vs bi or-
dre oure generacioun, if thed fadir lyuede,
if we hadden6 a brother; and we answeriden
suyngli to hym, bi that that he axide ;
whether we my3ten wite that he wolde
seie, Brynge 36 3oure brothir with you ?
And Judas seide to his fadir, Sendef thes
child with me, that we go, and moun lyue,
lest we dien, and oure litle children f; Y9
oblishyng. is.
' je E. * abyt BDEFII. u in A.
1 also B. 8 han falle is. * Beniamyn is. i Om. s. v helle i. w schewide is. *Om.phires. y face D.
z wilt IL. » ban seid i. b denounside or schewide is. c suereden L. d oure is. e anothir G. f sende
je PM.
174
GENESIS.
XLIII. 10 — 21.
the child, of myn hoond a3en aske hym ;
but if I come0 a$en and take hym to thee,
Y shal be gilti of synrie in thee al tyme ;
10 if tariyng hadde not falle bitwix, now
11 eftsones we hadden comen. ThanneYrael,
the fader of hem, seide to hem, If so it is
nede, doth \vhat 30 wolen ; take 36 of the
beste fruytis of the loond in 3oure vessils,
and berith 3iftis to the man, a litil of
precious licoure of swete gumme, and of
hony, and of licoureP of the tree of storax,
and of stactes, the licoure of myrre tree,
12 and of therebynt, and of almaundis ; and
dowble money bere 30 with 3ow, and that
that 36 han foundun in the sackis bere 36
a3en, lest perauenture thur3 errour it be
13 doon ; but and 3oure brother takith, and
ugoth to the man; and my God Almy3ti
make hym plesable to 3ow, and send he
a3en with 3ow 3oure brother, that he
holdith in boondis, and this Beniamyn ;
Y forsothe as priued with outen free chil-
isdren shal be. Thanne the men token
3iftis, and dowble money, and Beniamyn,
and descendiden into Egipte, and stodeni
16 bifore Joseph. Whom whanne he hadde
seen, and Beniamyn togidere, he co-
maundide to the dispensatowr of his
hows, seiynge, Lede yn the men hoom, and
slee the beestis of sacrifice, and ordeyne a
feeste ; for with me thei ben to etun to
17 day. And he dide as it was comaundid,
is and brou3te in the men hoom ; and there
thei agast seiden togideres,For the money
that we brou3ten bifore in oure sackis we
ben lad yn, that chalengyng he turne in
vs, and violently sugette to thraldom and
19 vs and our assis. Wherfore in thilke
3atis goynge to, speken to the dispensa-
20 tour, Syre, we preyen thee, that thow
here vs ; now bifore we descendenr that
21 we biggen meetis ; the whiche boivjt,
whanne we comen to the place of turn-
take the child, require thou hym of myn
hoond ; if Y schal not bryngeK a3en, and
bitake hym to thee, Y schal be gilti of
synne a3ens thee in al tyme ; if delaih 10
hadde not be, we hadden come1 now an-
othir tyme. Therfor Israel, 'the fadir of n
hemk, seide to hem, If it is nede so1, do 30
that that 3e wolen ; 'take 36™ of" the beste
fruytis of the0 lond in 3oure vesselis, and
'bere 36? 3iftisa- to the man, a litil of giimme,
and of hony, and of storaxr, and of mirre8,
and of therebynte1, and of alemaundis; and 12
'bere 3eu with 3ou double money, and 'bere
3ev a3en that money whichw 30 founden in
baggisx, lest perauenture it be doon bi
erroury; but also take 36 3oure brother, and is
go 36 to the man ; forsothe my God Al- u
my3ti mak him pesiblez to 3ou, and sende
he a3en 3oure brother, whom he holdith in
boondis, anda this Beniamyn ; forsothe Y
schal beb as maad bare without sones.
Therfor the men token 3iftis, and double is
monei, and Beniamyn ; and thei 3eden
doun in to Egipt, and stoden bifore Jo-
seph. And whanne he hadde seyn 'hemie
andc Beniamyn togidere, he cornaundide
the dispendere of his hows, and seide,
Lede these men in to the hous, and sle
beestis, and make a feeste ; for thei schulen
ete with me to dai. He dide as it was 17
comaundidd, and ledde6 the men in to the
hows ; and there thei weren aferd, and la
seidenf togidere, We ben brou3t in for
theK monei which we baren a3en biforeh
in oure sackis, that he putte chalenge 'in
to1 vs, and make suget bi violence to ser-
uage bothe vs and oure assis. Wherforia
thei nei3eden in the '3atis, and spaken to
the dispenderek, Lord, we preien1 that thou 20
here vs ; we camen doun now bifore that™
we schulden bie metis ; whanne tho weren 21
bou3t, whannen we camen to the ynne, we
openeden oure baggis, and we founden
0 brynge BDFH. P the lycour BDEFH. Q stonden D. r descendeden BDEFH.
S brynge him I. h this delaiyng I. this delay or taryng s. ' come thenns is. k her fadir is. 1 so to
be is. m taketh i. take s. n Om. G. ° this is. P berith is. 1 the jiftis FGK pr. man. r storax ether
precious gumme BC. st. that is, pr. g. K. s mirre, that is, a bitter gumme K. * therebynte, that is, beste
resyns K. ubereDG. berith is. v berith is. w that is. x the baggis is. y errour or vnrviiing I. errour
or necgligence s. z plesable plures. plesable ether quemeful BCK. a and also is. b be now is. c Om. s.
d beden him I. boden to him s. e he ledde I. f thei seiden is. g Om. D. h Om. B. > ajen is. k jatis
to the disp. and spaken to him is. 1 preien thee is. m this tyme that is. n and i. and whenne s.
XLIII. 22 32.
GENESIS.
175
yng into reste, we opnyden oure sackis,
and we fonden money in the mouth of
the8 sackis, that now in the same peyse
22 we han brou3t a3en ; but and other money
we han brou3t, that we biggen thilke
thingis, that ben necessarye to vs ; it ys
not in oure conscience, who it putte in
23 oure bagges. And he answerde, Pees
with 3ow, wole 36 not drede ; 3oure God
and the God of 3oure fader hath 3yue
to 3ow tresours in 3oure sackis ; for the
money that 36 3yuen to me, I haue it
aproued88. And he ladde out to hem Sy-
24 meon ; and thei in lad hoom, brou3t wa-
tir, and thei weschen her feet, and he
253aue fodder to the asses of hem. Thei
forsothe greithiden 3iftis to the tyme that
Joseph shulde come yn at mydday, thei
hadden herde forsothe, that there thei
26weren to etun breed. Thanne Joseph
cam into his hows, and thei holdynge
3iftis in her hondis, offerden to hym, and
2;lowtiden bowid into the erthe. And he
goodly hem a3en salutid, askide hem, sei-
ynge, Whether 3oure oold fader is saaf,
of whom 36 spaken to me ? 3it lyueth
28 he? The whiche answerden, He ys al hool,
thi seruaunt oure fader 3it lyueth ; and
29 thei bowid lowtiden hym. And Joseph
heuynge vp the eyen, saw3 Beniamyn,
his brother of o wombe, and seith, This
is 3oure litil brother, of whom 36 speken
to me? And eft, God, he seith, haue
so mercy of thee, sone myne. And he
hi3ede into the hows, for the entrayls of
hym weren moued vpon his brother, and
teeris bristen oute, and he, goynge in to
31 the bed place, wepte. And eft his face
waishun, goon oute, stillide hym self, and
32 seith, Settith looues. The whiche sett
forth, Joseph bi hym self, and the bri-
theren bi hem seluen, and the Egipciens
togideres* eetun bi hem seluen ; forsothe
it is vnleueful to Egipciens to etun with
money0 in the mouth of sackisP, which')
moneif we han brou3t a3en now in the
same wei3te ; but also we han brou3t 22
other siluer, that we bie tho thingis that
ben nedeful to vs ; it is not in oure con-
science8, who puttide* the money in oure
pursis. And he answerde, Pees be to 3011, 23
nyle 36 drede ; 3oure God and God of 3oure
fadir 3af to 3ou tresouris in 3oure baggis ;
for I haue the monei preued, which" 36
3auen to me. And he ledde out Symeon
to hem ; and whanne thei werenv brou3t 24
in to the hows, he brou3te watir, and thei
waischiden her feet, and he 3af 'meetis to
her assisw. Sotheli thei maden redi 3iftisx25
til Joseph entride at myd day, for thei
hadden herd that thei schulden ete breed
there. Therfor Joseph entride in to his 26
hows, and thei ofFridenr 3iftis to hym, and
helden2 in thea hondis, and worschipiden
lowe to ertheb. And he grette hem a3en27
mekeli ; and he axide hem, and seide,
Whether 3oure fadir, the elde man, is saaf,
of whom 36 seiden to me ? lyueth he 3it ?
Whiche answeriden, He is hool, thi ser-28
uaunt oure fadir lyueth 3it ; and thei
weren bowid, and worschipiden hym. For- 29
sothe Joseph reyside hise i3en, and si3
Beniamyn his brother of the same wombe,
and seidec, Is this 3oure ]itild brother, of
whom 36 seiden to me ? And eft Joseph
seide, My sone, God haue merci of e thee.
And Joseph hastidef in to the& hous, for 30
his entrailis weren moued on his brother,
and teeris brastenh out, and he entride into
a closet, and wepte. And eft whanne the1 31
face was waischun, he 3ede out, and re-
freynede hym silfk, and seide, Sette 36'
looues. 'And whanne1" thon weren set0 to 32
Joseph by hym silf, and to the? britheren
bi hem silf, and to Egipcyansi that eeten
to gidre by hem silf; for it is vnleueful
to Egipcians to ete with Ebrewis, and
thei gessenr sich a feeste vnhooli. Therfor 33
1 Om. BDEF sec. in. H. ss proued A pr. m. * that to githers BDEFH.
0 the money is. P the sackis is. oure s. L. Q the which i. r Om. phires. s knowyng i. ' putte is.
u that is. v Om. D. w her assis mete is. * the jiftis is. V profriden BC pr.m. z helden hem is.
a her is. b the erthe IKLSX sec. m. c he seide is. d 3oung is. e on DOS. f hastide him is. S an is.
h barsten phires. ' his is. k hymsilfyVo weping is. ' je forth is. m Om. is. n thei P. whiche is.
0 set forth is. P his i. <J the Egipcyans IKSX. r gessiden o.
176
GENESIS.
XLIII. 33 — XLIV. 10.
Ebrews, and a fowle thing thei wenen
33 sich a raanere feeste. Thei setten bifore
hyra the first geten, aftir the ri3tisu of
his first getyng, and the leeste aftir his
34 age ; and thei wondreden mych, the par-
tise takun that thei token of hym, and
the more party cam to Beniamin, so that
bi fyue partis he passide ; and thei
drunken, and ben fulfillid with hym.
CAP. XLIV.
1 Joseph forsothe comaundide to the dis-
pensatour of his hows, seiynge, Fille the
sackis of hem with whete, as myche as
thei mowen take, and ley the money of
2 eche in the cop of her sak ; my silueren
forsothe coppe, and the prise of whete
that he jaf, putte in the mouth of the sak
3 of the 3onger ; and it is do so. And the
morwetyde sprongun, thei ben lete go
4 with her assis. And now the cyte thei
3eden oute, and forth 3eden a litil ; also
Joseph, the dispensatour of his hous
clepid, seith, Aryse, he seith, pursue the
men, and hem takun sey thow, Whi han
6 36 3oldun yuel for good ? The coppe that
3e han stoln, it is in the which my lord
drynkith, and in the which he is wonte
to dyuyne ; the moost yuel thing 36 han
6 do. He dide as he comaundide, and, hem
7 takun, bi ordre spak. The whiche an-
swerden, Whi thus spekith oure lord, that
thi seruauntis so meche of wickidnes
e shulden han doon ? The money that we
founden in the cop of the sackis we han
brou3t a3en to thee fro the loond of Cha-
naan, and what maner is it folwynge that
we shulden haue stolne fro the hows of
9 thi lord gold or siluer ? Anentys whom
euere of thi seruauntis it were foundun
that thou sekist, be he deed, and we the
10 seruauntis shulen be of oure lord. The
which seide to hem, Be it doon after 3oure
sentens ; anentis whom it be foundun,
be he my seruaunt; 36 forsothe shulen
thei8 saten bifore hym, the firste gendrid*
bi the" rite of hisv firste gendryngw, and
the leestex bi his age ; and thei wondriden
greetli, whanne the partis weren takun 34
whiche thei hadden resseyued of him, and
the more part cam to Beniamyn, so that
it passide in fyue partis ; and thei drunken,
and weren fillid with him.
CAP. XLIV.
Forsothe Joseph comaundid the dispen- i
dere of his hous, and seide, Fille thou her
sackis with wheete, as myche as tho^ moun
take, and putte thou the money of ech in
the hi3nessez of the sak ; forsothe put thou 2
in the mouth of the saka of the 3ongereb
my silueren0 cuppe, and the prijs of wheeted
which he 3af ; and it was doon so. And 3
whanne the morewtid roos, thei weren de-
lyuered with her assis. And now thei had- 4
den go out of the citee, and hadden go
forth a litil ; thanne Joseph seide, whanne
the dispendere of his hous was clepid,
Rise thou, pursue6 the men, and seye thou
whanne thei ben takun, Whi han 36 3olde
yuel for good ? The cuppe, which 36 han 5
stole, is thilk in which my lord drynkith,
and in which he is wont to dyuyne ; 36
han do a fulf wickid thing. He dide ase
Joseph comaundid, and whanne thei weren
takun, he spak bi ordre. Whiche^ answer-;
iden, Whi spekith oure lord so, that thi
seruauntis han do so greet trespas h ? We s
brou3ten a3en to thee fro the lorid of Cha-
naan the monei which1 we founden in the
hi3nessek of sackis1, and hou is it suynge
that we han stole fro 'the hows of thi
lord™1 gold ether" siluer? At whom euere 9
of thi seruauntis this that thou sekist is
foundun, die he, and we schulen be ser-
uauntis of my lord. Which seide to hem, 10
Be it doon bi 3oure sentence ; at whom it
is foundun, be he my seruaunt ; forsothe
36 schulen be gilteles. And so thei didenn
11 jiftis H.
8 the britheren of Joseph is. l bigeten i. u Om. IKMS. v the is. w bigetun i. x joungest is.
y thei IKS. z hei3the is. a mouth DG. sackis mouth i. sak mouth s. b joungest is. c siluer DIS.
d the wheete i. e and pursue DIS. f Om. K. S these thingis; the whiche i. thees thingis; whiche s.
h a trespas DGQHT. trespassis K. > that is. k hei3te is. ' oure sackis is. m thi lordis hous is. n or ILPS.
XLIV. ir 23.
GENESIS.
177
n be giltles. And so blyue doynge down
into the erthe the sackis, eche opnyde ;
12 the which aserchinge, bigynnynge fro
the more vnto the leeste, fonde the coppe
is in the sak of Beniamyn. And thei the
clothis to-rent, and eft chargid the assis,
ben turned a3en into the wallid town.
14 And Juda the firste with the bretheren
wente in to Joseph ; ne forsothe 3it fro
the place he hadde goon ; and alle to the
15 erthe togidere fallen. To whom he seith,
Whi thus wolden 36 doon? whethir 36
vnknowen, that there is noon lijk me in
lekunnynge of dyuynynge? To whom Juda,
What, he seith, shulen we answere to
my lord, or what shulen we spek, or ri3t-
wisly we mowen a3en stryue ? God hath
foundun the wickidnes of thi seruauntis ;
loo ! alle seruauntis we ben of my lord,
and we and anentis whom the cuppe is
17 foundun. Joseph answerde, Fer be it fro
me, that Y thus do ; he that hath stolne
the cuppe be my seruaunt ; 36 forsothe
isgoth awey free to 3oure fader. For-
sothe Judas comynge ner, seith tristily,
My lord, Y preye, thi seruaunt spek a
word in thin eeris, and ne wrath thow to
thi seruaunt ; thow art forsothe after
isPharao, my lord. Thow askidist bifore
thi seruauntis, Haue 36 a fader or bro-
aother? And we answerden to thee, my
lord, There is to vs a fader oold, and a
litil child, the which in eeld of hym is
born, whos brother of o wombe is deed,
and him oonli hath his moder ; the fader
21 forsothe tenderli loueth him. And thow
seidist to thi seruauntis, Bryngith hym
to me, and Y shal putte myn eyen vpon
22 hym. We meueden to thee, my lord, the
child may not leeue his fader; if forsothe
23 he leeue hym, he shal dye. And thow
seidist to thi seruauntis, But 3oure leeste
brother come to vsv, 36 shulen no more
doun hastili the0 sackis on ertheP, and alle
openydeni thor whiche5 he sou3te ; and 12
bigan1 at the more" til to the leeste, and
foondv the cuppe in 'the sak of Benia-
myriw. And whanrie thei hadden 'to-rent is
her clothis", and hadden chargid eft the^
assis, thei turneden a3en in toz the citee.
And Judas entride 'the firstea with bri- 14
threnb to Joseph ; for hec hadde not go 3it
fro the place ; and alle feldend togidere on
erthe6 bifore hym. To whichef he seide, is
Whi wolden 36 do so ? whether^ 36 witen
not, that noon is lijk meh in the kunnyng
of dyuinyng' ? To whom Judas seide, ic
What schulen we answere to my lord,
etherk what schulen we speke, etherk moun1
iustli a3enseie? God hath founde the wickid-
nesse1" of thi seruauntis ; lo ! alle we ben
the seruauntis of my lord, bothe we and
he at whom the cuppe is foundun. Joseph 1?
answeride, Fer be it fro me, that Y do so ;
he be my seruaunt that stal the cuppe ;
forsothe go 36 fre to 3oure fadir. Sotheli IB
Judas nei3ede neer, and seide tristili, My
lord, Y preye", thi seruaunt speke a word
in thin eeris, and be thou not wrooth to
thi seruaunt ; for aftir Farao thou art
my lord. Thou axidist first thi seruauntis, 19
Han 36 a fadir, ether1"1 a brother? And we 20
answeriden to thee0, my lord, An eld fadir
is to vs, and a litil child that was borun
in his eelde, whos brother of the same
wombe is deed, and his modir hath hym
aloone ; forsothe his fadir loueth hym ten-
dirli. And thou seidist to thi seruauntis, 21
Brynge 36 hym to me, and Y schalP sette
myn i3en on hym. We maden suggestioun 22
to thee, my lord, the child may not forsake
his fadir ; for if he schal leeue thei fadir,
her schal die. And thou seidist to thi 23
seruauntis, If 3oure leeste8 brother schal
not come with 3ou, 36 schulen no more se
my face. Therfor whanne we hadden 24
v with jou D sup.ras.
0 her s. P the erthe is. <l thei openyden is. r hem is. 9 the whiche i. * he bigan is. u mooste is.
T he foond is. w Beniamyns sak i. Beniamyn sak s. x to-rent h. c.for scerowe 1. for sorew to-rent h. c. s.
y here i. z Om. s. a firste o. Om. s. b his britheren IKS. c Joseph is. d thei fellen is. e the
erthe is. f whom is. e what D. wher phtres, ut passim. h to me is. i dyuynowring i. k or LP. 1 what
moun we is. m wickidnessis DGQRT. n praye thee is. nn LP. ° Om. K. P Om. o. 1 his i. r his
fadir is. • joungist is.
A a
178
GENESIS.
XLIV. 24 — XLV. 3.
24 se my face. Thanne whanne we hadden
steyed vp to oure fader, thi seruaunt, we
tolden hym alle thingis that my lord
25 spak ; and oure fader seyde, Goth 33611,
26 and biggithw vs a litil of whete; to whom
we seiden, We mowen not goon ; if oure
leeste brother shul descende with vs, we
shulen go togideres; ellis, hym absent, we
27 dorun not se the face of the lord. And
he answerde, 3e witen that two children
28 gat to me my wijf ; the oonx is goon oute,
and 36 seiden, a beest hath deuowryd
hym, and 3it hidir to he aperyde not;
29 and if I take this, and eny thing to hym
shal falle in the weye, 36 shulen doun
lede myn hoore heeris with mournyng to
sohelle. Thanne if I shal goo to thi ser-
uaunt, oure fader, and the child were
thens, sith the lijf of hym hongith of the
31 lijf of this, and se hym not be with vs,
he shal dye, and thi seruauntis shulen
down lede the hoore heeris of hym with
32sorwe to^ helle. Be I propirli thi ser-
uaunt, the which haue resseyued this into
my feith, and haue bihoote, seiynge, But
I brynge a3en hym, Y shal be gilti of
33 synne in my fader al tyme ; and so Y
shall dwelle thi seruaunt for the child
in to the seruyce of my lord, and the child
34 ascend with his britheren ; forsoth Y may
not turne a3en to my fader, the child ab-
sent, lest a witnes I stonde to of myschef,
that is to oppresse my fader.
CAP. XLV.
1 Joseph my3te no ferthere with holde
hym self, many biforn stondynge nyj ;
wherfor he comaundide that alle men
shulden goon out, and noon alien were
2 amonge to the knowyng togideres. And
he arerid a voys with wepyng, that Egip-
cyens herden, and al the hows of Pharao.
s And he seide to his bretheren, I am Jo-
seph ; 3it my fader lyueth ? The britheren
my3ten not answere, for ful myche drede
stied* to thi seniaunt, oure fadir, we telden
to hym alle thingis whiche my lord spaku;
and oure fadir seide, Turne 36 a3en, and 25
Me 36 to 3ou a litil of wheete ; to whom 2fi
we seiden, We moun not go; if oure leeste
brother schal go doun with vs, we schulen
go forth togidere ; ellis, if he is absent, we
dorenv not se the 'face of the lordw. To 27
whiche thingis thex fadir answeride, 3e
witen that my wiif childide twei sones to
me ; oon 3ede out, and 36 seidenv, a beeste 28
deuouride hym, and hidir to he apperithz
not ; if 36 taken also this sone, and ony 29
thing bifallitha to hym in the weye, 36
schulen lede forth myn hoor heeris with
morenyng to hellis. Therfor if Y entre tob 30
thi seruaunt, oure fadir, and thec child
faile, sithen his lijf hangith of the lijf of
thed child, and he se that the6 child is not 31
with vs, he schal die, and thi seruauntis
schulen lede forth hise hoor heeris with
sorewe to hellis. Be Y propirli thi ser-32
uaunt, which resseyuede this child on my
feith, and bihi3tef, and seide, If Y schal
not brynge a^en? hym, Y schal be gilti of
synne a3ens my fadir in al tyme ; and so 33
Y schal dwelle thi seruaunt for the child
in to the seruyce of my lord, and the child
stieh with hise britheren ; for Y may not 34
go a3en to my fadir, if the child is1 absent,
lestk Y stonde a1 witnesse of the wretchid-
nesse that schal oppresse my fadir.
CAP. XLV.
Joseph my3te no lengere absteyne hym i
silf, while many men stoden bifore™ ;
wherfor he comaundide that alle men
schulden go out, and that noon alien were
present in the knowyng of Joseph and
hise britheren. And Joseph reiside the" 2
vois with wepyng, which Egipcians0 herden,
and al the hows of Farao. And he seide 3
to hise britheren, Y am Joseph ; lyueth my
fadir 3it ? The? brithren my3ten not an-
w bygge E. x toone BDEFH. y into A sec. in. D.
4 gon vp i. stied vp s. u spak to vs is. v dar i. w lordis face is. x oure is. y thei seiden plures.
z apperide GL. a bifalle s. ° ayn to is. c his s. d this plures. e this i. • I bihijte i. S Om. s.
h go vp i. stie vp s. ' be IMS. k lo DHT. 1 Om. G. m bifore him i. there bifore him s. n reiside vp
his is. ° the Egipcians is. P His is.
XLV. 4 — 1 6.
GENESIS.
179
4afeerd. To whom he goodliche, Comez
ner, he seide, to me. And whanne thei
weren comun ny3, Y am, he seith, Joseph
3oure brother, whom 36 solden in to E-
5 gipte ; wole 36 not drede, ne seme it to
jow to be harde, that 36 han soold me in
thes regiouns ; forsothe for 3oure helthe
God hath sent me bifore 3ow into Egipte.
6 Two 3eer it ys that hungur began to be
in the loond, 3it fyue 3eers leeuen, in the
whiche it may not be eerid, ne ropun ;
7 and God hath bifore sent me, that 36 ben
kepte vpon erthe, and meetis to lyue han
836 mowen. Not thur3 3oure counseil, but
thur3 the wil of God Y am sent hydir,
the which hath maad me as the fader of
Pharao, and lord of al the hows of hym,
and prince in al the loond of Egipte.
9 Hye 3e, and stye 36 vp to my fader, and
3e shulen seye to hym, This biddith thi
sone Joseph ; God me hath maad lord of
al the loond of Egipte ; descende to me,
10 ne abide thow, and dwel in the loond of
Gessen ; and thow shalt be biside me,
thow, and thi sones, and the sones of thi
sones, thi sheep, and thi droues, and al
11 that thou hast, and there Y shal fede
thee ; 3it forsothe fyue 3eer ben leeued of
hungur, lest and thow perishe, and thin
12 hows, and al that thow hast. Loo ! 3oure
eyen, and the eyen of my brother Benia-
myn seen, that my mouth spekith to 3ow;
is tellith to my fader al my glorie, and alle
thingis that 36 han seen in Egipte ; hye
1436, and bryng 36 hym to me. And
whanne cleppid hadde thrist to hym the
necke of Beniamyn, his brother, he wepte,
and hym wepynge also vpon the necke of
is hym. And Joseph kisside alle his bri-
theren, and wepte vpon echone ; aftir that
IB thei weren hardi to speke to him. And
it is herd, and with solempne word pup-
plishid in the halle of the kyng, The bre-
theren of Joseph ben comun. And Pha-
swere, and weren agast bir ful myche
drede. To whiche he5 seide mekeli, Nei3C4
36* to me. And whanne thei hadden nei3ed
ny3, he seide, Y am Joseph 3oure brother,
whom 36 selden in to Egipt ; nyle 36 drede, 5
nether seme it to be hard to 3ou, that 36
seelden me in to these cuntreis ; for God
hath sent me bifore 3ou in to Egipt for
3oure helthe. For it is twei 3eer thatuc
hungur bigan Ho bev in thew lond, 3it fyue
3eer suen, in whiche mex schal iiot7 mowz
erea, netherb repe ; and God bifor sente me, 7
that 36 be reseruedc on erthe, and moun
haue metis to lyue. Y was sent hidur not K
bi 3oure counsel, but bi Goddis willed,
which made6 me as the fadir of Farao,
and thef lord of al his hows, and prince
in al the lond of Egipt. Haste 36, andu
'stie 3e& to my fadir, and 36 schulen seie
to hym, Thi sone Joseph sendith these
thingish ; God hath maad me lord of al
the lond of Egipt ; come doun' to me, and
tarie not, and dwelle in the lond of Ges- 10
sen ; and thou schalt be bisidis me, thou,
and thi sones, and the sones of thi sones,
thi scheep, and thi grete beestis, and alle
thingis whiche thou weldist, and there Y 1 1
schal fede thee ; for 3it fyue 3eer of hun-
gur ben residuek, lest bothe thou perische,
and thin hows, and alle thingis whiche
thou weldist. Lo ! 3oure i3en, and the i3en 12
of my brother Beniamyn seen1, that my
mouth spekith to 3ou ; telle 36 to my fadir is
al my glorie, and alle thingis whiche 36
sien in Egipt ; haste 36, and brynge 36™
hymn to me. And whanne he0 hadde bi- 14
clippid, and hadde? feldi in to the necke
of Beniamyn, his brother, he wepte, the
while also Benjamin wepte in lijk manerr
on the8 necke of Joseph*. And Joseph \5
kisside alle hise britheren, and wepte on
alleu ; aftir whichev thingis thei weren
hardi to speke to hym. And it was herd, ic
and pupplischid bi famouse word in the
z commith BDE sec.m. FH.
* with i. s whom Joseph is. * cometh nij is. u sith that is. v Om. is. w this is. x men M.
y neither is. z Om. DEGLNP. a eren erthe BLP. b ne ELPS. c kept is. d councel and wille E.
e hath made is. f Om. i. « stieth i. stieth vp s. h thingis to thee is. ' thou doun is. k left is.
r Om. i. a his i. * Om. i. u hem alle is. v the whiche i.
sawjen i. m bringeth is. n my fadir s. ° Joseph is. P Om. IKOS. 1 falle EFLMPWS. fallen i.
A a 2
180
GENESIS.
XLV. 17 — 28.
rao ioyede, and al the meyne of hym ;
17 and he seide to Joseph, that he shulde
comaunde to his britheren, seiynge,
Chargynge the beestis goth into the
is loond of Chanaan, and takith fro thens
3oure fader, and kynrede, and cometh to
me, and I shal 3yue to 3ow al the goodis
of Egipte, that 30 eeten the mary of the
19 loond. Comaunde also, that thei taken
the waynes of Egipte to the kariyng of
her children, and wiues, and sey thow,
Takitha 3oure fader, and anoon as 36
20 mowen comynge makith redi, ne leue 36
not eny thing of eny purtenaunce to 3oure
howshold, for al the ryches of Egipte
2ishulen be 3ouren. The children of Yrael
diden, as it was bodun to hem ; to whom
Joseph 3af waynes, after the heeste of
22 Pharao, and metis in the weye ; and to
echone he comaundide to be broi^t forth
two stolys ; forsothe to Beniamyn he 3af
thre hundryd siluerenb pens, with fyue
23 the best stolis ; as feele of money and of
clothing seendynge to his fader, addynge
to hem ten hee assis, that shulden karye
of alle the ricchessis of Egipte, and as
feele she assis, whete in the weye, and
24 breed berynge. Thanne he lafte his bri-
theren, and to hem forth goynge seith,
25 Ne wraththe 36 in the weye. The whiche
steyynge vp fro Egipte camen into the
loond of Chanaan, to her fader Jacob;
26 and tolden to hym, seiynge, Joseph, thi
sone, lyueth, and he is lord in al the
loond of Egipte. The which herde, Ja-
cob as of a greet sleep awakynge ; neuer-
27 thelater he trowide not hem. Thei a3en-
ward tolden al the ordre of the thing ;
and whanne he hadde seyn the caryagis,
and al that he hadde sent, a3en quyckenyd
28 the spiryt of hym, and seith, It sufficith
to me, if 3it Joseph my sone lyue, I shal
go and shal se hym or Y dye.
a take E.
halle of the kyngw, The britheren of Jo-
seph ben comun. And Farao ioiede, and
al his meynee ; and Farao seide to Joseph, 17
that he schulde comaunde hise britheren,
and vseie, Chargex 3oure beestis, and go 36
in to the lond of Canaan, and take 36 fro i«
thennus 3oure fadir, and kynredey,and come
3e to me ; and Y schal 3yue toz 3ou alle
the goodis of Egipt, that 36 etc the merow
of the lond. Comaunde thoua also, that i:»
thei take waynes of the lond of Egipt to
the cariage of her litle children, and wyuesb,
and seie thouc, 'Take 3ed 3oure fadir, and
haste 36 comynge soone, nether leeue 3020
ony thing of the purtenaunce of 3oure
hows, for alle the richessis of Egipt schulen
be 3ouree. The sones of Israel diden, as 21
it was comaundid to hem ; to whiche* Jo-
seph 3af waynes, bi the comaundementu
of Farao, and metis in the weie; and her22
comaundide twei stoolis w to be brou3t
forth to echx ; forsothe he 3af to Beniamyn
thre hundrid platis of siluer, with fyue the
beste stoolis ; and sente> to his fadir so 23
myche of siluer, and of cloothis, and he
addide to hem ten male assis, that schulden
bere of allez richessis of Egipt, and so
many femala assis, berynge wheete and
looues in the weie. Therfor heb lefte hise 24
britheren, and seide to hem goynge forth,
Be 36 not wrooth in the weie. Whiche0 25
stiedend fro Egipt, and camen in to the
lond of Canaan, to her fadir Jacob ; and 20
telden6 to hym, and seiden, Joseph, thi
sone, lyueth, and he is lord in al the lond
of Egipt. Andf whanne this was herd,
Jacob wakide as of a greuouse sleep;
netheles he bileuyde not to hem. Thei 27
telden a3enward al& the ordre of the thing;
and whanne Jacob hadde seyn the waynes,
and alle thingis whicheh Joseph hadde sent,
his spirit lyuede1 a3en, and he seide, It suf-28
fisith to me, if Joseph my sone lyuethk 3it,
Y schal go and 'Y1 schalm se hym bifore"
that Y die.
siluer BDEFH.
w kyngis halle is. * seie to hem charge 36 is. Y joure kynrede is. * Om. is. a thi britheren is.
b her wyues is. <= thou to hem. d takith is. e jours is. * the whiche I. u heest is. T Joseph is.
w longe clothis I. marg. stoolis or garmentis s. x ech brother is. 7 he sente is. z the GQ. alle the is.
a of femal i. b Joseph is. c the whiche i. d wenten vp i. stieden vp s. e thei tolden is. f Om. B.
S to hem al i. to him al s. h that is. * quykide i. k lyue s. ! Om. RT. >m Om. D. n or K.
XL VI. I — 17.
GENESIS.
181
CAP. XLVI.
1 And Yrael forth goon with al that he
hadde, cam to the pit of ooth ; and slawn
there the beestis of sacryfice to the God
2 of his fader Ysaac, herde hym hi a vy-
sioun the nyjt clepynge hym, and sei-
ynge to hym, Jacob ! Jacob ! To whom
sanswerde, Loo! I am ny3. God seith to
hym, Y am the moost strong God of thi
fader; nyl thou not drede, descend into
Egipte, for into a greet folk of kynde Y
4 shal make thee there ; I shal descende
with thee thidir, and Y shal thens lede
thee comynge a3en, and Joseph shal leye
5 his honden vpon thin eyen. Jacob aroos
fro the pit of ooth, and his sones token
hym, with the children, and his wyues,
in the waynes that Pharao sente to here
ethec oold man, and al that he hadde in
the loond of Chanaan ; and he cam into
7 Egipte with al his seed, andd the sones
of hym, and cosyns, dow3teres, and al the
sprogenye togideres. Thes ben forsothe
the names of the sones of Yrael, the
whiche ben goon into Egipte ; he with
his free children. The firste getun Ruben ;
a the sones of Ruben, Enoch, and Phallu,
10 and Esrom, and Carmy. The sones of
Symyon, Jemuhel, and Jamyn, and 3a-
hoth, and Jachyn, and Sab, and Saber,
11 and Saul, the sone of Chanynytidis. The
sones of Leuy, Gerson, Caath, and Me-
i2raryf. The sones of Juda, Her, and
Onam, and Sela, and Phares, and Zara.
Deed forsothe ben Her and Onam in the
loond of Chanaan; and born ben the sones
is of Phares, Esrom, and Amul. The sones
of Ysachar, Thola, and Phua, and Jobab,
14 and Semron. The sones of Zabulon, Sa-
15 red, and Thelom, and Jahelel. Thes the
sones of Lye, that she gat in Mesopotanye
of Syrie, with Dyna hir dow3ter ; alle
the soulis of the sones of hir and of dou3-
16 tres&, three and thretti. The sones of Gad,
Sephyon, and Aggy, Suny, and Hesebon,
17 Hery, and Arodi, and Arely. The sones
CAP. XLVI.
And Israel 3edenn forth with alle thingis i
that he hadde, and he cam to the pit of
ooth; and whanne sacrifices weren slayn
there to God of his fadir Isaac, he herde 2
God bi a visioun in that ny3t clepynge
hym°, 'and seiynge to hym00, Jacob ! Ja-
cob ! To whom he answeride, Lo ! Y am
present. God seide to hym, Y am thes
strongesteP God of thi fadir ; nyle thou
drede, go doun in to Egipt, for Y schal
make thee there in to a greet folk ; Y schal 4
go doun thidir with thee, and Y schal
brynge thee turnynge a3en fro thennus,
and Joseph schal sette his bond on<i thin
i3en. Jacob roos fro the pit of ooth, ands
ther sones token him, with her litle chil-
dren, and wyues, in the waynes whiche
Farao hadde sent to here the eld man,
and alle thingis whiche8 he weldide in the 6
lond of Canaan ; and he cam in to Egipt
with his seed, hise* sones, and her sones, 7
and dou3tris, and al the generacioun to-
gidere. Forsothe thes ben the names ofs
the sones of Israel, that entriden in to
Egipte ; heu with hise fre children. The
firste gendridv Rubenw ; the sones of Ru-o
ben, Enoch, and Fallu, and Esrom, and
Carmi. The sones of Syrneon, Jemuhel, 10
and Jamyn, and Ahoth, and Jachyn, andx
Sab, and Saber, and Saul, the sone of a
womman of Canaan. The sones of Leuy, 11
Gerson, Caath, and Merarie. The sones 12
of Juda, Her and Onam, and Sela, and
Fares, and Zara. Forsothe Her and Onam
dieden in the lond of Canaan ; and the
sones of Fares weren borun, Esrom, and
Amul. The sones of Isacar, Thola, and is
Fua, and Jobab, and Semron. The sones u
of Zabulon, Sared, and Thelom, and Jahel.
These ben the sones of Lia, whiche sche is
childide in Mesopotanye of Sirie, with
Dyna, hir dorter ; alle the soules of hise
sones and dou3tris, thre and thretti. The 10
sones of Gad, Sefion, and Aggi, Suny, and
Hesebon, Heri, and Arodi, and Areli. The 17
c in the A sec.m. d Om. BDE. e doujtren BDEFII. { Methary JF. fs doujtre DFH. doujtren E.
nn went is. ° to hym D. Om. K. °° Om. L. P ful strong i. 1 vp on is. r his is. 3 that is. * with
his is. u Jacob is. v bigeten i. w t* Ruben is. x Om. p.
182
GENESIS.
XLVI. 18 — 31.
of Asar, Jamne, and Jesua, and Jesuy,
and Berya ; and Sara, the dorter of hem.
The sones of Berya, Heber, and Melchiel.
18 Thes the sones of Zelphe, whom Laban
3af to Lye, his dorter, and thes gat Ja-
19 cob, sixtene soules. The sones of Rachel,
wijf of Jacob, Joseph, and Beniamyn.
20 And born ben the sones of Joseph in the
loond of Egipte, the which gat to hym
Asenech, the dorter of Putyphar, of the
preest of Heliopoleos, Manasses, and Ef-
aifraym. The sones of Beniamyn, Bela,
and Becor, and Asbelgora, and Naaman,
and Jethi, and Resemophym, and Ophyn,
22 and Ared. Thes the sones of Rachel, the
whiche gat Jacob ; alle the soules four-
l^tene. The sones of Dan, Vsym. The
sones of Neptalym, Jasyel, and Gumy,
25 and Jeser, and Salem. Thes the sones of
Bale, whom 3af Laban to Rachel, his
2cdou3ter. Thes gat Jacob, alle the soules
seuen. And alle the soules that ben goon
with Jacob into Egipte, and goon out of
the leende of hym, with oute wyues of
27 his children, sexti and sexe. The sones
forsothe of Joseph, that ben born to hym
in the loond of Egipte, soules two. Alle
the soules of the hows of Jacob, that ben
28 goon into Egipte, weren seuenty. Jacob
forsothe sente Juda before hym to Jo-
seph, that he shulde telle to hym, and he
29shulde a3en come into Gessen. Whider
whanne he was comun, Joseph, ioyned his
chare, steiede vp to mete with his fader
at the same place. And seynge hym, felle
vpon the nek of hym, and bitwix the
3oclippyngis wepte. And the fader seide
to Joseph, Now glad Y shal dye, for I
haue seen thi face, and at thin aboue thee
31 Y leeue. And he spak to his bretheren ;
and to al the hows of his fader, Y shal
steye1', and telle to Pharao, and Y shal
seie to hym, My bretheren, and the hows
sones of Aser, Jamne, and Jesua, and Je-
sui, and Beria ; and Sara, the sister of
hem. The sones of Beria, Heber and
Melchiel. These weren the sones of Zel- IB
fa, whom Laban 3af to Lia, his dorter,
and Jacob gendryde^ these sixtene per-
sones. The sones of Rachel, 'wijf of Ja-ia
cobz, weren Joseph and Beniamyn. And 20
sones a weren borun to Joseph in the loond
of Egipt, Manasses and Effraym, whicheb
Asenech, 'dou3tir of Putifar0, preestd of
Heliopoleos, childide to hym. The sones of 21
Beniamin weren Bela, and Becor, and As-
bel, Gera, and Naaman, and Jechi, 'Ros,
and Mofym6, and Ofymf, and Ared. These 22
weren the sones of Rachel, whiches Jacob
gendrideh ; alle the1 persones weren foure-
tene. The sonek of Dan, Vsym. The sones 34
of Neptalym, Jasiel, and Guny, and Jeser,
and Salem. These weren 'the sones ofza
Bala1, whom Laban 3af to Rachel his dou3-
tir. And Jacob gendride"1 these ; alle the 26
soules" weren seuene. And alle the men
that entriden with Jacob in to Egipt, and
3eden out of his thi3, with out 'the wyues
of his sones0, weren sixti and sixe. For- 27
sothe the sones of Joseph, that weren borun
to hym in 'the loond of EgiptP, weren two
men. Alle the soulis of 'the hows of Ja-
cobi, that entriden in to Egipt, weren
seuenti. Forsothe Jacob sente Judas bi-28
fore hym to Joseph, that he schulde telle
to hym, and he schulde1" 'come8 in to* Ges-
sen. And whanne Jacob hadde come thi- 20
dir, Joseph stiede" in his chare to mete
his fadir at the same place. And he 513
Jacob, and felde on 'his neckew, and wepte
bitwixe collyngisx. And the fadir seide to so
Joseph, Now Y schal die ioiful, for? Y si3z
thi face, and Y leeue thee lyuynge. Andsi
Joseph spak to hise brithren, and to al
'the hows of his fadir8, I schal stieb, and
' Y schalc telle to Farao, and Y schal seie to
h stey up DDEFH.
y bigaate I. z Jacob's wijf is. a two sones is. b the whiche I. c Putiphar doujtir is. d the prest is.
e and Jesemouphyn DGQHTX. and Ros. and Mofym i. and Ros, and Jesemouphyn s. f Sophin DGQRSTX.
S the whiche i. h bigaat i. > these o. k sones DEGN sup. ras. OQKSTd. l Bala sones s. m bigaate i.
n sones s. ° his sones wifes is. P Egipt lond is. 9 Jacobs hous is. r Om. DIKMN sec.m. OQRSTwd.
5 Om. QT. *t meete with him in i. u wente vp in to i. stiede vp in s. w the nek of him is. * biclip-
pingis i. c. or bidippingis s. y Om. s. z haue seen i. haue si} s. a his fadir hous is. b go vp i. stie
vp s. cOm. DGIKN sec.m. OQRSTX .sec.m. d.
XL VI. 32 — XLVII. 9.
GENESIS.
183
of my fader, the whyche weren in the
32loond of Chanaan, ben comen to me, and
ben men kepers of sheep, and han bisynes
of flockys to ben fedde ; her beestis, and
her drones, and al that thei mowen haue,
ssthei brou3ten with hem. And whanne he
shal clepen 3ou, and seie, What is 3oure
34werke? 36 shulen answere, Men sheep-
herdes we ben, thi seruauntis, fro oure
childhod vnto the tyme that is now, and
we and oure faders. Thes thingis for-
sothe 36 shulen seye, that 30 mowen
dwelle in the loond of Gessen, for alle
Egipcyens haten alle sheepherdes of
sheep.
CAP. XLVII.
1 Joseph thanne goon yn tolde to Pha-
rao, seiynge, My fader and bretheren, the
sheep of hem, and droues, and alle the
thingis that thei han, ben comen fro the
loond of Chanaan ; and loo ! thei ben in
2 the loond of Gessen. And fyue men, the
last of his bretheren, he sette bifore the
skyng, whom he askide, What han 36 of
werke ? Thei' answerden, Sheepherdes of
sheep we ben, thi seruauntis, and we and
4 our fadres ; to pilgrimage into thi loond
we ben comen, for there is noon eerbe
to the flockis of thi seruauntis ; hungurJ
meche wexynge greuows in the loond of
Chanaan, and we axen that thow co-
maunde vs to be thi seruauntis in the
5 loond of Gessen. And so the kyng seide
to Joseph, Thi fader and thi bretheren
G ben comen to thee ; the loond of Egipte
is in thi si3t, in the beste place make hem
to dwelle, and tak to hem the loond of
Gessen ; and if thow hast knowe to be
redi men in hem, ordeyne hem maystrys
7 of my beestis. After thes thingis Joseph
ladde yn his fader to the kyng, and sette
hym beforn hym, the which blessynge to
a hym, and askyde of hym, How feele ben
9 the dayes of the 3eris of thi lijf? He
answerde, The dayes of the pilgrimage
hyrn, My britheren, and the hows of my
fadir, that weren in the lond of Canaan,
ben comun to me, and thei ben men kepers 32
of scheep, and han bisynesse of flockis to
be fed ; thei brou3ten with hem her scheep
and grete beestis, and alle thingis whiche
thei mi3ten haue. And whanne Farao schal 33
clepe 3ou, and schal seie, What is 3oure
werk? 36 schulen aiiswere,We ben thi ser-34
uauntis, men scheepherdis, fro oure child-
hed til in to present*1 tyme, bothe we and
oure fadris. Sotheli 36 schulen seye these
thingis, that 36 moun dwelle in the lond
of Gessen, for Egipcians wlaten alle keperis
of scheep.
CAP. XLVII.
Therfor Joseph entride, and telde to i
Farao, and seide, My fadir and brethren,
thee scheep and gretef beestis of hem, and
alle thingis whiche^ thei welden, camen1'
fro the lond of Canaan ; and lo ! thei
stonden in the lond of Gessen. And he' 2
ordeynede fyue, the lastek men of hise bri-
theren, bifore1 the kyng, which em he axiden, 3
What werk han 36? Thei answeriden,We
thi seruauntis ben kepers of scheep, bothe
we and oure faderis ; we camen in to thi <•
lond to be pilgrymys0, for noo gras is
to the? flockis of thi seruauntis ; hunguri
wexith greuouse in the lond of Canaan,
and we axen that thou comaunde vs thi
seruauntis to be in the lond of Gessen.
And sor the kyng seide to Joseph, This
fadir and thi britheren camen8 to thee ; the o
lond of Egipt is in thi si3t, make thou
hem to dwelle in the beste place, and 3yue
thou to hem the lond of Gessen ; that if
thou woost that witti men ben in hem,
ordeyne thou1 hem maystris of my beestis.
After these thingis Joseph brou3te in his;
fader to the king, and settide" him bifor
the king, whichv blesside the king ; and K
he was axid of the king, Hou many ben
the daies of the 3eeris of thi lijf? And he 9
answeride, The daies of pilgrymage of my
" the A. J hurgur A. JJ Om. BDEFH.
d this present is. « Om. IKMN sec.m. swd. f the grete ELP. e that is. h han come i. » Joseph is.
k laste or mekeste is. l to come bifore is. m whom i. n axide hem EP. ° pilgryms, that is, to dwelle
for a tyme BCGKNcjd. P Om. D. 1 for hungur B. r lo ELP. s han come i. * Om. IKS. u sette EGILM
PQWS. v and he is. •
184
GENESIS.
XLVII. ic
-22.
of my lijf ben of an hundrid and thretti
3eer, litil and yuel, and thei comen not
vnto the dayes of my fadris, in the whiche
10 thei han pilgrimagid. And the kyng
nblissid, he 3ede oute. Joseph forsothe to
the fader and to his bretheren 3af posses-
syoun in Egipte, in the best soyl of the
loond of Ramesses, as comaundyde Pha-
12 rao ; and he fedde hem, and al the hows
of his fader, 3yuynge meetis to eche oon.
is Forsothe in al the world breed lackide,
and hungur oppressidek the erthe, moost
u of Egipte and ofChanaan; of the whiche
al the money he gederyde togider for the
sellyng of whete, and pntte it to1 the tre-
issorye of the kyng. And whanne to the
biggerys faylide prijs, cam al Egipte to
Joseph, seiynge, %if to vs breed ; whi
icdien we bifore thee, faylynge money? To
whom he answerde, Bryngith 3oure
beestis, and Y shal 3yue to 3ow for hem
17 meetis, if prijs 36 han not. The whiche,
whanne thei hadden broiyt, he 3af to
hem foode for horsis, and sheep, and oxen,
and assis ; and he susteynede hem that
is3eer for chaungyng of beestis. And thei
camen the secounde 3eer, and seiden to
hym, We hiden not to oure lord, that
failynge the money and the beestis to-
gideres han failid, ne it is priue fro thee,
that with outen bodies and loond we han
19 not ; whi thanne shulen we dye, thee se-
ynge ? and we and our loond of thee
shulen ben, Me vs in to the kyngis thral-
dom, and 3if vs seedes, lest peryshynge
the tilyer™, the loond be turned a3en into
20 wildernes. Thanne Joseph bou3te al the
loond of Egipte, echoon sellynge his pos-
sessiouns, for the greetnes of hungur ;
21 and he sugettide it to Pharao, and al
the puplis of it, fro the laste termes of
22 Egipte vnto the vttmestn coostis of it, out
takun the loond of prestis, the which of
the kyng was take to hem, to whom and
certeyn meetis of the comoun beernes
lijf, ben feewe and yuele, of an hundrid
andw thretti 3eer, and tho 'camen notx til?
to the daies of my fadris, in whiche thei
weren pilgryms. And whanne hez hadde 10
blessid the kyng, he 3ede out. Forsothe n
Joseph 3af to hise fadir and britheren pos-
sessioun in Egipt, in Ramasses, the beste
soile of erthe, as Farao comaundide ; and 12
he fedde hem, and al the hows of his fadir,
and 3af metis to allea. For breed failideia
in al the world, and hungur oppresside
the lond, moost of Egipt and of b Canaan ;
of whiche londis hec gaderide al the money u
for thed sillyng of wheete, and brou3te it
in to the 'tresorie of the kyng6. And 15
whanne prijsf failide to the? bieris, al E-
gipt cam to Joseph, and seide, 3vue thou
'looues to vsh ; whi shulen we die bifore1
thee, while monei failith ? To whichek he IG
answeride, Brynge 36 3oure beestis, and Y
schal 3yue to1 3ou metis for tho, if 36 han
not prijs. And whanne thei hadden brou3t 17
tho, he 3af tom hem metis for horsis11, and
scheep, and oxun°, and assis ; and he sus-
teynede hem in that 3eer for the chaung-
yngP of beestis. And thei camen in the is
secunde 3eer, and seiden to hym, We
heleni not fro oure lord, that the while
monei failith, also beestis failiden togidere,
nether it is hid fro thee, that with out
bodies and lond we han no thing ; whi 19
therfor schulen we die, whiler thou seests ?
bothe we and oure lond schulen be thine,
bie thou vs in to the kyngis seruage, and
3yue thou seedis4, lest theu while the tiliere
perischith, the lond be turned in to wil-
dirnesse. Therfor Joseph bou3te al the 20
lond of Egipt, while all men seelden her
possessiouns, for the greetnesse of hungur ;
and he made it and alle puplisv therof2i
suget to Farao, fro the laste termes of
Egipt til to the laste endis therof, outakun 22
the lond of preestis, that was 3ouun of the
kyng to hem, to whichew preestis also metis
weren 3ouun of thex comun bernys, and?
k ouerpressid BDEFH. l in to BDEFH. m tylyers D. n vttermest BDEFH.
w jer and E. x han not come i. Y Om. is. z Jacob is. a hem alle is. b Om. G. c Joseph is.
d Om. plures. this N pr.m. e kingis tresorie is. f the prijs CKO. S Om. D. h vs looues is. » for E.
k whom is. 1 Om. is. m Om. is. n hors F. ° oxis s. P chaunge s. 1 wolen G. r whilis s. s Seest
this is. * vs seedis to some is. u Om. IKS. v the puplis is. w the whiche i. x Om. is. y Om. G.
XLVII. 23 — XLVIII. 2.
GENESIS.
185
weren 3ouun, and therfor thei ben not
23 nedid to sellen her possessiouns. Thanne
seide Joseph to the peplis, Loo ! as 36 be-
holden, and 3ow and 3oure loond Pharao
hath ; takith seedis, and sowith feeldis,
24 that 36 mowen han lyuelodis ; the fyfthe
part0 36 shulen 3yue to the kyng, the
tother foure partis Y leeue to 3ow into
seed, and into metys, to meynes, and to
253oure children. The whiche answerden,
Oure helthe is in thin hoond ; cure? God
oonly bihold vs% and gladliche we shu-
26len serue to the kyng. Fro that tyme
vnto the day that is now, in al the loond
of Egipte the fifthe part to kyngis is
payed, and yt is maad as into a lawe,
with outen the preestis loond, that free
27 was fro this condicioun. Thanne Yrael
dwelte in Egipte, that is, in the loond of
Gessen, and hadde it, and was encreesid
28 and multiplied greetly. And he lyuede
in it sixtener 3eer, and alle the dayes of
the lijf of hym ben maad of an hundryd
29 and seuene and fourti 3eer. And whanne
he bihelde the day of deeth to nei3, he
clepide his sone Joseph, and seide to hym,
IfYhaue foundun grace in thi si3t, putte
thin hoond vnder myn hippe, and thow
shalt do to me mercy and treuthe, that
30 thow byrie me not in Egipte ; but I shal
sleepe with my fadris, and thow shalt
take me fro this loond. and birye me in
the sepulcre of myn eldres8. To whom
Joseph answerde, I shal do that thow
si hast bodun. And he, Sweer thanne, he
seith, to me ; whom swerynge, Yrael
anowrede God, turned to the heed of the
bedde.
CAP. XLVIII.
i And so thes thingis passid ouer, it was
toold to Joseph, that the fader of hym
wex sik. The which with hym takun
two sones, Manasses and Effraym, forth
23eden to go. And it was seide to the
olde man, Loo ! thi sone Joseph is comen
therfor thei weren not compellid to sille
her possessiouns. Therfor Joseph seide to 23
the puplis, Lo ! as 36 seen, Farao weldith
bothe 3011 and 3oure lond ; take 36 seedis,
and 'sowe 3ez feeldis, that 36 moun haue24
fruytis ; 3ea schulen 3yue the fifthe part
to the kyng ; Y suffre to 3ou the foureb re-
sidue partis in to seedc and in to meetis,
to 3ou, and to 3oure fre children. Whiched 25
answeriden, Oure helthe is in thin bond ;
oneli oure God biholde vse, and we schulen
ioifuli serue the kyng. Fro that tyme til w
inf to presents dai, in al the lond of Egipt,
the fyuethe part is paied to theb kyngis,
and it is maad as in to a1 lawe, with out
the lond of preestis, that was fre fro this
condicioun. Therfor Israel dwellide in E-27
gipt, that is, in the lond of Jessen, and
weldide it ; and he was encreessid and
multiplied ful mych. Arid he lyuede ther- 28
ynne sixtene 3eer ; and alle the daies of
his lijf weren maad ofk an hundrid and
seuene and fourti jeer1. And whanne he2!»
seij the daim of deeth" ny3e, he clepide his
sone Joseph, and seide to hym, If Y haue
founde grace in thi sijt ; putte thin hond
vndur myn hipe, and thou schal do merci
and treuthe to me, that thou birie not me
in Egipt ; but VY schal slepe0 with my fa- 30
dris, and take thou awey me fro this
lond, and birie in? the sepulcre of my
gretteret. To whom Joseph answeride, Y
schal do that that thou comaundist. And si
Israel seide, Therfor swere thou to me ;
and whanne Joseph swoor, Israel turnede
to the heed of the bedr, and8 worschipide
God.
CAP. XLVIII.
And so whanne these thingis weren don, i
it was teld to Joseph, that his fadir was
sijk. And he took hise twei sones, Ma-
nasses and Effraym, and he disposide to1
go. And it was seid to the elde man, Lo ! 2
thi sone Joseph cometh to thee ; which"
0 party BDEFH. P and oure A. 1 in vs A. T seuenten D sup.ras. s eldren BDEFH.
1 soweth is. a thei o. b fourthe Apr.m. K. c the seed E. d The whiche i. e thou vs s. f Om. is.
(S this present is. h Om. CIKN sec.m. sw. ' Om. s. k Om. FGIQKST. ' jeeris G. m daies D. n his
deeth s. ° slcpe Y c pr.m. f me in IKS. 1 grettere fadris is. r beddis heed i. bed heed s. 3 Om. i.
4 him to is. u the which o.
B b
186
GENESIS.
XLVIII. 3 — 14.
to thee ; the which coumfortid sat in the
sbedde. And to Joseph comun in to him,
seith, God Almy3ti apeiyde to me in
Luza, that is in the loorid of Chanaan,
4 and he blisside to me, and seith, Y thee
shal encreese and multiplie, and make
into cumpanyes of peples, and Y shal
3yue to thee this loond, and to thi seed
after thee, into euerlastynge possessions
oThanne thi two sones, that ben born to
thee in the loond of Egipte bifore Y com
hider to thee, shulen ben myne, Effraym
and Manasses as Ruben and Symeon
« shulen ben acountid to me ; the tother
forsothe whom thow shalt gete after hem
shulen be thine, and bi name of her bre-
theren shulen be clepid in her posses-
ysiouns. To me forsothe whanne Y cam
fro Mesopotanye, Rachel was deed in the
loond of Chanaan, in that weie, and it
was veer tyme ; and Y cam into Effra-
tam, and Y biryede hir biside the weie
of Effrathe, the which in another name
.sis clepid Bethleem. And Jacob, seynge
the sones of hym, seide to hym, Who ben
n thes ? He answerde, My sones thei ben,
whom God hath 3ouun to me in this
place. Bryng hem, he seith, to me, that
10 1 blisse to hem. The eyen forsothe of
Yrael weren derke for greet eelde, and
cleerli he my3te not se ; and hem put to
11 hym, kissynge and cleppynge hem, seide*
to his sone, Y am not bigilid of thi si3t ;
forthermore God hath shewid to me thi
12 seed. And whanne Joseph hadde takun
hem fro the bosum of the fader, he
isanowride, bowid into the erthe. And he
putte Effraym at his ri3t hoond, that is,
at the left syde of Israel ; Manasses for-
sothe in his lift side, at the ri3t side of
the fader, and he putte bothe to hym.
14 The which strecchynge out the ri3t
hoond, putte vpon the heed of Effraym,
the lasse brother ; the left forsothe vpon
was coumfortid, and satv in the bed. And 3
whanne Joseph entride to hym, he seide,
Almy3ti God apperide to me in Luza,
whichw is in the lond of Canaan, and
blesside me, and seide, Y schal encreesse 4
andx multiplie thee, and Y schal make thee
in to cumpanyes of puplis, and Y schal 3yue
to thee this lond, and to thi seed aftir
thee, in to euerlastinge possessioun. Ther-5
for thi twei sones, that ben borun to thee
in the lond of Egipt bifore that Y cam
hidir to thee, schulen be myne, Effraym
and Manasses as Ruben and Symeon
schulen be arettid to me; forsothe the 6
othere? whiche thou schalt gendrez aftir
hem schulen be thine ; and thei schulen
be clepid bi the name of her britheren in
her possessiounsa. Forsothe whanne Y cam 7
fro Mesopotamye, Rachel was deed to me
in the lond of Canaan, in thilke weie ; and
it was theb bigynnyng of somerc ; and Y
entride in to Effrata, and berieded hir bi-
sidis the weie of Effrata, which6 bi an-
othir name is clepid Bethleem. Forsothe 8
Jacob sei3 the sones of Joseph, and seidef
to him, Who ben these ? He answeride, 9
Thei ben my sones, whiche^ God 3af toh
me in this place. Jacob seide1, Bryngek
hem to me that Y blesse hem. For 'theio
i3en of Israel1, dasewiden for greet eelde,
and he my3te not se clereli ; and he kisside
and collide tho children ioyned to hym,
and seide™ to his sone, Y am not defraudid n
of thi si3t ; ferthermore God schewide™ to
me thi seed. And whanne Joseph hadde 12
take hem fro 'the fadris0 lappe, he wor-
schipide lowe to? erthei. And he setteris
Effraym on his ri3t side, that is, on the lift
side of Israel ; forsothe he settide8 Ma-
nasses in1 his lift side, that is, on the ri3t
side of theu fadir ; and he ioynede bothe
to hym. Whichv helde forth the ri3t bond, 14
and settidew on 'the heed of Effraymx, the
lesse^ brothir ; sotheli he settide2 thea left
* seith E.
v sat vp is. w that is. * thee and B. * tothere K. z gete i. a possessioun E. b Om.,E. in the G.
c the somer DN pr.m. QBTX sec.m, d briede A. I beriede is. e the which i. f he seide is. e that is.
h Om. is. * seide to him .E. k brynge 30 F. ' Israel ijen s. m he seide FIS. n hath schewide i. ° his
fadir i. his fadris s. P in to c pr. m. 1 the erthe BEGIKSX sec. m. T settide FGKMNS. s sette EILPS.
4 on is. u his is. T The which i. w sette ELMP. leide it is. * Effraym heed s. y lest E. joungere is.
* sette LMP. leide is. a his is.
XLVIII. 15 — XI.IX. 2.
GENESIS.
187
the heed of Manasse, the which was more
thurj birthe. Jacob togidere chaungynge
15 the hondes, blisside the sones of Joseph,
and seith, God, in whos si$t 3eden my
fadres Abraham and Ysaac ; God, that
fedde me fro my 3ongtheu into the day
16 that is now ; that aungel that delyueride
me fro alle yuels, blesse to thes children,
and my name be inwardly clepid vpon
hem, and the names of my fadris Abra-
ham and Ysaac ; in multitude vpon erthe
ngrowe thei. Joseph forsothe seynge that
his fader hadde putte the ri3t hoond vpon
the heed of Effraym, greuowsly tok, and
the hoond of the fader takun, enforside
to heue fro the heed of Effraym, and to
isber ouer vpon the heed of Manasse. And
he seide to the fader, Not so, fader, it
fallith to be, for this is the first getun ;
put thi ri3t hoond vpon the heed of hym.
19 The which forsakynge seith, I knowe,
sone myne, Y knowe ; and this forsothe
shal be into puples, and shal be multi-
plied ; but the brother of hym lasse more
than he shal be, and the seed of hym
20 shal growe into folk of kynde. And he
blisside hem in that tyme, seiynge, In
thee Yrael shal be blissid, and shal be
seide, God do to thee as to Effraym and
Manasse ; and he sette Effraym bifore
21 Manasse. And he seith to Joseph, his
sone, Loo ! Y dye, and God shal be with
3ow, and he shal brynge 3ow a3en to the
22 loond of 3oure fadris ; Y 3yue to thee o
parti oute of thi bretheren, that Y tok of
the hoond of Amorrey, in swerde and in
my bowe.
CAP. XLIX.
1 Jacob forsothe clepide his sones, and
seide to hem, Be 36 gederid togidris,
that Y telle that ben to comen to 3ou in
2 the laste daies ; be 36 gadered togidris,
hond on 'the heed of Manassesb, that was
the more thur3 birthe. Jacob chaungide
'the hondesc, and blesside his sone Joseph, \b
and seide, God, in whos si3t my fadris
Abraham and Isaac 3eden ; God, that
fedith me fro my 3ong wexynge age til in
to present*1 day; the aungel that delyuerede ie
me fro alle yuelis, blesse these children,
and my name be clepid on hem, and the
names of my fadris Abraham and Ysaac ;
and wexe thei in multitude on erthe. For- 17
sothe Joseph 8613 that his fadir hadde set
thef ri3t hond on the heed of Effraym, and&
took11 heuyli, and he enforside to1 reise thek
fadris1 hond takunm fro the heed of Ef-
fraym, and to bere 'ouer onn 'the heed of0
Manasses. And heP seide to thei fadir, ia
Fadir, it acordith not so ; for this is the
firste gendrid r ; sette thi ri3t hond on the8
heed 'of hym*. Which" forsook andv seide, in
Y woot, my sone, Y woot ; and sotheli this
child schal be in to puplisw, and he schal
be multiplied ; but his 3onger brother schal
be more than he, and 'his seedx schal en-
creesse in to folkis. And he^ blesside hem 20
in that tyme, and seide, Israel schal be
blessid in thee, Joseph1, and it schal be
seida, God do to thee as tob Effraym and
as to Manasses. And he settidec Effraym
bifore Manasses ; and seide to Joseph, his 21
sone, Lo ! Y die, and God schal be with
3ou, and schald lede 3ou a3en to the lond
of 3oure fadris ; Y 3yue to thee o part ouer 22
thi britheren which Y took fro the hand of
Amorei, in my swerd and bowe.
CAP. XLIX.
Forsothe Jacob clepide hise sones, and
seide to hem, Be 30 gaderid that6 Y telle
what thingis schulen come to 3ou in the
laste daies f; be 36 gaderid, 'and here,
u JOUthe BDEFH.
b Manasses heed is. c his hond i. his hondis 8. d this present is. e the E. f his is. e and to bere
ouer on the heed of Effraym, and E. h he took that is. > him to is. k his PIS. ' fadir is. m and take
it i. n it ouer vp on is. ° Om. s. P Joseph is. 1 his is. rbigeten i. s his is. tQm. is. u The which i.
T to do so and is. w many puplis is. * the seed of him is. y Jacob is. z Effraym i. a seid in pro-
uerbe, i marg. t> he dide to i. he shal to s. c sette EGILPS. d he schal is. e to gidre that i. { dai F.
e there the P.
B b 2
188
GENESIS.
XLIX. 3 — 16.
and here 36, the sones of Jacob, here 36
3 Yrael 3oure fader. Ruben, my first getun,
thow my strengthe, and the bigyning of
my sorwe ; first in 3iftis, and more in co-
4 maundyng ; thow art held out as water ;
ne grow thow, for thow hast steied up
the cowche of thi fader, and thow hast
adefoulid the bedde of hym. Symeon and
Leuy, bretheren, the vessels of shrewid-
e nes, makynge batails ; in the counseil of
hem come not my soule, and in the cum-
panye of hem be not my glorie ; for in
her woodnes thei slewen a man, and in
her owne wil thei vndurdelueden the
7 wal ; cursid is the woodnes of hem, for
it is stedfast, and the indignacioun of
hem, for it is hard ; Y shal deuyde hem
in Jacob, and I shal scater hem in Yrael.
« Juda, thee shulen preyse thi britheren,
thin hondis in the skulles of thin ene-
myes, the sones of thi fader shulen lowte
9 thee. The whelp of lyon Juda ; to the
prey, sone myrie, thow steydist vp ; rest-
ynge thow ley down as a lyon, and as a
10 lionesse who shal arere hym ? The septre
fro Juda shal not be takun awey, and a
duke fro the leende of hym, to the tyme
that he come that is to be sent, and he
shal be the abidynge of folk of kynde,
nbyndynge to a vyn3erd his colt, and to a
vyn, Ov ! my sone, hisw she asse ; he shal
wasshe in wyne his stoole, and in blood of
12 a grape his mantil ; fayrer ben the eyen
of hym than wyn, and the teeth of hym
13 whitter than mylk. Zabulon in the brynke
of the see shal dwelle, and in the stacioun
14 of shippes, arechynge vnto Sidon. Ysa-
char, an hee asse strong, liggynge bitwix
15 the teermes, saw3 rest that it was good,
and the loond that it was best, and vn-
derputte his shuldur to here, and he is
lemaad to tributis seruynge. Dan shal
sones'1 of Jacob, here 36 Israel 3oure fadir.
Ruben, my firste gendrid1 sone, thou arts
my strengthe and the bigynnyng of my
sorewe ; thou ou^tist to be the former in
3iftis, the more in lordschip; thou art 4
sched out as watir k ; wexe thou not, for
thou stiedist1 on the bed™ of thi fader, and
defoulidist" his bed0. Symeon and Leuy, 5
britheren, fi3tynge vessils of wickidnesse ;
my soule come not in to the councel ofe
hem, and my glorie be not in the congre-
gacioun of hem; for in her woodnesse thei
killiden a man, and in her wille thei
mynedeni1 the wall ; curside be the wood- ^
nesse of hem, for it is obstynat, and the
indignacioun of hern forr it is hard ; Y
schal departe hem8 in Jacob, and* I schal
scatere hem in Israel. Judas, thi britheren s
schulen preise thee, thin hondis schulen
be in the nollis of thin enemyes ; the"
sones of thi fadir schulen worschipe thee.
'A whelp of liounv 'is Judasw; my sone 9
thou stiedistx to prey?; thou restidist,
and hast leynz as a lioun, and as a lionesse
who schal reise hym ? The septrea schal 10
not be takun awey fro Juda, and a duyk
of his hipe, tilb he come that schal be
sent, and he schal be abiding" of hethene
men; and he schal tye his colt at then
vyner, and his femal*1 asse at the vyne ;
Ae ! my sone, he schal waische his stoole
inf wyn, and his mentil in the£ blood of
grapeh ; hise i3en ben fairere than wyn, 12
and hise teeth ben whittere than mylk.
Zabulon schal dwelle in the brenk of the 13
see, and in the stondyng of schipis ; and
schal' stretchek til to Sydon. Isachar, a1 u
strong asse, liggynge bitwixe termes, sei3 is
reste, that it was good and sei}m the lond
that it was best, and he vndirsettide" his
schuldre to here, and he was maad seru-
ynge to tributis0. Dan schal derne his ie
v of A. w is his H.
h the sones i. > bigetun i. k w. into foul leccherie i marg. l wentist vp i. m couche i. n de-
foulist QBT. ° bed, that is, his WZ^/'BCDGKNQKSTX. b. Ms tvijfi marg. P vndirmyneden i. meueden s.
1 the wal, ether hoxiden a bole, as it is in Ebretv CGNQX. Tbe cursid for BC. s Ora. G. * Om. is. u and
the c. v Judas the whelp of a lioun i. a lyoun whelp s. w Om. i. * hast gon vp i. y the prey i.
2 leie i. a septre, that is, dignite of kyng BCGKQX. b schal not be takun awey til BC. c the abiding is.
d schee is. e O ! is. f al in c. S Om. plures. h grace EGKLMNPHTWxd. the grape is. i he schal is.
k areche B. ! as s. m he satv^e is. n vndirsette GIQS. ° tributis, ether to rente, as it is in Ebreu BCGQX.
t. ether to rente N.
XLIX. 17 — 30.
GENESIS.
189
deme his puple, and as another lynage in
ivYrael. Be maad Dan an eddre of sha-
dowe in the weie, and an horned eddre
in the path, bitynge the cleen of an hors,
that the steyer up of hym falle bac-
is ward ; and thi jyuer of helthe" Y shal
i9abyde, Lord. Gad gird shal fei3t bifore
20 hym, and he shal be gird bihynde. Aser,
the fat breed of hym, and he shal 3eue
21 delices to kyngis. Neptalym, the herte
sent out, and 3yuynge the spechis of
22fayrnes. The sone acreesynge, Joseph,
the sone acresynge, and semly in si3t;
the dou3tresy hidir and thider renneden
23 vpon the wal, but thei eggiden hym out,
and streuen, and enuyden to hym, hau-
24 ynge dartis. Sat in the strong the bowe
of hym, and vnbounden ben the bondis of
armesz, and of the hondis of hym bi the
hoond of the my3ti of Jacob; thens a
shepherde 3ede out, the stoone of Yrael.
25 God of thi fader shal be thin helper*,
and the Almy3ti shal blesse to thee with
blessynges of heuene fro aboue, and with
blessyngis of the see Hggyng beneth, and
with blessyngis of tetis, and of the wombe ;
26 the blissyngis of thi fader ben coumfortid
with the blissyngis of the fadris of hym,
to the tyme that were comen the desyre
of euerlastynge hillis ; ben thei maad in
the heed of Joseph, and in the heed of
27Nazarei amonge his bretheren. Benia-
myn, a wulf raumpynge, the morwen tide
he shall eete a pray, and the euentide he
28 shal dyuyde spoylis. Alle thes in the
lynagis of Irael twelue ; thes thingis
spak to hem her fader, and blesside hem
2»eche with propre blessyngis. And he
comaundide hem, seiynge, Y am gedered
to my puple, birye 36 me with my faders
in the dowble spelunk, that is in the feeld
so of Effron Ethei, a3ens Mambre, in the
puple, as also another lynage in Israel.
Dan be maad a serpent in the weie, and 17
cerastesP in the path, and bitei the feet of
an hors, that the 'stiere therof falle bac-
ward ; Lord, Y schal abide thin helthe8. i«
Gad schal be gird, and schal' fi3te biforiu
hym, andu he schal be gird bihynde. Aser 20
his breed schal be pleriteuouseuu, and he
schal 3yue delicis to kyngis. Neptalym 21
schal be an hert sent out, and 3yuynge
spechis of fairenesse. Joseph, a sone en- 22
creessynge, 'a sone encresingev, and fair in
biholdyng ; dou3tris runnen aboute on the
wal, but hise brithren wraththeden hym, 23
and chiddenw, and thei hadden dartis, and
haddenx enuye to hym. His bowe sat in 24
the stronger, and the boondis of his armes,
and hondisz weren vnboundun bi the hond
of the my3ti of Jacob ; of hym a scheep-
herd 3ede out, the stoon of Israel. God of 25
thi fadir schal bea thin helpere, and Al-
my3ti God schal blesse thee with blessyngis
of heueneb fro aboue, and with blessyngisc
of the see liggynge binethe, with bless-
yngis*1 of tetis", and of wombef ; the bless- 26
yngis of thi fadir ben coumfortid^, theh
blessyngis of his fadris, til the desire of
euerlastynge hillis cam ; blessyngis ben
maad in' the heed of Joseph, and in the
nol of Nazareik among his britheren. Ben- 27
iamyn, a rauyschynge wolf, schal ete prey1
eerly, and in the euentid he schal departe
spuylis. Alle these weren in twelue kyn-28
redis of Israel ; her fadir spak these™
thingys to hem, and blesside11 hem alle by
propre blessyngis, and comaundide0 hem?, 29
and seide, Y am gaderid to my puple, birie
3e me with my fadris in the double denne,
whichi is in the lond of Efron Ethei,
a3ens Manbre, in the lond of Canaan, so
whichr denne Abraham bou3te with the
feeld of Efron Ethei, in to possessioun of
x hele E. y doujtren BDEFH. z the armes BDEFH. a helpe A pr.m. D.
P cerastes, that is, an horned eddre BCDEGKLPQHS. an horned addre ix. 1 bite he is. r rider of him i.
8 helthe jiuere DGIKMN sup. ras. QRSX. heelthe euere w. * he schal is. u Om. K. uu fat DEFILPRSTWC!.
fat ether plenteuouse BCGNOQ. f. or plenteous K. f. that is, plenteuous x. v Om. GKM. w chidden him E.
* thei hadden i. y the Lord I marg. z his hondis is. a al be G. b the heuene E. c the blessyngis L.
d blesing E. e citees DO. tete P. f pryuy wombe c pr.m. the wombe is. 8 confortid, that is, beti belere
than BC. h of the A pr.m. with the i. to K sup. ras. l on c. k Nazarei, that is, hooly BCDEGKLNPQHSTX.
1 the prey i. " alle these c. n he blesside is. ° he comaundide is. P to him eel. omnes. 1 that is.
T the which i.
190
GENESIS.
XLIX. 31 L. 10.
loond of Chanaan, that Abraham bov^te
with the feeld of EfFron Ethei, into pos-
31 sessioun of a sepulcre. There thei bi-
rieden hym, and Sara, the wijf of hym ;
there also byried is Ysaac, with Rebecca
the wijf; there and Lya biried lieth.
32 And endid the maundementis with whiche
the sones he enfourmyde, he gederede to-
gedere his feet vpon the bed, and dyed,
and put heb is to his puple.
CAP. L.
1 That seynge Joseph, fel vpon the face
of the fader, wepynge, and kyssynge hym,
2 and comaundide to the seruauntis, his
leches, that with swete oynementis thei
3 shulden anoynte the fader. The whiche
the maundementis fulfillynge, passiden
ouer fourti dayes ; this forsothe manere
was of bodies anoynt, and Egipte wepte
4 hym seuenti dayes. And fulfillid the
tyme of weilyng, Joseph to the meyne of
Pharao spak, If Y haue founde grace in
3oure si3t, spek }e in the eeris of Pharao,
5therthur3 that my fader hath chargid me
with ooth, seiynge, Loo ! Y dye, in my
sepulcre that I deluede to me in the loond
of Chanaan, thow shalt byrye me ; thanne
I shal steie vp that Y byrye my fader,
eand shal turne a3en. And Pharao seyde
to hym, Stey vp, and byry thi fader, as
7 thow hast sworne. Whom stiynge vp,
3eden with hym alle the oold men of the
hows of Pharao, and alle the more thur3
a birthe of the loond of Egipte, the hows
of Joseph with his bretheren, with outen
litil children, and flockis, and droues, that
olaften in the loond of Gessen. And he
haddec in his ledyng chares, and rydynge
men, and there was maad the companye
10 not a litil. And thei camen to the
thresshyng feelde of Adad, the which is
set bi3onde Jordan, where holdynge the
sepulcre3. There thei birieden hym, andai
Sare his wijf, also Ysaac was biried there
with Rebecca his wijf; there also Lia
liggith1 biried. And whanne the comaunde-32
mentis11 weren endid, bi whichev he tau3te
thew sones, he gaderide* hise feet on the
bed, and diede, and he was put? to his
puple.
CAP. L.
Which thing Joseph sei3, and feldez on i
'the face of the fadera, and wepte, and kiste
hym ; and he comaundide hise seruauntis, 2
lechis, that thei schulden anoynte theb fadir
with swete smellynge spiceries. While thei 3
'filliden the comaundementisc, fourti daies
passiden, for this was the custom of deed
bodies anoyntid ; and Egipt biwepte hymd
seuenti daies. And whanne the tyme of 4
weiling6 was fillidf, Joseph spak to the
meyne of Farao, If Y haue founde grace in
3oure si3t, speke 30 in the eeris of Farao ;
for my fadir chargide me, and seide, Lo ! 5
Y die, thou schalt birie me in my sepulcre
which& Y diggide to me in the lond of
Canaan ; therfor Y schal stieh that Y birie
my fadir, and Y schal turne a3en. And s
Farao seide to hym, Stie', and birie thi
fader, as thou artk chargid1. And whanne?
'he stiedem, alle the elde° men of 'the hous
of FaraoP 3eden with him, and alle the
grettere men in birthe of i the lond of E-
gipt ; the hous of Joseph with her bri- R
theren, without litle children, and flockis,
and grete beestis, whiche thei leften in the
lond of Gessen, ^eden with Mm. And he 9
hadde charis, and horsmen, and felouschip,
and cumpany8 was maad not litil. Andio
thei camen to the cornfloor of Adad, which*
is set ouer Jordan, where thei maden the"
seruicev ofw the" deed bodi, with greet
b Om. E. c ladde BDFH.
s a sepulcre is. * lyth ELP. u heestis is. v the whiche i. w his is. x gaderide togidre is. y put-
tide B pr.m. z he fel is. a the face of his fadir c. his fadris face i. his fadir face s. b his is. c ful-
filliden his heestis is. d Jacob is. e weping K. f fulfillid is. g that is. h gon vp i. stie vp s. ' go
vp i. stie vp s. k hast G. 1 coniurid DEFGiKLMNpQRSTWxd. m Joseph wente vp i. Joseph stiede vp s.
0 elder w. eldre d. P Farow hous s. <l in s. s the cumpany cet. omnes. * the which i. « Om. is.
v seruyces plures. w for is. x Om. plures.
L. II— —22.
GENESIS.
191
offices for the deed, with greet weilyng
11 and hydows, fulfillidend seuen dayes. That
wharme hadden seen the dwellers of the
loond of Chanaan, seiden, A greet weil-
yng is this to the Egipcyens, and therfor
thei clepiden the name of that place The
12 weylyng of Egipte. Thanne the children
of Yrael diden as it was comaundid hem,
is and berynge hym into the loond of Cha-
naan, byryden hym in the dowble spel-
unk, that Abraham bou^te with the feelde,
into possessioun of a sepulcre, of Ephron
uEthei, a3ens the face of Mambre. And
Joseph is turned a3en into Egipte, with
his britheren, and with al the cumpanye,
is the fader beryed. The which deed, dred-
ynge the bretheren of hym, and togidere
spekyng, lest perauenture he haue mynde6
of the wrong that he suffrede, and 3eelde
16 to vs al the yuel that we han do, sen ten
to hym, seiyngef, Thi fader comaundide
i7vs or he shulde die, that thes wordes to
thee we shulden seye, Y preye, that thow
for3ete the wickidnes of thi bretheren,
and of the synne, and of the malyce that
thei wrou3ten in thee ; and we preyen,
that to the seruaunt of God, thi fader,
thow for3eue this wickidnesse. The whiche
18 thingis herd, Joseph wepte. And to hym
comen his bretheren, and mekid into the
19 erthe lowtiden, and seiden, Thi seruauntis
we ben. To whom he answerde, Wole 30
not dreden, whether mowen we a3en-
2ostonde the wil of God? 3e thou3ten of
me yuel, and God turneth it into good,
that he shulde enhaunce me, as 36 now
seen, that saaf he make many puples ;
21 wole 36 not dreden, Y shal fede 3ow, and
3oure children. And he coumfortide hem,
22 and fayre and softly he spak, and dwelte
in Egipte, with al the hows of his fader,
and lyuede an hundrid and ten 3eer, and
saw3 the sones of Effraym vnto the
thridde generacioun ; and the sones of
weilyng and strong, and flUide? seuenz
daies. And whanrie the dwellers of then
lond of Canaan hadden seyn this, thei
seiden, This is a greet weiling to Egip-
ciansa; andb therfor thei clepiden the name
of that place the weilyng of Egipt. Therfor 12
the sones of Jacob diden, as he haddec co-
maundid to hem ; and thei baren hym in is
to the lond of Canaan, and thei birieden
hym in the double denne, whichd derme
with the feeld Abraham hadde bou3t of
Effron Ethei, a3ens the face of Mambre,
into possessioun of sepulcre6. And Jo- u
seph turnede a3en in to Egipt with hise
britheren and al the felouschipe, whanne
thef fadir was biried. And whanne the# is
fadir was deed, the britheren of Joseph
dredden, and spaken togidere, lest per-
auenture he be myndeful of the wrong
whichh he suffride, and 3elde to vs al the
yuel, that we diden. And thei senten to i«
hym, and seiden, Thi fadir comaundide to
vs, bifore that he diede, that we schulden 17
seie to thee these thingis bi hise wordis ;
Y beseche, that' thou for3ete the wickid-
nesse of thi britheren, and the synne, and
malice whichk thei hauntiden a3ens thee ;
also we preien, that1 thou for3yue this
wickidnesse to thi fadir, the seruaunt of
God. Whanne these thingis weren herd,
Joseph wepte. And hise britheren camen is
to hym, and worschipiden lowe tom erthen,
and seiden, We ben thi seruauntis. Toiu
whiche he answeride, Nyle 30 drede ; whe-
ther we moun a3enstonde Goddis wille?
3e thou3ten yuel of me, and God turnede 20
it in to good, that he0 schuldeP enhaunse
me, as 36 seen in present? tyme, and that
he schulde1" make saaf many8 puplis ; nyle 21
36 drede, Y schal fede 3ou and 3oure litle
children. And he coumfortide hem, and
spak swetli, and ^tly1 ; and heu dwellide 22
in Egipt, with al the hows of his fadir.
And he lyuyde an hundrid 3eer, and he
d thei fulfilliden E. e in mynde DH. f Om. H.
7 fulfilliden is. z there seuen i. a the Egipcians is. b Om. A. c Om. a. d the which i. e a se-
pulcre is. i his is. K her is. h that is. ' thee, that is. k that is. l thee, that is. m in to c pr. m.
n the erthe BKGIKSX sec. m. ° je o. P tvolde i. 1 this present IKS. r wolde i. s bi me many is.
* lijtly to hem i. 1. or mytili to hem B. u Joseph is.
192
GENESIS.
L. 23 — 25.
Machir, seme of Manasse, ben born in the
askneen of Joseph. The whiche thingis
ouerpassid, he spak to his bretheren,
After my deeth God shal visite 3ow, and
make 3ow steyen vp fro this& loond to
the loond that he fastnede with ooth to
24 Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob. And whanne
he hadde adiuryd hem, and seide, God
shal visite jow, here 36 with 3ow my
•25 bones fro this place, he diede, fulfillid an
hundred and ten 3erys of his lijf, and
anoyntide with swete oynementis, was
leid in toh towmbe in Egipte.
Heere endith Genesis and now
bigynne[th~\ Exodus'1
sei3 the sones of Effraym til to the thridde
generacioun ; also the sones of Machir,
sonv of Manasses, weren borun in the knees
of Joseph. Whanne these thingis weren 23
don, Joseph spak to hise brithren, Aftir
my deeth God schal visite 3011, and he
schal makew to stiex fro this lond to the
loond which? he swoor to Abraham, Ysaac,
and Jacob. And whanne hez hadde chargid 24
hem, and hadde seid, God schal visite 3011,
bere 36 out with 3ou my boonus fro this
place, he diede, whanne an hundrid and 25
ten yeerisa of his lijf weren fillidb ; and he
was anoyntid with swete smellynge spice-
ries, and wasc kept in a beere in Egipt.
Here endith Genesis, and here bigynneth
ExodiA.
e the B. h Om. BDEFH. l Here endith Genesis D. No rubric in BFH.
Y the son is. w make 3011 is. * go vp i. stie vp s. y the which i. * Joseph is. a jeer is. b ful-
fillid is. c he was is. d Here eendith Genesis and bigynneth the book of Exody. D. Here eendith G. and
bigynnelh the prolog t of Exody. G. Here endith G. and bigynnith Exodus IQHS. Here endeth G. se now
Exodus. K. Here endith the book of Genesis, and here bigynneth a prologe on the book of Exodi M. Here here referred to
endith the book ofG. and bigynneth the book of Exodus. N. Here endith the book of G. and here biginnith ^l"^^"
Exodi. w. No final rubric in ABFLOPTXd. Prologue, pp. 4,
5.
f The Prologue
EXODUS.
[Prologue on the book of Exodus. ~]
THIS book of Exodi, that is to seie, of going out, makith mencioun, that whanne
Joseph was deed, and alle hise brethren, and the sones of Israel encresseden, and weren
multiplied as buriownyng, a newe king, that knew3 not Joseph, and Egipcians togidere,
oppresseden the peple of Israel with grete werkis, and hateden hem, and turmenteden,
and scorneden hem. Also how God bifore ordeynde Moises and Aaron, of the kynrede
of Leuy, to lede the peple of Israel out of the lond of Egipt, by strengthe and vertu
doon of God ; in so myche that thei weren constreyned to lete hem go, lest thei
scholden alle haue perischid. And how Moises smoot the rede see with the 3erde of
God, and the see stood vp as a wal, while the peple of God passide thoru3 ; and that
Farao and al his cost, pursuwinge hem, were drenchid in the see comynge vp on hem.
Also how the peple goinge forth bi desert gruccheden a3ens the Lord, and Moises and
Aaron, her leders, for hungur and thurst, trauaile and werynesse ; and how God spak
to the peple, and thei herden his vois, and dredden greetli, and 3af to hem the ten
comaundementis writen in tablis of stoon. Also Moises wroot to hem the lawe, to
iustifie alle wrongis doon bitwixe man and man. Also how Moises was comaundid to
make a tabernacle, to wurschipe therinne the Lord, and offre sacri[fi]se, and how he
scholde make the prestis clothis, and hise mynystris, and al her aray in the seruyse of
God, and the auters, and propiciatorie, candilstike and Ii3tis, lanternes and encens, and
alle othere ournementis of the tabernacle. Here endith the prologe, and here biginneth
the look of Exodi*.
Here bygynneth Exodi*,
CAP. I.
i THES ben the names of the sones of
Yrael, that 3eden into Egipte with Ja-
cob ; eche with her housholdes 3eden yn ;
3 Ruben, Symeon, Leuy, Judas, Isachar,
4 Zabulon, and Beniamyn, Dan, and Nep-
5 talym, Gad, and Aser. Thanne weren alle
the soules of hem that 3eden out of the
6 hipe of Jacob seuenti and fyue. Joseph
forsothe was in Egipte ; the which deed,
and alle hys bretheren, and al his cosyn-
7 age, the sones of Yrael wexen, and as
Here bigynneth the book of Exodi**.
CAP. I.
THESE ben the names of theb sones of 1
Israel, that entriden into Egipt with Ja-
cob ; allec entriden with her housisd; Ru-2
ben, Symeon, Leuy, Judas, Isachar, Zabu-3
Ion, and Benjamin, Dan, and Neptalim, 4
Gad, and Aser. Therfor alle the souleseo
of hem that 3eden out of 'the hipe of Ja-
cobf weren seuenti and fyue. Forsothe «
Joseph was in Egipt ; and whanne he was
deed, and alle hise brithren, and al his
kynrede, the sones of Israel encreessiden, 7
» From D. Exodus. D. No rubric in AEFH but only running title.
8 This Prologue is from M. aa Here biginnyth Exodi. LOP. Incipit liber Exodi. E. No title in rxxd.
Om. v. c alle these is. <l meynee is. e sones 8. f Jacobs hipe is.
C C
194
EXODUS.
I. 8 20.
burionynge ben multiplied, and thei
sstrengthid fulfilliden the erthe. Thanne
a newe kyng roos vpon Egipte, that
flkriewe not Joseph, and he seide vnto his
puple, Loo ! the puple of the sones of
Yrael is myche, and stronger than we ;
10 cometh, wiseli oppresse we it, lest per-
auenture thei ben multiplied, and, if ba-
tayle aryse a3ens vs, it be addid to oure
enemyes, and, we ouercomen, heb go out
11 of the loond. And so he bifore putte to
hem rnaystris of werkis, that thei shulden
ouertraueylen hem with birthens. And
thei bildeden to Pharao the citees of ta-
12 bernacles, Phitonc, and Harnesses. And
in as myche as thei oppressiden hem, so
myche more thei weren multiplied, and
is wexen. And the Egipciens hatiden the
sones of Yrael, and tourmentiden, scorn-
uynge to hem, and enuyinge ; and to bit-
ternes thei brou3ten her lijf with harde
werkis of cley and tyle'1, and with al
seruage, thur3 the which thei weren thrist
15 down in werkys of the6 erthe. And the
kyng of Egipte seide tof the mydwyues
of Ebrews, of the whiche oon was clepid
icSephora, and 'that others Fua, comaund-
ynge hem, Whanne 30 shulen serue the
wymmen of Ebrew, to taken her chil-
dren of her wombe, and the tyme of
birthe come, if it be a maal, sleeth hym ;
17 if a femaal, kepith. Forsothe the myd-
wyues dredden God, and diden not after
the heeste of the kyng of Egipte, but
iskepten the males. The whyche to hym
clepid, seideh the kyng, What now is this
36' wolden do, that the knaue children 36
19 wolen kepe ? The whiche answerden,
Wymmen of Ebrew ben not as the wym-
men of Egipte, thei forsothe han the kun-
nyng of mydwyuyng, and er we comen
20 to hem, thei ben delyuered. Thanne
God dide wel to the mydwyues ; and the
and weren multiplied as buriounnyng, and
thei weren maad strong greetli, and fillidenS
the lond. A newe kyng, that knewe note
Joseph, roos in the meene tyme on Egipt,
and seide to his puple, Lo ! the puple of u
the sones of Israel is myche, and strongere
than we ; come 36, wiseli oppresse weh it, 10
lest perauenture it be multiplied ; and
lest, if batel risith' a3ens vsk, it be addid
to oure enemyes, and go out of the lond,
whanne we ben ouercomun. And so he'n
made maistris of werkis souereyns to
hern™, that thei schulden turmente hem
with chargis. And thei maden citees of n
tabernaclis0 toP Farao, Fiton, arid Harnesses.
And bi hou myche thei oppressiden hem, 12
bi so myche thei weren multiplied, and
encreessiden morel. And Egipcians1" hat- is
iden the sones of Israel, and turmentiden8,
and scorneden hem ; and bro^ten* her lijf u
to bitternesse bi hard werkis of cley and
of tijl stoon, and bi al11 seruage, bi which
thei weren oppressid in the werkis of erthe.
Forsothe the kyng of Egipt seide to the 15
mydwyues of Ebrews, of whiche oon was
clepid Sefora, the tother Fua ; and he com- ic
mauridide to hem, Whanne 36 schulen do
the office of medewyues tov Ebrew wym-
men, and the tyme of childberyng schal
come, if it is a knaue child, sle 36 him ; if
it is a womman, kepe 36"'. Forsothex the 17
medewyues dredden God, and dideri^ not
bi the comaundementz of the kyng of E-
gipt, but keptena knaue1' children. Toc in
whiche clepid to hym the kyng seide,
What is this thing whichd 36 wolden do,
that 36 wolden kepe the children6 ? Whiche* i»
answeriden, Ebrew wymmen ben not as
the- wymmen of Egipt, for thei han kun-
nyng of the craft of medewijfh, and chil-
den' bifore that we comen to hem. Ther- 20
for God dide wel to medewyuesk ; and
the puple encreesside, and was coumfortid
b it JB sec.m. c and Phiton A. d of tyle E. e Om. BDEFH. f vnto BEII. S the tother DEFH. h seith
E sec.m. > that je BDEFH.
S fulfilliden is. h je G. J rise EP. k Om. ELP. * the kyng is. m the children of Israel is. n of
the is. ° tabernaclis, ether tresours, as it is in Ebrew BCG. t. ether oft. as it is in Eb. QX. t. ether oft. N.
P of s. q the more B. r the Egipcians i. s turnientiden hem is. l thei broujten is. u a D. v in CEG.
w je it is. * But is. y thei diden is. z heest is. a thei kepten is. b the knaue E. c the is. d that is.
e knaue children s. f the whiche i. S Om. G. h the medewyf L. mydewyues G. mydwifyng is. i child .
eden K. thei childen is. k the medewyues plures.
1. 21 II. II.
EXODUS.
195
puple growide, and was coumfortid greetli.
21 And for the mydwiues dredden God, he
22 byldydk to hem housis. Thanne Pharao
comaundide to al his puple, seiynge,What
euer of maal kynde shal be born, throwe
36 it in to the flode ; what euer of feinaal,
kepith.
CAP. II.
1 Aftir this 3ede out a man of the hows
of Leuy, and tok a wijf of his lynage,
2 that conceyuede, and bar a child, and,
seynge hym shaply, hydde hym thre
smonethis. And whanne he my3te hide
hym no lenger, he tok a ionket of resshen,
and glewide it withe glewishe cley, and
with picche, and putte the litil faunt1
with ynne, and sette out hym in the
flaggi place of the brinke of the flode,
4 his sister stondynge afer, and biholdynge
5 the auenture of the thing. And, loo ! the
doi^ter of Pharao descendide for to be
wasshid in the flode, and hir mayden ser-
uauntis 3eden bi the brynke of the flode.
The which, whanne she hadde seen the
ionket in the growyng place of resshes,
esente oon of hir mayden seruauntis, and,
it brou3te forth, opnynge and biholdynge
in it a litil child wepynge, hauynge rewth
of it, seith,' Of the children of Ebrews he
7 is. To whom the sister of the child, Wolt
thow, she seith, that Y go, and clepe to
thee a womman of Ebrew, that may no-
srishe the child? She answerde, Go. The
mayden child 3ede, and clepide hir moder.
u To whom spak the dow3tir of Pharao,
Tak, she seide, this child, and norisch to
me, and Y shal 3yue to thee thi mede.
The womman tok, and norisshide the
child, and ful waxen tok tom the dow3ter
10 of Pharao, whom she clepide to hir in
steede of a sone ; and she clepide his
name Moyses, seiynge, For of the water
u Y tok hym. In thilke daies, after Moyses"
greetli. And for the mydewyues dredden 21
God, he1 bildide 'housis to hem'". Therfor22
Farao comaundide al his puple, and seide,
What euer thing of male kynde is borun
to Ebrewis11, 'caste 36° into the flood;
what euer thing of wymmen kynde, kepe
3eP.
CAP. II.
Aftir these thingis a man of 'the hows 1
of Leuyi 3ede out, and took a wijf t of his
kyn, which1" conseyuede, and childide5 a 2
A i i t • i i r
sone. And sche4 8613 hym wel farynge,
and hidde him" biv thre monethis. And 3
whanne sche my3te not helew, thanne sche
took a 'leep of segge*, and bawmede^ it
with tarz anda pitch, and puttideb the 3ong
child with ynne, and puttidec hym forth
in a 'place of spierd of the brenke of the
flood, the while his sistir stood afer, and 4
bihelde the bifalling6 of thef thing. Lo!5
forsothe the dou3tir of Farao cam doun to
be waischun in the flood, and hir darnysels
walkiden bi the brenke of the flood. And
whanne sche hadde seyn a leep in the
'place of spiers, sche sente oon of hir ser-
uauntessish, and sche openyde the leepc
brou3t to hir, and sei3' a litil child wep-
ynge ther ynne. And sche hadde mercy
on the child, and seide, It is of the 3onge
children of Ebrews. To whom the 'sister 7
of the childk seide, Wolt thou that Y go,
and clepe to thee an Ebrew womman, that
may nurische the yong child? She an- a
sweride, Go thou. The damysel 3ede, and
clepide the ' modir of the child1. To whom 9
'the dou3tir of Farao1" spak, and seide,
Take thou this" child, and" nurische? to
me ; YI schal 3yue to thee thi mede. The
womman took, and nurischide the child,
and bitook1" hym woxun to 'the dou3tir of
Farao8, whom sche purchaside1 'in tou the ID
place ofv sonevv; and sche clepide his name
Moises, and seide, For Y took hym fro the
t took « wiyf
into fleisly coii-
piin^ : for sche
was iiis wivf hi-
fore, and i
sister. Jjirr
here. BCOKO.
k bildeu A. * chilcle D. m Om. A. n that Moyses BDEU.
1 God is. m hem housis is. n the Ebrewis is. ° casteth it is. P je it is. 1 Leuy hous is.- r the
which i. s childe EP. * the modir is. u Om. BCDEGLMNOPX v Om. IKS. w hele him lengre is.
x leep of seggis ELP. segge leep is. Y clemede IMW. z coode i. a Om. ELP. b putte PMW. sche putte is.
c putte PIMS. d flaggy place is. e auenture i. fallinge s. f Ms i. S flaggy place is. h damesels is.
1 sche sawje is. k childis sistir is. ' childis modir is. m Pharao doujtir is. n the ELP. ° Om. s.
P nurische it is. q and Y GKN pr.m. r sche bitook TS. s Farow dotijtre s. * purchaside or took is.
n Om. DOKIWNO scc.m. QRT. >T in stede of a is. TV a sone A pr. m.
c c 2
196
EXODUS.
II. 12 22.
was waxen, goon out to his bretheren,saw3
the tourmentyng of hem, and a man of
Egipte smytynge oon of the Ebrews, his
i2britheren. And whanne he hadde be-
holdun al abowt hider and thider, and no
man he hadde seen to be ny3, the Egip-
13 cien smytun he hidde in the soonde. And
goon out another day, he bihelde two
Ebrews chidynge, and he seide to hym
that dyde the wrong, Whi smytist thow
H thi brother0 ? The which answerde, Who
ordeynede thee prince and domesman
vpon vs ? Whether thow wole slee me,
as thow slewe 3istirday the Egipcien ?
Moyses dradde, and seith, What manere
i5is maad opyn00 this word? And Pharao
herde this word, and sou3te to slee
Moyses, the which fleynge fro hys si3t,
dwelte in the loond of Madyan, and sat
lebisidis a pitt. Forsothe there weren to
the preest of Madian seuen dou3tresi'. the
whiche 'comen toi drawe watir ; and, the
water goters fillid, thei coueytiden to wa-
17 ter the flok of hyr fader. There ouer-
camen shepherdes, and threwen hem out ;
and Moyses aroos, and, the mayden chil-
is dren defendid, he watride her sheep. The
whiche, whanne thei were turnyd a3en to
Jetro, her fader, he seide to hem, Whi
ben 36 comen swifter than 36 ben wonte ?
19 Thei answerden, A man of Egipte hath
delyuered vs fro the hoond of the shep-
herdis ; also and he hath drawun water
with vs, and 3yue drynke to the sheip.
20 And he, Where is he ? he seith, whi han
3e laft the man ? clepe 36 hym, that he
21 eete breed. Than Moyses swere, that he
shulde dwelle with hym ; and he tok a
22 wijf, Sephoram, the dorter of hym. The
which bar to hym a sone, that he clepide
Gersan, seiynge, A comlyng Y was in a
straunge loond. Andr another forsothe
she bar, whom he clepide Elie3er, seiynge,
watir. In tho daies, aftir that Moises en-n
creesside, he 3ede out to hise britheren, and
sei3w the turment of hem, and a man
Egipcian smytynge 'oon of Ebrewsx, hise
britheren. And whanne he? hadde bi-12
holdun hidur and thidir, and hadde seyn,
that no man was present, he killide the
Egipcian, and hiddez in soonda. And heb is
3ede out in another dai, and 8613 tweyne
Ebrewsc chidynge, and hed seide to hym
that dide wrong, Whi smytist thou thi
brother? Which" answeride, Who or- u
deynede thee prince, etherf iuge on vs?
Whether? thou wolt sle me, as thou kill-
idist'1 3isterdai the Egipcian ? Moises
dredde, and seide, Hou is this word maad
opun ? And Farao herde this word, and 15
sou3te to sle Moyses, which1 fledde fro his
si3tm, and dwellide in the lond of Madian,
and sat" bisidis a pit. Forsothe seueneic
dou3tris weren to the" preest of Madian,
that camen to drawe watir ; and whanne
the tnnrjis weren fillid, thei coueitiden to
watere 'thei' flockis of her fadiri. Scheep- 17
herdis camen abouer, and dreuen hem
awei ; and Moises roos, and defendide the
dameselis ; and he watride 'the scheep of
hern3. And whanne thei hadden turned is
a^en to Jetro, her fadir, he seide to hem,
Whi camen 36* swiftliere11 than 36 weren
wont ? Thei answeriden, A man of Egipt 19
delyuerede vs fro thev bond"' of scheep-
herdisx ; ferthermore and he drow watir
with vs, and 3afy drynk toz thea scheep.
And heb seide, Where is that man ? whi 20
leften 36 thec man ? clepe 36 hym(1, that
he ete breed. Therfor Moises swoor, that 21
he wolde dwelle with Jetro ; and he took
a wijf, Sefora, 'the dorter of Jetroc. And 22
sche childide a sone to hym, whom he
clepide Gersan, and seide, Y was a comel-
yng in anf alyen lond. Forsothe sche
childide an othir sone, whom hes clepide
0 neyjbour E. °° vpon AFH. P doujtren BDEFH. <l come to ben BDF pr.m. u. r Om. BDEFH.
w he seij s. * an Ebrew man oon of s. y Moises s. z hidde him CKS. a the soond s. b Om. E.
c Ebrew men s. d Moises s. e the which i. f or BLP passim, e wher plures. h slowj is. ! the which i.
m face w. n he sat is. ° a is. P Om. ox. '1 her fadres flockis i. h. fadir f. s. r vpon hem M. vpon w.
8 her scheep i. * now is. u swiftili E. swiftir L. v Om. s. w hondis E. x the scheepherdis i. y he
jaf is. z Om. is. a vs E. b Jethro is. c that ELP. d that man E. e Jethro doujtre s. f Om. G.
S she G.
II. 33 — m-
EXODUS.
197
Forsothe the Gods of my fader is myn
helper, and hath delyuered me fro the
23 hoond of Pharao. After myche forsothe
of tyme died the kyng of Egipte, and in-
wardly weilynge the series of Yrael for
the werkis, crieden out, and the crye of
'hem to God of* her werkis steyde vp.
24 And he herde the weilyng of hem, and
was recordid of the boond of pees, that
he couenauntide with Abraham, Ysaac,
25 and Jacob ; and he bihelde the children11
of Yrael, and knewe hem.
CAP. III.
1 Moyses forsothe fedde the sheip of Je-
tro, hys wyues fader, preest of Madian ;
and whanne he had dreuen the flok to
the ynnermoreuu partis of desertev, he cam
2 to the hil of God, Oreb. And the Lord
apperide to hym in a flawme of fier fro
the mydle of a busshe, and he saw3 that
the busshe was ofier, and was not brent.
3 Thanne seide Moyses, Y shal go, and se
this greet sty, whi the busshe is not
4 brent. And the Lord biholdynge that
he 3ede to seen, clepide hym fro the
mydle of the busshe, and seith, Moyses !
Moyses ! The which answerde, Y am ny3.
5 And he, Ne come thow, he seith, no nerre
hidur, but lowse thow thi shoyngvv fro
thi feyt ; the place forsothe that thow
cstondist yn is an holi loond. And he
seith, Y am the God of thi fader, God of
Abraham, and Godw of Ysaac, arid Godw
of Jacob. Moises hidde his face, forsothe
7 he dorst not loke a3ens God. To whom
the Lord seith, I haue seen the affliccioun
of my puple in Egipte, and Y haue herd
the crye of it, for the hardnes of hem
s that ben before to the werkis. And
knowynge the sorwe of it, Y descendide
to delyuere it fro the hoondis of Egip-
ciens, and Y shal lede out fro that loond
Eliezer, and seide, For God of my fadir
is myn helpere, and delyuerede1' me fro
the hond of Farao. Forsothe aftir myche 23
tyme the kyng of Egipt diede, and the
sories of Israel inwardli weiliden for
werkis1, and criedenk, and the cry of hem
for werkis1 stiede™ to God. And he herde 24
the weilyng of hem, and he hadde mynde
of the boond of pees, which" he hadde
maad with Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob ;
and he bihelde the sones of Israel, and 25
knewe0 hem.
CAP. III.
Forsothe Moises kepte the scheep ofi
Jetro, 'his wyues fadir, preest? of Madian ;
and whanne he hadde dryue the floe to
the ynriere partis of deseert^, he cam to
Oreb, the hil of God. Forsothe the Lords
apperide to hymr in the8 flawme of fier fro
the myddis* of the" buysch, and hev sei3
that the buysch brente, and wasw not for-
brentx. Therfor Moyses seide, Y schal go 3
and schal^ se this greet sty, whi the buysch
is not forbrentz. Sotheli the Lord sei3 that 4
Moises 3ede to se, and he clepide Moises*
fro theb myddis of the buysch, and seide,
Moyses ! Moises ! Which answeride, Y am
present. And the Lord seide, Nei3e thou 5
not hidur, but vnbynde thou the schoc of
thi feet, for the place in which thou
stondist isd hooli lond. And the Lord«
seide, Y am God of thi fadir, God of Abra-
ham, and" God of Isaac, andf God of Ja-
cob. Moises hidde his face, for he durste
not biholdes a3ens God. To whom the;
Lord seide, Yh sei3 the affliccion of my
puple in Egipt, and Y herde the' cry
therof, for the hardnesse of hem that ben
souereyns of werkisk. And Y knew the a
sorewe of the puple, and Y cam down to1
delyuere itm fro the hondis of Egipcians",
and lede" out of that lond in to a good
8 Lord //. * Om. A.
God E pr.man.
u sones B tup.ras. E. BU ynnemore A v derserte A. vv schone B. w the
h he delyuered is. ' noyous werkis is. k thei crieden is. 1 her werkis is. m stei vp i. stiede vp s.
n that is. o knewe hem, that is, schewi.de loue to hem BCGKNQX. P the fadir of his wijf, a prest is. q the
deseert is. r hym there is. 9 a is. * myddil is. u a is. v Moises is. w he E. it is. * not forbrent
ether not wastid CGKQ. f. ether wastid BX. y I shal o. Om. IKMOS. z wastid is. brent w. a him i.
b Om. s. c schoon is. d it is E. e Om. ELP. fOm.E. g loke G. h and I D. ' Om. DGNpr.m. QRT.
k the werkis is. 1 that Y plures, m hem E. n the Egipcians is. ° lede it s.
198
EXODUS.
III. 9 — 18.
into a good loond and a wide, into a loond
that flowith mylk and hony, to the places
of Chananey, and Ethey, Amorrei, and
9Phere3ei, Euehey, and Jebusey. Thanne
the crye of the children of Yrael is comen
to me, and Y haue seen the affliccioun of
hem, with the which thei ben oppressid
10 of the Egipcyens. But come, and Y shal
sende thee to Pharao, that thow lede my
puple, the sones of Yrael, out of Egipte.
11 And Moyses seide to God, Who am Y,
that I shulde goo to Pharao, and lede out
12 the sones of Yrael fro Egipte ? The which
seide to hym, I shal be with thee, and
this thow shalt haue to tookun, that I
haue sent thee, whanne thow shalt lede
my puple fro Egipte, thow shalt do sa-
iscryfice to God vpon this .hil. Moyses
seith to God, Loo ! Y shal goo to the
sones of Yrael, and Y shal seie to hem,
the God of 3oure fadris hath sent me to
3ow ; if thei seyn to me, what is his
14 name, what shal Y seye to hem ? The
Lord seyde to Moyses, I am the which
Yx am ; he seith, thus thow shalt seye to
the children of Israel, He that is hath sent
15 me to 3ow. And eftsones God seith? to
Moyses, Thes thingis thow shalt seye to
the sones of Yrael, The Lord God of
3oure fadrys, Godz of Abraham, and Godz
of Ysaac, and Godz of Jacob, hath sent me
to 3ow ; this is name to me withouten
ende, and this my memoriale in genera-
iccioun and into generacioun. Goo, and ge-
dere togidere the aldyr men of Yrael, and
thow shalt seye to hem, The Lord God of
30ure fadris hath apeeryd to me, Godz of
Abraham, and Goda of Ysaac, and Godb
of Jacob, seiynge, Visytynge Y haue vi-
sitid 3ow, and Y haue seen alle thingis
17 that haue fallun to 3ow in Egipte ; and
Y seyde, that Y shal lede 3ow out fro
the affliccioun of Egipte into the loond of
Chananei, and Ethei, and Amorrei, Phe-
re3ey, and Euehi, and Jebusey, to the
is loond flowynge mylk and hony. And
lond and brood, into a lond that flowith
with? milkPP and hony, to the places^ of
Cananey, and of Ethei, of Amorrey. and
ofr Feresei, ofs Euey, and of Jebusei.
Therfor the cry of the sones of Israel cam.' 9
to me, and Y sei3 the turment of hem, bi
which" thei ben oppressid of Egipciansv.
But come thou, I schal sende thee to Fa- 10
rao, that thou lede out my puple, the sones
of Israel, fro Egipt. And Moises seide ton
hym, Who am Y, that Y go to Farao, and
lede out the sones of Israel fro Egipt ?
And the Lord seide to Moises, Y schal be 12
with thee, and thou schalt haue this signe,
that Y haue sent thee, whanne thou hast
led out my puple fro Egipt, thou schalt
offre to God on this hil. Moises seide to is
God, Lo ! Y schal go to the sones of Is-
rael, and Y schal seie to hem, God of 3oure
fadris sente me to 3011 ; if thei schulen seie
to me, what is his name, what schal Y seie
to hem ? The Lord seide to Moises, Y am u
that amw. The Lord seide, Thus thou
schalt seie to the sones of Israel, He that
is sente me to 3ou. And eft God seide to 15
Moises, Thou schalt seie these thingis to
the sones of Israel, The Lord God of 3oure
fadris, God of Abraham, and God of Isaac,
andx God of Jacob, sente me to 3ou ; this
name is to me with outen ende|, and this
is my memorial in generacioun and in to^
generacioun. Go thou, gadere thou theicee
eldere men, that is, iugis, of Israel, and
thou schalt seie to hem, The Lord God of
30111-6 fadris apperide to me, God of Abra-
ham, and God of Ysaac, and God of Jacob,
and seide2, Y visitynge haue visitid 3ou,
and Y sei3a alle thingis that bifelden to
3ou in Egipt ; and Y seide, that Y ledeb 17
out 3ou fro the affliccioun of Egipt in to
the lond of Cananey, and of Ethei, and of
Amorrei, and of Ferezei, and of Euei, and
of Jebusei, to the lond flowynge with mylk
and hony. And thei schulen here thi vois ; is
and thou schalt entre, and the eldere men
of Israel to the kyng of Egipt, and thou
•f- for tlies thre
witnessis lyuen
witliouten
x Om. DE. y seide DEH. z the God Epr.m. a Om. D. the God E. b the God E.
POm. E. PP mik A. 1 londe is. r Om. c. s and of IKS. * fro cam I- u the which i. v the Egipcians is.
w Y am BEI. * Om. E. y Om. N. z he seide is. a haue seen i. b schulJe lede is.
III. 19 IV. 7.
EXODUS.
199
thei shulen here thi voyce ; and thow
shall goon yn, and the alder men of Yrael
to the kyng of Egipte, and thow shalt
seye to hym, The Lord God of E brews
hath clepid us ; we shulen goon a weye of
thre dayes into wildernes, that we doon
19 sacrifice to the Lord oure God. But Y
wote, that the kyng of Egipte shal not
3yue 3ow leue that 36 goon, but bi strong
20 hoond ; forsothe Y shal strecche out myn
hoond, and Y shal smyte Egipte in alle
my merueyles, that Y am to do in the
mydle of hem, and after thes thingis he
21 shal 3yue toc 3ow leue. And Y shal 3eue
grace to this puple bifore the Egipciens,
that whanne 36 gon out, 36 shulen not
22 goon out voyd ; but a womman shal aske
of hir nei3bore and of hir gest silueren
and goldun vessels, and clothes, and 36
shulen ligge'1 hem vpon 3oure sones, and
vpon 3oure dou3trese, and 36 shulen spoyle
Egipte.
CAP. IV.
1 Moyses answerde, and seith.Thei shulen
not leue me, ne here my voyce ; but seynf,
2 The Lord apeeryde not to thee. Thanne
he seide vnto hym, What is that that
thow holdist in thin hoond ? He an-
aswerde, A 3erde. And the Lord seide,
Throw it into the erthe ; he threwe it,
and it was turned into a boske eddre, so
4 that Moyses flei3. And the Lord seide,
Strecch out thin hoond, and tak his
tayle ; he strau3te out, and helde, and it
5 was turned into a 3erde. That thei bi-
leuen, he seith, that God of thi fadres
aperide to thee Gods of Abraham, and
e God^ of Ysaac, and Gods of Jacob. And
the Lord seide eftsones, Putte thin hoond
into thi bosum ; the which whanne he
hadde putt into his bosum, he brou3te it
7 forth leprows, at liknes of snow. Drawe
, he seith, the hoond into thi bosum :
schalt seie to hym, The Lord God of
Ebrews clepidec vs ; we schulen go the
weie of thre daies in to wildirnesse, that
we offre to oure Lord God. But Y woot, la
that the kyng of Egipt schal not delyuere
3ou that 36 god, but" bi strong bond; forf2<)
Y schal holde forthe myn hond, and I
schal smyte Egipt in alle my marueils,
whiches Y schal do in the myddis of hem ;
aftir these thingis he schal delyuere 3ou.
And Yh schal 3yue grace to this1 puple bi-2i
fore Egipcians, andk whanne 36 schulen go
out, 36 schulen not go out voide ; but a 22
womman schal axe of hir nei3boresse and
of1 her™ hoosteesse" siluerne vesselis0, and
goldun, and? clothisi, and 36 schulen putte
tho onr 3oure sones and dou3tris, and 36
schulen make nakid Egipt.
CAP. IV.
Moyses answeride, and seide, The comyns i
schulen not bileue to me, nether thei schu-
len here my vois ; but thei schulen seie,
The Lord apperide not to thee. Therfors
the Lord seide to hym, What is this8 that
thou holdist in thin hond ? Moises an-
sweride, A 361^6*. And the Lord seide, 3
Caste it forth into ertheu; and he castidew
forth, and it was turned in to a serpent,
so that Moises fledde. And the Lord 4
seide, Holde forth thin hond, and take the
tail therof ; he stretchide forthx, and helde?,
and it was turned2 into a 3erde. And the 5
Lord seidea, That thei bileue, that the Lord
God of thi fadris apperide to thee, God of
Abraham, andb God of Isaac, and God of
Jacob. And the Lord seide eftc, Puttee
thin hond in to thid bosum ; and whanne
he hadde put ite in tof the£ bosum, he
brou3te forth it leprouse, at the licnesse of
c Om. BDEFH. d leyn E sec.m, e doujtren DDEFH. { thei shullen seyu E pr.m, S the God E pr.m. -
c hath clepid is. d go thennes is. e no but plures. f forsothe is. Sthe which r. hOm. E. ' his E.
k Om. i. 1 Om. x. m Om. DGQRTX. n hoostresse plures. that sche is herborid with is. ° vessel DELP.
P Om. EDO. 1 Om. o. r vp on is. 8 that is. * jerde, that is, a scheperdis staff' i. u the erthe DGIKNP
RSTX. w castide it EKLP. keste it i. caste it a. x forth his honde is. y helde it is. z turned ayn is.
a seide this schal be into tvitnes to hem is. & Om. ELP. c eft to Moises is. d the F. e Om. s. f Om.ELP.
8 his GISX.
200
EXODUS.
IV. 8 — 19.
he a3en drew3, and brou3te it forth eft-
sones, and it was lijk vntoh the tother1
sfleshe. If thei leuen not, he seith, to thee,
ne here the word of the former signe,
thei shulen leue to the word of the sigrie
9 that folweth ; and if forsothe they leuen
not to thes twey signes, ne heren thi
voys, tak water of the floode, and heeld it
out vpon the drye loond, and what euere
thow drawistk of the floode, it shal be
10 turned into bloode. Moyses seith, Lord,
Y biseche, I am not wel spekynge fro
3isterday and fro the thrid.de dai hens ;
and sith thow spak to thi seruaunt, Y am
of more latsum and of more slow tonge.
1 1 The Lorde seide to hym, Who made the
mouth of man1, or who forgide the
dowmbe and the deef, the seer and the
12 blynde ? whether not Y ? Goo thanne, I
shal be in thi mouth, and Y shal teche
is thee what thow shalt spek. And he, Y
biseche, he seith, Lord, sende whom thow
14 art to sende. The Lord wrooth a3ens
Moyses, seith, Aaron, thi brother, Le-
uytem, I" wote that he is a fayr speker ;
loo ! he shal goo out into thin a3en go-
ynge, and seynge thee he shal 'be glad0
is in herte. Spek to him, and put my
wordis in his mouth, and Y shal be in
thi mouth and xin his mouth? ; and Y
shal shewe to 3ou what 36 shulen do.
16 He shal speke for theePP to the puple, and
he shal be thi mouth ; thow forsothe shal
be to hym in thes thinges, that pertenen
17 to God. And this 3erde tak in thin
hoond, in the which thow art to doon
is signes. Moyses 3ede, and turned a3en to
Jetro, his wyues fader, and he seide to
hym, Y shal goo, and turn a3en to my
bretheren in to Egipte, that Y se if thei
3it lyuen. To whom seide Jetro, Goo in
19 pees. Thanne the Lord seide to Moyses
in Madian, Goo, and turn a3en into E-
snow. The Lord seide, Withdraweh thin 7
bond in to thi bosum ; he withdrew1, and
brou3te forthk eft, and it was lijc the1
tother fleisch. The Lord seide, If theis
schulen not bileue to thee, nether schulen
here the word of the formere signem, thei
schulen bileue to the word of the signe"
suynge ; that0 if thei bileuen not sotheli°°9
toP these twei signes, nether heren thi vois,
take thou watir of the flood, and schedde
out it on the drie lond, and what euer
thing thou schalt drawe vp of the flood, it
schal be turned into blood. Moises seide, 10
Lord, Y bisechePP, Y am 'not eloquenti fro
3istirdai and the thridde dai ago ; and
sithen thou hast spokun to thi seruaunt,
Y am of more lettid and slowereii tunge.
The Lord seide to hym, Who made then
mouth of manr, ether8 who made a doumb
man and 'deef, seynge and blynd4? whe-
ther not Y ? Therfor go thou, and Y schal 12
be in thi mouth, and Y schal teche thee
what thou schalt speke. And" hev seide, is
Lord, Y bisechew, sende thoux whom thou
schalt sendee. And the Lord was wrooth u
a^ens Moises, and seide, Y woot, that Aa-
ron, thi brother, of the lynage of Leuy, is
eloquent2 ; lo ! he schal go out in to thi
comyng, and he schal se thee, and schal3
be glad in herte. Speke thou to hym, is
and putte thou my wordis in his mouth,
and Y schal be in thi mouth, and in the
mouth of hymb ; and Y schal schewe to
3ou what 36 owen to do. He schal speke 16
for thee to thec puple, and he schal be thi
mouth ; forsothe thou schalt be to him in
these thingis, that perteynen to God. Also 17
take thou this 3erde in thin bond, in which
thou schalt do myraclis. Moises 3ede, and IB
turnede a3en to Jetro, his wyues fadir, and
seide to hym, Y schal go, and turned a3en
to my britheren in to Egipt, that Y se,
whether thei lyuen 3it. To whom Jetro
h to E. ' that other D. k drawe BDEFH. 1 a man E. m of the kynrede of Leuytes E pr. in. n Om. AFH.
0 gladen E sec.m. P in the mouth of him B. PP the A.
h ajen drawe is. » Moises ajen drewe his hond is. k it forth is. 1 to the is. m signe ether my-
racle BCGKQX. n signe ether myracle N. ° Om. plures. °° Om. is. P of c. PP biseche thee is. 1 not
a fair spekere c sup. ras. no fair speker is. not el. ether f. sp. BGNKQX. not el. that is, a f. sp. M. qq of
slowere is. r mannes mouth is. s or ELP passim. * a deef man a seynge man and a blynd is. u Om. s.
v Moyses is. w biseche thee is. x Om. IKS. y Om. is. z a fair speker is. a he schal rs. b his
mouth is. c Om. N. d I schal turn is.
IV. 2C
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EXODUS.
201
gipte ; forsothe alle thei ben deede, that
20 soften thi lyf. Moyses tok his wyf, and
his sones, and putte hem upon an asse,
and he is turned a3en into Egipte, beiynge
21 the 3erde of God in his hoond. And the
Lord seide to hym turnynge a3en into
Egipte, Looke, that alle the signesi wor-
thi to be shewid thow do, the whiche Y
have putte in thin hoond, before Pharao ;
Y shal hardun his herte, and he shal not
22 leeue the puple ; and thow shalt seye to
hym, Thes thingis seith the Lord, My
23 sone first getun Yrael ; Y seide to thee,
leeue my sone, that he serue to me ; and
thow woldist not leeue hym ; loo ! Y shal
24slee thi first gotun sone. And whanne
he was in the weie, in the syde turnyng
place to reste, the Lorde 3ede a3ens hym,
25 and wold slee hym. Anoon Sephora tok
a ful sharp stoon, and kitte al aboute the
vttermore skynne of the 3erde of hir sone,
and it touchide his feet ; and she seith,
2C A spouse of blodis thow art to me. And
she lafte hym, for ther circumsiciouri, aftir
that she hadde seid, A spouse of blodes
27thou art to me. The Lord forsothe seide
to Aaron, Goo into the a3en comyng to
Moises, into desert ; the which 3ede to
mete with • hym into the hil of God, and
28 he kysside hym. And Moyses tolde Aaron
alle the wordis of the Lord, for the
whiche he sente hym, and the toknes
29 that he comaundyde. And thei comeu to-
gidere, and thei gadereden togidere alle
30 the alder men of the sones of Yrael. And
Aaron spak alle the wordis, that the
Lord hadde seyde to Moyses ; and he
31 dide the signes beforn the puple ; and
the puple bileuede8 ; and thei herderi that
the Lord hadde visitid the sones of Yrael,
and that he hadde biholdun the affliccioun
of hem ; and redi thei anourden.
seide, Go thou in pees. Therfor the Lord 19
seide to Moyses in Madian, Go thou, and
turne 33611 into Egipt ; for alle thei ben
deed that soften thi lijf. Moises took his 20
wijf, and hise sones, and puttide" hem on
an asse, and he turnede a3en in to Egipt,
arid barf the 3erde of God in his hond.
And the Lord seide to hym turnynge a3en2i
in to Egipt, Se£, that thou do alle won-
drish, whiche Y haue put in thin hond,
bifore Farao ; Y schal make hardf his -tishaimake
herte, and he schal not delyuere the1 pu- i shai'suffre
plek ; and thou schalt seie to hym, The 22 b!^maadhhari.
Lord seith these thingis, My firste gendrid1 ^ Jf^***
sone is Israel ; Y seide to thee, delyuere 23 cause of the
hardynge of
thou my sone, that he serue me, and thou herte in as
. , , i IT- i i , i . miche as it is
noldist delyuere hym ; lo ! Y schal sle thim synne, for so it
firste gendrid11 sone. And whanne Moises 24 "^cXd ilcauL
was in the weie, in an yn, the Lord cam ^Sfn «
to him, and wolde sle° hym. Sefora took 25 mic'ie as it is
peync, for in
anoon a moost scharp stoonP, and circum- peyne of synnc
..., ., . ,. don bifore he
cidide the 3erde or hir sone ; and sche withdrawal
towchide 'the feet of Moisesi, and seide, *g£*y?*
Thou art an hosebonde of bloodis to me. teypetl1 to.
makeu uoisshe
And her lefte hym, aftir that sche hadde 26 the herte; and
. therefor whan
seid,Thou art an hosebonde of bloodis to me grace is with-
„ . .. T-I , i ,1 T i-i drawe. mannis
for circumcisioun. Forsothe the Lord seide 27 herte is maad
to Aaron, Go thou in to the comyng of
Moises in tos deseert ; which* 3ede a3ens
Moises in to the hil of God, and kisside"
him. And Moises telde to Aaron alle the 28
wordis of the Lord, for whiche he hadde
sent Moises ; and *he telde" the myraclisw,
whiche the Lord hadde comaundid. And 29
thei camen togidere, and gaderiden* alle
the eldere men of the sones of Israel. And so
Aaron spak alle the> wordis, whiche the
Lord hadde seid to Moises, and he dide
the signes bifore the puple ; and the puple 31
bileuede ; and thei herden, that the Lord
hadde visitid the sones of Israel, and that
he hadde biholde the turment of hem;
and thei worschipiden lowez.
°x-
syngne D. T that E. 8 leeued BDEFH.
« putte FM. sette is. f he bar is. 8 Loke I. h the wondris is. i his ES. k puple, that is, no but he
be compeUid therto BC. ' bigetun i. m the K. n bigetun i. ° han sleyn is. P stoon ether rasour BC.
1 Moises feet is. r sche BCILS. s Om. i. * the which i. u he kisside is. v Moises tolde s. w tookenes i.
1 thei gaderiden i. thei gad. togedere s. y these w. z lowe or meke/y the Lord is.
Dd
202
EXODUS.
v.
14.
CAP. V.
1 Aftir thes thingis 3eden in Moyses and
Aaron, and seiden to Pharao, Thes thingis
seith the Lord God of Yrael, Leeue my
puple, that thei* doo sacrifice to me in
2 desert. And he answerde, Who is the
Lord, that I here his voys, and leeue
Yi-ael ? Y knowe not the Lord, and Yrael
3 Y shal not leeue. Thei seiden, The God
of Ebrews hath clepid vs, that we goon
the weie of thre dayes into wildernes,
and sacrifye" unto the Lord oure God,
lest perauenture falle to us pestilence, orv
4swerd. The kyng of Egipte seith to
hern, Whi, Moyses and Aaron, bisyen 36
the puple fro her werkis ? Go 36 to 3oure
5 charges. And Pharao seide, Mych is the
puple of the loond ; 36 seyn that the folk
vudur growith ; myche more, if 36 3yuen
c hem reste fro werkis. He comaundide
thanne that day to the maystris of werkis,
and to the constreyners of the puple, sei-
7ynge, No more 36 shal 3yue chaf to the
puple, that tilesw ben maad as before;
but goo thei hem siluen, and gadere sto-
a ble ; and the mesure of tylesw that thei
before maden, 36 shulen putt vpon hem,
and 36 shulen not lassen eny thing ; for-
sothe thei ben voyd, and therfor thei
cryen out, seiynge, Goo we, and sacrifye
9 we to oure God ; be thei oppressid with
werkis, and fulfille thei hem, that thei
10 assenten not to lesynge wordis. Thanne,
goon out, the maystris of werkis and the
constreyners seyden to the puple, Thus
11 seith Pharao, Y 3yue 3ou not chaf; goth,
and gederith, where euer 36 mowen fynde ;
ne eny thing shal be lassex of 30111-6 werk.
12 And the puple is scaterid thmvj out al
the loond of Egipte to be gadered chaf.
is And the maystris of werkis greetly stoden,
seiynge, Fulfilleth 3oure werk eche day,
as before 36 weren wont to doon, whanne
14 chaf was 3ouun to 3ou. And thei ben
CAP. V.
Aftir these thingis Moises and Aaron i
entriden, and seiden to Farao, The Lord
God of Israel seith these thingis, Delyuere
thou my puple, that it make sacrifice to
me in deseert. And hea answeride, Who 2
is the Lord, that Y here his vois, and de-
lyuere Israel ? I knowe not the Lord, andb
Y schal not delyuere Israel. Thei seiden, 3
God of Ebrews clepide vs, that we go the
weie of thre daies in to wildirnesse, and0
that we make sacrifice to oure Lord God,
lest perauenture pestilence, etherd swerd,
bifalle to vs. The kyng of Egipt seide to 4
hem, Moises and Aaron, whi stiren 36 the
puple fro her werkis ? Go 36 to 3oure
chargis. And Farao seide, The puple of 5
the loond is myche ; 36 seen that the8 cum-
pany hath encreessid ; hou myche more
schal it encreesse, if 36 schulen 3yue to
hemf reste fro werkis. Therfor Farao co-6
maundide in that dai to the maistris of
werkis, and to& rente1' gadereris of the
puple, and seide, 3e schulen no more 3yuey
stre' to the puple, to make tijl stoonys as
biforek ; but go thei, and gedere stobil ;
and 36 schulen sette on hem the mesure of 8
tijl stoonys, which thei maden bifore, ne-
ther 36 schulen abate ony thing ; for thei
ben idil, and1 therfor thei crien, and seien,
Go we, and make we sacrifice to oure
Godm ; be thei oppressid bi werkis, and 9
fille" thei tho, that thei assente not to the0
false wordis. Therfor the maistris of the 10
workis and the rente gadereris 3eden out
to the puple, and seiden, Thus seith Fa-
rao, Y 3yue not to 3ou streP ; go 36, and 1 1
gaderei, if 36 moun fynde ony where ; ne-
ther ony thing schal be decreessid1" of 3oure
werk8. And the puple was scaterid bi ali2
the lond of Egipt to gadre stre. And the is
maystris of werkis* weren bisi, and seiden,
Fille11 36 3oure werk ech dai, as 36 weren
wont to do, whanne thev stre was 3ouun
t it E sec.m. IH. u sacrifice D. v to ABD pr.m. FH. w slattis E pr.m. x the lasse BDEFH.
a Pharao is. b Om. ELP. c Om. F. d or ELP. e Om. DFG. f it is. S Om. c. h the rente EIKS.
' cheff i. k y han do bifore is. J Om. G. m Lord D. n fulfulle is. ° Om. plures. P cheff i. 1 gadre
je BIKS. r maad lesse is. s werkis is. * the werkis is. u Fulfille is. v that is.
V. 15 — vi. a.
EXODUS.
203
tourmentid, that weren maystris to the
werkis of the children of Yrael, of the
constreyners of Pharao, seiynge, Whi
han 36 not fulfillid the mesure of tylis,
as bifore, nowther^ 3istirday ne to day ?
15 And the maystrys of the children of Yrael
camen, and crieden out to Pharao, sei-
ynge, Whi dost thow thus a3ens thi ser-
leuauntis? Chaf ben not 3ouun to vs, and
tiles aliche many ben comaundid. Loo !
we thi seruauntis ben betun with scourges,
and wrongfuli it is doon a3ens thi puple.
17 The which seith, 3e tenden2 to ydelnes ;
and therfor 36 seyn, Go we and sacrifye
is to the Lord ; goth thanne and worchith ;
chaf shal not be 3ouun to 3ow, and 36
shulen 3elde the customyd noumbre of
i9tilys. And the maystris of the sones of
Yrael seen hem seluen into yuel, for that
it was seide to hem, There shal not be
maad lasse eny thing of the tiles bi eche
2odaies. And thei a3en wenten to Moyses
and to Aaron, that stoden euen a3ens,
21 goynge out fro Pharao, and thei seiden
'to hema, Se the Lord, and deme, for to
stynken 36 han maad oure smel before
Pharao and his seruauntis ; and 36 han
22 3ouun hym a swerd, that he slee vs. And
Moyses turnede a3en to the Lord, and
seith, Lord, whi hast thow turmentid this
23 puple? whi hast thow sent me? Frob that
tyme forsothe that Y 3ede yn to Pharao
for to spek in thi name, he turmentide
thi puple, and thow hast not delyuered
hem.
CAP. VI.
1 And the Lord seide to Moyses, Now
thow shalt seen, what thingis Y am to do
to Pharao ; forsothe bi a strong hoond he
shal leeue hem, and in a my3ti hoond he
2 shal throwe hem out of his loond. And
the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge, Y the
to 3ou. And thei, that weren maistris of u
the werkis of the sones of Israel, weren
betun of the rent gadereris of Farao, that
seiden, Whi fillidenw 36 not the mesure of
tijl stoonus, as bifore*, nether 3istirdai ne-
thir to dai? And they souereyns of the 15
sonysz of Israel camen, and crieden to Fa-
rao, and seiden, Whi doist thou so a3ens
thi seruauntis ? Stre is not 3ouun to vs, 16
and tijl stoonus ben comaundida inb lijkc
manered. Lo ! we thi seruauntis ben betun
with scourgis, and it is doon vniustli a3ens
thi puple. Farao seide, 3e 3yuen tent to 17
idilnesse, and therfor 36 seien, Go we, and
make we sacrifice to the Lord ; therfor go is
36, and worche ; stre schal not be 3ouun
to 3ou, and 36 schulen 3elde the customable
noumbre of tijl stoonus. And the soue-19
reyns of the children of Israel sien hem
silf in yuele, for it was seid to hem, No
thing schal be decreessidf of tijl stoonus
bi alle daies. And thei 'camen tos Moises20
and Aaron, that stoden euene a3ensh, and
thei '3eden out fro Farao, and' seiden to 21
'Moises and Aaronk, The Lord se, and
deme, for 36 han maad oure odour1 tom
stynke bifore Farao" and hise seruauntis0;
and 36 han 3oue to hym a swerdi', that he
schulde sle vsi. And Moises turnede a3en22
to the Lord, and seide, Lord, whi hast
thou turmentid thisr puple ? why sentist
thou me ? For sithen Y entride to Farao, 23
that Y schulde speke in thi name, thou
hast turmentid thi puple, and hast not de-
lyuered hem.
CAP. VI.
And the Lord seide to Moises, Nowi
thou schalt se, what thingis Y schal do to
Farao ; for bi strong hond he schal dely-
uere hem8, and in my3ti hond he schal caste
hem out of his lond. And the Lord spak 2
to Moises, and seide, Y am the Lord, that 3
y nayther D. z tendith BDEFH. a Om. A. b for A.
w fulfillede is. * y diden bifore is. y tho 8. z children is. ' a not comaundid i. b to vs as in is.
c thilk E. d maner bifore is. « yuel manere tretid is. f maad lesse of the noumbre is. « comynge out
fro Pharao, metten i. h ther ajens is. ' Om. i. k hem i. 1 odour orfaame is. m Om. is. n to
stynke bifore Farao, that is, y han maad vs abhomynable and hateful BCOQ. ° seruauntis, that is, abho-
mynable and hateful N. P swerd, that is, occasioun N. 1 and je han joue to him a swerd etc. that is, y
han }oue occasioun to turmente vs with trauels til to the deth BCGKQ. that is, turm. with 1. til to the d. N.
r thi DO sec.m. ' delyuere hem, that is, the sones of Israel c.
D d 2
204
EXODUS.
vi. 3 — 1
3 Lord, that aperyde to Abraham, and to
Ysaac, and to Jacob in the God Almy3ti ;
and my name Adonay Y shewyde not to
4 hem ; and I couenauntide a boond of pees
with hem, that Y shulde 3yue hem the
loond of Chanaan, the loond of her pil-
grimage, in the which thei weren com-
5 lyngys. Y haue herd the weylyng of the
children of Yrael, in the which the Egip-
ciens han oppressid hem, and Y haue re-
(> cordide of my couenaunte. Therfore sey
to the sones of Yrael, Y the Lord, that
shal lede jow out of the traueilous prisoun
of Egipciensc ; and delyuere fro seruage ;
and forbigge in an ouerpassyng arm, and
7 in greet domes ; and Y shal tak 3ow to
me into a puple, and Y shal be 3oure
Lord ; and 36 shulen knowe, that Y am
the Lord 3oure God, that hath ladde 3ow
out fro the traueylows prisoun of Egip-
sciens, and brou3te 3ow into the loond,
vpon the which Y have lift up myn
hoond, that Y 3yue it to Abraham, Ysaac,
and Jacob, and Y shal 3yue it to be had
9 to 3ow ; I ad Lord. Thanne Moyses tolde
alle thes thingis to the sones of Yrael, the
whiche assentiden not to hym for the an-
gwisch of spyryt, and the moost hard
lOwerk. And the Lord spak to Moyses,
11 seiynge, Goo yn, and spek to Pharao, the
kyng of Egipte, that he leeue the sones
12 of Yrael from his loond. Moyses an-
swerde before the Lord, Loo ! the sones
of Yrael heren me not, and what manere
shal Pharao here, namelich sith Y am vn-
i3circumcidide in lippes? And the Lord
spak to Moyses and Aaron, and 3af a
maundement to the sones of Yrael, and
to Pharao, the kyng of Egipte, that thei
leden the sones of Yrael out of the loond
14 of Egipte. Thes be the princis of the
housholdis bi her meynese. The sones of
Ruben, the first goten of Yrael, Enoch,
is and Fallu, Esrom, and Carmy; thes the
apperide to Abraham, and to Isaac, and
to Jacob in* Almy3ti God11 ; and Y schewide
not to hem my greet name Adonaif ; andv4 t jdonay, that
Y made couenaunt with hem, that Yschulde
5yue to hem the lond of Canaan, the lond
of her nilffrymage, in which thei weren without consi-
3 ' 8 derncioun to
comelyngis. Y herde the weilyng of the 5 <-re«ture.
sones of Israel, in which the Egipcians
oppresseden hem, and Y hadde mynde of
my couenaunt. Therfor seie thou to the 6
sones of Israel, Y am the Lord, that schal
lede out 3ou of the prisounw of Egipciansx;
and? Y schal delyuere fro" seruage ; and Y
schal a3en bie ina 'an hi3 armb, and in grete
domes ; and Y schal take 3ou to me in to 7
a puple, and Y schal be 3oure God ; and
36 schulen wite, for Y am 3oure Lord God,
'which hauec led 3011 out of thed prisoun
of Egipcians, and haue led 3ou in to the 8
lond, on which Y reiside myn hond, that
Y schulde 3yue it to Abraham, and to
Ysaac, and to Jacob ; and Ye schal 3yue
to 3ou that lond to be weldidf; I the
Lord. Therfor Moises telde alle thingis 9
to the sones of Irael, whiches assentide
not to hym for the angwisch of spirit, and
forh the hardest' werkk. And the Lordio
spak to Moises, and seide, Entre thou, and 11
speke to Farao, kyng of Egipt, that he
delyuere the children of Israel fro his lond1.
Moises answeride bifore the Lord, Lo ! the 12
children of Israel here not me, and hou
schal Farao here, moost sithen Y am vn-
circumcidid"1 in" lippis0? And the Lord 13
spak to Moises and to? Aaron, and 3afi
comaundementisr to the sones of Israel,
and to Farao, kyng of Egipt, that thei
schulden lede out the sones of Israel fro
the lond of Egipt. These ben the princis u
of housis8 bi her meynees. The sones of
Ruben, the firste gendrid' of Israel, E-
noch, and Fallu, Esrom, and Charmy ;
these ben the kynredis of Ruben. The \z
sones of Symeon, Jamuel, and Jamyn, and
c the Egipciens BDEFH. d am B pr.m. e circumcidid H.
* Y am M. Om. w. u that is, I am almy$fi God i marg. T Otn. K. w prisouns c. * the Egipcians INS.
y Om. G. z ~>flu fro IKS. a yu in IKS. b an arm strei3t out I. c that hath is. d Om. o. e Om. L.
f had in possessioun I. S the whiche I. h Om. i. ' ful hard I. k werk by whiche thei weren troublid s.
1 hond A pr. in. EGLPW. m vncircumcidid, that is, defautiyf BCKX. vnc. that is vnredy is. n in my is.
0 lippis or spechis 1. 1. that is, in my sp. s. P Om. isx. 1 he jaf is. r heestis is. s the housis is. * bigetun i.
VI. 16 — 29.
EXODUS.
205
cognaciouns of Ruben. The sones of Sy-
meon, Jamuel, and Jamyn, and Adod, and
Jachym, and Soer, and Saul, the sone of
Chananytidis ; thes the progenyes of Sy-
icmeon. And thes the names of the sones
of Leuy bi her cognaciouns, Gerson, and
Caath, and Merary. Forsothe the 3eres
of the lijf of Leuy weren an hundred and
nseuen and thretti. The sones of Gerson,
Lobny and Semei, by her cognaciouns.
is The sones of Caath, Amrani, and Ysuar,
and Ebron, and Oziel ; the 3eris forsothe
of the lijf of Caath an hundryd and six
10 and thretti. The sones of Merary, Mooly
and Musi. Thes the cognaciouns of Leuy
20 bi her meynese. Amram forsothe tok a
wijf, Jochabed, the dov^ter of the brother
to hys fader, the which bar to hym Aa-
ron, and Moysen, and Mary ; and the
3eris of the lijf of Amram weren an hun-
21 dryd and seuen and thretti. And the
sones of Ysuar, Chore, and Naphes, and
22 Zethry. The sones forsothe of Oziel, My-
23sael, and Elizaphan, and Sethri. Aaron
forsothe tok a wijf, Elizabeth, the dow3ter
of Amynadab, the sister of Naason, the
which bar to hym Nadab, and Abyut, and
24Aleazar, and Ythamar. The sones for-
sothe of Chore, Aser, and Elchana, and
Abiasab; thes ben the cognaciouns of Cho-
25rytis. And forsothe Eliazar, the sone of
Aaron, tok a wijf of the dow3trisf of
Phatiel, the which bar to hym Phynees.
Thes ben the princis of the» Leuytis
26 meynese bi her cognaciouns. This is Aa-
ron and Moyses, to whom the Lord co-
maundide, that thei shulden lede theh
sones of Yrael out of the loond of Egipte
27 be her companyes ; thes ben that speken
to Pharao, the kyng of Egipte, that thei
leden the sones of Yrael out of Egipte ;
28 this is Moyses and Aaron, in the day that
the Lord spak to Moyses in the loond of
29 Egipte. And the Lord spak to Moyses,
seiynge, Y the Lord ; spek to Pharao,
Aod, arid Jachyni, and Soer, and Saul, the
sone of a womman of Canaan ; these ben
the kynretis of Symeon. And these ben i<;
the names of the sones of Leuy by her
kynredis, Gerson, and Caath, and Merary.
Forsothe the 3eeris of lijf u of Leuy weren
an hundrid and seuene arid thretti. Thei 7
sones of Gerson, Lobny and Semei, bi her
kynredis. The sones of Caath, Amram, ia
and Isuar, and Hebron, and Oziel; and
the 3eeris of lijf v of Caath weren an hun-
drid and thre and thretti. The sones ofi9
Merari weren Mooli and Musi. These
weren the kynredis of Leuy biw her mey-
nees. Forsothe Amram took a wijf, Jo- 20
cabed, dou3tirx of his fadris? brother, and
sche childide to hym Aaron, arid Moises,
and Marie; and the 3eeris of lijfxx of Arn-
ram weren an hundred and seuene and
thretti'y. Also the sones of Isuar weren 21
Chore, and Nafeg, and Zechry. Also the 22
sones of Oziel weren IViisael, and Elisa-
phan, and Sechery. Sotheli Aaron took a 23
wijf, Elizabeth, the dou3tir of Amynadab,
the sistir of Naason, and sche childide to
hym Nadab, and Abyu, and Eleazar, and
Ythamar. Also the sones of Chore weren 24
Aser, and Elcana, and Abiasab ; thes weren
the kinredis of Chore. Andz sotheli Elea-25
zar, sone of Aaron, took a wijf of thea
dou3tris of Phatiel, and sche childide Fy-
riees to hym. These ben the princis of
theb meynees of Leuy bi her kynredis.
This is Aaron and Moises, to whichec the 20
Lord comaundide, that thei schulden lede
out of the lond of Egipt the sones of Is-
rael by her cumpanyes ; these it ben, that 27
speken to Pharao king of Egipt, that thei
lede the sones of Israel out of Egipt ; this 28
isd Moises and Aaron, in the dai in which
the Lord spak to Moises in the lond of
Egipt. And the Lord spak to Moises, 29
and seide, Y am the6 Lord ; spek thou to
Farao, kyng of Egipt, alle thingis whiche
Y speke to thee. And Moises seide bi-3o
f doujtren BDEFH. S Om. an. h Om. H.
0 the lijf DIS. v the lijf BIOS. w in is. * the doujtir is. T fadir is. xx the lijf is. yx twenti K.
z Om. D. a Om. s. b Om. w. c the whiche i. d Oin. A. e Om. DGIKMN sec.m. p sec.m. QRSTX sec. in.
206
EXODUS.
VI. 30 VII. 12.
kyng of Egipte, alle thingis that Y speke
so to thee. And Moyses seith bifore the
Lord, Loo ! Y am vncircumcidid in lippys,
what manere shulde Pharao here me ?
CAP. VII.
i And the Lord seide to Moyses, Loo !
Y haue ordeyned thee the god of Pharao ;
and Aaron, thi brother, shal be thi pro-
2phete. Thow shalt spek to hym alle
thingis that Y seende to thee, and he
shal spek to Pharao, that he late the sones
3 of Yrael out of his loond. And Y shal ful
harden his herte, and Y shal multiplie
toknes andllh signes worthi to be shewid in
4 the loond of Egipte, and he shal not here
3ow ; and Y shal seend yn myn hoond
upon Egipte, and Y shal lede myn oost,
and my puple, the sones of Yrael, out of
the loond of Egipte bi the grettist domes ;
5 and the Egipciens shulen knowe, that Y
am a Lord, that may strecche out1 myn
hoond vpon Egipte, arid lede the sones of
B Yrael out of the myddil of hem. And so
diden Moyses and Aaron ; as the Lord co-
7 maundide, so thei diden. Forsothe Moyses
was of ei3ti 3eris, and Aaron of ei3ty and
« thre, whanne thei spakeri to Pharao. And
the Lord seide to Moyses and Aaron,
9 Whanne Pharao shal sey to 3011, Shew
to us signes, thow shalt sey to Aaron,
Tak thin 3erde, and throw it bifore Pha-
rao, and be it turned into a bosk eddre.
10 And so Moyses and Aaron, goon yn to
Pharao, diden as the Lord comaundide ;
and Aaron tok the 3erde bifore Pharao
and his seruauntis, that was turnyd into
11 ak boske addre. Pharao forsothe clepid
sages, and clepers of deuels to doon yuel,
and thei also diden bi Egipciens en-
chauntyngis, and sum priue thingis lyik
12 manere ; and eche threwe forth her 3erdes,
that weren turned into dragouns ; but
the 3erde of Aaron deuouride her 3erdes.
fore the Lord, Lo ! Y am vncircumcidid in
lippis ; hou schal Farao here me ?
CAP. VII.
And the Lord seide to Moises, Lo ! Y i
haue maad thee the god of Faraof; and
Aaron, thi brother, schal be thi prophete&.
Thou schalt speke to Aaron alle thingis 2
whiche Y comaunde to thee, and he schal
speke to Farao, that he delyuere the sones
of Israel fro his hondh. But Y schal makes
hard his herte, and Y schal multiplie my
signes and merueils in the lond of Egipt,
and he schal not here 3ou ; and Y schal 4
sende myn hond on Egipt, and Y schal
lede out myn oost, and my puple, the sones
of Israel, fro the lond of Egipt bi mooste
domes ; and Egipcians schulen wite, that 5
Y am the' Lord, whichk haue holde forth
myn hond on Egipt, and haue led out of
the myddis of hem the sones of Israel. And 6
so Moises dide and Aaron; as the Lord co-
maundide, so thei diden. Forsothe Moyses 7
was of fourescoor 3eer, and Aaron was1 of
fourescoor 3eer and thre, whanne thei
spaken to Farao. And the Lord seide tos
Moises and to Aaron, Whanne Farao schal 9
seie to 3ou, Schewe 36 signes to vs, thou
schalt seie to Aaron, Take thi 3erde, and
caste forth it before Farao, and be it turned
into a serpent. And so Moises and Aaron 10
entriden to Farao, and diden as the Lord
comaundide ; and Aaron took the 3eerde,
and castide™ forth bifore11 Farao and hise
seruauntis, which0 3erde was turned in to
a serpent. Forsothe Farao clepideP wisen
men, and witchisi, and .thei also diden bi
enchauntementis of Egipt, and bi summe
priuy thingis in lijkr maner ; and alle 12
castiden forth her 3erdis, whiches weren
turned in to dragouns ; but the 3erde of
Aaron deuouride 'the 3erdis of hem*. And is
hh in A. i Om. BDEH. k Om. BDFH.
f god of Farao, that is, my^ly oner [on BGKX] him, to bringe in veniaunces bi Goddis vertu and doom CQ.
ven. and doom B. ven. on him bi Goddis v. and d. G. bi Goddis rvraththe and d. K. E profete, that is, inter-
pretour ether biforspekere BCGKQX. p. that is,fori,pekere N. b lond BC sup. ras. DIS. ' Om. DGIKN sec. in.
p sec.m. QHST. k the which i. l Om. i. m keste IMS. n it bifore isw. ° the which i. P clepide
forth ELP. <l witti L. r thilke E. s the whiche i. * her jerdis is.
VII. 13 22.
EXODUS.
207
13 And the herte of Pharao was myche
hardid, and he herde hem not, as the
H Lord comaundide. Forsothe the Lord
seide to Moyses, Engregid is the herte of
is Pharao, he wole not leeue the puple ; go
to hym eerli ; loo ! he shal goon out to the
watris, and thow shalt stoond into his
a3encomyng upon the brynk of the
floode ; and thow shalt tak the 3erde, that
was turned into a dragoun, in thin hoond,
IG and thow shalt sey to hym, The Lord
God of Ebrews hath sent me to thee,
seiynge, Leeue my puple, that thei sacri-
fye to me in desert ; and vnto now thow
lywoldist not heren. Thanne thes wordis
the Lord seith, In that thow shalt knowe,
that Y am a Lord ; loo ! Y shal smyit
with the 3erde, that is in myri hoond, the
water of the floode, and it shal turne into
is bloode ; the fisshis forsothe, that ben in
the floode, shulen dye ; and the water shal
stynke, and turmentid shulen be the E-
gipciens drynkynge of1 the water of the
19 floode. And the Lord seid to Moyses,
Sey thow to Aaron, Tak thi jerde, and
strecche thin hoond out vpon the watris
of Egipte, and vpon her floodes, and her
ryuers, and mershis, and alle lakis of wa-
tris, that thei ben turned into bloode ; and
that there be corrupte rennying bloode in
al the loond of Egipte, as wel in treenm
20 vessel" as in stony. Andnn so Moyses and
Aaron diden, as the Lord comaundide ;
and arerynge the jerde, he smote the wa-
tris0 of the floode before Pharao and his
seruauntis, the which was turned into
21 blood ; and the fisshes, that weren in the
floode, dieden ; and the floode stonke, that
the Egipciens myjten not drinke the wa-
ter of the flood ; and there was bloode in
22 al the loond of Egipte. And the clepers
of deuels to doon yuel of the Egipciens
diden in liyk manere in her enchaunt-
yngis; and the herte of Pharao was myche
hardid ; and he herde hem not, as the
the herte of Farao was maad hard, and heu
herde not hem, as the Lord comaundide.
Forsothe the Lord seide to Moyses, The u
herte of Farao is maad greuouse, he nylev
delyuere the puple ; go thou to hym eerli ; is
lo ! he schal go out to the watris, and thou
schalt stonde in the comyng of hym on
the brynke of the flood ; and thou schalt
take in thin honde the 3erde, that was
turned into a dragoun, and thou schalt i«
seie to hym, The Lord God of Ebrews
sente me to thee, and seide, Delyuere thou
my puple, that it make sacrifice to me in
desert ; tilw to present" time thou noldist
here. Therfor the Lord seith these thingis, 17
In this> thou schalt wite, that Y am thez
Lord ; lo ! Y schal smyte with thea 3erde,
whichb is in myn hond, the watir of the
flood, andc it schal be turned in to blood ;
and the fischis that ben in the flood schulen is
die ; and the watris schulen wexe rotun,
and Egipciansd drynkynge thee watir of
the flood schulen be turmentid. Also the 19
Lord seide to Moises, Seie thou to Aaron,
Take thif 3erde, and holde forth thin hond
on the watris of Egipt, and on the flodis
of hem, and on the stremys 'of hern#, and
on the mareis, and alleh lakis' of watris,
that tho be turned in to blood ; and blood
be in al the lond of Egipt, as wel in ves-
sils of tree as of stoon. And Moises and 20
Aaron diden so, as the Lord comaundide ;
and Aaron reiside the 3erde, and smoot
the watir of the floodk bifore Farao and
hise seruauntis, which1 watir was turned
in to blood ; and fischis, that weren in the 21
flood, dieden ; and the flood was rotun, and
Egipcians"1 my3ten not drynke the" water
of the flood ; and blood was in al the lond
of Egipt. And the0 witchisP of Egipcians 22
diden in lijk maner by her enchaunte-
mentis ; and the herte of Farao was maad
hard, and hei herde not hem, as the Lord
comaundide. And he turnede awei hym 23
silf, and entride in tor his hows, nethir he
1 Om. E. m trenen E. n vessels BDEH. nn As A. ° water E.
« Om. s. v wil not i. « and til plures. * this present is. y these E. z Om. IKS. « Om. s. b that is.
c Om. p. a the Egipcians is. e Om. s. f thou thi G. gOm. isx pr. m. h on alle is. » the lakis is.
k lond i. 1 the which i. m the Egipcians is. n Om. IKS. ° Om. G. P Jannes and Mambres I marg,
9 Om. ». r Om. c.
208
EXODUS.
VII. 23 VIII. 9.
23 Lord comaundide. And he turnede hym
self awey, and 3ede into his hows, ne he
putte not to the herte, also this while.
24 Forsothe alle the Egipciens deluyden hi
enuyroun of the floode, that thei myjten
drynk the? water ; forsothe thei n^ten
25 not drynk of the water of the floode. And
seuen dayes weren fulfillid, after that the
Lord hadde smyten the floode.
CAP. VIII.
1 Forsothe the Lord seide to Moyses,
Goo into Pharao, and thow shalt sey to
hym, Thes thingis seith the Lord, Leeue
2 my puple, that he sacrifye to me ; ellis
forsothe if thow wolt not leeue hem, loo !
Y shal smyte alle tin coostis with frogges ;
3 and the floode shal boyl up froggis, that
shulen steyn vp, arid goo in to thin hows,
and into thi bedchaumbre, and vpon thi
beddynge, and into the houses of thi ser-
uauntis, and into thi puple, and into thi
ouenes, and in to the relyues of thi metis ;
4 and to thee, and to thi puple, and to alle
thi seruauntes shulen goon yn froggis.
5 And the Lord seide to Moyses, Sey to
Aaron, Strecche out thi hoond vpon
floodes, and vpon ryuers, and mershes ;
and brynge out frogges vpon the loond
e of Egipte. And Aaron straujte out the
hoond vpon the watris of Egipte ; and
there steyden vp frogges, and couerden
7 the loond of Egipte. « And the clepers of
deuels diden by her enchauntyngis lijk
maner ; and broi^ten out frogges vponi
s the loond of Egipte. Forsothe Pharao
clepide Moyses and Aaron, and seiden to
hem, Preye 36 the Lord, that he do awey
frogges fro me, and fro my puple ; and
Y shal lat the puple, that thei sacryfye to
n the Lord. And Moyses seide to Pharao,
Ordeyn me a tyme, whan Y shal preye
for thee, and for thi seruauntis, and for
thi puple, that the frogges ben dreuen
awey fro thee, and fro thin hows, and
took its to herte*, 3heu, in this tymev. For- 24
sothe alle Egipcians diggiden watir 'bi
the cumpas ofw thex flood, to drinke ; for
thei my3ten not drynke of the? v watir of z
the flood. And seuene daies weren fillida, 25
aftir that the Lord smoot the flood.
CAP. VIII.
Also the Lord seide to Moises, Entre i
thou to Farao, and thou schalt seie to hym,
The Lord seith these thingis, Delyuere thou
my puple, that it make sacrifice to me ;
sotheli if thou nyltb delyuere, lo ! Y schal 2
smyte alle thi termysc with paddoks ; and 3
the flood schal buyle out paddokis, that
schulen stied, and schulen6 entre in to thin
hows, and in to thef closet of thi bed, and
on thi bed, ands in to 'the hous of thi
seruauntish, and in to thi puple, and in to
thin ouenes, and in to the relyues of thi
metis ; and the paddoks schulen entre to 4
thee, and to thi puple, and to alle thi ser-
uauntis. And the Lord seide to Moises, s
Seie thou to Aaron, Hold forth thin hond
on the floodis, and on the' streemes, and
mareisk ; and bryng1 out paddoks on the
lorid of Egipt. And Aaron helde forth 6
the hond on the watris of Egipt ; and
paddoks stiedenm, and hileden the lond of
Egipt. Forsothe and" the witchis diden 7
in lijk maner bi her enchauntementis ; and
thei brou3ten forth paddoks on the lond of
Egipt. Forsothe Farao clepide Moises and 8
Aaron, and seide to hem, Preie 36 the Lord,
that he do awei the paddoks0 fro me, and
fro my puple ; and Y schal delyuere the
puple, that it make sacrifice to the Lord.
And Moises seide to Farao, Ordeyne thou 9
a tyme to me, whanne Y schal preie for thee,
and for thi seruauntis, and for thi puple,
that the paddokis'' be dryuun awei fro thee,
and fro thin hows, and fro thi seruauntis,
P Om. B.
on E.
s Om. plures. * the herte BC. u also i. v tyme the Lordis hecst is. w aboute i. x Om. s. y Om. DIKM.
z Om. M. a fulfillid is. b wilt not i. c termys or coostis i. d go vp i. stie vp s. e Om. is. f thi L.
K Om. o. h the housis of thi s. plures. thi s. housis i. thi s. hous s. ' Om. K. k on the mareis s.
1 lede plures. m wenten vp i. stieden vp s. n also i. Om. E. ° frogges i. P paddis A. frogges i.
VIII. 10 20.
EXODUS.
209
fro thy seruauntis, and fro thi puple ; and
looonly in the floode thei abiden. The
which answerde, To morwe. And he,
After thi word, he seith, Y shal do, that
thow knowe, for there is not a Lord as
1 1 oure God ; and the frogges shulen goon
awey from thee, and from thin hows, and
fro thi children, and fro thi seruantis, and
fro thi puple ; and oonli in the floode thei
12 shulen abijd. And Moyses and Aaron
3eden out fro Pharao. And Moyses criede
to the Lord, for the biheeste of froggis,
is that he couenauntide to Pharao. And the
Lord dide after the word of Moyses ; and
the frogges weren deed of the howsis,
and of the townes, and of the feeldes ;
)4 and thei gedered hem togidere into greet
heepes withouten noumbre, and the erthe
15 stonke. Pharao forsothe seynge that there
was 3eue rest, his herte engredgide, and
herde not hem, as the Lord comaundide.
i«And the Lord seide to Moyses, Spek to
Aaron, Strecche out thi 3erde, and smyit
the powdre of the erthe, that there ben
stynggynge gnattesr in al the loond of
17 Egipte. And he dide so ; and Aaron
strau3te out the hoond, holdynge the 3erde,
and he smote the powdre of the erthe ;
and there weren maad stynggynge gnattes
in men, and in beestis ; al the powdre of
the erthe is turnyd into stynggynge
gnattes thur3 out al the loond of Egipte.
is And liyk manere diden the clepers of
deuels in her enchauntyngis™, that thei
rny3ten dryue out the stynggynge gnattes,
and thei myjten not ; and stynggynge8
gnattes weren bothe in men and in beestis.
19 And the clepers of deuels seiden vnto
Pharao, The fyngur of God ys here. And
the herte of Pharao was greetli hardid,
and he herde hem not, as the Lord
20 hadde88 comaundide. And the Lord seide
to Moyses, Aryse eerli, and stoond before
Pharao, forsothe he shal goon out to the
watris ; and thow shalt sey to hyrn, Thes
and fro thi puple ; and dwelle oneli in the
flood. And her answeride, To morewe. And 10
Moises seide, Y schal do bi thi word, that
thou wite, that noon is as oure Lord God ;
and the paddoks8 schulen go awei fro thee, 1 1
and fro thin hous, and fro thi children,
and fro thi seruauntis, and fro thi puple ;
and tho* schulen dwelle oneli in the flood.
And Moises and Aaron 3edenu out fro Fa- 12
rao. And Moises criede to the Lord, for
the biheest of paddoksv, which he hadde
seid to Farao. Andw the Lord dide bi the is
word of Moises ; and the paddoks" weren
deed fro housis, and fro townes, and fro
feeldis ; and thei gaderiden tho? in to grete u
heepis, and the lond was rotun2. Sotheliis
Farao sei3 that reste was 3ouun, and he
made greuous his herte, and herdea riot
hem, as the Lord comaundide. And the ifi
Lord seide to Moises, Spek thou to Aaron,
Holde forth thib 3erde, and smyte the dust
of erthec, and litle flies, e(kerd gnattis, be
in al the lond of Egipt. And thei diden 17
so ; and Aaron helde forth the hond, and
helde the 3erde, and smoot" thef duste of
erthe S; and gnattis weren maad in men,
and in werk beestis ; al the dust of ertheh
was turned in to gnattis bi al the lond of
Egipt. And witchis1 diden in lijkk maner IB
bi her enchauntementis, that thei schulden1
brynge forth gnattis, and thei mi3ten not ;
and gnattis weren as wel in men as in
werk beestis. And the witchis seiden to 19
Farao, This is the fyngur"1 of God. And
the herte of Farao was maad hard, and he
herde not hem, as the Lord comaundide.
And the Lord seide to Moises, Rise thou 20
eerli, and stonde bifore Farao, for he schal
go out to the watris ; and thou schalt seie
to hym, The Lord seith these thingis, De-
lyuere thou my puple, that it make sacri-
fice to me; that if thou schalt" not dely-2i
uere the0 puple, lo ! Y schal sende in to
thee, and in to thi seruauntis, and in to
thiP puple, and in to thin housis°i, al the
r houndflese passim E pr. m. rr enchauntis A. s styngge A. ss Om. BDEFH.
r Pharao is. 9 frogges i. l thei i. u wenten i. v frogges I. w Om. E. * frogges i. y hem i.
z rotun or corupt with itink is. a he herde E. b the F. c the erthe is. d or passim ELP. Om. BIMRT.
e he smoot is. f Om. G. S the erthe is. h the erthe i. ' the witchis is. k a lyk F. ' wolden i.
m fyngur, that it, power BCEGKLPQ. f. ether p. N. f. or the p. s. n wilt i. ° mi B. P the E. 1 hous DGMN.
E e
210
EXODUS.
VIII. 21 31.
thingis seith the Lord, Leeue my puple,
21 that thei sacrifye to me ; and if thow late
hem not, loo ! Y shal seende into thee,
and into thi seruauntis, and into thi pu-
ple, and into thin howses, al kynde of*
fli3is ; and the howsis of Egipteu shulen
be fulfillyd with fli3is of dyuerse kynde,
and al the loond in which thei shulen ben.
22 And Y shal mak merveylows in that day
the loond of Gessen, in the which is my
puple, that there ben not there fh'3is ; and
wyte thowv thatw Y am Lord in the
23 myddel of the erthe ; and Y shal sette
partynge bitwix my puple and thi puple ;
24 to morwe shal be this tokne. And so
dide the Lord. And there cam the moost
greuows fli3e in to the howsx of Pharao,
and of his seruauntis, and into al the
loond of Egipte ; and the loond was cor-
2srupte of lychey maner fli3is. And Pha-
rao clepide Moyses and Aaron, and seith
to hem, Gooth, and sacrifieth to the Lord
263oure God in this loond. And Moyses
seith, It may not be doo so ; the abho-
mynaciouns forsothe of Egipciens shulen
we offre to oure Lord ? that if we sleen
thes thingis that Egipciens heryen be-
forn hem, they shulen felle us down with
27 stones. We shulen goon the weye of three
dayes into wildernes, and we shulen sa-
cryfie to the Lord oure God, as he hath
28 comaundid vs. And Pharao seid, Y shal
leeue 3ow, that 36 sacrifie to the Lord
3oure God in deserte ; neuertheles go 30
29 a wey no ferthere ; preieth for me. And
Moyses seith, Y goon out fro thee shal
preye the Lord ; and the fii^e shal goo
a wey fro Pharao, and fro his seruauntis,
and fro his puple to morwe ; neuertheles
wole thou no more desceyue me, that
thow lat not the puple sacryfie to the
30 Lord. And Moyses goon out fro Pharao
31 preiede the Lord, that dide aftir his word,
kynder of flies t ; and the housis of Egip- t in
cians8 schulen be fillid* with flies of dyuerse 'and ^
kyndis, and al the lond in which thei
schulen be. And in that daiu Y schal 22
make wondurful the lond of Gessen, in
which my puple is, that flies be not there ;
and that thou wite thatv Y am the Lord
in thew myddis of erthe ; and Y schal sette 2:1
departyngx bitwixe my puple and thi pu-
ple ; this signe schal be to morewe. And 24
the Lord dide so. And a moost^ greuouse
fliez cam in to the howsa of Farao, and ofb
hise seruauntis, and in to al the lond of
Egipt ; and the lond was corrupt of siche
flies. And Farao clepide Moises and Aaron, 25
and seide to hem, Go 36, make 36 sacrifice
to "3onre Lord Godc in this lond. And 21;
Moises seide, It may not be so, for vwe
schulend offre to oure6 God the abhomyna-
ciouns of Egipcians ; that if we schulen
sle bifore Egipciansf tho thingis whiche
thei worschipen, thei schulen 'ouerleie vs£
with stoonus. We schulen go the weie of 27
thre daies in to wildirnesse, and we schulen
make sacrifice to oure Lord God, as he co-
maundide vsh. And Farao seide, Y schal 2«
delyuere 3ou, that 36 make sacrifice to V3oure
Lord God1 in deseert ; netheles go 30 not
ferthere ; preie 36 for me. And Moises seide, 29
Y schal go out fro thee, and Y schal preie
the Lord; and the flik schal go awei fro
Farao, and fro hise seruauntis, and puple1
to morewe ; netheles nyle thou more dis-
seyue me, that thou delyuere not the puple
to make sacrifice to the Lord. And Moises so
3ede out fro Farao, and preiede the Lord,
whiche"1 dide bi the word of Moyses, and si
took awei flies" fro Farao, and fro hise
seruauntis, and puple0 ; noon lefte, 'sotheli
nether ooni1. And the herte of Farao was 32
maad hard, so that he delyueride not the
puple, sothli nethir in this tyme.
that
^&™»
reth
diuerse beestis.
* Om. F.
seche DE.
u Egypciens BDEFH. v that thou wyte E sup.ras. w for BDEFH. * houses DEFU.
r kindis B. » the Egipcians is. * fulfillid is. u Om. i. v for CEFL. for that P. w Om. is. * part-
yngD. 7 ful i. z kinde of flies i. flie, that is, multitude of files BGQX. a housis plures. b in to the
housis of s. c the L. joure G. is. d whi schulen we is. e the Lord oure is. f the Egipcians BIS.
S throwe vs doun i. ouerleie or throne vs doun s. h to vs s. i the L. joure God is. k flie, thai is the
multitude of flies is. l his puple K. m the whiche i. n the flies i. ° fro his puple is. his puple K.
P noon left sotheli not oon ELP. ther lefte not- oon sotheli i. noon lefte there neither oon s.
VIII. 32 — IX. II.
EXODUS.
211
and he tok awey fli3es fro Pharao, and
fro the seruauntis, and fro his puple ;
32 there ouerlafte not oon z forsothe. And
the herte of Pharao was engredgid, so
that 3it this while he wolde not leeue the
puple.
CAP. IX.
1 To Moyses forsothe seyde the Lord,
Goo yn to Pharao, and spek to hym,
Thes thingis seith the Lord God of E-
brews, Leeue my puple, that it sacrifie to
2 me ; that if 3it thow forsakist, and holdist
3 hem, loo ! myn hoond shal be vpon thi
feeldis, vpon horsis, and assis, and cha-
mels, and oxen, and sheip, a ful greuows
4 pestilence ; and the Lord shal do a mer-
uelows thing bitwixa possessiouns of'Yrael
and the possessions of Egipcyensb, that
no thing algatis perishe of thes thingis
5 that pertenen to the sones of Yrael. And
the Lord ordeynede a tyme, seiynge, To
morwe the Lord shal do this word in
cthe loond. The Lord dide thanne this
word the tother day, and alle the beestis
of Egipciens dyeden ; of the beestis for-
sothe of the children of Yrael no thing
yalgat perishide. And Pharao sent to
looke, ne eny thing was deed of thes
thingis that Yrael hadde ; and the herte
of Pharao was inwardly agreued, and he
«lafte not the puple. And the Lord seyde
to Moyses and Aaron, Tak 36 hoondes ful
of askenc fro the chymney, and Moyses
sprenge it into heuene before Pharao ;
9 and be there powdre vpon al the loond
of Egipte ; and there shulen ben in men
and yn beestis biles, and bleynes swell-
loynge, in al the loond of Egipte. And
thei token asken of the chymney, and
they stoden before Pharao ; and Moyses
sprengided it into heuene ; and there ben
maad woundes of the swellynge bleynes
nin men, and in beestis ; ne the clepers of
deuels my3ten stoonde before Moyses, for
CAP. IX.
Forsothe the Lord seide to Moises, En- 1
tre thou to Farao, and speke thou to hym,
The Lord God of Ebrews seith these
thingis, Delyuere thou my puple, that it
make sacrifice to me; that if thou for- 2
sakist 3it, and withholdist hem, lo ! myn 3
hond schal be on thi feeldis, on horsis^,
andr assis, and camels, and oxun, and
scheep, a pestilence ful greuous ; and the 4
Lord schal make a merueilous thing bi-
twixe the possessiouns of Israel and the
possessiouns of Egipcians8, that outirli no
thing perische of these* thingis that per-
teynen to the sones of Israel. And thes
Lord ordeinede a tyme, and seide, To
morewe the Lord schal do this word in
the" lond. Therfor the Lord made this 6
word in the tother dai, and alle thev lyu-
ynge beestis of Egipciansw weren deed ;
forsothex outirli no thing perischide of the
beestis of the sones of Israel. And Farao 7
sente to se, nether ony thing was deed of
these thingis whiche? Israel weldide ; and
the herte of Farao was maad greuousez,
and" he delyuerede not the puple. Ands
the Lord seide to Moises and Aaron, Take
36 thea hondis ful of askis of theb chym-
eney, and Moises spryngec it in to heuene
bifore Farao ; and be there dust ond al the 9
lond of Egipt ; for whi botchis schulen be
in men and in werk beestis, and bolnynge
bladdris schulen be in al the lond of E-
gipt. And thei token askis "j" of the6 chym- 10 1 «**« of the
ney, and stodenf bifore Farao ; and Moises Ebreu it is of
spreynts ith into heuene ; and wound is of
bolnynge bladdris weren maad in men, and
in werk beestis; and the witchis my3tenii
z ne oon BDEFH. a bitwene BDEFH. b the Egipciens BDEH. c askes D. d spreynde E sec.m.
fl the horsis is. * on OK. s the Egipcians i. * tho B. u this is. v Om. ELP. w the Egipcians is.
* sotheli i. y the whiche i. z ful greuouse i. a goitre is. fc a s. thou is. c springynge B. spryngede G.
spreyn N. * vp on is. « a is. f thei stoden is. e springide HT. h Om. s.
E e 2
212
EXODUS.
IX. 12 23.
the woundis that weren in hem, and in
12 al the loond of Egipte. And the Lord
hardid the herte of Pharao, and he herde
not hem, as the Lord spak to Moyses.
is Arid the Lord seide to Moyses, Eerli
aryse, and stoond before Pharao, and
thow shalt sey to hym, Thes thingis seith
the Lord God of E brews, Lat my puple,
14 that he sacrifie to me ; for in this while
Y shal sende alle my veniaunces vpon thin
herte, and vpon thi seruauntis, arid vpon
thi puple, that thou knowe, that there is
15 noon like me in al the loond. Now for-
sothe I shal stretche out6 the hoond, and
Y shal smyit thee and thi puple with
pestilence, and thou shalt perisshe fro the
IG erthe ; therfor forsothe Y haue sett thee,
that Y shewe my strengthe in thee, and
17 my name be toold in eche loond. jit
thow holdist my puple, and wole not leeue
IB it ? Loo ! Y shal reyne to morwe this same
our ful myche hawle, what maner was
not in Egipte, fro the day that it was
19 sett, vnto the tyme that is now. Seend
thanne now ri3t, and gedere togidere thi
beestis, and al that thou hast in the
feelde ; men forsothe, and beestis, and
alle that shulen be foundun withouten,
and not gedered togidere fro watres, and
the hawle fal vpon hem, thei shulen die.
20 He that dradde the word of the Lord, of
the seruauntis of Pharao, made his ser-
uauntis and beestis flee togidere into
21 howsis ; he forsothe that rou3te not the
word of the Lord, left his seruauntis and
22 beestis in the feeldis. And the Lord seide
to Moyses, Strecche out thin hoond into
heuene, that there be maad hawle in al
the loond of Egipte, vpon men, and vpon
beestis, and vpon al erbef of the feelde
23 in the loond of Egipte. And Moyses
strau3te the 3erde into heuene ; and the
Lord 3af thundres, and hawle, and dy-
uersly rennynge leytis vpon the erthe ;
and the Lord reynede hawle vpon the
not stonde bifor Moises, for woundis1 that
weren in hem, and ink al the lond of1 E-
gipt. And the Lord made hard the herte 12
of Farao, and he herde not hem, as the
Lord spak to Moises. Also the Lord seide 13
to Moises, Rise thou eerli, and stonde bi-
fore Farao, and thou schalt seie to hym,
The Lord God of Ebrews seth these
thingis, Delyuere thou my puple, that it
make sacrifice to me ; for in this tyme Y 14
schal sende alle my veniauncis on thin
herte, and on thi seruauntis, and on thi
puple, that thou wite, that noon is lijk me
in al erthe. For now Y schal holde forth ia
the™ bond, and Y schal smyte thee and
thi puple with pestilence, and thou schalt
perische fro erthe11; forsothe herfor Y haue ic
set thee, that Y schewe my strengthe in
thee, and that my name be teld in ech lond.
3it° thou withholdist my puple, and nyltP 17
delyuere it ? Lo ! to morewe in this same is
our Y schal reyne ful myche hail, whichi
maner hail was not in Egipt, fro the dai
in which it was foundid, til in to present1"
tyme. Therfor sende thou rri3t now8, and i»
gadere thi werk beestis, and alle thingis
whiche* thou hast in the feeld ; for men
and werk beestis and alle thingis that
ben in feeldis with outforth, and ben not
gaderid fro the feeldis, and haile falle on
tho, schulen11 die. He that dredde 'the 20
Lordis wordv, of the seruauntis of Farao,
made his seruauntis and werk beestis fie
in to housis ; sotheli he that dispisidewai
the 'Lordis wordx, lefte his seruauntis and
werky beestis in the feeldis. And the Lord 22
seide to Moises, Holde forth thin hond in
to heuene, that hail be maad in al the lond
of Egipt, on men, and on werk beestis,
and on ech eerbe of the feeld in the lond
of Egipt. And Moises held forth the 3erde 23
in to heuene ; and the Lord 3af thundris,
arid hail, and leitis rennynge aboute on the
lorid ; and the Lord reynede hail on the
lond of Egipt ; and hail and fier meddlid 24
e Om. BDEFH. f the erbe A pr. in. F.
' the woundis or soores is. k Om. s. !Om. s. m myn i. n the erthe is. ° }if c sec.m. D sec.m, OH.
P wilt not i. 1 what i. r this present is. s anoon rijt i. * that i. u thei schulen is. v the wordis of
the Lord s. w was necligent of i. x Lordis wordis E. word of the Lord is. y his werk is.
IX. 24 — X. i.
EXODUS.
213
24 loond of Egipte ; and hawle, and fier
mengid togidere weren broi^t ; and it
was of so greet mychelnes, how greet bi-
fore neuer apeeride in al the loond of
25 Egipte, sith that folks was maad. And
the hawle smoot in al the loond of Egipte
alle that weren in feeldes, fro man vnto
beest ; and al erbe of the feelde smoote
the hawle, and eche tree of the cuntree it
26 breke togidere ; oonly in the loond of
Gessen, where weren the children of Y-
2;rael, the hawle fel not. And Pharao
sente, and clepide Moyses and Aaron,
seiynge to hem, Y haue syrmed also now ;
the Lord is ri3twiys, Y and my puple
28 wickid ; preye 30 the Lord, that the thun-
dres of God and the hawle leeuen of, and
Y shal leten 3ow, and 36 shulen dwelle
29 here no more. Moyses seith, Whanne
Y shal goon out fro the citee, Y shal
strecche out my hoondh to the Lord, and
the thundres shulen ceesse, and hawle
shal not be, that thow knowe, for of the
so Lord is the erthe ; forsothe Y knowe, that
thow and thi seruauntis dreden not 3it
31 the Lord God. The flax thanne and bar-
lich was hurt, for that that the barlich
was grene, and the flax now buriownde
32 coddes ; whete forsothe and corn weren
not hurt, for thei weren of late growyng.
33 And Moyses goon out fro Pharao, and
out of the citee, strau3te the horides to the
Lord, and thundres and hawle ceesiden,
and no more droppide the reyn vpon the
34 loond. Pharao forsothe seynge that the
reyne hadde ceesid, and hawle, and thun-
ssdres, encreesid the synne ; and the herte
of hym and of hys seruauntis is en-
gredgid, and his herte was ful myche
hardid ; and he lafte not the sones of
Yrael, as the Lord comaundide by the
hoond of Moyses.
CAP. X.
i And the Lord seide to Moyses, Goo
yn to Pharao, Y forsothe haue hardid the
togidere weren borun forth ; and it was of
so myche greetnesse, how greet apperide
neuere bifore in al the lond of Egipt, sithen
thilke puple was maad. Andz the hail 25
smoot in thea lond of Egipt alle thingisb
that weren in thec feeldis, fro man til to
werk beeste ; and the hail smoot al the
eerbe of the feeld, and brakd al the flex of
the cuntrey; oonli thec hail felde not in 26
the lond of Gessen, where the sones of Is-
rael weren. And Farao sente, and clepide 27
Moises and Aaron, and seide to hem, Y
haue synned also now ; the Lord is iust,
Yf and my puple ben wickid ; preye 36 28
the Lord, that the thundris and hail of
God ceesse, and Y schal delyuere 3ou, and
dwelle 36 no more here. Moyses seide, 29
Whanne Y schal go out of the citee, Y
schal holde forth myn hondis to the Lord,
and leitis and thundris schulen ceesse, and
hail schal not be, that thou wite, that the
londs is the Lordis ; forsothe Y knowe, 30
that thou and thi seruauntis dreden not
3it the Lord. Therfor the flex and barlisi
was hirt, for the barli was greene, and the
flex hadde buriounned thanrie'1 knoppis ;
forsothe wheete and beenys weren not 32
hirt, for tho weren late'. And Moyses 33
3ede out fro Farao, and fro the citee, and
heldek forth the1 hondis1" to the Lord, and
thundris and hail ceessiden, and reyn drop-
pide no more on the erthe. Sotheli Farao 34
si3 that the reyn hadde ceessid, and the
hail, and thundris, arid he encreesside
synne ; and the herte of hym and of hisess
seruauntis was maad" greuouse, and his
herte was maad hard greetli ; nethir he
lefte the sones of Israel, as the Lord co-
maundide bi 'the hond of Moises0.
CAP. X.
And the Lord seide to Moises, Entre i
thou to Farao, for Y haue maad hard the
S flok D. h hondis E.
z Om. o. a al the D. b Om. o. c Om. L. <1 it brak •?. e Om. IKS. f and Y s. g erthe BC. h Om. s.
' late aowen is. k streijte i. l his is. m hond s. n Om. F. ° Moises honde is.
214
EXODUS.
X. 2 II.
herte of him, and of his seruauntis, that
2 Y make thes my signes in hym ; and
thow telle in the erres of thi sone and of
thi cosyns, how ofte sithes Y haue born
doun togidere the Egipciens, and haue
doon toknes in hem ; and knowe 36 for
3 Y a Lord. Thanne Moyses and Aaron
jeden yn to Pharao, and seiden to hym,
Thes thingis seith the Lord God of He-
brews, How long wolt thow not be suget
to me ? Leeue my puple, that it sacrifie
4 to me ; yf forsothe thow withstonde, and
wole not leeue it, loo ! Y shal leede yn to
smorwe a locust into thi coostis, that shal
couer the vttermost of the erthe, that eny
thing of it shal not apeere, but be etun
that was lafte to the hawle ; forsothe he
shal gnawe alle trees that buriounen in
G the feeldes ; and thei shulen fulfille thin
howses, and of thi seruauntis, and of alle
the Egipcyens, how many han not seen
thi fadris, ne her fadris, sith thei weren
born vpon erthe, vnto the day that is
now. And he turnede hym a wey, and
73ede out fro Pharao. And the seruauntis
of Pharao seiden to hym, How long
shulen we suffre this sclaundre ? Leeue
the men, that thei sacrifye to the Lord
her God ; seest thow not, that Egipte
s perishith ? And thei clepeden a)en Moyses
and Aaron to Pharao, the which seide to
hem, Goth, and sacrifieth to the Lord
3oure God ; who forsothe ben that ben
9 to goon ? Moyses seith, With oure chil-
dren and aldren we1 shulen goon ; and
with sones, and dou3tresk, with sheip, and
droues ; it is forsothe the solempnyte of
10 the Lord oure God. And Pharao an-
swerde, So the Lord be with 3ow, what
maner thanne Y shal leeue 3ow and 3oure
children? to whom is it dout, that ful
11 yuel 36 thenken ? It shal not be doon so,
but go 36 oonly men, and sacryfye1 to
herte of hym, and of hise seruauntis, that
Y do these signes? 'of mei in hym; andr2
that thou telle in the eeris of thi sone and
of 'thi sones sones8, how ofte Y al to-brak
Egipcians4, and dide signes in hem ; and
that 36 wyte that Y am the" Lord. Ther-3
fore Moises and Aaron entriden to Farao,
and seiden to hym, The Lord God of E-
brews seith these thingis, How long 'nylt
thouv be maad suget to me? Delyuere thou
my puple, that it make sacrifice to me ;
ellis sotheli if thou a3enstondist, and nyltw 4
delyuere it, lo ! Y schal brynge inx to mo-
rewe a locuste? in to thiz coostis, which3 5
schal hile the hi3ereb part of erthec, nether
ony thing therof schal appere, but that,
that was 'residue tod the hail schal be
etune ; forf its schal gnawe alle the trees
that buriounnen in feeldis ; and thoh schu- e
len fille1 thin howsis, and the howsis of
thi seruauntis, and of alle Egipciansk, hou
greet thi fadris and grauntsiris1 sien not,
sithen thei weren borun on erthe, til in to
present™ dai. And Moises turnede awei
hym silf, and 3eden out fro Farao. For- 7
sothe the seruauntis of Farao seiden to
hym, Hou longe schulen we suffre this
sclaundre ? Delyuere0 the men, that thei
make sacrifice to 'her Lord God?; seest
thou not that Egipt perischidei ? And theis
a3en clepiden Moises and Aaron to Farao,
and he seide to hem, Go 36, and make1" 36"
sacrifice to '3oure Lord God' ; whiche ben
thei, that schulen go ? Moises seide, We o
schulen go with oure litle children and
eldre, and with sones, and dou3tris, with
scheep, and grete" beestis ; for it is the
solempnyte of 'oure Lord Godv. And Fa-io
rao answeride, So the Lord be with 3ou| ; t So the /.»,•</
beu-ith }ou. He
hou therfor schal Y delyuere 3ou and 3oure seide this m
litle children ? to whom is it doute, that stondi/ge tile
3e thenken worstw? It schal 'not be sox;11cont™rie.Bco
but go 36 men oneli, and make 36 sacrifice
KQX.
' and we A. k doujtren BDEFH. ' sacrifyeth BDEFH.
P my signes Apr.m. el plures. 1 Om. isw. rOm.is. s the sones of thi sone I. * the Egipcians is.
11 Om. DIKMN sec. m. p pr. m. ST sec. m. v wilt thou nat I. w wilt not I. nyle s. x Om. K. y locuste,
that is, a multitude of locustis BCGIKQSX. z the E. a that is. b ouer i. c the erthe s. d left of i. re-
sidue, either lefte vndistruyed to s. e etun of locust es is. f forsothe i. g he i. the locust s. h thei I.
1 fulfille is. k the Egipcians is. ! thi grauntsires EIS. m this present is. n went i. ° delyuer thou is.
P the Lord her God is. 1 hath perischid is. r maketh is. s the o. l the L. 3oure G. is. u with grete is.
v the L. oure G. is. w ful wickide (hinges i. worst thiiigis s. * ben done so E.
X. 12 — 23.
EXODUS.
215
the Lord ; this forsothe and 3oure seluen
askiden. And anoon thei weren put out
12 fro the si3t of Pharao. And the Lord
seide to Moyses, Strecche out thin hoond
vpon the loond of Egipte, to a locust, that
it stey vp vpon the loond, and deuowre
al herbe that to the hawle was laft of.
is And Moyses strau3te out the jerde vpon
the loond of Egipte, and the Lord brou3te
yn a brennynge wynde al that day and
ny3t ; and the morwe tyde biganne, a
14 brennynge wynd reride™ vp locustes, the
whiche steiden vp fro" al the loond of
Egipte, and seeten in alle the coostis of
Egipciens vnnoumbrable, whiche maner
before that tyrae weren not, ne afterward
is ben to eomen. And thei couerden al the
vttermost party of the loond, wastynge
alle thingis ; thanne the heerbe of the
loond was deuowryd, and what euer thing
of apples that was in trees, that the hawle
hadde laft ; and algatys no grene thing
was laft in the trees and in heerbis of
16 the loond, in al Egipte. Wherfor hiynge
Pharao clepide Moyses and Aaron, and
seide to hem, Y haue synned in the Lord
17 3oure God, and yn 3ow ? but now for3yue
36 the synne to me ; also this sithe prey
36 the Lord 3oure God, that this deeth he
isdoo a wey fro me. And Moyses 3ede out
fro the si3t of Pharao, and preide the
19 Lord; the which made blow the moost
hidows wynde fro the west, and the lo-
cust takun he threwe a fer into the reed
see ; and there laft not forsothe oon° in
20 alle the coostis of Egipte. And the Lord
hardide the herte of Pharao, and he lafte
21 not the children of Yrael. Forsothe the
Lord seide to Moyses, Strecche out thin
hoond into heuene, and be there derknesP
vpon the loond of Egipte, so thik that
22 thei mown be gropid. And Moyses
strau3te out the hoondi into heuene, and
orrible derknesses ben maad in al the
23 loond of Egipte ; thre dayes no man
to the Lord ; for also 36 axiden this. And
anoon thei weren cast out fro the si3t of
Farao. Forsothe the Lord seide to Moises, 12
Holde forth thi hond on the lond of Egipt,
to a^ locust", that it stie ona the lond, and
deuoure al the eerbeb which0 is residue"1 toe
the hail. And Moises helde forthe the 1:1
3erde on the lond of Egipt, and the Lord
brou3te in a brennynge wynd al that dai
and ni3t ; and whanne the morewtid was
maad, the brennynge wynd reiside locustis,
whichef stieden onS al the lond of Egipt, u
and saten in alle the coostis of Egipcians ;
^and the locustis^ weren vnnoumbrable,
and suche weren not bifore that tyme,
nether schulen come aftirward. And tho' is
hiliden al the facek of the erthe, and wast-
iden alle thingis ; therfor the eerbe of the
erthe was deuourid, and what euere of1 ap-
plis was in trees, whiche the hail hadde
left/zY was deuourid™ ; and outirli no green
thing was left in trees and in eerbis of
erthe11, in al Egipt. Wherfor Farao hastide, IG
and clepide Moises and Aaron, and seide
to hem, Y haue synned a3ens 3oure Lord
God0, and a3ens 3ow ; but now for3yue 36 17
the synne to me ; also in this tyme preie
36 3oure Lord God, that he take awey fro
me this deeth. And Moises 3ede out ofie
the si3t of Farao, and preiede the Lord ;
which? made a moost<i strong wynd to 19
blowe fro the west, and tookr, and castide8
the locust in to the reed see ; 'noon dwell-
ide, sotheli nether oon*, in alle the coostis
of Egipt. And the Lord made hard the 20
herte of Farao, and he lefte not the sones
of Israel. Forsothe the Lord seide to 21
Moises, Holde forth thin hond in to he-
uene, and derknessisu be on the lond of
Egipt, so thicke that thov moun be gropid.
And Moises helde forth thew hond in to 22
heuene, and orrible derknessis weren maad
in al the lond of Egipt ; inx thre daies no 23
man 8613 his brother, nether mouede him?
silf fro that place in which he was. Where-
m arered E pr.m. n about A sup.ras. ° not oon BDEFH. P derknessis EH. ihondes BDEFH.
y the i. z locust, that is, multitude of locustis BCN. » vp on is. b eerbis E. c that is. d lefte EILP sec.m.
residue or laft s. e of i. f the whiche I. S vp on is. h thei I. ' thei I. k ouer part I. ' Om, c.
m Om. i. n the erthe is. °Om. B. V the which i. which Lord s. 4 full. r it took i. he t. s. s caste or.
* sotheli ther lefte not oon i. u derknesse CL. v thei i. w his is. * and in is. y hem A.
216
EXODUS.
X. 24 — XI. 6.
Vmy3te ser his brother, ne mouede him
out of that place that he was ynne ;
where euer the children of Yrael dwelten,
24 was Ii3t. And Pharao clepide Moyses
and Aaron, and8 seide to hem, Gothe,
and sacrifieth to the Lord* ; ^oure sheep
oonli and droues abiden thei stil ; 3oure
25 children goo thei with 3ow. Moyses
seith, Forsothe oostis and brent sacrifices
thow shalt 3yue to vs, that we offren to
26 the Lord oure God ; alle the flockis shulen
goon with vs ; there shal not leeue a clee
of the thingis that ben necessarie into the
heriyng of the Lord oure God, namely,
whan we knowen not what shal be offryd,
to the tyme that we comen fullich to that
27 place. And the Lord hardide the herte
of Pharao, and he wold not leeue hem.
28 And Pharao seide to Moyses, Goo awey
fro me, and be war that thow se no more
my face ; what euer day thow aperist to
29 me, thow shalt dye. Moyses forsotheu
answerde, So be it doon, as thow hast
spokun ; Y shal se no more thi face.
CAP. XI.
1 And the Lord seide to Moyses, 3it with
o veniaunce Y shal touche Pharao and
Egipte, and aftyr thes thingis he shal
leeue 3ow, and constreyne to goon out.
2 Thanne thow shalt seie to al the puple,
that a man aske of his freend, and a
womman of hir nei3bore, silueren and
sgoldun vessels, and clothis ; forsothe the
Lord shal 3yue grace to his puple befor
the Egipcyens. And Moyses was a ful
greet man in the loond of Egipte, before
the seruauntis of Pharao and al the pu-
4 pie ; and seithv, Thes thingis seith the
Lord, At myd ny3t Y shal goon yn to
5 Egipte ; and there shulen dye alle the
fyrst gotun in the loond of Egipciens, fro
the first gotun of Pharao, that sittith in
his see, vnto the first gotun of the hand-
mayden, that is at the queern ; and alle
e the first gotun of beestis ; and there shal
euer the sones of Israel dwelliden, Ii3t was.
And Farao clepide Moises and Aaron, and 24
seide to hem, Go 36, make 36 sacrifice to
the Lord ; oneli 3oure scheep and gretez
beestis dwelle stille ; 3oure litle children
go with 3ou. Moisesa seide, Also thou 25
schalt 3yuef to vs offryngis and brent sa- -f also thou
crifices, whicheb we schulen offre to 'oure £££*££*"'
Lord Godc; alle the flockis schulen go 20^.^
With VS, for 'a cled Schal not dwelle of tho beestis to sa-
crifices. Lire
thingis, that ben nedeful in to the6 wor- here. BCGKQX.
schipyng of 'oure Lord Godf, moost sithen
we witen not what owith to be offrid,
til we comen to that place. Forsothe the 27
Lord made hard the herte of Farao, and
he nolde# delyuere hem. And Farao seide 28
to Moises, Go awei fro me, and be war
that thou se no more my face ; in what-
euer dai thou schalt appere to me, thou
schalt die. Moyses answeride, Be it doon 29
so, as thou hast spokun ; I schal no more
se thi face.
CAP. XL
And the Lord' seide to Moises, 3it Yi
schal touche Farao and Egipt with o ve-
niaunce, and after these thingis he schal
delyuere 3ou, and schalh constreyne 3ou* to
go out. Therfor thou schalt seie to al the 2
puple, that a man axe of his freend, and a
womman of hir nei3boresse, siluerenk ves-
sels1 and goldun, andm clothis ; forsothe the 3
Lord schal 3yue grace to his puple bifor
Egipcians". And Moises was a ful greet
man0 in the lond of Egipt, bifore the ser-
uauntis of Farao and al the puple ; and 4
he seide, The Lord seith these thingis, At
mydny3t Y schal entre in to Egipt ; and 5
ech firste gendridP thing in the lond of
Egipcians schal die, fro the firste gendridP
of Farao, that sittith in the trone of hym,
til to the firste gendridi' of the handmayde,
which is at thei querne ; and alle the firste
gendrid of beestis schulen die ; and greet c
r seeyj BDEFH. 6 Om. B. * Lord joure God A pr. m. u Om. BDEFH. v he seith E sup.ras.
z joure grete G. a And Moises K. b the whiche i. c the L. oure G. is. d oo clawe i. oo cle s.
e Om. BGOX. f the L. oure G. is. e wolde not i. h I schal D. he schal is. ' Om. BC. k siluer ELP.
1 vessel EL p. m Om. EG. n the Egipcians is. ° man of good fame s. P bigeten i. 1 Om. i.
XI. 7 — xii. 7-
EXODUS.
217
be a greet crye in al the loond of Egipte,
what maner was not bifore, ne aftirward
7 is tow come. Anentis forsothe alle the
children of Yrael there shal not grucche
a dog, fro man vnto beeste ; that 36
knowen, bi how myche inyracle the Lord
«dyuydide the Egipciens and Yrael. And
alle thes thi seruauntys shulen descendeww
to me, and thei shulen preye for me, sey-
ynge, Go out thow, and al the puple that
is suget to thee; after thes thingis we
9 shulen goon out. And greetly wrooth he
3ede out fro Pharao. The Lord forsothe
seyde to Moyses, Pharao shal not here
3ow, that many signes be doon in the
10 loond of Egipte. Moyses forsothe and
Aaron diden alle the signes and alle the
toknes worthi shewynge, that ben wry tun,
before Pharao ; and the Lord hardide the
herte of Pharao, ne he lafte the sones of
Yrael fro his loond.
CAP. XII.
1 The Lord forsothe seyde to Moyses and
2 Aaron in the loond of Egipte,This moneth
to 3ow the bigynnynge of thex monethis
shal be the first in monethes of the 3eer.
3 Spek 36 to al the cumpanye of the sones
of Yrael, and sey 30 to hem, The tenthe
day of this moneth tak echon a lombe bi
4 meynese and her howsis ; if forsothe the
noumbre is to litil, that it may not suffice
to eet the lombe, he shal tak his nei3bore,
that is ioyned to his hows after the noum-
bre of the soules, that may suffice to the
5 etyng of the lombe. Forsothe it shal ben
a lombe withouten wemme, a maal of 0?
3eer ; after the which riyt 36 shulen take
fi also a kydde ; and 36 shulen kepe it vnto
the fourtenthe day of this moneth ; and
al the multitude of the sones of Yrael
7 shal offre it atz euen. And thei shulen
take of his bloode, and leggen vpon either
post, and in the thresshwoldes of the
howses, in the whiche thei shulen eet it ;
cry schal be in al the lond of Egipt, which1"
maner cry was not bifore, nether schal be
aftirward. Forsothe at alle the children?
of Israel a dogge schal not make priuy
noise, fro man til to beeste ; that 36 wite
bi how greet myracle the Lord departith
Egipcians and Israel. And8 alle these this
seruauntis schulen come doun to me, and
thei schulen preye me, and schulen seie,
Go out thou, and al the puple which1 is
suget to thee ; aftir these thingis we schu-
len go out. And Moyses wasu ful wrooth, 9
andv 3edew out fro Farao. Forsothe the
Lord seide to Moises, Farao schal not here
3ou, that many signes be maad in the lond
of Egipt. Sotheli Moises and Aaron maden 10
alle signesx and wondris, that ben writun^,
bifor Farao ; and the Lord made hard the
herte of Farao, nether he delyuerede the
sones of Israel fro his londz.
CAP. XII.
Also the Lord seide to Moises and Aa- 1
ron in the lond of Egipt, This monethe, 2
thea bigynnyng of monethis to 3ou, schal
be the firsteb in thec monethis of the 3eer.
Speke 36 to ald the cumpanye of the sones 3
of Israel, and seie 30 to hem, In the tenthe
dai of this" monethe ech man take a lomb
by hise meynees and housis ; but if the 4
noumbre is lesse, that it may not suffice to
ete thef lomb, he schal take his nei3bore,
which^ is ioyned to his hows, bi the
noumbre of soulish, that moun suffice to
the' etyng of the lomb. Forsothe the lomb 5
schal be a male of o 3eer, without wem ;
bi whichk custom 30 schulen take also a
kidef ; and 36 schulen kepe hym til to thee
fouretenthe dai of this monethe ; and al
the multitude of the sones of Israel schal
offre hym at euentid \. And thei schulen 7
take of his blood, and schulen1 put™ on
euer either post, and in lyntels11, Aether0
hi^er thresclifoldisv,of the housis, in whiche
•)• a hide, if a
lomb may nut
be bad in good
inaiiiT. Lire
here. CGQX.
J that is, ecli
bows of the
multitude schal
offre oon, if
fcwnesse of
persoones let.
tith not. Lire
here. BCGKyx.
w not to E.
denscende A. x Om. BDEFH. 7 a E. z a A.
* what i. 9 and Pharao, is. * the which i. 1 Om. i. v Om. i. w wente i. * the signes is. T here
writun is. z hond A pr.m. EGKLP. a Om. F. b firste or the cherfs. c Om. G. d Om. s. e the ELOP.
1 this ELF. g the which i. h lyfes i.
it is. n Om. c. the lyntels i.
. .
Om. IKMOBST sec.m. w. k the which i. 1 thei schulen 18. "» put
° Om. c. 'P Om. BIRT. or filler threschfoldis s. or h. threshols E. or
h. thressholdis LP. either h. thres&choldis GK. either ouercheckis w.
F f
218
EXODUS.
XII. 8— 18.
s and thei shulen eet flesh that ny^t, rostid
with fier, and therf looues with wylde
9 letuse. 3e shulen not eten of it eny thing
raw, ne sothun with water, but oneli
rostid with fier ; the heed with his feet
10 and entrayls 36 shulen vowre ; ne there
shal not leeue of it eny thing to to mor-
wen ; and if eny thing be laft, with fier
1136 shulen brenne it. So forsothe 36 shu-
len eten it ; 36 shulen girde about 3oure
reynes, and 36 shulen haue shoon in 3oure
feet, holdynge staues in hoondis ; and 36
shulen eete hastiliche ; it is forsothe
phase, that is to seye, the passyng forth
12 of the Lord. And Y shall passe thui'3 al
the loond of Egipte that ny3t, and Y
shal smyit alle the first gotun in the
loond of Egipte, fro man vnto beeste ;
and in alle the goddisa of Egipte Y shal
13 make domes ; Y a Lord. The bloode for-
sothe shal be to 3ow into tokne, in the
housis in theb which 36 shulen be ; and
Y shal se the bloode, and Y shal ouerpasse
3ow ; and there shal not be in 3ow a ven-
iaunce destruyinge, whanne Y shal smyit
u the loond of Egipte. Forsothe 36 shulen
ban this day into mynde, and 36 shuleu
halwe it solempne to the Lord in 3oure
generaciouns with heriyng euerlastynge.
15 Seuen daies 36 shulen eten therf breed ;
in the first day there shal be no sour
dow3 in 3oure bowses ; who so euer etith
sowred breed, shal perishe that soule fro
Yrael, fro the first day vnto the seuenthe
16 day. The first day shal be holy and so-
lempne, and the seuenthe day shal be
wurshipful in the same feeste ; no thing
of werk 36 shulen doon in hem, out tak
17 thes that perteyneth to etyng ; and 30
shulen kepe therf breed. Forsothe in that
same day Y shal leede 3oure oost out of
the loond of Egipte ; and 36 shulen kepe
this day in 3oure generaciouns in ryte
18 euerlastynge. The firste moneth, the four-
tenth0 day of the moneth, at euen, 36 shulen
thei schulen ete hym ; and in that ni3t a
thei schulen ete fleischis^, roostid with
fier, and therf loouesr, with letusisf of J,
the feeld. 3e schulen not ete therof ony 9 withbittcr-
* nessis. BC.
raw thing, nether sodun in watir, but
roostid oneli by fier; 36 schulen deuoure
the heed with feet1 and entrailis" therof;
nether ony thing therof schal abide til thev 10
morewtid ; if ony thingw is residuex, 36
schulen brenne^ in the fier. Forsothe thus 1 1
30 schulen ete hym ; 3ez schulen girde 3ourea
reynes, and 36 schulen haue schoon in theb
feet, and 36 schulen holde stauys in hondisc,
and 36 schulen eted hastili ; for it is fase,
that is, the6 passyng of the Lord. And Yf 12
schal passe thorou the lond& of Egipt in
that ni3t, and Y schal smyte alh the firste
gendrid1 thing in the lond of Egipt, fro
man til to beeste ; and Y the Lord schal
make domes in alle the goddis of Egipt.
Forsothe blood schal be to 3ou in to signe, is
in the housis in whiche 30 schulen be ;
and Y schal se the blood, and Y schal passe
3ou ; nether a wounde distriynge schal be
in 3ou, whanne Y schal smyte the lond of
Egipt. Forsothe 36 schulen haue this dai u
in to mynde, and ^e schulenk make it so-
lempne to the Lord in 3oure generaciouns
bi euerlastynge worschipyng. In1 seuene is
daies 36 schulen ete therf breed ; in the
firste dai no thing di3t with sour dou3
schal be in 3oure housis ; who euer schal
ete ony thing di3t with sour dou3, fro the
firste dai til111 the seuenthe dai, that soule
schal perische fro Israel. The firste day 10
schal be hooli and solempne, and the se-
uenthe dai schal be worschipful bi the
same halewyng; 36 schulen not do ony
werk in" tho daies, outakun these thingis
that perteynen to mete; and 36 schulen 17
kepe therf breed. For in that same dai Y
schal lede out of the lond of Egipt 3oure
oost ; and 36 schulen kepe this dai in 3oure
generaciouns bi euerlastynge custom. Inie
the first monethe, in the fouretenthe dai
a goodis AF. b Om. BDEFH. e fourten A.
1 flesh DGIS. r looue s. s the erbe letuse i. bittir locustis s. * the feet EGIKS. "with the entrailis is.
v to the ix. Om. L. w Om. plures. thing therof is. * left EILP. resid or lefte s. y brenne it is. z and
je K. a jou the F. b $oure is. <= jowre hondis is. d ete it is. e Om. K. f Y the Lord is. S myddil D.
h Om. is. i bigeten i. k Om. F. l Om. A sec. m. BC pr.m. m til to plures. n Om. G.
XII. ig — 29.
EXODUS.
219
eet therf breed, vnto the oon and twentith
19 day of the same moneth at euen. Seuen
dayes soure breed shal not be foundun in
3oure howses ; who so etith soure breed,
his soule shal perishe fro the companye
of Yrael, as wel of cumlyngis, as of with
20 ynne borne of the loond. Al soure breed
36 shulen not eet, and in alle 3oure dwell-
yng places 36 shuleri eet therf breed.
21 Moyses forsothe clepide alle the eldren
of the sones of Yrael, and seyde to hem,
Gothe, takynge a beeste bi 3oure meynese,
22 offre 36 paske ; and the litil sprynkil of
ysop wetith in bloode, that is in the ne-
thir threswold, and sprengith of it the
ouerthreswold, and either post ; noon of
3ow alle shal go out of d the dore of his
23 hows vnto the morwen tyde. The Lord
forsothe shal passe forth6 smytynge the
Egipciens ; and whanne he seethf the
bloode in the threswald, and in either
post, he shal ouer goo the dore of the
hows, and he shall not suffre the smyter
24 goo into 3oure howsis, and hurten. Kepe
thow this word lawful to thee and to thi
25 sones vnto withouten ende. And whanne
36 shulen goon into the loond that the
Lord is to 3yue to 3ow, as he hath biho-
20 tun, 36 shul'en kepe thes cerymonyesff ; and
whanne 3oure sones shulen seye to 3ow,
27 What is this religioun? 36 shulen seye to
hem, It is the sacrifice for the ouercomun
enemys of the passing of the Lord,
whanne he passide forthe vpon the hows&
of the sones of Israel in Egipte, smytyngh
the Egipciens, and oure hows1 delyuer-
ynge. And the puple bowid anowryde.
28 And the sones of Yrael goon out, diden
as the Lord comaundyde to Moyses and
20 Aaron. It was doon forsothe in the myd-
dil of the ny3t, the Lord smoot alle the
fyrst gotun in the loond of Egipte, fro the
of the monethe, at euentid, 36 schulen ete
therf breed, til to the oon and twentithe0
dai of the same monethe at euentid. In 10
seuene dayes no thing Vdi3t with sour dou3?
schal be foundun in 3oure housis ; if ony
etithi onyr thing di3t with sour dow, his
soule schal perische fro the cumpeny of
Israel, as wel of comelyngis8, as of hem
that ben borun in the lond. 3e schulen 20
not ete ony thing di3t* with sour dow, and
36 schulen ete therf breed in alle 3oure
dwellyng placis. Forsothe Moises clepide 21
alle the eldre men of the sones of Israel,
and seideu to hem, Go 36, and takev a
beeste by 3oure meynees, and offre 36 fase ;
and dippe 30 a bundel of isope, in the blood 22
which 'is in thew threisfold*, and sprynge
36 therof the^ lyntel, and euer either post ;
noon of 3011 schal go out at the dore of his
hows til the morewtid. For the Lord schal 23
passe smytynge Egipcians2 ; and whanne
he schal se the blood in the lyntela, and in
euer either post, he schal passe the dore
of theb hows ; and he schal not suffre the
smytere to entre in to 3ourec housis, and
to hirted. Kepe thou this word; it schal be 24
ae lawful thing to thee and to thi sones
til in to with outen ende. And whanne 25
36 schulen entre in to the lond whichf the
Lord schal 3yue to 3ou, as he bihi3te,
36 schulen kepe these cerymonyes ; and 26
whanne 3oure sones schulen seie to 3011,
What is this religioun ? 36 schulen seie to
hem, It is the? sacrifice of the passyng of 27
the Lordh, whanne he passide ouer1 the
housis of the sones of Israel in Egipt,
and smoot Egipciansk, and delyueride oure
housis. And the puple was bowid, and
worschipide. And the sones of Israel 3eden 28
out, and diden as the Lord comaundide to
Moises and to1 Aaron. Forsothe it was 29
doon in the myddis of the ny3t, the Lord
dOm. DDE sec.m. F sec.m. H. eOm.AF. { seeyj BDFH. ff sermonyes A. S housis E. h smyten A sup, ras.
' houses BDEH.
0 twenti BM. P maad sour I. 1 ete I. r Om. IJL. s comelingis, that is, hethen men conuertid to the
feilh of Jervis BCOKNQX. comelyngis, that ben h. m. conuertid to the bileeue i. cornel., that is, h.m. etc.s.
1 mad i. u he seide is. v take je o. taketh is. w Om. N. >x in the threshold EGLPQ. in the threisfold,
that is, a vessel bisidis the threisfold BC. thresh, either a v. b. the thresh. G. threisf. either in a v. etc. KNQX.
y on the G. in the K. z the Egipcians is. a lintels E. b that is. c Om. G. d hirte jow is. e Om. GN.
f that i. £ Om. is. '' Lord God E. ' vp on i. k the Egipcians is. ! Om. EG.
F f 2
220
EXODUS.
XII. 30 — 40.
fyrst gotun of Pharao, that sat in his see,
vnto the first gotun of the caytif worn-
man, that was in prisoun, and alle the
so first gotun of beestis. And Pharao aroos
the ny3t, and alle his seruauntis, and al
Egipte ; and ther was sprongun a greet
crye in Egipte ; and forsothe there was
not an hows, in the which leye not the
31 deed. And Moyses and Aaron clepid in
the ny3t, Pharao seith, Ryseth, and goth
out fro my puple, and 36 and the sones of
Yrael ; gothe, and sacrifieth to the Lord,
32 as 36 seyn ; 3oure sheip and 3ourek droues
takith, as 30 han askid ; and goynge a
33 wey blesse 36 to me. And the Egipciens
nediden the puple to goon out of the
loond swiftly, seiynge, Alle we shulen
34 dye ! Thanne the puple tok sprengid
meel1, or it were sowrid ; and byndynge it
sain chaf, putte vpon her shuldres. And
the sones of Yrael diden as the Lord co-
maundide™ ton Moyses ; and thei askiden
of the Egipciens silueren and goldun ves-
sesels, and myche clothing. Forsothe the
Lord 3af grace to the puple before the
Egipciens, that thei wolden leene hem ;
37 and thei spuyleden the Egipciens. And
the sones of Yrael 3eden fro Remesse into
Sochoth, almoost six hundryd thowsynd of
foot men, with outen children and wym-
38 men ; but and the comoun of either sex0
^orkynde? vnnoumbrablei steyden vp with
hem ; sheip, and droues, and ful many
39 hauynge lijf of dyuerse kynde. And thei
bakiden meele, that a litil before spreng-
ide thei token out of Egipte, and thei
maden therf looues vnder asken ; and
thei rny3ten not be maad sowre, the Egip-
ciens constreynynge to goon out, and not
suffrynge to mak eny dwellyng, ne eny
thing of sowel there com to to maken redi.
40 The dwellyng places forsothe of the sones
smoot al the firste gendrid1" thing" in the
lond of Egipt, fro the firste gendrid0 of
Farao, that sat in the trone of hym, til to
the first gendrid0 of the? caitif womman,
that was in thei prisoun, andr alle the first
gendrid of beestis. And Farao roos in the so
ny3t, and alle hise seruauntis, and al E-
gipt ; and as greet1 cry was maad in Egipt,
for noon hows was, in which a deed man
lay not. And whanne Moises and Aaron si
weren clepid in the ny3t, Farao seide, Rise
3e, gou 36 out fro my puple, bothe 36 and
the sones of Israel ; go 30, offre 36 to the
Lord, as 36 seien; take 36 3oure scheep32
and greete beestis, as 36 axiden ; and go
36, and blesse 30 me. And Egipciansv33
constreyneden the puplew to go out of the
lond swiftli, and seiden, All we schulen
die ! Therfor the puplew took meele spreynd 34
togidere, bifor that it was di3t with sour
dou3 ; and boondx in mentils, and puttide^
on her schuldris. And the sones of Israel 35
diden as the Lord comaundide to Moises ;
and thei axiden of Egipcians siluerne2 ves-
selis and goldun, and ful myche clooth".
Forsothe the Lord 3af grace to the pupleb36
bifor Egipcians0, that the Egipcians lenten
to hem ; and thei maden bare Egipciansd.
And the sones6 of Israel 3eden forth fro 37
Ramasses in to Socoth, almest sixe hun-
drid thousind of foot men, with out litle
children and wymmen ; but also comynf SB
puple of malis and femalis» vnnoumbrableh
stieden1 with hem ; scheep, and oxun, and
ful many beestis of diuerse kyndek, stieden1
with hemm. And thei bakiden meele, which" 39
spreynd togidere 'a while ago0 thei token
fro Egipt, and madenP therf^ looues bakunr
vnder the8 aischis ; for the looues mi3ten
not be di3tl with sour dow, for Egipcians"
compellidenv to go out, and suffridenw notx
to make ony tariyng, nether it was leiser^
k Om. BDEH. ! melu BDEFH. mhad comaundid BDE sec.m. F pr. in. H. n Om. D. ° six A pr.m. sexus D.
P Om. BDEFH. id est, sexus. F marg. a interim. 1 and vnnoumbrable BDEH.
m bigeten i. n Om. G. ° bigoten i. P Om. F. a is. <i Om. is. r and lie smoot BC. s Om. i. * Om. o.
u and go is. v the Egipcians is. w puple of Israel is. x thei boond it is. y putte FW. putte it is.
z siluer ELF. a clothinge is. b puple of Israel is. c the Egipcians isx. d the Egipcians BEIS. e chil-
dren is. ' the comyn is. S of femalis BCEGMNIKQRSTX. h and vnnoumbrable DEFGLOPX.
' wenten vp i. stieden vp s. k kynde also i. ' slieden vp s. >m Om. i. n the which i. ° not jore
ago i. P makiden i. <l therof L. ther s. r ybake i. s Om. CIKMOSW. * mad i. u the Egipcians ILS.
v compelliden hem IKS. w thei suifriden is. * not hem IKS. y leiser to hem is.
XII. 41 — XIII. 3-
EXODUS.
221
of Yrael, that thei dwelliden yn Egipte,
41 was of four hundred and thretti 3eer ; the
whiche fulfillid, the same day 3ede al the
oost of the Lord out of the loond of E-
42gipte. This is ny^t of the Lord able to
be kept, whanne he ladde hem out of the
loond of Egipte ; this owen to kepe alle
the sones of Yrael in her generaciouns.
43 The Lord forsothe seide to Moyses and
Aaron, This is the religioun of phask ;
44 ech alien shal not ete therof ; al forsothe
seruaunf bou3t be he circumcidid, and
45 so eet he ; cornlyng and hyryd seruaunt
46 shulen not eet thereof; in oon hows it shal
be etun, ne 36 shulen not bere of his
fleshe out, ne boon of it 36 shulen breek.
47 Alle the companye of the sones of Yrael
48 shal doo it ; that if eny of pilgrymes wole
come into 3oure heriyng of religioun, and
do the pask of the Lord, before eche maal
child of him shal be circumcidid, and
thanne with ri3t he shal halewe, and he
shal be togidere as a with ynne gotun of
the loond ; if eny forsothe be not circum-
49cidid, he shal not ete therof. The same
lawe shal be to the with ynne gotun, and
to the comlyng tilyer, that pilgrimagith
so anentis 3ow. And alle the sones of Yrael
diden as the Lord comaundide to Moyses
51 and Aaron. And in the same day the
Lord ladde the sones of Yrael out of the
loond of Egipte, bi her companyes.
CAP. XIII.
i Forsothe the Lord spak to Moyses, sei-
2ynge, Halwe to me alle the fyrst gotun
that openith the wombe in the sones of
Yrael, as wel of men as of beestis, alle
3 forsothe ben myne. And Moyses seide to
the puple, Hath8 mynde of this day, in
the which 36 ben goon out of Egipte, and
to make ony seewz. Forsothe the dwell- 40
yng of the sones of Israel, bi which thei
dwelliden in Egipt, was of foure hundrid
and thretti 3eert ; and whanne thoa weren4i t «y-
and xxx. )eer,
fillid", al the OOSt of the Lord 3ede OUt Of rekenynge tho
.1 i i /- -n • , • , i i. nil • jeris in whiche
the lond ot -kgipt in the same dai. 1 his 42 thcy dweiiideu
ny3t is worthi to be kept in thec worschip-
yng of the Lord, whanne he ladde hemd Canaan, and
• of Egipt, and
out of the lond of Egipt ; alle the sones of of pmsteys.
i • • i Lire here. CG
Israel owen to kepe this6 in her genera- Ox.
ciouns. Also the Lord seide to Moises 43
and Aaron, This is the religioun of fase f ;
ech alien schal not ete therof; sotheli ech 44
seruaunt bou3t schal be circumcidid, and
so he schal ete; a comelyng and hirid^45
manj schulen not ete therof; it schal be 46* hind man,
etun in oon hows ; nether 36 schulen bere then mahout
out of the fleischish therof; nether 3e
schulen breke a boon therof. Ech company 47 the Jewis> thou5
• he dwelle with
of the sones of Israel schal make that
fase ; that if ony pilgrym wole passe into 48
3oure feith and worschipyng1, and make
fasek of the Lord, ech male kynde of hym
schal be circumcidid1 bifore™, and thanne
he schal make" lawfuli0, and? he schal be
togiderei as a man borun of the lond; for-
sothe if ony man is not circumcidid, he
schal not ete therof. The same lawe schal 49
be to a man borun of the lond, and to a
comelyng, that takith 3oure feith, which1"
is a pilgrym anentis 3ou. And alle theso
sones of Israel diden as the Lord co-
maundide to Moises and Aaron. And in8 si
the same dai the Lord ladde out of vthe
lond of* Egipt the sones of Israel, bi her
cumpanies.
CAP. XIII.
Also" the Lord spak to Moises, and i
seide, Halewe thou to me ech firste gen- 2
dridv thing that openeth the wombe among
the sones of Israel, as wel of men as of
beestis, for whi alle ben myn. And Moises 3
seide to the puple, Haue 36 mynde of this
dai, in which 30 3edenw out of Egipt, and
hem for hire.
BCGQKX.
r seruauntes D. 3 haueth DE.
z potage I. a tho yeris is. b fulfillid is. c Om. is. d his peple s. e this nyif. i. this solempnytee s.
f fase, that is, pask K. 8 a hirid i. an h. 8. h fleishe is. » in to joure worschipyng is. k solempnitee is.
1 circumsid B. m bifore the solempnyte s. a make it is. ° laweful s. P and thanne D. 1 to gidere with
hem is. r the which i. » Om. i. * Om. s. « Also and D. And E. * bigeten i. w wenten i.
222
EXODUS.
XIII. 4 — 15.
of the hows of thraldom, for yn a strong
hoond the Lord hath lad }ow out of this
4 place, that }e eeten not sowrid breed. To
day 36 goon out, in the moneth of new
5 fruytis ; and whanne the Lord shal leede
thee into the loond of Chananey, and E-
thei, and Amorrei, and Euehi, and Jebu-
sei, that he swoore to thi fadrys, that he
shulde 3yue to thee, the loond flowynge
mylk and hony, and 36 shulen halwe this
e manere of holy thingis this moneth. Se-
uen dais 36 shulen eete therf breed, and
in the seuenthe day shal be the solem-
7 pnyte of the Lord ; therf breed 36 shulen
eete seuen dayes, there shal not apere
anentis thee eny thing maad sowre, ne
sin alle thi coostis. And thow shalt telle
to thi sone that day, seiyng, This is that
the Lord hath doon to me, whanne Y
o 3ede out of Egipte. And it shal be as a
tokne in thin hoond, and as mynde before
thin eyen, that the lawe of the Lord euer-
more be in thi mouth ; forsothe in strong
hoond the Lord ladde thee out of Egipte,
10 and of the hows of thraldom. Thow
shalt kepe this maner heriyng the or-
1 1 deyned tyme, fro dayes into dayes. And
whanne the Lord shal leede thee into the
loond of Chananei, as he hath sworn to
thee, and to thi fadris, and shal 3yue it
12 to thee, thow shalt seuer al that openeth
wombe, to the Lord, and that that cheef
is in thi beestis ; what euer thow shalt
haue of maal kynde, thow shalt halwe it
is to the Lord. The first gotun of an asse
thow shalt chaunge for a sheip, the which
if thow 'a3en biyst1 not, thow shalt sleen ;
alle forsothe the first gotun of man of thi
14 sones thow shalt 'a3en byeu in priys. And
whanne thi sone shal aske thee to morwe,
seiynge, What is this ? thow shalt an-
swere to hym, In a stronge hoond the
Lord hath lad us out of the loond of
is Egipte, fro the hows of thraldom ; for
whanne Pharao was hardyd, and wold
of the hows of seruage, for in strong hond
the Lord ledde 3011 out of this place, that
36 etc notx breed di3t with sour dow. To 4
dai 36 gon out, in the monethe of new
fruytis ; and whanne the Lord hath led 5
thee in to the lond of Cananey, and of
Ethei, and of Amorrei, and of Euei, and
of Jebusei, which^ lond he swoor to thi
fadris, that he schulde 3yue to thee, a lond
flowynge with mylk and hony, thou schalt
halowe this custom of holy thingis in this
monethe. Inz seuene daies thou schalt ete o
therf looues, and the solempnete of the
Lord schal be in the seuenthe dai ; 36 7
schulen ete therf looues seuenea daies, no
thing di3t with sour dow schal appere at
thee, nether in alle thi coostis. And thou a
schalt telle to thi soneb in that dai, and
schalt seie, This it is that the Lord dide
to me, whanne Y 3ede out of Egipt. And 9
it schal be as a signe in thin hond, and as
a memorial before thin i3en, and that the
lawe of the Lord be euere in thi mouth ;
for in a strong hond the Lord ledde thee
out of Egipt, and of the hows of seruage.
Thou schalt kepe siche a worschipyng in 10
tyme ordeined, 'fro daies in to daiesc. And 11
whanne the Lord hath brou3t thee in to
the lond of Cananey, as he swoor to thee,
and to thi fadris, and hath 3oue it to thee,
thou schalt departe to the Lord al thedi2
thing that openeth the" wombe, and that
that is thef firste^ in thih beestis ; what
euer thing thou hast of male kynde, thou
schalt halewe1 to the Lord. Thou schalt is
chaunge the firste gendrid of an asse for
a scheep, that if thou a3en biestk not, thou
schalt sle1 ; forsothe thou schalt a3en bie
with prijs al them firste gendrid" of man0
of thi sones. And whanne thi sone schal u
axe thee to morewe, and seie, What is
this? thou schalt answere to hym, In a
strong hond the Lord ladde vs out of the
lond of Egipt, of the hows of seruage ;
for whanne Farao was maad hard?, and is
* for byist E pr. m. u for beggin E pr.m. a^eyn byggen DDE sec.m. FH.
x no p. y for which i. z Om. B. And G. a in seuene B. b sones is. c daies, that is, fro yer in to
yer. BQX. d..' that is, fro yeris into yens. G. d Om. IKOSX. e thi BCFGNQHTW. f Om. s. e firste
fruyt i. firste or cheef s. h the L. ' halewe it is. k ajenbiest it is. l sle it is. m thi G. n bigeten i.
0 a man is. P hard in herte is.
XIII. 16 — XIV. 3.
EXODUS.
223
not leeue vs, the Lord slowe al the first
gotun in the loond of Egipte, fro the
first gotun of man vnto the first gotun
of beestis ; therfor Y offre to the Lord al
that openeth wombe of maal kynde, and
al the first gotun of my sones Y 'a3en
iebyer. It shal be thanne as a tokne in
thin hoond, and as a thing hongid vp for
recordyng before thin eyen, therthurj
that in a strong hoond the Lord hath lad
17 vs out of Egipte. Thanne whanne Pha-
rao hadde leten out the puple, God ladde
hem not out bi the weie of the loond of
Philisten, the which is ny3 ; holdynge lest
perauenture it 'shulde othenkynw hym, if
it hadde seen bateyls a3ens hym to aryse,
10 and" turnen a3en into Egipte ; but he
ladde hem about bi the weie of desert,
that is biside the reed see. And armed
steyden vp the sones of Yrael fro the
19 loond of Egipte. Forsothe Moyses tok
the boons of Joseph with hym, therthur}
that he hadde with ooth chargid the sones
of Yrael, seiynge, God? shal vysyte 3ow,
and her 36 my boons out hens with 3ow.
20 And thei goon from Sochoth, setten tentisz
in Etham, in the vttermest coostes of wil-
21 dimes. The Lord forsothe wente beforn
hem to be shewidea the weie, bi day in
the pilere of a clowde, and bi ny3t in a
piler of fier, that he were leder of the
22weye either tyme; neuer faylide ofb the
piler of the clowde bi day, ne the piler of
fier bi ny3t, before the puple.
CAP. XIV.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Spek to the sones of Yrael ; turned sette
thei tentis 'forn a3ensc Phyayroth, that is
bitwix Magdalum and the see,a3enst Beel-
sephon ; in his si3t 36 shulen sett tentis
3 vpon the see. And Pharao is to sey vpon
the sones of Yrael, Thei ben artid togi-
noldei delyuere vs, the Lord killider alle
the firste gendrid8 thing* in the lond of
Egipt, fro the firste gendrid" of man til
to the firste gendrid of beestis ; therfor Y
offre to the Lord al thing of male kynde
that openeth the wombe, and Yv a3en bie
alle the firste gendridw thingis of my sones.
Therfor it schal be as a signe in thin bond, 16
and as ax thing hangid for mynde bifore
thin i3en, for in a strong bond the Lord
ledde vs out of Egipt^. Therfor whanne 17
Farao hadde sent out the puple, God ledde
not hemz out bi the weie of 'the lond of a
Filisteis, whichb is ni3 ; and arettidc lest per-
auentured it wolde repente the puple, if hee
had seyn batelis rise a3ens hymf, and 'the
puples wolde turnh a3en' in to Egipt ; but is
God leddek aboute by the weie of deseert,
which1 weie is bisidis the reed see. And
the sones of Israel weren armed, and
stieden™ fro the lond of Egipte. And 10
Moises took the boonus of Joseph with
hym, for he hadde chargid the sones of Is-
rael, and hadde seid™, God schal visite 3ou,
and bere 36 out xfro hennus0 my boonus
with 3ou. And thei 3eden forth fro? So- 20
coth, and settiden tentis in Etham, in the
laste endisi of wildirnesse1". Forsothe the 21
Lord 3ede bifore hem to schewe8 the weie,
bi dai in a piler of clowde*, and" bi ny3t
in a piler of fier, that he schulde be ledere
of the weie in euer either time ; the piler 22
of clowde failide neuere bi dai, nether the
piler of fier bi ni3t, bifor the puple.
CAP. XIV.
Forsothe the Lord spak to Moises, and i
seide, Speke thou to the sones of Israel ; 2
turne thei a3en, and sette thei tentis euene
a3ens Fiayroth, whichv is bitwixe Magda-
lum and the see, a3ens Beelsefon ; inw the
si3t therof 30 schulen sette tentis ouerx the
see. And Farao schal seie on the sones of 3
v for bigge E pr.m. ajeyn bygge DDE iec.m. FH. w had athoujt K pr. m. * he wold haue E pr.m. V The
GoA.Epr.rn. z her tentis E pr. in. Bbesshewide A. schew E pr.m. bOm. BDEH. c fro the regyoun of E pr. m.
q wolde not i. r slouje i. s bigeten i. * thingus EM sec. m. LP. Om. o. u bigeten i. v Om. K.
w bigeten i. x Om. c. y the londe of Egipt is. z him plures. it i. hem, that is, that peple s. a Om. is.
lond of w. b the which r. c bifore thinkynge is. arettinge K. d Om. G. e it is. f it is. S thanne
thei is. h han turned is. ; Om. E. k ledde it i. ledde the peple s. ! the which i. m wenten vp i.
stieden vp s. n seid to hem is. ° thanne hennus i. fro hennus thanne s. P to GL. 1 coostes i. r the
wildernesse is. 8 schewe hem s. 4 a clowde is. u Om. G. v the which i. w and in s. * on i.
224
EXODUS.
XIV. 4 — 14.
dere in a loond, desert hath eiiclosid hem.
4 And Y shal harden his herte, and he shal
pursue 3ow, and Y shal 'be glorified"1 in
Pharao, and in alle his oostis6 ; and the
Egipciens shulen wyte for Y am a Lord ;
5 and thei diden so. And it isf told to the
kyng of Egipciens, that the puple 'hadde
flowunK ; and ful myche chaungid is the
herte of Pharao, and of his seruauntis
vpon the puple, and thei seiden, What
wole we doon, that we leeuen Yrael, lest
c it serue not to vs? Thanne he ioynede
the chare, and al his puple he tok with
7 hym ; and he tok sixh hundryd chosun
charys, and al that of chares was in
8 Egipte, and the leders of his oost. And
the Lord hardide1 the herte of Pharao,
thek kyng of Egipte, and he pursuede the
sones of Yrael ; and thei weren goon out
9 in a hi3e hoond. And whanne the Egip-
ciens pursueden the steppes of the goers
before, thei fonden hem in the tentis
vpon the see ; alle the ridynge, and the
chares of Pharao, and al the oost weren
10 in Phyayroth, a3ens Beelsephon. And
whanne Pharao was ny3, the sones of
Yrael, heuynge vp her eyen, seyen the
Egipciens after hem, and thei dradden
greetli ; and thei crieden to . the Lord,
Hand seiden to Moyses, Perauenture there
weren not sepulcris in Egipte, therfor
thow tok vs, that we dieden1 in wilder-
nes? what woldist thow dom this, that
12 thow woldist lede vs out of Egipte ? Was
not this the word that we spaken to thee
in Egipte, seyinge, Goo awey fro vs, that
we seruen to the Egypcyens ? it is for-
sothe myche betere to serue to hem, than
13 to dye in wildernes. And Moyses seide11
to the puple, Wole 36 not drede, stondeth,
and seeth0 the greet wondres of God, that
he is to doonP to day ; forsothe the Egip-
ciens that 36 now seen, 36 shulen seen
14 no more vnto with outen ende ; the Lord
Israel, Thei ben maad streit in the lond,
the deseert hath closid hem togidere. And 4
Y schal make hard his herte, and he schal
pursue 3ou, and Y schal be glorified in Fa-
rao, and in al his oost ; and Egipcians?
schulen wite that Y am thez Lord ; and
thei diden so. And it was teld to thes
kyng of Egipcians, that the puple hadde
fled ; and the herte of Farao and of hise
seruauntis was chaungid on the puple, and
thei seiden, What wolderi we do, that we
leftena Israel, that it schulde notb serue
us ? Therfor Farao ioynede the chare, and c
took with him al his puple ; and he took 7
sixe hundrid chosyn charis, arid what euer
thing of charis was in Egipt, and duykis
of al the oost. And the Lord made hard 8
'the herte of Faraoc, kyng of Egipt, and
hed pursuede the sones of Israel ; and thei
weren go out in an hi3 hond. And whanne 9
Egipcians6 pursueden the steppis of the
sones of Israel bifor goynge, thei founden
hem in tentis on the see ; al the chyualrye
and charis of Farao, and al the oost weren
in Fiayroth, a3ens Beelsefon. And whanne 10
Farao hadde nei3edf the sones of Israel,
reisiden her i3en, and thei sien Egipcians^
bihynde hem, and dredden11 greetli ; and
thei crieden' to the Lord, and seiden ton
Moises, In hap sepulcris werenk not in
Egipt, therfor thou hast take vs awei1,
that we schulen die in wildirnesse? what™
woldist thou do this, that thou leddist vs
out of Egipt ? Whether this is not the 12
word which" we spaken to thee in Egipt,
'and seiden0, Go awei fro vs, that we serue
EgipciansP ? for it is myche betere to serue
hem, than to die in wildirnesse. And is
Moises seide to the puple, Nyle 36 drede,
stonde 36, and 'se 36*1 the grete werkys of
God, whiche he schal do to dai ; for 36
schulen no more se Egipciansr, whiche5 36
seen now, til in to with outen ende ; the 14
Lord schal fi3te for 3ou, and 36 schulen
d glorye E pr, m. e coostis A. { was E pr. m. S fleeyj E pr. m. h thre E pr. m. ' endored E pr. m.
k Om. E sec. m. ! dyen BDEFH. m to B. n saith E. ° see BFH. P doyng E pr. m.
y the Egipcians is. z Om. IKOS. a schulden leeue I. b Om. G. c Farao herte s. d Pharao is. e the
Egipcians is. f neijed ni$ is. S the Egipcians is. h thei dredden is. ' crieden gretli E. k there
weren i. 1 awei thennes is. m in what E. n that s. ° seyinge K. P the Egipcians. q seeth I. se KLOS.
r the Egipcians is. s the whiche I.
XIV. i5 — 25.
EXODUS.
225
shal fi3t for 3ow, and 36 shulen hoold
15 3oure pees. And the Lord seide to Moyses,
What cryest thow to me? Spek to the
16 sones of Yrael, that thei goon forth ; thow
forsothe arere thin 3erde, and strecche out
thin hoond vpon the see, and dyuyde it,
that the sones of Yrael goon thur3 the
I7drye, in the myddil see. Y forsothe shal
harden the hertes of the Egipciens, that
thei pursue 3ow, and Y shal be glorified^
in Pharao, and in al his oost, and in the
is chares, and in ther riders ; and the Egip-
ciens shulen wyte that Y am Lord God,
whanne Y shal be glorified in Pharao,
19 and in chares, and in his ryders. And
the aungel of the Lord, that 3ede before
the castels of Yrael, takynge hym self
3ede after hem, and with hym togidere
the pilere of the clowde, the forthermore
aoleeuynge bihynde the bak, stode bitwix
the tentis of Egipciens and the tentis of
Yrael ; and there was a derk clowde, and
Ii3tynge the ny3t, so that to hem self to-
gidere al the tyme of the ny3t thei my3ten
21 not cum ny3- And whanne Moyses hadde
strau3t out his3 hoond vpon the see, the
Lord tok it awey, blowynge an hidous
wynde, and brennynge al ny3t, and he
turnede if into drow3t ; and the watir
22 was dyuydid. And the children of Irael
'wenten yne thur3 the myddel of the drye
see ; forsothe the water was as a wal at
23 the ri3t syde of hem and the lefte. And
the Egipciens pursuynge, 3eden yn after
hem, al the horsyng of Pharao, his chares,
and his ryders, bi the myddil of the see.
24 And now was comun the morwetide, and
loo ! the Lord biholdynge vpon the tentes
of the Egypciens, by the pilere of fyer,
and of the clowde, slewe" the oost of
25 hem ; and he turnede vpsedown the
wheles of the chares, and thei weren born
into the depthe. Thanne seiden the E-
be stille. And the Lord seide to Moises, i&
What criest thou to me ? Speke thou to
the sones of Israel, that thei go forth ;
forsothe reise thou thi 3erde, and stretche 16
forth thin hond on the see, and departe
thou it, that the sones of Israel go in the*
myddis of the see, by drie place. For- 17
sothe Y schal make hard the herte of
Egipcians, that thei pursue 3ou, and Y
schal be glorified in Farao, and in al the
oost of hymu, and in the charisv, and in
the kny3tis of hym ; and Egipcians schulen is
wite that Y am thew Lord God, whanne
Y schal be glorified in Farao, and in thex
charis, and in the kny3tis of hym. And 19
the aungel of the Lord^, that 3ede bifore
the castellis2 of Israel, took" hym silf, and
3ede bihynde hem ; and the piler of cloudeb
^ede0 to gidir with hym, and lefted the
formere thingis aftir the bak, and stood6 20
bitwixe the 'castels of Egipciansf and cas-
telss of Israel ; and the cloude was derk
toward Egipcians*, and ^tnynge1 'the
ny3tk toward *the children 0/'kk Israel, so
that in al the1 tyme of the ni3t thei mi3ten
not nei3 togidere to hem silf. And whanne 21
Moises hadde stretchid forth the™ hond on
the see, the Lord took" it0 aweii', the wh;le
a greet wynde and^ brennynge blew in al
the ni3t, and turnede1" in to dryenesserr;
and the watir was departid. And the sones 22
of Israel entriden by the myddis of the
drye see ; for the watir was as a wal at
the ri3t side and left8 side of hem. And1 23
Egipcians pursueden, and entriden aftir
hern", aluu the ridyngv of Farao, hise cha-
ris, and kriy3tis, bi thew myddis of the see.
And the wakyng of the" morewtid cam 24
thanne, and lo ! the Lord bihelde^ on the
castels of Egipcians2, bi a piler of fier, and
of cloude a, and killideb the oost of hem ;
and he destriedec the wheelis of charisd,25
and tho weren borun in to the depthe8.
1 glorye E pr. m. r his BDEFH. s the BDEFH. * was gone by E pr. m. tt he slewe E pr. m. sup.ras.
* Om. IKS. u hem plures. v charis of him is. w Om. DM. x Om. IKS. y Lord God E. z castellis,
that is, tentis I. cast, or tenlis s. a took, or ordeynede is. b the cloude is. c mouyde is. d he lefte is.
e he stood is. f Egipcians castels is. S the castels BINS. h the Egipcians is. ' it was lijtnynge I.
the nyjt was 1. s. k Om. s. kk Om. i. IQm. plures. m his is. n took or rvithdrorve the see s. ° Om. is.
P awei the see I. 1 and a I. a s. r turnede it I. turnede the see s. " derknesse A pr.m. 9 the left EIMNPS.
4 The is. u Israel is. un and alle is. v ridinge men t. w Om. is. x Om. I. J bihelde nrathfuly is.
z the Egipcians is. B a cloude is. b he killide is. c ouerturnede i. d the charis is. e depthe of the see i.
226
EXODUS.
XIV. 26 — XV. 5.
gipciens, Flee we Yrael; forsothe the Lord
26fy3tith for hem a3ens us. And the Lord
seith to Moyses, Strecche out thin hoond
vpon the reedv see, that the watris turnen
a3en to Egipciensw, vpon the chares, and
27 the horsmen of hem. And whanne Moyses
hadde strait out the hoond a3ens the see,
fyrst the morwetide it was turned a3en
to the rather place ; and the Egipciens
fleynge, watres a3en comen, and the Lord
wrapte hem with ynne in the myddel
2sfloodes. And the watris weren turned
a3en, and thei couerden the chares, and
the horsmen of al the oost of Pharao,
the whiche folwynge weren goon into
the see ; ne oon forsothe overlafte notx of
29 hem. Forsothe the sones of Yrael fulliche
3eden thui-3 the myddil of the drye see,
and the watris weren to hem as for a
wal, fro the ry3t half and fro the left half^.
so And the Lord delyuerede Israel in that
day fro the hoond of the Egipciens, and
thei seen the Egipciens deed vpon the
3i brenk of the see, and the greet hoond that
the Lord hauntide a3ens hem ; and the
puple dredde the Lord, and leuedenz to
the Lord, and to Moyses his seruaunt.
1 Thanne Moyses soong, and the sones of
Israel, this ditee to the Lord ; and seiden.
CAP. XV.
Synge we to the Lord, forsothe glori-
ously he is magnyfied ; the hors and thea
steyerb up he threwe down into the see.
2 My strengthe and my preysyng the Lord ;
and he is maad to me into helthe. This
my God, and hym Y shal gloryfie ; the
God of my fader, and hym Y shal en-
shaunce. The Lord as a man filter, Al-
4 my3ti his name ; the chare of Pharao and
his oost he threwe fer into the see. His
chosun princes weren turned vpsedoun in
5 the reed see ; the depe watris couerden
hem ; thei descendiden into the depthe as
Therfor Egipciansf seiden, Fie we Israel ;
for£ the Lord fi3tith for hem a3enus vs.
And the Lord seide to Moises, Holde2«
forth thin hond on the see, that the wa-
tris turne a3en to Egipcians, on the charis,
and kny3tish of hem. And whanne Moises 27
hadde hold forth the1 hoond a3ens the see,
it turnede a3en first in the morewtid to
the formere place ; and whanne Egipciansk
fledden, the watris camen a3en', and the
Lord wlappide hem in the™ myddis of
the" floodis0. And the watris turneden28
a3en, and hiliden the charis, and kny3tis
of al the oost of Farao, whichP sueden,
and entriden in to the see ; sotheli not
oon of hem was alyuei. Forsothe the 29
sones of Israel 3eden thorou3 the myddis
of the drye see, and the watris weren to
hem as for a wal, on the ri3t side and leftr
side. And in that dai the Lord delyuerede 30
Israel fro the hond of Egipcians, and thei
sien Egipcians8 deed on the brynke of the
see, and thei seiden the greet hond1 which 31
the Lord hadde vsid a3ens hem11 ; and the
puplev dredde the Lord, and thei bileueden
to the Lord, and to Moises his seruaunt.
CAP. XV.
Thanne Moises song, and the sones of i
Israel, this song to the Lord™ ; and thei
seiden, Synge we to the Lord, for he is
magnefied* gloriousli ; he castide^ doun
the hors and the stierez in to the see. My 2
strengthe and my preisyng is the Lord ;
anda he is maad to me in to heelthe. This
is my God, and Y schal glorifie hym ; the
Godb of my fadirc, and Y schal enhaunse
hym. The Lord is asd a man filter, his 3
name is Almi3ti ; he castide doun in to 4
the see the charis of Farao, and his oost.
Hise chosun princis weren drenchid in the
v Om. BDEF. sec. m. H. w the Egipciens BDEFH. x Om. BDEFH. y Om. BDEFH. z byleuyd E pr. m.
a Om. D. b steyers D.
1 ajens hem is.
r on the left B.
f the Egipcians i. 6 forsothe i. h on the knyjtis is. ' his is. k the Egipcians BIS
m Om. s. n Om. K. ° flood is. P the which i. 1 on lyue B. left i. not alyue Q.
s the Egipcians c. l hond or power i. hond or my^t s. u the Egipcians is. v puple of Israel is.
w Lord God E. x magnefied or maad grete s. Y hath cast i. z horsman i. stiere vp K. a Om. EP.
b Lord s. c fadris s. d Om. is.
XV. 6 — 18.
EXODUS.
227
e a stoon. Lord, thi ri3t hoond is magny-
fied in strengthe ; thy ry3t hoond, Lord,
7 hath smytun the enemye. And in mul-
titude of thi glorie thow hast put doun
alle myn aduersaryes ; thow hast sent thi
wrath, that deuowride hem as stoble.
8 And in the spirit of thi woodnes watris
ben gederid togidere ; the flowynge wa-
ter stode, the depe watris ben gederid to
ggidere in the myddil see. The enemye
seide, Y shal pursue, and Y shal tak ; ro-
bries Y shal dyuyde, my soule shal be
fulfillid. I shal drawe out my swerd ;
10 and myn hoond shal slee hym. Thi spi-
ryt blewe, and the see couerde hem ; and
thei ben vnder dreynt as leed in hidows
11 watris. Who, Lord, is lijk to thee in
strongc thingis, who is lijk to thee ? thow
doer of greet thingis in holynes, and feer-
ful, and preysable, and doynge merueyls.
12 Thow hast strait out thin hoond, and
is the erthe hath deuourid hern ; a duke
thow hast ben in thi merci to thi puple,
that thow hast a3enbou3t d ; and thow
hast born it in thi strengthe to thin holi
u dwellyng place. Puples steiden vp, and
ben e wrooth ; sorwes withheelden the
15 dwellers of Philistien. Thanne ben dis-
turbid the princes of Edom; trernblyng
withheelde the strong men of Moab.
16 Alle the dwellers of Chanaan a3enfrussh-
iden for ferde ; inward drede fal vpon
hem, and outward drede in the mykilnes
of thin arme. Be thei maad vnmouable
as a stoon, to the tyme, Lord, that thi
puple passe ; to the tyme that thi puple
17 passe, this that thow hast weeldid. Thow
shalt lede hem yri, and thow shalt plaunt
in the hil of thin heritage ; with thi
moost stedfast dwellyng, Lord, that thow
hast wrou3t ; Lord, thi seyntuarye, that
is thin hondesefastiden. TheLord shal regne
reed see ; the depe watris hiliden hem ; 6
thei 3eden doun in to the depthe as a
stoon. Lord, thi ri3thond is magnyfied ine
strengthe ; Lord, thi ri3thond smoot the
enemye. Arid in thee mychilnessef of thi? 7
glorie thou hast put doun alle mynf ad-
uersaries ; thou sentist thin ire, that de-
uouride hem as stobilh. And watris weren 8
gaderid in the spirit of thi woodnesse ' ;
flowinge watir stood, depe watris weren
gaderid in thek rniddis of the see. The 9
enemy seide, Y schal pursue, and Y schal
take ; Y1 schal departe spuylis™, my soule"
schal be fillid0. I schal drawe out my
swerde ; myn bond schal sle hem. Thi 10
spirit P blew, and the see hilide hem ;
thei weren drenchid as leed in grete wa-
tris. Lord, who is lijk thee in strongeii
men, who is lijk thee? thou art greets
doere in hoolynesse ; ferdful1", and preisa-
ble, and doynge myraclis. Thou heldist 12
forth thin hond, and the erthe deuouride
hem ; thou were ledere in thi merci to is
thy puple, which3 thou a3en bou3tist ; and
thou hast bore* hym in thi11 strengthe to
thin holi dwellyng place. Puplis stiedenv, u
and weren wroothe ; sorewis heldenw the
dwelleris of Filistiyrn. Thanne the pryncis is
of Edom weren disturblid"; trernblyng held
the stronge men of Moab. Alle the dwell- 16
eris of Canaan 'weren starkev; inward
drede falle on hem, and outward drede in
the greetnesse of thin arm. Be thei maad
vnmouable as a stoon, til thi puple passe,
Lord; til this2 thi* puple passe, whom
thou weldidistb. Thou schalt brynge hem 1 7
in, and thou schalt plauntec in the'1 hil of
thin eritage ; in the moost stidefast dwellyng
place which6 thou hast wrou3t, Lord; Lord,
thi seyntuarie, which1 thin hondis made#
stidefast. The Lord schal 'regne in to the is
world and ferthere1'. Forsothe Farao/a ri-is
t In Ebru it is
thin aduersa-
ries. GQX.
c streinth E pr.m. d forboujt E pr.m. e thei ben E pr.m. e boon A.
e Om. i. thi LP. f multitude A sec. in. i. S the E. h the stobil I. a stob. s. ' woodnesse, that is, of
thi gret veniaunce BCQX. w. that is, of thi veniaunce G. w. that is, gret v. K. w. that is, thi g. v. N.
k Om. is. ' and Y o. m spoile E. n soule, that is, tville BCEGIKNPQX. s. that is, My wille s. ° ful-
iillid is. P the spirit of God is. <1 a greet is. r feerful is. 9 the which i. 4 bifor KLP. u the E.
v wenten vp i. stieden vp s. w heleden F. hiliden s. x distrublid is. Y dredden, or were acumbred is.
z Om. LPX. » Om. EM. b weldist GLS. hast in possessioun i. c plaunte hem IKS. d thin E. e that is.
f the which i. S makiden K. h r. in to t. w. a. f. ilmt is, ivithouten ende BCGKNOQX. regne ivithouten
ende and oner al thing is.
Gg2
228
EXODUS.
XV. 19 XVI. I.
19 withouten ende and ouer. Forsothe Pha-
rao, rydynge with charys, and his hors-
raen 3eden yn to the see, and the watris
of the see the Lord a3enbrou3te vpon
hem ; the sones forsothe of Yrael 3eden
20 thur3 the drye, in the myddil of it. Thanne
Mary, ah prophetesse, the sister of Aaron,
tok a tympan in hir hoond. and alle the
wymmen 3eden out after hir, with tym-
21 panes and daunses ; with the whiche she
before songe, seiynge, Synge we to the
Lord, gloriously forsothe he is magny-
fyed ; the hors and his steier up1 he threw
22doun into the see. Forsothe Moyses tok
Yrael fro the reed see, and thei 3eden out
into the desert of Sur, and thei 3eden thre
dayes thur3 wildirnes, and thei fonden no
23 watyr. And thei camen into Marath, and
thei my3ten not dryrik the watris of Ma-
rath, forthi that thei weren bitter ; wher-
for and a couenable name he putte to the
place, clepynge it Mara, that is, bitternes.
24 And the puple grucchide a3ens Moyses,
25 seiynge, What shulen we drynk ? And
he cryede tok the Lord, the which shewide
hym a tree ; the which whanne he hadde
put into the watris, thei weren turned
into swetnes. There he ordeynede to him
heestis and domes, and there he temptide
26 hym, seiynge, If thow herist1 the voys of
the Lord thi God, and dost that that is
ry3t before hym, and obeyshist'" to his
maundementis, and kepist alle his heestis,
al the langour that I putte in Egipte, Y
shal not brynge yn vpon thee ; I forsothe
am the Lord thi Sauyour. The sones of
Yrael forsothe camen into Helym, where"
weren twelue welles of watris, and se-
uenti palme trees, and thei meueden
tentis0 bisides the waters.
CAP. XVI.
i And thei 3eden forth fro Helym, and
al the multitude of the sones of Yrael
dere1, entride with his charis and kny3tisk
in to the see, and the Lord brou3te the
watris of the se on hem ; sotheli the sones
of Israel 3eden bi the drie place, in the1
myddis of the see. Therfore Marie, pro- 20
fetesse™, the" 'sistir of Aaron0, took a tym-
pan in hir bond, and alle the wymmen
jeden out aftir hyrP with tympans and
cumpanyes ; toi whiche sche song biforer, 21
and seide, Synge we to the Lord, for he
is magnyfied8 gloriousli ; he castide1 doun
in to the see the hors and theu stierev of
hym. Forsothe Moises took Israel fro the 22
reed see, and thei 3eden out in to thew de-
seert of Sur, and thei 3eden thre daies bi
the wildirnesse, and thei founden not wa-
tirx. And thei camen in to Marath, and 23
thei mi3ten not drynk the watris of Ma-
rath, for tho^ weren bittere ; wherfor andz
hea puttideb a couenable name to thec place,
and clepided it Mara, that is, bitternesse.
And the puple grutchide a3ens Moises, 24
and seide, What schulen we drynke? And 25
Moises criede to the Lord, which6 schewide
to hym a tre ; and whanne hef hadde put
that tre in to? watrish, tho weren turned
in to swetnesse. There the Lord ordeyn-
ede comaundementis and domes to the pu-
ple, and there he asayede the puple, and 26
seide, If thou schalt here the vois of thi
Lord God, and schalt do that that is ri3t-
ful byfore hym, and schalt obeie to his
comaundementis1, and schalt kepe alle hise
heestisk, Y schal not brynge yn on thee
al the syknesse, which Y puttide1 in E-
gipt, for Y am thi Lord Sauyour.
CAP. XVI.
Forsothe the sones of Israel camen in)
to Helym, where weren twelue wellis of
h Om. E. i Om. BDEFH.
0 her tentis E pr. m.
k vnto E pr.m. ' heere BDEFH. m obeysche BDEFH. n ther E pr. m.
i on horse i. Om. s. k horsmen is. l Om. losx sec.m. m the profetesse ILS. n Om. is. ° Aaron
sister s. p Om. L. <l the i. bifore s. r Om. s. s maad greet is. * hath cast is. uOm. EMN sec.m. OPX.
v rider is. w Om. EX. x watris E sup. ras. Y thei is. z Om. GO. a Moises is. b putte IMS. c that is.
d he clepide is. « the which i. f Moises is. S Om. s. h the watris plures. ' heestes is. k biddyngis is.
1 haue putt is.
XVI. 2 12.
EXODUS.
229
cam into desertP of Syn, that is bitwix
Helym and Synai, the fiftenthe day of
the secounde moneth after thei weren
2 goon out of the loond of Egipte. And
alle the congregaciounsi of the sones of
Yrael grucchiden a3ens Moyses, and a3ens
3 Aaron, in wildernes. And the sones of
Yrael seiden to hem, Wolde God we had-
den be deed bi the hoond of the Lord in
the loond of Egipte, whanne we seeten
vpon the pottis of flesh, and eten breede
in fulnes ; whi hast thow ladde vs into
this desert, that thow my3tistii slee al thisr
4 multitude with hungur ? The Lord for-
sothe seide to Moises, Y shal reyn to jow
looues fro heuene ; the puple goo out that
he gadere that sufficen bi eche dayes ; that
Y tempte hym, whether he goo in my
slawe, or noon. The sixte day forsothe
greithe thei that thei bryngen yn, and
dowble be there that thei weren wont to
cgedere bi eche dayes. And Moyses and
Aaron seiden to alle the sones of Yrael,
At euen 36 shulen wyte that the Lord
hath lad 3ow out of the loond of Egipte ;
7 and the morwetide 36 shulen se the glorye
of the Lord ; I haue herd forsothe 3oure
grucchyng a3ens the Lord ; what forsoth
a ben we, that 36 grucchen a3ens vs ? And
Moyses seith, The Lord shal 3yue to 3ow
at euen flesh for to eete, and eerli looues
in fulnes, for thi that he hath herd 3oure
grucchyng, the which 36 han grucchid
a3ens hym ; what forsothe ben we ? ne
a3ens vs is 3oure grucchyng but a3ens the
9 Lord. And Moyses seide to Aaron, Sey
to al the congregacioun8 of the sones of
Yrael, Goo 30 to before the Lord, for-
10 sothe he hath herd 3oure grucching. And
whanne Aaron spak to al the companye
of the sones of Yrael, thei bihilden to
wildernas, and loo ! the glorye of the
1 1 Lord aperyde in a clowde. Forsothe the
12 Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge, Y haue
herd the grucchyng of the sones of Yrael ;
watris™, and seuenti palm trees, and thei
settiden tentis bisidis the watris. And
thei 3eden forth fro Helym, and al the
multitude of the sones of Israel cam in to
deseert" of Syn, which0 is bitwixe Helym
and Synai, in the fiftenethe dai of the
secunde monethe aftir that thei 3eden out
of the lond of Egipt. And al the congre- 2
gacioun of the sones of Israel grutchide
a3ens Moises, and a3ens Aaron, in the?
wildirnesse. And the sones of Israel seiden 3
to hem, We wolden that we hadden be
deed bi the 'hoond of the Lordi in the lond
of Egipt, whanne we saten on the 'pottis
of fleisch1", and eeten looues in plentee ;
whi leden 36 vs in to this5 deseert, that1
36 schulden sle al the multitude with hun-
gur? Forsothe the Lord seide to Moises, 4
Lo ! Y schal reyne to 3ou looues fro he-
uene ; the puple go out, that itu gadere
tho thingisv that sufficen bi ech day ; that
Y asaie the puple, whethir it goithw in my
lawe, etherx nai?. Sotheli in the sixte dais
make theiz redi that that thei schulen bere
yn, and be it double ouer that thei weren
wont to gadere bi ech dai. And Moises «
and Aaron seiden to alle the sones of Is-
rael, At euentida 36 schulen wite that the
Lord ledde 3ou out of the lond of Egipt ;
and in the morewetid 36 schulen se the?
glorie of the Lord ; for Y herde 3oure
grutchyng a3ens the Lord ; sotheli what
ben we, for 36 grutchen a3ens us? Ands
Moises seide, The Lord schal 3yue to 3ou
at euentid fleischisb to ete, and looues in
the morewetid in plentee, for he herde
3oure grutchyngis, bi which 36 grutchiden
a3ens hym ; for whi, what ben we ? 3oure
grutchyng is not a3ensc vs but a3ens the
Lord. And Moises seide to Aaron, Seieo
thou to al the congregacioun of the sones
of Israel, Nei3e 36 bifore the Lord, for he
herde 3oure grutchyng. And whanne Aa- 10
ron spak to al the cumpeny of the sones
of Israel, thei bihelden to the wildirnesse,
P the desert BDEFH. 1 congregacioun BDEFH. Ql myjt BDEFH. r the E. s generacioun A.
m watir is. n the deseert FIB. ° the which i. P Om. w. 1 Lordes hond is. r pottis of fleischis pluret.
fleshe pottis s. 9 Om. K. t thus that E. ll thei s. v rr.-tes is. w go i. * or EILPS. y nat i. z je G.
a the euentid is. *> fleish is. c anentis EN.
230
EXODUS.
XVI. 13 22.
spek thow to hem, At euen 36 shulen eete
flesh, and eerli 36 shulen be fillid with
looues, and 36 shulen wyte that Y am
isthe Lord 3oure God. Thanne it was doon
at euen, and steiynge vp a curlew couerde
the tends, and eerly dew cam by the* en-
Huirown" of the tends. And whanne it
hadde couerde the vttermore parti of the
erthe, it aperid in wildernes lassid, and
as with a pestel pownyd, into the lyknes
15 of an hoore frost vpon the erthe. The
which thing whanne the sones of Yrael
hadden seen, thei seiden togidere, Man
hu? that bitokneth,what is this? forsothe
thei knewen not what it was. To whom
Moyses seith, This is the breed that the
1C Lord hath 3ouun to 3ow for to eete. This
is the word that the Lord comaundide,
Echon gedere of it how myche itu sufficith
for to eete, the tenthe part of thre
busshels bi ech heedes, after the noumbre
of soules that dwellen in the tabernacle,
17 so 36 shulen taak. And so dyden the
sones of Yrael, and thei gadreden an-
inotherv more, another lesse ; and thei me-
surden it at the mesure of gomor, that is,
of threttenthew pownde, with the tenthe
part of two pownde ; ne he that gederede
more hadde more, ne he that gaderydex
lesse foond lesse, but eche after that that
19 he rny3te eete gadreden. And Moyses
seide to hem, No man leeue therof vntof
20 the morwen ; the whiche herden him not,
but sum therof lafte vnto the morwen,
and it biganne to boyle wormes, and
stonk; and Moyses was wrooth a3ens hem.
21 Forsothe eche gaderede the morwetide as
myche as my3te suffice to ete, and whanne
22 the sunne bigan to heet, it moltid. The
sixte day forsothe thei gadreden dowble
metis, that is to seye, two gomors bi eche
and lo ! the glorie of the Lord apperide
in a cloude. Forsothe the Lord spak to 1 1
Moises, and seide, Y herde the grutch- 12
yngis of the sones of Israel ; spek thou to
hem, At euentid 36 schulen ete fleischisd,
and in the morewtid 30 schulen be fillid6
with looues, and 36 schulen wite that Y
am *3oure Lord Godf. Therfor euentid 13
was maad, and 'curlewes stieden? andh
hiliden the castels ; and in the morewtid
deew cam bi'1 the face of the castels. And 14
whanne it hadde hilid the erthek, a litil
thing1, and as powned with a pestel, in the
licnesse of an hoorfrost on erthe"1, ap-
peride" in the0 wildirnesse. And whanne is
the sones of Israel hadden seyn that, thei
seiden togidere, Man hu? which P signyfieth,
what is this ? for thei wisten not what it
was. To whichei Moises seide, This is
ther breed, which8 the Lord hath 3oue to*
3ou to ete. This is the word which" the 16
Lord comaundide, Ech man gaderev therof
as myche as suffisithw to be etun, gomor*
bi ech heed^, bi the noumbre of 3oure
soulis that dwellenz in the tabernacle, so
36 schulen take. And the sones of Israel 17
diden so, and thei gaderiden oon more, an-
other" lesse ; and thei metiden at the me- \s
sureb gomor*; nethir he that gaderide more
had more, nethir he that made redi lesse
fond lesse, but alle gaderiden bi that that
thei my3ten ete. And Moises seide to hem, 19
Noond leeue therof in to the morewtid ;
whiche6 herden not him, but summe of20
hem leftenf til to the? morewtid, and it
bigan to buyle with wormes, and it was
rotun ; and Moises was wrooth a3ens hem.
Forsothe alleh gaderiden in the morewtid 21
as myche as Vmi3te suffice1 to be eten ; and
whanne the sunne was hoot, it was mol-
tun. Sotheli in the sixte dai thei gader-22
* Om. E. ttenurownj. uOm. BDEFH. voneEpr.m. w thrittene BDEFH. * greythid E.
d fleishe is. « fulfillid is. f 3oure Lord G. the L. joure God is. g a corolu, (hat is, a multitude of
corolues stiede BCGNQX. c. that is, the in. of c. stiede K. corlu stiede T. h vp and is. > bifore is.
k ouer part of the erthe x sec.m. 1 Om. c sec. m. DGIKMN sec. in. sx sec. m. m the erthe is. n it ap-
peride is. ° Om. DIKSW. P the which i. 1 whom is. r Om. is. s the which F. that is. 4 Om. I.
u that is. v gadride E. w it suffisith is. x gomor, that is, conteynynge a qivart and half. Ly. he. B.
g. conteyneth a quart and an halfoGQRS marg. TX. g. that contenilh a quarte and half ELNO. a goomor,
that is, other half quart is. g. the whiche cmmleth a qivart and half' K. Y pole, text, heed marg. I.
z dwelliden DL. a and another c. and another oon D. b mesurus L. c of gomor wx. d no man is.
e the whiche i. f leften therof is. 8 Om. x. h alle thei is. ' suffiside is.
XVI.
EXODUS.
231
man. And alle the princes of the multi-
tude camen, and tolden to Moyses, the
which seith to hem, This is that the Lord
spak, The rest of the holy day is halwid
to the Lord, to morwe al that is to
worchynge dothe, and 'that ben to seeth-
ing2 seetheth% and what euer shalb be
24relif, leith vp tilc to morwe. And thei
diden so as Moyses hadded comaundide,
and it stonk not, ne worme was founde
25 there yn. And Moyses seide, Etith that
to day, for it is the saboth of the Lord, yt
shal not be founde to day in the feelde ;
26 six dayes gedere 36, in the seuenthe day
forsothe is the saboth of the Lord, ther-
27 for it shal not be foundun. The seuenthe
day cam, and goon out of the puple that
thei my3ten gedere, thei fonden no3t.
28 And the Lord seide to Moyses, How long
wolen 36 not kepe my maundementis, and
29 my lawe ? Seeth that the Lord shal 3yue
to 3ow a saboth, and therfore he shal
jyue to 3ow the sixt day dowble meetis ;
dwel euerechon anentis hym silf, no man
goo out of his place the seuenthe day.
so And the puple halowide the seuenthe day.
31 And the hows of Yrael clepide the name
of it mane, that was as the seed of coli-
aundre white, and the taast of it as of f
32tryed floure with hony. And Moyses
seyde, This is the word that the Lord
comaundide, Fulfil thow gomor of it, and
be it kept into generaciouns afterward to
comen, that thei knowen the breed with
the which Y norshide hem in wildernes,
whanne 36 weren^ lad out of the loond of
asEgipte. And Moyses seide to Aaron, Tak
ah vessel, and putte ther yn man1, how
myche may take gomor, and ley vp be-
fore the Lord, to kepe into 3oure genera-
34 ciouns, as the Lord comaundide to Moyses ;
and Aaron putte it in the tabernacle, to
35 be reserued. And the sones of Yrael
ideri double metis, that is, 'twei gomork by1
ech man. Forsothe alle the princis of the
multitude cameri, and telden to Moises,
which seide to hem, This it is that the 23
Lord spak, The reste of the sabot is ha-
lewid to the Lord, do 36 what euer thing
schal be wrou3t to morewe, and sethe 36
tho thingis that schulen"1 be sodun ; so-
theli what euer thing is residue", kepe 36°
til in? to the morewe. And thei diden so 24
as Moises comaundide, and it was riot
rotun, nether a worm was foundun ther
ynrie. And Moises seide, Etc 36 that in 25
this dai, for it is the sabat of the Lord, it
schal not be foundun to dai in the feeld ;
gadere 3ei in sixer daies, forsothe the sa- 26
bat of the Lord is in the seuenthe dai,
therfor its schal not be foundun. The se- 27
uenthe dai cam, and summe of the puple
3eden out 'to gadire', and thei founden"
not. Forsothe the Lord seide to Moises, 28
Hou long 'nylen 3ev kepe my comaunde-
mentisw, and my lawe ? Se 3ex that the 29
Lord 3af to 3ou the> sabat, and for this2
he 3afa to 3011 in the sixteb dai double
meetis ; ech man dwelle at him silf, noonc
go out of his place in the seuenthe dai.
And the puple kepte sabatd in the se-so
uenthe dai. And the house of Israel clepide 31
the name therof f man, which? was whijt
as the seed of coriandreh, and the taast
therof1 was as of flour with hony. For- 32
sothe Moises seide, This is the word whichk
the Lord comaundide, Fille thou a gomor1
therof, and be it kept in to generaciouns
to comynge aftirward, that thei knowe the
breed bi™ which Y fedde 3ou in the" wil-
dirnesse, whanne 36 weren led out of the
lorid of Egipt. And Moises seide to Aa-33
ron, Take thou o° vessel, and putte ther-
inne man, as myche as gomorP mai take,
and puttei bifore the Lord, to be kept in
tor 3oure generaciouns, as the Lord co-34
* all that is to seething E pr.m. a seeth E pr. m. b were E pr. m. c to BDEH. d Om. E pr.m.
e manna A sec. m. f the A pr. m. S ben E pr. m. h oo BDEFII. ' manna A sec. m.
k two gomors is. 1 Om. is. ™ ben to I. n left ELP. left ouer i. residue, or lefte ouer s. ° je it is.
P Om. L. 1 je it is. ' the sixt L. s in that day it is. k Om. i. to gadere it s. u founden it is. v wil
56 not i. wheestisis. "Om. o. V Om. o. z that i. this thing s. a hath jouen is. t> seuenthe w sup. ras.
c no man is. d the sabat DGIS. « meynee is. f of that mete is. S the which i. h coliaundre BC. * Om. G.
k that is. 1 gomor or a mesure s. m with i. n Om is. ° a EIMS. P a gomor is. q putte it is.
' Om. B.
232
EXODUS.
XVI. 36 — XVII. 9.
eten man fourti wynter, to the tyme that
thei caraen into a loond able to dwel yn ;
with this meet thei weren norishid fortok
thei towcheden to1 the coostys of the loond
as of Chanaan. Gomor forsothe is the tenthe
party of ephi, that is, a mesure of thre
busshels.
CAP. XVII.
1 Thanne goon forth al the multitude of
the sones of Yrael fro the desert of Syn,
bi her mansiouns, after the word of the
Lord, 'setten tentism into Raphidym,
where was not" water to the puple for
2 to drynke. The which ianglynge a3ens
Moyses, seith, %if to vs water, that we
drynken. To whom answerde Moyses,
What iangle 36 a3ens me, whi tempte 36
s the Lord? The puple thanne thristide
there, for meschef of water, and s it
grucchide a3en Moyses, seiynge,Whi hast
thow maad vs° to goo out of Egipte, that
thow my3te slee vs, and oure fre chil-
4 dren, and beestes, thur3 thrist ? Moyses
forsothe criede to the Lord, seiynge,
What shal Y do to this puple ? 3it a litil
5 while, and it? shal stonen me. The Lord
seidei to Moyses, Goo before the puple,
and tak with thee of the aldren of Yrael,
and the 3erde, with the which thow smoot
the floode tak in thin hoond, and goo ;
« loo ! Y shal stoond before thee there, vpon
the stoon of Oreb, and thow shalt smyte
the stoon, and there shal goon out of it
water, that the puple drynk. Moyses
dide so beforn the eldren menr of Yrael ;
7 and he clepide the name of that place
Temptynge, for the ianglyng of the sones
of Yrael, and for thei temptiden the Lord,
seiynge, Whether is God in vs, or noon ?
B Forsothe Amalech cam, and fau3te 33011
9 Yrael in Raphidym. And Moyses seide
to Josue, Chees men, and thow goon out,
maundide to Moises ; and Aaron puttide8
that to be kept in* the tabernacle. For- 35
sothe the sones of Israel eeten mannau inv
fourti 3eer, til thei camen in tow the lond
abitablex ; thei weren fed with this mete
til thei touchiden the endis? of the lond
of Canaan. Forsothe gomor is the tenthe 3d
part of efy.
CAP. XVII.
Therfor al the multitude of the sones of 1
Israel 3ede forth fro the deseert of Syn, bi
her dwellyngis, bi the word of the Lord,
and settidenz tentis in Rafidym3, where
was notb watir to the puple to drynke.
Whichec puple^ chidde a3ens Moises, and 2
seide, 3yue thouc water to vs, that we
drynke. To whichef Moises answeride,
What chiden 36 a3ens me, and whi tempten
36 the Lord ? Therfor the puple thristide 3
there for the scarsnesse of watir, and
grutchidenS a3ens Moises, and seide, Whi
madist thou vs to go out of Egipt, to sle
vs, and oure fre children, and beestish, for
thrist? Forsothe Moises criede to the 4
Lord, and seide, What schal Y do to this
puple? 3it a litil, also' it schal stone me.
The Lord seide to Moises, Go thou bifore 5
the puple, and take with thee of the eldre
men of Israel, and take in thin bond the
3erde, rbi whichk thou hast smyte the flood,
and go ; lo ! Y schal stonde there before 6
thee, aboue the stoon of Oreb, and thou
schalt smyte the stoon, and water schal go
out therof, that the puple drynke1. Moises
dide so byfore the eldere men of Israel ;
and he clepide the name of that place?
Temptacioun, for the chidyng™ of the sones
of Israel, and for thei temptiden the Lord,
and seiden, Whether" the Lord is in vs,
ether0 nayP ? Forsothe Amalech cam, and s
fau3t a3ens Israel in Rafidym. And Moises »
seide to Josue, Chese thou men, and go
out, and fi3te to morewe a3ens meni of
k as long E pr. m. 1 Om. BDE. m meuyden her tentis E pr. m. n no BDEFH. ° Om. B. P he E pr.in.
1 saith E. r Om. BDEF pr.m. H.
s putte FMS. * in to i. n man plures. v Om. BC. bi is. w Om. i. * abitable, that is, able to be
enliabited BCGKNQ. able to be enh. i. abitable, that is, a lond able lo be enh. s. y coostis is. z thei set-
tiden is. » Ofym w. b no is. c the whiche i. dOm. i. e Om. DIKRST sec. m. w. f whom is. 8 thei
grutchiden is. h oure beestis is. ' and i. k with the which i. l drynke therof E. m chidyngs <;.
n Wher plures. ° or ELP. P nat i. 1 the men is.
XVII. io — XVIII. 5-
EXODUS.
233
fi$t a3ens Amalech, to morwen ; and Y
shal stoond in the frount of the hil, hau-
ynge the 5erde of God in myn hoond.
loJosue dide as Moyses had spokun, and
he fau3te a3ens Amalech. Moyses for-
sothe, and Aaron, and Hur steiden vp vpon
lithe cop of the hil ; and whanne Moyses
rereden vp the hoondes, Yrael ouercom ;
ellis forsothe if he a litil abatide, Ama-
12 lech ouercam. Forsothe the hoondes of
Moyses weren heuy; thanne thei, takynge
a stoon, puttiden vnder hym, in the which
he sete. Aaron forsothe and Hur sus-
teyneden the hoondes of hym, on either
syde ; and it was doon, that the hoondes
of hym werieden not, vnto the goyng
is down of the sunne. And Josue made
Amalech to flee, and the puple of hym,
14 in the mouth of the swerd. And the
Lord seide to Moyses, Wryte this in the
book for mynde, and tak in the eeris
of Josue ; forsothe Y shal do a wey the
is mynde of Amalech vnder heuene. Arid
Moyses bilde an auter, and clepide the
name of it The Lord myn enhaunsyng,
16 seiynge, For the hoond of the Lord oonli,
and the batayle of God it was a3ens Ama-
lech, fro generacioun into generacioun.
CAP. XVIII.
1 And whanne Jethro, the preest of Ma-
dian, cosyn8 to Moyses, hadde herd alle
thingis that God dide to Moyses, and to
Yrael his puple, forthi that the Lord
2 hadde ladde Yrael out of Egipte, he tok
Sephoram, the wijf of Moyses, whom he
3 sente a3en, and the two sones of hym, of
whom oon was clepid Gersan, seiynge the
fader, a comlyng Y was in an alien loond,
4 the tother forsothe Eliezar, God forsothe,
seith, myn helper of my fader, and he
hath delyuered me fro the swerd of Pha-
5 rao. Thanne cam Jetro, cosyne to Moyses,
batel-
here. CGQX.
Amalech ; lo ! Y schal stonde in the cop of
the hil, and Y schal haue 'the 3erde of Godr
in myn hond. Josue dide as Moises spak, 10
and fau3ts a3ens Amalech. Forsothe Moises,
and Aaron, and Hur stieden1 on the cop
of the hil ; arid whanne Moises reiside theu n
hondis, Israel ouercam ; forsothe if he letv
down a litil, Amalech ouercam. Sotheli 12
'the hondis of Moisesw weren heuyx, ther-
for thei token a stoon, and puttide? vndir
hym, inz which stoon he sat. Forsothe
Aaron and Hur susteyneden hise hondis,
on euer eithir side ; and it was don, that
hise hondis weren not maad weri, til to
the goyng down of the sunne. And Josuet is t Josu.e d>.,0/
0 » ' awey,\o Lbreu
droof a wey Amalech and his puple, in "'the it is, made («-
mouth of swerd, that is, bi the scharpnesse Ebreus seien,
ofthebswerdc. Forsothe the Lord seide 14 thVstronge 'e
to Moises, Wryte thou this in a book, for
mynde, and taked ine the eerisf of Josue ;
* t
for Y schal do awei the mynde of Ama-
lech fro vndur heuene. And Moises bildide is
an auter, and clepide^ the name therof The
Lordh myn enhaunsere, and seide', For the IG
hond of the Lord aloone, arid the bateil of
God schal be a3ens Amalech, fro genera-
cioun in to generacioun.
CAP. XVIII.
And whanne Jetro, the prest of Madian, i
'the alye of k Moises \, hadde herd alle
thingis which1 God hadde do to Moises,
and to Israel his puple, for the Lord hadde
led Israel out of the lond of Egipt, hem 2
took Sefora, 'the wijf of Moises11, whom
he0 hadde sent a3en, and hise twei sones, 3
of which oon was clepid Gersan, for the
fadir seideP, Y was a comelyng in alieni
lond, forsothe the tother was* clepid Eli-*
ezer, for Moises seide3, God of my fadir*
is myn helpere, and he delyuerede me fro
the swerd of Farao. Therf or Jetro, 'alie of 5
J the alie of
Moises, in E-
breu it is, fa<lir
of the wiyf of
Moises. Lire
here. BCGQX.
8 the alye E pr. m.
r Goddis jerde i. "hefaujti. * wenten vp i. stieden vp s. "his is. v let hem is. w Moises hondes is.
x heuy, or rvery s. 7 putten M. z on is. b Om. BDEILMPHTW. "c scharpnesse of the swerd, that is, hi
scharpnesse of swerd Josue killide the strange men of Amelech is. d take it is. e in to s. f herynge is.
« he clepide is. h Lord i* s. » he seide is. k cosyn to i. the alye ether fadir of the rvijf of N. 1 the
which i. m Jetro is. n Moises wijf is. ° Moises is. P at his birthe seide is. 1 an alien DMNIRSTX.
r sone was is. 8 at his birthe seide is. * fadris i.
Hh
234
EXODUS.
XVIII. 6 — 16.
and the sones of hym and his wijf, to
Moyses in desert, where he hadde sett
etentis biside the hil of God. And he
sente to Moyses, seiynge, I, thi cosyn
Jethro, come to thee, and thi wijf, and
7 thi two children* with hir. The which,
goon out into the a3encomyng of his
cosyn, lowtide, and kisside hym, and thei
salutiden hem silf togidris with pesible
8 wordis. And whanne he was goon into
the tabernacle, Moyses tolde to his cosyn
alle thingis that God hadde doon to Pha-
rao, and to the Egipciens, for Yrael, and
al the traueyle that hadde fallun to hem
in the weye, fro the which the Lord
9 hadde delyuered hem. And Gethro was
glad vpon alle the goodis that the Lord
dide to Yrael, forthi that he hadde dely-
uered hym fro the hoondisu of the Egip-
10 ciens ; and seith, Blissid be the Lord
Godv that hath delyuered 3ouw fro 'the
hondesx ofy the Egipciens, and fro the
hoond of Pharao, that hath drawun out
11 his puple fro the hoond of Egipte ; now
I haue knowun for greet is the Lord
aboue alle goddis, forthi that thei prowdli
ladiden a3ens hem. Thanne Jethro, the
cosyn to Moyses, offrede to God brent
sacrifices2, and oostesa ; and Aaron, and
alle the aldren of Yrael, camen, that thei
my3ten eete breed with hym before God.
13 Another forsothe day Moyses sat for to
deme the puple, the which stood m'3 to
14 Moyses, fro morwe to euen. The which
thing whanne his cosyn hadde seen, that
is, alle thingis that he dide in the puple,
seith, What is this that thow dostb in the
puple ? whi alone sittist thow, and al the
puple abidith fro morwetide vnto euen ?
is To whom answerde Moyses, To me
cometh the puple, sechynge the sentence
16 of God ; and whanne there fallith to hem
Moises", cam, and the sones of Moises and
his wijf camen to Moisesv, in to deseert,
where Jetro settidew tentis bisidis the hil
of God ; and sentex to Moises, and seide, <?
Y Jetro, thin alie, come to thee, and thi
wijf, and thi twei sones with hir. And?
Moises 3ede out into the comyng of his
alie?, and worschipide, and kiste hym, and
thei gretten hem silf to gidere with pesi-
ble2 wordis. And whanne hea hadde en- 8
trid in to the tabernacle, Moises tolde to
vhis alieb alle thingis whiche God hadde
do to Farao, and to Egipciansc, for Israel,
and he tolde A al the trauel which6 bifelle
to hem in the weie, of which the Lord
delyueredef hem. And Jetro was glad on so
alle the goodis whiche the Lord hadde do
to Israel, for he delyuerede Israel fro the
hond of Egipcians. And Jetro seide, 10
Blessid be 'the Lordh, that delyuerede 3ou
fro the hond1 of Egipciansk, and fro 'the
hond of Farao1, which™ Lord delyuered
his puple fro the hond" of Egipt ; now Y 1 1
knowe0 that the Lord is greet aboue alle
goddis, for 'thei diden? proudli a3ens hem^.
Therfor Jetro, 'alie of Moisesr, offride brent 12
sacrifices and ofFryngis to God; and Aa-
ron, and alle the8 eldere men of Israel,
camen to ete breed with hym* bifore God.
Forsothe in the tother dai Moises sat that is
he schulde deme the puple, that" stood ni3
Moisesv, fro the morewtid til to euentidw.
And whanne 'his alie* hadde seyn this, u
that is, alle thingis Vhiche he? dide in the
puple, he seide, What is this that thou
doist in the puple? whi sittist thou aloone,
and al the puple abidith2 fro the morewtid
til to euentida ? To whom Moises answer- is
ide, The puple cometh to me, and axith
the sentence of God ; and whanne ony IB
strijf bifallith to hem, thei comen to me,
that Y deme bitwixe hem, and schewe 'the
* sones D. u honde E. v Om. BDEFH. w vs E pr.tn. x honde BE. '7 Om. A. z sacrifice A.
<a sacrifises to brynn and to slaa E pr.m. * dist BDFH.
u Moises alije i. alie to M. s. v him is. ™ sette FIS. * he sente is. y cosyn i. z plesible GQ.
a Jetro is. b him is. c the Egipcians is. d tolde to him is. e that is. f had delyuered is. S of i.
h Lord God A. > hondis E. k the Egipcians is. l Farao hond s. m the which i. n lond DGX. ° haue
know D. P the Egipcians han do i. the Egipcians diden s. 1 Israel is. r Moises cosyn i. Moises alie s.
s Om. s. * Jetro is. » the whiche i. whiche s. v to Moises is. w the euentid is. * Jetro is. y that
Moises is. z abidith thee D. a the euentid BEFIS.
xviu. i; — 27.
EXODUS.
235
eny strijf c, thei comend to me, that Y
deme betwix hem, that Y shewe the
17 heestis of God, and his lawee. And he,
Not good thing, he seith, thow dostf,
IB thow art consumyd with foli labour, and
thow and this puple that is with thee ;
ouer thi strengthes is this doyng of
causis, alone 'that thow shalt not mo we
is susteyneh. But here my wordis and coun-
sels, and the Lord shal be with thee ; be
thow to the puple in thes thingis that
perteynen to God, that thow telle to hem
20 that ben seyd ; and thow1 shewe to the
puple the serymonyes, and the ryte of
heriyng, and the weie bi the whych thei
owen to goon yn, and the werk that thei
21 owen to doon. And puruey of al the
puple men my3ti, and dredinge God, in
whom be trewthe, and the whiche haten
aueryse ; and ordeyne of hem rewlers
vpon thowsaundes, and rewlers vpon hun-
drethes, and rewlers vpon fifti, and rewlers
22 vpon ten, that mowen deme the puple al
tyme ; and what euer 'shal bek more, telle
thei it to thee, and deme thei the lasse
thingis oonli, that Ii3ter it be to thee, the
23 charge partid vnto othere. And if thow
dost thus, thow shalt fulfil the comaunde-
ment of God, and his heestis thow may1
susteyne™1 ; and al this puple shal" turne
24 with pees to her places. The whiche
thingis herd, Moyses dide alle thingis
25 that he meuyde to. And dow3ti men,
chosun of al Yrael, he ordeyned hem
princes of the puple, rewlers vpon thow-
sandes, and rewlers vpon hundrethis, and
rewlers upon fifti, and rewlers vpon ten,
•26 that demeden the puple al tyme ; what
euer forsothe were harder, thei tolden to
hym, oonli the Ii3ter thingis demynge.
27 And he lafte his cosyn, the which turnyd
a3en, 3ede into his loond.
comaundementis of Godb, and hise lawisc.
And Jetro seide, Thou doist ad thing note 17
good, thou art wastid with a fonned tra- is
uel, bothe thou and this puple whichf is
with thee; the werk is aboue thi strengthis,
thou aloone maist not suffre it. But here 19
thou my wordis and counseilsB, and the
Lord schal be with thee ; be thou to the
puple in these thingis that perteynen to
God, that thou telle the1' thingis that ben
seid to the puple; and schewe to the puple 20
the1 cerymonyes, and custom of worschip-
yng, and the weie bi whichk 'thei owen1
to go, and the werk which™ 'thei owen"
to do. Forsothe0 puruey thouP of al the 21
puple my3ti men f 1, and dredynge God, in t Another
whiche is treuthe, and whicher haten aua-
rice ; and ordeyne thou of hem tribunes J,
and centuriouns, and quinquagenaries, and QX>
deenys, whiche8 schulen deme the puple in 22 he that u soue-
al tyme ; sotheli what ever thing is grettere,
telle thei to* thee, and deme thei ooneli
nu;u,
lesse thingis, and be it esiere to thee, quagenarieof
fifty, a deen of
whanne the burthun is departid in to othere ten. Lire here.
men. If thou schalt do this, thou schalt 23
fille" the comaundementv of God, and thou
schalt mowe berew hise comaundementisx ;
and al this puple schal turne a3en with
pees to her places. And whanne these 24
thingis weren herd, Moises dide alle thingis
whiche^ Jetro counselidez. And whanne 25
noble men of ala Israel weren chosun,
Moises ordeynede hem princis of the pu-
ple, tribunes, and centuriouns, and quin-
quagenaries, and denes, whiche demeden 26
the puple in al tyme ; forsothe, whateuer
thing was hardere, thei telden to Moises,
and thei demeden esiere thingis oneli. And 27
Moises lefte 'his alieb, which turnede a3en,
and 3ede in to his lond.
c disputisoun E pr. m. d comith D. e lawes DEH. { dest BDEFH. S this DDEH. h all thy self thou
mayst not susteyne it E pr.m. l that thow E pr. m. to u. k wer E pr. m. 1 mayt D. m kepe E pr. m.
n may JE pr. m.
b Goddes heestis is. c lawe to hem is. d Om. B. e that is not is. f that is. S my counseils is.
h Om. s. i tho s. k the which I. l hem oweth I. hem owen s. m that is. n hem oweth I. hem owen s.
0 And is. P jou D. 9 myjti men, ether rvyse men N. r the whiche i. s the whiche i. * Om. D. u ful-
fille is. v comaundementis D. heest s. w here o. susteyne i. x heestis is. y the whiche i. z coun.
selide him is. a Om. plures. b Jetro the i. Jetro s.
H h 2
236
EXODUS.
XIX. I 12.
CAP. XIX.
1 The thridde moneth of the goyng of
Yrael out of the loond of Egipte, in this
day thei camen into the wildernes of Sy-
2 nai ; for thei goon forth fro Raphidym,
and comynge vnto deserte0 of Synay,
'setten tentis? in the same place; and
there Yrael ficchid tentis, ' forn a3ensi the
3 hil. Moyses forsothe steyde vp into the
hil to God ; and the Lord clepide hym
fro the hil, and seith, Thes thingis thow
shalt seye to the hows of Jacob, and thow
4 shal telle to the sones of Yrael, 3oure self
han seen what I haue doon to the Egip-
ciens, what maner wise Y haue born 3ou
vpon the weenges of eglis, and haue takun
5 to me. If thanne 36 heren my voys, and
kepen my couenaunt, 36 shulen be to me
into my propre tresour of alle puples ;
e myn forsothe is al the erthe ; and 36 shu-
len be to me into a preestis kyngdom, and
an holi folk ; thes ben the wordis that
thou shalt spek to the sones of Yrael.
7 Moyses cam, and clepide togidere the
more men thur3 birthe of the puple, he
expownede alle the wordes that the Lord
8 hadde comaundid. And al the puple an-
swerde togidere, We shulen doon alle ther
thingis that the Lord haths spokun. And
whanne Moyses hadde told the wordis of
9 the puple to the Lord, the Lord seyde to
hym, Now ri3t Y shal com to thee in
derknes of a clowde, that the puple here
me spekynge to thee, and leue to thee,
into* with outen eende. Thanne Moyses
tolde the wordes of the puple to the
10 Lord, that seide to hym, Goo to the pu-
ple, and halwe hem to day and to mor-
1 1 wen, and wasshe thei her clothis, and
be thei redi into the thridde day ; in the
thridde day forsothe the Lord shal des-
sende before al the folk vpon the hil of
12 Synay. And thow shalt ordeyn termes
CAP. XIX.
In the thridde monethe of the goyng i
'of Israel0 out of the lond of Egipt, in thisd
daie* thei camen in to thef wildirnesse of
Synai ; for thei 3eden forth fro Rafidym, 2
and camen til in£ to deseerth of Synai, and
settiden' tentis in the same place ; and
there Israel settide tentis, euen a3ens the
hil. Forsothe Moises stiedek in to the hil 3
to1 God ; and the Lord clepide hym fro
the mount, and seide, Thou schalt seie
these thingis to the hows of Jacob, and
thou schalt telle to the sones of Israel,
3em silf n han seyn what thingis Y haue 4
do to Egipcians0, how Y bar? 3ou on the
wengis of eglis, and took toi me. Therfor 5
if 36 schulen here my vois, and schulen
kepe my couenaunt, 36 schulen be to me
in to a specialtet of alle puplis ; for al the
londr is myn ; and 3e schulen be to me in e
to a rewme of preesthod, and ^e schulen
be* an hooli folk ; these ben the wordis
whiche thou schalt speke to the sones of
Israel. Moyses cam, and whanne the;
gretter men in birthe of the puple weren
clepid1 to gidere, he expownede alle the
wordis whiche the Lord comaundide". And 8
alle the puple answeride to gidere, We
schulen do alle thingis whiche the Lord
spakv. And whanne Moises hadde teld the
wordisw of the puple to the Lord, they
Lord seide to hym, Ri3t nowx Y schal
come to thee in ay derknesse of az cloude,
that the puple here me spekynge to thee,
and bileuea to thee withouten ende. Ther-
for Moises telde the wordis of the puple
to the Lord, whichb seide to Moises, Go 10
thou to the puple, and make hem holic to
dai and to morewej, and waische thei her
clothis, and be thei redi in tod the thridde 11
dai ; for in the thridde dai the Lord schal
come doun bifore al the puple one the hil
of Synai. And thou schalt sette termes 12
• in this day,
that is, the
firste daye of
the thridde
monethe. L,ire
here, nccoux.
t In Ebru it
is, ;e shulen be
a frendshipe,
that is, a tiling:
louyd excel-
lently. GQX.
* Here hrtloir-
yng was, to
waische han
self and here
clothis, and
nei)e not her
U'ifes. i.
0 the deserte BDEFH.
s Om. D. * vnto E.
1 thei setten her dwellingis E pr. m. <1 fro the regyoun of E pr. m. r Om. E.
c Om. EFGIKLNPQST pr.m. x. d tiiejirste is. e dai of that monethe is. f Om. x. S Om. DR.
h the deseert is. ' thei settiden is. k went vp i. stiede vp s. l of GQ. m3ou w. n yur self LS. Om. i.
0 the Egipcians GI. P haue bore is. 1 jou to is. r eerthe is. s Om. i. * gedered is. u comaundide
him is. v hath spoken is. w wordis, or the answers s. x anoon i. y Om. is. the o. z Om. plures.
a that it bileue i. b the which i. c holi hi ensaumple ofthi self s. d Om. G. e in GX.
XIX. 13—23-
EXODUS.
237
to the puple, bi enuyroun ; and thow
shalt seye to hem, Beu war that 30 steyen
not into the hil, ne touche the endes of
it ; eche that touchith the hil, with deth
13 shal dye. Hondes shulen not touche hym,
but with stones he shal be pressid down,
or he shal be stickid with dartis ; whe-
ther he be beest, or man, he shal not
lyue ; whanne the trumpe begynneth to
crie, thanne steyv theyw vp into the hil.
14 And Moyses descendide fro the hil to the
puple, and halowede ytx ; and whanne
is thei haddun wasshun her clothes, he seith
to hem, Be 30 redi into the thridde day,
iG and nei3e 36 not to 3oure wyues. And
now the thridde day was comen, and the
rnorwetide was ful cleerid ; and loo !
thundres biganne to be herd, and leytes
to shynen, and the moost thik> clowd to
couer the hil ; and the crye of the trump
more2 hidously made noyse, and the pu-
17 pie dredde, that was in the tentes. And
whanne Moyses hadde led hem out into
the a3en comyng of God, fro the place of
the tentes, thei stoden at the rotes of the
is hil. And al the hil of Synay smokide,
forthi that the Lord descendide* vpon it
in fier ; and the smeek steyde vp of it as
of a furneys, and al the hil was ful feer-
19 ful; and the sown of the trompe litil
mele spronge into more, and lenger was
strecchid. Moyses spak, and the Lord
aoanswerde hym, and the Lord descendide
vpon the hil of Synay, in that cop of the
hil, and he clepide Moyses in the hei3t
of it. Whider whanne he hadde steied
21 vp, he seide to hym, Descende, and as
with ooth charge the puple, lest perauen-
ture itb wole passe ouer the termes to se
the Lord, and of hem perisshe a myche
22 multitude ; the preestis forsothe that
camen ny3 to the Lord, be thei halewed,
23 lest Y smyte hem. And Moyses seide to
the Lord, The comounte may not stey vp
u Beth BDEFH. v steeth D. w thow AF pr.m.
descendide BDE sec.m. H. t> he E pr.m.
to the puple, bi cumpas ; and thou schalt
seie to hem, Be 36 war, that 36 'stie notf
in to the hil, nether touche 36 the endis
therof ; ech man that schal touche the hil,
schal die bi deeth. Hondis schulen not is
touche hym, but he schal be oppressid
with stoonus, ethir» he shall be persidh
with dartis ; whether it schal be a beest,
ethir' ak man, it schal not lyue ; whanne1
a clarioun schal bigynne to sowne, thanne
'stie theim in to the hil. And Moises cam 14
doun fro the hil to the puple, and halewide
it ; and whanne thei hadden waischun her
clothis, he seide to hem, Be 36 redi in 15
to the thridde dai, nei3e 36 not to 3oure
wyues. And now the thridde day was ifi
comun, and the morewetid was cleer ; and,
lo ! thundris bigunnen to be herd, and lei-
tis to schyne, and a moost" thicke cloude
to hile the mounteyn ; and 'the sownyng
of a clarioun0 made noise ful greetliP, and
the puple dredde, that was in the castelsi.
And whanne Moises hadde led hem out 17
in to the comyng of God, fro the place of
castels1", thei stodens at the rootis of the
hil. Forsothe al the hil of Synai smokide, is
for the Lord hadde come doun theronne
in fier ; and smoke* stiedeu therof as of a
furneis, and al the hil was ferdfulv ; and 19
the 'sown of a clariounw encreesside litil
and litil, and wasx holdun forth lengere.
Moises spak, and the Lord answeride to?
hym, and the Lord cam doun on the hil 20
of Synay, in thilke cop of the hil, and
clepide2 Moises toa the cop therof. And
whanne he hadde stiedb thidur, the Lord 21
seide to hym, Go thou doun, and witnesse
thou to the puple, lest perauenture it wole
passe the termes to se the Lord, and ful
greet multitude therof perische ; also0 22
preestis, that nei3en to the Lord, bed ha-
lewid, lest Y smyte hem. And Moises 23
seide to the Lord, The comyn puple may
not stiee in to the hil of Synai ; for thou
* hem E pr. m. Y derkk D. z full E pr, in. a had
f gon nat vp i. stien not vp s. 8 or ELP. h partid GQ. ' or ELP. k Om. A pr. m. KS. ' and whanne c.
m go thei vp i. stie thei vp s. n ful I. ° clarioun sownyng is. the s. of cl. o. P greet DHT sec. m. 1 tentis is.
r the tentis i. her tentis s. 8 stieden w. * the smoke therof s. u stiede vp is. v feerful is. w clari-
ouns soun i. clarioun soun 8. * it was is. Y Om. DIKS. z he clepide is.
stied vp s. c and D. d be thei is. e stie vp is.
a in to plures. b gon vp i.
238
EXODUS.
XIX. 24 — XX. II.
into the hil of Synay; thow forsothe hast
witnessid, and comaundid seiynge, Put
the terrnes about the hi], and halwe it.
24 To whom seith the Lord, Goo, descende,
and thow shalt stey vp, and Aaron with
thee ; the preestis forsothe and the puple
passe thei not the termes, ne steye thei vp
to the Lord, lest perauenture he slee hem.
2r> And Moyses steiede vp to the puple, and
alle thingis tolde to hem.
CAP. XX.
1 And the Lord spak alle thes wordes 'to
2 Moysesc, Y am the Lord thi God, that
hath lad thee out of the loond of Egipte,
afro the hows of thraldom. Thow shalt
4 not haue alyen goddis before me. Thow
shalt not mak to thee grauen thing, ne
eny liknes that is in heuene aboue, and
that is in erthe benethe, ne of hem that
5 ben in watrys vnder erthe ; thow shalt
not anoure hem, ne herye hem ; I for-
sothe am the Lord thi God, strong ge-
lows, visitynge the wickidnes of fadris
in sones into the thridde and the ferthe
fi gerieracioun of hem that hatiden me, and
doynge merci into thousyndes to hem
that louen me, and kepen myn heestis.
7 Thow shalt not tak the name of the Lord
thi God in veyri, ne forsothe the Lord
shal haue innocent hym, that takith the
H name of the Lord his God in ydel. Haue
9 mynde tod halwe thine holy day ; sixe
daies thow shalt worche, and doonf alle thi
10 werkis ; the seuenthe forsothe day is the
haliday of the Lord thi God ; thow shalt
not doon al werk, thow, and thi sone,
and thi dow3ter, and thi seruaunt, and
thin handmayden, thi beeste, and corn-
11 lyng that is with ynne thi 3atis ; sixe for-
sothe daies God made heuene and erthe,
the see, and alle thingis that ben in hem,
and he restide the seuenthe day ; ther-
fore the Lord blisside to the holi day,
hast witnessid, and hast comaundid, seiy-
inge, Sette thou termes aboute the hil, and
halewe it. To whom the Lord seide, Go 24
thou doun, and thou schalt stief, and Aa-
ron with thee ; forsothe the preestis and
the puple passe not the termes, nethir stie
thei tos the Lord, lest perauenture he sle
hem. Moises 3ede doun to the puple, and 25
teldeh alle thingis to hem.
CAP. XX.
And the Lord spak alle these wordis, i
Y am thi Lord God, that ladde thee out 2
of the lond of Egipt, fro the hous of ser-
uage. Thou schalt not haue alien goddis 3
bifore me. Thou schalt not make to thee 4
a grauun ymage, nethir ony licnesse of
thing which1 is in heuene aboue, and
which' is in erthe bynethe, nether of tho
thingis, that ben in watris vndurk erthe;
thou schalt not 'herie tho1, nether 'thou 5
schaltm worschipe11 ; for Y am thi Lord
God, a stronge gelouse louyere ; and0 Y
visite the wickidnesse of faclrisP in to the
thridde and thei fourthe generacioun of
hem that hatenr me, and Y do mercy in 6
to va thousynde3, to hem that louen me,
and kepen myn heestis. Thou schalt not?
take in veyn the name of thi Lord God,
for the Lord schal not haue hym giltles,
that takith in veyn the name of his Lord
God. Haue thou mynde, that thou ha- 8
lowe the 'dai of the sabat1; in sixe daies 9
thou schalt worche and schalt'1 do alle thi
werkis ; forsothe in the seuenthe day isv 10
thew sabat of thi Lord God ; thou schalt
not dox ony werk^, thou, and thi sone, and
thi dou3tir, and thi seruaunt2, and thin
handmaide, thi werk beeste, and the come-
lyng which* is withynne thi 3atis ; for in n
sixe dayes God made heuene and erthe,
theb see, and alle thingis that ben in tho,
and restidec in the seuenthe dai ; herford
c Om. BDEFH. d that thou BDEFH. e the E. f thou sclialt do E pr. m.
f stie vp IKS. S vp to s. h seide L. l that is. k bynethe the i. vndir the s. 1 loute hem i. m thou
schalt not E. Om. i. n worschipe tho BC. worsch. hem is. ° Om. A sec.m. IK. P fadris in sones A sec.m.
CDGKMNOQRTWX sec.m. fadris in children i. 1 Om. A sec.m. et plures. r hatiden i. s thousendes is.
4 sabot day is. dai of sabat w. u Om. DKOS. v of BCDEKLMNOQRSTX. w Om. w. x do in it i. y ser-
uyle werk i. syche seruyl werk s. z man seruaunt s. a that is. b and the BS. c he restide s. d ther-
fore s.
XX. 12 26,
EXODUS.
239
12 and halwide it. Honour thi fader and
thi moder, that thou be of? long lijf vpon
erthe, that the Lord thi God shal 3yue to
{4 thee. Thow shalt not slee. Thow shalt
is'do noh leccherye. Thow shalt not do
icthefte. Thow shalt not spek a3ens thi
I7nei3bore fals witnes. Thow shalt not
coueyte the hows of thi nei3bore, ne thow
shalt desyre1 the wijf of hym, ne ser-
uaunt, ne hoondmayden, ne oxe, ne asse,
isne alle thingis that ben of hym. Al the
puple forsothe herde voyces, and saw3
lawmpes, and herde the sown of the
trompe, and the hil smokynge ; and ferde
and smitun togidere with vttermore drede,
i9thei stoden afer, seiynge to Moyses, Spek
thow to vs, and we shulen here ; spek
not the Lord to vs, lest perauenture we
aodien. And Moyses seide to the puple,
Wolek 36 not drede, that forsothe God
proue 30 w he cam, and that the drede1 of
hym were in 3ow, and that 36 synnen not.
21 And the puple stood afer ; Moyses for-
sothe cam ny3 to the derknes, in the
22 which was God. And the Lord seide for-
thermore to Moyses, Thes thingis thow
shalt seye to the sones of Yrael, 3e han
seen that from heuene I haue spokun to
23 3ow ; 36 shulen not mak with me silueren
goddis, ne goldun goddis 36 shulen mak
24 to 3ow. An auter of erthe 36 shulen mak
to me, and 36 shulen offre vpon it 3oure
'brent sacrifices, and pesible"1, 3oure sheep,
and oxen, in al place in the which shal
be mynde of my name ; I shal com to
25 thee, and Y shal blesse to thee. That"
if a stonen auter thow makist to me,
thow shalt not edifie that of hewun
stoons ; if forsothe thow rerist thi vgrau-
ynge yrun° vpon it, it shal be polutid.
26 Thow shalt not stey vp bi greeses to myn
auteer, lest thi filthe be shewyd.
the Lord blesside the 'dai of the sabate,
and halewide it. Onoure thi fadir and 12
thif moder, that thou be long lyuyng on
the lond, whichs thih Lord God schal 3yue
to thee. Thou schalt not sle. Thou schalt ^
Mo no1 letcherie. Thou schalt 'do nok is
theft. Thou schalt not speke fals witness- 1«
yng a3ens thi nei3bore. Thou1 schalt not™ 17
coueyte 'the hous of thi nei3bore", nether
thou schalt desyre his wijf, not0 seruauntP,
noti handmaide, notr oxe, not8 asse, nether
alle thingis* that ben hise. Forsothe alls
the puple herde voices, and si3 laumpis",
and the sowne of a clarioun, and the hil
smokynge; and thei werenv afeerd, and
schakun with inward drede, andw stodenx
afer, and seiden to Moises, Speke thou to is
vs, and we schulen here^ ; the Lord speke
not to vs, lest perauenture we dien. And 20
Moises seide to the puple, Nyle 36 drede,
for God cam to proue 3ou, arid that his
drede schulde be in 3ou, and that 3e
schulden not do synne. And the puple 21
stood afer; forsothe2 Moises nei3ede to the
derknesse, wherynne God was. And the 22
Lord seide ferthermore to Moises, Thou
schalt seie these thingis to the sonesa of
Israel, %e sei3en that fro heuene Y spakb
to 3ou ; 36 schulen not make goddis of sil-23
ver, nethir 36 schulen make to 3011 goddis
of gold. 3e schulen make an auter of erthe 24
to me, and 36 schulen offre theronne 3oure
brent sacrifices, and pesible sacrifices, 3oure
scheep, and oxun, in ech place0 in which
the mynde of my name schal be ; Y schal
come to thee, and Y schal blesse thee. That 25
if thou schalt make an auter of stoon to
me, thou schalt not bilde it of stoonys
hewun ; for if thou schalt reise thi kriyif (1
theronne", itf schal be 'polluted, ether% de-
foulid. Thou schalt not styeh bi grees1 to 26
myn auter, lest thi filthe be schewid.
S on E. h not do BDEFH. ' not desyre E pr.m. F pr.m. k Wyln BDEF. ' ferde BDEF sec. m. H. m sacri-
fises to brynn and to make peese E pr. m. n Bot E pr. m. ° cullter E pr. m.
e sabot day e. f Om. a. S that s. h the o. * not do BCEILP. k not do BCDEGQRT pr. m. ' Neither
thou is. m Om. is. n thi neijboris hous is. ° ne A sec.m, ne his IKS. Pman 6. ine A sec.m. ne his IKS.
r ne A sec. m. ne his K. 8 ne A sec.m. ne his K. l thingis, that is, any thing of alle thinges is. u laumpis,
that is, schynyng leitis BCOKNQSX. v beinge i. w Om. i. x thei stoden s. 7 here thee is. '• and is.
* house s. " haue spoke i. c placis D. d knyif, or other instrement ivher with blood may be shed out s.
e ther vp on is. f that auter a. S pollutid or ELP. Orr. is. h gon vp i. stie vp s. ' gresis K.
240
EXODUS.
XXI. I — 14.
CAP. XXI.
1 Thes ben the domes, that thow shalt
2 purpose to hem. If thow bye an Ebrew
seruaurit, sixe 3eer serue he to thee, in
the seuenthe 3eer he shal goo out fre,
3 freliche ; with what maner clothing he
com yn, with siche he go out ; and if he
is hauynge a wijf, and the wijf goo out
4 at ones. If forsothe the lord 3yue to hym
a wijf, and she ber sones and dow3tris,
the womman and the fre children of hir
shulen be of his lord ; he forsothe shal
5 goo out with his clothing. ThatP if the
seruaunt seie, Y loue my lord, and wijf,
and fre children, I shal not goori out fre ;
6 the lord offre hym to the goddis, and he
shal be presentidi to the dore, and postes ;
and he shal thrilr his eer with an alles,
and he shal be to hym a seruaunt into
7 the world. If eny sille his dow3ter into
a seruaunt, she shal not goo out as hand-
« maydens weren wont to goon out ; if she
displese in the eyen of hir lord, to whom
she was takun, he shal leeue hir ; for-
sothe to an alyen puple he shal not haue
9 power of sillyng, if he leeue hir. If for-
sothe he spouse hir to his sone, after the1
maner of dow3tresu he shal do to hir ;
10 and if he tak another womman to hym,
he shal purueyv to the mayden bridalis
and clothes, and the pryse of thew clennes
n he shal not denye. If thes thre thingis
he do not, she shal goon out frelich with
laouten money. Who smytith a man, wil-
ls nynge to slee, with deeth die he ; who
forsothe is not aweytid, but God hath
takun hym into his hondes, Y shal or-
deyne to thee a place whidyr hym awe
14 to flee. If eny man of avysement sle his
nei3bour and by aspyes, fro myn auteer
Ebrew wom-
man and thral,
scnc scnulde fi*o
out fre with
hir children in
the seueutbe
jeer, JAre here.
t'OKOQX.
CAP. XXI.
These ben the domes, whiche thou schalt i
sette forth to hemk. If thou biest an E-2
brew seruaunt, he schal serue thee sixe1
3eer ; in the seuenthem 3eer he schal go
out fre, with out prijs; with what maner 3
clooth he entride, with siche clooth11 go he
out ; if he entride hauynge a wijf, and0
the wijf schal go out to gidereP. But if 4
the lord of the^ servaunt 3af a wijff to t a Wiyf, his
hym, and sche childide sones and dou3tris, °"r which is'
the womman and hir children schulen be an hethec 'w?m-
man, and his
hir lordis ; sotheli the seruaunt schal go seruauntesse
for euere, for if
Ollt With hlS OWne Clooth. Thatr if the 5 sche were an
seruaunt seith, Y loue my lord, and wijf8,
and children, Y schal1 not go out fre ; the" e
lord bryngev hym to goddis, that is, iugisw;
and he schal be set to the dore, and postisx;
and they lord schal perse his eere with a
nalz, and he schal be seruaunt to hym tila
in to the world'3. If ony man sillith his 7
douster in to seruauntesse0, sche schal not t in Eb,-u it
. is thus, that if
go out as handmaidis" weren wont to go he take to him
.„ , ... , .,, . ,i . /?!_• another wom-
OUt; if sche displesith in the i3en of hire man>heshai
lord, to whom sche was bitakun, he schal
delyuere hir ; sotheli he schal not haue
power to sille hir to an alien puple, if e he
forsakithf hir. Forsothe if he weddiths
hir to his sonne, he schal do to hir 'bi
the custom'1 of ' dou3tris ; thatk if
takith1 another womman™ to hymn,
schal puruey to the damysele0 weddingis,
and clothis, and he schal not denye'' the
prijs of chastitei. If he doith notr these nj,
thre, sche schal sro out freli without money. \dr °ur> that
is, tynie to
He that smytith a man, and wole sles, die1 i2?eide dette, he
shal not de-
bi deeth ; forsothe if a man settideu
aspiesv, but God vbitook hymw in to hise
hondis, Y schal ordeyne a place to thee,
whidur hex owith to fle. If ony man sleeth 14 thanne thei
mijten hane
manye wyues
togidcre. Lyre
here. GQX.
he
hilyuge and hir
our, that is, if
he takith to
him, that is, to
his sone, un~
other wyf with
the handmayde
into wyf, he
shal rlecreese
spensis, that is,
sufficient )y-
flode in hir
hylynge, that
P Bot E pr. m. 1 applyed E pr. m. r thirllen E sec. m. * nal AE pr. m. * thilk E pr. m. " douj-
tren BDEFH. v preuey D. w here E pr. m.
k the puple is. ! in sixe A pr. m. et phtres. m sixte K. n Om. is. ° also I. P to gidere with him is.
1 a is. r And is. s my wijf is. * wil i. schal, or wole s. u his is. v shal brynge s. w to preestis i.
to iugis s. x to the postis is. y his i. z an al IMNW. a Om. is. b world, that is, til to Mile ethere
Jiflithe yer BCONQX. world, that is, to thejtftithe jeer IKS. c a seruauntesse is. to be a concubyne i marg.
d handmaidens KX. e thouj i. f forsake i. forsakith, or leeuilh s. e lat wedde i. h aftir the maner i.
by custom LS. ' of his IL. as he doth to his s. k and is. ' take G. take with this hondmaide s. m wom-
man, or wi(fs. n his sone is. ° damysele, or kandmaide s. P denye hir is. 1 here chastite i. that
sche hath lost bi him i marg. ch. that is, the hours of Deciding deli s. r not to hir is. s sle him IKS. * die
he IKS. u settith GLW. haue sett is. v spies R. w bitook, or si/ff'ride him to be take is. * him is.
XXI. 15 — 28.
EXODUS.
241
thow shalt pul hyrn, that he be slayn.
is Who smytith his fader, orx rrioder, with
ledeethy dye he. Whoz cursith hisa fader,
17 or moder, be he deed. Who stelith a
man, and sellith hym, conuycte of the
is trespas, with deeth dye he. If men chiden,
and 'that oonb smyte his nei3bour with
stoon, or with fist, and he be not deed,
19 but lye in the bed, if he aryse and goo
out vpon his staf, he shal be ynnocent
that smoot ; so neuertheles that he re-
store the bisy traueils of hym, and the
2oexpensis into leches. Who so smyteth
his seruaunt, or handmayden, with a
3erde, and thei dien in her hondes, he
21 shal be gilti of deedly blame. If forsothe
he lyue ouer ac day, or two, he shal not
be vndurcast to that peyne, for the money
22 of hym he is. If men chiden, and a man
smyte a womman with child, and make
forsothe the child deed born, but she
lyueth, he shal be vndurcast to the harme,
as myche as the housbond of the wom-
man wole aske, and domes men shulen
23deme. If forsothe hir deethd folwe, he
24 shal 3eld lijf for lijf, eye for eye, tooth
for tooth, hoorid for hoond, foot for foot,
2obrynnyng for brynnyng, wounde for
2cwounde, blones for blones. If eny man
smyte the eye of his seruaunt, or of hond-
mayden, and make hem 'pure blyndee, he
shal leeue hem free for the eye that he
27 hath drawun out. A tooth forsothe if
eny man smyte out to his seruaunt, or
to his handmayden, liyk maner he shal
28 leeue hem free. If an oxe with the horn
smyte a man, or a womman, and thei
weren deed, he shal be throwun doun to
deeth with stones, and his flesh shal not
be etun, and the lord shal be innocent of
his neijbore bi? biforecastyng, and hi*
aspics, drawe thou hym awey fro myri
auter, that he die. He that smytith his is
fadir, ether" modirb, die0 by deeth. He 16
that cursith his(l fadir, ether" modir, dief
bi deeth. He that stelith a man, and& 17
sillith hym, if he is conuyth of the' gilt,
diek bi deeth. If men chiden, and the is
tother1 smyte™1 his nei3bore with a stoon,
ether" with the0 fist, and he is not deed,
but liggithP in the bed, if he risith, and it»
goith forth on his staf, he that smoot
schal be innocent ; so netheles that he re-
store hise trauelis, and costist in lechis.
He that smytith his seruaunt, ether1" hand- 20
inayde, with a 3erde, and thei ben deed
in hise hondis, schal5 be gilti of cryme*.
Sotheli if the seruaunt ouerlyueth" ov dai,2i
ether" tweynex, he^ schal not be suget to
peynez, 'that is* of deeth, for the seruaunt
is his catelb. If men chiden, and a man 22
smytith a womman with childe, and so-
theli makithc the child deed borun, but
the womman ouerlyuethd, he schal be su-
get to the harm", as myche as the 'hose-
bonde of the wommanf axith, and the&
iugis demen. But'1 if the' deeth of hir 23
sueth, he schal 3elde lijf for lijf, i3e for 136,24
tooth for tooth, bond for bond, foot for
foot, brennyng for brennyng, wounde 'with 25
schedyng of bloodk for wounde 'with sched-
yng of bloodk, va wan wounde for a wan
wounde1. If a man smytith the 136 of his 26
seruaunt, ethir"1 of" handmaide, and makith
hem oon i3ed, he schal delyuere hem fre for
'the i3e which he puttide0 out. Also^ if 27
he srnytithi out a tooth fror his seruaunt,
ethir8 handmaide, in lijk maner he schal
delyuere hem fre. If an oxe smytith with 28
horn1 au man, etherv aw womman, and thei
* and D. y deed E.
e one eyjid E pr. m.
z who so BDEFH. a to his BDEFH. b the tone BDEFH. COB. d deed BDFH.
i Om. DGOQRT. z Om. GQ. a or Ki.rs. b his modir E. c die he EKS. d Om. s. e or BEPS. f die
he EKS. K or E. h quyit c. ' Om. MW. k die he EKS. 1 oothir i. m smyteth plures. n or EPS.
0 Om. 8. P lith ELP. liggith sijk s. 1 his costis is. r or ELP. s he schal is. * the cryme, or hidous
trespas is. u lyueth ouer this beeting is. v in o A pr.m. et plures. w or EIPS. other L. x in tweyne A
pr.m. el plures. y the smyter is. z the peyne IBS. a Om. is. * maistris catel i. maisler catel s. c he
makith is. d lyueth ouer lhat smiting is. e harm, that is, (o peyne for the harm BCGKOQX. harm, or
peyne N. f wommans hosbonde i. womman h. s. e as the is. h sotheli plures. ' the Om. eel. omnes.
* Om. i. 1 soor for soor i. a wan w. that is, a bloo stroke, for a wan w. s. m or ELP. n of his is.
0 putte PM. smytide G. 'P that that he smot out, eithe: is. 1 smite L. T of F. 8 or ELP. l his horn is.
u either is. v or EILPS. w a Om. A pr. m. et plures.
i i
242
EXODUS.
XXI. 29 — XXII. 2.
29 the oxe. And if an oxe be an hornputter
fro 3isterday and the thridde day hens,
and thei han warned the lord of hym,
befor witnes, and the lord hathf not
holdun hym yn, and he slee a man, or
wommans, the oxe shal be throw doun
to the1' deeth with stones, and the lord
30 of it thei shulen slee ; and if pryis be set
to hym, he shal 3yue for his lijf what
31 euer be askid. The sone forsothe and
the dou3ter if it' smyte with horn, to
32 the lijk sentence he shal vnderligge. If
seruaunt and hondmayden it' aseyl, thretti
owncesk of siluer he shal 3yue to his lord ;
the oxe forsothe shal be throwun down
33 with stoons. If eny man open a cystern,
and delue, and not couerith it, and oxe
34 or asse fal into it, the lord of the cistern
shal 3eeld the prijs of the beestis, and
35 that that is deed shal be his. If an alyen
oxe wounde an oxe of another mannus,
and he were deed, the quyk oxe thei
shulen selle, and thei shulen dyuyde the
prijs ; the careyn forsothe of the deed
so thei shulen depart bitwix hem. If for-
sothe he wiste, that the oxe was an horn-
putter fro 3isterday and fro the thridde
day hens, and his lord kepide hym not,
he shal 3eeld oxe for oxe, and the hool
careyn he shal al1 take.
CAP. XXII.
i If eny man hath stoln sheep, or oxe,
and sleeth, or sellith, fyue oxen for oon
oxe he shal restore, and foure sheep for
20 sheep. If a theef brekynge an hows,
or were foundun vndurmynynge, and with
a wounde takun were deed, the smyter
ben deed, the oxe schal be oppressidx with
stoonus, and hise fleischisy schulen" not be
etun, and the lord of the oxe schal be in-
nocent11. That if the oxe was 'a pultere29
with hornb fro 3isterdai and the thridde
dai ago, and men warnedenc vthe lord of
hymd, nether the lord closide hym, and he
sleeth a man, ethir6 wommanf, bothe the
oxe schal be oppressids with stoonus, and
thei schulen sle 'the lord of hyrnh; that if so
prijs1 isk put to the lord, he schal 3yue for
his lijf what euer he is axide. And if he si
smytith with horn a son1, and am dou3tir,
he" schal be suget to lijk0 sentence. If32
the oxe asailith a seruauntP, and hand-
maidei, the lord of the oxe schal 3yue
thretti siclisf of siluer to 'his lord1" ; for-
sothe the oxe schal be oppressid with
stoonus. If ony man openeth a cisterne8, 33
and diggith1, and hilith it not, and an oxe
ether" assev fallith in to it, the lord of the 34
cisternew schal 3elde thex prijs of the werk^
beestis ; forsothe that that isz deed schal
be hisa. If another1" mannus oxe woundith0 35
the oxe of another man, and he is deed,
thei schulen sille the quyke oxe, and thei
schulen departe the prijs ; forsothed thei
schulen departe bitwixe hem the karkeis
of the deed oxe. Forsothe if his6 lordse
wiste, that thef oxe was a puttere? fro 3is-
tirdai and the thridde dai ago, and kepte
not him, he schal 3elde oxe for oxe, and he
schal take the hool carkeysh.
CAP. XXII.
If ony man1 stelith a scheep, etherk oxe1, i
and sleeth"1, ether" sillith0, he schal restore
flue oxenP for ooni oxe, andr foure scheep
for o scheep. And8 if a ny3t theef brek-2
ynge* an hows, ether" vndurmynynge, is
founduri, andv is deed bi a wounde"
•f A side is xx.
Imlpcns. is.
f has E. g a womman B. h Om. BDEFH. ! he E pr.m. k syclis E pr.m. ' Om. BDEFII.
* throwe doun i. 7 fleish is. z schal i. a giltlees i. b a pilter w. h. B. a piltere w. h. p. a puttere
w. h. DEGKLMNPQIITX. an horn puttere is. c warneden to A pr.m. DJEFGLNPQRTX. d his lord is. e Or ELP.
f a womman EILS. S throwe adoun i. h his lord is. > the prijs i. k be is. ! mannis son is. m his is.
11 his lord is. ° the same is. P man seruaunt s. q an handmaide is. r the lord of that seruaunt is.
s cisterne or a putt is. * diggith it is. u or ELP. other F. v an asse is. w cisterne, that is, maker
therqfs. x Om. A pr.m. et plures. 7 Om. is. z shal be o. a his that paicth Iherfore is. b oo L.
c wounde is. d sothli i. e the is. f his is. S pulter BCFOW. h deed carkeys is. ' Om. B.
k or ELP. other F. ' an oxe GIS. m sleeth it is. n or ELP. other F. ° sillith it is. P oxis BCDFGKO
QRTX. q an o. r and he schal restore BC. s Om. BC. tbrekei. u or ELP. v and he taken is.
w wounde, or hirt is.
XXII. 3 — 13-
EXODUS.
243
3 shal not be gilti of the blood ; and if the
sunne sprongne he do that, he hath doon
manslau3ter, and he shal die. And if he
haue not to 3elde for the thefte, he shal
4 be soold ; and if there be founde anentis
hym lyuynge that that he hath stoln,
either oxe, or asse, or sheep, the dowble
she shal restore. If eny man harme feeld,
or vyn3eerd, and leeue his beeste, that it
waste other mennus thingis, what euer
best thing he hath in his feeld, or vyn-
3eerd, he shal restore for estymacioun of
cthe harm. If fyer goon out fynde eeres,
and cacche the rekes of corn, or the corn
stondynge in feeldis, he shal 3eeld the
7 harm that tyndeth the fier. If eny man
leene money to a freend, or vessel into
kepyng, and fro hym that tok thei weren
takun awey bi theft, if the theef be
s foundun, he shal 3eeld the dowble. And
if the theef is vnknowun, the lord of the
hows shal be presentidm to the goddis,
and he shall sweer, that he strau3te not™
9 hoond into the thing of his nei3bore, for
to be0 don gijl ; as wel in oxe, and in
asse, and sheep, and clothing^ ; and what
euer ofr harm he maye brynge yn, to
the goddis the cause of either shal com,
and if thei demen, he shal 3eeld the3
10 dowble to his nei3bour. If eny leene to
his nei3bore oxe, asse, sheep, and al beeste
to kepynge, and it were deed, or feblishid,
or takun of enemyes, and no man se it,
11 there shal be the lawe of ooth in the
mydle, that he strau3te not out the hoond
to the thing of his nei3bore ; and the lord
shal tak the ooth, and he shal not be
laconstreyned to 3eeld a3en. That if thru3*
theft it were takun awey, he shal restore
13 the harm to the lord ; and if it be etun
takun*, the smytere schal not be gilti of *
bloodz ; that if he dide thisa whanne the 3
sunne was rysun, he dide man sleyng, and
he schal die. If a theef hathb not that0,
that he schal 3elde for thefte, he schal be
seeld ; if that thing that he staal, is 4
foundun quyk at hyin, ether oxe, ether
asse, ether scheep, he schal restore the
double. If a man harmeth a feeld, ethirds
vyner6, and suffrith his beeste, that it
waaste othere mennus thingis, he schal re-
store for thef valu of harm", 'what euer
beste thing1' he hath in his feeld, ethir1
vynerk. If fier goith out, and fyndith'e
eeris of corn, and catchith heepis of corn,
ethirm cornes stondynge in feeldis, he that
kyndlide" the fier schal 3eelde the harm.
If a man bitakith in to kepyng monei to 7
a freend, ether0 a vessel 'in to kepingP,
and it is takun awey bi thefte fro hym
that resseyuedei, if the theef is foundun,
he schal restore the double. If the theef 8
is hidr, the lord of the3 hows1 schal be
broii3t tou goddis, *that is, iztgisv, and he
schal swere, that he helde not forth thew
hond in to 'the thing of his nei3borex, to 9
'do fraude^ ; as wel in oxe, as in asse, and
in scheep, and in clooth ; andz what euer
thing may brynge in harm, the cause of
euer eithir schal come to goddis3, and if
thei demenb, he schal restore the double
to his nei3bore. If ony man bitakith toio
his nei3bore oxe, asse, scheep, and alc werk
beested to kepyng, and it is deed, ether6
isf maad feble, ethir& is takun of enemyes,
and no man seeth this, an ooth schal be u
in the1' myddisf, that he helde not forth + that is, he
the1 hond to the 'thing of his nei3borek ; *him opmu^i
and the lord1 schal resseyue them ooth,
and hen schal not be compellid to 3elde°.
m applyed E pr. m. n out E pr.m. not not B. ° Om. E pr. m. 1 iument, othur clothing A sec. m.
Om. JE pr.m. s Om. B. * ther D.
Om. is. Y of the c. of his is. of that L. z blood, or deeth is. a this slaiqter is. b haue G. c that
good is. d or ELP. e a vyner ILS. f Om. is. K the harm is.
the beste thing whateuer is.
1 or ELP. k in his vyner is. ' tindith, or brenneth I. findith, or brenneth the s. m or ELP. n kyndelith is.
0 or ILP8. P Om. c sec.m. DIKMN sec.m. ORSTW. <l resseyuede it IKS. r hid, or vnknotve is. s that K.
1 hows that resseyuede that good is. u to the i. v Om. DBFGILPQRTW. that is, to iuges os. w his is.
* the thingis of his n. o. his nei3boris thing I. his neijbore thing s. Y do fraude therlo s. defraude w.
z and in I. and neither in s. a the iuges I. iugis s. b demen him gilty is. c eche I. d beestis o.
e or ELP. f Om. DGLQS. it is K. S Or ELP. h Om. DIS. ' his is. k enpeiring of his neijbores thing i.
enpeir. of his neijbore thing a. ! lord that ou}le that good is. m his is. n he to whom it mas taken s.
0 3elde it i. jelde, or restore it B.
I i 2
244
EXODUS.
XXII. 14 — 28.
of a beeste, brynge he forthe to hym that
that is slayn, and he shal not restore.
14 Who of his nei3bore eny thing of thes
askith to borwe, and it were enfeblished",
or deed, the lord not present, he shal be
15 compellid to 3eeld ; and if the lord were
present, he shal not restore, moost if the
hirid was sooldv, for mede of his werk.
16 And if eny man bere down a mayden not
}it spowsid, and he sleep with hir, he
shal dowe hir, and he shal haue hir to
iTwijf. And if the fader of the mayden
wole not 3yuew, he shal 3eeld the money,
after the maner of dowyng, that maydens
is weren wont to tak. Clepers of deuels
19 thow shalt not suffre to lyue. What man
so gothex togidere with a beeste, with
2odeeth die he. Who offreth to goddis, but
21 to the Lord oonly, be he slayne. A com-
lyng thow shalt not mak sory, ne tur-
ment hym ; forsothe comlyngis and 30111-6
22 seluen weren in the loond of Egipte. To
the wydowe and the faderles child thow
23 shalt not anoye. If thow harmest hem,
thei shulen crye to me, and Y shal here
24 the crye of hem, and my woodnes shal
dedeyn, and Y shal smyte 3ow with
swerd, and 3oure wyues shulen be wy-
25 dewes, and 3oure sones faderles. And if
thow leenyst money to my pore faderles
child, that dwellith>' with thee, thow shalt
not constreyn hym, as a fraward asker,
ne thow shalt not oppresse him with
20 vsurys. If thow takist of thi nei3bore a
clooth wed, before the goynge down of
the sunne thow shalt 3eeld it to hym ;
27 that is forsothe al oonli thur3 which is
couerid the clothing of his flesh, ne he
hath noon other, in the which he sleep2;
if he crye to me, Y shal here hym ; for
28 Y am mercyable. To the goddis thow
shalt not bacbite, and to the prince of
That if it isP takun awei bi theftei, he 12
schal restore the harm to the lord ; if it is is
etun of a beeste, he schal brynge to the
lord that that is slayn, and he schal not
restorer. He that axith of his nei3bore u
ony thing of these8 bi borewyng, and it is
feblid1, ether" deed, while the lordv is not
present, he schal be constreyned to 3eldew ;
that if the lord is in presence, he schal i:->
not restorex, moost if it cam hirid^, for
thez meede of his werk. If a man dis-ic
seyuetha a virgyn not 31! weddid, and
slepith with hir, he schal 3yue dower to
hir, and schalb haue hir wijfc. If the fadir 17
of the virgyn nyled 3yuee, he schal 3eldef
money, bi the maner of dower, which* vir-
gyns weren wont to take. Thou schalt IK
not suffre witchis to lyue. He that doith 19
letcherie with1' a' beeste, diek by deeth.
He that offrith to goddis, out takun to1 20
the Lord aloone, be hem slayn. Thou 21
schalt not make sory" a comelyng, nether
thou schalt turmente hym ; for also 36
weren comelyngis in the lond of Egipt.
3e schulen not anoye0 a widewe, and 322
fadirles ethirP modirlesi child. If 36 hirten2:<
hem, thei schulen crye to me, and Y schal
here the cry of hem, and my greet veni-24
aunce schal haue indignacioun1", and Y
schal smyte 3ou with swerd, and 3oure
wyues schulen be widewis, and 3oure sones
schulen be fadirles. If thou 3yuest money 25
to loone to my pore puple, that dwellith
with thee, thou schalt not constreyne hym,
as ans extorsioner doith, nether thou schalt
oppresse hym1 by vsuris. If thou takist 20
of thi nei3bore>a wed a cloothu, thou schalt
3eldev to hym bifore the goyng doun of
the sunne ; for that aloone is the clooth- 27
ing of his fleisch, with whichw he is hilid,
nether he hath another, in which he slep-
ithx; if he crieth to me?, Y schal here hym ;
u enfeblisch BD. v it come E pr.m. w hyre E pr.m. x gendrith E pr.m. Y dwellis E. z slepeth D.
may slepe E pr.m.
V be is. 1 thefte in his defatile is. T restore it other wise is. s these forseid i. these forseid thingis s.
1 enfeblid is. u or ELP. v lord theroffis. w jelde it is. x restore it is. Y hirid, that is, yf to hyre he
take it 8. z Om. s. a disceyued s. b he schal IKS. c to wyf GISX sec. in. d wil not i. e jyue hir to
him is. f jyue w. S the which i. h by GQ. > Om. LO. k dieth DGOTR. die he IKS. ' Om. PGQT.pr.7«.
m Om. BC. n serowful i. sory, or heuy s. ° noye B. P or EILP and s. la modirles GI. r indignacioun
0113011 p. sup.ras. indign. of you is. s Om. DEFGKLMNOPQRT. * Om. BC. hem M. u a cloth to wed is.
T jelde it is. w the which i. * schal slepe is. y me for neede is.
XXII. 29 — XXIII. ii.
EXODUS.
245
asthi puple thow shall* not curse. Thy
dymes and fyrst fruytis thow shalt not
tarye to offre. The first gotun of thi
sosones thow shalt 3yue to me; of oxenb
forsothe, and sheep thow shalt doon
lijk maner ; seuen dayes be he with his
moder, and the ei3tithd day thow shalt
si 3eeld hym to me. %e shulen be holy men
to me ; the flesh that were before tastid
of beestis 36 shulen not eete, but 36 shu-
len caste it to doggis.
CAP. XXIII.
1 Thow shalt not tak the voys of lees-
ynge, ne ligge to thin hoond, that for the
2 vnpyteuows thow seye fals witnes. Thow
shalt not folwe the puple to doon yuel,
ne in dome of many thow shalt assente
to the sentence, that thow goo out of the
3 weye of f trewthe. Of the pore forsothe
thou shalt not haue merci in cause11
4 of strijf. If thou a3en come to the ox of
thin enemy, or to the errynge asse, lede
5 a3en to hym. If thow se an asse of hym
that hatith thee lye vnder the charge,
thow shalt not ouerpasse, but thow shalt
evnderheue with hym. Thow shalt not
bo we awey in the dome of the pore.
yLesyng thow shalt flee. The innocent
and the ryjtwis thow shalt not slee, for
Y am aduersarye a3ens the unpiteuows.
s Ne tak thou 3iftes, that also blynden wise
men, and turnen vpsedoun the wordis of
a ri3twys men. To the pilgrime thow shalt
not be greuous ; 36 knowen forsothe the
lyues of comlyngis, for and 36 3oure silf
weren pylgrimys in the loond of Egipte.
10 Sixe 3eer thow shalt sowe thi loond, and
thow shalt gedere togidere the fruytis of
11 it; the seuenthe forsothe 3eer thow shalt
for Y am mercyful. Thou schalt not bac-28
byte goddisz, and thou schalt not curse the
prince8 of thi puple. Thou schalt not tarye 29
to offre to the Lord thi tithis, and firste1*
fruytis. Thou schalt 3yue to me the firste
gendridc of thi sones ; also of oxen, and 30
of scheep thou schalt do in lijk maner;
seuene daies be he'1 with his6 modir, in the
ei3tithe dai thou schalt 3elde hymf to me.
3e schulen be holi men to me ; 36 schulen 3i
not ete fleischs which1' is bifore taastid
of beestis, but 36 schulen caste' forth to
houndis.
CAP. XXIII.
Thou schalt not resseyue ak vois of i * ioynfj
leesyng, nether1 thou schalt ioyne* thin ^u'
hondt"1, that thou seie fals witnessyng" for thy» honicox.
1 _ ' • f '*y» hnnd,
a wickid man. Thou schalt not sue the0 2 that is, make
couenaunt
cumpanye to do yuel, nether thou schalti* ether biheete.
ascente to the sentence of ful many men in
doom, that thou go awey fro treuthe. Also -'f
thou schalt noti haue mercy of a pore
man in ar 'cause, ethir doom*\. If thou 4 t for mm doom
... - . arceateth no
meetrst the oxe of thin enemye1, ethir11 person, is.
thev asse erryngew, lede thoux a3en to hym.
If thou seest that the asse of hym thats
hatith thee liggyth^ vndir a burthun,
thou schalt not passez, but thou schalt
reisea with hymb. Thou schalt not bowece
in the doom of a pore man. Thou schalt 7
fle ad lesyng. Thou schalt not sle an in-
nocent man, and iust e ; for Y am aduer-
sarie to a wickid man. Take thou nots
3iftis, that blynden alsof prudent men, and
destryen the wordys of iust men. Thou a
schalt not be diseseful^ to a pilgrym, for
3e knowen the soulish of comelyngis, for
also 36 weren pilgryms in the lond of
Egipt. Sixe 3eer thou schalt sowe thi 10
lond, and thou schalt gadre fruytis therof ;
forsothe in the seuenthe 3eer thou schalt 11
a schall E et sic stepius.
dome E pr. m.
thin oxen K pr. m. d eyjten BF. ey3t K.
fro the BDEF. h the
z that is, the prestis (marg.) i. g. that is, prestis or iugis s. g. that is, iugis x. aprincis i. b thi firste s.
c higotun i. d it (text) thejirst bigeten thing i (marg.) thefrw/t of a beest s. e the is. f it is. S the
fleisch is. h the which K. that is. > caste it IK. ^ the is. ' ne is. m hi couenaunt i (marg.) lioiid Li
couenaunt s. n witnesse is. ° a is. P schalt not o. q Om. o. r Om. A pr. m. et plures. 8 cause or
doom ELP. doom is. * thin enemyes oxe is. u or ELP. v Om. BSX. his i. w straiynge i. x it is.
T lijth ix. z passe atvey s. a reise vp it i. reise vp s. b hym the beest s. c boweyro trenth s. d Om. is.
e a iust is. f she i. K disesv is. " Ivues
lyues is.
246
EXODUS.
XXIII. 12 22.
leeue it, and thow shalt mak reste, that
pore men of thi puple eeten, and what
euer 'shal be1 relif, eete the beestis of the
feeld ; so thow shalt doon in thi vyne
i23eerd, and in thin oliue jeerd. Sixe dayes
thow shalt worche, the seuenthe day thow
shalt ceese, that the oxe reste, and thin
asse, and the sone of thin handmayden be
isrefreshid, and the comlyng. Alle thingis
that Y haue seyd to 3ow, kepith ; and bi
the name of straunge goddis thow shalt
not sweer, ne shal not be herd of 3oure
H mouth. Thre sithes thur3 eche jeer feeste
15 dayes thow shalt halowe to me. The so-
lempnek of therf looues thow shalt kepe ;
seuen dayes thow shalt eete therf looues,
as Y haue comaundid to thee, in the
tyme of the moneth of new fruytis,
whanne thow jedist out of Egipte ; thow
16 shalt not apere in my sijt voyde ; and1
the solempnete of the moneth of the cheef
fruytes of thi werk, what euer thingis
thow shalt sowe in thi feelde ; and the
solempnete in the goyng out of the jeer,
when thow hast gedered togidere alle
17 thim fruytis fro the feeld. Thries ajeer
shal apere al thi maal child" before the
is Lord thi God. Thow shalt not offer
vpon 'sour dowj0 the blood of thi sacri-
fice ; ne there shal not leeue the talowj?
19 of my solempnete vnto the morwen. The
cheef fruytis of the tilthe of thin erthe
thow shalt here intoi the hows of the
Lord thi God. Thow shalt not seethe a
2okydde in the mylk of his moder. Loo ! Y
shal seende myn aungel, that he goo before
thee, and kepe in the weye, and lede into
21 the place that Y haue greithid. Wayt
hym, and here his voys, ne wene thow
hym to be dispisid, for he shal not for-
3yue, whanne thou synnest, and my name
22 is in hym. Thaf if thow here hys vois,
and dost alle thingis that Y speke, Y shal
leeue it, and schalt1 makek to reste, that
the pore men of thi puple ete, and what
euer is residue1, the beestis of the feeld
etem ; so thou schalt do in thi vyner, and
in place" of olyue0 trees. Sixe dayes thou 12
schalt worche, inP the seuenthe dai thou
schalt ceesse, that thin oxe and assei reste,
and the sone of thin handmaide, and the
comelyng be refreischid. Kepe je alle n
thingis, whiche Y seider to 3011 ; and je
schulen not swere bi the name of alien
goddis, nether it schal be herd of joure
mouth. In thre tymes bi alle 3eeris 36 u
schulen halewe feestis to me. Thou schalt 15
kepe the8 solempnyte of therf looues ; se-
uene* daies thou schalt ete therf breed, as
Y comaundideu to thee, in thev tyme of
monethe" of newe thingis, whanne thou
jedist out of Egipt ; thou schalt not ap-
pere voide in my si3t. And thou schalt ic
kepe the solempnete of the monethe of
the firste thingis of thi werkx, what euer
thingis thou hast sowe in they feeld. Also
thou schalt Jeepe the solempnyte in thez
goyng out of the 3eer, whanne thou hast
gaderid all thi fruytis of thea feeld. Thries 17
in the 3eer al thib male kynde schal ap-
pere bifore thi Lord God. Thou schalt is
not offre the blood of thi slaync sacrifice
on sour dou3d ; nether the fatnesse6 of my
solempnete schal dwelle til to the morew-
tid. Thou schalt here the firste thingis 19
of the fruytis of thi lond in to the hows
of thi Lord God. Thou schalt not sethe
a kide in the mylke of his modir. Lo ! 20
Y schalf sende myn aungel, that schal go
bifore thee, and schal? kepeh in the weie,
and schal1 ledek to the place which1 Y
haue maad redi to thee. Take thou hede2i
to hymf, and here thou his vois, nether
eresse thou hym to be dispisid1 ; for he that is. per-
seyue tbou
schal not for3yue, whanne thou synnestm, bisiiy, that
, . ,-. • /> , i " thou obeie to
and my name is in him. For if thou herest 22 him. BC.
1 wern E pr.m. k solempnite E. 1 Om. A. m the D. n children D. ° whete E pr.m. P talwjs DDFH.
fatte E pr.m. 1 in D. r and E pr.m.
i Om. DIMOQHST sec.m. w. thou schalt K. k make it KS. 1 left vngederid i. left L. residue, either left
vngedrid s. m ete it is. n the place ILS. ° thin olyue B. P and in BIKS. 1 thin asse DGIQRST.
r say is. s Om. L. * in seuene KO pr. m. u haue comaundid I. vOm. is. w the monethe is. Mverkiss.
y thi DGQHT. z Om. c. a thi s. b the plures. c brent w. d sour douj, that is, while sour dowe is in
thin Jious BCGQSX. e fatnesse, or plentee s. f Om. G. S he schal is. h kepe thee FIKS. * he schal is.
k lede thee IKS. 1 that I. u dispisid,, or dispisable s. m synnest, til thou forthinke thy synne s.
XXIII. 23—33-
EXODUS.
247
be enemy to thin enemyes, and Y shal
23 turmente hem that turmenten thee ; and
myn aungel shal goo before thee, and he
shal lede thee into Amorre, and Ethe,
and Phereze, Chanane, and Eue, and Je-
24buze, whom Y shal totreede. Thou shalt
not anowre the goddis of hem, ne thou
shalt not herye hem ; thow shalt not do
the werkis of hem, but destrye hem, and
25 al to breek the ymagis of hem. And }e
shulen seme to the Lord 3oure God, that
Y blesse8 to thi looues, and watris, and Y
shal take awey wickidnes fro the myddil
26 of thee ; ne1 thi loond shal be vnfructuous",
ne bareyn ; the noumbre of thi dayes Y
27 shal fulfille. My feerde Y shal seende into
thi before cornyng, and Y shal slee al the
puple, to whom thow shalt goon ynv, and
of alle thin enemyes before thee Y shal
28 turne the backis ; sendynge out before
stynggynge flies, that ben sprungun of
deed bodies, hauynge the stonges enue-
nymd, the which shulen make flee Eue,
and Chanane, and Ethe, er thow goon
29 yn. Y shal not throwe hem out fro thi
face o }eer, lest the loond be turned into
wildernes, and beestis growen ajens thee ;
so litil meele Y shal putte hem out fro thi
si3t, to the tyme thow be encreesid, and
31 weelde the loondw. Forsothe Y shal sette
thi termes fro the reed see vnto the see
of Palestynes, and fro the desert vnto the
flood. Y shal take to 3oure hoondes the
dwellers of the loond, and Y shal throwe
32 hem out fro 3oure si3t ; thow shalt not
goon with hem into couenaunt of pees,
33 ne with the goddis of hem. Dwelle thei
not in thi loond, lest perauentur thei
maken thee synne a3ens me, ifx thow
seruest to the goddis of hern, that certis
shal be to thee into sclaundre.
his vois, and doist alle thingis whiche Y
speke, Y schal be enemy to thin enemyes,
and Y schal turment hem, that turmenten
thee ; and myn aungel schal go bifore thee, 23
and he schal lede yn thee to Amorrei, and
Ethei, and Ferezei, and Cananey, and E-
uey, and Jebusei, whiche Y schal breke".
Thou schalt not ononre0 'the goddis of24
hemP, nether thou schalt worschipe hemi;
thou schalt not do the werkis of hem, but
thou schalt destrie ther goddis8, and thou
schalt breke the ymagis of hem. And 3625
schulen serue to 3oure Lord God, that Y
blesse thi looues, and watris1, and do awei
sikenesse" fro the myddis of thee; neithir2G
a womman vnfruytful, neither bareynv,
schal be in thi lond ; Y schal fillew the
noumbre of thi daies. Y schal sende my 27
drede in to thi biforgoyng, and Y schal
sle al the puple, to whichx thou schalt
entre, and Y schal turne the backis of alle
thin enemyes bifore thee ; and Y schal a«
sende out bifore? scrabrounszf, that schulen
. _, - „ , „ . that is, flies
dryue awei Jbuey, and Cananey, and Jiithei, with vcnemouse
bifore that thou entre. Y schal not caste 20 bended of'
hem out fro thi face in o 3eer, lest the lond deert careyns-
ABCGKNOQSX.
be turned in to wildirnesse, and beestis en-
creesse a3ens thee ; litil and litil I schal 30
caste hem out fro thi si3t, til thou be en-
creessid, and welde the loond. Forsothe 31
Ya schal sette thi termys fro the reed see
til to the see of Palestyns, and fro desertb
til to the flood. Y schal 3yue to 3oure
hondis the dwelleris of the lond, and Y
schal caste hem out fro 3oure si3t ; thou 32
schalt not make boond of pees with hem,
nethir with 'the goddis of hemc. Dwelle 33
thei not in thi lond, lest perauenture thei
make thee to do synne a3ens me, yf thou
seruest her goddis, whichd thing6 certis
schalf be to thee in to sclaundir.
9 schulen blesse E pr. m.
x that if A pr. m.
Om. E. u schall not be vuf. E. v ajeynst E pr. m. w erth E pr.tn.
n breke, or destrie is. ° onoure as to outward reuerence BCGQX. P here goddes with outward reue-
rence is. 1 hem as to innere reuerence BCGQ. hem a* with innere reuerence \. hem with yntvard affec-
cioun is. r tho BC. her is. s goddis of hem K. l thi watris is. u siknessis G. v a bareyn is. w ful-
lille is. x the which I. y bifore thee isw. z scrabrouns, a fcynde of flies i. scrabrouns, or
ttinginge files LP. * and y K. •» the desert GIS. c her goddes is. d the which i. « thinges is.
f shullen is.
248
EXODUS.
XXIV. I — II.
CAP. XXIV.
1 To Moyses forsothe he seide, Stye vp
to the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab,
and Abyu, and the seuenti aldren of
2 Yrael ; and 36 shulen anowrn afer>', and
oonly Moyses steyz vp to the Lord, and
thei shulen not neiz to hym, ne the pu-
3 pie shal stye vp with him. Thanne
Moyses came, and tolde to the puple alle
the wordis of the Lord, and the domes ;
and al the puple answerde with o voys,
Alle the wordis of the Lord that he hath
4spokun, we shulen do. Moyses forsothe
wrote alle the wordes of the Lord ; and
eerli rysynge, he bildide an auteer to the
Lord at the rotis of the hil, and twelue
5 titlis by twelue lynagis of Yrael. And
he sente the 3ong men of the sones of
Yrael, and thei offreden alle brent sacri-
fices, and thei ofFreden pesible sacrifice to
e the Lord, twelue calues. And so Moyses
took the half parti of the blood, and putte
it into chalices8; and 'that otherb party
7 he shedde vpon the auteer. And takynge
to the book of the couenauntb of pees,
raddec, herynge thed puple, the whiche
seiden, Alle thingis that the Lord hath
spokun we shulen do, and we shulen be
fiobeysaunt. He forsothe the blood takun
sprengide6 into the puple, and seith, This
is the blood of the boond of pees, that
the Lord couenauntide f with 30 w vpon
oalle thes wordes. And Moyses, and Aa-
ron, Nadab, and Abyu, and the seuenty
10 of the? aldren of Yrael, stieden vp, and
seen the God of Yrael, vndur the feet of
him, as a werk of a saphire stoon, ash
nheuene whanne it' is bry3t. Also vpon
hem that 3eden fer awey fro the sones of
Yrael he sente his hoond ; and thei seen
CAP. XXIV.
Also he£ seide to Moises, 'Stie thouh to i
the Lord, thou, and Aaron, and Nadab,
and Abyu, and seuenti eldere men of Is-
rael ; and 36 schxilen worschipe afer, and 2
Moises aloone stie' to the Lord, and thei
schulen not nei3e, nether the puple schal
stiek with hym. Therfore Moises cam, and 3
telde to the puple alle the wordis and
domes1 of the Lord ; and al the puple an-
sweride with o vois, We schulen do alle
the wordis of the Lord, whiche he spakm.
Forsothe Moises wroot alle the wordis of 4
the Lord ; and he roos eerli, and bildide
an auter to the Lord at the rootis of the
hil, and he bildide™ twelue titlis0 bi twelue
lynagis of Israel. And he sente 3onge5
men of the sones of Israel, and thei of-
friden brent sacrifices, and 'thei offriden?
pesible sacrifices 'to the Lord<i, twelue*
calues. And so Moises took half the part 6
of ther blood, and sente8 in to grete1
cuppis ; forsothe he schedde the residue
part onu the auter. And he took the book 7
of thev boond of pees, and reddew, while"
the puple lierde ; whiche^ seiden, We schu-
len do alle thingis which2 the Lord spak,
and we schulen be obedient. Forsothe hea«
tookb, and sprengide0 'the blood'1 on the
puple, and seide, This is the6 blood of the
boond of pees, which the Lord coue-
nauntide with 3ow on alle these wordis.
And Moises, and Aaron, and Nadab, and:)
Abyu, and seuenti of the eldere men of
Israel stiedenf, and sei3en God t of Israel, 10
vndur hise feet, as& the werk of safireh
stoon', and as heuene whanne it is cleer.
And he sente not his bond on hemj of the n
sones of Israel, thatk hadden go fer awei ;
and thei sien God1, and eeten and drunkun.
* tirelue is not
in Ebreu, and
therfor it
scmeth that ij.
caluys onely
wercn there.
Lire here. CG
QX.
y offere D. z stiede ABDFH. a wyne chalices E pr.m. b the tother BDEFH. bb comenaunt D passim.
c and he rad it E pr.m. d all the E pr. m. e spreynde BDEFH. f comenauntid D passim. e Om. E.
11 and as E. > he E pr. m.
S he, that is, the aungel BCKLP. the aungel is. he, the aitngel N. h go thou vp i. stie thou vp s. ' go vp i.
stie he vp s. k go vp i. stie vp s. l the domes s. m hath spoke is. n bildide or leide s. ° titlis ether
stonys BCEGKNPQX. titlis or stones is. P Om. DIKMN sec.m. OBST sec.m. w. q Om. F. r Om. is. s putte
it is. putte MW. * the grete LP. " vpon is. v Om. DGQKST. w he redde is. " the while F pr.m.
y the whiche i. z that is. a Moises is. b took the blood is. <• spreinte L. sprengide it is. d Om. IDS.
blood M pr. m. w. e Om. is. f wenten up i. stieden vp s. S sanyen as i. thei sien as s. h a safir ILS.
5 stoones K. k the whiche i. ' God, that camen ni-$ to him is.
f and sien God,
not iu his lic-
yug, but in
manmis !ir-
nesse repre-
seutinge him.
Lire here. CGK
QX.
J Ebrus seyn,
that this is' the
very text, and
he sente not
his bond on
the lordis of
the sones of
Israel, eax.
that is, on
lordis, tbe
gloos scith. s.
XXIV. 12 XXV. ;•
EXODUS.
249
12 God, and eten and drunken. The Lord
forsothe seide to Moyses, Stye vp to me
into the hil, and be there, and Y shal
3yue to thee stonun tablis, and the lawe,
and mawndementisJ that Y haue wrytun,
is that thow teche hem. And Moyses and
Josue his seruaunt rysen, and Moyses
Hstiynge vp into the hil of God, seith to
the aldren, Abide 36 here to the tyme
that wek turnen a3en to 3ow ; 36 han Aa-
ron and Hur with 3ow, if eny thing of
questioun were sprongun, 36 shulen telle
is it to hem. And whanne Moyses hadde
icstyed vp, a clowd couerde the hil, and
the glorye of the Lord dwellide vpon Sy-
nay, couerynge it with a clowd six dayes;
the seuenthe forsothe day the Lord cle-
pide1 hym fro the mydil of the derknes ;
17 and the liknes of the glorie of the Lord
was as brennynge fyer vpon the cop of
the hil in the si3t of the sones of Yrael.
is And Moyses goon into the myddil of the
clowd, styede vp into the hil, and was
there fourti dayes and fourti ny3tism.
CAP. XXV.
i And the Lord spak to Moyses, sei-
2ynge, Spek to the sones of Yrael, that
thei taken to me the fyrst fruytis ; of ech
man that wilfuly offerith, 36 shulen tak
3 thilke thingis. And thes ben the thingis
that 36 shulen take, gold, and siluer, and
4 brasse, and iasynkt, that is, 'silk of violet
blew", and purpur, that is, sangwyn0 silk,
and coctun twyes died, that is, silke 'of
flawme colour!", and biys, that is, thei
fynest lynenr clooth of Egipte, and heeris
s of geyt, and skynnes of wetheres maad
reed, and skynnes iacynktyness, and trees
c of Sychym, and oyle to make Ii3tes, and
swete smellynge thingis into oynement1,
7 and ensensis of good smel, onychen
Forsothe the Lord seide to Moises, 'Stie 12
thoum to me in to the hil, and be thou
there, and Y schal 3yue to thee tablis of
stoon, and the lawe, and comaundementis",
whiche Y haue write, that thou teche0 the?
children of Israel. Moises and Josue his is
mynystrei risen1", and Moises stiede8 in to
the hil of God, and seide to the eldere 14
men, Abide 36 here, til* we turnen a3en
to 3ou ; 36 han Aaron and Hur with 3ou,
if ony thing of questioun isu maad, 36
schulen telle to hem. And whanne Moises is
hadde stiedv, a cloude hilide the hil, and ic
the glorie of the Lord dwellide onw Synai,
and kyueride it with a cloude sixe daies ;
forsothe in the seuenthe dai the Lord cle-
pide hym fro the myddis of the cloude ;
forsothe the licnesse of gloriex of the Lord 17
was as fier brennynge on the cop of the
hil in the si3t of the sones of Israel. And is
Moises entride into the myddis of the
cloude, and stiede? in to the hil, and he
was there fourti daies and fourti ny3tis.
CAP. XXV.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Speke thou to the sones of Israel, that 2
thei take to me the firste fruytis ; of ech
man that offrith wilfuli, 36 schulen take
tho. Forsothe these thingis it ben, whiche 3
3e schulen take, gold, and siluer, and bras,
iacynt2, and purpura, and reed silk twies4
died, and bijsb, heeris of geet, and 'skynnes
of wetherisc maad reed, and skynnes off.
iacynt, and trees of Sechym, and oiled toe«
Ii3tis to be ordeyned, swete smellynge
spiceries in to oynement, and encensisf of
good odour, onochym stoonys, and gemmes 7
to ourne ephod^, and the racional "j~. And s
thei schulen make a seyntuarie'1 to me,
and Y schal dwelle in the myddis of hem,
•f- that is, an
nuche hang-
inge on the
prestis brecst,
in U'hic/ie was
writen dome
and trenth. s.
j mawdementis A. k I E pr. m. l clepe E. m nyjt E. n of colour lyke ayre E pr. in. ° of colour
lyke blode E pr. m. P mene bytwix reed and jalow E pr. m. 1 of whyte colour E pr. m. T lyne BE sec.m.
9 of iacynctynes B. l oynmentes D.
m come thou vp i. stie thou vp s. n heestis is. ° teche hem FIS. P Om. o. <1 seruaunt is. mynys-
tris o. r risiden B. s jede vp i. stiede vp s. * to s. u be is. v gon vp i. stied vp s. w vpon w.
* the glorie isx. y jede up i. stiede vp s. * and iacynt K. a purpul L. b bijs ether whit selk BCGLNOQX.
bijs or w. s. ELP. bijs, that is, white silk K. c wetheris skynnes is. d the oile o. e of G. f encense is.
K with ephod, that is, a chesiple is. h tabernacle i marg.
Kk
250
EXODUS.
xxv. 8 — 19.
stoonus and gemmes to anowrn ephoth,
that is, a preestis ouermest clothing, that
we deepen a coope, and the racionale,
that is, the clooth in the brest of the
coope, and in the brest of the preest.
s And thei shulen make to me a seyn-
tuarye, and Y shal dwelle in the myddil
9 of hem, after al the liknes of the taber-
nacle that Y shal shewe to thee, and of
alle the vessels into the heriynge of it.
10 And thus 30 shulen make it; 36 shulen
ioyne of the trees of Sychym an arke,
whose lengthe haue two cubites and an
half, the brede o cubijt and an half, the
nhei3t o cubijt also and an half. And
thow shalt gilte it with moost clene gold
with ynne and with oute ; and thou shal
make aboue a goldun coroun bi enuy-
i-2roun, and foure goldun cerclis, the whiche
thow shalte putte vp on the foure cor-
ners of the arke ; be there two cercles in
'that ou syde, and two in 'that otherv.
is And thow shalt make berynge staues of
the trees of Sychym, and thow shalt
14 couere hem with gold, and bryng yn thui'3
the cerclis that ben in the sides of the
15 arke, that it be born in hem, the which
euermore shal be in the cerclis, ne eny
letyme shal be drawun out of hem. And
thow shalt putte in tow the arke the wit-
17 nessyng, that Y shal 3yue to thee. And
thow shalt make a propiciatorye, that is,
a place of purchasyng mercy, of moost
cleene gold ; the lengthe of it shal holde
two cubitis and an half, and the brede of
is it o cubijt and an half. And two goldun
cherubyns* and forgid with hamers, thow
shalt make on either party of the preiyng
is place; that o cherubyn be in the o syde
bi al the licnesse of the tabernacle, which1 9
Y schal schewe to thee, and of alle thek
vessels of ournyng therof. And thus 3610
schulen make it ; ioyne 361 togidere an
arkem of the" trees of Sechym, whos
lengthe haue0 twey cubitis and an half,
the broodnesse? hauei ar cubit and half5,
the h^nesse1 haueu 'in lijk manerv a" cubit
and halfx. And thou schalt ouergilde itii
with clennesteF gold with ynne and with
out forth2; and thou schalt make a goldun
crowne aboue 'bi cumpasa, and foure goldun 12
cerclisb, whichec thou schalt sette bi foure
corneris of the arked ; tweie ceerclisf be ins
oh syde, and twei cerclis' in the totherk
side. Also thou schalt make barris of the is
trees of Sechym, and thou schalt hile tho1
with gold, and thou schalt brynge ynm bi u
the cerclis11 that ben in the sidis of the
arke, that it be borun in tho°, whichePis
schulen euere be in the ceerclisi, rietherr
* It was sem
schulen ony tyme be drawun out of thoo8. the arke of
witnessing, for
And thou schalt putte in to the arke the1 in there yn wns
witnessing"*, whichv Y schal 3yue to thee. ^u'ruTof6"
And thou schalt make a propiciatoriet of i7™eas°" "L^God
clennestew gold; *that is, a table hilintfe
the arke* ; the lengthe therof schal holde
twei cubitis and an half, the broodnessey
schal holde az cubit and half. Also thou
schalt make on euer eithir side of 'Goddis
answervng placebt twei cherubynsc of gold,
. J , ' ,
and betun" out with hamer" ; o cherub' be 19 eche power is
• »• 1. j p \n T f i : of the Lord
m£ o" syde of Goddis answeryng place1, God, and Deu.
and the totherk in the totherk side1; hele 20 ^2^
thei euerm either side of the propiciatorie11,
1
and holde thei forth wyngis0, and hile thei
' Goddis answeryng placet1 ; and biholde
thei hem silf togidere, while thei faces
ben turned in to the propiciatorie, with
fedde hem "'it'
bred fro hc-
uene, and ta-
rei?jfle I'16 lan;e
\vriten,tlie jerdc
of Aaron, to
witnesse that
u the to BDEFH. v the tother BDEFH. w Om. c. * cherubyn BDEFH. y the ton DDE pr. m. FH,
> that i. k Om. plures. ' Om. s. m arke ether cofcre BCGKNQX. arke or cofere ELP. arke or
a cofer s. n Om. DIT sec. m. ° shal haue i. P breede i. 1 schal haue i. r o KSW. s a half G. an
half IKS. * hijnesse therof c. hijte EILI>. u Om. ci. Y also ELP. w o IK. x an half IKS. y ful
clene i. z Om. is. a al aboute i. b ranges i. cerclis or renges s. c the whiche i. d coffre is. e and
twei G. f ryngis iw. g bi i. h the too K. ' ryngis iw. k other is. J hem i. m yn hem i. yn tho s.
n ryngis w. ° hem i. P the whiche barrcs i. whiche barres s. 1 ringes i. cerclis or ringis s. r nethir
thei is. s hem i. * tho the arke of w. u witnessing, that is, larve BCEGKLNPQX. witnessing of
lawe i pr.m. witnessing or lane s. v that is. w ful cleiie i. x Om. c. 5" breed is. 2 o IKS. a an
half GIKS. b the oracle i. c cherubyns, that is ij. liknesse is. d forged i. e hameris G. an hamer s.
f cherubin ELP. g on x. h the too K. ' the oracle r. k other is. ' Om. plures. m ouer G. " table is.
u the wyngis i. P the oracle i. <1 her is.
rotienaunt that
he had seid. I.
f In the dai of
mere! the gloric
of God de-
sceudide alwey
there, i.
J that is the
place that God
answeride fro
to men prei-
ynge. i.
XXV. 20 — 31-
EXODUS.
251
20 of 'Goddis answeryng place*, and 'that
othereb in 'that othereb, that thei coueren
either syde of the propiciatorye, strecch-
ynge out the wenges, and couerynge
' Goddis answeryng place0 ; and beholde
thei hem seluen togidered, the cheeres
turned into the propiciatorie, with the
whiche is to be couered the arke of the
21 Lord, in the whiche thow shalt putte the
witnessyng, that Y shal 3yue to thee.
22 Fro thens Y shal comaunde, and speke
to thee vpon the propiciatorye, 'that is,
and" fro the myddil of the two cheru-
bynsf, that shulen be vpon the arke of
witnessyng, alle thingis that I shal co-
maunde bi thee to the sones of Yrael.
23 And thow shalt make a meet bord of the
trees of Sichym, hauynge two cubitis'of
lengthe^, and in brede o cubiyt, and in
24hei3t oh cubijt and an half. And thow
shalt gilte it with moost purid gold, and
thow shalt make to it by enuyroun a
25 goldun mergyn ; and to thilk mergyn
eueramong grauen1 coroun with foure
fingur mele hei3t, and vpon it another
2<; goldun coroun. And foure goldun cerclis
thou shalt greithe, and thow shalt putte
hem in the foure corners of the same bord,
27 bi eche feet. Vnder the corounsk shulen
be goldun cerclis, that beryng staues
mowen be put thur3 hem, and the bord
2!i may be born. Thilke berynge staues
tliow shalt make of the trees of Sychym,
and thow shalt enuyroun with gold, to
2:)' be born1 the bord. And thow shalt
greithe eysel vesselis, and phiols, censures,
and litil cuppis, in the wliyche 'sacrifices
of lycours ben to be offred"1, of moost
aoclene gold. And thow shalt putte vpon
the bord looues of propicisioun, euermore
:n in my si3t. And thow shalt make a can-
which the arke of the Lord schal be hilid, 21
in whichr arke thou schalt putte the 'wit-
nessyng, which3 Y schal 3yue to thee. Fro 22
thennus Y schal comaunde, and schal* speke
to thee aboue the propiciatorie, that is, fro
the myddisu of tweiv cherubyns, that schu-
len be on the arke of witnessyng, alle
thingis whiche Y schal comaunde 'bi theew
to the sones of Israel. Also thou schalt 23
make a boord of thex trees of Sechym,
hauinge twei cubitis of lengthe, and ay cu-
bit inz broodnesse, and aa cubit and half b
in hi3enessec. And thou schalt ouergilde24
the bord with purest d gold, and thou
schalt make to it a goldun brynke6 'bi
cumpasf; and ^tliou schalt makes to that 25
brynke a coroun rasid bitwixe foure fyn-
gris hi3, and* thou schalt make% on that an-
other lytil goldun coroun. And thou schalt 20
make redi foure goldun cerclish, and thou
schalt put' thook in foure corners of the
same boord, bi alle feet1. Vndur the coroun 27
schulen be goldun cerclis"1, that the barris
be put" thorou tho°, and thatP the boordi
may be borun. Thou schalt make thor28
barris of the trees of Sechym, and thou
schalt cumpas8 with gold to bere the boord.
And thou schalt make redi vessels of vy- 29
negre, and viols, cenceris*, and cuppis of
pureste" gold, in whiche fletynge sacrifices
schulen be offrid. And thou schalt setteso
on the boord looues of proposiciounv, inw
my si3t euerex. And thou schalt make a 31
. candilstike 'betun forth? with hamer2, of
clenneste gold, anda thou schalt make the
schaftb therof, and 3erdis, cuppisc, and litle
rundelis, and lilies comynge forth therof.
Sixed 3erdis schulen go out of the sidis, 32
thre of oe side, and thre of the totherf.
Thre cuppis as in the maner of a note 33
bi ech 3erde, and litle rundelis to gidere,
* the preying place E pr.m. b the tother BDEFH. c the preying place E pr. m. d to togidere A. e and
also E pr.m. f cherubyn BDEFH. S olength BDEFH. b a E. 'a grauen E. k corners A. 1 beer E pr.m.
ln ben sacrifyses of offryng E pr. m.
r the which K. s lawe that is. l Y schal A pr.m. el plures. u myddil i. v Om. GQ. the two I.
w Om. i. * Om. is. Y oo IKS. z of I. a o K. b an half IKS. c heijt is. d most pure i. e brynke or
a riban s. f aboute i. K Om. i. h ryngis isw. ' put to L. k hem i. ' the feet theroff is.
m rynges isw. n sent DEFGKLOPQRTX. ° hem i. P so i. <1 table is. r the B pr.m. co. s cumj)as
Item is. * and cenceris K. u most pure i. v proposicioun ether of seltyng forth BCKN. prop, or sett,
forth LP. prop, or of sett, forth is. setting forth or proposicioun E. w whiche shulen euer ben in s. * Om. s.
y forged i. beten out s. z an hamer s. a Om. BCIS. b staff i. c and cuppis B. d vij. o. e the o i. the
to K. t tother syde BD. other is.
Kk 2
252
EXODUS.
XXV. 32 — XXVI. 4.
delstik 'betun out with hamers0, of moost
cleene gold, the staf of it, and the0 3erdes,
cuppesi', and litil balles, and lilyes goynge
32 out of it. Six 3erdes shulen goon out of
the sides, thre of 'that o^ side, and thre
33 of 'that other1". Thre cuppes as into8
maner of a note hi eche 3erdes, and the
litil balles togidere, and lylye, and the
same wyse three cuppes at the lyknesse
of a note in 'that other1 3erdeu, and balles,
and lilyev; and this shal be the werk of
six 3erdes, that ben to be brou3t forth
34 out of the candelstaf. In that forsothe
candelstik shulen be foure cuppes in ma-
ner of a note, and balles bi eche and
35 lilies ; and the balles vndur the two 3erdes
bi thre places, the whiche six togidere
ben maad, goynge forth from o candelstaf;
so and the balles thanne, and the 3erdes of
it shulen be, al'betun outw of moost puyr
37 gold. And thow shalt make seuen lan-
ternes, and thow shalt put hem vpon the
candelstik, that thei Ii3ten eche a3ens
38 other. Candelquenchers, and forsothe
where the snoffes ben quenchid, be thei
39 maad of moost puyr gold. And al the
wei3t of the candelstyk with alle his ves-
sels shal haue a talent of moost clene gold.
40 Bihold and do after the sawmplere, that
to thee is shewid in the hil.
CAP. XXVI.
1 The tabernacle forsothe thow shalt
make thus ; ten curteyns of biys a3en-
foldid, and iacynkt, and purpur, and coc-
tyn twies died, dyuersid with nedlex werk,
2 thow shalt make. The lengthe of o cur-
tyn shal haue'ei3t and twenti cubitis, the
brede shal be of foure cubitis ; of o me-
3 sure shal be made alle the tentis. Fyue
curtyns to hem seluen shulen be ioyned
togidere, and other fyue shulen ioyne
4 togidere lijk manere ioynynge. Litil oyle-
and a lilie, and in lijk maner thre cuppis
at the licnesse of a note in the tother&,
and litle rundelis togidere, and a lilie ;
this schal be the werk of sixeh 3erdis, that
schulen be brou3t forth of the schaft'.
Forsothe in thilke candilstik e schulen be :u
fourek cuppis in the maner of a note, and
litle rundels and lilies by ech cuppe ; and 35
litle1 rundelis schulen be vndir twey 3erdis
bi thre places, whiche111 3erdis togidere"
ben maad sixe, comynge forth of o schaft;
and therfor the litle rundelis and 3erdis°36
therof schulen be alle betun? out with
hameri, of clenneste1" gold. And thou schalt 37
make seuene lanternes, and thou schalt
sette thos on the candilstike, that tho1
schyne euene a3ensu. Also tongis to Mosa
outv the snottisw, and where tho thingis",
that ben snottid' out, ben quenchid, bez
maad of clennestea gold. Al the wei3t of 39
the candilstike with alle hise vesselis schal
haueb a talent of clennest gold. Biholde4o
thou, and makec bi the saumpler, whichd
ys schewide to thee in the hil.
CAP. XXVI.
Forsothe the tabernacle schal be maad i
thus ; thou schalt make ten curtyns of bijs
foldyd 33611, and of iacynt, ofe purpurf, and
of reed silk twies died, dyuersid^ bi broi-
dery werk. The lengthe of oh curteyn2
schal haue ei3te and twenti cubitis, the
broodnesse' schal be of foure cubitisJ ; alle
tentisk schulen be maad of o mesure. Fyue 3
curtyns schulen be ioyned to hem silf to
gidere1, and othere fiue cleuem togidere bi
lijk boond. Thou schalt make handels" of4
n jeten E pr. m. ° Om. D. P the cuppes D. <i the too BDEFH. r the tother BDEFH. s the B /jr. m.
* the tother BDEFH. u syde A. v lylyes D. w forgid E pr. m. x neelde BE.
e tother jerde BCO. tother side is. h vij. o. ' candilstik schaft is. k thre w. l the litle is. m the
whiche i. n all togidere is. ° the jerdis is. P forgid i. 1 an hamer s. r most clene i. s hem i.
4 thei i. u ajens ech other i. ajens, or eche ayns other s. v snoffe i. w candels i. candil snuffis s.
x Mictlis i. y snuffid s. z be thei is. a most clene i. b haue or wen, s. c make al thing is. d that is.
e and of isw. f purpul ELP. g mad dyuers is. h a is. the to K. ' breede i. J cubities A. k the
tentis is. ! Om. GQX. m schulen cleue plures. n smale ryngis i. smale ringis or oylettis s.
xxvi. s — is-
EXODUS.
253
tis? iacyntyns in the sides, and in the
ouermest2 of the curtyns, thow shalt make,
5 that thei mowen be cowplid togidere. The
curtyri shal haue fifti oiletisa in either
parti, so set in, that o oyleteb may come
a3en another, and 'the other0 may be leide
«to 'the otherd. And thow shalt make fifty
goldun cerclis, with the whiche the veyles
of the curtyns ben to be ioyned, that o
7 tabernacle be maad. And thow shalt
make elleuen 'heeren sargese to couer the
a roof of the tabernacle ; the lengthe of the
too sargef shal haue thretti cubitis, and
the brede foure ; euen mesure shal be of
9 alle the sarges&. Of the whiche fyue thou
shalt ioyrie aside1', and sixe to hem silf
thou shalt couple togider, so that the
sixt sarge' thou double in the frount of
10 the roof. And thou shalt make fifti
oiletisk in the hemme of the too sarge1,
that itm mai be ioyned with the tother ;
and fifti oiletis" in the hemme to0 the
tother sargeP, that iti mai be couplid
11 with the tother; andr fifti knoppis of
bras with whiches the oyletis1 mowen be
ioyned, that there be maad o couertour
12 of alle. That forsothe that leeueth of in
the sarges", that ben greithid to the roof,
that is, o sargev that is the larger, of the
half of it, thow shalt couere the hynder-
is more parties of the tabernacle ; and o cu-
bijt shal hong on 'that ow parti, and an-
other on 'that otherx, that is more ouer
in the lengthe of the Barges?, either side
i-* of the tabernacle wardynge. And thou
shalt make another couertour to the roof,
of the skynnes of wetheres maad reed,
and vpon that eftsones another couertour
15 of blew skynnes. And thow shalt make
the tables stondynge of the tabernacle, of
t tabernacle
be maad, that
is, linn hilicg
iacynt in the sidis, and hi3nessis° of cur-
tynsP, that thoi moun be couplid to gidere.
Ar curteyn schal haue fyfti handlis8 ins
euer eithir part, so set yn, that 'an handle1
come a3en an handle", and thev toonw may
be schappid* to the tothir. And thouo
schalt make fifti goldun ryngis, bi whiche?
the 'veilis of curteynsz schulen be ioyned,
that o tabernacle be maadf. Also thou 7
schalt make enleuene saies to kyuere thea
hilyng of the tabernacle ; the lengthe ofs nacle BCGK
ob say schal haue thretti cubitis, and the
breed schal haue foure cubitis ; euene me-
sure schal be of alle saiesc. Of which thou 9
schalt ioyne fyue by hem silf, and thou
schalt couple sixe tod hem silf togidere,
so that thou double the sixte say in the6
frount of the roof. And thou schalt make 10
fifti handlesf in the hemme of o? say, that
it may be ioynedh with' the tother ; and
*thou schalt make^ fifti handles1 in the
hemme of the tothir say, that it be cou-
plid with the tothir; thoum schalt mahe\\
fifti fastnyngis11 of bras, bi° whiche the
handles'" schulen be ioyned to gidere, thati
oon hylyng be maad of alle. Sotheli thatr 12
that is residue8 in the saies, that ben maad
redi to the hilyng, that is1, o sai whychu
is morev, of the myddisw therof thou schalt
hile the hyndrerex part of the tabernacle ;
and a cubit schal hange on o part, and is
the tother cubit on the tother part, which?
cubit is more in thez lengthe of saiesa, and
schalb hile euer either syde of the taber-
nacle. And thou schalt make another hil- u
yng to the roof, of 'skynnes of wetheresc
maad reed, and ouer this thou schalt make
eft anothir hilyng of 'skynnes of iacyntd.
Also thou schalt make stondynge tablis of 15
the tabernacle, of the6 trees of Sechym,
y rengis E pr.m. z ouermostis BEII. a rengis E pr.m. b renge E pr. m. c that o renge E pr.m.
'-1 another E pr.m. e saye couertours of heere E pr. m. f say E pr. in. S says E pr. m. h beneth E pr. m.
' saye E pr. m. k eeris E pr. m. ' saye E pr. m. m he BDEFII. n eeris E pr. m. ° of E. P saye E pr. m
1 he BDEFII. r Om. BDEFH. s the whiche BDEFH. * eeris E pr.m. u sayis E pr.m.
w the too DDE. x the tother BDEFII. y sayes E pr.m.
saye E pr. m.
0 in the heijtis is. P the curtyns is. <! thei r. r O is. s oyletis is. * oon oilet is. u handle n. an
other oylett i. an oylete s. v that the is. w tothir plures. toon curteyn is. x schappid or mesurid s.
y the whiche K. z'curtyn veiles is. a with the is. b the too K. c the saies is. d bi MW. e Om. is.
f oyletis is. e the too K. h ioyned togidere w. > to is. k Om. I. 1 oyletis is. m and Ihou IK.
n bokelis i. festnyng botouns s. ° with i. P curtyn ryngis is. <I and so i. and s. r Om. w. s left EILPS.
ti&loseyi. u that is. v [gft more i. w myddil w. x hyndere GIKS. y the which i. z Om. is. a the
saies is. b it schal is. c the wetheris skynnys i. wetheris skynnys s. d iacynct skinnys is. e Om. K.
254
EXODUS.
XXVI. 16 — 30
16 the trees of Sichym, the whiche echon
han in lengthe ten cubitis, and in brede
17 eche oon and an half. In the sides of the
tabernacle2 be there made two rabitis,
with the whiche the to table be sett fast
to the tother ; and so in this manere
is alle the tablis shulena beb greithid. Of
the whiche twenti shulen be inc the myd-
day side, that drawith toward the sowth'1 ;
19 to the whiche and fourti silueren stakis
thow shalt 3eetee, that two stakis ben vn-
20 derput to ech table, bi twof corners. And
in the secounde syde of the tabernacle,
that drawith to the north, there shulen
21 be twenti tablis, hauynge fourti silueren
stakis ; two stakis to eche table shulen be
22 vnderput. Forsothe to the west coost of
the tabernacle thow shalt make sixe ta-
23 bles ; and eftsones other two, the whiche
in the corners ben£ arerid,bihynde the bak
24 of the tabernacle ; and thei shulen be to
hem seluen ioynd to gidere fro byneth
vnto aboue, and o ioynyng shal holde
hem alle. To the two forsothe tables
that ben to be put in the corners lijk
25 manere ioynyng shal be kept'1, and there
shulen be togidere ey3t tablis ; the sil-
ueren stakis of hem sixtene, two stakys
26noumbridi by o table. And thow shalt
make fyue beryng staues of the trees of
Sichym, to 'be holdunk togidere the tablis
27 in the o side of the tabernacle, and fyue
other in the tother, and of the same
28 noumbre at the west coost; that shulen be
putte bi the myddel tables fro the 1161368^
29 vnto the hei3est1. And thilke tablis thou
shalt gilden, and thou shalt 3etenm in
hem goldun rynges, bi the whiche the
staues holden togidere the bordid sides,
the whiche thow shalt couere with goldun
30 plates. And thow shalt arere the taber-
whichef tablis schulen haue ech bi hem^ 16
silf ten cubitis in lengthe, and in brede ah
cubit and half'. Forsothe twei dentyngisn
schulen be in the sidis of ak table, bi which
a1 table schal be ioyned to another table ;
arid in this maner alle the tablis schulen
be maad redi. Of whiche'11 tablis twenti 18
schulen be in the myddai side, that goith
to the south ; to whiche" tablis thou schalt 10
3ete° fourti silueren? foundementisi, that
twei foundementisr be set vndir ech table,
bi twei corneris. Ins the secounde side of 20
the tabernacle, that goith to the north,
schulen be twenti tablis, hauynge fourti
silueren4 foundementis11; tweiv foundemen-
tis"' schulenx be set vndir ech tabled 80-21
theli at the west coost of the tabernacle
thou schalt make sixe tablis ; and eft thou 22
schalt make tweine othere tablis, that 23
schulen be reisidz in the corneris 'bihynde
the baka of the tabernacle ; and the tablis 24
schulen be ioyned to hem silf fro bynethe
til to aboue, and o ioynyng schal with-
holdeb alle the tablis. And lijk ioynyng
schal be kept to the twei tablis, that schu-
len be set in the corneris, and thoc schulen 25
be ei3te tablis togidere; the siluerned foun-
dementise of thof schulen be sixtene, while
twei foundementis& ben rikenyd bi o table.
Thou schalt make also fyue barris of 'trees 26
of Sechymh, to holde togidere the tablis
in o side of the tabernacle, and fyue othere 27
barris in the tother' side, and of the same
noumbre at the west coost ; whichek barris 28
schulen be put1 thorou the myddil tablis
fro the toonm ende til to the tothir". And 29
thou schalt ouergilde tho tablis, and thou
schalt 3ete° goldun ryngis in thoP, bi
whichei ryngis, the barris schulen holde
togidere the werk of tablis1", whyche8 barris
thou schalt hile with goldun platis. And so
z table E. a Om. E pr. m. *> ben thei E pr. in. c toward E pr. m. d west E pr. m. e fytche in the
grounde E pr. m. f here two E pr. m. e now ben E pr. m. h holde E pr. m. ' vnderputt E pr. m.
k hold E pr. m. ! heyxst BDEFH. m festen E pr. m.
f the whiche i. e hit i. him L. l* oo is. l an half IKS. k the GQ. l oo IKS. m the whiche K. n the
whiche i. ° sette i. P siluer ELF. <1 baasis i. or found ement i marg. r baasis i. s And in K. * sil-
uer ELP. u baasis i. foundementis or trestlis s. v that twei G. w baasis i. trestlis s. * On>. G. y table
bi twei corners G. z reisid or sett vp s. a on the bachalff is. b biholde B. c thei i. d siluer ELP.
e baasis i. trestlis s. f hem i. g baasis i. trestlis s. h Sechim trees is. * other i. k the whiche i.
1 sent plures. m oon plurcs. n other i. ° sette i. P hem i. tho tablis s. <1 the whiche i. r the
tablis IKS. s the whyche i.
XXVI. 3i — XXVII. 3.
EXODUS.
255
nacle, after the saumplere that is shewid
31 to thee in the hil. And thow shalt make
a veyle of iacynkt, and purpur, and coc-
tun twies died, and bijs foldun a3en with
riedle" werk, and with fayre dyuersite
32 weuyd togidere ; the whiche thow shalt
honge before the fonre pilers of the trees
of Sichym, the whiche also shulen be gilt ;
and thei shulen han goldun heedes, but
sssilueren feet. The veyle forsothe be it
sett yn bi cercles, with ynne the whiche
thou shalt put the arke of testymonye, and
with the which the seyntuarye and the
seyntuarye0 of the seyntuarie shulen be
34 dyuydid. And thow shalt putte the pro-
piciatorie vpon the arke of testymonyeP,
into the parti of the tabernacle that is
35 clepid holi of halowes ; and the bord with
outen the veyle, and a3en the bord the
caridelstik in the sowth side of the taber-
nacle ; the bord forsothe shal stonde in
36 the parti of the north. And thow shalt
make a tent in the goyng ynne of the
tabernacle, of iacynkt, and purpur, and
coctun twies died, and bijs foldun ajen
37 with nedlei werk. And fyue pilers thow
shalt gilte of trees'1 of Sichym, before the
whiche shal the tente be lad, of the
whiche shulen be goldun heedes, and bra-
sun feet.
CAP. XXVII.
1 Thow shalt make an auteer of trees8
of Sichym, that shal haue fyue cubites in
length e, and as feele in brede, that is to
seye, squaar', and thre cubites in hei3t.
2 Homes forsothe bi the foure corners shu-
len be of it ; and thow shalt couere it with
sbrasse. And thow shalt make into the
vsis of yt cawdrones, to be takun the asken,
and toonges, and hokes, and fyer vessels ;
thou schalt reise* the tabernacle, bi the
saumpler that was schewid to thee in the
hil. Thou schalt make also a veil ofsi
iacynt, andu purpurv, and of reed silk twies
died, and of bijs foldidw a3en bi broideri
werk, and wouun togidere bi fair dy-
uersite; whichx veil thou schalt hange bi-32
for foure pileris of 'the trees of Sechym>";
and sotheli thoz pileris schulen be ouer-
gildida ; and thob schulen haue goldun
heedis, but foundemeritis6 ofd siluer. For- 33
sothe the veil schal be set in bie the cer-
clisf, with ynne which^ veil thou schalt
sette the arke of witnessyng, wherbi the
seyntuarye and theh seyntuaries' of seyn-
tuarie14 schulen be departid. And thou 34
schalt sette the1 propiciatoriet on the arke t that is, a
golden table
or witnessyng, in to the hooh of hooh hiimg the ar
thingis ; andm thou schalt sette a boord 35 "'
with out the veil, and a3ens the boord
'thou schaltn sette the candilstike in the
south side of the tabernacle ; for the bord
schal stonde in the north side. Thou so
schalt make also a tente in the entryng
of the tabernacle, of iacynt, and purpur0,
and of reed selk twies died, and of bijs
foldid a3en bi broidery werk. And thou 37
schalt ouergilde fyue? pileris of 'trees of
Sechymi, bifor whiche pileris the tente
schal be led, of whiche pileris the heedis
schulen be of gold, and the foundementis1"
of bras.
CAP. XXVII.
Also thou schalt make an auter of the i
trees of Sechym, which schal haue fyue
cubitis in lengthe, and so many in brede,
that is, sqware, and thre cubitis in hei3the.
Forsothe homes schulen be bi foure cor- 2
neris therof; and thou schalt hile it with
bras. And thou schalt make in to the vsis 3
of the auter pannes, to resseyue aischis",
and tongis, and fleisch hookis, and resettis
n neeld BE. ° sayntuarise E. P the testimonye BDKFII pr. in. 1 neelde BE. r the trees BDEFH. s the
trees E. l asquaar A pr. m. F. querry E pr.m.
' reise vp i. vp reise s. « of CRT. v purpul ELP. w folden i. x the which r. T Sechim trees is.
z thilke i. a oner gilt is. b thei i. c the baasis i. the foundenientis s. f. ether feet B. d schul be is.
e with M. f cerclis ether ryngis BC. ryngis w. fS the which i. h Om. G. * seyntuarie p. k seynluaries c.
the seyntuarie GIQ. ' thi K. m that GQ. n Om. i. ° purpul EI,P. P the fyue is. q Sechim trees is,
r baasis i. * of the auter is. u asche s.
256
EXODUS.
xxvu. 5 — 1 6.
alle the vessels thow shalt forge of brasse.
4 And a brasun gredyrne in the manere of
a nett, bi whos foure corners shulen be
sfoure brasun lynges, the whiche thow
shalt putte vnder the 'fier panne" of the
auteer ; and thev gredyrne shal be to the
emyddil of the auteer. And thow shalt
make two beryng staues of the auteer,
of the trees of Sichym, the which thow
7 shalt couere with brasun plates ; and
thow shalt lede ynne thur3 cercles, and
thei shulen be on either side of the au-
s teer, to bernw. Thow shalt make it not
massy, but with inne voyde, and with
ynne holow3, as it is shewid to thee in
9 the hil. And thow shalt make the porche
of the tabernacle, in whos sowth coost
the sowth shulen be tentes of bijs
foldid ; the to side shal holde an
10 hundred cubites in lengthe, and twenti
pilers, with so feele brasun feet, the
whiche shulen ban silueren heedes with
11 her grauyngis. Also in the side of the
north, bi the lengthe, shal be tentis of an
hundryd cubites, the pilers twenti, and
brasun foot, stakes of the same noumbre ;
and the heedes of hem with here grau-
i2yngis silueren. In the brede forsothe of
the porche, that biholdith to the west,
there shulen be tentis bi fifti cubitis, and
13 ten pilers, and as feele footstakis. In
that forsothe brede of the porche, that
biholdeth to the eest, shal ben fifty cu-
n bitis, in the whiche tentis of fiftene cu-
bitis shulen be ordeyned to 'that ox side,
and thre pilers, and so feele footstakes^ ;
loin the tother side shulen be tentis hold-
ynge fiftene cubitis, and thre pilers, and
16 as feele footstakis. In the entre forsothe
of the porche there shal be maad a tente
of twenti cubitis, of iacynkt, and purpur,
and cocto twies died, and bijs foldid a3en
with nedlez werk ; and he shal haue foure
of fyrisv ; thouw schalt make alle vessilisx
of bras. And thou schalt make a brasun 4
gridele in the maner of a net, and bi four^
corneris therof schulen be foure brasun
ryngis, whichez thou schalt putte vndurs
the yruna panne of the auter; and the
gridele schal beb til to the myddis of the
auter. And thou schalt make tweyc barris c
of the auter, of the trees of Sechym,whiched
barris thou schalt hile with platis of bras ;
and thou schalt ledee yn *the barris* bi the?
cercliss, and thoh schulen be on euer eithir
side of the auter, to here. Thou schalt a
make that' auter not massifk, but voide,
and holowe with ynne, as it was schewid
to thee in the hil. Also thou schalt make a
a large street1 of the™ tabernacle, V« the
maner of a chirche yeerd", in whos myd-
day coost a3ens the south schulen be tentis
of bijs foldid0 a3en ; o side schal holde
an hundrid cubitis in lengthe, and twenti 10
pileris, with so many brasun foundementisP,
whiche pileris schulen haue siluereni heedis
with her grauyngis. In lijk maner in the 11
north side, bi the lengthe, schulen be tentis
of an hundrid cubitis, twenti pileris, and
brasun foundementisr of the same noum-
bre ; and the heedis of thos pileris with
her grauyngis schulen be of sillier. For- 12
sothe in the breede of the large street4,
that biholdith to the west, schulen be
tentis bi fifti cubitis, and ten pileris schu-
len beu, and sov many foundementisw. In is
that breede of the large streetx, that bi-
holdith to the eest, schulen be fifti cu-
bitis, in whiche? the tentis of fiftene cu-u
bitis schulen be assigned to o side, and
thre pileris, and so many foundementis" ;
and in the tothera side schulen be tentis \5
holdynge fiftene cubitis, and thre pileris,
and so many foundementisb. Forsothe in 16
the entryngc of the 'greet streted schal be
maad a tente of twenti cubitis, of iacynt,
11 flore E pr. m. v so that the E pr. m. w bren A. * the too BDEFIJ. T footstaues A. z neelde BE.
v fijr pannes is. w and thou K. x thes vesselis is. y the four s. z the which gridel I. which gridel s.
a fijr is. b be of hei^t is. c the twey is. d the whiche I. e lede hem i. f Om. I. S ryngis iws.
h thei i. i the IL. k massy is. 1 poorche is. m thi L. n Om. is. ° folden i. P baasis i. ll sil-
uer ELP. r feet is. s the GIQS. t porche is. u bere GQ pr. m. v as is. w baasis i. x porche is.
y the whiche K. z baasis i. a other s. b baasis i. c large entree is. d porche is.
XXVII. i; — XXVIII. 4.
EXODUS.
257
iTpilers, with as feele footstakis. Alle the
pilers of the porche bi enuyroun shulen
be clothid with silueren platis, the heedes
issilueren, and the feet brasun. In lengthe
the porche shal ocupie an hundred cu-
bitis, in brede fifti ; the hei3t shal be of
fyue cubitis ; and it shal be maad of
bijs foldun a3en, and it shal haue brasun
is footstakis. Alle the vessels of the taber-
nacle, into alle vsis and serymonyes, as
wel the litil stakes of it as of the porche,
2othow shalt make of brasse. Comaunde
to the sones of Yrael, that thei bryngen
to thee oyle of olyue trees moost puyre,
and powned with a pestel, that the lan-
21 terne brenne euer more in the tabernacle
of witnes with outen the veyle,that is a3en-
strau3t to the testymonye ; and Aaron and
his sones shulen sette it, that it 3yue Ii3t
vnto the morwen before the Lord ; it
shal be euerlastynge3 by the successiounb
of hem of the sones of Yrael.
CAP. XXVIII.
i And present0 to thee Aaron, thi bro-
ther, with his sones, fro the myddil of
the sones of Yrael, that thei beren prestis
office to me, Aaron, Nadab, and Abiut,
2Eliezer, and Ythamer. And thow shalt
make to Aaron, thi brother, an holi clooth,
3 into glorie and fayrnes. And thow shalt
speke to alle the wise men in herte, that
Y haue fulfillid with the spiryt of pru-
dence, that thei make the clothis of Aa-
ron, in the whiche he halowid mynystre
4 to me. Thes forsothe shulen be the vest-
mentis that thei shulen make ; the breest
broche, and coope, coote, and ad rochet,
and purpur6, and of reed selk{ twies died,
and? of bijs foldid11 a3en bi broideri werk ;
it schal haue four pileris, with so many
foundementis'. Alle the pileris of the 17
grete streetek bi cumpas schulen be clothid
with platis of siluer, with hedis of siluer,
and with foundementis1 of bras. The greet 18
street™ schal ocupie an hundrid cubitis in
lengthe, fifti in breede ; the hi3enesse™ of
the tente schal be of fiue cubitis ; and it
schal be maad of bijs foldid0 a3en ; and it
schal haue brasun foundementisP. Thou 10
schalt make of bras alle the vesselisi of
the tabernacle, in to alle vsis and cery-
monyes, as wel stakisr therof, as of the
greet street8. Comaunde thou1 to the sones 20
of Israel, that thei brynge to thee theu
clenneste oile of 'the trees of olyuesv, and
powned with a pestel, that a lanterne
brenne euere in the tabernacle of witness- 21
yng with out the veil, whichw is hangid
in the tabernacle of witnessyng ; and Aa-
ron and hise sones schulen sette it, that it
schyne bifore the Lord til the morewtid ;
it schal be euerlastynge worschiping bi her
successiounsx of the sones of Israel.
CAP. XXVIII.
Also applie thou to thee? Aaron, thi i
brother, with hise sones, fro the myddis of
the sones of Israel, that Aaron, Nadab,
and Abyu, Eleazarz, and Ythamar, be set
in preesthod to me. And thou schalt make 2
an hooli clooth to Aaron, thi brother, in
to glorie and fairenesse. And thou schalt 3
speke to alle wise men in herte, whiche"
Y haue fillidb with the spirit of prudence,
that thei make clothis to Aaron, in whiche
he schal be halewid, and schal mynystre
to me. Forsothe these schulen be the 4
clothis, whiche thei schulen make; 'thei
schulen makec racionald, arid a clooth on
a euerlastynge herying E. b successyouns E. c draw E pr. m. d Om. A pr. m. a.
e purpul ELP passim. { cocto, that is, reed silk s. e Om. A pr.m. et plures. h folden is. ^ baasis i.
k poorche is. 1 baasis i. m poorche is. n hei3t is. ° folden is. P baasis i. 1 vesselis, thai is, instru-
mentis BCEOLPX. r the stakis is. 9 entre is. * thou also K. u Om. GO. v olyue trees is. w that is.
the which K. * successiouns, or after comyngis i. Y thee, or brynge to thi presence s. z and Eleazar is.
* the whiche i. b fulfillid is. c Om. ow. d a racional ix sec. m. a racional, that is, a nmvche vpon the
breest, in whiche dome and treuthe shal be rvriten ».
Ll
258
EXODUS.
XXVIII. 5 — 17.
and ae streytf myter, and a girdil thei
shulen make ; to Aaron, thi brother, and
to the sones of hym, holi clothingis, that
5 thei beren prestis office to me. And thei
shulen take gold, and iacynkt, and pur-
pur, and coctun twies died, and bijs ;
« and thei shulen make the coope of gold,
and iacynkt, and purpur, and coctun
twies died, and bijs a3en foldid, with
7nedle£ werk of dyuerse colours. Two
hemmes ioyned he shal haue in eithir
side of the hei3tes, that thei goon into
a oon . That weuyng, and al the dyuersite
of the werk shal be of gold, and of
iacynkt, and of purpur, and of coctun
9 twies died, and of bijs a3en foldid. And
thow shalt take two onychen stonus, and
thow shalt graue in hem the names of
10 the sones of Yrael, six names in 'that oh
stoon, and six in 'that other1, after the
nordre of her birthe ; in the werk of the
grauer, and in the grauyng of the gem-
marye thow shalt graue hem, with the
names of the sones of Yrael, enclosid
12 with gold, and enuy round. And thow
shalt put in either syde of the coope a
memoryale to the sones of Yrael ; and
Aaron shal here the names of hem before
the Lord vpon either shuldre, for record-
is ynge. And thow shalt make thek hokys
14 of gold, and two litil cheynes of moost
puyre gold, to hem seluen togidere cleu-
ynge to, the whiche thow shalt sett into
15 the hokis. The breest broche forsothe
of dom thou shalt make with werk of
dyuerse colours, after the weuyng of the
coope, of gold, iacynkt, and purpur, and
coctun twies died, and bijs foldun a3en.
16 Foure cornerd it shal be, and dowble; the
mesure of a spanne it shal haue, as wel
17 in lengthe as in brede. And thow shalt
put in it foure ordres of stonus ; in the
first verse shal be the sardo stoon, and
the schuldris, a coote, and a streyt lyn-
nun cloothc, a mytre, and af girdil ; hooli
cloothis to& Aaron, thi brother, and to hise
sones, that thei be set in preesthod to me.
And thei schulen take gold, and iacynt, 5
and purpur, and 'reed selk twies diedh,
and bijs ; forsothe thei schulen make the c
clooth on the schuldris of gold, and of
iacynt, and' purpur, and of 'reed selk
twies diedk, and of bijs foldid1 a3en, bi
broyderi werk of dyuerse colours. It schal 7
haue twey hemmes ioyned inm euer either
side of hi3nessisn, that tho° go a3en? in to
oon. Thilke weuyng, and al dyuersite of e
the werk schal be of gold, and iacynf),
andr purpur, and of 'reed selk* twies died,
and bijs* foldid" a3en. And thou schalt 9
take twei stoonys of onychym, and thou
schalt graue in thov the names of the sones
of Israel, sixe names in ow stoon, and sixe 10
othere in the tother stoon, bi the ordre of
her birthe; bi the werk of a grauere, andn
bi the peyntyng of a man that ourneth
with gemmes thou schalt graue tho*
stoonys, with the names of the sones of
Israel ; and thou schalt enclose^ and cum-
passea inb gold. And thou schalt sette thoc 12
stoonus in euer either side of the cloth on
the schuldris, a memorial tod the sones of
Israel ; and Aaron schal here the names of
hem bifor the Lord on euer either schuldre,
for remembryng. And thou schalt make is
hookis of gold, and twey litil chaynes of u
clenneste gold, cleuynge to hem silf to-
gidere, whichec litil chaynes thou schalt
sette in the hookis. Also thou schalt make is
the racional of doom by werk of dyuerse
colours, bif the£ weuyng of the cloth onh
the schuldre, of gold, iacynt, and purpur,
of 'reed silk* twies died, and of bijs foldidk
a3en. It1 schal be foure cornerid, and dou- IG
ble ; it schal haue the mesure of a pawme"1
of then hond, as wel in lengthe0, as in
e Om. JB. f Om E pr.m. S neeld BE. h the too BDEFH. ' the tother BDEFH. k Om. B.
e rochet is. f Om. plures. e shulen these be to s. h cocco is. » of DGOQRT. and of wx sec. m.
k cocco is. l folden is. m to is. on x. n hi3nesse IDS. o thei ci. P Om. plures. 1 of iacynt IKS.
r of KT. s cocco is. * of bijs is. u folden is. T hem I. w the o G. x thilke I. the LO. T enclose
hem is. a cumpasse hem is. b with Bpr.m. E. and in L. c thilke I. the LO. d euere to K.
e the whiche i. f aftir i. g Om. KOSW. h of s. ' cocto s. k folden is. ' The brest broche, it s.
m spanne o pr. m. QT pr. m. x. n an is. ° the lengthe o.
XXVIII. r8 — 3°-
EXODUS.
259
istopazi, and smaragdo ; in the secounde,
19 carboncle, saphijr, and iasp ; in the
20 thridde, ligyre, achates, and amatyst ; in
the ferthe, crisolide, onychen, and beril ;
thei shulen be enclosid with gold, bi her
21 ordres, and thei shulen han the names of
the sones of Yrael ; with twelue names
thei shulen be graued, eche stonus 'bi the
22 name1 of eche, bi the twelue lynagis. And
thou shalt make in the breest broche
cheynes to hem seluen togidere cleuynge,
23 of moost puyre gold, and two goldun
ryngis, the whiche thow shalt putte in
24 either creeste of the broche. And thow
shalt ioyne the goldun cheynes to the
rynges that ben in the mergyns of it,
25 and the eendis of thilke cheynes thow
shalt cowple to the two hokes in either
side of the coope, that the breest broche
26biholdith. And thow shalt make two
golden rynges, the whiche thou shalt
putte in the creestis of the breest broche,
and in the hemmes, the whiche ben'forn
a3enm of the shuldre clooth, and by-
27 holden" the hyndermore of it. Also and
other two goldun rynges, the whiche ben
to be sette in either side of the coope be-
nethe, that biholdeth a3ens the face of
the nethermore ioynyng, that it may be
28leyd to with the coope. And the breest
broche with his rynges be streyned with
the rynges of the coope, with a iacync-
tyne filete, and the ioynyng dwel forgid,
that the breest broche and the coope
29 mo wen not be seueryd atwynne. And
Aaron shal here the names of the sones
of Yrael in the breest broche of dome
vpon his breest, whanne he gothe into
the seyntuarye, a memoryale before the
so Lord into with outen eende. And thow
shalt 'putt in0 the breest broche of dome,
doctryne and trewthe, that shulen be in
breede. And thou schalt sette ther ynne 17
foure ordris of stoonysT ; in the firste or-
dre schal be the stoon sardiusi, andr to-
pazyus, and smaragdus ; in the secunde is
ordre schal be charbuncle8, safir', and ias-
pis ; in the thridde ordre schal be ligurie", is
achates, and ametiste ; inv the fourthe or- 20
dre schal be crisolitusw, onochyn, and be-
rille ; thox schulen be closid in gold, bi her
ordris, and schulen? haue the2 names of2i
the sones of Israel : thoa schulen be graven
with twelue names ; al stonus b bi hem
silf, with the names of thec sones 'of Israeld
bi hem silf, bi twelue lynagis. Thou schalt 22
make in the racionale chaynes cleuynge to
hem silf togidere of pureste gold, and thou 2:1
schalt make twei goldun ryngis, whichef
thou schalt sette in& euer either hi3nesseh
of rational1. Andk thou schalt ioyne the 24
goldun chaynes with the ryngis that ben
in the brynkis1 therof, and1" thou schalt 25
couple the ' last thingis" of tho° chaynes to
tweyP hookis in euer either side of the
'cloth on the schulduri, that biholdithr
the racional8. And thou schalt make twei 26
goldun ryngis, whiche1 thou schalt sette
in the hi3nessesu of the racionalv, and in
the hemmes of the cloth on the schuldur,
that ben euene a3ensw, and biholden the
lattere thingis therof. Also andx thou schalt W
make tweyne othere goldun ryngis, that
schulen be set in euer either side of the
cloothy on the schuldur bynethe, that bi-
holdith a3ens the face of the lowere ioyn-
yng, that it may be set couenabli with the
'cloth on the schuldre2. And the racional8 28
be boundun bi hise ryngis with the ryngis
of the 'cloth on the schuldreb, with a lace
of iacynt, that the ioyning maad craftili
dwelle, and" that the racionald ande 'cloth
on the schuldref moun not be departid ech
fro other. And Aaron schal here the names 29
1 with namys E sec. m. m fro the regyoun E pr.m. D biholdeth A. ° putte A. puttyn BH. putten DF.
P tho stoonys K. 1 that is clepid sardius s. r Om. s. s the charbuncle stoon is. * the safir is. u the
stoon ligurie is. v and in is. the ston is. w the ston crisolitus is. x thes is. y thei schulen is.
z her is. a thes is. b the stoonys IKS. c alle plures. alle the KS. d Om. plurcs. e breste broche is.
f the whiche i. Son K. h creeste s. ' the racional IKX. the breest broche s. * And alsoK. l brynke MM.
margyns is. m Om. s. n eendis is. ° the EGINOQRWX. Om. s. P the twey is. 1 coop s. r hooldith G.
is forn ajen s. s brest broche is. * the whiche i. u hijnesse CE. crestis is. v breest broche s. w ther
ajens is. * Om. i. y coope is. z coope is. a breest broche s. b coope is. c and also i. d breest
broche s. e and the K. f the coope is. cloth on the shuldres L.
L 1 2
260
EXODUS,
XXVIII. 31 — 41.
the breest of Aaron, whanne he shal go
ynne before the Lord ; and he shal here
thei1 dome of the sones of Yrael in his
breest, in the si$t of the Lord euermore.
31 And thow shalt make the coote of the
sacoope al iacynctyne, in whos myddil
aboue shal be an hood, and a weuyd
hemme bi enuyroun of it, as it is wont
to be maad in the eendis of clothis, lest
33 it lijtly to-breke. Benethe forsothe at
the feet of the same coote, bi enuyroun,
thow shalt make as powm garnettis, of
iacynkt, arid purpur, and coctun twies
died, and bijs a3eri foldid ; in the myddil
34litel belles menged, so that the litel belle
be gold, and a powm garnet ; and eft-
sones another litel goldun belle, and a
35 powm garnet. And Aaron shal be clothid
it in the office of the seruyce, that the
sown be herd whanne he gothe yn and
out the seyntuarye, in the si3t of the
36 Lord, and that he dye not. And thow
shalt make a plate of moost puyre gold,
in the which thow shalt graue with werk
37 of a grauer, the hooly to the Lord. And
thow shalt bynde it with a iacynctyne
filete, and it shal be vpon^ the coy if
38'stondinge ouerr tos the forheed of the
bishop. And Aaron shal bere the wyckid-
nes1 of thilke thingis that the sones of
Yrael shulen offre, and halowe, in alle
jiftis to men, and in her 3iftes to God ;
and the plate shal be euermoreu in the
frownt of hym, that the Lord be plesid
39 to him. And thou shal streyne the coote
with bijs, and the coif of bijs, and thou
shalt make the girdil with werk of a
40 broderere. Forsothe to the sones of Aa-
ron thow shalt greithe lynnen cootes, arid
girdlisuu, and coyfes, into glorye and
41 fayrnes. And thow shalt clothe with alle
thes Aaron, thi brother, and his sones
of the sones of Israel in the racionals of
doom on'1 his brest, whanne he entrith in
to the seyntuarie, a memorial1 bifor the
Lord with outen ende. Forsothe thou so
schalt sette in the racionalk of doom, tech-
yng, arid trenthe, whiche schulen be in the
brest of Aaron, whanne he entrith bifor
the Lord, and he schal here1 the doom of
the sones of Israel in his brest in them si}t
of the Lord euere". And0 thou schalt make3i
the coote of the 'cloth on the schuldreP al
of iacynt, in whos myddil aboue schal be 32
an hood'', andr a wouun hemme 'bi cum-
pas therof s, as it is wont to be don1 in the
hemmes of clothis, lest it be brokun Ii3tli.
Forsothe bynethe at the feet of the same 33
coote, bi cumpas, thou schalt make as 'piyn
applis", of iacynt, and purpur, of v 'reed
selkw twies died, and of x biis foldid? a3en ;
while smale bellis ben medlid in the myd-
dis, so that a litil 'belle of goldz be and a 34
'piyn appila, and eft another litel belle of
gold and a'pyn appila. And Aaron schal 35
be clothid with that cooteb in thec office of
seruyced, that sown6 be herd, whanne he
entrith in to the seyntuarie, and goith out,
in thef si^t of the Lord ; and that he die
not. And thou schalt make a plate of3«
pureste gold, in whichs thou schalt graue
bi the werk of a grauere, the holiht to1 the ^
Lordt. And thou schalt bynde that plate 37 <s, the name of
* the Lord, Te-
with a lace of iacynt, and it schal be on traeramaton.
the mytre, and schalk nei3e the forheed of 38 j^*™*™'.
the bischop. And Aaron schal bere the m"lon- "'
wickidnessis of hem1 whiche1" the sones
of Israel 'offeriden, and halewiden" in alle
her 3iftis° and? fre 3iftisi ; forsother the
plate schal euere be in 'his forhed8, that
the Lord be plesid to1 him. And thou 39
schalt bynde the coot of biisu, and the
myter of bijs, andv thou schalt make also
a girdil, 'bi werk of broiderye"'. Forsothe 40
P Om. D. 1 on E. r apperyng E pr.m. s Om. A. t wyckidnesses BDEFH. "ouermore D.
g broche s. h vpon s. ' myndefulnesse s. k breest broche s. > bere euer is. m Om. s. n Oin. is.
0 And also K. P coope is. cloth of the schuldre w. <1 hood, that is, an hoolefor the heed BCGKOQX.
r Om. s. s aboute it i. l maad is. u powme garnetis is. v and ix. and of s. w cocco s. x Om. is.
y folden is. z gold belle is. a powme garnet is. b coote, or aube s. c Om. s. d his seruyce is. e the
sown i. f Om. is. S the which I. h holi name is. ' of i. k it schal is. l hem, that is, ojfryngisfor
synnes BCGKOQX. tho thingis is. m that is. n shul offre and halowe is. ° jiftes to God is. P and in
her is. <1 3iftis to men is. r and is. s the forhed of Aaron i. Aaron foreheed s. * of i. u biys, that is,
maad of biys BCGQ. v Om. cet. omnes, w with broudery werk i. bi brouderi werk s.
XXVIII. 42 — XXIX. 8.
EXODUS.
261
with hym ; and of hem alle thow shalt
sacre thev hondes ; and thow shalt halwe
hem, that thei beren the office of prest-
42hode to me. And thow shalt make lyn-
nen breeches, that thei coueren the flesh
of her filthehed, fro the reynes vnto the
4shippes. And vse thei hem Aaron and his
sones, whanne thei shulen goo into the ta-
bernacle of witnes, or whanne thei nei3en
to the auteer, that thei mynystre in the
seyntuarye, lest thei gylti of wickidnes
dyen ; lawful euerlastynge it shal be to
Aaron, and to his seed after hym.
CAP. XXIX.
i But and this thou shalt doon, that thei
be sacrid to me in presthode ; tak a calf
from the droue, and two whetheris with
aouten wemme, and therf looues, and a
cake with outen sour dow3, the whiche
ben thei spreynde with oyle, and therf
cramcakes wett with oyle ; and of puyr
whete meele thow shalt make alle thingis,
3 and put in a leepe thow shalt offre. The
4 calf forsothe, and the two wetheris, and
Aaron and his children, thou shalt brynge
to the dore of the tabernacle of witnes ;
and whanne thow hast wasshe the fader
5 with the sones with water, thow shalt
clothe Aaron with his clothes, that is to
seie, with rocket, and coote, and coope,
and breest broche, that thow shalt streyne
e with a girdel. And thow shalt putte a
coyif in to his heed, and the holi plate
7vpon the coyif, and the oyle of anoynt-
ynge thow shalt heelde vpon his heed,
8 and with this ryte he shal be sacrid. The
sones forsothe of hym thow shalt pre-
sentew, and thow shalt clothe with lyn-
thou schalt make redi to 'the sones of Aa-
ronx linnuri cootis, and girdlis, and mytris,
in to glorie and^ fairnesse. And thou4i
schalt clothe Aaron, thi brother, withz alle
these, and hise sones with hym. And
thou schalt sacre the hondis of allea ; and
thou schalt halewe hem, that thei be set
in preesthood to me. Also thou schalt 42
makeb lynnun brechis, that thei hile the
fleisch of her filthe fro the reynes 'til toc
thed hipis. And Aaron and hise sones 43
schulen vse thoe, whanne thei schulen en-
tre in to the tabernacle of witnessyng,
etherf whanne thei nei3en£ to the auter,
that thei mynystren in the seyntuarie, lest
thei ben gilti of wickidnesse, and dien ; it
schal be a lawful thing euerlastynge to
Aaron, and to his seed after hym.
CAP. XXIX.
But also thou schalt do this, that thei 1
be sacrid to me in preesthod ; take thou a
calf of the droue, and twei rammes with
out wem, and therf looues, and ah cake 2
with out sour dow, whiche' be spreynt to
gidere with oile, and therf paast sodun in
watir, 'bawmed, etkerk fried, with oile;
thou schalt make alle thingis1 of whete11
flour, and thou schalt offre thom put in as
panyere". Forsothe thou schal presente the
calfe, and twey rammes, and Aaron and 4
his sones, at the dore of tabernacle0 of wit-
nessyng ; and whanne thou hast waische
the fadir and the? sones in watir, thous
schalt clothe Aaron with hise clothis, that
is, thei lynnen cloth1", 'and coote8, and the
cloth* on the schuldris, ' and the racional",
which thou schalt bynde with a girdil.
And thou schalt sette the mytre on MSB
heed, and the hooli plate onv the mytre,
and thou schalt schede the oile of anoynt-7
yng on his heed ; and bi thisw custom he
schal be sacrid. Also thou schalt presente 8
hise sones, and thou schalt clothex with
v here E pr. m. w bryng forth E pr. in.
Aaron sones s. J of c.
breches s. f or ELP passim.
z by B. a hem alle is. b make to hem 8. c vnto is.
e entren KP. b Om. c. ' the whiche i. k Om. i.
d her is. e tho
1 thes thingis is.
11 pure whete is. m hem i. these s. n baskett is. ° the tabernacle FGIKSX. P his is. Om. x. Q with the is.
r cloth or rochet a. 8 Om. i. and the coote K. and with the coope s. ' coope i. breest broche s. u Om. s.
T vpon is. w Om. D. x clothe hem IKS.
262
EXODUS.
XXIX. 9 — 20.
nen clothes, and thow shalt girde with a
a girdle, that is, Aaron and his free chil-
dren ; and thow shalt putte vpon hem
my try s, and thei shulen be my preestis
with euerlastynge religioun. And after
that" thow hast sacryde the hondes of
10 hem, thow shalt brynge forth and? a calf
before the tabernacle of witnes, and Aa-
ron and his sones shulen putte yn hondes
J i vpon the heed of it ; and thow shalt slee
it in the si3t of the Lord, biside the dore
12 of the tabernacle of witnes. And that
that is takun of the blood of the calf,
thow shalt putte vpon the homes of the
auter with thi fyngre ; the relif blood
forsothe thow shalt heelde beside the foot
is of it. And thow shalt take al the fatnes
that couereth the entreyls, and the calle
of the mawe, and the two kydneers, and
the fatt that is vpon hem, and thow
14 shalt offre encense vpon the auter. The
flesh forsothe of the calf, and the skynne,
and the dryt, thow shalt outforth brenne
out of the tentis, forthi that it is for
issynne. And thow shalt take o wether,
vpon whos heed Aaron and his sones
i« shal ligge the hondes ; the which whanne
thou hast slawe, thow shalt take of the
blood of it, and thow shalt heelde aboute
17 the auter. And thow shalt kutte that
wether in gobettis, and the entrayls of it
washid, and the feete, thow shalt putte
vpon the cut flesh, and vpon his heed ;
is and thow shalt offre al the wether into
ensence7 vpon the auter ; offrynge it is to
the Lord, the moost swete smel of the
isslawn sacrifice of the Lord. And thow
shalt take another wether, vpon whos
heed Aaron and his sones shulen putte
•20 hondes, the which whanne thow hast
offrede, thow shalt take of the blood of
it, and thow shalt putte vpon the eende
lynnun cootisv, and thou schalt girde Aa-9
ron and hise sones with a girdil ; and
thou schalt sette mytris on hemz; and thei
schulen be my preestis bi euerlastynge re-
ligioun. After that thou hast halewid 'the
hondis of hema, also thou schalt presente 10
the calf bifore the tabernacle of witness-
yng ; and Aaron and hise sones schulen
setteb hondisc 'on the heed therofd; andu
thou schalt sle it in the" si3t of the Lord,
bisidis the dore of the tabernacle of wit-
nessyng. And thou schalt take the blood 12
of the calf, and schaltf putte? with thi fyn-
gur onh the corneris of the auter. For-
sothe thou schalt schede the 'tothir blood'
bisidis the foundementk therof l. And thou 13
schalt take al the fatnesse that hilith the
entrailis"1, and the calle of the mawe, and
tweyn kidneris0, and the fatnesse which?
is on hem ; and thou schalt ofFerei en-
cense onr the auter. Forsothe thou schalt u
brenne with out the castels8 the 'fleischis
of the calf1, and theu skyn, and the dung,
for it is forv synne. Also thou schalt take is
aw ram, on whos heed Aaron and hise
sones schulen sette hondis ; and whanne 16
thou hast slayn that ram", thou schalt
take of 'his bloody, and schaltz schede*
aboute the auter. Forsothe thou schalt 17
kitte thilk ram in to smale gobetis, and
thou schalt putte hise entrailis waischunb,
and feetc ond thee fleischisf koruuii, and
on£ his heed ; and thou schalt offreh al is
the ram in to encence on1 the auter ; it is
an offryng to the Lord, the swettest odour
of thek slayn sacrifice of the Lord. And 19
thou schalt take the tothir ram, on1 whosm
heed Aaron and hise sones schulen sette
hondis" ; and whanne thou hast offrid that 20
ram, thou schalt take of his blood, and
schalt0 ( putte on? the last part of the ri3t
eere of Aaron, and of hise sones, and oni
x Om. B. V Om. B. z the ensence A.
y clothis is. z her heedis is. a her hondis is. b putte is. c her hondis is. d vp on the calfes heed is.
e Om. s. f Om. B. thou schalt is. g putte it is. h vp on is. » other blood that is left I. other left
bloods. k foundementis G. l of the auter is. m calfes entrailis s. n the twey is. ° kideneiren ELP.
P that is. 1 offere hem is. r»vp on is. s tentis is. t fleishe i. caluis fleshe s. u Om. is. * sleyn
for is. w o plures. x ram into smale gobetis s. y the blood of it i. z thou schalt s. a schede it is.
b yweischen i. waischid s. c his feet is. d vp on is. e his is. f fleishe is. 5 vp on is. h offre thus is.
' vp on is. k Om. IKS. ' vpon K. m his plures. n her hondis is. ° thou schalt is. P putte it vp on is.
1 vp on is.
XXIX. 21.
-29.
EXODUS.
263
of the ry3t eer of Aaron, and of his sones,
and vpon the thoumbis of the hoond of
hem, and of the ri3t foot ; and thow shalt
heelde the blood vpon the auter, bi enuy-
21 roun. And whanne thow hast takun of
the blood, that is vpon the auter, and of
the oyle of anoyntyng, thow shalt sprenge
Aaron and his clothes, the sones and the
clothingis of hem. And so hem sacryd,
22 and the clothes, thow shalt take the
talw3a of the wether, and the tayle, and
the vttermore fatnes that couereth the
entrayls, and the fatt calle of the mawe,
and the two reynes, and the fat that is
vpon hem, and the ri3t shuldre, forth!
that it is the wether of consecracioun ;
23 and a cake of a loof, a crustid cake
spreynde with oyle, a crompid cake, of
the leepe of therf looues, that is sett in
24 the si3t of the Lord. And thow shalt
putte al vpon the horides of Aaron, and
of the sones of hym, and thow shalt ha-
lowe hem, areryng vp before the Lord.
25 And thow shalt take alle the thingis fro
the hondes of hem, and thow shalt teende
vpon the auter, into alle brent sacrifice,
the moost swete smel in the si3t of the
20 Lord, for it is the offryng of hym. And
thow shalt . take the litel breest of the
wethir, with the which Aaron is sacrid,
and thow shalt halowe it, arerid vp be-
fore the Lord, and it shal falle into thi
27 part. And thou shalt halwe the sacrid
litel breest, and the shuldre that thow
28 seuerdist fro the wether, with which Aa-
ron was halowed, and his children ; and
thei shulen falle into the part of Aaron,
and the sones of hym, thur3 euerlastynge
ri3t, fro the sones of Yrael ; for thei ben
the first fruytis, and the bigynnynges of
the peesible sleyne sacryfice of hem that
29 ben offred to the Lord. And the hooli
cloth that Aaron shal vse, the sones of
the thombis of her hondr; and of8 her'
ri3t foot ; and thou schalt schede the blood
on the auter, 'bi cumpas". And whanne 21
thou hast take of the blood, whichv is on
the auter, and of oilew of anoynting, thou
schalt sprenge Aaron and hise clothis, the"
sones and her clothis. And whanne thei
and the? clothis ben sacrid, thou schalt 22
take the ynnere fatnesse of the ram, and
the tayl, and the fatnesse that hilith the
entrailis, and the calle of the mawe, and
tweyz kidenerisa, and the fatnesse that is
on thob ; and thou schalt take the ri3t
schuldur, for it is the ram of consecra-
cioun0; and thou schalt take a tendur23
cake of od loof, spreynd with oile, paaste
sodun inf watir, and after fried in oile, of*
the panyer1' of therf looues, which1 is set
in 'the si3t of the Lordk. And thou schalt 24
putte alle 'thingis on1 the hondis of Aaron
and of hise sones, and schalt"1 halewe hem,
and reise11 bifor the Lord. And thou schalt 25
take alle thingis0 fro 'the hondis of hemP,
and schalti brenner on the autir, in to brent
sacrifice, 'swettist odour in the si3t of the
Lords, for it is the offryng of the Lord.
Also thou schalt take the brest of the2«
ram*, bi which Aaron was halewid, and
thou schalt halewe it reisid" bifor the
Lord ; and it schal turne in to thi part.
And thouv schalt halewe also the brest 27
sacrid, and the schuldur whichw thou de-
partidist* fro the ram, bi which Aaron 28
was halewid, and hise sones ; and tho?
schulen turne in to the part of Aaron,
and of hise sones, bi euerlastinge ri3t, of
the sones of Israel ; for thoz ben the firste
thingis, and the bigynnyngisa of theb pe-
sible sacrifices0 of hem, whiche thei ofFren
to the Lord. Forsothe the sones of Aaron 29
schulen haue aftir hym the hooli cloth,
which*1 Aaron schal vse, that thei be
anoyntid ther ynnee, and herf hondiss be
a fatt E pr.m.
r hondis FKM. 'onK.vpons. * the plures. u aboute i. v that is. w the oile EILPS. x and the P. sec. m.
his is. y her is. z the twey is. a kideneiren ELP. b hem is. c halewyng is. d a is. e the paast is.
f and A. K this shalt thou take of is. h baskett is. > that is. k Lordis sijt is. 1 thes thingis vp on is.
m thou schalt is. n reise hem is. ° thes thingis is. P her hondis is. 1 Om. G. thou schalt is. r brenne
hem is. s the most swete smel in the Lordis sijt is. * wether is. u arerid is. v also thou DGQRT.
w also which is. * departist F. y thei i. z thei is. a bigynnynge GQ. b Om. c. c sleyn sacrifices- is.
d that is. e ;„ jt IS. t that her is. S hond a.
264
EXODUS.
XXIX. 30 — 41.
hym shulen haue after hym, that thei
ben anoyntid in it and sacrid the hondes
so of hem. Seuen daies he shal vse it, that
'shal beb of his sones ordeynd bishop for
hym, and that shal goo into the taber-
nacle of witnes, that he mynystre in the
31 seyntuarye. And thow shalt take the
wether of halowyng, and thow shalt
seethe the flesh of it in the holy place,
32 of the which Aaron shal eete, and the
sones of hym ; and the looues that ben
in the leepe thei shulen eete in the ves-
33 tiarye of the tabernacle of witnes, that it
be a pesiblec sacrifice, and that the hondes
of the offrers ben halowid. A man of
other kynne than the sones of Aaron,
shal not eete of thilke thingis, for thei
34 ben holy. That if there leeue of the sa-
crid flesh, or of the looues, vnto the mor-
wetide, thow shalt brenne the relif with
fier ; thei shulen not ben etun, for thei
35 ben halowid. Alle thingis that Y co-
maundided to thee, thow shalt do vpon
Aaron, and vpon the sones of hym. Seuen
daies thow shalt sacre the hondes of hem,
so and thow shalt offre a calf for synne bi
eche dayes to perfitely dense ; and thou
shalt dense the auter, whanne thow of-
frest the sacrifies of parfite clensyng, and
thow shalt anoynte it into the halwyng.
37 Seuen daies thow shalt dense the auter,
and halowe, and it shal be holy" of ha-
lowis ; echef that towchith it shal be ha-
38lowid. This is that thow shalt do in the
auter ; two loombes of o 3ere bi eche day
39 bisili, o loombe at morwetide, and another
40 at euen tide ; the tenthe part of the tried
flowr spreynd with oyle, powned, that
haue a mesure, the fourthe part of hyn,
that is a sextarye, that is a mesure of
two pownd, and wyn to offre of the same
41 mesure, in o lombe. Another forsothe
lombe thou shalt offre at euen, after the
sacrid. * Thilke, that of hise sonesh schal so
be maad bischop for hym, schal vse that
cloth seuene daies, and which1 sonek schal
entre in to the tabernacle of witnessyng,
that he mynystre in the seyntuarie1. So-si
thelim thou schalt take the ram" of con-
secracioun0, and thou schalt sethe hise
fleischisf in the hooli place, whiche fleischisi 32
Aaron and his sones schulen ete, and thei
schulen ete the looues, that ben in the
panyerer, in the porche of the tabernacle
of witnessyng, that it be as pleasaunt* sa- 33
crificeu, and thatv the hondis of the offreris
be halewid. An alien schal not ete of thow,
for thox ben hooli. That if ony thing 34
leeueth of the fleischis1 halewid, ether of
the looues, tilz the morewtid, thou schalt
brenne the relifs bya fier, thob schulen not
be etunc, for thod ben halewid. Thou 35
schalt do on Aaron, and hised<1 sones, alle
thingis whichee I comaundef to thee. Se-
uene daies thou schalt sacre 'the hondis
of hem?, and thou schalt offre a calf for 36
synne bi ech day to dense ; and thou schalt
dense the auter, whanne thou hast offrid
the sacrifice of clensyng, and thou schalt
anoynte the auter in to halewyng. Seuene 37
daies thou shalt dense and haleweh the
auter, and it schal be the' hooli of hooli
thingis ; ech man that schal touche it schal
be halewid. Thisk it is, that thou schalt SB
do in the auter, twei lambren of o 3eer
contynueli bi ech dai, o lomb in the morew-so
tid, and the tothir in the euentid ; ' thou 40
schalt do1 in o lomb the tenthe part of
flour spreynt with oyle, powned, that schal
haue a mesure, the fourthe part of hynm,
and wyn of" the same mesure, to make
sacrifice. Sotheli thou schalt offre the 41
tother lomb at euentid, bi the custom of
the offryng at0 the? morewtid, and bi tho
thingis, whiche we seiden, in to the odour
of swetnesse ; it is a sacrifice to the Lord 42
b is E pr. m. c pleysyble BDEFH. d comaunde E pr.m. e the holy BDBH. f all E pr. m.
h thilke that hise sones A pr.m. thilke of hise sones that sec.m. ' the which i. k sone of him is.
1 seyntuarie, shal vse that cloth s. m And sotheli is. " wether is. ° halewyng is. P fleishe is. 1 Om. is.
r baskett is. s Om. o. * plesyng is. u sacr. to the Lord s. v Om. G. w thes thingis is. * thei is.
y fleishe is. z til to BCIKMSW. a with i. b thei is. c kept to be eten after s. d thei s. dd on hise is. e that is.
f comaundide EGLQT. B her hondis is. b halewe it is. ' Om. FX. k bifore this is. ' so i. m hyn, that
is, a mesure of two pound EILPS. h. that is, of trvey pound x. n shal be of s. ° of BC. P Om. FIS.
XXIX. 43 — XXX. 7-
EXODUS.
265
riyt of the morwetide offryng, and after
'tho thingiss that 'we hanh seid, into the
42 smel of swetnes ; a sacrifice to the Lord
it is with euerlastynge offryng into 3oure
generaciouns, at the dore of the tabernacle
of witnes before the Lord, where Y shal
43 ordeyne that I speke to thee ; and there
Y' shal comaunde to the sones of Yrael,
and the auter shal be halowid in my glo-
44 rye. And I shal halowe the tabernacle
of witnes with the auter, and Aaron with
the sones of hym, that thei beren the
4,j office of preesthod to me. And Y shal
dwelle in the inyddil of the sones of
46 Yrael, and Y shal be to hem a God ; and
thei shulen knowe, for Y am the Lord
Godk of hem, that hath ladde hem out of
the loond of Egipte, that Y my3t dwelle
among hem ; Y the Lord God of hem.
CAP. XXX.
1 And thou shalt make an auter, for to
brenne 'the maad1 ensence of the trees of
2 Sichym, hauynge o cubijt of lengthe, and
another of brede, that is foure cornerd,
and two cubites in hei3t ; homes shulen
:jgoo out of it. And thow shalt clothe it
with moost puyr gold, as wel the litel
fier panne of it, as the walles bi enuy-
roun, and the homes ; and thow shalt
make to it a coroun of gold bi enuy-
4roun, and two rynges of gold vnder the
homes bi eche sides, that the berynge
staues mowen be putte into hem, and the
5 auter born. And thilke berynge staues
thow shalt make of the trees of Sichym,
e and gilden1"; and thow shalt sette the au-
ter a3ens the veyle, that hongith before
the arke of testymonye before the propi-
ciatorye, with the which is couerd the
witnessynge, where Y shal speke to thee.
7 And Aaron shal brenne the ensence swete
smellynge vpon it erly ; whanrie he shal
araye the lanternes, he" shal teenden0 it ;
bi euerlastynge offryng in to 30111-6 genera-
ciouns, at the dore of the tabernacle of
witnessyng bifor the Lord, where Y schal
ordeyne that Y spekei to thee; and there 44
Y schal comaunde to the sones of Israel ;
and the auter schal be halewid in my
glorie. Yr schal halewe also the taber-
nacle of witnessyng with the auter, and
Aaron with8 hise sones, that thei be set in
presthod to me. And Y schal dwelle in 45
the* myddis of the sones of Israel, and Y
schal be God to hem ; and thei schuleri 46
wite, that" Y am her Lord God, whichv
ledde hem out of the lond of Egipt, that
Y schulde dwelle among hem ; for Y am
her Lord God.
CAP. XXX.
Also thou schalt make an auter of the i
trees of Sechym, tow brenne encensex; and 2
the auter schal haue a? cubit of lengthe,
and another cubit2 of brede, that is foure
cornerid, and twei cubitis in hei3the ; cor- $££/$?%.
neris schulen come forth of the auter. bre" il is< tlie
roof tlicrof,
Arid thou schalt clothe it with clennests timtis, tbe
u 1,1 • TI i hi}irc part, nc
gold, as wel the gndilf therofa, as the GQX.
wallis and corneris bi cumpas therof ; and
thou schalt make to the auter a litil goldun
coroun, 'bi cumpasb, and twei goldun ser--*
clis vndur the coroun by alle sidis, that
ban-is be putc in to thed serclis", and thef
auter be borun. Also thou schalt makes
tho& barris of the trees of Sechym, and
thou schalt ouergildeh ; and thou schalt 6
sette the auter a3eris the veil, which' veilk
hangith bifor the ark of witnessyng bifor
the propiciatorie, bi1 which the witness-
yng1" is hilid, where Y schal speke to thee.
And Aaron schal brenne theronne" encense?
smellynge swetly eerli ; whanne he schal
araye the lanternes, he schal brenne it ;
e that E pr. m. h I haue E pr. m. ' Om. D. k Om. A. ' Qm. B pr. m. m gilden hem E pr. m.
" Om. ABDFH. ° eende AB pr. m. FII.
1 shal speke GS. r And Y o. 8 and is. l Om. is. u for is. v the which i. w for to is. * vpon the
maad encense s. y o is. z Om. i. a gridil therof or the ouer part i marg. b aboute i. c sent plures.
d tho cs. thilke i. e ringis is. f so the i. K the plures. h ouergilde hem IKS. ' that is. k Om. IKS.
1 with i. m witnessing, that is, the tablis of the lame BCOKLNOPQX. n vpon that auter is.
M m
266
EXODUS.
XXX. 8 — 21.
sand whanne he settith? hem at euen, he
shal brenne the euerlastynge maadi en-
sense before the Lord, into 3oure genera-
jtciouns. 3e shulen not offer vpon it en-
sence of other makynge, ne offrynge, ne
sacrifice, ne offrynge loues 36 shulen taste.
10 And Aaron shal preye vpon the homes
of it ones bi the 3eer, in blood that is
offerd for synne, and he shal plese vpon
it in 3oure generaciouns ; the holy of ha-
nlowen it shal be to the Lord. And the
12 Lord spake to Moyses, seiynge, Whanne
thow takist a sowme of the sones of
Yrael, eclie shal 3yue prijs after the
noumbre for her soules to the Lord, and
there shal be no veniaunce in hem, whanne
13 thei shulenr be nowmbred. And eches shal
3yue this that passith to a name, half 'an
nounce4 after the mesure of the temple ;
a sicle, 'that is, a nounce", hath twenti
half scripilles ; the half perty of a sicle
14 shal be offerd to the Lord. He that is
had in the noumbre, fro twenti 3eer and
is aboue, shal jyue the prijs ; the riche shal
not adde to an half sicle, and the pore no
i o thing shal lesse. And the money takun,
that is gederid of the sones of Yrael,
thow shalt take in to the vses of the ta-
bernacle of witnessynge, that there be the
myride of hern before the Lord, and he
17 haue mercy to the soules of hem. And
is the Lord spake to Moyses, seyynge, And
thow shalt make a brasun lauatory with
his foot to washe with, and thow shalt
putte it betwix the tabernacle of witnes
and the auter ; and the water put yn,
19 Aaron and his sones shulen washe in it
20 her hondes and feete, whanne thei ben to
goynge ynto the tabernacle of witness-
yng, and whanne thei ben nei3ynge to
the auter that thei offren in it maadv en-
21 sence to the Lord, lest perauenture thei
dyen ; lawful euerlastynge itw shal be to
hym and to the seed of hym bi succes-
and whanne he settith the lanternes at 8
euentid, he schal brenne euerlastynge0 en-
cense bifor the Lord, in to 3oure genera-
ciouns. 3e schulen not offre theronnePa
encense of other makyng, nethir offryng,
andi slayn sacrifice, nether 36 schulen offre
fletynge offryngis thereonne*. And Aaron 10
schal preie on the corneres8 therof * onis bi
the 3eer, in the blood" whichv is offrid for
synne, and he schal plese theronne"' in
3oure generaciouns ; it schal be the hooli
of hooli thingis tox the Lord. And then
Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Whanne 12
thou schalt take the? summe of the sones
of Israel, alle bi hem silf schulen 3yue 'bi
thez noumbre prijs for her soulis" to the
Lord, and veniaunce schal not be in hem,
whanne thei benb noumbrid. Sotheli ech is
that passith to the namec, schal 3yue thisd,
half a sicle bi the mesure of the temple ;
a siclee hath twenti halpens ; the myddilf
part of a cicle schal be offrid to the Lord.
He that is? hadde in noumbre11, fro twenti u
3eer and aboue, schal 3yue prijs'; a riche is
man schal not adde to the myddilk of
cicle1, and a pore man schal no thing abate.
And thou schalt bitake in to vsism of the 10
tabernacle of witnessyng the money takun,
which" is gaderid of the sones of Israel,
that it be the0 mynde of hem bifor the
Lord, and he schal be merciful to 'the
soulis of hemP. And the Lord spak to 17
Moises, and seide, Also thou schalt make w
a greet vessil of bras with his founde-
ment^f to waischer, and thou schalt sette
_ .
it bitwixe the tabernacle of witnessyng
and the auter '«/" brent sacrifices?; and
whanne watir is put therynne, Aaron and 19
hise sones schulen waische therynne her
hondis arid feet1, whanne thei schulen en- 20
tre in to the tabernacle of witnessyng, and
whanne thei schulen uei3e to the auter
that thei offre therynne encense to the
Lord, lest perauenture thei dien; it schal 21
t.in Ebm it is
with Iris feete.
Ggx.
P schall sett E pr. m. 1 Om. E pr.m. r Om. E pr. m. s all E pr. m. * a sycle E pr.m. a nounce DFH.
" Om E pr.m. v Om. E pr.m. w Om. E.
0 the euerlastynge rnaad is. P ther vpon is. <1 ne is. r liter vpon s. s hornys A pr.m. et plures. * of
it is. u blood of beeste BC. v that is. w ther vpon is. * of GQ. 1 a los. z aftir her is. a lijfes i.
b schul be is. c that is, of xx. yer A marg. et plures. d this prijs is. e sicle, that is, a nounse s. f half is.
S Om. A. >' the noumbre x. ' this prijs is. k half IMS. half deel w. ' a cicle CIKSX sec.m. m the vsis s.
n that is. ° a i. P her lijfes i. her soulis s. lor seete i marg. r waische ynne is. s Om. i. * her feet is.
XXX. 22 — 35-
EXODUS.
267
22syouns. And the Lord spak to Moyses,
23seiynge, Tak to thee swete smellynge
thingis, of the first myrre and chosen,
fyue hundryd siclis ; and the half x of the
canel, that is, two hundrid and fifti si-
24 clis ; and of chaalamy also two hundryd
and fifti, and of chasee fyue hundryd
sides, in the wei3t of the seyntuarye ;
oyle of the olyues, the mesure of hyn,
25'that is, of two pownd-v ; and thow shalt
make the holy oyle of anoyntyngz, an
oynement maad with the werk of un-
2Ggwentarye. And thow shalt anoynt of
it the tabernacle of witnessynge, and the
27 arke of testament, and the bord with his
vessels, and the candelstik, and the neces-
28 saryes* of it, the auter of ensence, and of
al brent sacrifice, and al the necessaryeb
that perteyneth to the heriying to hem.
2!) And alle thow shalt halowe, and thei
shulen be the holi thingis of halowes ;
he that towchith hem, shal be halowid.
:»oThow shalt anoynt Aaron, and the sones
of hym, and thow shalt halwe hem, that
thei beren the office of preesthod to me.
:<i And to the sones of Yrael thow shalt
seie, This oyle of anoyntyng holy it shal
32 be to me into 3oure generaciouns. The
flesh of man shal not be anoyntyde of it,
and biside the composicioun of it 36 shu-
len not make another, for it is halowid,
33 and hooli shal be to 3ow. What euer
man make sich on, and 3yue of it to an
alyen, he shalle be putte out of his puple.
34 The Lord forsothe seyde to Moyses, Tak
to thee swete smellynge thinges, stacten,
and onycha, galbantum of good smel, and
ensence moost Ii3tyngec, and alle thei shu-
3olen ben of euen wei3te. And thow shalt
make the inaad ensence with werk of
oynement makynge, meyngid bisily, and
puyr, and moost worthi with halowyng.
be a lawful thing euerlastiuge to hymu
and to his seed bi successiouns. And the 22
Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Take to 23
thee swete smellynge spiceries, of v the firste
and"' chosun myrre, fyue hundrid siclis" ;
and of canel the half, that is, twei hundrid
and fifti siclisJ"; in lijk manerz ofa calamyf 24 1 that is, a
twei hundrid and fifti siclis ; alsob of casia ynge tre, smut
fyue hundrid siclis, in the wei3te of seyn- "k^ottis. BCOKN
tuariec ; oiled of olyue trees, the6 mesure oax"
hynf:j: ; and thou schalt make the hooly 25 j that «,«/'
oile of anoyntyng, an oynement maad bi p°"
the werks of ah 'makere of oynement'.
And thou schal anoynte therof the taber-26
nacle of witnessyng, and the ark of testa-
ment's and the boord with hise vessels, the 27
candilstike, and the purtenaunces therof,
the auteris of encense, and of brent sacri- 28
fice, and al the purtenaunce, that per-
teyneth to the ournyng of tho1. And thou 29
schalt halewe alle thingis, and thom schulen
be then hooli of holi thingis ; he that schal
touche tho, schal be halewid0. Thou schalt so
anoynte Aaron, and hise sones, and thou
schalt halewe hem, that thei be set in
presthod to me. And thou schalt seie to 31
the sones of Israel, This oile of anoyntyng
schal be hooli to me? in to 3oure genera-
ciouns. The fleisch of man schal not be 32
anoyntid therof, and bi the makyng ther-
of 36*1 schulen not make another11, for it is
halewid, and it schal be hooli to 3ou.
What euer man makith sich oile, and 33
3yueth therof to an alien, he schal be vde-
stried fro8 his puple. Forsothe the Lord 34
seide to Moises, Take to thee swete smell-
ynge spyceries, stacten"|",and onycaj, galban
of good odour1, and pureste" encense, allev
schulen be of euene wei3te. And thou 35 ^J* 1ss1'n*11I.itil
schal make encence, maad by werkw of y»g* sw
GKQX.
oynement" makere, meddlid? diligentliz, and
pure, and moost worthi of a halewyng. And 36
t that is, the
* mydill E pr.m. 7 Om. E pr.m. * the anoyntyng E pr.m.
ment E pr. m. c Ii3tnyng DDEFH.
* hustilmentis E pr. m. b anour-
u Aaron is. v and of is. w Om. is. * siclis in valu 8. y siclis in pris s. z Om. K. a take thou
of s. b lake also is. c the seyntuarie is. d the oile IKS. e take the is. * of hyn isx sec. m. S crafte is.
h Om. IK. i oynement maker isw. k the testament IKS. ' tho thingis is. m thei is. n Om. A pr.m.
ft plures. ° halewid bifore i. halewid bifore hand s. P me, the Lord s. 1 thei w. r another sich
oile i. another holy s. 8 putt out of is. '* smell is. u moost pure is. v alle these is. w the craft is.
* an oynement plures. y ensence meddlid BC. z togedrt diligentli s. a bi is.
M ill 2
268
EXODUS.
XXX. 36 — XXXI. 13.
36 And whanne thow hast pownede alle to-
gidere into inoost smal powdre, thow
shalt putte of it before the tabernacle of
wytnessynge, in the which place Y shal
apere to thee ; hooly of halowes shal be
37 to 3ow the maadd ensence. Siche a mak-
ynge 36 shulen not make into 3oure owne
38vses, for hooli it is to the Lord. Eche
man that doth lyik thing0, that he ful
vse the smel of it, he shal peryshe fro his
puplis.
CAP. XXXI.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Loo ! I haue clepid Beseleel bi name, the
sone of Hury, sone of Hur, of the lynage
:s of Juda ; and Y haue fulfillid hym with
the spiryt of God, with wisdom, and vn-
4 derstondyng, and kunnyng in al werk, to
caste what euer thing may be forgid of
5 gold, and of siluer, and of brasse, marble,
c and gemmes, and dyuerste of trees. And
Y haue 3euen to hym a felaw, Ooliab, the
sone of Achisamech, of the lynage of Dan;
and in the herte of echef taw3t I haue
putte wisdomes, that thei maken" alle
thingis that I haue comaundide to thee ;
7 the tabernacle of the boond of pees, and
the arke of witnessyng, and the propi-
ciatorye that is vpon it, and alle the ves-
ssels of the tabernacle ; and the meetbord,
and the vessels of it, the moost puyr can-
delstik with his vessels, and the auteers
a of the maadh ensence, and of the al brent
sacrifice, and alle the vessels of hem ; the
lolauatorie with his foot; the holi clothes
in the seruyis to Aaron the preest, and
to the sones of hym, that thei vsen hyr
n office in sacrid thingis; the oyle of
anoynting, and the maadh ensence of
swete smellynge thingis in the seyntua-
rye ; alle thingis that I haue comaundide
1-2 to thee, thei shulen make. And the Lord
is spak to Moyses, seiynge, Spek to the
whanne thou hast powned alle1* thingis in
to smalleste poudre, thou schalt putte ther-
of bifor the tabernacle of witnessyng, in
which place Y schal appere to thee ; en-
cense0 schal be to 3ou thed hooli of hooli
thingis. 3e schulen not make siche a mak- 37
yng in to 3oure vsis, for it is hooli to the
Lord. What euer man makith6 af lijksB
things, that he vse the odour ther.of, he
schal perische fro his pupleh.
CAP. XXXI.
And the Lord spak to Moyses, 'and i
seide1, Lo ! Y haue clepid Beseleel bi name, 2
the sone of Hury, sone of Hur, of the
lynage of Juda; and Y hane fillidk hym:t
with the spirit of God, with wisdom, and
vndirstondyng, and kunnyng in al werk,
to fynde out1 what euer thing may be 4
maadm suteli, of gold, and siluer, and bras,
and marbil, and gemmes, and dyuersitenr>
of trees. And Y haue 3oue to hym a fe- 6
lowe, Ooliab, the sone of Achisameth, of
the kynrede of Dan ; and Y haue put in
'the herte of hein° the wisdom of ech
lerned man, that thei make alle thingis,
whiche Y comaundide? to thee ; the taber-7
nacle of boond of pees, and the arke of
witnessyng, and the propiciatorie, ether^
table, whichr is theronne, and alle the
vessels of the tabernacle ; also the bord, s
and vessels8 therof, the clenneste candil-
stike with hise vessels, and the auteris of
encence, and of brent sacrifice, and alleo
the vessels of hem ; the greet 'waischyng
vessel1 with his foundement" ; hooli clothis 10
in seruyce to Aaron prestv, and to hise
sones, that thei be set in her office in hooli
thingis ; the oile of anoyntyng, and en- n
cencew of swete smellynge spiceryes in
the seyntuarie ; thei schulen make alle
thingis* whiche? Y comaundide2 to thee.
And the Lord spak to Moises, 'and seidea, 12
d Om. E pr. m. e thinges B. f alle the E pr. m. & done E pr. m. h Om. E pr. m.
b alle thes is. c the maad encense is. d Om. plures. e make G. f Om. is. S thing to it is.
h puplis plures. ' seiynge is. k fulfillid is. ' fynde out, or caste is. m Om. is. n of dyuersite is. dy-
uersitees F. ° her hertis is. P haue comaundid is. 1 or EILP. or the s. r that i. s the vessels ois.
1 lauatorie is. u baas i. v the prest IKS. w the ensence is. * these thingis s. f the whiche i.
that s. z comaunde GQBT. haue comaundid s. a seiynge is.
XXXI. 14 — XXXII. 5-
EXODUS.
269
sones of Yrael, and thow shalt seie to
hem, Looketh that 36 kepen myn holy
day, for it is a tokne bitwix me and 3ow
in 3oure generaciouns ; that 36 witen for
H Y a Lord, that halowith 3ow. Kepith
myn holi day, holi forsothe it is to 3ow ;
who so poluteth it, with deth dye he ;
who so doth in it werk, shal perishe the
lijf of hym fro the myddil of his puple.
is Six dayes 36 shnlen do werk; in the se-
uenthe day is holy day, the holi reste to
the Lord ; eche that doth werk in that
IG day shal dye. The sones of Yrael kepe
thei the holy day, and halowe thei it in
her generaciouns ; a couenaunt it is euer
ndurynge bitwix me and the sones of
Yrael, and a perpetuel tokyn ; six for-
sothe dayes God made heuene and erthe,
and in the seuenthe day fro the werk he
isceside. And the Lord 3af to Moyses ful-
fillid thes maner wordes, in the mownt
of Synay, two stonen tablis of witness-
yng, writun with the fyngre of God.
CAP. XXXII.
1 The puple forsothe, seynge that Moyses
made abidyng of comyng doun fro the
hil, gederid to gidere a3ens Aaron, seith,
Arise, mak to vs goddis, that goon beforn
vs ; to this man Moyses, that hath" ladde
vs out frok the loond of Egipte, we knowen
2 not what is fallyn. And Aaron seide to
hem, Tak 36 the goldun eer rynges fro
the eerys of wyues, and of sones, and of
5oure dow3tres', and bryngith1" to me.
:»The puple dide that he comaundide,
4 bryngynge the eer rynges to Aaron ; the
whiche whanne he hadde takun, he four-
myde with 3etun werk, and made of hem
a 3otun calf. And thei seiden, Thes ben
thi goddis, Yrael, that ladde thee out of
5 the loond of Egipte. The whiche thing
whanne Aaron hadde seeyn, he made vp
Speke thou to the sones of Israel, and thou is
schalt seie to hem, Se 36 that 36 kepe my
sabat, for it is a signe bytwixe me and
3ou inb 3oure generaciouns ; that 30 wite,
that Y am the Lord, which0 halewed 3ou.
Kepe 36 my sabat, for it is hooli to 3ou ; u
he that defoulith it, schal die bi deeth,
the soule6 of hym, that doith werkf in the
sabat, schal perische fro the myddis# of
his puple11. Sixe' daies 30 schulen do werk ; is
in the seuenthe dai is sabat, hoolik reste
to the Lord ; ech man that doith werk in
this dai schal die. The sones of Israel IG
kepe sabat1, and halewe"1 it in her genera-
ciouns ; it is a couenaunt euerlastinge bi- 17
twixe me and the sones of Israel, and it
is 'a signe euerlastynge" ; for in sixe daies
God made heuene and erthe, and0 in the?
seuenthe day hei ceessid of werk. And is
, . , ,. . /.,,•!, , 1 1" Kbru i
whanne sicne wordisj weren nllidr, the not, si
Lord 3af to Moises, in the hil of Synay,
twei stonun tablis of witnessyng, writun
with the fyngur" of God J.
he
CAP. XXXII.
Forsothe the puple si3, that Moises made i
tariyng to come doun fro the hil, and it
was gaderid4 a3ens Aaron, and seide, Rise
thou, and make goddis to vs, that schulen
go bifore vs, for we witen not what bi-
felde" to this Moisesv, that laddew vs out
of the lond of Egipt. And Aaron seide 2
to hem, Take 36 the goldun eere ryngis
fro the eeris of 3oure wyues, and" of^
sones* anda dou3trisb, and brynge 36° to
me. The puple dide tho thingis, that'1 hes
comaundide, and brou3te eeree ryngis to
Aaron ; and whanne he hadde take tho, 4
he formedef bi 'werk of 3etyng&, and made11
of1 thok a jotun calf. And thei1 seiden, Is-
rael, these ben thi goddis, that ladde thee
out of the lond of Egipt. And whanne s
Aaron"1 had seyn this thing, he bildide an
Imclcle fillii! to
speke to
Moyses. cax.
J that is, ki
werk of fiorf,
tint of man.
BCGINQX.
* has E. k of BDEFH. I doujtren BDEFII. m bryng B.
b to i. c that is. d halewide IL9. 'lijfi. f werk forboden s. 8 middil G. h peplis t. 'And
sixe c. k the hooli is. 1 thei the holy day is. thei sabat K. ra halewe thei is. n an euerlastinge
tokene is. ° Om. p. P Om. B. q God is. r fulfillid is. s fyngris w.
bifalle is. bifel L. v man Moises s. w hath ladde is. " Om. r. y Om. s.
b of doujtris plures. 3oure doujtris i. of 3oure doujtris s. c 30 hem is. d the whiche i. e the eere is.
f formede hem s. 5 jetinge werk i. h he made is. ' Om. s. k hem IN. l the puple i marg. m he
Aaron D.
* gaderid togidere is. u s
joure sones is. a Om. K.
270
EXODUS.
XXXII. 6 — 15.
an" auter before it, and in voys of a bedel
he cryede, seiynge, To morwe is the so-
elempnyte of the Lord. And thei arysun0
erly offreden sacrifices al brent and peesi-
ble sacrifices P ; and the puple sat to ete
and to drynke, and arysen to pleyen.
7 The Lord forsothe spak to Moyses, sei-
ynge, Go, descende, thi puple hath synned,
whom thow hast ladde out of the loond
8 of Egipte. Soone thei han goon back-
ward fro the weie that thow shewedist
to hem, and thei han made to hem a 30-
tun calf, and anourden, and oflfrynge to
it sacrifices seiden, Thes ben thi goddis,
Israel, that han ladde thee out of the
9 loond of Egipte. And eftsones the Lord
seithi to Moyses, Y se wel that this pu-
10 pie is of hard nol ; late me that my
woodnes wreth a3en hem, and that I do
hem awey ; and thee I shal make into a
1 1 greet folk of kynde. Moyses forsothe
preyede the Lord his God, seiynge, Whi,
Lord, wraththith thi woodnes a^en thi
puple1', whom thow hast ladde out of the
loond of Egipte in greet strengthe, and
12 in a stroong hoorid ? Lest, Y biseche, the
Egipciens seyn, fellich he hath ladde hem
out, that he my3te slee in the hilles,
and doon awey fro the erthe, reste thi
•wraththe, and be peesyble8 vpon the
13 wickidnes of thi puple. Record of Abra-
ham, Ysaac, and1 of Yrael, thi seruauntis,
to whom thow hast sworn bi thi seluen,
seiynge, Y shal multiplie 3oure seed as
the sterresu of heuene, and al this loond
of the which Y haue spokun, Y shal 3yue
to 3oure seed, and 36 shulen welde it
ueuermore. And the Lord was plesid that
he dide not the harme, that he spake
i;">a3ens his puple. And Moyses is turned
33611 fro the hil, berynge in hoond two
auter bifore hym", and he criede bi the
vois of a° criere, and seide, To morewe is
the solempnete of the Lord. And theifi
rysenP eerli, and offerideni brent sacri-
fyces, and pesible sacrifices ; and the pu-
ple sat to ete and drynker, and thei risen8
to pleyt'j". Forsothe11 the Lord spak to 7 t in Ebrcu it
Moises, and seide, Go thou, gov doun, thi for idoUtrfc'i*
puple hath synned, 'whom thou leddistw Go™yj%°Lf.
out of the lond of Egipt. Thei 3edenxs "coxoax.
awei soone fro the weie which y thou
schewidst toz hem, and thei madena to
hem a 3otun calf, and worschipydenb itc,
and thei offeridend sacrifices to it, and
seiden, Israel, these ben thi goddis, that
ledden thee out of the lond of Egipt. And 9
eft the Lord seide to Moises, Y se, that
this puple is of hard nol ; suffre thou mej, lot suffre ,/,„,,
that my woodnesse6 be wrooth a3ens hem, ^e'kUh hi °
and that Y do awey hem ; and Y schal TnneTeDer;
make thee in to a greetf folk. Forsothe n s?De°Temiitl1
. his fadir, and
Moises preiede his Lord God&, and seide, ?lie fadir hol'i-
T , i . . , . . itb a swerd as
Lord, wni is thi veniaunce wrooth a3ens to sle him, the
thi puple, Whom thou leddisth OUt Of the I'mantey^
lond of Egipt in greet strengthe and in1 S,* not
strongek hond? Y biseche1, that Effin-i2frosm>'tinK>
. and he mecneth
aansm seie not, he ledde" hem out felli, contraneM
'that he schulde sle° inP the hillis, and to that'hVwdie
doi awei fro erther, thin ire8 ceesse, and be heWun'anci
thou quemeful on the wickidnesse of thi' ^1^!'
puple. Haue thou mynde of Abraham, of is nesse to Pre>'e
IT- j 'or 'he puple
Ysaac, and of Israel, thi seruauntis, to" towithboide
whichev thou hastw swore bi thi silf, and ofVoT/!""
seidist, Y schal multiplie 3oure seed as the" hooiy men let.
sterris of heuene, and Y schal ?yue to ?oure 'en'he1ir<1 of
JJ God, whan ne
seed al this lond of which Y spak, and thei taken of
, , , , . him tliat they
36 schulen welde it euere. And the Lord 14 sette forth hem
was plesid, that he dide not the yuel thingtlen""
which? he spak a3ens his puple. And 15 ^"7^
Moises turnede a3en fro the hil, and barz f
. g here ana Greg-.
in his hond twei tablis of witnessvner, *' ma"y au'°-
J & •-»//>*. ,.y /,,.,./„
riies ofhooly
lint. CGKQX.
n Om. A.
u sternes BE.
arysyng E. P sacrifice A. 1 seide D. T puple alone A. s pleysable BDEFH. l and Jacob A.
" the calff is. ° Om. s. P risiden BCD sec.m. o. <J thei offeriden is. r to drynke is. s risiden scow,
risen vp is. l pley, or to scorne I. pi. or to scorne God s. u And is. v Om. K. w the whiche thou hast
led i. whom thou hast ledde s. x han go is. J that is. z Om. s. a han maad is. b han wor-
schippid is. c Om. plures. d han offrid is. e woodnesse, that is, strange veniaunce BCGIKOQX. wood-
nesse, or veniaunce s. f grettere is. s the Lord his God is. h hast led is. » Om. DGQRT. k a
stronge IDS. 1 biseche thee, Lord s. m the Egipcians I. the Egipmen s. n hath led is. ° to sle c.
P hem in IKS. <1 do hem IKS. r the erthe is. s ire, Lord s. * the i. u and to B. T the whiche i.
w Om. is. x Om. IKS. y that is. z he bar is.
XXXIII. 16 — 27.
EXODUS.
271
tablis of testymonye wrytun on eithir side,
IB and maad with the werk of God; the
wrytyng forsothe of God was grauen in
17 the tables. Josue forsoth herynge the
noyse of the puple criynge out, seide to
Moyses, 3ellynge of fi3tynge is herd in
is the tentis. To whom he answerde, It is
not a crye of men biddynge to fi^tyng, ne
an out crye of men compellynge to flee,
19 but a voys of men syngynge Y here. And
whanne he was ny3 to the tentis, he saw3
the calf, and companyes of men al abowt ;
and ful wrooth he threwe the tablis out
of the hoond, and he brake hem at the
20 rotes of the hil. Andv cacchynge the calf
that thei hadden made, he brente, and
gronde it al to dost, the which he
sprengide vin tow water, and 3af of it
2idrynke to the sones of Yrael. And
Moyses seide to Aaron, What dide this
puple to thee, that thow woldest* brynge
12 vpon hem the moost synne ? To whom
he answerde, Ne endeyn, my lord, thou
forsothe knewe this puple, that it is redy
23toyuel; thei seiden to me, Make to vs
goddis, that goon beforn vs, to this Moyses
forsothe, that ladde vs out of the loond
of Egipte, we knowen not what is be-
24 fain. To whom Y seide, Which of 3ow
hath gold ? Thei token, and 3auen to me,
and Y threwe it into the fier, and there
253ede out this calf. Seynge thanne Moyses
the puple, that it was nakid ; Aaron for-
sothe hadde spoylde it for the senship of
the filthe, and among the enemyes he
26 hadde sette it nakid ; and stondynge in
the 3atis of the tentis, seith, If eny man
be of the Lord, be he ioyned to me ; and
there ben gedered to hym alle the sones
27 of Leuy. To whom he seith, Thes thinges
seith the Lord God of Yrael, Put a man
writun in euera either side, and maad bi 16
the werk of God ; and the writyng of God
was grauun in tablisb. Forsothe Josue 17
herde the noise of the puple criynge, and
seidec to Moyses, 3ellyng of fi^tyrig is herd
in the castelsd. To whom Moises an-io
sweride, It is note cryf of men exitynge
to batel, nether the cry of men* compell-
ynge to fleyng, but Y here the vois of
syngeris. And whanne heh hadde nei3id' is
to the castelsk, he si3 the calf, and dauncis1;
and he was wrooth greetli, and vcastide
forth the tablis fro the hondm, and brak"
tho° at the rootis of the? hil. And he^o
took ther calf, which8 thei hadden maad,
and brente1, and braku Hil tov poudur,
whichw he spreynte in to watirx, and 3af
therof drynke to the sones of Israel?. And 21
Moises seide to Aaron, What dide this
puple to thee, that thou brou3tistz ina on
hymb the gretteste synne ? To whom he 22
answeride, My lord, be notc wrooth, for
thou knowist this puple, that itd is en-
clynaunte to yuel ; thei seiden to me, Make 23
thou goddis to vs, that schulen go bifore
vs, for we witeri not, what bifeldef to this^
Moises, that ladde vs out of the lond of
Egipt. To whiche11 Y seide, Who of 30U24
hath gold ? Thei' tokenk, and 3auen to me,
and Y castide1 it forth™1 in to the fier, and
this calf" 3ede out. Therfor Moyses si325
the puple, that it0 was maad bareP ; for
Aaron hadde spuylid it for the schenschip
ofi filther, and haddes maad the puple
nakid among enemyes. And Moises stood 26
in the 3ate of the castels1, and seide, If ony
man is of the Lord, be he ioyned to me ;
and alle the sones of Leuy weren gaderid
to hym. To whiche" he seide, The Lord 27
God of Israel seith these thingis, A man
putte swerdv onw his hipe, go 36, and vgo
v Om. D. w in the A. x wolde E pr.m,
a Om. G. b the tablis is. c he seide is. d tentis is. e no E. { a cry is. S Om. is. h Moises is.
' neijid or comen ny$ s. k tentis is. ! cumpanyes, ether queens x marg. m he threwe out of his honde
the tablis is. n he brak is. ° hem isw. P Om. D. 1 Om. G. r a E. 9 that is. l he brente it is.
u brak it IKS. v vnto i. to o. w the whiche pondre i. whiche poudre s. * the watir IK. y into con-
fusioun of her ydolalrie s marg. z hast broujt is. a Om. ELP. b hem plures. c he not i. not thou K.
d Om. IKS. « enclynaunt, ether redi BC. enclynynge is. f hath bifalle IDS. 6 Om. GQ. h whom i.
' and thei is. k token her gold 8. l threwe is. m Om. is. n calf therof s. ° Om. s. P bare of gold n.
<1 of the is. «• filthe, that is, for the makyng of an idol BCGNOQX. filthe of makynge qftheydol s. * he
hadde is. t tentis is. u the whiche i. v his swerd is. w vpon is.
272
EXODUS.
XXXII. 28 — XXXIII. 3.
a swerd vpon his hippe, goth, and turneth
a3en fro 3ate vnto jate by the myddel of
the tentis, and slee echon brother, arid
28frende, and his nei3bore. The sones of
Leuy diden after the word of Moyses,
and there fellen in that day as thre and
29twenti thowsynd of men. And Moyses
seith, 3e han sacrid joure hoondes to day
to the Lord, echon in sone, and in his
brother, that there be 3eue to 3ow bliss-
soyng. And another dai begun Moyses
spake to the puple, 3e han synned the
moost synne ; Yshal stye vp to the Lord,
if eny manere Y may preye hym for 3oure
si gilt. And he goon a3en to the Lord,
seith, Lord, Y biseche, this puple hath
synned a greet synne, and thei han made
to hem goldun goddis ; outlier for3if hem
32 this gilt, or if thow dost not, do me out
:«of thi book, that thou hast wrytun. To
whom the Lord answerde, Who so syn-
neth to me, Y shal do hym out of my
34 book ; thow forsothe goo, and lede this
puple whider Y spake to thee ; myn aun-
gel shall goo before thee, and Y in the
day of veniaunce shal visite this synne of
35 hem. Than the Lord smoot the puple for
the gilt of the calf, that Aaron made.
CAP. XXXIII.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
Go, and stye vp fro this? place, thow, and
thi puple, that thow hast ladde out of
the loond of Egipte, in to the loond that
Y swore to Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob,
2 seiynge, To thi seed Y shal 3yue it. And
Y shal sende an aungel, thi before renner,
that Y throwe out Chanane, and Amorre,
and Ethe, and Phereze, and Eue, and Je-
sbuze, and thow go into2 the loond flow-
ynge mylk and hony; forsothe Y shal not
stie vp with thee, for a puple vit isa of
hard nol, lest perauenture Y skater thee
noumhrid
oonly thei that
weren prynci-
pals in the
trespas, that is,
indusiugc
othere men,
but with these
3ex 33611 fro 3ate^ vtil toz 3ate bi the myd-
dila of the castelsb, and ech man sle his
brother, freendc, and nei3bored. Thee sones 28
of Leuy diden bi the word of Moises, and
asf thre and twenti thousyndf of men fel- t Iu Ebr" >' is
„ . , , «!-»»• had thre thou-
den dounK in that day. And Moises seide, 29 send ooniy,
3e han halewid 3oure hondis to dai to the acm-deTthus
Lord, ech man in his sone, and brother, that is jiucr'
site, and seyn,
that blessyng be 3ouun to 3ou. Sotheliso'11 Ebrei.lben
whanne 'the tother'1 day was maad1, Moises
spak to the puple, 3e han synned the moost
synne ; Y schal stiek to the Lord, if in ony
maner Y schal mowe biseehe hym for 3oure
felony. And he turnede a3en to the Lord, 31 were sla>'D s
T i -IT- i • 11 i • muni of othere
and seide, Lord, Y biseche1, this puple hath that the noum-
synned a greet synne, and thei han maad n^y 'teho° .
goldun goddis to hem ; ethir for3yue thou thu^thrTthou-
this gilt to hem, ether if thou doist not, 32 scnde fel(!en M
the swerdis of
do™ awey me fro thi11 book, which0 thou Leuytis, and
hast write. To whom the Lord answeride, 33 feTden bTothere
Y schal do awey fro myP book hym that '
synneth a3ens me ; forsothe go thou, and 34
lede this puple, whydur Y spak to thee ;
myn aungel schal go bifore thee ; forsothe
in the day of veniaunce Y schal visite also
this synne of hem. Therfor the Lord 35
smoot the puple for thei gilt of the calf,
which1' calf* Aaron made.
CAP. XXXIII.
And the Lord spak to Moyses, andi
seide, Go and stie1 fro this place, thou,
and the" puple, whomv thou leddistw out
of the lond of Egipt, in to the lond,
whichx Y haue swore to Abraham, and to
Ysaac, and to Jacob, 'and Y seide^, Y schal
3yue it to thi seed. And Y schal sende 2
thi bifore goere an aungel, that Y caste
out Cananey, and Amorei, and Ethei, and
Ferezei, and Euey, and Jebusey; and that 3
thou entre in to the lond flowynge with
mylk and hony; forz Y schala not styeb
with thee, for 'thou art0 a puple of hard
y the A. z to B. a thou ert B pr. m.
T turneth i. turne 36 s. y the jate B. z to DO. vnto is. a myddis P. b tentis is. c his freend is.
d nei^bore, mhiche consentide to this ydolatrie s. e And the is. f as it mere I. e doun slayn s. h an
other is. > bigunnen is. k go vp i. stie vp s. ' biseche thee s. m do thou is. n the s. ° that is.
P the s. q Om. DIST sec.m. T that is. s Om. IKS. * wende vp i. stye vp s. u thi is. v that is.
w hast led is. * of the which i. y and seide D. seiynge is. z forsothe plures. a wil i. b stye vp is.
c it is A sec. m. EILP sec.m.
XXXIII. 4 — '3-
EXODUS.
273
4 in the weie. The puple herynge this
werst word weilide, and noon after the
swonne was clothid his ournyng. And
the Lord seide to Moyses, Spek to the
sones of Yrael, A puple of hard nol thow
art; ones Y shal stye vp in the myddil of
thee, and Y shal do thee awey ; now n'3t
put down thin ournementb, that I knowe,
e what Y shal do to thee. Thanne the
sones of Yrael diden doun her ourne-
7mentc fro the hil of Oreb. And Moyses
takynge a tabernacle straujte it afer out
of the tentis, and he clepyde the name of
it the tabernacle of the boond of pees.
And al the puple that hadde eny ques-
tioun, 3ede out to the tabernacle of thed
s boond of pees, out of the tentis. And
whanne Moyses 3ede out to the taber-
nacle, alle the puple aroos, and echon
stode in the dore of his tente, and thei
biheelden the bak of Moyses, to the tyrae
9 he 3ede into the tente. He forsothe goon
into the tabernacle of the boond of pees,
discendide a piler of a clowde, and stode
at the dore ; and vthe Lord" spak withf
10 Moyses, alle men beholdynge that the
piler of the clowde stode at the dore of
the tabernacle ; and thei stoden, and low-
tiden thur3 the 3ates of her tabernaclis.
n The Lord forsothe spak to Moyses face
to face, as a man is wonte to speke to&
his freende; and whanne he turnede a3en
into the tentis, the seruaunt of hym, child
Josue, the sone of Num, 3ede not fro the
12 tabernacle. And Moyses seide to the
Lord, Thow comaundis, thath I lede out
this puple, and thow shewist not to me,
whom thow art to sendynge with me,
namelich sith thow seist, Y knewe thee
bi name, and thow hast founde grace be-
13 fore me. If thanne Y haue founde grace
nol, lest perauenture Y leesed thee in the
weie. The puple herde6 this worste word, 4
andf morenyde, and noon was clothid with
his ournyngs bi custom11. And the Lords
seide to Moises, Spek thou to the sones of
Israel, Thou art a puple of hard nol ; onys
Y schal stie' in the myddis of thee, and
Y schal do awey thee ; ri3t nowk putte1
awei thin ournyngt, that Y wite, what Y t o
schal do to thee. Therfor the sones of Is-fi rouues
rael puttiden awey her ournyng fro the Jelyu
hil of Oreb. And Moises took the taber-7 thelawc BCG
QX>
nacle, and settidem fer with out the castels",
and he clepide the name therof the taber-
nacle of boond of pees. And al the puple
that hadde ony questioun, 3ede out to the
tabernacle of boond0 of pees, with out the
castelsP. And whanne Moises 3ede out to a
the tabernacle, al the puple roos, and ech
man stoodi in the dore of his tente, and
thei bihelden 'the bak of r Moises, til8 he*
entride in to the" tente. Sotheli whanne 9
he entride in to the tabernacle of boondv
of pees, aw piler of cloudex cam doun, and
stood at the dore^; andz the Lord spak
with Moises, while alle men sien that the 10
piler of cloudea stood at the More of taber-
nacle1" ; and thei stoden, and worschipiden
bic the dores of her tabernaclis. Forsothe n
the Lord spak to Moises face to faced, as
a man is wont to speke toe his freend ;
and whanne hef turnede a3en in to 'the
castels^, Josue, his mynystreh, the sone of
Nun, a child, 3ede not' aweyk fro1 the ta-
bernacle. Forsothe Moises seide to the 12
Lord, Thou comaundist, that Y lede out
this puple, and thou 'schewist not™ to me,
whom thou schalt sende with me, 'most
sithen" thou seidist, Y knewe thee bi name,
and thou hast founde grace bifore me.
Therfore if Y haue founde grace in thi is
b anournment E.
h and that A.
c anornement BDEFW. d Om. E. e when he E pr.m. f to A. S with E pr.m.
d spille i. e herynge is. f Om. is. g ournyng, that is, prcciouse clothis BGNQX. o. or attyr i. text.
o. that is, preciouse clothing, marg. h as he was wont i. a* bi custom he was wont s. i stie vp is.
k anoon i. l putte thou is. m sette it is. n tentis is. ° the boonde is. P tentis is. 1 roos and
stood GQ. r aftir is. s to s. * the tynie he is. u his is. v the boond i. w the is. x a cloude is.
i dore of the tabernacle KI. tabernacle dore s. z Om. E. a the cloude i. b dore of the tabernacle DFGI
KMQRTW. tabernacle dore s. c at is. d that is openly i marg. e with i. f Moises is. B his taber-
nacle is. k seruaunt is. ' out A pr. m. EF pr. m. GLNO sec.m. PQT sec.m. x. k out F sec.m. is. l of is.
10 hast not schewid is. n namely sith is.
N n
274
EXODUS.
XXXIII. 14 — XXXIV. 3.
in thi si3t, shew to me thi face, that I
knowe thee, arid fynde grace before thin
eyen ; behold thi puple, and this folk.
14 And God seide, My face shal goo before
)5 thee, and reste Y shal 3yue to thee. And
Moyses seith, If thow thi silf gost not
before, ne lede thow vs fro this place ;
16 in what forsothe mowen we knowe, I and
this puple, that we han founde grace in
thi si3t, but if that thow go with vs,
that we ben glorrifyed of alle puples that
17 dwellen vpon the erthe ? The Lord for-
sothe seith to Moyses, And this word that
thow hast spokun, Y shal do ; thow hast
forsothe founde grace before me, and thi
is silf Y haue knowe bi name. The which
19 seith, Shew to me thi glorie. He an-
swerde, Y shal shewe al good to thee,
and Y shal be clepid in the name of the
Lord before thee, and Y shal haue mercy
to whom Y wole, and goodliche Y shal
20 be to whom it likith to me. And eft he
seith, Thow shalt not mowe se my face,
forsothe there shal not mowe' se me a
21 man, and lyue. And eft, Loo ! he seith,
there is a place anentis me, and thow
22 shalt stonde vpon a stoon ; and whanne
my glorie shal passe, Y shal putte thee
in the hool of the stoon, and I shal de-
fende with my ri3t hoond, to the tyme
23 that Y passe ; and I shal take myn hoond,
and thow shalt se myn hyndermore, my
face forsothe thow shalt not mowe se.
CAP. XXXIV.
i And therafter, Cut, he seith, to thee
two stonun tables at the liknes of the
former, and Y shal write vpon hem the
wordes that hadden the tablis, that thow
2brak. Be redi eerli, that thow stie vp
anone into the hil of Synay ; and thow
shalt stonde with me vpon the cop of the
3 hil ; no man stie vp with thee, ne be seen
eny man thurj out al the hil ; oxen for-
si3t, schewe thi face to me, that Y knowe
thee, and fynde grace bifor thin i3en ; bi-
holde thi° puple, and this? folk. And God u
seide, My face schal go bifor thee, and
Y schal 3yue reste to thee. And Moises is
seide, If thii silf schalt not go biforer, 'lede
not8 vs out of this place ; for in what thing 10
moun we wite, Y and thi puple, that we
han founde grace in thi si3t, if thou schalt
not go with vs, that we be glorified of alle
puplis that dwellen on erthe? Forsothe 17
the Lord seide to Moises, Y schal do also
this word, which* thou hast spoke; for
thou hast founde grace bifor me, and Y
knewe11 thi silf bi name. And Moises i«
seide, Schewev thou thi glorie to me. God ID
answeride, Y schal schewe al good to thee,
and Y schal clepe in the vname of the
Lord"' bifor thee, and Y schal do merci to
whom Y wole, and Y schal be merciful"
on? whom it plesith toz me. And eft Godw
seide, Thou maist not se my face, for a
man schal not se me, arid schala lyue. And 21
eft God seide, A place is anentis me, and
thou schalt stonde onb a stoon; and 22
whanne my glorie schal passe, Y schal sette
thee in the hoole of the stoon, and Y schal
kyuere0 with my ri^t hond, tild Y passe ;
ande Y schal take awey myn hond, and 23
thou schalt se mynf hyndreres partis, for-
sothe thou mayst not se my face.
CAP. XXXIV.
And aftirward God seide, Hewe to thee i
twey tablis of stoon at the licnesse of the
formere, and Y schal write on thoh tablis
thilke' wordis, whiche the tablis, that thou
vhast brokek, hadden. Be thou redi in the 2
morewtid, that thou stie1 anoon in to the
hil of Synai ; and thou schalt stonde with
me onm the cop of the hil ; no man stie" a
with thee, nether ony man be seyn bi al
i Om. E.
0 this a. P the L. 1 thou thi i. r bifore vs is. 9 lede thou not i. ne lede thou s. * that is.
11 know plures. v Lord, schewe s. w Lordis name. * ether goodli x marg. y to is. z Om. pliires.
a Om. is. b vpon is. c kyuere thee i. hile or defende thee s. d til that is. e and lhanne i. f the s.
S hymlere GIKBQX. h thilke is. > tho is. k brakist is. ' go vp i. stie vp s. »' vpon is. " go vp r.
stie vp s.
XXXIV. 4 — 14-
EXODUS.
275
sothe and sheep, be thei not fedde there
4 a3ens. Thanne he hewide out two stonun
tables, what manere thei weren before,
and fro ny3t arysynge he stiedek vp into
the hil of Synay, as the Lord comaundide
to him, berynge with hym the tables.
5 And whanne the Lord had stiede vp bi
the clowde, Moyses stood with hym, in-
wardli clepynge the name of the Lord,
6 whom passynge before hym, seith, Lord-
shiper1, Lord God, mercyable, and good-
liche, and"1 pacient, and of myche mercy,
7 and verrey, that kepist couenaunt and
mercy into thowsarides, that dost awei
wickidnes", and hidows giltis, and synnes,
and no man anentis thee bi him silf is
innocent, that 3eldist wickidnes0 of fadris
to sones and neces, into the thridde and
8 the ferthe progenye. And Moyses hast-
ynge is bowid redi into the erthe, and
oanowrynge, seith, If Y haue fountle grace
in thi si3t, Lord, I biseche that thow goo
with vs, forsothe the puple is of hard nol,
and that thow do awey oure wickidnesP,
10 and synnes, and that thow welde vs. The
Lord answerde, Y shal goo in couenaunt,
seynge alle men, I shal do signes, that
neuere weren seen vpon erthei, ne in eny
folkisr of -kynde, that this puple seen, in
whos myddil thow art, the feerful werk
11 of the Lord, that Y am to do". Kep alle
thingis that to day I haue comaundide to
thee ; Y my silf shal throwe out before
thi face Amorrey, Chananey, and Ethei,
Pheresei forsothe, and Euei, and Jebuzei.
12 Be war, lest eny tyme thow ioyne frend-
ships with the* dwellers of that loond,
13 that ben to thee into fallyng. But and
the auteers of hem destrye, brek togidere
the ymages, and the mawmete" woodes
14 hew down; wolev thow not anowre an
alien God ; the Lord gelows the name
the hil, and oxun and scheep be not fed0
a3ens ^the hit?. Therfor Moises hewidei 4
twey tablis of stoon, whicher manere tablis8
weren bifore, and he roos bi ny3t, and
stiede* in to the hil of Synay, as the Lord
comaundide to hym ; and he bar with hym
the tablis. And whanne the Lord haddea
come doun bi a cloude, Moises stood with
hym, and clepide inwardli vthe name of the
Lord" ; and whanne the Lord passidev bi- c
fore hymw, he seide, Lordsehipere, Lord
God, mercyful, and pitouse*, pacient, and
of myche mersifuly doyng, and sothefast,
which kepist couenaunt and mercy in to ^ay
thousandez, which" doist awey wickidnesse,
and trespassis, and synnes, and noonb bi
hym silf is innocent anentis thee, which
3eldist the wickidnesse of fadris toc sonesd
and to sones6 of sones f, into the thridde
and fourthes generacioun. And hastilis
Moises was bowid low vin toh erthe', and
worschipidek, and seide, Lord, if Y haue 9
founde grace in thi si3t, Y biseche1 that
thou go with vs, for the puple is of hard
nol,. and that thou do awey oure wickid-
nesses and synnes, and welde vs. The 10
Lord answeride, Y schal make couenaunt,
and in si3t of alle men Y schal make
signes, that weren neuer seyn onm erthe,
nether inn ony folkis, that this puple, in
whos myddis thou art, se the ferdful werk
of the Lord, which Y schal make. Kepe 1 1
thou alle thingis, whiche0 Y comaundideP
to thee to dai; Ii my silf schal caste
out bifor thi face Amorrey, and Cananey,
and Ethei, and Ferezei, and Euey, and
Jebusei. Be war, lest ony tyme thou 12
ioyne frendschipis with the dwelleris of
that lond, whiche r frenschipis be in to
fallyng8 to thee. But also distrie thou 1.1
'the auteris of hem1, breke the ymagis, and
kitte" doun thev woodis ; 'nyl thou wor- 14
k stey D. ' lordys E pr. m. m Om. BDEFII. n wyckidnesses BDEH. ° wickednesses BDFH. P wyckyd-
nesses BDEFH. 1 the erthe DEH. T folk D. s doying E pr.m. * Om. A. u mawmettes BD. preue
herying places E pr. m. v wiln BE. wilt D.
0 thei pastured i. P it i. <l hewide out i. r the whiche i. 8 the tablis is. * jide vp i. u Lordis
names. v passide or shervide him s. w Moises s. x plentyuouse s. Ymerci A. z thousandes A sec.m. is.
a the which i. b no man is. c in to s. d her sones is. e the sones is. f her sones is. B the fourthe CIS.
h to BC. in .o. » the erthe IKS. k he worschipide is. ' biseche thee is. m vpon is. n on G. ° that is.
P haue comaundid is. shal comaunde L. comaunde NP. 1 and A pr.m. sed expunct. m. sec. T the whiche i.
8 myscheef i. * her autris is. u hewe thou i. kitte thou sw. v her isw.
N n 2
276
EXODUS.
XXXIV. 15 — 25.
15 of hym, God is a louer ; ne go thow not
into couenaunt with men of that regioun,
lest whanne thei han do fornycacioun with
her goddes, and anourden the mawmetis
of hem, eny man clepe thee, that thow
leeete of the thingis that ben ofFerd. Ne
wijf of the dow3tris of hem thow shalt
tak to thi sones, lest after that thei han
do fornycacioun, thei maken to do forny-
caciouns and thi sones into her goddis.
i73otun goddis thow shalt not make to
is thee. The solempnyte of therf looues
thow shalt kepe ; seuen dayes thow shalt
eete therf looues, as I haue comaundide
to thee, in the tyme of the moneth of
new thinges ; in the moneth forsothe of
19 veer tyme thow 3edest out of Egipte. Al
that openith the wombe of maal kynde
shal be myn, of alle hauynge lijf, as wel
20 of oxen, as of sheep, shal be myne. The
first goten of an asse thow shalt bigge
with a sheep ; ellis forsothe if thow jyuest
not for it the priys, it shal be slawn. The
first gotun of thi sones thow shalt 'a3en-
biggew ; ne thow shalt not apere in my
21 si3t voide. Six dayes thow shalt worche,
the seuenthe day thow shalt ceese to
22eeren and to repen. The solempnyte of
weekis* thow shalt make to thee in the
first bigynnyng of fruytis of thi whete
heruest, and the solempnete whanne, the
tyme turnynge a3en of the 3eer, alle
23 thinges ben putte vp. Thre tymes of the
3eer shal apere eche maal child that is
thin in the si3t of the Almy3ti Lord, thi
24 God, Yrael. Whanne forsothe Y shal take
the gentiles fro thi face, and I shal sprede
abrood thi teermes, no man shal putte
spies to thi loond, thee styinge vp and
apperynge in the si3t of the Lord thi God,
2othries in the 3eer. Thou shalt not offre
vpon the^ sowr dow3 the blood of my
sacrifice, netherz shal not leeue vnto the
morwe tide of the sacrifice of the so-
schipew an alien God ; 'the Lord* a gelous
louyere is his? name, God is a feruent
louyere ; make thou not couenaunt with 15
the men of thoz cuntreis, lest whanne thei
han do fornycacioun8 with her goddis, and
han worschipid the symylacris of hem, ony
man clepe thee, that thou etc of thingisb
offrid to an ydol. Nether thou schalt take IG
a wyif of her dou3tris to thi sones, lest
aftir that0 thod dou3tris han do fornyca-
cioun6, thei make also thi sones to do for-
nicacioun in to her goddis. Thou schalt 17
not make to thee 3otun goddis. Thou is
schalt kepe the solempnyte of therf looues;
seuene daies thou schalt ete therf looues,
as Y comaundide to thee, in thef time of
the& monethe of newe fruytis ; for in the
monethe of veer tyme thou 3edist out of
Egipt. Al thing of male kynde that 19
openeth the wombe schal be myn, of alle
lyuynge beestis, as wel of oxun, as of
scheep, it schal be myn. Thou schalt a3en-2o
bie with a scheep the firste gendrid of an
asse, ellis if thou 3yuest not prijs therfor,
it schal be slayn. Thou schalt a3enbie the
firste gendrid1* of thi sones ; nether thou
schalt appere voide in my si3t. Sixe daies 21
thou schalt worche, the1 seuenthe day thou
schalt ceesse to ere and repek. Thou schalt 22
make to thee the solempnyte of woukis in
the firste thingis of fruytis of thi ripe corn
of wheete, and1 the solempnyte, whanne
alle thingis"1 ben gadrid in to bernes,
whanne the" tyme vof 3eer° cometh a3en.
Ech male kynde of thee schal appere in 23
thre tymes of the 3eer in the si3t of the
Lord Almy3ti, thiP God of 1 Israel. For 24
whanne Y schal take awei folkis fro thi
face, and Y schal alarge thi termes, noon
schal sette tresouns to thi lond, while thou
stiestr and apperist in the si3t of thi Lord
God, thries in the 3eer. Thou schalt not 25
offre on sour dow the blood of my sacri-
fice, nethir ony thing of the slayn sacrifice
w for bigge E pr. m. x werlds AD. J Om. BDEH. * ne A pr.m.
w \vorschipe thou nat i. x Ora. s. y the Lordis s. z the c. a fornycacioun, that is, idolatrie BCEGK
J,P<JX. f. ether ydolalrie N. f. or ydolatrie is. b the thingis is. ° Om. IDS. d thilke I. e fornycacioun,
that is, idolatrie, uc. f Ora. is. g Om. p. h goten i. i in the D. k to repe is. > and also s.
m Orn. plures. fruytis is. n Om. is. ° of the 3eer BCIS. Om. L. P Om. DMO sec.m. RT sec.m. w.
1 Om. p. r stiest vp is.
XXXIV. z6 — XXXV. 2.
EXODUS.
277
2slempnyte of pask. The chefe of the
fruytes of thi loond thow shalt offre in
the hows of the Lord thi God. Thow
shalt not seethe a kidde in the mylk of
27 his moder. And the Lord seide to Moyses,
Write to thee thes wordes, with whiche
Y haue couenauntide a boond of pees,
28 with thee and with Yrael. Thanne Moyses
was there with the Lord fourti dayes
and fourti ny3tis, and eete no breed, ne
drank watera ; and he wroot in the ta-
bles the ten wordes of the boond of pees.
29 And whanne Moyses descendide fro the
mownt of Synay, he held two tables of
testymonye, and he wiste not that his
face was horned of the cumpanye of the
so word of God. Aaron forsothe and the
sones of Yrael, seynge the face of Moyses
31 horned, thei dredden to comen ny3, and
thei clepid of hyin turneden a3en, as wel
Aaron as the princes of the synagoge ;
32 and after that he had spokun, comen to
hym also alle the sones of Yrael ; to whom
he comaundide alle thinges that he hadde
herd of the Lord in the mownt of Synay.
33 And fulfillid the wordes, he putte a veyle
34 vpon his face ; the which, he goon yn to
the Lord, and spekynge with him, dide
awey, to the tyme that he shulde goo
out ; and thanne he spak to the sones of
Yrael alle thinges, that to hym weren co-
35 maundid ; the whiche seen the face of
Moyses goynge out be horned, but eft he
couerde his face, if eny tyme he spak to
hem.
CAP. XXXV.
1 Therfore alle the cumpanye of alle the
sones of Yrael gedered, he seid to hem,
Thes ben that the Lord hath comaundide
2 to be doon. Six daies 36 shulenb doo werk,
the seuenthe day shal be to 3ow holy, an
holi day and the reste of the Lord ; who
of the solempnyte of fase8 schal abide in1
the morewtid. Thou schalt offre in the 26
hows of thi Lord God the firste" of thev
fruytis of thi lond. Thou schalt not sethe
a kide in the mylk of his modir. And the 27
Lord seide to Moises, Write thou these
wordis, biw whiche Y smoot a boond of
pees, bothe with thee and with Israel.
Therfor Moises was there with the Lord 28
bi fourti daies and bix fourti ny3tis, he?
eet not breed, andz drank nota watir ; and
he wroot in tablys tenb wordis of the
boond of pees. And whanne Moises cam 29
doun fro the hil of Synai, he heldebb twei
tablis of witnessyng, and he wiste not
that his face was horned0 f of the felou- t »«»/"»•««/,
n f~, i •,. i T, •, beeines of won-
schipe of Goddis word. Forsothe Aaron 30 durfui schyn-
and the sones of Israel sien Moises face a^', [from"'
horned, and thei dredden to nei3e ni3, and si m™nc*-'0*t the
thei werend clepid of hym, 'and thei turn-
•
edene a3en, as wel Aaron as the princis of
the synagoge; and after that Moises spak,
thei camen to hym, 3he alle the sones
Israel; to whichef Moises^ comaundide alle ilJufb«7"dithe'1
thingis, whiche he hadde herd of the Lord Orael "0
, knew not that
in the hil of Synai. And whanne the 33 the vi;3t [skyu
wordis weren fillidh, he puttide1 a veil onk Was°horned.Ce
his face; and he entride to the Lord, and 34 ^ *"'• CG
spak with hym, and dide1 awey that veil,
tilm he 3ede out ; and thanne he spak to
the sones of Israel alle thingis, that weren
comaundid to hym ; whiche11 sien that the 35
face of Moyses goynge out was horned,
but eft he hilide0 his face, if ony tyme he
spak to hem.
CAP. XXXV.
Therfori" whanne al the cumpanye of the i
sones of Israel was gaderid, Moises seide
to hem, These thingis it ben, whiche the
Lord comaundide to be doon. Sixe daies 2
36 schulen do werk, the seuenthe dai schal
be hooli to 3011, the sabat and restei of the
homes,
the postle in
u pistie to
ciep'ith the gio-
a no water E pr. m. b thou schal E pr. m.
1 fase, that is, pask BCGKNX. paske i. l vnto DIKOMRST sec.m. w. u firste, or cheef?. v Om. is.
w with the i. " Om. 01. y and he K. z ne is. a Om. i. b the ten is. bl) helde in his fionde is.
c that is, beemes of gloriouse schynyng B marg. h. in the beemys of nondirful s/tynyng IN. h. rvith nondirful
xhynynge beemes s. d Om. i. e weren turned i. f the whiche i. S he o sec.m. h fulfillid is.
' putte IK. k vpon is. 1 he dide ILS. m til that is. n the whiche i. ° hidde i. P Wherfor A.
'i the reste is.
278
EXODUS.
XXXV. 3 — 19.
3 so doth werk in it he shal be slayn. 3e
shulen not tiende fier in al 3oure dwell-
4 yng place bi the holi day. And Moyses
seith to alle the companyes of the sones
of Yrael, This is the word that the Lord
seomaundide, seiynge, Seuer 36 anentis
3ow the chefe fruytis to the Lord ; eche
wilful and of redi inwit offer hem to the
6 Lord, gold, and siluer, and brasse, iacynct,
and purpur, andbb cocto twies died, and
ybijs, heeris of goote, and the skynnes of
wethers maad reed, and iacynctyne, the
s trees of Sichym, and oyle toc the Ii3tes
'to be maadd, and that there be maad an
oynement, and the moost swete ensence,
sonychyn stonus and gemmes, to the
anowrnnyng of the coope, and of the
lobreest broche. Who so euere of 3ow is
wijs, come he, and mak that the Lord
11 hath comaundide, that is, the tabernacle,
and the roof of it^ and the coueryng ;
rynges, and the 'tablid sides6, with the
12 berynge stanes, litil stakesf, and feets ; the
arke, and the berynge staues ; the propi-
cyatorie, and the veyle, that before it is
is sprad abrood ; the meetbord with berynge
staues, and the vessels, and the looues of
Hproposicioun ; the candelstik to susteyne
the Ii3tes, the vessels of it, and lanternes,
is and oyle to the norishyng of fyres ; the
auter of the maadh ensence, and the ber-
yng staues ; oyle of anoynting, and the
maadh ensence of the swete smellynge
spices ; the tente at the dore of the taber-
iGnacle; the autere of the al brent sacrifice,
and the brasun gredeyrne of it, with the
berynge staues, and his vessels ; the laua-
ntorie, and the feet of it ; the cortynes of
the porche,with pilers, and feet; the tentis*
is in the 3atis of the vestiarie; the litil stakis
of the tabernacle, and of the porche, with
10 her cordes; the clothes whose vse is in the
Lord ; he that doith werkr in the sabat
schal be slayn. 3e schulen not kyndle fier 3
in alle 3oure dwellyng places bi the 'dai of
sabat8. And Moises seide to al the cum- 4
peny of the sones of Israel, This is the
word which* the Lord comaundide, and
seide, Departe 36 at 3ou the firste fruytis 5
to" the Lord ; ech wilful man and of redi
wille offre thov to the Lord, gold, and sil-
uer, and bras, and iacynct, and purpurw, 6
and reed selk twies died, and bijs, heerisx
of geet, and skynnys of rammes maad reed, 7
and of iacynt, trees? of Sechym, and oileJTs
to Ii3tisz to be ordeyned, and that the
oynement be maad, and encensea moost
swete, stoonus of onochyn and gemmes, too
the ournyng of the 'cloth on the schuldrisb,
and of the racionalc. Who euer of 3011 is 10
wijs, come he, and maked that, that6 the
Lord comaundide, that is, thef tabernacle, 1 1
and the roof therof %, and the hilyng ;
ryngis, and bildyngish of tablis, with barris,
stakis, and foundementis ; the arke, and 12
barris ; the propiciatorie, and the veil,
which1 is hangid byfore it ; the bord with in
barris, and vesselis, and with looues of set-
tyng forth ; the candilstikek to susteyne H
Ii3tis, the vesselis, and lanternes therof,
and oile to1 the nurschyngis™ of fyris ;
the auter of encense, and the barris" ; the 15
oile of anoyntyng, and encense of swete
smellynge spiceries ; the tente at the dore
of the tabernacle ; the auter of brent sa- 16
crifice, and his brasun gridele, with hise
barris", and vessels ; the 'greet waischyng
vessel0, and 'his foundementP ; the curteyns 17
of the large street1*, with pilerisr and foun-
dementis8 ; the tente in* the doris of the
porche" ; the stakis of the tabernacle and is
of the large streetv, with her coordis ; the 19
clothis, whose vss is in 'the w seruyce
of" seyntuarie** ; the clothis of Aaron bi-
bb Om. E. c to teende E pr. m. of H. dOm. E pr. m, e made tablis E pr. m. f staues B. K fotisE pr. m.
h Om. E pr. m. ' tennt BEH.
r seruyle werk i. forboden werk s. s dai of the s. A pr. m. sabot day is. * that i. Om. s. n of GQ.
v Om. FGQRT. thes thinges is. hem N. w purpul passim ELP. * and heeris G. y of oile s. 77 and
trees A pr.m. z the lijtis i. a the encense is. b coope is. c breste broche is text, racional i marg.
d do he is. e Om. F. f make he the is. S Om. i. h the bildyngis is. > that is. k candelstyckis GI.
1 into GQ. " nurschyng R. n berynge staaues is. ° lauatorie is. P the feet theroff is. 1 entree is.
r the pileris is. s her baasis i. her feet s. t and A. " vestiarie is. v entree is. w Om. i. * Om. s.
xx the seyntuarie DIKTX.
XXXV. 20 — 33-
EXODUS.
279
seruyce of the seyntuarye ; the clothes of
Aaron the bishop, and of his sones, that
thei beren the office ofk preesthod to me.
20 And al the multitude of the sories of
Yrael goon out fro the si3t of Moyses,
21 offerde with moost redi mynde and de-
uoute the chefe thinges to the Lord, to
make the werk of the tabernacle of testy-
monye, what thing to the heriyng and to
22 the holy clothes was nessessarye. Men
with wymmen 3euen hongynge rynges,
and eer rynges, and hoond rynges, and
bee3is ; al gilden vessel1 is seuerd into the
233iftis of the Lord. Who so euer hadde
iacynct, and pur pur, and cocco twies died,
bijs, and heeris of goote, wether skynnes
24 maad reed, and blew, the metals of sil-
uer, and of brasse, thei offreden to the
Lord, and the trees of Sichym into dy-
25 uerse11 vsis. But and wymmen 3yuen that
come thur3 dower, iacynct, and purpur,
26 and reed silk, and bijs, and the heeris
of goote, wilfully"1 alle propre thingis
273euynge. The princes forsothe offerden
onychyn stonus and gemmes, to the coope
28 and breest broche, and swete smellynge
spices, and oyle to make the Ii3tes, and to
greithe the" oynement, and to make the
2» encense of moost swete smel. Alle men
and wymmen with a deuowt mynde of-
ferden 3iftis, that the werkis 'shulden be0
maad, that the Lord comaundide bi the
hoond of Moyses ; alle the sones of Yrael
halowiden wilful thinges to the Lord.
30 And Moyses seide to the sones of Israel,
Loo ! the Lord hath clepid Beseleel bi
name, the sones of Hury, the sone of
31 Hur, of the lynage of Juda ; and he hath
fulfillede hym with the spiryt of God, of
wisdom, and vnderstoridyng, and of kun-
32nyng, with al doctrine, to cast and to
make the werk, in gold, and siluer, and
** brasse, and in stonus to ben graued, and
schop>', and of hise sones, that thei be set
in preesthod to me. And al the multitude 20
of the sones of Israel 3ede out of vthe si3t
of Moisesz, and offride with moost redi 21
soulea and deuout the firsteb thingis to the
Lord, to make the werk of the tabernacle
of witnessyng, what euer was nedeful to
thec ournyng'1, and to hoolidd clothis. Men 22
and wymmen 3auen bies of the6 armes,
and eeryngis, ryngisf, and ournementis of
vthe arm? ni3 the bond ; ech goldun' vessel
was departid in to the1' 3iftis of the Lord.
If ony man hadde iacynt, and purpur, and 23
'reed sell? twies died, bijs, and the heeris
of geet, skynnes of rammesk maad reed,
and of1 iacynt"1, metals of siluer, and of 24
bras, thei offeryden to the Lord, and trees
of Sechym in to dyuerse vsis. But also 25
wymmen tau3t 3auen tho thingis, whiche
thei hadden spunne, iacynt, purpur"1"1, and
vermyloun, and bijs, and the" heeris of2<;
geet ; and 3auen° alle thingis by her
owne fre wille. Forsothe princes offeriden27
stoonys of onychyn and iemmes, to the
'cloth on the schuldrisP, and to the ra-
cionaiq, and swete smellynge spiceries, and 28
oyle to ther Ii3tis tos be ordeyned, and' to
make redi oynementu, and to make thev
encense of swettistw odour. Alle men 29
and wymmen offeriden 3iftis with deuout
soulex, that the werkis schulden be maad,
whiche the Lord comaundide bi the hond
of Moyses ; alle the sones of Israel ha-
lewiden wilful^ thingis to the Lord. And so
Moises seide to the sones of Israel, Lo !
the Lord hath clepid Beseleel bi name,
the sone of Hury, sonez of Hur, of the
lynage of Juda; and the Lord hath fillida3i
hym with the spirit of God, of wisdom,
and of vndurstondyng, and of kunnyng,
and with al doctryn, to fynde out and toaa:i2
make werk in gold, and siluer, and bras,
and in stoonys to be grauun, and in werk 33
k of then. ! vessels D. ll dyuerses A. m wilful A. n Om. D. "werespr.m.
1 the bischop is. z Moises sijt is. a mynde is. b cheef is. c Om. G. d ournement F. dd the
hooli is. e her H. f Om. p. and othere ryngis is. 8 her armes is. h Om. is. » cocco is. k wetheris is.
1 Om. x. m ether blew x marg. mm and purpur A m.pr. n reed is. ° thei 3auen is. P coope is. 1 breest
broche s. r Om. DKS. s that schul i. * Om. is. u the oynement BC. v Om. BE. w the swettist c.
most swete is. * mynde is. y wilfulli K. z the sone is. a fulfillid is. aa Om. s.
280
EXODUS.
XXXVI. I — 10.
in carpentarye werk ; what thing craftily
may be founde, he hath jouun in his
herte ; and Ooliab, the sone of Achyma-
sech, of the lynage of Dan; bothe he hath
tau3te with wisdom, that thei maken the
werkis of carpentarye, of browdrye, and
of werkyngP with needlis, of iacyiict, and
purpur, and cocto twies died, and of bijs,
and alle thinges weue thei, and alle newe
thingis fynde thei.
CAP. XXXVI.
i Thanne diden Beseleel, and Oliab, and
eche wise man, to whom the Lord 3aue
wisdom and vndirstondynge, that thei
cowden craftili worche that ben neces-
sarie into the vses of the seyntuarie, and
that the Lord hath comaundide to be
.'in and. And whanne Moyses hadde cle-
pide hem, and eche taw3t man, to whom
the Lord hadde 3eue wisdome, and that
wilfulli hadden offerd hem to make the
3 werk, he toke to hem alle the 3iftis of the
sones of Yrael. The whiche whanne thei
stoden stedfastly to her werk eche daye,
4 eerly the puple offerde the auowes. Wher-
for the crafti men constreyned to come,
5 seiden to Moyses, The puple more offerith
e than is nede. Thanne Moyses comaundide
in the voyce of a bedel to be cryde, Nei-
theri man ne womman eny thing more
offre in the werk of the seyntuarie ; and
so was ceesside fro the 3iftis to ben of-
7ferd, forthi that the offred thinges suf-
sficeden, and aboundide more ouer. And
alle the wise men in herte maden to fille
the werk of the tabernacle ten cortyns of
bijs foldun a3en, and iacynct, and purpur,
and cocto twies dyed, with diuers werk,
9 and with browdrye craft. Of the whiche
oon hadde in lengthe ei3te and twenti cu-
bites, and in brede foure ; o mesure was
10 of alle the cortyns. And he ioynede fyue
of carpentrie ; what euer thing may be
foundun craftili, the Lord 3afb in his herte;
and the Lord clepide0 Ooliab, the sone of
Achymasech, of the lynage of Dan ; the
Lord tau3ted bothe6 'with wisdom', that
thei make the werkiss ofh carpenter', of k
steynour, and of1 broiderere™, of iacynt, and
purpur", and0 of vreed selkv, and of bijs, andi
that thei maker alle thingis, and fynde5
alle newe thingis.
CAP. XXXVI.
Therfor Beseleel, and Ooliab, and ech i
wijs man, to whiche1 the Lord 3af wis-
dom and vndurstondyng, that thei kouden
worche crafteli, maden thingis that weren
nedeful in to vsisu of the seyntuarie, and
whiche the Lord comaundide to be maad.
And whanne Moises hadde clepid hem, 2
and ech lernedv manw, to whom the Lord
hadde 3oue wisdom and kunnyng, and
whiche* profriden>" hemz bi her* wille to
make werkb, hec bitook to hem alle the 3
3iftis of the sones of Israel. And whanne
thei weren bisi in thed werk ech dai, the
puple offride auowis* eerli. Wherfor the 4
werkmen weren compellid to come, and 5
thei seiden to Moises, The puple offrith
more than is nedeful. Therfor Moises e
comaundide to be cried bif the vois of a
criere, Nether? man netherh womman offre
more ony thing in the werk of seyntuarie' ;
and so it was ceessid fro 3iftis to be offrid,
for the thingis offrid sufficiden, and weren 7
ouer abundant. And alle wisek men in a
herte to fille1 the werk of the tabernacle
maden ten curteyns of bijs foldidm a3en,
and of iacynct, and purpur, and of reed selk
twies died, bi dyuerse werk, and bi the"
craft of many colouris. Of whiche0 curteyns 9
oon hadde in lengthe ei3te and twenti cu-
bitis, and foure cubitis in breede ; o me-
sure was of alle curteynsP. And he ioynede 10
P werkry E pr.m. 1 ne BDEFH.
b hath jouun is. c hath clepide is. d hath taujte is. e bothe thes is. f Om. o. 8 werk G. h of a R.
1 carpentrie AEILPS. k and G. : Om. i. m broiderie EFILOPRSTXW. n of purpur isx. ° Om. is. P cocco
twies died is. 1 Om. o. r weeuen is. s apareile i. 4 whom EIS. u the vsis i. T taujt is. w Om. EP
KI.NPQT sec.m. x the whiche i. y offriden K. z hemsilff is. a her owen is. b the werk i. c Moises is.
d her s. e her auowis s. f with GQT pr. m. x. e that nethir i. h ne IL. ' the seyntuarie is. k the
wise is. 1 fulnlle is. m folden is. n Om. plures. ° the whiche i. P the curteyns is.
XXXVI. ii — 26.
EXODUS.
281
cortyns either1" to other8, and othere fyue
11 he cowplede togidere to hem seluen ; arid
he made iacynctyne oyletis' in the hemme
12 of the o cortyn on either syde, and in the
hemme of the other also, that the oyletis1
my5ten come a3ens hem seluen togidere,
13 and togidere be ioyned ; wherfore and
fifti golden cerclis he 3eetide, that my3ten
hold the oiletes4 of the cortyns, and that
u there were maad o tabernacle. And he
made enleuen sarges" of the heeris of
goote, to couere the roofe of the taber-
io nacle ; o sargev in lengthe hadde thretti
cubitis, and in brede foure cubitis ; of o
16 mesure weren alle the sarges" ; of whom
fyue he ioynede a side, and othere six a-
ivtwynne. And he made fifty oyletisx in
the hemme of the o sarge^, and fifti in
the hemme of the tothirz sarge?, that to
hem seluen thei my3ten be ioynede to
isgidere; and fifti brasun knoppis with
whichea the roof my3te be knyt, and o
lamantil be made of alle the sargesb. And
he made the couertour of the tabernacle
of skynnes of wethers maad reed, and
another aboue the veyle of skynnes0 maad
20 blew. And he made the tablis of the ta-
bernacle of thed trees of Sichym stond-
21 ynge ; of ten cubites was the lengthe of
the toe table, and other half cubijt the
22 brede heeld. Two rabitynges weren bi
eche tables, that the tonef to* that other?
my3t be ioyned ; so he made in alle the
23 tablis of the tabernacle. Of the whiche
twenti weren at the mydday coost a3ens
24 the sowth,with fourti silueren footstakys;
two footstakis vndur o table weren put
at eithir parti of the corners, where the
rabityngis of the sides in the corners
25 weren endid. At the coost forsothe of
the tabernacle that biholdith to the north
26 he made twenti tablis, with fourti sil-
fyue curteyns oon toi anothir, and he cou-
plide othere fyue to hem silf togidere ; and 11
he made handlisr of iacynt in the hemme
of os curteyn on euer either side, and in 12
lijk maner in the hemme of the tother cur-
teyn, that the handlis4 schulen comen to
gidere a3ens hem silf, and schulen" be
ioyned togider ; wherfor he 3ettide also is
fifti goldun serclisv, that schulen 'bite the
handlisw of curteynsx ; and> oz tabernacle
was maad. ' He made3 also enleuene saies 14
of the heerisb of geet, to hile the roof of
the tabernacle ; o saie hadde thretti cu- 15
bids in lengthe, foure cubitis in breede ;
alle the saies weren of o mesure; of whiche0 ie
saies he ioynede fyue bid hem silf, and
sixe othere bi hem silf. And he made fifti 17
handlis6 in the hemme of o say, and fifti
in the hemme of the totherf say, that tho
schulden be ioyned to hem silf togidere ;
and he made fifti bokelis of bras bis whiche IB
the roof was fastned togidere, that oon
hilyng wereh maad of alle the saies. He i»
made also an hilyng of the tabernacle of
the skynnes of rammes' maad reed, and
another veil aboue of skynnesk of iacynt.
He made also stondynge tablis of the ta-2o
bernacle of the trees of Sechym ; the 21
lengthe of o table was of ten cubitis, and
the breede helde o cubit and an1 half.
Twey dentyngis weren bi ech table, that 22
the oonm schulde be ioyned to the" tother0 ;
so he made in al the tablis of the taber-
nacle. Of whiche tablis twenti weren at 2:1
the mydday coost a3ens the south, with 24
fourti foundementisP of siluer ; twey foun-
dementis*! weren set vndur o table on euer
either side of the corneris, where the den-
tyngis1' of the sidis weren endid in the cor-
neris. And at the coost of the tabernacle 25
that biholdith to the north hes made twenti
tablis, with fourti foundementis* of siluer, 20
r one E pr.m. other sec.m. 8 the tother E. * eeris E pr.m. u sayes E pr.m. T say E pr. m.
w sayse E pr.m. * eeris E pr.m. y say E pr.m. z other D. a the which D. b says E pr.m.
c heeris E pr.m. d Om. BDEH. e Om. AF. f tother BDEFH. & the tother BDEFH.
q with is. r oyletis is. » the o I. * oyletis is. ™ thei schulen is. T ryngis iws. w holde the
oiletis is. * the curteyns is. 7 that L. " fo o ,. a Om. L. b heer is. « the whiche I. d to is.
e ryngis I. oyletis o sup.ras. u. f oother I. S with the i. h be A. ' wetheris is. k the skynnes LW.
1 Om. L. m ton EKLP. n Om. B. ° other B. P baasis I. 1 baasis I. foundementis or trestlis s.
T dentyngis or rabitingis 8. • and he o. * baasis I. trestlis 8.
O O
282
EXODUS.
XXXVI. 27 — 38.
ueren footstakis, two footstakis bi eche
27 tablis. A3ens the west forsothe, that is
at that parti of the tabernacle that bi-
2sholdith the see, he maad six tables, and
two other bi eche corners of the taber-
29nacle bihynde, the whiche weren ioyned
fro benethe vnto abouen, and in to o ioyn-
yng togidere thei weren born ; so he made
soon eithir parti bi the corners, that ei3t
tablis weren togidere, and hadden sixtene
silueren footstakis, that is, two silueren
31 footstakis vnder eche tablis. And he made
berynge staues, fyue of the trees of Si-
chym to hold togidere the tablis of the
32 to side of the tabernacle, and fyue othere
to make togidere the tables of the tother
side, and withouten thes, fyue othere ber-
ynge staues at the west coost of the ta-
33bernacle a3ens the see. And he made
another berynge staf, that shulde come
thur3 the myddil tables fro corner vntoh
34 corner. And thilk tablid thingis he giltide,
3otun the siluer footstakis of hem, and he
made the cercles of hem golden, bi the
whiche the berynge barres'1 my3ten be lad
ynne, the whiche and hem he couerde
35 with goldenk platis. And he made the
veyle dyuerse and sondrye, of iacynct,
and purpur, 'reed silk1, and bijs foldid
:«; a3en, with browdrye werk ; and foure pi-
leris of the trees of Sichym, the whiche
with the heedis he gildide, 3oten the sil-
37 uer footstakis of hem. And he made a
terite in the entre of the tabernacle, of
iacynct, and purpur, reed silk, and bijs
3H foldid a3en, with the werk of nedlis ; and
fyue pylers with her heedis, the whiche
he couerde with gold, and the brasun
footstakis of hem he 3etide, the whiche
he couerde with gold.
twei foundementis1 bi ech table. Forsothe 27
a3ens the westf he made sixe tablis, and 2:1 1 Tllis that
. sneth, that is,
tweyne othere tablis bi ech corner of the «i that part of
tabernacle bihinde, whicheu weren ioyned 211 Ihat'bihoidTth'
fro bynethe til to aboue, and werenv borun I
in to o ioynyng togidere ; so lie made on
euer either part bi the corneris, that thow 30
weren ei3te tablis togidere, and haddenx
sixtene foundementisy of siluer, that is,
twei foundementisy vndur ech table. Hesi
made also barris2 of thea trees of Sechym,
fyue barrisz to holde togidere the tablis
of ob side of the tabernacle, and fyue 32
othere bai-risz to schappec togidere the ta-
blis of the tother side ; and without these,
he made fyue othere barrisd at the west
coost of the tabernacle a3ens the see. He 33
made also another barree, that schulde
come bi the myddilf tables fro corner til
to corner. Forsothe he ouergildide& thoh 34
wallis of tablis', and 3etidek the1 siluerne1"
foundementisn 'of tho°, and he made the?
goldun serclisi 'of thor, bi whiche s the
ban-is my3ten be brou3t in, and be hilide
the* same barris with goldun platis. He 35
made also a veil dyuerse and departid, of
iacynt, and purpur, and" reed selk, and
bijsv foldid" 33611 bi werk* of broiderie.
He made also foure pileris of 'the trees so
of Sechymr, whyche pileris with the heedis
he ouergildide*, and 3etidea theb siluerne
foundementis0 'of thod. He made also in 37
the entryng of the tabernacle a tent of
iacynt, and purpur, and6 reedf selk 'and
bijs& foldidh a3en bi the werk of a1 broy-
dreiek. And he made fyue pileris with 38
her heedis, whiche1 he hilide with gold,
and he 3etide the"1 brasun foundementis"
'of tho°, whicheP he hilide with gold.
* into E pr.m. > barren A. k glodun A. ! and reed silk D. vermyloun E pr.m.
1 baasis i. trestlis s. u the whiche i. v thei weren is. w thei i. * thei hadden is. y baasis i.
trestlis s. z berynge staaues is. a Om. s. b the to K. c make is. d barris of the trees of Sechym G.
berynge staaues is. e beringe staff is. f myddis of the w. S ouergilde p. '" the GIKOQ pr.m. s. ' the
tablis is. k he jetide is. l her is. m s'iluer passim ELP. n baasis i. foot stakis s. ° Om. is. of
hem N. P her is. 1 ryngis isw. r Om. is. of hem N. s the whiche i. l tho DFGKMNOW. u of plures.
Om. MX sec.m. v of bijs s. w folden is. x the werk x sec.m. J Sechim trees is. z ouergilte F.
a he jetide is. b her is. « baasis i. foot stakis s. d Om. is. of hem N. « Om. plures. { of reed is.
B Om. s. !» folden i. ' Om. IKSWX. k broudrere CEGI.P. ' the whiche i. m her is. n baasis i. foot
stakis s. ° Om. is. of hem N. P the whiche i.
XXXVII. I — 14.
EXODUS.
283
CAP. XXXVII.
i Beseleel forsothe made also the arke
of the trees of Sichym, hauynge two cu-
bites111 and an half in lengthe, and other"
half cubijt in brede, and the hi3te was of
other half cubijt ; and he clothid it with
moost puyr gold with ynne, and with
2oute. And he made to it a goldun crown
3 bi enuyroun, 3etynge foure goldun rynges
bi foure corners of it, two rynges in the
4 to side, and two in the tother. And he
made berynge staues of the trees of Si-
schym, which he clothide with gold, and
the whiche he putte into the rynges that
weren in the sides of the arke, to here it.
c And he made the propiciatorye, that is,
Goddis spekynge place, of moost puyr
gold, of two cubites and an half in
lengthe, and of other half cubijt in brede.
7 Also two cherubyn of gold forgid, whiche
he putte on either side of the propicya-
storie, o cherub in the ouermest heijt of
the o parti, and 'that other" cherub in
the ouermest hei3t of 'that other0 parti;
two cherubyn in either hei3tis of the pro-
apiciatorye, strecchynge out the wenges,
and couerynge the propiciatorye, and hem
seluen togidere, and it a3enbiholdynge.
10 And he made the meet bord of trees of
Sichym, in lengthe of two cubites, and in
brede of o cubijt, that hadde in hei3t o
11 cubijt and an half. And he enuyrounde
it with moost clene gold, and he made to
12 it a goldun brerde bi ermyroun ; and to
thilke brerde a goldun coroun bitwix
grauen of foure fyngris, and vpon it an-
13 other goldun coroun. And he 3etide foure
goldun cercles, the whiche he putte into
the foure corners, bi eche feet of the bord
Ha3en the coroun, and he putte into hem
berynge staues, that the bord my3te be
CAP. XXXVII.
Forsothe Beseleel made also an arke of i
the trees of Sechym, hauynge twey cu-
bitis and an half in lengthe, and a cubit
and an'i half in breede ; forsothe the hi3-
nesser was of o cubit and ans half ; and he
clothide1 the arke with purest gold, with
ynne and without forth. And he made 2
to it a goldun coroun xbi cumpas", and s
3etidev foure goldun ryngis, bi fourew cor-
neris therof, twey ryngis in o side, and
twei ryngis in the tother* side. And he 4
made bari'is of the^ trees of Sechym,
whiche2 barrisa he clothideb with gold, and 5
whichec barris he putted into the ryngis
that weren in the sidis of the arke, to here
it. He made also a propiciatorie, that is, e
Goddis answeryng place, of pureste gold,
of twei cubitis and an" half in lengthe,
and off o& cubit and anh half in breede.
Also he made twei cherubyns of gold, 7
betun out with hamer1, whichek he set-
tide1 onm euer eithir side of the propi-
ciatorie, o cherub in the11 hi3nesse of o°e
part, and the tother cherub in the hi3-
nessei' of the tothir part ; twei cherubyns,
oon in ech hi3nesse of the propiciatorie,
stretchynge out the wengis, and hilynges
the propiciatorie, and biholdynge hem silf
togidere and thati. Her made alsos am
boord* of 'the trees of Sechym", inv the"'
lengthe of twey cubitis, and in thex breede
of o cubit, whichey boordz hadde 'a cubit
and an half3 in hei3the. And he cum-n
paside the boord1' with clenneste gold, and
made0 to it a goldun brynked bi cumpas ;
and he made* to that brynkef a goldun 12
coroun, rasids bitwixe of foure fyngris11 ;
and on the same coroun he made anothir
goldun coroun. Also he 3etide foure goldun 13
serclis' whichek he settide1 in™1 foure cor-
m cobite E pr.m. n an other D. ° the tother BDEFH.
1 Om. L. r heijte is. licnesse o. s Om. c. * hilide is. u aboute i. v he jetide is. w the foure i.
1 other is. y Om. o. z the whiche i. a Om. IKO sec.m. s. b hilide is. c the whiche i. d sente BC.
puttede KLP. e Om. L. f Om. CM. K a plures. h Om. plures. l an hamer s. k the whiche r.
• sette GEILPS. m in GQ. n heijte is. ° the to K. P heijt is. 1 and that propiciatorie is. Om. K. sec.m.
r And he is. B Om. i. l mete boord s. n Sechym trees s. v and o. w Om. is. * Om. is. y the
whiche i. z table is. a a cubit and half plures. other half cubit s. b table is. c he made is. d brerde is.
e Om. i. f brerde is. S grauen is. *> fyngre breede is. ' ryngis isw. k the whiche i. ' sette KLP.
putte is. m in to the is.
o o 2
284
EXODUS.
XXXVII. 15 28.
15 born. And thilk berynge stanes he made
of trees of Sichyin, and enuyrounde hem
16 with gold. And the vessels to dyuerse
vses of the bord, eysel vessels, fiols, and
litil cuppes, and ensensersf of moost clerie
gold, in the whiche ben sacrifice1! V0f li-
i7coursr to ben offerd. And he made a can-
dilstik, forgid of moost clene gold, of
whose berynge staf, 3eerdis, cuppis, and
isbollis, and lilies 3eden out; sixe in either
side, three 3eerdes on o side, and thre on
the tother ; thre cuppes in the maner of
a note thui'3 eche 3erdes, and litil ballis
19 togidere, and lilies ; and three cuppes at
the liknes of as note in o 3eerde, and ballis
togidere, and lilyes ; the werk was euen
of six 3eerdes, that 3eden out of the stok
20 of the candelstik. In that forsothe ber-
ynge staf were foure cuppes, in maner of
a note, and balles thiur} ech, and lilies ;
21 and the balles vnder the two jeerdes bi
thre places, the whiche togidere maken
six 3eerdes, goynge out of o berynge staf ;
22 and thanne the ballis, and 3eerdes of it
wereri alle forgid of moost clene gold.
23 And he maad seuen lanternes with her
candelquenchers, and the vessels, where
the snuffes ben quenchid, of moost clene
24 gold. A talent of gold peyside the candel-
asstik with alle his vessels. And he maade
the auter of maad4 ensence of the trees
of Sichym, hauynge thur3 square eche
cubitis, and in hei3t two, of whose corners
26 3eden out homes. And he clothide it with
moost clene gold, with the fier panne,
27 and walles, and homes ; and he made to
it a litel golden crown by enuyroun, and
two goldun rynges vnder the crown, bi
eche sides, that in hem ben put yn the
berynge staues, that the auter may be
2«born. Thilke forsothe berynge staues he
made of the trees of Sichym, and he co-
neris, bi alle the feet of the boord" a3ensi4
the coroun0, and he puttideP barrisi in tor
thes serclis*, that the 'boord may" be borun.
And he made thov barrisw of the trees of is
Sechym, and cumpasside thox with gold.
And he made vesselis to dyuerse vsis of ie
the boord, vessels of vynegre, violis, and
litle cuppis, and censeris of pure gold, in
whiche the^ fletynge sacrifices schulen be
offrid. And he made a candilstike, betuni?
out with hamerz, of clenneste gold, of
whos barrea 3erdisb, cuppis, and litle run-
delis and lilies camen forth ; sixe in euer is
eithir side, thre 3erdisc on o side, and thre
on the tother d side ; thre cuppis in the
maner of a note bi ech 3erde, and litle
rundels togidere, and lilies; and thre 19
cuppis at the licnesse of a note in the
tother11 3erde, and litle rundels togidere,
and lilies ; forsothe the werk of sixe
schaftis, that camen forth of the 'stok of
the candilstike e, was euerie. Sotheli in 20
thatf barret weren foure cuppis, in theh
maner of a note, and litle rundels and
lilies weren bi alle cuppis'1; and litle run- 21
dels vndurk twei1 schaftis, bi thre placis,
whiche1™ togidre be maad sixe schaftis
comynge forth of" o barre0; therfor and'* 22
the litle rundels 1, and schaftis r therof,
weren alle betun out with hamer, of
pureste gold. He made also seuene Ian- 23
ternes, with her 'snytyng tongiss, and the
vessels where 'tho thingis, that ben snytid
out1, ben quenchid, of clennest gold. The 24
candilstike with alle" his vesselsv wei3ede
a talent of gold. He made also the auter 25
of encense, of trees" of Sechym, hauynge
a cubit bi square", and twei cubitis in
hei3the, of whos corneris camen forth
homes. And he^ clothide2 it with clen-26
neste gold, and the gridele, anda wallis,
and hornesb; and he made to it a litil 27
P cenceris DE. 1 sacryfices E sec.m. r Om. E pr.m. s o BDEFH. * Om. E pr.m.
n table is. ° coroun, that is, next vndir the coroun BCGNQX. P putte IMS. 1 beringe staues is.
r Om. o. s tho BCKMNS. Om. p. * ringis is. u table mijt is. v the G. thilke I. w berir.ge staues is.
* hem is. y Om. DIKSO sec.m. z an hamer s. a barre ether itok BCGQ stok is. b jerdis ether
schaftis BCGQ. c jerdis ether schaftis CGNTQ. d other is. e candilstik stok s. f the x. S stok s.
11 Om. IKO. i the cuppis is. k weren vndur is. ! the two is. m the whiche i. n on G. ° stok s.
P Om. s. 1 rundels or ballis is. r the schaftis is. s candil quenchers is. l the snoffis is. u Om. plures.
v vessels ether instrumentis BCNQX. w the trees i. x square, that is, on ech side o cubit BCGNQ. y Om. G.
z hilide is. a with L,. b the homes is.
XXXVII. 29 — XXXVIII. 12.
EXODUS.
285
29uerde with goldun plates. And he made
oyle to oynement of halowyng, and the
maad* ensence of moost clene swete smell-
ynge spices, with the werk of pymen-
taryeu.
CAP. XXXVIII.
1 And he made the auter of brent sacri-
fyce of the trees of Sichym, of fyue cu-
bitis bi square, and of three in heijt ;
2 whose homes 3eden out of the corners ;
and he couerde it with brasun plates.
3 And he greithide into the vses of it dy-
uerse vessels of brasse, cawdrowns, toonges,
4fleshhokes, hokes, and fier pannes. And
the gredyrne of it in rnanere of a nett he
made brasun, and vnder it in myddil of
s the auter a 'fier pannev. Foure ryngis
3otun, be so feele hei3tes of the netwise
gredyrne, to the berynge staues to be put
eyn, for to bere ; the whiche and hem he
made of the trees of Sichym, and he co-
7 uerde with brasun plates. And he ladde
yn cercles, the whiche 'stoden ouerw in
the sides of the auteer. And thilk au-
ter was not massye, but holw3 of tabled
sthingis, arid with ynne voyde. And he
made a brasun lauatorye, with his foot,
of the shewers of wymmen, the whiche
wacchiden in the porche of the taber-
onacle. And the porche, in whos sowthe
coost weren the tentis of bijs folden a3en
10 of an hundrid cubites, twenti brasun pi-
lers with her feet, the heedes of the pilers
and al the grauyng of the werk siluer;
neuen at the north coost the tentis, pilers,
and feet, and the heedes of pilers weren
of the same mesure and of werk and of
12 metal. In that forsothe coost the which
goldun coroun bi cumpas, and twei goldun
ryngis vndur the coroun, bi ech syde, that
barrisc be putd in to thoe, and the auter
mow bef borun. Forsothe he made thosaa
barrish of the' trees of Sechym, and hilidek
with goldun platis. He made also oile to 20
the oynement of halewyng, and encense of
swete smellynge spiceries, moost clene, bi
the1 werk of 'a makere of oynement"1.
CAP. XXXVIII.
He made also the auter of brent sacri- 1
fice of the trees of Sechym, of fyue cu-
bitis bi square, and of thre cubitis in
hei3the ; whose homes camen forth of the 2
corneris, and he hilide it with platis of
bras. And in to" vsis° therof he made redi M
of bras dyuerse vessels, caudruns, tongis,
fleischhokis, hokis?, and 'resseittis of firis''.
He made also the brasun gridile therof, 4
'bi ther maner of a net, and a 'panne for
colis8 vndur it, in* the" rnyddis of the au-
ter. And he 3etide foure ryngis, by so 5
many endis of the gridile, to puttev in the
barris to berew ; and he made thox same 6
barris of the? trees of Sechym, and hilidez
with platis of bras. And leddea in to the;
serclisb that stondenc forth in the sidis of
the auter. Forsothe thilke auter was not
sadd, but holowe of thec bildyngisf of ta-
blis#, and voide with ynne. He made alsos
a 'greet waischyng vessel of bras^, with
his foundement1', of the myrours of wym-
men' that wakiden in tlie 'greet streetk of
the tabernacle. And he made the greets)
street1, in whose south coost weren tentis
of bijs foldid1" a3en, of an hundrid cubitis,
twenti brasun pilers with her foundemen- 10
tisn, the heedis't" of pilers", and al the grau- +
yng of the werk, weren of siluer; euenli n "^
at the north coost the tentis, pilers, and
fouridementis arid heedis of pilers?, weren
of the same rnesure, and werk, and metal.
}„
1 Om. B pr. m. u spycery mengyng E pr.m. v lytyll flore E pr. in. w 3eden ferre oute E pr.m.
c beringe staues is. d sent plures. e hem I. f so be i. K thilke I. the w. h beringe trees i.
beringe staues H. > Orn. s. k hilide hem IKS. 1 Om. s. m apotecarie is. n Om. o. ° the vsis is.
P Om. DGQ. 1 fijr pannis is. r in is. 8 fijr panne is. * Ora. is. u Om. D. v sende BC. w bere it is.
1 the EFILOPSW. Y Om. is. z hilide hem IKS. a he ledde hem is. he ledde x. b rynges w. c stodun
plures. d massy is. e Om. is. f bildynge EF. 8 the tablis E. SS brasen lauatorie is. h baas i. foots.
1 the wymmen s. k poorche is. ' poorche or greet entree i. poorche s. m folden i. n baasis i. ° the
pilers is. P the pilers i.
the holdyngis
of tho, weren
of siluer, anil
in the same
mnnere where
lijk wordis ben
set. GQX.
286
EXODUS.
XXXVIII. 13 24.
biholdethx the west, weren tends of fifti
cubites, ten pilers with her feet brasun,
and the heedes of the pilers, and al the
isgrauyng of the werk, silueren. Forsothe
1435611 the est he greithide tentis of fifti
cubites, of the whiche o side helde fiftene
15 cubites of three pilers with his feet ; and
in 'that other? party, for bitwix either he
made the entre of the tabernacle, weren
the tentis euen of fiftene cubites, thre
16 pilers, and so feele feete. Alle the tentis
of the porche bijs folden a3en hadde co-
17 uerde. The feet of the pilers weren bra-
sun, the heedes forsothe of hem with alle
her grauyngis siluerenz ; but and thilk
pilers of the porche he clothide with sil-
isuer. And in the entre of it he made a
tent with nedlea werk, of iacynct, and
purpur, and reed clooth, and of bijs folden
a3en, the whiche hadde twenti cubites in
lengthe, the heijt forsothe was of fyue
cubitis, aftir the mesure that alle the
19 tentis of the porche hadden. The pi-
lers forsothe in the comyng ynne weren
foure, with brasun feete, and the heedes
20 of hem, and the grauynges silueren ; the
litil stakis forsothe of the tabernacle and
of the porche by enuyroun he made bra-
21 sun. Thes ben the instruments of the
tabernacle of witnessyng, that ben noum-
bred out after the heestisb of Moyses in
the serymonyesc of Leuytis, by the hoond
22 of Ythamer, soned of Aaron, preest". The
whiche thingis Beseleel, the sone of Hury,
the sone of Hur, of the lynage of Juda,
the Lord bi Moyses comaundynge, hadde
2sfulfillid ; ioyned to hym a felawe, Ooliab,
the sone of Achisamech, of the lynage of
Dan, the which and he was a noble crafti
man of trees, and a browdrer, and a
worcher with nedlisf, of iacynct, and pur-
24 pur, Veed clooths, and bijs. Al the gold
Forsothe in that coost that biholdith the 12
west weren tentis of fyfty cubitis, ten
brasun pilers with her foundementisi, andr
the5 'heedis of pilers1, and al the grauyng
of werk, weren of siluer. Sotheli a3ens is
the eest he made redi tentis of fifti cu-u
bitis, of whicheu tentis o side heldev fiftene
cubitis of thre pilers with her founde-
mentisw ; and in the totherx side, for he is
made the entryrig of the tabernacle bi-
twixe euer either, weren tentis euenli of
fiftene cubitis, thre pilers, and so many?
foundementis7-. Bijs foldid3 a3en hilideic
alle the tentis of the greet streetb. The 17
foundementis6 of pilersd weren of bras ;
forsothe the heedis of tho pilers, with alle
her grauyngis, weren of siluer ; but also
he clothide6 with siluer thof pilersf of the 1 1» Ebreu it
, , , „ A i • iU ., f it is, lie hilide
greet street^. And m the entryng therofi8with siluer the
he made a tente, bi Verk of broiderie1', of J^cea*.
iacynt, purpur1, vermylounk, and of bijs
foldid1 a3en, which"1 tente hadde twenti
cubitis in lengthe, and the hei3the was of
fyue cubitis, bi the" mesure which0 alle
the tentis of the greet street'' hadden. For- HI
sothe the pylers in the entryng weren
foure, with brasun foundementis, and the
heedis of tho pilers and grauyngisi weren
of siluer; and he made brasun stakis of 20
the tabernacle, and of the greet street1", bi
cumpas. These ben the instruments }; of 21 j in Eb™ it is,
the tabernacle of witnessyng, that ben
noumbrid, bi the comaundement3 of Moises,
in the cerymonyes* of Leuytis, bi the hond
of Ithamar, soneu of Aaron, preest. Whichev 22
instrumentis Beseleel, sonew of Huri, sone
of Hur, of the lynage of Juda, fillidex ; for
the Lord comaundide bi Moises, while 23
Ooliab, sone? of Achysameth, of the lynage
of Dan, was ioyned felowe to hym, and he
hym silf was a noble crafti man of trees,
and az tapeserea andb a broderere of ia-
x biholdeth to E pr.m. y the tother BEFH. z syluer E. a neelde BE. b heste BDEFH. c ser-
uyse E pr. m. d t]ie gone E pr.m. e the preest E pr. m. f neeldes BE. S vermycle E pr.m.
1 baasis i. r Om. PR. s Om. GMQ. * pilers heedis is. u the whiche i. v hadde is. w baasis i.
x other is. Y fele s. z baasis i. a folden is. b entree is. c baasis i. feet s. d the pilers is.
e hilide is. f the IKS. S entree is. b brouderie werk is. J of purpur K. k vermyloun ether rede
cloth BCGNQX. ! folden is. m the which i. n Om. i. ° that 10 sec. m. s. P entree 10 sup.ras. s. 1 the
grauyngis is. r entree is. s heest is. * cerymonyes, that is, seruycis BC. u the sone is. v the whiche i.
w the sone is. x fulfillide is. y the sone is. z Om. w. a tapesere, that is, weuyng ofdiuersc colours BC.
tapserere DGKNQT. tapserie ELP. that is, a peyntour K marg. b or w.
XXXVIII. 25 XXXIX. 3.
EXODUS.
287
that was spendidh in the werk of the seyn-
tuarye, and that was offerd in 3iftis, was
of twenti and nynellh talentis, and of seuen
hundrid and thretti siclis, at the mesure
25 of the seyntuarie. There was forsothe
offerd of hem that camen to the noumbre,
fro twenti 3eer and aboue, of six hundrid
thre thowsynd and of fyue hundrid and
2ofifti men of aarmes. There weren for-
thermore an hundryd talentes of siluer,
of the which ben 3otun the footstakis of
the seyntuarye, and of the entre, where
27 the veyle hongith ; an hundred footstakis
ben maad of an hundrid talentes, eche ta-
28lentis countid bi eche footstakis. Of a
thowsynd forsothe and seuen hundrid
and seuenti and fyue sides he made the
heedes of the pilers, the whiche and hem
29 he clothide with siluer. Of brasse for-
sothe there weren offred talentis seuenti
and two thowsynd, and foure hundrid
soouermore1 sides. Of the whiche ben
3oten footstakis in the entre of the taber-
nacle of witnessyng, and a brasun auter
with his fier panne, and alle the vessels
si that perteyneden to the vse of it, and the
footstakis of the porche, as wel in the
enuyroun as in the comyng yn of it, and
litle stakis of the tabernacle, and of the
porche al aboute.
CAP. XXXIX.
1 Off iacynct forsothe, and purpur, 'reed
cloothk, and bijs, he made the clothis,
with whiche Aaron was clothid yn,
whanne he mynystryde in the hoolise, as
2 the Lord comaundide to Moyses. Thanne
he made a coope of gold, iacynct, and
purpur, and cocto twies died, and bijs
3 a3en foldid, with browdrye werk ; and he
cutte ther yn goldun peeses, and he made
hem into thredes, that thei my3ten be
t Iu Ebrcii it
is,ot'xxix. iiuii-
diidis, and an
cynt, purpur, vermylouri and bijs. Al the 24
gold that was spendid in thee werk of
seyntuaried, and that was offrid in 3iftis,
was of e 'nyne and twentif talentisf, arid
of seuene hundrid and thretti s siclis, at
theh mesure of seyntuarie1. Forsothe itk
was offrid of hemj that passiden to noum-
bre1 from twenti 3eer and aboue, of sixe
hundrid" and thre thousand, and fyue hun-
drid and fifty of armed men. Ferther-
rnore0, an hundrid talentis of siluer weren?,
of whiche the foundementis of the seyn-
tuarie weren 3otun togidere, and of the
, ., , . ., i hundrid and
entryng, where the veil hangith ; an hun-27jxx. sjc]jsat
drid foundementis weren maad of an hun-
drid talentis, andi for echr foundement
was ordeyned os talent.
and
xx. hesauntis.
coax.
1 lu Ehru it is
thus, forsothe
of the puple
was an huu-
tlrid hundridis,
and a thou-
sende and vij.
va si^e '" ,fch
heed or alle
Forsothe of a 28 that passen to
. , nourabre t'ro
thousynde seuene hundrid and thre scoor xx. jeer and
rid and iij.
*e he.edis °(
tlie pelers with
siluer; and
this semeth the
trewc lettre.
'r"
and fiftene1 siclis he made the heedis of
pilers"t, and he 'clothide thov same pilers
with siluer. Also of bras weren offrid 20 1 1» EH™ it is
thus, of a thou-
'thre scoor and twelue™ thousynde talentis, sende vij. hun-
, ., i • i • i • f^f 1 • v <irid an(I 'xxr-
and foure hundrid siclis ouerx. Or wluche-v so siclis he made
thez foundementis in the entryng of the
tabernacle of witnessyng weren 3otun, and
*
the brasun auter, with his gridele, and al
the vessels that perteynen to the vss ther-
of, and the foundementis of the greet si
street11, as wel in the cumpas, as in the en-
tryng therof, and the stakis of the taber-
nacle, and of the greet street* bi cumpas.
CAP. XXXIX.
Forsothe of iacynt, and purpur1', ver-i
myloun, and bijsc, he made clothis, in
whiche Aaron was clothid, whanne he
mynystride in hooli thingis, as the Lord
comaundide to Moises. Therfor he made 2
the 'cloth on the schuldrisd of gold, ia-
cynte, and purpurf, and of reed selk twies
died, and of bijs foldids a3en, bi werkh of 3
broiderie ; also he kittide1 thinnek goldun
platis, and made1 thinne in to threedis™,
h pendid A. hh of nyne IIDKU. ' seyrpluse E pr. m. k vermycle E pr.m.
c Om. is. d the seyntuarie IKS. e of the sum of ' s. f xxxix is. g fifti w. h Om. is. ' the seyn-
tuarie IKS. k this sum is. ' the noumbre 10 sup. ras. s. m of is. n hundrid thousinde BCI. ° Ferther-
more ther weren 10 sup. ras. s. P Om. is. 1 0m. plures. rtoechis. sais. * fyue and seuenti BKMNWX.
u the pilers is. v hilide thilke i. clothide the L. hilide tho s. w two and seuenti BKMNWX. x ouer
that s. y the whiche i.
iacynt is. { of purpur s.
m the threedis DGQRT.
* Om. is. a entree is. >> of purpur is. c of bijs is. d coope is. e of
g folden is. h the werk is. ' kitte L. k therynne i. ! he made hem is.
288
EXODUS.
XXXIX. 4 — 19.
plattid with the weft of the rather co-
4 lours ; and two hemmes to hem seluen
cowplid togidere in either side of the
5 hei3tis, and a girdil of the same colours,
6 as the Lord comaundide to Moyses. And
he greithide two onychyn stonus, boundun
and closid with gold, and grauen with
gemmarye craft with the names of the
sones of Yrael; six names in 'that o1 stoon,
and six in 'that other1", after the ordre of
7 the birthe of hem. And he putte hem in
the sydes of the coope, into mynde" of
the sones of Yrael, as the Lord co-
amaundide to Moyses. And he maade the
breest broche with browdrye craft, after
the werk of the coope, of gold, iacynct,
purpur, and cocto twies died, and bijs
ofoldun a3en, dowble, foure cornerd0, of
10 the mesure of a spanne. And he putte
in it foure ordres of gemmes ; in the first
11 veers was saarde, topazi, smaragd; in the
12 secounde, carbuncle, saphijr, iasp ; in the
isthridde, ligury, achatese, amatist; in the
ferthe, crisolit, onychin, and beril ; enuy-
round and enclosid with gold, bi her or-
udres. And thilke twelue stonus weren
graued with the names of the twelue
lynages of Yrael, eche after the name of
iseche. And thei maden in the breest
broche litle cheynes, cleuynge to hem
16 seluen togidere, of moost puyr gold, and
two hokis, and as feele golduri rynges.
Forsothe the rynges thei putten in either
17 side of the breest broche, fro the whiche
shulden honge the two goldun cheynes,
the whiche thei setten yn with hokis, the
whiche stoden ouerP aferre in the corners
is of the coope. Thes thingis andPP beforn
and bihynde so acordiden to hem seluen,
that the coope and the breest broche
lostreyt my3ten be knyt togidere to the
girdil, and with rynges strengere cow-
that tho" rnoun0 be foldidP a3en, with the
warpi of the formere colouris ; and he\
made tweyne hemmes couplid to hem silf
togidere, in euer either side of the endis ;
and ^he made* a girdil of the same co-5
louris, as the Lord comaundide to Moises.
And he made redi twei' stonys of onychyn8, e
boundun and closid in gold, and grauun*
bi the craft of worchere" in iemmys, with
the names of the sones of Israel ; sixe
names in ov stoon, and sixe in the tother
stoon, bi the ordre of her birthe. And he 7
settidew thox stoonus in the? sidisz of the
'clooth on the schuldrisa, inb to a memo-
rial of the sones of Israel, as the Lord
comaundide to Moises. Hec made also the a
racional'1, 'by werk of broiderie6, bif theS
werk of the v cloth on the schuldrish, of
gold, iacynt, purpur1, and reed selk twies
died, and of biis foldid'5 a3en ; he made
the rational^ foure cornerid, double, of the 9
mesure of foure fyngris. And settide™ 10
there ynne foure ordris of iemmes ; in the
firste ordre was sardius, topazius, smarag-
dus ; in the secounde11 was carbuncle", sa- 1 1
fir, iaspisP ; in the thridde ordre was Iigu-i2
rie, achates, arnetiste ; in the fourthe ordre 13
was crisolite, onochyn, and berille, cum-
passid and enclosid with gold, bi her or-
dris. And tho twelue stonys weren grauyn 14
with twelue names, of thei lynager of Is-
rael, alle stonys5 bi hem silf, bi the names
of alle lynagis* bi hem silf. Thei maden 15
also in the racionalu litle chaynes, cleuynge
to hem silf togidre, of pureste gold, and is
tweyne hokys, and so many ryngis of
gold. Forsothe thei settidenv the ryngis
onw euer either side of the racionalx, of ? 17
whiche ryngis twei goldun chaynes hang-
iden, whiche thei settiden2 in the hokis,
that stondena forth in the corneris of the
'cloth on the schuldrisb. Thesec acordidend is
1 the too BDEFH. m the tother BDEFH. n the mynde EH. ° couered ABDF. Poutespr.m. PPOm. D.
n thei is. ° myjten is. P folden is. q warp vndir hilynge either in the warp GNQX r Om. i.
s onychyne stones is. t graued FW. u a worchere plures. v the too K. w sette EI. x the GNQ. y Om. p.
z side is. a coope is. b and in c. c And he is. d brest broche s. e with browdery werk I. bi brow-
derie werk and s. f after i. e Om. s. h coope is. » and purpur FGQ. k folden is. ! breest broche s.
m he sette is. n secounde ordre plures. ° a carbuncle L. P and iaspis B. 1 Om. c. r lynagis plures.
* the stonys os. * the lynagis os. u brest broche o stip. ras. s. ether racional o marg. sec. m. v setten i.
w in cet. omnes. " breest broche s. 7 on A sec. m. is. z setten i. a stoden BCO. b coope is. c So these
thingis is. d acorden G.
XXXIX. 20 —
EXODUS.
289
plid, the whiche the iacynctyne filete
ioyned, lest large thei my3ten loose, and
be meuyd togidere fro hem seluen, as the
20 Lord comaundide to Moyses. And thei
maden the coope coote, al iacynctyne ;
21 and a hode in the ouerest parti, a3ens the
myddel, and a herame weuyd al aboute
22 the hode ; benethe forsothe at the feete
powmbe garnettis of iacynct, purpur, and
23'reed cloothi, and bijs folden a3en ; and
litil bellis of moost puyr gold, the whiche
thei puttiden bitwix the powmbe gar-
nettis, in the nether more party of the
24 coote bi enuyroun ; a litel golden belle
and a powmbe garnet ; with which
anowrned the bishop 3ede, whanne he
vsid the office, as the Lord comaundide
25 to Moyses. And thei maden bijs cootis,
with weuen werk, to Aaron and to sonesr
26 of hym, and mytrys with her litil crownes
28 of bijs, and bijs lynnen breches ; the gir-
dil forsothe of bijs foldun a3en, iacynct,
purpur, and "reed clooths, twynned with
nedle1 craft, as the Lord hath comaundide
29 to Moyses. And thei maden the plate of
holi worshipyng of moost puyr gold, and
thei graueden in it with geinmary werk,
30 The holi of the Lord. And thei streyn-
eden it with the mytre with a iacynctyne
filete, as the Lord comaundide to Moyses.
si Thanne was ful maad al the werk of the
tabernacle, and of the roofe of witness-
yng ; and the sones of Yrael maden alle
thingis that the Lord comaundide to
32 Moyses. And thei offerden vp the taber-
nacle, and the roofe, and alle the neces-
saries", rynges, tablis, berynge staues, pi-
33lers, and footstakis; a couertour of wether
skynnes maad reed, and another couer-
34 tour of blew skynnes ; the veyle, the arke,
35 the berynge staues, the propiciatorye ; the
meetbord with the vessels, and the looues
se of proposicioun ; the candelstik, lanterns,
soe to hem silf, bothef bifore and bihynde,
that the 'cloth on the schuldriss, and the
racional*1, weren knyt1 togidere, fastnedk to 19
the1 girdil, and couplid ful strongli with
ryngism, whiche" ryngis a lace of iacynt
ioynede togidere, lest tho° weren looser,
and 'fletiden douni, and weren rnoued ech
from other, as the Lord comaundide to
Moises. Thei maden also 'a coote on the 20
schuldris1*, al of iacynt; and the hoods in 21
the hi3ere part, aboute the myddis, and a
wouun hemme, bi the cumpas of the hood ;
forsothe bynethe at the feet piyn1 applis22
of iacynt, and" purpur, and vermyloun,
and biys foldidv a3en ; and litlew bellis of 23
pureste gold, whiche thei settiden bitwixe
pumgarnadis*, in the 'lowest party of the
cootez, bi cumpas ; a goldun litle belle, and 24
a piyn apple; with whiche the bischop3ede
ourned, whanne he 'was set in seruycea,
as the Lord comaundide to Moises. Thei 25
maden also cootis of bijs, bi wouun werk,
to Aaron and to hise sones, and mytres2«
with smale corouns of biys, and Iynnun27
clothis of bijs; forsothe ab girdil of bijs 28
foldidc a3en, of iacynt, purpur, and vermy-
loun, departid bi craft of broyderie, as the
Lord comaundide to Moises. Thei maden 29
also a plate of hooli worschipyng, of pureste
gold, and thei writedend therynne bi werk6
of a worcheref in iemmes, The hooli of the
Lord. And thei bounden it with the my- so
tre bi a lace of iacynt, as the Lord co-
maundide to Moises. Therfor^ al the werk 31
of the tabernacle, and the hilyng of the
witnessyng, was parformed ; and the sones
of Israel diden alle thingis whiche the
Lord comaundide to Moises. And thei 32
offeriden the tabernacle, and the roof, and
al the purtenaunce, ryngis, tablis, barris,
pilerish, and1 foundementisk; the hilyng of '33
'skynnes of rammes"1, maad reed, and an-
other hilyng of skynnys of iacynt ; the 34
q vermycle E pr. m. r the sones E. s vermycle E pr. m. * neelde BE. u hustylment E pr.m.
e Om. is. { Om. is. K coope is. h breest broche s. i knyttide is. k and fastned is. l Om. E.
m the ryngis s. n the whiche i. ° thei s. P lousid s. 1 slakid s. T the coop coot or aube s. s hood
or the amyt s. * thei maden piyn BCW. rveren piyn is. u Om. plures. v folden is. w thei maden
litle BC. * the pumgarnadis is. y hemme is. z aube s. a vside his office is. b thei maden a. BCISW.
c folden is. d writen c tec. m. BILPS. e the werk w. craft is. f grauere is. g wherfor D. h and
pileris M. platis w. ' Om. o. k the foundementis s. the baasis i. ' of the i. m ramme skynnes s.
Pp
290
EXODUS.
XXXIX. 37 — XL. 9.
and the vsable thingis of it, with the
37 oyle ; the goldun auter, and the oyne-
ment, and the maad ensence of the swete
38 spices ; and the tente in the entree of
39 the tabernacle ; the brasun auter, the net-
wise gredyrne, berynge staues, and alle
the vessels of it ; the lauatorie with hys
foote ; the tentis of the porche, and the
40 pilers with her feet ; the tente in the en-
tre of the porche, and the litil cordis of
it, and the litil stakis. No thing failide
of the vessels, that weren comaundid to
be maad into the seruyce of the taber-
nacle, and into the roofe of the boond of
41 pees. And the clothes whiche the prestis
vsen in the seyntuarye, Aaron, that is,
42 and the sones of hym, offerden the sones
43 of Yrael, as the Lord comaundide. The
whiche thingis after that Moyses saw3
alle thingis fulfillid, blisside to hem.
CAP. XL.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 The first moneth, the first day of the
moneth, thow shalt rere the tabernacle of
3 witnessyng. And thow shalt putte in it
the arke, and thow shalt leue before it
4 the veile. And the meetbord brow3t
forth thow shalt putte vpon it, that with
ri3t ben comaundid. The candelstyk shal
ostonde with his lanterns, and the goldun
auter, in whiche shal be brent the encense
before the arke of witnessyng. The tente
in the entre of the tabernacle thow shal
c sett ; and beforn it the auter of alle brent
7 sacrificesv, the lauatorie betwix the auter
and the tabernacle, which thow shalt ful-
sfille with water. And thow shalt enuy-
roun the porche with tentis into the com-
9 yng yn of it. And the oyle of anoyntyng
takun thow shalt anoynte the tabernacle,
veil, the" arke, barris0, propiciatorieP ; the 35
boord with vessels, and with thei looues
of settyng forth ; the candilstike, lanternes, 36
and the purtenauncis of tho, with oile ; the 37
goldun auter, and oynemenf, and encense
of swete smellynge spiceries ; and the tente 38
in the entryng of the tabernacle ; the bra- 39
sun auter, gridile5, barris, and alle vessels*
therof ; the 'greet waischyng vessel", with
his foundementv ; the tentis of the greet
streetw, and the pilers with herx founde-
mentis^; the tente in the entring of the4o
greet street2, and the coordis, and stakisa
therof. No thing of the vessels failide,
that werenb comaundid to be maad in to
thec seruyce of the tabernacle, and in to
the roof of thed boond of pees. Also the4i
sones of Israel offriden the clothis whiche
the prestis, that is, Aaron and hise sones,
vsen in the seyntuarie, as the Lord co-42
maundide. And aftir that Moises sij alle 43
tho thingis6 fillid, he blesside hem.
CAP. XL.
And the Lord spak to Moises, 'and i
seidef, In the firste monethe, in the firste2
dai of the monethe, thou schalt reiseS the
tabernacle of witnessyng. And thou schalt 3
sette the arke therynneh, and thou schalt
leeue a veil bifore it. And whanne the 4
bord' is borunk yn, thou schalt sette ther
onne1 tho thingis, that ben comaundid
iustlim. The candilstike schal stonde with
hise lanternes, and the goldun auter, 5
where ynne encense" is brent bifor the arke
of witnessyng. Thou schalt sette a tente
in the entryng of the tabernacle; and bi-e
for it the0 auter of brent sacrifice, the? 7
'waischyng vessel^ bitwixer the auter and
the tabernacle, which3 'waischyng vessel1
thou schalt fille with water. And thous
schalt cumpas the greet street", and the
entryng therof with tentis. And whanne 9
v sacrifice BDEFH.
n and the is. ° berynge staaues is. the barris K. P and the propiciatorie i. the prop. K. and prop. s.
1 Om. cis. r the oynement is. s girdel B. * the vessels GIS. u lauatorie is. v baas i. foot s. w en-
tree is. * the G. y baasis i. foundement s. z porche is. a the stakis is. b was is. c Om. is.
d Om. PGMQST pr. m. e fulfillid is. f seiynge s. S areere is. h with ynne it is. ' mete bord s.
k broujt s. ' thervpon s. m iustli ether hi the lane BC. iustli either bi resonable ciistum GKNQX. n the
encense is. o thou schall sette the BC. shal be the s. P thou schalt sette the BC. 1 lauatorie is. r shal
be bitwixe s. s the which i. l lauatorie is. u porche is.
XX. 10 — 27.
EXODUS.
291
with his vessels, that thei ben halowid;
10 the auter of al brent sacrifice, and al the
11 vessels of it ; the lauatorye with his foot.
Al with the oyle of anoyntirig thow shalt
i2sacre, that thei ben holi of halowes. And
thow shalt sett Aaron and the sones of
hym at the dore of the tabernacle of wit-
13 nessyrig ; and, wasshenw with water, thow
shalt clothe with holi clothes, that thei
mynystre to me, and the anoyntyng of
hem profit into euerlastynge presthod.
14 And Moyses dide alle thinges that the
is Lord comaundid*. Thanne the first mo-
neth of the secounde 3eer, the first day
of the moneth, the tabernacle was sett.
16 And Moyses areryde it, and sette the ta-
bles, and the footstakis, and the berynge
17 staues, and he sette the pilers. And he
strau3te the roofe vpon the tabernacle,
the couertour in sett aboue, as the Lord
is comaundide. And he putte the witness-
yng in the arke with ynne, berynge staues
vnder sett, and Goddis answerynge place
iy ther aboue. And whanne he hadde brou3t
yn the arke into the tabernacle, he hong-
ide beforn it the veyle, that he fulfille
20 the heest of the Lord. And he putte the
meetbord in the tabernacle of witnessyng,
at the north coost, with outen the veyle,
21 ordeynd before the looues of proposicioun,
22 as the Lord cornaundide to Moyses. And
he putte the candestik in the tabernacle
of witnessyng, 'forn a3ens? the meetbord,
23 in the sowth parti, sett bi ordre the lan-
24 terns, after the heest of the Lord. And
he putte the goldun auter vnder the roofe
25 of witnessyng, a3ens the veile, and he
brent vpon it encense2 of swete srnellynge
spices, as the Lord comaundide to Moyses.
26 And he putte the tente in the entre of
27 the tabernacle, and the auter of alle brent
sacrifices* in the vestiarie of witnessyng,
thou hast take oylev of anoyntyng, thou
schalt anoynte the tabernacle, with hise
vessels, that tho be halewid; the auter ofio
brent sacrifice, and alle vesselsw ther of;
the Vaischyng vessel31, with his founde-n
menty. Thou schalt anoynte alle thingis
with the oile of anoyntyng, that thoz be
hooli of hooli thingis. And thou schalt 12
present Aaron and hise sones to the dore
of the tabernacle of witnessyng ; and, is
whanne thei ben Vaischid ina water, thou
schalt clothe hem withb hooli clothis, that
thei mynystre to ine, and that the anoynt-
yng of hem profite in to euerlastynge
preesthod. And Moises dide alle thingis u
whichec the Lord comaundide. Therforis
in the firste monethe of the secunde 3eer,
in the firste dai of the monethe, the ta-
bernacle was setd. And Moises reiside6 it, 10
and settidef the tablis, and foundementiss,
and barris, and he ordeynede pilers ; and 17
^spredde abroodh the roof on1 the taber-
nacle, and puttidek an hilyng aboue, as the
Lord comaundide. He puttide1 also the IK
witnessyng"1 in the arke, and he settide"
barris with ynne, and Goddis0 answeryng
place aboue. And whanne he hadde brou3t 19
the arke in to the tabernacle, he hangide
a veil bifor it, that he schulde fille? the
comaundementi of the Lord. He1' settide8 20
also* the boordu in the tabernacle of wit-
nessyng, at the north coost, without the
veil, and he ordeynede the looues of set- 21
tyng forth bifore, as the Lord comaundide
to Moisesv. He settidew also the candil-22
stike in the tabernacle of witnessyng, euene
a3ens the boord", in the south side, and 23
settide y lanternesz bi ordre, bi the co-
maundementa of the Lord. He puttideb24
also the goldun auter vndur the roof of
witnessyngc, a3ens the veil, and he brente25
theronned encense ofe swete smellynge
w hem wasshen E.
sacrifice DDEFH.
had comaundid BDEFH sec. m. Y fro the coost of E pr.m. z the encense E.
v the oyle K. w the vessels is. * lauatorie is. y baas i. z thei N. a weishe with i. waijshen in K.
b in is. " « that is. d set forth s. « areeride is. f he sette is. S baasis i. h he streijte out is.
' vpon is. k he putte is. " putte is. m witnessyng, that is, the tablis of the lane BCKNSX. n sette
the i. sette s. ° he settide Goddis uc. P fulfille ISMW. 1 heest is. r and he s. s sette i. putte s.
1 Om. s. u mete table s. v him is. w sette is. * mete table s. y he sette is. z the lanternes s.
a maundement i. heest s. b putte is. c witnessyng, that is, of the tabernacle BC. d ther vpon is.
e and s.
P p 2
292
EXODUS.
XL. 28 36.
offrynge in it al brent sacrifice, and sacri-
fices, as the Lord haddeaa comaundide.
28 The lauatorie forsothe he sette betwix the
tabernacle of witnessyng and the auter,
29 fulfillynge it with water. And Moyses and
Aaron and the sones of hyin wasshen her
sohoondes and feet, whanne thei 3eden in
the roof of the couenaunt of pees, and
'nei3e 3edenb to the auter, as the Lord
31 haddebb comaundide to Moyses. And he
reride the porche, bi enuyroun of the ta-
bernacle and of the auter, a tent lad in
the entre of it. After that alle thingis
32 ben fulfillid, a clowd couerde the taber-
nacle of witnessyng, and the glorie of the
33 Lord fulfillide it ; ne Moyses my3te goo
in the roofe of the couenaunt of pees, the
clowd couerynge alle thinges, and the
maieste of the Lord Ii3tnynge, for alle
34 thingis the clowd haddec couerede. And
if eny tyme the clowd lafte the taber-
nacle, the sones of Yrael 3eden forth bi
35 her companyes ; if it hongided there
aboue, thei dwelten in the same place ;
so the clowd forsothe of the Lord lenyde
ine day to the tabernacle, and fier in the
ny3t, and the puple of Yrael seynge, bi
alle her dwellyngis.
Here endith Exodus and now bigynneth
Leuyticus*.
spiceries,as the Lord comaundide toMoisesf.
He settide? also a tente in the entryng of 20
the tabernacle, and the1' auter of brent sa- 27
crifice in the porche' of thek witnessyng,
and he offride therynne1 brent sacrifice,
and sacrifices, as the Lord comaundide.
Also he ordeynede the 'waischyng vessel1", 28
bitwixe the tabernacle of witnessyng and
the auter, and fillide11 it with watir. And 20
Moises, and Aaron, and his sones, waisch-
iden her hondis and feet0, whanne thei 30
entriden into the roof00 of boondP of pees,
and nei3eden to the auter, as the Lord co-
maundide to Moises. He reisidei also the si
greet street1", bi the5 cumpas of the taber-
nacle and of the auter, and settyde1 a
tente in the entryng therof. Aftir that
alle thingis weren perfitli maad, a cloude 32
hilide the tabernacle of witnessyng, and
the glorie of the Lord fillideu it ; nether 33
Moyses my3te entre in to the tabernacle
of thev boond of pees, while the cloude
hilide alle thingis", and the maieste of the
Lord" schynede, for the cloude? hilide alle
thingis. If oriy tyme the cloude lefte the 34
tabernacle, the sones of Israel 3eden forth
bi her cumpanyes ; if the cloude hangidess
aboue2, thei dwelliden in the same place ;
for the cloude of the Lord restide on these
tabernacle bi dai, and fier in the ny3t, in
the si3t of the puplisa of Israel, bi alle her
dwellyngis.
Here endith Exodfi.
aa Om. E pr. m. b neyjtiden BEH. ney3eden DF. bb Om. E pr. m. c Om. E pr. m. d hong E pr. m.
e by E pr. m. f Here endith Exodus and here bigynneth Leuiticus D. Here endith Exodus and bigynnetk
Leuiticus E. No final rubric in BPH.
f him is. S sette is. h he settide the BC. ' porche, that is, in the grete street BC. k Om. GIQST pr. m.
1 there B. m lauatorie 10 sup. ras. s. n he fillide 10 sup. ras. s. ° her feet therynne 10 sup. ras. her feet s.
00 tabernacle A pr. m. P the boond is. 1 areeride is. r street, that is, pileris and curtyns closynge the
grete street BCKX. poorche is. s Om. is. l he sette is. u fulfillide is. v Om. GISX. w the thingis F.
x clothing o. y cloth o. z ther aboue is. a peple s. b Here eendith the book of Exodi and bigynneth
Leuitici. BX. Here endith E. and here bigynneth Leuyticy. crow. Here eendith E. and bigynneth the
book of Leuyticy. DR. Heere eendith E. and bigynneth a prolog^ on Leuitici, and this it is. G. Heere
endith E. and biginnith Leuyticus. is. Here endeth E. se now Leuyticus. K. Here endith the book of E.
and here biginneth a Prologe on the book of Leuitici. M. Here endith the book of E. and bigynneth the
book of Leuitici. N. No final rubric in ELPT.
•f- The Prologue
referred to is
included iu tlie
General Pro-
logue, p. 4.
LEVITICUS.
[Prologue on the book of Leviticus. ,]
THIS book of Leuitici makith mencioun, how God tau3te the sones of Israel, by
Moyses, to offre sacrifises to the Lord of oxen, and of scheep, of lambren, and of geet ;
and for which synne what sacrifise owith to be doon to the Lord ; and the manere of
brennyng, and of offring ; and that the prest preie for the offrer ; and if the man is
pore, and is not of power to offre beestis for his synne, he shal offre whete flour, or
therf loues, or briddis. Also it is contened therinne the ordre of halewing of the
bisschop, and of prestis, and of alle holi vessels of the tabernacle ; and how the Lord
slow3 Nadab and Abyu, prestis, the sones of Aaron, for necligence doon in the auter.
Also the Lord techith the children of Israel discrecioun bitwixe clene beestis and
vnclene, and of fisschis, and of foulis, that thei vse the clene to mete, and leue the
vnclene ; and the verrei knowing of lepre, and he that is preued lepre to be put out of
the comynycacioun of men, till he be maad clene, and to do sacrifise for his clensing.
Also the Lord techith hem to fie abhomynaciouns, whiche the peple of Canaan vseden,
for whiche thei weren cast out of her lond ; and to kepe hise comaundementis and
lawis ; and to vse trewe mesure, and trewe wei3te, in biyng and silling, for the drede
of God. Here endith the prologe, and here bigynneth the book of Leuitici*.
Here begynneth the bole qfLeuiticus*.
CAP. I.
i THE Lord forsothe clepide Moyses,
and spak to hym from the tabernacle of
2witnessyng, seiynge, Spek to the sones
of Yrael, and thow shalt seie to hem, The
man that offreth of 3ow an cost to God
of the beestis that is, of oxen, and of
3 sheep, offrynge slawn sacrifices, if al brent
sacrifice were the offryng of hym, and of
the droue, a maal with outen wemme he
shal offre at the dore of the tabernacle
of witnessyng, to plese to hym the Lord.
4 And he shall putte the hondes vpon the
heed of the cost, and it shal be acceptable,
Here bigynneth Leuyticib.
CAP. I.
FORSOTHE the Lord clepide Moyses, 1
and spak to him fro the tabernacle of wit-
nessyng, "and seidec, Speke thou to the 2
sones of Israel, and thou schalt seie to
hem, A man of 3ou, that offrith to the
Lord a sacrifice of beestis, that is, of oxun
and of scheep, and offrith slayn sacrifices,
if his offryng is brent sacrifice, and of the 3
droue of oxun, he schal offre a male beeste
without wem at the dore of the tabernacle
of witnessyng, to make the Lord plesid to
hym. And he schal sette hondisd on the 4
heed of the sacrifice, and it schal be ac-
a From F. Leuiticus B. No initial rubric in ADEH, but only running title.
a This Prologue is from in. b Here biginnith the book of Leuitici. ELP. Here biginneth the iij. book,
that is Leuiticus. o. No initial rubric in QT, but only running title. c seiyng s. d his hondis is.
294
LEVITICUS.
5—17-
and profytynge into the clensyng of hym.
5 And he shal offre a calf before the Lord,
and the sones of Aaron, the preest, shulen
offre the blood of it, shedynge bi enuy-
roun of the auter, that is before the dore
6 of the tabernacle. And the skyn of the
oost drawun of, the greet lemes thei shu-
7 len kit in gobetis ; and thei schulen leye
fier in the auter maad bifore the heep of
swodde; and the lemes that ben kyt aboue
ordeynynge, the heed, that is, and alle
9 that cleuen to the mawe, the entrails and
the feet wasshe with watir ; and the
preest shal brenne hem vpon the auter
in to al brent sacrifice, and swete smel to
10 the Lord. That if of the beestis is the
offeryng, the al brent sacrifice of sheep,
or of geyt, he shal offre a loombe of o
1 1 3eer with outen wemme, and he shal offre
at the side of the auter that biholdith to
the north, bifore the Lord. The blood for-
sothe of it the sones of Aaron shulen
i2heelde vpon the auter bi enuyroun, and
thei shulen dyuyde the lemes, the heed,
and alle that cleuen to the mawe, and leie
vpon the wodde, to the which fier is to be
13 vnder putte ; the entrayls forsothe, and
the feet thei shulen wasshe with water ;
and the preest shal brenne alle thingis
offred vpon the auter into brent sacrifice,
14 and moost swete smel to the Lord. If
forsothe of the briddis the offryng ofb
brent sacrifice were to the Lord, of tur-
loturs, or culuer briddis, the preest shal
offre it at the auter ; and the heed crokid
a3en to the necke, and the place of a
wounde broke, he shal make the blood
renne down vpon the brenke of the auter.
16 The litil bleedre forsothe of the throot,
and the fetheres, he shal cast out biside
the auter, at the eest coost, in the place
where askisc bend wonte to be cast out ;
17 and he shal breke the wynges of it, and
ceptable, and profityng in to clensynge of
hyin. And he schal offre a calf bifor the 5
Lord, and the sones of Aaron, preestis,
schulen offre the blood therof, and thei
schulen schedef bi the& cumpas of the au-
ter, which*1 is bifor the dore of the taber-
nacle. And whanne the skyn of the sa-e
crifice is drawun awei, thei schulen kitte
the1 membris in to gobetis ; and thei schu-7
len putk vndur in1 the auter fier mf, and •(•./?«•, that is,
trees to the
thei schulen make an heep of wode bi- nursrhyng ana
fore n ; and thei schulen ordeyne aboue 8 of"fie""ou"ne
"the trees0 tho thingis that ben kit, that *'°xbeuene- Bc
is, the heed, and alle thingis that cleuen
to the mawe, whanne the entrailis and 9
feetP ben waischidi with watir ; arid the
preest schal brenne tho on1' the auter, in to
brent sacrifice, and swete8 odour to the
Lord. That if the offryng is of litleio
beestis, a brent sacrifice of scheep, ethir of
geet, he schal offre a male beeste with out
wem, and he schal offre* at the side of the n
auter that biholdith to the north, bifore
the Lord. Sotheli the sones of Aaron
schulen schedeu the blood therof on the
auter 'bi cumpasv, and thei schulen de-12
parte the membris, the heed, and alle
thingis that cleuen to the mawe, and thei
schulen puttew on the treesx, vndur whiche
the fier schal be set ; sotheli thei schulen is
waische in watir the entrailis and feet ;
and the preest schal brenne alle thingis
offrid on the auter, in to brent sacrifice,
and swettest odour to the Lord. Forsothe 14
if the offryng of^ brent sacrifice to the
Lord isz of briddis, of turtlis, anda of cul-
uer briddis, the preest schal offre it at the is
auter ; and whanne the heed is writhunb
to the necke, and the place of thec wounde
is brokun, hed schal make the blood renne
doun on the brenke of the auter. Sotheli ie
he schal caste forth the litil bladdir of the
throte6, and fetherisf bisidis the auter, at
b be A. c the askis E. d beth BDEFH.
e the clensyng is. f schede it is. S Om. s. h that is. * alle the s. k put to is. ! Om. ELMPQ.
m the fier IKLNSW. n redi bifore is. ° that wode is. P the feet is. 1 weishe i. r in i. s to swete K.
* offre that is. u heelde i. v aboute i. w putte hem i. putte tho s. x wode is. J is w. z if o. if it is w.
a or K. b crokid ajen is. c Om. plures. a is. d the prest is. e throte or the cropp s. f the fetheris is.
II. 1 — II.
LEVITICUS.
295
not kyt, nee with yrun dyuyde it ; and he
shal brenne it vpon the auter, fier vnder
put to the wodde ; al brent sacrifice it is
and offryng of moost swete smel to the
Lord.
CAP. II.
1 Whanne a lijf ofFreth offryng of sacri-
fyce to the Lord, tryed flour shal be the
offryng of f him. And he shal heelde vpon
2 it oyle, and putte cense, and brynge to
the sones of Aaron, the preest, of whom
oon shal take an handful of tried flour,
and of oyle, and al the cense ; and putte
the memorial vpon the auter, into moost
3 swete smel to the Lord. That forsothe that
leeueth of the sacrifice shal be of Aaron
and of s his sones, holi of halowes xof of-
4fryngesb to the Lord. Whanne forsothe
he shal offre baake sacrifice of tried flour
in the ouen, that is, looues with outen
sourdow3, spreynt with oyle, and the'
5 therf kaakis medlid with oyle ; if thin
offryng shal be fro the friynge panne, of
tryed flour spreynt with oyle and with
6 outen sour dow3, thow shalt dyuyde it in
7litil parties, and heelde vpon it oyle. If
forsothe fro the gridil sacrifice, euen
maner the tried flour shal be spreynt
8 with oile ; the which offrynge to the Lord
thou shalt take in the hondis of the
9 preest. The which whanne he shal offre
it, he shal take a memorial fro the sacri-
fice, and make brenne vpon the auter into
10 smel of swetnes to the Lord. What euerk
forsothe leeueth, shal be of Aaron and his
sones, holi of halewis of offringis to the
n Lord. Al offryng that is offred to the
Lord, shal be maad with outen sour dow3,
ne eny thing of sour dow3, and of hony,
the eest coost, in the place in? which theh
aischis ben wont to be sched1 out; andi?
hek schal breke the wyngis therof, and he
schal not kerue1, nether hem schal11 departe
it with yrun ; and he schal brenne it0 on
the auter, whanne fier is set? vndur the
treesi ; it is a brent sacrifice, and an of-
fryng of swete1" odour5 to the Lord.
CAP. II.
Whanne a soule1 offrith an offryng ofi
sacrifice to the Lord, flour of wheete schal
be his offring. And he schal schedeu oile
theronne, and he schal putte encense, and 2
he schal berev to the sones of Aaron, preest,
of whichew sones oonx schal take an hand-
ful of ' flour of whete?, and of oile, and alle
the encense ; and he schal putte2 a memo-
rial on the auter, in to swettesta odourb to
the Lord. Forsothe that that vis residue0 a
of the sacrifice schal be Aarons and hise
sones, the hooli of hooli thingis of offryngis
to the Lord. Forsothe whanne thou of- 4
frist a sacrifice bakun in an ouene of wheted
flour, that is, loouys without sour dow,
spreynd with oile, and therf breed sodun
in watir, bawrned withe oile; if thin of- a
fryng isf 'of a friyng panne&, of wheete^
flour spreynd with oile and without sour
dow', thou schalt departe itk in1 smalee
partis, and thou schalt schedem oile ther
onrie. Ellis if the sacrifice isu of a° gridele, 7
euerili the whete flour schal be spreynd00
with oile; whichf whete flour thou schalt"
offre to the Lord, and schalt'i bitaker in
the hondis of the preest. And whanne hen
hath offrid it, he schal take a memorial of
the sacrifice, and he schal brenne it on the
auter, in to 'odour of swetriesse8 to the
Lord. Sotheli what euer thing 'is residue', 10
it schal be Aarons and hise sones, the
hooly of hooli thingis of the" offryngis to
the Lord. Ech offryng whichv is offrid 1 1
« no D. f to A. S Oin. DDEFH. h Om. A. ' Om. E. k er E.
S the which i. h Om. s. ' cast i. k the prest is. l kerue it is. m Om. c sec. m. DGIKMOQRSTWX.
n Om. c tec. m. DOIKMQRSTWX. ° Om. A sec.m. BCKMO. P put is. 1 wode is. r swetiste plures.
8 smell is. * soule, that is, a pore man BCEOIKLNOPQX. lijf, that is, a pore man is. u heelde is. v here
it is. w the vvhiche i. * oon of hem is. y tried whelc flour is. z putte thees is. a swete A pr. m.
the swettest BC. b smell is. c is left IL. leuith s. d tried whete is. e in w. f be L. e Om. is. h tried
rvhete is. ' dow, taken of the friyng panne is. k Om. is. 1 into i. m heelde is. n is taken 8. ° the is.
00 speynd A. P the which i. 1 thou schalt is. r bitake it is. 8 swete smelling is. ' is left IL. leeuith s.
u Om. s. v that is.
296
LEVITICUS.
II. 12 III. 5.
shal be brent in the sacrifice of the Lord.
12 The cheefe fruytys oonly 36 shulen offre
of hem, and 3iftis ; vpon the auter for-
sothe shal not thei be leyde, into smel of
laswetnes. What euerk thow shalt offre of
sacrifice, thow shal anoynte it with salt,
ne thow shalt not1 take awey salt of the
boond of pees of the Lord thi God fro
thi sacrifice ; in al offring thow shalt offre
14 salt. If forsothe thow shalt offre a 3yfte
of the cheef thingis of thi fruytis to the
Lord, of eerys 3it green, thow shal parche™
it with fier, and breke in marier of brysid
corn ; so thow shalt offre thi cheefe fruytis
15 to the Lord, heeldynge vpon hem oyle,
and encense putty nge yn, for the offryng
16 of the Lord it is. Of the whiche the
preest shal make brynne, into mynde of
the 3ifte, a part of the brisde corn, and of
the oyle, and al the cense.
CAP. III.
1 And if the oost of pesible thingis were
the offryng of hym, and of the oxen he
wole offre, a maal, or a femaal, with outen
wemme he shal offre before the Lord.
2 And he shal putte the hooride vpon the
heed of his slawe sacrifice, the which shal
be offred in the entryng of the taber-
nacle ; and the sones of Aaron, the preest,
shulen heelde the blood bi enuyroun of
3 the auter. And thei shulen offre of the
oost of pesible thingis into offryng to the
Lord, the talw3n that couereth the en-
trailes, and what euer of fatnes is with
4 ynforth ; the two reyns, with the talw3
with the which ben couerd the reyn gut-
tis, and the calle of the mawe with the
ssmale reyns. And thei shulen brenne
hem vpou the auter, in to al brent sacri-
to the Lord, schal be without sour dow,
nether ony thing of sour dow, and of hony,
schal be brent in the sacrifice of the Lord.
3e schulen offre oneli the firstew fruytis of 12
thox, and 3iftis ; sotheli tho? schulen not
be put on the auter, in to odour2 of swet-
nesse. Whateuer thing of sacrifice thou 13
schalt offre, thou schalt make it sauery
with salt, nether8 thou schalt take awey
the salt of theb boond of pees of thi God
fro thi sacrifice ; in ech offryng thou
schalt offre salt. Forsothe if thou offrist w
a 3ifte of the firste0 thingis of thi fruytis
to the Lord, of 'eeris of cornd 31! grene,
thou schalt seenge6 thof in fiers, and thou
schalt breke1' in the inaner of seedis' ; and
so thou schalt offre thi firstek fruytis to
the Lord, and thou schalt schede1 oyle is
theronne™, and schalt" putte encense, for
it is the offryng of the Lord. Of which ic
the preest schal brenne, in to mynde of the
3ifte, a part of the ' seedis brokun0, and of
oyleP, and al the encense.
CAP. III.
That if his offryng is a sacrifice of pesi- 1
ble thingis, and he wole offre of oxun, he
schal offre bifore the Lord a male, ether
a female, without wem. And he schal 2
sette hondi onr the heed of his sacrifice8,
that1 schal be offrid in the entryng of the
tabernacle; and the sones of Aaron preest"
schulen schedeT the blood bi thew cumpas
of the auter. And thei schulen offre of 3
the sacrifice of pesible thingis in to offryng
to the Lord, the fatnesse that hilith the
entrailis, and what euer thing of fatnesse
is withynne; thei schulen offre twey kyde-4
nerisx, with the fatnesse bi which the gut-
tis clepid ylyon^ ben hilid, and the calle of
the lyuer2 with the litle reynes. And theia 5
schulen brenne tho onb the auter, in to
brent sacrifice, wharme fier is put vndur
k er £. ! Om. BDEFH. m perishe A. " fat E pr.m.
w cheef is. x hem is. y thei is. z smel is. a either s. b Om. is. c cheef is. d corn eeris is.
e scorche I text, or seenge I marg. seenge or parche s. f hem I. S the fier x. h breke hem is. ' bruysid
corn is. k cheef is. 1 heelde i. m ther vp on is. n thou schalt is. ° brisid corn is. P the oyle is.
1 his hond is. r vpon is. s sleyn sacrifice is. l the whiche i. whiche s. u the preest is. v heelde i.
w Om. is. x kideneiren L. y ylyon, that is, the kidneris guttis is. z mawe A marg. sec.m. is.
a preestis is. b vpon is.
III. 6 — 17.
LEVITICUS.
297
fice, the fier vnder put to the wodde, into
offryng of moost0 swete smel to the Lord.
c If forsothe of sheep were the offeryng of
hym, and cost of pesible thingis, whether
maal or femaal he shal offre, thei shulen
7 be with outen wemme. If he shal offre
8 a loom be before the Lord, he shal putte
his hoond vpon the heed of his slawn sa-
crifice, the whych shal be offerd in the
vestiarye of the tabernacle of witnessyng;
and the sones of Aaron shulen heelde the
9 blood of it hi enuyroun of the auter. And
thei shulen offre of the oost of pesible
thingis a sacrifice to the Lord, talw3P, and
10 al the tail with the reynes, and the fatnes
that couereth the wombe, and alle the
entrayls, and either litil reyne, with the
talw3i that ys biside the reyne guttes,
and the calle of the mawe, with the litil
11 reynes. And the preest shal brenne hem
vpon the auter, into fooder of the fier, and
12 of the offryng to the Lord. If a she goet
were the offryng of hym, and he shulde
is offre it to the Lord, he shal putte his
hoond vpon the heed of it, and he shal
offre it in the entre of the tabernacle of
witnessyng; and the sones of Aaron shu-
len shede the blood of it bi enuyroun of
u the auter. And thei shulen take of it,
into foode of the Lordis fier, talw3s that
couereth the wombe, and that helith alle
15 the entrayles, two litil reyns with the
calle that is on hem biside the reyne
guttes, and the fatt of the mawe, with
16 the litil reynes. And the preest shal
brenne hem vpon the auter, into foode of
the fier, and of moost swete smel ; al the
i7talw3t shal be of the Lord, thur3 perpe-
tuel ri3t, in kynredes and alle 3oure dwell-
yng places, and blood, and fat algatis
shulen 36 not etc.
the trees0, in to offryng of swettestd odour6
to the Lord. Sotheli if his offryng is ofe
scheep, and a sacrifice of pesible thingis,
whether he offrith a male etherf a female,
thoff schulen be without wem. If he of- 7
frith^ a lombe bifor the Lord, he schal sette »
his bond orih the heed of his sacrifice, that
schal be offrid in the porche1 of the taber-
nacle of witnessyng ; and the sones of
Aaron schulen schedek the blood therof bi
'the cumpas1 of the auter. And theim9
schulen offre of the sacrifice of pesible
thingis a sacrifice to the Lord, the innere
fatnesse, and al the tail with the" reynes0, 10
and the fatnesse that hilith the wombe,
and alle the entrailis, and euer eithir litil
reyne, with the fatnesse which? is bisidis
the 'guttis clepid ylion % and the calle of
the mawe, with the litle reynes. And then
preest schal brenne thor ons the auter, in to
the fedyng1 of fier, and of the offryng to
the Lord. If his offryng is a geet, and he 12
offrith it to the Lord, he schal sette his is
bond on the heed therof, and he schal
offre it in tou thev entryngw of the taber-
nacle of witnessyng ; and the sones of
Aaron schulen schede* the blood therof bi
they cumpas of the auter. And thei schu- u
len take therof, in to 'the fedyngz of the
Lordis fier, the fatnesse that hilith the
wombe, and that hilith alle the entrailis,
and tweia litle reynes with the calle whichb i«
is on tho bisidis0 iliond, and the fatnesse
of the mawe, with the entrails that cleueu
to the litle reynes. And the preest schal i<»
brenne tho on the auter, in to thee fedyngf
of fier*, and'1 of swettest odour' ; al the
fatnesse schal be the Lordis, by euerlast- 17
ynge ri3t in generaciouns, and in alle 3oure
dwellyng placis, nether in ony maner 36
schulen ete blood, nethir fatnesse.
0 the moost E.
fatnes E pr. in.
P fatnes E pr. m. 1 ynner fat E pr. m. T the foode D. * faat E pr.m. * inward
c vvode is. d the swettist c. e smell is. t or EIL.PS. ff thei is. 6 offre is. h vpon is. ' porche, that
is, in the grcte street BCEOKI,NPQX. k heelde I. ' enuyroun is. m the preestis is. n smale w. ° reynes,
ether the entrailes, that cleuen to the reynes BCEGLNPQX. P that is. 1 ylion, that is, reyne guttis is.
r hem i. s vpon is. * nurishyng is. u Om. BCIKMRW. v Om. GQS. « entree is. x heelde i.
y Om. is. z nurisching is. a the two is. b that is. c sidis s. d the ilion is. e Om. FIMS. f nurish-
yng is. g the fier is. h Om. is. ' smellyng is.
Qq
298
LEVITICUS.
IV. I 12.
CAP. IV.
i And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
sSpek to the sones of Israel, Whanne a
lijf syrmeth bi ignoraunce, and of alle the
heestis of the Lord, the whiche he hath
comaundide that thei shulden not be do,
seny thing doth ; if the preest that is
anoyntid, synne, makynge the puple to
trespasse, he shal offre for his synne a
4 calf with outen wemme to the Lord; and
shal lede it to the dore of the tabernacle
of witnessyng before the Lord, and he
shal putte the hoond vpon his heed, and
5 he shal offre it to the Lord. And he
shal take of the blood of the calf, berynge
it in to the tabernacle of witnessyng.
uAnd whanne he hath wette the fyngre
in the blood, he shal sprenge it seuene
sithes11 beforev the Lord, a3ens the veyle
7 of the seyntuarye. And he shal putte of
the same blood vpon the homes of the
auter of moost kyndli encense to the
Lord, that is in the tabernacle of witness-
yng ; al forsothe the laft blood he shal
helde into the foot of the auter of brent
sacrifice in the entre of the tabernacle.
a And the talw3"' of the calf he shal offre
for synne, as wel it that couerith the en-
s treyles, as alle that ben with ynforth, two
lytil reynes, and the calle that is aboue
hem biside the reyne guttes, and the
talw3 of the mawe, with the litil reynes,
10 as it is doon awey fro the calf of the
oost of pesible thingis ; and he shal brerine
1 1 hem vpon the auter of brent sacrifice. The
skynne forsothe, and al the flesh with the
heed, and feet, and the entreyles, and the
I2dryt, and the laft body he shal here out
of the tentis into a clene place, where the
asken ben wont to be held out ; and he
CAP. IV.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Speke thou to the sones of Israel, Whanne 2
a soulek hath do synne1 bi ignoraunce"1,
and hath" do ony thing of alle comaunde-
mentis0 'of the Lord'', whiche hei co-
maundide that thor schulen not be don ;
if a preest5 which1 is anoyntid11, hath dova
synne, makyngew the puple tox trespasse,
he schal offre for his synne a calf without
wem to the Lord. And he schal brynge*
it to the dore of the tabernacle of witness-
yng, bifor the Lord, and he schal sette?
hond on the heed therof, andz he schal
offre it to the Lord. And he schal takes
vp of thea blood 'of the calfb, and schalc
brynge it in to the tabernacle of witness-
yng. And'1 whanne he hath dippid thece
fyngir in to the blood, he schal sprenge it
seuen sithis bifor the Lord, a3ens the veil
of thef seyntuarie. And he schal putte of 7
the same blood on£ the corners of the au-
ter of encense moost acceptable to the
Lord, which auter is in the tabernacle of
witnessyng; sotheli he schal schedeh al
the 'tother blood' in to the foundernentk of
the auter of brent sacrifice in the entryng1
of the tabernacle. And he schal offre fora
synne™ the ynnere fatnesse of the calf, as
well it that hilith the entrails, as alle
thingis that ben with ynne", twei litle;»
reynes, and the calle, which0 is on? thoi
bisidis ilionr, and the fatnesse8 of the*
mawe, with the litle reines, as it is offrid 10
of the calf of the sacrifice of pesible
thingis ; and he" schal brenne tho oriv the
auter of brent sacrifice. Sotheli hew schal 1 1
bere out of the castelsx the skyny, and alle
the fleischisz, with the heed, and feeta, and
entrails, and dungb, and the "residue bodicia
u sithe BDEFH. v afore a. w faat E pr. m.
k soule, that is, a man BCEGKLNPQ. man is. ' a synne o. m ignoraunce or rnkunnyngnesse s. n Om. i.
0 the comaundementis CIKS. P Om. is. 1 the Lord hath is. r thei is. s that is, the hiyste preest BCGNQX.
* that is. u the prest anoyntid is the hqest presl s. marg. v Om. s. w makynge so i. x to do is. y putte
his is. z Om. i. a Om. s. b ther off is. c schal he is. dOm. w. e his is. f Om. plures. e vpon is.
in o. h heelde i. ' blood that is left i. left blood s. k ground is. ! entree is. m his synne is. n ynne
forth is. ° the which F sec. m. that is. P aboue is. 1 hem INS. rthe reyne guttis is. s talouj is.
* Om. s. u the prest is. v thingis vpon is. w the prest is. x tentis is. y skynnes s. z fleishe is.
* the feet is. b the dung is. c bodi that is left i. left bodi s.
IV. i3 — 25-
LEVITICUS.
299
shal tende hem vpon the hepe of wode,
the which in the place of heeld out asken
isshulen be brent. And if al the companye
of the sones of Yrael bi vnknowyng and
bi vnwisdam do that that is a3ens the co-
umaundement* of the Lord, and afterward
vnderstonde his synne, he shal offre for
the synne a calf, and he shal lede it to
is the dore of the tabernacle. And the eldre
of the puple shal putte hoondes vpon the
heed of it before the Lord ; and the calf
icoffred in the si3t of the Lord, the preest
that is anoyntid shal bere yn of the blood
of it into the tabernacle of witnessyng,
17 with the weet fyngre sprengynge seuen
issithesF a3ens the veyle. And he shal putte
of the same blood in the homes of the
auter, that is before the Lord in the ta-
bernacle of witnessyng ; the lafte forsothe
blood he shal helde biside the foot of the
auter of brent sacrifices, that is in the
dore of the tabernacle of witnessyng.
19 And al the talw3z of it he shal take, and
20 he shal brenne vpon the auter ; and so
doynge of this calf, as he dide before, and
the preest preyinge for hem the Lord shal
21 haue mercy. That forsothe calf he shal
bere out of the tentis, and he shal brenne
as the3 other calf, for it is for the synne
22 of the multitude. If a prynce synne, and
doo oon of manye bi ignoraunce, that is
23defendid in the lawe of the Lord, and
afterwarde vnderstonde his synne, he shal
offre an oost before the Lord, an hee geit
24 of the geetis, with outen wemme, and he
shal putte his hoond vpon the heed of it.
And whanne he shal offre it in the place,
where is wont to be slawe the brent sa-
crifice before the Lord, for it is for synne ;
25 the preest shal wete the fyngre in the
blood of the oost for synne, towchynge
the homes of the auter of brent sacrifice,
and the relif heldynge at the foot of it.
in to a clene place, where aischis ben wont
to be sched'1 out; and he schal brenne thoe
onf the heep of trees^, whiche1' schulen be
brent in the place of aischis sched' out.
That if al the cumpeny of the sones of is
Israel knowith not, and doith by vnkun-
nyng that that is a3ens the comaunde-
mentk of the Lord, and aftirward vndir- u
stondith his synne, it1 schal offre a calf for
synne"1, and it" schal brynge the calf to
the dore of the tabernacle. And the eldere is
men of the puple schulen sette hondis on
the heed therof bifor the Lord ; and
whanne the calf is offrid in the0 si3t of the
Lord, the preest which'' is anoyntid schal i«
bere ynne of his blood in to the tabernacle
of witnessyng ; and whanne thei fyngur 17
'is dippidr, he schal sprenge8 seuen sithis
a3ens the veil. And. he schal putte of the is
same blood in the homes of the auter,
which is bifor the Lord in the tabernacle
of witnessyng ; sotheli he schal schede1 the
^residue blood" bisidis the fouridement of
the auter of brent sacrifice, which is in
the dore of tabernaclev of witnessyng. And 19
hew schal take al the fatnesse therof", and
schaF brenne it on the auter ; and soz he 20
schal do also of this calf, as he dide also8
biforb ; and whanne the prest schal preye
for hem, the Lord schal be merciful. For- 21
sothe hec schal bere out thilke calf, and
schal11 brenne ite, asf also the formere calf,
for it is for the? synne of the multitude.
If theh prince synneth, and doith bi igno- 22
raunce o thing' of many, which is forbodun
in the lawe of the Lord, and aftirward vn-23
dirstondith his synne, he schal offre to the
Lord a sacrifice, a 'buk of geetk/that hath
no1 wem ; and he schal sette his hond on™ 24
the heed therof. And whanne he hath of-
frid it in the place, where brent sacrifice
is wont to be slayn, bifor the Lord, for it
is for synne ; the preest schal dippe the11 25
* maundement BDEFH. y sythe E. z faat E pr. m. a that BDEFH.
d helde is. e tho thingis s. f vpon is. S wode is. h the whiche is. ' cast i. helde s. k heest is.
1 he is. m that synne is. n he is. ° Om. is. P that is. 1 he hath dippid his is. r Om. is. s sprenge
it i. sprenge the blood s. * heelde I. u blood that leeueth is. v the tabernacle plures. w the prest s.
Xoftheca/Jfi.qfcalfs. 7 he schal is. z Om. is. a Om. DIKMN sec.m. OQBSTWX. b bifor of the
tot her is. c the preesl is. d he schal is. e Om. plures. f as he dide is. 8 Om. is. h a is. > synne s.
k keet bukke i. geet bukke s. ' withoute is. m vpon is. n his is.
Q q 2
300
LEVITICUS.
iv. 26 — 35.
26 The talw3b forsothe he shal brenne aboue,
as in slawri sacrifices of pesible thingis is
wont to be doon, and he shal prey for
hym, and for his synne, and it shal be
2;for3euen to hym. That }if a lijf of c the
puple of the loond synne bi ignoraunce,
that he doo eny thing of thes thinges
that ben defendid in the lawe of the
28 Lord, and trespassith, and knowlechithd
his synne, offre he an hee geyt with outen
2!)wemme, and 'he shalc putte the hoond
vpon the heed of the oost that is for the
synne, and he shal offre it in the place of
ao the brent sacrifice. And the preest shal
take of the blood in his fyngre, and
towchynge the homes of the auter of
brent sacrifice, the relif he shal helde at
si the foot of it. Al forsothe the talw3f tak-
ynge awey, as yt is wont to be takun fro
the slawn sacrifices of pesible thinges, he
shal brenne vpon the auter into smel of
swetnes to the Lord ; and he shal preye
32 for hym, and it shal be foi^eue hym. If
forsothe of the beestis he shall offre slawn
sacrifice for synne, that is, a sheep with
33 outen wemme, he shal putte the hoond
vpon the heed of it, and he shal offre it
in the place where ben wonte to ben
34slawun the oostis of brent sacrifices. And
the preest shal take of the blood of it
with his fyngre, and towchynge the&
homes of the auter of brent sacrifice, he
35 shal heelde the relif at the foot of it. And
al the talw3h takynge awey, as the talw3
of a wether is wonte to be takun awey
that is offrid for synnes, and he shal
brenne vpon the auter the encense of the
Lord; and he shal preye for hym, and for
his synne, and it shal be foi^ouun hym.
fyngur in the blood of sacrifice for synne,
and he schal tout-he0 the corneris of the
auter of brent sacrifice, and he schal schede?
the vresidue blood'' at the foundement ther-
of. Sotheli the preest schal brenne the in- 20
nere fatnesse aboue the auter, as it is wont
to be doon in the sacrifice1" of pesible
thingis, and the preest schal preye for hym,
and for his synne, and it schal be for-
3ouun to hym. That if a soule8 of the 27
puple of the* lond synneth bi ignoraunce,
that he do ony thing of these that ben
forbodun in the lawe of the Lord, and
trespassith, and knowith his synne, he 28
schal offre a geetu without wem ; and he 29
schal settev hondw onx the heed of they
sacrifice which2 is for synne, and he schal
offre it in the place of brent sacrifice. And so
the preest schal take of the blooda onb his
fyngur, and he schal touchec the hornesd
of the auter of brent sacryfice, and he
schal schedee the residuef at the founde-
ment therof &. Sotheli heh schal take aweisi
al the ynnere fatnesse, as it is wont to be
don awei of the sacrifices of pesible thingis,
and he schal brenne it1 on the auter, in to
odourk of swetnesse to the Lord ; and the
preest schal preye for hyrn, and it schal
be for3ouun to hym. Sotheli1 if hem of- 32
frith of litle beestis a sacrifice for synne,
that is, a scheep without wem, he schal 33
putte the" bond on the heed therof, and
he schal offre it in the place where the
beest0 of brent sacrifices ben wont to be
slayn. And the preest schal take of the 34
blood therof in his fyngur, and he schal
toucheP the homes of the autir of brent
sacrifice, and he schal schedei the residue11
at the foundement therof8. And he* schal 35
do awey al the ynnere fatnesse as the in-
nere fatnesse of the ram which11 is offrid
for pesible thingis, is wont to be don a wei,
b faat E pr.m. c for A. d knowleche BDEFH. « Om. E pr.m, { faat E pr. m. e Om. A. h faat E pr. m.
0 touche with his bloodijinger s. P heelde I. q blood that leeueth is. r sacrifices plures. s soule, that
is, a synguler man BCGINQSX. * a s. u schee geet is. v putte K text, ether sette marg. " his hond is.
" vpon s. Y Om. BPGQ. z that s. a blood Iheroffis. b in BC. vpon is. c touche with thatfoigre s.
d corners I. e heelde I. f blood that is left I. blood that leeuith s. e of the auter is. h the preest is.
' Om. plures. that s. k smellyng is. ' Forsothe plures. m siche a man s. u his is. ° beestis IKORSTW.
P touche ther with is. Q heelde i. r blood that is left i. bl. that leeuith s. s of the outer is. t the
prest s. « that is.
V. I 10.
LEVITICUS.
301
CAP. V.
1 If a lijf synne, and here the voyce of
a swerer, and were witnes, that other he
seeth1, or to hym silf is knowun gilti, but
if he shewe, he shal here his wickidnes.
2 The lijf that towchith eny vnclene thing,
other that is slawe of a beest, other bi
hym silf deed, ork eny other crepynge
beest, and he were forgeten of his vnclen-
anes, he is gilti, and hath trespassid. And
if he towche eny thing of the vnclennes
of man, after al vnclennes with the which
he is wont to be defowlid, and for3eten
afterward knowe, he shal vnderlye to the
4 trespas. The lijf that swerith, and spekith
with his lippes, that or eny thing yuel
shal do, ork wel, and doth not, and the
same thing with ooth or word stableth,
and for3eten afterward vndirstonde his
5 trespas, do he periaunce for the synne,
c and offre he of the flockis an shee1 lombe,
or a shee1 geyt ; and the preest shal
7preye for hym, and for his synne. If
forsothe he may not offre a beeste, offre
he two turturs1", or two culuer bryddis
to the Lord, oon for the synne, and an-
s other into brent sacrifice. And he shal
3yue hem to the preest, the which, the
first offrynge for the synne, shal bowe
a3en the heed of it to the fethers, so that
it cleue to the nek, and not fullich it be
» broke. And he shal sprenge of the blood
of it the wal of the auter ; what euer11 for-
sothe were lefte he shal make to drop at
the foundement of it, for it is for synne.
10 The tother0 forsothe he shal brenne in to
brent sacrifice, as it is wont to be doo,
requirid to be;c
Lire here, cc,
ax.
and hev schal brenne it onw the auter of
encense of the Lord ; and the preest schal
preye for hym, and for his synne, and it
schal be for3ouun to hym.
CAP. V.
If a soulex synneth, and^t hereth thei t This word
, . , and is sect for
vois of az swerere|, and is witnessea, tor that is. /.;»•<?,
. i i • u -i r« ^ • * A. ri*j?i ttnd the iflox
ether he si3b, etherc is witynge", if he here_ CGQX.
schewith6 notf, he schal bere his synne. o/an^oti" au'
A persone that touchith ony vnclene thing, 2 MS lettre is
• ~ vndurstonumi
ethers which'1 is slayn of a beeste, ether is of him, that is
deed bi it silf, ether touchith ony other
crepynge beeste, and fo^etith his vnclen-
nesse, he is gilti, and trespassith. And ifs
he touchith ony thing of the vnclennesse
of man1, bi al the vnclennesse bi which he
is wont to be defoulid, and he for3etithk,
and knowith1 afterward, hem schal be suget
to trespas11. A soule0 that swerith, and 4
bryngith forth with hise lippis, that it?
schulde do ether yuel, ether ^ wel, and doith
notr, and confermeth the same thing with
an ooth, ethir with a word, and for3etiths,
and aftirward vndirstondith his trespas,
do it1 penaunce for synne11, and offre itv of®
the flockis a femal lomb, ethir a goet ; and
the preest schal preie for hym, and for his
synne. But if he may not offre aw beeste, 7
offre he twei turtlis, ethirx 'briddis of cul-
uers? to the Lord, oon for synnez, and the
tother in to brent sacrifice. And he schal a
3yue tho to the preest, whicha schal offre
the firste for synne, and schalb folde a3en
the heed therof to the wengis, so that itc
cleue to the necke, and be not 'brokyn
outirlid. And the preest schal spryngeo
the wal of the auter, of the blood therof;
sotheli what euer 'is residue0, hef schal
make to& droppe doun at the 'foundement
of the auterh, for it is' for synne. Sothelik 10
he1 schal brenne the tother brid in to brent
1 seeij BDEFII. k other E. 1 heo E. m turteles DH. n er E. ° other E.
v the preest is. w vpon is. x soule, that is, man BCGKNQ. man is. y and that is N. z Om. E.
a witnesse t/teroffis. b either herith it s. c or i. ethir he w. d knowith il is. c shewe s. f it not is.
£ or passim ELP. othir o. eny s. h that thing that is. * a man D. k forjetith it ics. 1 knowith this s.
m Om. B. n that trespas is. ° man is. P he i. 1 or EKLP. r it not s. s forjetith what he swore or
seide 8. * he is. u the synne i. his synne s. v he. w sick a is. x ethir twey K sec.m. Y culuere
briddis is. f his synne s. a the which i. b he schal is. c the heed s. d fully broken awey s. e blood
leeuith s. f the preest is. e Om. B. h auteris foot i. auter foot s. ' is ojj'rid s. k Forsothe is. ' the
prett s.
302
LEVITICUS.
v. n — vi. 4.
and the preest shal preye for hym and
for his synne, and it shal be for3euen
n hyrn. And if his hoond moweP not offre
two turtursi, or two culuer briddes, offre
he for his synne of tried flowre the tenthe
part of ephi ; he shal not putte into it
oyle, ne leye yn eriy thing of encense,
12 for it is for synne. And he shal take it
to the preest, the which takynge of it a
ful hoondful, shal brenne vpon the auter,
into the mynde of hym that offrede,
ispreiynge for hym, and purgynge ; that
other forsothe part he shal haue in 3ifte.
14 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
is If a lijf synne, forfetynge the cerymonyes
bi errour, in thes thingis that ben halowed
to the Lord, offre he for his trespas a
wether with out wemme of the flockis,
the which may be bou3t with two sides,
ic after the wei3te of the seyntuary. And
that that he hath doo of harm he shal
restore, and the fifthe part he shal putte
aboue, takynge to the preest, the which
shal preye for hym, offrynge a wether,
17 and it shal be foi^ouen hym. The lijf
that synneth bi ignoraunce, and dooth
oon of thes thingis that ben defendid bi
lawe of the Lord, and gilti of the synne
18 vnderstonde his wickidnes, he shall offre
a wether with outen wemme of the flockis
to the preest, after the mesure and eym-
yng of the synne ; the which shal preye
for hym, for vnknowynge he elide, and it
19 shal be forjeue tor hym, for bi errour he
i trespasside in the Lord. And the Lord
•2 spak to Moyses, seiynge, The lijf that
synneth, and, the Lord despiside, denye to
his nei3bore the laft thing8 that to his
feith was takun, or4 with fors eny thing
a takith, or doth wrong chalenge, or1 fynde
lost thing, and denyynge ouermore for-
swerith, and eny other of manye doo in
4 the whiche men ben wonte to synne, he
sacrifice, as it is wont to be doon ; and
the preest schal preie for hym, and for his
synne, and it schal be foi^ouun to hym.
That if his hondm mai not offre twei tur-ii
tlis, ethir twei'briddis of culueris", he schal
offre for his synne the tenthe part of ephit t that is> tlie
.. .. tenthe part of
of wheete0 flour; he schal not putte oile in HJ. buscheiis.
to itP, nether he schal puttei ony thing of
encense, for it is for synne. And he 12
schal 3yue itr to the preest, which3 preesfi
schal take vp an handful therof, and schal"
brennev on the auter, in to mynde of hym
that offeridew, and the preest schal preie \'A
for hym, and schal* dense? ; forsothe hez
schal have the tother part ina 3ifte. And u
the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, If ais
souleb brekith ceryrnonyesc bi errour, and
synneth1' in these6 thingis that ben hale-
wid to the Lord, itf schal offre for his tres-
pas a ram without wem of the flockis, that
may be bou3t for twey siclis, bi& the wei3te
of theh seyntuarie. And he schal restore 16
that harm that he dide, and he schal putte
the fyuethe part1 aboue, and schalk 3yue'
to the preest, which preest schal preye
for hym, and offre the ram, and it schal
be for3ouun to hym. A soule"1 that syn-17
neth bi ignoraunce, and doith oon of these
thingis that ben forbodun in the lawe of
the Lord, and is gilti of synne, and vndir-
stondith his wickidnesse, it" schal offre to IK
the preest a ram without wem of the
flockis, bi the mesure of0 estymaciounP of
synnei ; and the preest schal preye for
hym, for he dider vnwytynge, and it schal
be for3ouun to him, for by errour he tres- 19
passide a3ens the Lord. And the Lord i
spak to Moises, and seide, A soules that 2
synneth, and dispisith the Lord, and de-
nyeth to his nei3bore a thing bitakun to
kepyng*, that was bitakun to his feith",
ethir takithv maisterfuli a thing bi vio-
lence, ether makith fals chaleng, ethers
P may E. 1 turtlis F. r Om. BDEFII. s thinges D. * other E.
m hondfor pouerty s. n culuere briddis is. ° tried rvhete is. P therto i. in to thatfloure s. <1 putte to i.
putte therto s. r Om. K. s the which i. * Om. i. u he schal is. v brenne it A pr.m. is. w offeride it s.
x Om. is. y dense him is. z the preest is. a in to is. b man is. that is, a man K marg. c the cery-
monyes i. my cer. s. d synne K. e tho A pr. m. f he is. 8 at is. h Om. K. ' part therof s. k he
schal s. 1 3yue it s. m man is. that is, a man K marg. n Om. A sec.m. B. he is. ° and BDFGIMNOSWX.
P estymacioun ether valit BCKNQX. estym. or valu ELPS. <1 the synne is. r dide yuel s. " man is. that is,
a man K marg. * his kepyng is. u feithfulnesse BC. v bitakith w.
5— '5-
LEVITICUS.
303
s ateynt of the trespas shal 3elde alle thingis
hool that thur3 frawde he wolde with
hoolde, and ferthermore the fifthe part to
the lord, to whom he dide the harm.
e For his synne forsothe he shal offre a
wether withouten wemme of the flok, and
he shal 3yue it to the preest, after the
7 eymyng and mesure of the trespas ; the
which shal preye for hym before the
Lord, and it shal be fo^eue to hym, for
al that in doynge he synnede.
CAP. VI.
8 And the Lord spake to Moyses, seiynge,
«) Comaunde to Aaron and his sones, This
is the lawe of the" brent sacrifice ; it shal
be brent in the auter al ny3t vnto the
morwen ; fyer it shal be of the same au-
loter. The preest shal be clothid with a
coote, and with lynnen breches ; and he
shal take the asken, the whiche the fier
vowrynge brent out, and puttynge bisyde
nthe auter he shal be spoylid the rather
clothes, and clothid with other he shal
offre hem out of the tentes, and in moost
clene place vnto a litil sparcle he shal
12 make to be wastid. The fier forsothe in
the auter euermore shal brenne, the which
the preest shal norishe, vnder puttynge
wode eerly bi eche dayes ; and putte yn
abouev the brent sacrifice, he shal brenne
13 the talw3w of the pesible thingis. This
fier is perpetuel that shal neuer" fayle in
H the auter. This is the lawe of sacrifice
and of sacrified licours, the whiche the
sones of Aaron shulen offre before the
15 Lord, and before the auter. The preest
shal take an handful of tryed flour, the
which ys spreynt with oyle, and al the
encense>' that is putte vp on the tryed
fyndith a thing lost, and denyethw fer-
thermore and forswerith, and doth ony
other thing of manye* in whiche thingis
men ben wont to do synne, 'if it is con-4
uict of the gilty, itz schal 3elde hool alle 5
thingis whiche ita wolde gete bi fraude,
and ferthermore the fyuethe part to the
lord, to whom itb dide harm. Sotheli fore
his synne itb schal offre a ram vnwemmed
of the floe, and itb schal 3yue that ram to
the preest, bi the valu andc mesured of the
trespas ; and the preest schal preie for 7
hym bifor the Lord, and it schal be for-
3ouun to hym, for alle thingis whichee he
synnede in doyng.
CAP. VI.
And the Lord spak to Moises, ands
seide, Comaunde thou to Aaron, and to 9
hise sones, This is the lawe of brent sacri-
fice ; it schal be brent in the auter al ny3t
til the morewe ; fier that is $ouun fro he-
uene schal be of the same auter. Theio
preest schal be clothid with a coote, andf
'pryuy lynnun clothis#; and he schal take
awei the aischis, whichss the fier deuour-
ynge brenteh, and he schal putte' bisidis
the auter ; and he schal be spuylid of the 1 1
formere clothis, and he schal be clothid
with other, and schalk here1 aischis out of
the castels™, and in a moost clene place he
schal make thon to be wastid0 til to a deed
sparcle. Forsothe fier schal brenne euere 12
in the auter, which? fier the preest schal
nurische, puttynge trees 1 vndur, in the
morewtid bi ech dai ; and whanne brent
sacrifice is put aboue, the preest schal
brenne the ynnere fatnessisr of pesible
thingis8. This is euerlastynge fier, that 13
schal neuer faile in the auter. This is the 14
lawe of sacrifice, and of fletynge1 offryngis,
whiche11 'the sones of Aaroriv schulen offre
bifore the Lord, and bifor the auter. The is
preest schal take an handful of w/ieetew
Om. BDEFH. v al aboue A. w faat E pr.m. talewis E sec. m. * ner E. J sense BDEFH.
denyeth it 8. x manye forboden s.
i. « the whiche i. f and the K.
y Om. plures. z he s. a he is. b he is. c or s. d the me-
sure i. « the whiche i. f and the K. S with lynnen brechis is. es while DFGKMNOQHTWX. h hath
brente out is. ' putte (ho is. k he schal i. the prest schal s. ' bere tho is. ra tentis is. n hem is.
0 wastid or quenchid 8. P the which i. 1 wode is. r fatnesse s. s offrid thingis s. * the fletynge o.
u the which i. v Aaronus sones i. Aaron sones s. w tried wheete is.
304
LEVITICUS.
VI. 16 — 28.
flour, he shal brerme it in the auter, in
to mynde of moost swete smel to the
16 Lord. The laft forsothe part of the tryed
flour Aaron with his sones shal ete, with
outen sour dow3 ; and he shal ete in the
holi place of the porche of the tabernacle.
17 Therfore forsothe it shal not be souryd,
for the part of it is offred into thez en-
cense of the Lord ; holi of halowes it
shal be, as for the synne and for the tres-
18 pas. The maalis oonlich of the lynage of
Aaron shulen ete it ; lawful and euerlast-
ynge it is in 3oure kynredes, of the sacri-
fices of the Lord ; eche that touchith tho
igthinges shal be halowid. And the Lord
2ospak to Moyses, seiynge, This is the of-
fryng of Aaron, and of the sones of him,
that thei shulen offre to the Lord in the
day of her anoyntyng; the tenth e part of
ephi thei shulen offre of the" tried flour,
in euerlastynge sacrifice, the half of it
21 eerli, arid the half of it at euen ; the
which in a panne spreynt with oyle shal
22 be fryed. And the preest that to the fa-
der thur3 ry3t cometh after, shal offre it
hoote, intob the moost swete smel to the
Lord ; and al shal be brent in the auter.
23 Al forsothe sacrifice of preestis with fier
shal be consumyd, ne eny shal eete of it.
24 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
25 Spek to Aaron and his sones, This is the
la we of oost for synne ; in the place where
is offred brent sacrifice, shal it be offerd
before the Lord ; holi of halowis it is.
26 The preest that offreth it, shal eete it in
holi place, in the porche of the taber-
27 nacle. What euer shal towche the fleishe
of it, shal be halowid ; if a clooth bec
spreynt of the blood of yt, it shal be
28 washe in an holy place. The bretil vessel
forsothe in the which it is sothen, shal be
broken ; that if it were a brasun vessel,
it shal be rubbid, and washe with water.
flour, which is spreynd with oile, and al
the encense whichx is put on the wheete?
flour, and he schal brenne it inz the auter,
in to myndea of swettistaa odourb to the
Lord. Forsothe Aaron with hise sones 16
schal ete the tother part of wheetec flour,
without sour dow ; and he schal ete(1 in
the hooli place of the greet street6 of the
tabernacle. Sotheli herforf its schal not 17
be 'di3t with sour dowh, for a part therof
is offrid in to encense of the Lord ; it
schal be hooli *of the noumbre'1 of holi
thingisk, as1 for synne and for'" trespas.
Mails" oonli of the kynrede0 of Aaron is
schulen ete it ; it is a lawful thing and
euerlastynge in 3oure generaciouns, of P the
sacrifice i of the Lord ; ech man that
touchith thor schal be halewyd5. And the 19
Lord spak to Moises, and seide, This is 20
the offryng of Aaron, and of hise sones,
which thei owen offre4 to the Lord in the
day of heru anoyntyngt 5 tliei schulen of- t '° Ebr" jl is>
J in the day in
fre the tenthe part of ephi of wheetey wbiche lie »u-
.,, , oyntide him.
flour, mw euerlastynge sacrifice, the myd- Gftx.
disx therof in the morewtid, and the myd-
disx therof in the euentid ; which^ schal be 21
sprejmt with oile in thez friyng panne,
and schal a be fried. Sotheli the preest 22
whichb is successour to thec fadir'bi ri3td,
schal offre it hoot, in to sweteste odour6 to
the Lord ; and al it schal be brent in the
auter. For al the sacrifice of preestis schal 23
be wastidf with fier, nether ony man schal
ete therof. And the Lord spak to Moises, 24
and seide, Spek thou to Aaron and to hise 25
sones, This is the lawe of sacrifice for
synne ; it schal be offrid bifor the Lord,
in the place where brent sacrifice is of-
frid; it is hooli ''of the noumbre% of hooli
thingis. The preest that offrith it, schal 2«
ete it in the hooli place, in the greet
streeth of the tabernacle. What euer thing 27
schal touche the fleischis1 therof, itk schal
z Om. B. a Om. E. b in A. c were BDEFH.
x that i. Y Om. i. z on K. a the mynde K. aa swete A pr. in. b smell is. c tried wheete is. the
wheete K. d ete this s. e porche is. f Om. i. S the tried flour s. h maad sour i. ' Om. i. k thing K.
1 as offringe s. m Om. IKS. " Men is. ° kynde F. P to prestis./or to vse of s. 1 sacrifices B. r tho
thingis is. hem N. s halewyd bifore is. * to offre is. « his A pr. m. et plures. v tried is. w in to K.
x halff 10 sec. in. s. Y the which i. z a 10 sup. ras. s. a it schal 10 sup. ras. s. ^ the which i. c his is.
d Om. is. e smell is. f brent i text. s. maastid i. marg. S Om. IKORT sec.m. w. h porche is.
' fleish is. k Om. s.
VI. 29 — VII. io.
LEVITICUS.
305
29Eche maal of the preestis kynrede shald
eete of the fleshe of it ; for holi of halowis
30 it is. An oost forsothe that is slawe for
synne, whos blood is born into the taber-
nacle of witnessyng to dense in the seyn-
tuarie, shal not be eete, but brent with
1 fier. And this lawe of oost for trespas
2 is holy of halowis. Therfore where the
brent sacrifice is offred, and the sacrifice
for the trespas shal be slawe ; the blood
of it bi enuyroun of the auter shal be
sheelde. Thei shulen offre of it the tayl,
and the talw3e that couereth the entrayls,
4 the two litel reynes, and the fatnes that
is biside the reyne guttes, and the calle
5 of the mawe, with the litil reynes. And
the preest shal brenrie hem vpon the au-
ter ; the encense it is of the Lord for thef
6 trespas. Eche maal of the preestes kyn-
rede in holi place shal ete this flesh, for
7 holi of halowis it is. As for a synne is
offred an oost, so and for a trespas, of
either boost shal be o lawe ; to the preest
8 that it shal offre it shal perteyne. The
preest that offreth the slawn offryng of
brent sacrifice, shal haue the skynne of it.
9 And alle the sacrifice of tried floure, that
is bake in the ouen, and what euer thing
in the gredyrne, or in friynge panne is
greithid, of that preest it shal be, of
10 whom it is offred, whether thei ben
spreynt with oyle, or drye. To alle the
sones of Aaron euen mesure bi echon shal
be dyuydid.
be halewid; if a cloth is bispreynt1 of™
the blood therof, it schal be waischuh in
the hooli place. Sotheli the erthun vessel, 28
in which it is sodun, schal be brokun ;
that if the vessel is of bras, it schal be
scourid, and 'schal ben waischun with0 wa-
tir. Ech male of preestisP kyn schal ete 20
of the fleischisi therof; for it is hooli "of
the noumbre* of hooli thingis. Sotheli the so
sacrifice which is slayn for synne, whos
blood is borun in to the tabernacle of wit-
nessyng to dense in the seyntuarie, schal
not be etun, but it schal be brent in fier.
And this is the lawe of sacrifice for tres- 1
pas ; it is hooli ^ of the noumbre* of hooli
thingis. Therfor where brent sacrifice is 2
offrid, also the sacrifice for trespas schal
be slayn ; the blood therof schal be sched
bi the5 cumpas of the auter. Thei schulen 3
offre the tail therof, and the fatnesse that
hilith the entrailis, the twei litle reynes, 4
and the fatnesse which1 is bisidis ilioun",
and the calle of the mawe, with the litle
reynes. And the preest schal brenne thos
onv the auter ; it is encense of the Lord,
for trespas. Ech male of thew preestis 6
kynx schal ete these fleischis in the hooli
place, for it is hooli *qf the noumbre? of
hooli thingis. Asz aa sacrifice isb offrid 7
for synne c, so and for trespas d, o lawe
schal be of euer eithir sacrifice ; it schal
perteyne to the preest, that offrith it. The s
preest that offrith the beeste of brent sa-
crifice, schal haue the skyn therof. And 9
ech sacrifice of wheete0 flour, which f is
bakun in an ouene, and what euer is maad
redi in a gridile, ethir in a friyng panne,
it schal be thatf preestis, of whom it is
offrid, whether it is spreynt with oile, 10
ethir& ish drye'. To alle thek sones of Aa-
ron euene mesure schal be departyd, 'to
ech1 'bi hem silfm.
shalt A. e faat E pr. m. { Om. B.
1 be spreint LS. m with is. n Om. is. ° in L. P the preestis i.
* that is. « the ilioun is. v jn is. " Om. K. * kynde s. y Om. i.
a Om. BCQRT. b that is K. c wilful synne s. d ignoraunt trespas s.
? other L. h Om. is. ' dried N. k Om. B.
hem silf K. Om. s. hem silf x sec.m.
i fleishe is. r Om. i. s Om. is.
z Om. A pr. m. DEFGKLMNOPWX.
e tried is. f that is. ff the s.
bi alle EFLNPX. bi ech oon is. bi eche K. Om. GQ. m to
306
LEVITICUS.
VII. II 23.
CAP. VII.
11 This is the lawe of the cost of pesible
12 thinges, that is ofFerd to the Lord. If for
doynge of thankyngiss were the offryng,
thei schulen offre looues with outen sour
dow3 spreynt with oyle, and thinne therf
cakis anoynt with oyle, and bakun tryed
floure, and litil rownd looues spreynt with
13 mengyng of oyle ; and looues maad with
sour dow3, with the oost of thankyngesh
14 that is ofFerd for the' pesible thinges ; of
the whiche oon for the chefe fruytis shal
be ofFerd to the Lord, and it shal be of
the preest that shal heelde the blood of
15 the oost, whos fleshe that same day shal
be etun, ne there shal leeue of it eny
10 thing vnto the morwe. If thur3 a vow,
or wylfully, eny man offreth an oost, the
same day also it shal be eten ; but if eny
thing leeue to the morwe, it is leful to
17 eete ; what euer forsothe the thridde
is day fynde, the fier shal consume. If eny
man eete the thridde day of the flesh of
the oost of pesible thinges, his offrynge
shall be sett at no3t, ne it shal profyte
to the offrer ; but rather ech lijf that de-
fowlith hym silf with syche rneete, shal
19 be gilti of trespassyng. The flesh that
eny vnclene thing touehith, shal not be
etun, but brent with fier; he that is clene,
20 shal eete it. A lijf defowlid, that etith
of the flesh of the oost of pesible thingis,
that is offred to the Lord, shal perishe
21 fro his puplis. And he that towchith the
vnclennes of man, or of beeste, or of eny
thing that may defowle, and etith of siche
maner flesh, shal spille fro his puples.
22 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
23 Spek to the sones of Irael, The talw3k of
sheep, and of oxe, and of geyt, 36 shulen
CAP. VII.
This is the lawe of 'the sacrifice of" pe-n
sible0 thingis, which? is offrid to the Lord.
If the offryng is for doyngi of thankyngis1", 12
thei schulen offre looues without sour dow
spreynt with oile, and8 v therf looues sodun
in watir*, that ben anoyntid with oile ;
and thei schulen offre wheeten flour bakun,
and thinnev loouesw spreynt togidere with
the* medlyng of oile. Also thei schulen is
offre 'looues di3t with sour dow^, with the
sacrifice of thankyngisz which* is offrid
for pesible thingis ; of whicheb| o loof schal u t in Ebru it is,
be offrid to the Lord for the firstec fruytis,
and it schal be thed preestis that schal
schede" the blood of the sacrifice, whose is
fleischisf schulen be etun in the same dai,
nether ony thing of tho schal dwelle til#
the morewtid. If a man offrith a sacrifice is
bi a vow, ethir bi fre wille, it schal be
etun in1' lijk maner in the same dai ; but
also if ony thing dwellith 'in to1 thek mo-
rew, it is leueful to ete it; sotheli fieri?
schal waaste, whateuer thing the thridde
day schal fynde. If ony man etith in the in
thridde dai of the fleischis1 of sacrifice of
pesible thingis, his offryng schal be maad
voide, nethir it schal profite to the offerere ;
but rather whateuer soule™ defoulith hym
silf with suche mete, he schal be gilti of
'brekyng of the lawe". Fleisch0 that if>
touehith ony vnclene thing, schal? not be
etun, but it schal be brent bii fier ; he
that is clene, schal ete it. A pollutidr2o
soule8, that etith of the fleischis1 of the sa-
crifice of pesible thingis, which is offrid to
the Lord, schal perische fro hise puplis.
And he that touehith vnclennesse" of man, 21
ether of beeste, ether of alle thing that
may defouley, and etithw of suche fleischisx,
g thank D. h thankynge A pr.m. E. > Om. E. k fat E pr. m.
n Om. EFGNPQST pr.m. x. the oost of i. ° the pesible G. P the which i. 1 the doyng plures.
r thanking s. s an A. * thinne therff kakis is. « tried is. v litle rounde is. w looues ether
cakis BCGKNQ. x Om. is. y soure looues i. z thanking s. a the which i. b the whiche i. c cheef is.
d Om. s. e heelde i. f fleishe i. S til to w. to is. h bi i. i vnto M. k Om. CL. l fleishe 10 sup. ras. s.
m soule, that is, man BCGKNQ. man is. n the lawe brekyng is. ° Fleisch, that is, onely the fleish of
pesyble sacrifice CGNQX. The fleisch i. Tho fleisch s. P that schal i pr.m. s. 1 with i. r pollutid, ether
fotilid B. p. eilhir defoulid CNQX. p. that is, def. p. defoulid is. s soule, that is, man BCK. man is.
1 fleishe is. u the vnclennesse is. v defoule man s. w he that etith is. x fleishe is.
VII. 24—38.
LEVITICUS.
307
24 not eete ; the talw3 of deed careyn, and
of that beeste that is takun of a wilde
beeste, 30 shulen haue into dyuerse vses.
25 If eny man eete the talw3, that shulde be
offred into the encense of the Lord, he
26 shal perishe fro his puple. And the blood
of eche beeste 36 shulen not take in
meete, as wel of biyddes, as of beestis ;
27 eche lijf that etith blood shal perishe fro
28 his puplis. And the Lord spak to Moyses,
29seiyng, Speke to the sones of Yrael, He
that offreth slawn offryng of pesible
thinges to the Lord, offre he therwith
and sacrifice, that is, his offrynges of
solicours. He shal holde with hondes the
talw3 of the oost, and the litil brest ; and
whanne bothe, offred to the Lord, he hath
31 sacred, he shal take to the preest, the
which shal brenne the talw3 vpon the
auter ; the litil brest forsothe shal be of
32 Aaron and his sones ; and the ri3t shul-
dre of the oostis of pesible thingis shal
33 falle into chefe1 fruytis of the preest. He
that offreth the blood, and the talw3, of
the sones of Aaron, shal haue and the
:«ri3t shuldre in his porcioun. The litil
brest forsothe of areryng, and the shul-
dre of seueryng, Y haue take fro the
sones of Yrael of the pesible hoostes of
hem, and haue 3yue to Aaron the preest
and his seines, thur3 perpetuel lawe, fro
35 al the puple of Yrael. This is the anoynt-
yng of Aaron and his sones, in the cery-
monyes of the Lord, the day that Moyses
offred hem that thei shulden vse preest-
:w hod, and the thinges that the Lord co-
maundide to be 3eue to hem of the sones
of Yrael, thur3 perpetuel relygioun in her
37 generaciouns. This is the lawe of them
brent sacrifice, and of sacrifice for synne,
and for trespas, and for the sacryng, and
for slawn offrynges of pesible thinges,
38 that the Lord ordeyned to Moyses in the
mownt Synay", whanne he comaundide
schal perische fro hise puplis. And the 22
Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Speke 23
thou to the sones of Israel, 3e schulen not
ete the ynnere fatnesse of a scheep, of an
oxe, and of a geet ; 36 schulen haue in to 24
dyuerse vsis the ynnere fatnesse of a car-
keis deed by it silf, and of that beeste
which y is takunz of a rauenus beeste. If 25
ony man etith the ynnere fatnesse, that
owith to be offrid in to encense ofa the
Lord, he schal perische fro his puple. Also 20
36 schulen not take in mete the blood of
ony beeste, as wel of briddis as of beestis ;
ech man that etith blood schal perische 27
fro his puplis. And the Lord spak to 28
Moises, and seide, Speke thou to the sones 20
of Israel, He that offrith a sacrifice of pe-
sible thingis to the Lord, offreb togidere
also a sacrifice, that is, fletyngec offryngis
therof. He schal holde in thed hondis the so
ynnere fatnesse of the sacrifice, and the
brest ; and whanne he hath halewid bothe6
offrid to the Lord, he schal 3yuef to the
preest, whichs schal brenne the ynnere si
fatnesse onh the auter ; sotheli the brest
schal be Aarons and hise sones; and the 32
ri3t schuldur of the sacrifices of pesible
thingis schal turne' in to the firstek fruytis
of the preest. He that of Aarons sones 33
offrith the blood, and the ynnere fatnesse1,
schal haue also the ri3t schuldur in his
porcioun. For Y haue take fro the sones 34
of Israel the brest of reisyng, and the
schuldur of departyng, of the1" pesible sa-
crifices 'of hem", and Y haue 3oue to0 Aa-
ron the preest and to hise sones, bi euer-
lastynge lawe, of al the puple of Israel.
This is the anovntvnerPt of Aaron, and 35 1 the °y«ting,
' ' ° that.is, the of-
ofi hise sones, in the cerymonyes of the Mug in the day
Lord, in the dai where ynne Moises of- /,,•« \°Je. c«x.
fride hem that thei schulden be set in
preesthod, and whicher thingis the Lordsc
comaundide to be 3ouun to hem of the
sones of Israel, bi euerlastynge religioun
1 the chefe BE. m Om. BDEFH. n of Synay D.
y that is. z takun or slayn s. a to is. b offre he is. c the fletynge is. d his is. e bothe thees i.
f take hem is. K the which i. the which prest s. !> vpon s. ' falle is. k cheef is. ' fatnesses c.
m her is. n Om. is. ° thu to i. these to s. P oyntyng plures, anoyntyng of offryng s. 1 Om. plures.
T the whiche i.
Kr 2
308
LEVITICUS.
VIII. I 13.
to the sones of0 Yrael that thei shulden
offre her offrynges to the Lord, in the de-
sert of Synay.
CAP. VIII.
1 The Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Tak Aaron with his sones, the clothes of
hem, and the oyle of the anoyntyng, a
calf for synne, two wethers, a leepe with
3 therf loues ; and thow shalt gedere togi-
dere al the companye at the dore of the
4 tabernacle. Moyses dyde as the Lord co-
maundide ; and al the puple gadered be-
5 fore the 3ates of the tabernacle, he seith,
This is the word that the Lord comaun-
cdide to be do. And anoon he offred Aa-
ron and his sones ; and whanne he hadde
7washe hem, he clothide the bishop with
a lynnen sherte, girdynge hym with a
gyrdle and clothing hymP with a blewe
scoote, and putte aboue the coope, the
which streynynge with a lace ioyned it
to the brest broche, in the which was
oloore and sothenes. And he couerde the
heed with a mytre, and vpon it, aboute
the frownt, he putte a goldun plate, sacrid
in halowyng, as the Lord comaundide to
10 him. And he took the oyle of anoynt-
yng, with the which he anoyntide the ta-
il bernacle with alle his ournementis ; and
whanne halowynge he hadde spreynt the
auter seuen sithes, he anoyntide it ; and
alle the vessels of it, and the lauatorye
12 with his foot he halowide with oyle. The
which heeldynge vpon the heed of Aaron,
13 he anoyntide hym, and sacrede, and his
in her generaciouns. This is the lawe of 37
brent sacrifice, and of sacrifice for synne,
and for trespas, and for halewyng8, and
for the sacrifices1 of pesible thingis ; which 38
lawe the Lord ordeynede to Moises in the
hil of Synay, whanne he comaundide to
the sones of Israel that thei schulden offre
her offryngis to the Lord, in the deseert
of Synay.
CAP. VIII.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Take thou Aaron with hise sones, 'the 2
clothes of hem", and the oile of anoynt-
yng, a calf for synne, tweiv rammes, a
panyerew with therf looues ; and thou schalt 3
gederex al the cumpanye to the dore of the
tabernacle. Moises dide as the Lord co-4
maundide; and whanne al the company
was gaderid bifor the 3atis of the taber-
nacle, he^ seide, This is the word which" 5
the Lord comaundid to be don. And anoon 6
Morses9- offride b Aaron and hise sones;
and whanne he hadde waischun hem, he;
clothide0 the bischop with a lynnmi schirted,
'and girdide" 'the bischopf with a girdil,
and clothideS withh a coote of iacynt, and
'puttide the cloth on the schuldris aboue,
which cloth on the sc/tuldris1 he boorids
with a girdilk, and 'dresside to1 the ra-
cional1", wherynne doctryn and truthe was.
And Moises hilide the" heed with a my- 9
tre, and'settide theronne, a^ens the forhed0,
the goldun plate halewidP in halewyng'',
as the Lord comaundide to hym. Her took 10
also the oile of anoyntyng, with which8 he
anoyntide the tabernacle with al his pur-
tenaunce ; and whanne he hadde halewidu
and hadde1 spreynt the auter seuen sithes,
he anoyntide it, and halewide" with oile
alle the vessels therof, and the 'greet waisch-
yng vesselv with his foundementw. Whichx 12
0 Om. D. P Om. D.
a halewyng ether sacring BQ. * sacrifice F. u her clothis is. T and twei is. w baskett is. x gedere
togidre is. y Moises is. z that i. a he i. b offride or preseniide to prcstis office s. c clothide Aaron is.
d schirte or an aube s. e and girde x. girdinge s. f him is. S he clothide is. h him with IKS. i he
putte aboue a coope that i. he putte aboue a coop whiche coop 8. k lace is. l ioynede ther to is.
m breest broche s. n Aaron s. ° vp on the mytre about the frount he putte is. settide ajens the for-
heed o. P sacrid is. q the halewyng is. r And he K. Moises' s. s the which i. *• Om. i. u he hale-
wide is. v lauatorie is. w foot is. x The which i.
VIII. 14 — 24.
LEVITICUS.
309
sones offrede he sacride, and clothid with
lynnen cootys, and girder with girdles,
and putte on hem mytrys, as the Lord
14 comaundide. And he offrede a calf for
synne ; and whanne Aaron and his sones
hadden putte her hondes vpon the heed
is of it, he offrede it, takynge the blood; and
the fyngre wett, he towchede the homes
of the auter bi enuyroun, the which
clensid and halowid, he heelde the laft
16 blood at the foundementis of it. The
talw3 forsothe that was vpon the en-
trayles, and the calle of the mawe, and
the two litil reynes with her grece he
17 brent vpon the auter ; the calf with the
skynne, flesh, and dryt, brennynge out of
is the tentes, as the Lord comaundide. And
he offred a wether into brent sacrifice ;
vpon whos heed whanne Aaron and his
19 sones hadden putte her hondes, he offred
it, and heelde the blood of it bi enuyroun
20 of the auter. And thilk wether cuttynge
in gobetis, the heed of it, and the lemes,
21 and the talw3 he brente with fier, washed
before the entraylis and the feete ; and al
the vrether he tende to gidere vpon the
auter, forthi that it was brent sacrifice of
moost swete smel to the Lord, as he co-
22maundide to hym. And he offrede the
secounde wether, into the sacringe of
preestis ; and Aaron and his sones put-
tiden8 her hondes vpon the heed of it.
23 The which whanne Moyses hadde offride,
takynge of the blood towchid the ende of
the rijt eere of Aaron, and the1 thowmbe
of his ri3t hoond, also" and of the foote.
24 And he offred the sones of Aaron. And
whanne of the blood of the offred wether
he hadde towchid the eende of the ri3t
eere of echon, and the thouinbe of the
hoond, and of the ri3t foote, the relif he
oile he schedde ony'the heed of Aaron2, and
anoyntidea hym, and halewide. And heb 13
clothidec with lynnun cootis, aridd girdide6
with girdilsf vhis sones offrids, and settideh
on1 mytris, as the Lord comaundide. He u
offeride also a calf for synne ; and whanne
Aaron and hise sones hadden put her
liondis on 'that calfk, he1 offride it, and 15
drow up blood ; andm whanne the fyngur
was dippid", he touchide the corneris of
the auter bi cumpas ; whanne the auter
was clensid and halewid, he0 schedde? the
'residue bloodi at the 'foundement therofr.
Sotheli he brent on the auter the ynnere 16
fatnesse that was on the entrails, and the
calle of the mawe, and the twei litle reynes
with her litle fatnessis ; and he brente 17
without the castels" the calf, with the skyn,
fleischis1, and dung", as the Lord co-
maundide. Hev offride alsow a ram in tox is
brent sacrifice ; and whanne Aaron and
hise sones hadden set her hondis on^ the
heed therof, he offride it, and schedde2 the 10
blood therof bi thea cumpas of the auter.
And he kittide thilkeb ram in to gobetis, 20
and brente0 with fier the heed therof, and
membris'1, and ynnere6 fatnesse, whanne 21
the entrails and feetf weren waischun bi-
fore ; and he brente al the ram to gidere
on? the auter, for it was the brent sacri-
fice of swettiste odourh to the Lord, as the
Lord comaundide to hym. He1 offride also 22
the secounde ram, in to the halewyng of
preestis ; and Aaron and hise sones put-
tiden her hondis onk the heed therof. And 23
whanne Moises hadde offrid the1 ram, he
took of the"1 blood, and touchide" the laste
part of the ri3t eere of Aaron, and the
thombe of his ri3t hond, in0 lijk maner
and? of thei foot. He1' offride also vthe sones 24
of Aaron. And whanne he hadde touchid
gerdede E. s putten E. * Om. H. u and also B.
vpon is. z Aarons heed is. a oyntide plures.
lures. b Moyses I. his sones offrid or preseniid Aloises s.
i. girdide him s. f a girdel K. B his sones that weren
c clothide him K. d and he is. e girde hem
offrid i. Om. K sec. m. a. h he sette is. ' her heedis s. k the heed of that calf A sec. m. i. that calf
heed s. ' takynge the blood he i. takynge the bl. therof be a. m Om. is. " dippid in the blood
ther off i. dippid in bl. therof s. ° Moises is. P helde i. q blood that was left i. lafte blood s. r auteris
foot i. auter foot s. s tentis is. * and fleischis A pr.m. the fieishe is. u the dung is. v And he is.
w Om. i. * Om. s. y vpon is. z he helde i. he shedde s. a Om. IL. b that K. • c he brente is.
d the membris is. e the ynnere is. f the feet is. ? vpon s. h smell is. ' Moyses is. k vpon is.
1 that eel. omn. m Om. s. n touchide therwith is. ° and in is. P Om. is. 4 his is. r Moises s.
8 Aaron sones s.
310
LEVITICUS.
VIII. 25—35-
2sheelde vpon the auter bi enuyroun. The
talw3 forsothe, and the tayle, and al the
fatnes that couereth the entrayles, and
the calle of the mawe, and the two reyries
with her talw3es, and the ry3t shuldre he
26 seuerede. Takynge forsothe of the leepe
of therf looues, that was before the Lord,
looues with outen sour dow3, and a litil
rownd loof spreynt with oyle, and a
thinne caake, he putte vpon the talw3es,
27 and the ri3t shuldre, takynge alle togi-
28 dere to Aaron and hys sones. The which
whanne thei hadden rerede hem beforn
the Lord, eftsones takynge of the hondes
of hem, he brente vpon the aviter of brent
sacrifice, forthi that it was the offring of
consecracioun, into smel of swetnes of sa-
29 crifice to the Lord. And he took the litil
breest, rerynge it before the Lord, of the
wether of consecracioun into his part, as
so the Lord hath comauridide hym. And
takynge the oynement, and the blood that
weren in the auter, he spreynde vpon
Aaron, and his vestementes, and upon his
31 sones, and her clothis. And whanne he
hadde halowide hem in her clothinge, he
comaundide hem, seiynge, Seethe 36 the
flesh before the 3atis of the tabernacle,
and ther etith it ; and the looues of conse-
cracioun etith, that ben putte in the leepe,
as God hath comaundide to me, seiynge,
Aaron and his sones schulen eete hem ;
32 what euerv forsothe were laft of the flesh
and of the looues, the fier shal consume.
33 Fro the dore forsothe of the tabernacle 30
shulen not goo out seuen daies, vnto the
day in the which the tyme of 3oure con-
secracioun shal be fulfillid ; seuenw for-
34 sothe daies is endid the consecracioun, as
now it is doon, that the ryte of thex sacri-
ssfice be fulfild. Day and ny3t 36 shulen
of the blood1 of the ram offrid11 the laste
partv of 'the ri3t eeris of allew, and 'the
thombis of the ri3tx bond and foot, he?
scheddez the 'tothir blooda onb the auter bi
cumpas. Sotheli he departide the ynnere25
fatnesse, and the taile, and al the fatnesse
that hilith the entrails, and the calle of the
mawe, and the twey reynes with her fat-
nessis and with the ri3t schuldur. For- 26
sothe hec took of the panyered ofe therf
looues, that was bifor the Lord, looues
without sour dow, and a cake spreynt
with oile, and he puttide looues first sodun
in watir and aftirwardf fried in oile on#
the ynnere fatnesse11, and the' ri3t schuldur;
and bitookk alle thingis1 togidere to Aa-27
ron, and to hise sones. And aftir that
thei 'reisiden thom bifore the Lord, eft" 'he 28
brente tho takun of her hondis, on0 the au-
ter of brent sacrifice, for it was the offryng
of halewyng, in to the odourP of swetnesse
of sacrifice 'into his part<i to the Lord. Her29
took also the brest of the ram of consecra-
cioun8 in to his part, and reiside4 it bifor
the Lord, as the Lord comaundide to hym.
And he took the oynement, and blooduso
that was inv the auter, and 'spreyrite onw
Aaron, and hisex clothis, and on? 'the sones
of hymz, and on her clothis. And whanne 3k
hea hadde halewid hem in her clothing, he
comaundide to hem, and seide, Sethe 36
fleischisb bifor the V3atis of the tabernacle0,
and there ete 36 thod ; also ete 36 the looues
of halewyng, that ben put in the panyeree,
as God comaundide to me, ' and seidef, Aa-
ron and hise sones schulen ete tho^ looues ;
sotheli whateuer thing is residue11 of the 32
fleisch and looues', fier schal wastek. Also 33
36 schulen not go out of the dore of the
tabernacle in seuene daies, til to the day
in which the tyme of 3oure halewyng schal
v er E. w in seuen D. x Om. BDEFH.
* blood that was offrid i. offrid blood s. u Oin. is. v eende is. w alle her ri3t eeris is. the rijt eere
of alle B sec. m. x the thombe of the rijt BC. her rijt thumbis of is. 7 and he A pr. m. z helde i.
a blood that was left i. laft blood s. b vpon is. c Moyses is. d basket is. e with is. f aftir s.
S vpon is. 1* fatnessis B. > Om. plures. on the s. k he bitook is. 1 thees thingis is. m had arerid
thees thingis is. n eft sone i. ° he took hem of her hondis and brente hem vpon i. these thinges taken
of her hondis Aloises brent hem vpon s. P smell is. 1 Om. A sec.m. r Moyses is. s halewyng is. * he
rerid is. u the blood is. v on L. w he spreynte hem vpon is. x on hise s. y vpon is. z his sones is.
& Aloises s. b the fleishe i. fleshes. c tabernacle jatis is. d it i. ebaskett is.
h left ILS. i of the looues is. k waste it is.
f seiyng K. B thilke i.
VIII. 36 — IX. 9-
LEVITICUS.
311
dwelle in the tabernacle, al about kepynge
the wardes of the Lord, lest 36 dien ; so
3G forsothe it is comaundide to me. And
Aaron and his sones diden alle thingis,
that the Lord spak bi the hoond of
Moyses.
CAP. IX.
1 The ei3t day forsothe doon, Moyses
clepide Aaron, and his sones, arid the
greet men thur3 birthe of Yrael ; and he
2 seide to Aaron, Tak fro the droue a calf
for synne, and a wether into brent sacri-
fice, eithir with out wemme, and offre
3 hem before the Lord. And thow shalt
speke to the sones of Yrael, Take 36 a
geyt for synne, and a calf, and a lombe
of o 3eer and without wemme, into brent
4 sacrifice, an oxe and a wether for pesible
thingis; and offre 36 hem before the Lord,
in the sacrifice of echon offrynge tried
flour spreynt with oyle ; to day forsothe
o the Lord shal apere to 3ow. Thanne thei
token alle thingis, that Moyses hadde co-
maundide, at the dore of the tabernacle,
where, whanne al the multitude stoode,
e Moyses seith, This is the word that the
Lord comaundide, do 36, and the glorie
7 of hym shal apere to 3ow. And he seide
to Aaron, Come ny3 to the auter, and
offre for thi synne ; offre brent sacrifice,
and prey for thee, and they puple ; and
whanne thou sleest the hoost of the pu-
ple, prey for hem, as the Lord hath co-
s maundide. And anoon Aaron goynge to
the auter offred a calf for his synne ;
o whos blood his sones offreden to hym, in
the which wetynge the fyngre he towchide
the homes of the auter, and heelde the
be fillid1 ; for the halewyng is endid in
seuene dayes, as it is doon™ in present" 34
tyme, that the ri3tfulnesse° of sacrifice?
were fillidi. 3e schulen dwelle dai and 35
ny3t in the tabernacle, and 3er schulen
kepe the kepyngis of the Lord, that 36 die
not ; for so it is comaundid to me. And ac
Aaron and hise sones diden alle thingis,
whiche the Lord spak bi the hond of
Moises.
CAP. IX.
Forsothe whanne the ei3tithes dai wasi
maad*, Moises clepide Aaron, and hise
sones, and the grettere men in birthe of
Israel ; and he seide to Aaron, Take J" thou 2 t that is, Pur-
/. , i i , ,. ,, ucie of tlii
of the droue a calf for synne, and a ram coostis a calf
'in to" brent sacrifice, euer either with oute &%£?£.
wem, and offre thov bifor the Lord. And 3 *«•<•• KX- that
is, purueie of
thou schalt speke to the sones of Israel, tbin owe costis-
Take 36 a buk of geet for synne, and a
calf, and a lomb of o 3eer and with out
wem, in to brent sacrifice, an oxe and a 4
ram for pesible thingis ; and offre 36 thow
bifor the Lord, and offre 36 whete* flour
spreynt with oile in the sacrifice of ech^;
for to dai the Lord schal appere to 3ou.
Therfor thei token alle thingis, whiche s
Moises comaundide, toz the dore of the
tabernacle, where, whanne al the multi-
tude stood, Moises seide, This is the word, o
which* the Lord comaundide, do 3eb, and
his glorie schal appere to 3ou. And Moises 7
seide to Aaron, Nei3e thou to the auter,
and offre thou for thi synne ; offre thou
brent sacrifice, and preye for thee, and for
the puple ; and whanne thou hast slayn the
sacrifice of the puple, preye thou for hem,
as the Lord comaundide. And anoon Aa-a
ron nei3ede to the auter, and offridec a
calf for his synne ; whos blood hise sones o
offridend to him, in which* blood hef dip-
pide thes fyngur, and touchideh the homes
y for the D.
1 fulfillid is. m doon now i. n this present is. ° ri3tfulnesse, ether du ordre BNQX. P the sacrifice is.
<) fulfillid is. r Om. F. s ei3te E. viij. s. * fulfillid s. u for is. v thou hem i. thou tho s. w hem i.
x tried is. y ech o/' hem is. z at is. a that i. b je it is. c he offride is. d offriden or brouyten s
e the which i. f Aaron is. S his is. h he touchide is.
312
LEVITICUS.
IX. 10 — 24.
10 relyf at the foot of it ; and the talw3, and
the litil reynes and the calle of the mawe
that ben for synne, he brent vpon the au-
ter, as the Lord comaundide to Moyses.
11 The flesh forsothe, and the skynne of it
with out the tentis he brent with fier.
12 And he offrede the slawn offryng of the
brent sacrifice, and his sones offreden the
blood of it to hym, the which he heelde
13 bi enuyroun of the auter ; that also oost
cutt in to gobetis, with the heed, and alle
the lymes thei offriden ; the whiche alle
14 vpon the auter he brente with fier, before
wasche with water the entrayles, and the
15 feet. And offrynge for the synne of the
puple he slewe a goote, and the auter
}5clensid he made brent sacrifice, echynge
into the sacrifyce offrynges of licours that
ben offryd togidere, and brennynge hem
vpon the auter, with out the cerymonyes
is of the morutide brent sacryfice. And he
offrede an oxe, and a wether, the pesible
oostes of the puple ; and his sones of-
freden the blood to hym, the which he
19 heelde vpon the auter in enuiroun. The
talw3 forsothe of the oxe, and the tayl of
the wether, and the litil reynes with her
2otalw3es, and the calle of the mawe, thei
putten vpon the breestes. And whanne
21 the talw3es weren brent in the auter, the
breestis of hem, and the ri3t shuldres
Aaron arerynge before the Lord seuerde,
22 as Moyses comaundide. And strecchynge
out hondes to the puple he blesside hem;
and so fulfillid the oostes for synne, and
the brent sacrifices, and the pesible thinges,
23 he descendide. Moyses forsothe and Aa-
ron goon into the tabernacle of witness-
yng, and therafter goon out blissiden to
the puple ; and the glorie of the Lord
24 aperyde to al the multitude. And loo !
fier goon out fro the Lord deuowrede the
brent sacrifice, and the talw3es, that weren
of the autert, and schedde1 the residuek at t the auter,
. that is, of brent
the foundement1 therof m ; and he brente 10 sacriece. Lire
onn the auter the ynnere fatnesse, and
litle0 reynes, and the calle of the mawe, as
the Lord comaundide to Moises. Forsothe n
he? brente bii fier without the castelsr the
fleischis5 and skyn* therof. And he of- 12
fride the beeste of brent sacrifice, and hise
sones offridenu to hym the blood therof,
which he schedde bi thev cumpas of the
auter; thei offriden also thilkew sacrifice 13
kit in to gobetis, with the heed, and alle
membris* ; and he brente bi fier alle these
thingis on^ the auter, whanne the entrailis u
and feetz weren waischuna bifor with wa-
tir. And he offride and killide a buk of is
geet, for the synne of the puple ; and
whanne the auter was clensid, he made ic
brent sacrifice, and addideb in to the sacri- 17
fice fletynge offryngis that ben offrid to-
gidere ; and he brente tho on the auter,
without cerymonyes0 of brent sacrifice*1 of
the morewtid. He offride also an oxe, and is
a ram, pesible sacrifices" of the puple; and
hise sones offriden to hym the blood, whichf
he schedde^ bi theh cumpas of the auter.
Forsothe thei puttiden on1 the brestis k the 19
ynnere fatnesse of the oxe, and the tail of
the ram, and the litle reynes with her fat-
nessis, and the calle of the mawe. And 20
whanne the ynnere fatnessis weren brent
in1 the auter, Aaron departide the brestis, 21
and the ri3t schuldris of thom, and reiside"
bifor the Lord, as Moises comaundide.
And he strei3te forth hondis0 to the puple, 22
and blesside it ; and so whanne the sacri-
ficesP for synne, and brent sacrifices'), and
pesible sacrifices, weren fillidr, hes cam
doun*. Sotheli Moyses and Aaron entriden 23
in to the tabernacle of witnessyng, and"
3eden outv aftirward, and blessiden the pu-
ple ; and the glorie of the Lord apperide
to al the multitude. And low ! fier 3ede24
1 he helde i. he shedde s. k blood that was left i. lefte blood s. 1 foundementis CG. m of the auter is.
n vpon is. ° the litle is. P Aaron is. 1 with i. r tentis is. s fleishe i. * the skyn isw.
u broujten IKLOQRSTX. v Om. is. w that K. x the membris cis. y vpon is. z the feet s. a wasched L.
b he addide is. c the cerymonyes is. d sacrifices K. e sacrifice c. f the which i. g helde i. h Om. i.
i vpon is. k brestis of these beestis s. ' vp on is. m hem i. n reiside hem is. ° his hondis IKS.
P sacrifice B. 1 sacrifice c. r fulfillid is. s Aaron is. * dounyro the place of sacrifying s. u and
they is. v doim w. w so s.
X. I- — 9.
LEVITICUS.
313
vpon the auter ; the which whanne the
puple hadde seen, thei preiseden the Lord,
fallynge doun in to her faces.
CAP. X.
1 And Nadab and Abiu, the sones of Aa-
ron, cau3t the censerys, puttenz fier and
encense there aboue, offrynge before the
Lord alien fier, that to hem was not co-
2 maundid. And fier goon out fro the Lord,
deuowrede hem, and thei ben deed before
3 the Lord. And Moyses seide to Aaron,
This is that the Lord hath spokun. Y
shal be halowid in hem that nei3en to
me, and in the 813! of al the puple Y shal
be glorified ; the which thing herynge,
4 Aaron helde his pees. Moyses forsothe,
Mysael,andaElizaphan,the sones of Osyel,
the vncle of Aaron, clepid, seith to hem,
Gothe, and takith 3oure britheren fro the
si3t of the seyntuarie, and berith out of
5 the tentis. And anoon goynge thei token
hem, as thei lien clothid with her lynnen
clothes, and thei kesten hem out, as it
e was comaundid to hem. And Moyses
spak to Aaron, and to Eliazar and to
Ytamar, his sones, Wole 36 not make
3oure heedes nakid, and wole 36 not kutte
joure clothes, lest perauenture 36 dien,
and vpon al the cumpanie sprenge indig-
nacioun ; 3oure bretheren and al the hous
of Yrael weilen thei the brennyng that
7 the Lord hath reryde. 3e forsothe shulen
not goon out the 3ates of the tabernacle,
ellis 36 shulen peiyshe ; the oyle forsothe
of the holi anoyntyng is vpon 3ow. The
whiche diden alle thinges after the heeste
8 of Moyses. And the Lord seide to Aa-
9 ron, Wyn, and alle that may make dronke,
thow and thi sones shulen not drynke,
whanne 36 shulen goo into the tabernacle
out fro the Lord, and deuouride the brent
sacrifice, and the ynnere fatnesses that
weren onx the auter ; and whanne the cum-
panyes hadden seyn this thing, thei preis-
eden the Lord, vand felden on^ her faces.
CAP. X.
And whanne Nadab and Abyu, the sones i
of Aaron, hadden take censeris", theia put-
tiden1' fier and encense aboue, and offridenc
biford the Lord alien fier, which6 thingf
was not comaundid to hem. And fier 3ede 2
out fro the Lord, and deuouride sf hem,
and thei weren deed bifor the Lord. And 3
Moises seide to Aaron, This thing it is
whichh the Lord spak, Y schal be halewid
in hem that nei3en to me1, and Y schal be
glorified in thek si3t of al the puple ; which1
thing Aaron herde, and was stille. So- 4
theli whanne Moises hadde clepid Mysael
and Elisaphan, the sones of Oziel, brother"1
of Aaron's fadir, he" seide to hem, Go 36,
and take0 awey 3oure britheren fro the?
si3t of seyntuarie'i, and here 3er out of the
castels8. And anoon thei 3eden, and token 5
hem, as thei laien clothid with lynnun
cootis, and castiden* out", as it was co-
maundid to hem. And Moises spak toe
Aaron, and to Eliasar and Ithamar, the
sones of Aaron, Nyle 36 make nakid J
3oure heedisv, and nyle 36 reendew clothisx,
lest perauenture 36 dien^, and indigna-
ciounz rise ona al the cumpany ; 3oure
britheren and all the hows of Israel by-
weile b the brennyng which c the Lord
reisided. But 36 schulen not go out of the 7
3atis of the tabernacle, ellis 36 schulen
perische ; for the oile of hooli6 anoyntyng
is on 3ou. Which ef diden alle thingis bi
the comaundements of Moises. Also the"
Lord seide to Aaron, Thou and thi sones!'
schulen not drynke wyn, and al thing that
may make drunkun, whanne 36 schulen
f deuouride
hem, that is,
killide hem, for
nether her bo-
dies, nether her
clothis weren
wastid, acd so
it semeth that
thei weren
sauyd. Lite
here. CGOUX.
J malt*; na.kid,
etc. in Ebreu it
it, ;c schulen
not eucreesse
joure heedis,
tiiat ii-jSuffriujre
the heeris wexe
ouer cotnyn
maner, as he-
then diden in
detli of frendis.
Lire here. BC
GQX.
z putten in E. a Om. ABEFH.
* vpon is. y fallinge doun vpon is. z the censeris is. a and w. u puttiden yn i. puttiden into hem s.
c thei offriden is. d to is. e the which IK. * fier K. K deuouride, that is, killide hem s. h that is.
i me vnwarly s. k Om. s. 1 the which i. m the brothir is. n clepid he B. ° taketh is. P Om. is.
H the seyntuarie i. rje hem is. s tentis is. * thei threwen hem is. u hem out K. v heedis, teeringe
off' y>ure heer is. w to rente is. x goitre clothes IKS. y dien bi veniaunce s. z indignacioun of God is.
a vpon is. b biweile thei s. c that is. d hath reiside vp is. e the hooli c. f the whiche i. g heest is.
S S
314
LEVITICUS.
X. ic
-19.
of witnessyng, lest 36 dien ; for the euer-
lastynge heeste it is into 3oure genera-
10 ciouns ; and that 36 han kunnyng of dem-
yng bitwix holy and cursid, bitwix de-
nfowlid and clene ; and that 36 techen the
sones of Yrael alle my lawful thinges, that
the Lord hath spokun to hem hi the hoond
12 of Moyses. And Moyses spak to Aaron,
and to Elia3ar and to Ytamar, his sones,
that weren laft, Tak 30 the sacrifice that
was laft of the offryng of the Lord, and
etith it with outen sourdow3, biside the
13 auter, for holy of halowis yt is. 3e shu-
len eete forsothe in holy place that that
is 3euen to thee and to thi sones, of the
offrynges of the Lord, as it is comaundiJ
14 to me. And the litil breest that is offered,
and the shuldre that is seuered, 36 shulen
eete in the moost cleene place, thow, and
thi sones, and thi dou3tren with thee ; to
thee forsothe and to thi free children ben
put vp, of the hoolsum oostis of the sones
15 of Yrael ; forthi that the shuldre, and the
breest, and the talw3es that ben brent in
the auter, thei han arerede before the
Lord ; and perteynen to thee, and to thi
sones, thur3 perpetual lawe, as the Lord
i<> hath comaundide. Among thes thingis
the goot that was offred for synne whanne
Moyses sou3te, he foonde ful brent, and
wrooth a3ens Eliazar and Ytamar, the
17 sones of Aaron that laften, seith, Whi
han 36 not eetun in hooli place the oost
for synne, that is holy of halowes, and
3yue to 3ow, that 36 here the wickidnes
of the multitude, and preye for it in the
is si3t of the Lord ; nameliche sith of the
blood of it is not brou3tb with ynne the
halowes, and 36 shulen eete it in the
seyntuarie, as the Lord hath comaundide
19 to me? And Aaron answerde, To day is
offred the slawn offryng for synne, and
brent sacrifice before the Lord ; to me
forsothe is fain that thou seest ; what
manere my3te I eete it, and plees to the
entre in to the tabernacle of witnessing,
lest 36 dien ; for it is euerlastynge co-
maundementss in to 3oure generaciouns,
that 36 haue kunnyng to make doom by- 10
twixe hooli thing and vnhooli, bitwixe
pollutid11 thing and cleene; and that 3011
teche the sones of Israel alle my lawful
thingis, whiche the Lord spak to hem bi
the hond of Moyses. And Moises spak to 12
Aaron, and to Eliazar and Ythamar, hise
sones, that weren residue1, Take 36 the
sacrifice that lefte of the offryng of the
Lord, and ete 36 it with out sour dow, bi-
sidis the auter, for it is hooli ' 'of 'the noum-
Ire^ of hooli thingis. Sotheli 36 schulen is
ete in the hooli place that that is 3ouun
to thee and to thi sones, of the offryngis
of the Lord, as it1 is comaundid to me
Also thou, and thi sones, and thi dou3tris u
with thee, schulen ete in the clenneste
place the brest which'" is offrid, and the
schuldur which is departid ; for tho ben
kept to thee and to thi fre sones, of the
heelful sacrifices of the sones of Israel ; for 15
thei reiseden bifor the Lord the schuldur
and brest", and the ynnere fatnessis that
ben brent in the auter ; and perteynen
tho° to thee, and to thi sones, bi euer-
lastynge lawe, as the Lord comaundide.
Among these thingis whanne Moises sou3te is
the 'buk of geeti' that was offrid for synne,
he foond it brent, and he was wrooth a3ens
Eliazar and Ythamar, 'the sones of Aaron")
that weren leftr. And he seide, Whi eten 1 7
not 36 the sacrifice for synne in the hooli
place, which3 sacrifice is hooli x of the noum-
bre* of hooli thingis, and is" 3ouun to 3ou,
that 36 here the wickydnesse of the multi-
tude, and preye for it in the si3t of the
Lord ; moost sithen of the blood therof is i«
not borun yn with ynne hooli thingis, arid
36 ou3ten etev it in the seyntuarie, as it is
comaundid to me? And Aaron answeride, 19
Sacrifice for synne, and brent sacrifice is
offrid to dai bifor the Lord ; sotheli thisw
b broujt in DE.
esheestis. h defoulid is. ' left alyue is. left L. k Om. IRT sec.m. 1 Om. s. m that is. n the brest is.
0 thei N. P geet bucke is. buk w. q Aarons sones is. r left alyue is. s the which I. t Om. i. u it
is is. v to ete isw. w this thing is.
X. 20 — XI. 1 6.
LEVITICUS.
315
2oLordincerymonyeswithweilyngemynde?
The which thing whanne Moyses hadde
herde, he resseyuede satysfaccioun.
CAP. XL
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses and
2 Aaron, seiynge, Sey 30 to the sones of
Yrael, Kepe }e alle thingis that Y haue
writun to 3ow, that I be joure God.
Thes ben the beestis that 36 shulen eete,
3 of alle that beren lijf on erthe; alle that
hanc the cleed dyuydid, and chewith kude,
4 in beestis 36 mowen eete ; what euer for-
sothe chewith kude, and hath clee, but
dyuydith it not, as camel and othere, 36
shulen not eete it, and among vnclenne
sthinges 36 shulen holde it. An vrchon,
that chewith kude, and dyuideth6 not the
6 clee, is vnclene ; an haar forsothe, for and
he chewith kude, but the clee he dyuidithe
7 not ; and a sowe, that al be it that sche
dyuidithf the clee, she chewith not kude.
8 Of the flesh of thes eete 36 not, ne towche
3e the careyns, for thei ben vnclene to
93ow. Thes ben also that ben getun in
10 watris, and it is leeful to eete ; alle that
bans fynnes and scaales, as wel in the
see, as in theh floodes and stondynge wa-
tris, 36 shulen eete ; what euer' forsothe
hath no fynnes and scaales, of hem that
in watris ben meued and lyuen, shulen
1 1 be abhomynable to 3ou, and as cursid ;
3e shulen not eete the flesh of hem, and
12 the fain to deeth 36 shulen shonne. Alle
that han not fynnes and scaales in wa-
i3trisk, shulen be polute1. Thes ben that
36 shulen not eete of bryddes, and ben to
be shoned of 3ow ; an egle, and a griffyn,
u and a merlyoun ; and kijt"1, and a grijp
is after his kynde ; and alle of crowe kynde
ic into his liknes ; 'an ostriche", and a ny3t
that thou seest, bifelde to me ; how my3te
Y ete itx, ether plese God in cerymonyes
with soreuful soule ? And whanne Moises 20
hadde herd this, he resseyuede satisfac-
CAP. XL
And the Lord spak to Moises and Aa- 1
ron, and seide, Seie 36 to the sones of Is- 2
rael, Kepe 36 alle thingis whiche Y wrootz
to 3ou, that Y be 3oure God. These ben
the beestis, whiche 36 schulen ete, of alle
lyuyngea beestis of erthe ; 36 schulen ete 3
'al thingb among beestis that hathc ad clee
departid, and chewith code6; sotheli what 4
euer thingf chewith code, and hath a clee,
but departith % not it, as a camel and
othere beestis doon}\ 36 schulen not ete it,
and 36 schulen arette * among vnclene
thingis. A cirogrillekt> which1 chewith 5
code, and departith not the clee, is vn-
clene; and an hare, for also hem chewith e »nd.more than
an ircnoun. BC
code", but0 departithP not the clee ; and 7 K«X. in Ebru
a swiyn, that chewith not code'), thou3 her Qx.
departith the clee. 3e schulen not ete thes
fleischis8 of these*, nether 36 schulen touche
theu deed bodies, for tho ben vnclene to
3ou. Also these thingis benv that ben 9
gendrid in watris, and is leueful to ete ;
3e schulen ete al thingw that hath* fynnes 10
and scalis, as wel in the see, as in floodis?
and stondynge watris ; sotheli what euer
thing2 of thoa that ben moued and lyuenb
in watris, hath not fynnes and scalis, schal
be abhominable, and wlatsumc to 3ou ; 3edn
schulen not ete the fleischis6 of tho, and
30 schulen eschewe the f bodies deed bi
hem silf. Alle thingis in£ watris that han 12
not fynnes and scalis, schulen be pollutid,
These thingis ben of foulis whiche h 3613
schulen not ete, and schulen be eschewid
of 3ou ; an egle, and a1 grippe, alietetk, :<»/<>/<•, that is,
,. , ,. ! , nkynde ofcglc.
and a kyte, and a vultur by his kynde ;
c hath BDEFH. d claw H. e deuydid D. f deuyde BDEFH. S hath BDEFH. h Om. E. ' er E.
k the watris BDEFH. 1 polutid D. m a kijt BDEFH. n a strucion E pr. m.
* Om. is. y satisfaccioun or couenable answere s. z haue write i. a the lyuynge rs. b a!!e thingis 8.
<= han i. <1 the is. e the code is. quede L. f beest is. S it dejiartith is. h Om. i. ' acounte it is. arette
it K. k cirogrille, ether a conyng N. c. or a cony s. 1 that is. m it is. n the code s. ° and P. P it de-
partith is. 1 the code is. r jt I8. s fleishe i. * these becslis is. u her is. v it ben i. w thingis is.
* han s. y freshe floodis s. z thingis s. a hem i. b lyueth w. c as acursid is. d and je is.
* fleishe i. f her is. g beyng in is. h the whiche i. ' Om. plures. k an aliete is.
s s 2
316
LEVITICUS.
XI. 17 — 29.
crowe0, and a coote, and an hawke after
17 his kynde ; an owle, and a deuedepP, and
the vnclene watir foule, that with his
bille puttynge water into his ars, purgith
ishym silf ; a swan, a cormaraunt, and a
19 pellicane ; and a gerfawcoun, and a iay
after his kynde ; and a lapwynk, and a
20 reremous. Alle of foules that gothi on
foure feete, shal be abhomynable to 3ow ;
21 what euer forsothe goth on foure feete,
but hath lenger theis bihynde, bi the
whiche he lepith vpon ther erthe, 36 shu-
22 len eete ; as is bruk in his kynde, ' that is
the kynde of locust er it haue wenges8,
and attachus, 'that is the kynde of locust,
whanne it bigynneth to flee8, and opy-
machus, 'that is a foule enemy to ser-
pentes8, and a locust, eche after his kynde.
23 What euer1 forsothe of foules that oonli
hath foure feete, shal be to 3ow as cursid
2t thing; and who so euer* towchith the fain
to deeth of hem, shal be polutidu and vn-
25 clene vnto the euentyde ; and if it were
nede that he bere eny of hem deed, he
shal washe his clothes, and he shal be
vnclene vnto the goyng doun of the
2Gsunne. Eche forsothe beeste that hath
av clee, but dyuideth not it, ne chewith
kude, shal be vnclene; and what euerw
27 touchith it, shal be defoulid. That thatx
goth vpon hondes, of al that berith lijf
that goon on foure feete, shal be vnclene ;
who so touchith the fain to deth of hem,
2H shal be polutidy vnto euenz ; and who so
berith siche maner careyns, shal wasshe
his clothis, and he shal be vnclene vnto
the euen ; for alle thes ben vnclennesa
29 to 3ou. Thes forsothe among polutidb
thinges shulen be holde, of hem that ben
meued in erthe ; a wesil, and a mouse,
and a cokedril, eche after his kynde ; 'that
and al of1 vrauyns kyndem bi his licnesse ; 15* #«, that is,
a strucioun, and" ny3t crowe, a lare°, andi'ie ^^dd'ok*
an hauke bi his kinde ; an owle, and dip- 17 and serPenti.s-
' BCGKjrax. tbts,
. ,
pere^, and ibis*; a swan and cormoraunf, i8thatis'anra-
. clene watir
and a pelhcan ; a fawcun, a iay bi his 19 foule, that with
kynde ; a leepwynke, and a reremows8". tynge water'
Al thing of foulis that goith on foure 20 ™£
feet, schal be abhomynable to sou ; sotheli2isilf- s-
• -\al>rul<e is the
what euer thing goith on foure feet, but fruytofiocuste,
hath1 lengere hipis11 bihynde, bi whiche it h»tb
skippith onv the erthe, 36 schulen ete ; as 22 +
is a bruket in his kynde, and acatust, and 1S> fru>'.t of lo:
* cust, whaune it
opyrnacusfi, andw a locuste, allex bi her bigynneth to
n i i i • c i • bane wyngis.
kynde. I1 orsothe what euer thingF or bnddis 23 BCGKQSX.
hathz foure feet oneli, it schal be abhomy-
nable* to 3011; and who euer touchith her
bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be defoulid b,
ax.
that is, a foule
and 'schal bec vnclene 'til tod euentid6; and 25 that is enemye
• f ., . j ,1 , i i , , ., . to serpentis. s.
it it is nede, that he bere ony deed thing
of these, he schal waische his clothis, and
he schal be vnclene til to the goyng doun
of the sunne. Sotheli ech beeste that hath 20 yge the nether
cheke vninou-
a clee, but departith/ not it, nether chew- able, and he s.]
. , iii_ restith on the
itn code, schal be vnclene ; and what euer iond hi day,
thing touchith it, schal be defoulid. That 27 nyjt'BCGKosx!
that goith on*? hondis, of alle beestis that In Eh!'u il is
an urcliun.GQX.
gon ons foure feet, schal be vnclene ; he, t mygai, ether
a glotenouse
that touchith her bodies deed bi hem silf, IDOWS.BCGKQX.
schal be defoulid 'til toh euentid; and he, 28 ™afisf f tre-
cherous born
beest, and a
gileful and
most glotcrouse
nious. s.
t camelion,
clene to 3011. Also these thmgis schulen 29 that is, a beeste
that berith siche deed bodies, schal waische
hise clothis, and he schal be vnclene 'til
toh euentid ; for alle these thingis ben vn-
be arettid ' among defoulid k thingis, of
these1 that ben moued onm erthe; a we- ^^hat™,"
sele, andn mows, and a cocodriiie*, 'alle ? heest diuersi<!
in to dyuerse
bi her0 kynde? ; mygalifj camelion1!, and so colours after
dyuerse lok-
and lacertas|[, and* a maldewerp. yugis. s.
0 fowl E pr. m.
v Om. BDEFH. 1
b polute BDEFH.
P deuedoppe BDEH. q gon D.
Alle these ben vnclene; he that
her bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be vn-
clene 'til tou euentid; and that thing schal 32 bak- BCGKQX.
stellio, that is, a
worme peyutid
as with sterris. s.
r Om. E. s Om. E
er E. u pollute E.
er E. x Om. B. y polute BEFH. z the euen BDEF sec.m. H. a vncleene BDEFH.
1 the GIQS. m rauenous kynde BDPKLMNOWX. kynde of rauens is. n a c. and a is. ° lare or a coot s.
P Om. p. q a dippere is. r a cormoraunt DGIS. s reremous ether a backe BGKNQX. r. or a backe s.
* it hath is. u thies is. v vpon is. w Om. c. x alle locustus s. y thmgis c. z that hath s. a as
cursid is. b pollutid B. c Qm. is. d vnto is. e the euentid KS. f he departith i. S vpon is. & vnto
the is. til to the K. » acountid is. k foule DGQRT. J these thingis i. m in plures. n and a IKLSW.
Om. L. o eche aftir his is. P kyndes w. q a mygal I. an amygal s. r a camelion s. s a lacerta s.
* Om. G. " vnto the is. til to the K.
j| lacerta, that
is, a serpent
that hath many
schuldris as
hondis. BCGQ
IX.
XI. 30 — 39-
LEVITICUS.
317
is a beest of foure feete, hauynge the ne-
ther cheke lap vnmeuable, andc meuynge
so the ouered ; a mygal, 'that is a beeste
born trecherows to bigile, and inoost glo-
terous6, a camelion/that is a beeste varyed
fn to diuerse colours, after diuerse lok-
ingis6, and a stellioun, 'that is a werme
depeyntid as with sterris6, and a lacertf,
'that is a serpent that is clepid a liserd",
si and a moldwerp. Alle thes ben vnclene ;
who toucheth? the fain to deth of hem,
32 shal be vnclene vnto the euen ; and vpon
what thing fal eny thing of the fain to
deth of hem, shal be poluth, as wel the
treen' vessel and clothing, as skynnes and
heren shertes ; and in what thing is werk
maad, it shal be wett with water, and
thei shulen be polutk vnto the euen, and
33 so afterward thei shulen be clensid. A
britel vessel forsothe, in the which eny of
thes fallith with ynne, shal be polutk, and
satherfor it is to be broke. Al the meete
that 36 shulen eete, if water were shed
vpon it, shal be vnclene ; al meltynge
thing, that shal be dronke of1 eny vessel,
35 shal1" be vnclene ; and what" thing of
siche thing fain0 to deeth falle vpon it,
shal be vnclene, other forneyses, 'or ke-
telsP, shulen be destruyed, and shulen be
36 vnclene. The welles forsothe and sisterns,
and al the gederyng togidere of watris,
shulen be clene. He that touchith the
37 fain to deth of hem, shal be polutid. If
it falle vpon the seede, it shal not polute
:w it ; if forsothe eny man with water helde
vpon the seede, and afterward with the
fain to deth were touchid, anone it shal
3(»be polutid. If the beeste that is leeful to
3ow to eete were deed, he that touchith
the careyn of it shal be vnclene vnto
be defoulid, onv which ony thing of her
bodies deed bi hem silf fallith, as wel a
vessel of tree, and a cloth, asw skynnes
'and heirisx ; and in what euer thing werk
is maad, it schal be dippid in watir, and
tho^ thingis schulen be defoulid 'til toz
euentid, and so aftirward thoa schulen be
clensid. Sotheli ab vessel ofe erthe, in 33
which ony thing of these fallith with
ynne, schal be defoulid, and therfor it
schal be brokun. Ech mete, whichd 3634
schulen etc, schal be vnclene, if water"')" is t watir, that is,
, vnclene watir.
sched' thereon^; and ech rletynge thing, *. «•«<»-, that
which'1 is drunkun of ech' vessel, ' where In"
ynne vnclene thingis* bifelden\ schal be
vnclene ; and what euer thing; of siche deed 35 forse>d
CGKUX.
bodies bi hem silf felde theronne111, it schal
be vnclene, whether furneisis", ethir0 ves-
sels? of"! thre feet, thor schulen be destried,
and schulen8 be vnclene. Sotheli wellissc
and cisternes, and al the4 congregacioun"
of watris, schal be clenev. He that touch-
ith her bodi deed bi itw silf, schal be de-
foulid. If it fallith onx seed, it schal not 37
defoule the seed ; sotheli if ony man s«
schedith>" seed with watir, and aftirward
the watir is touchid with deed bodies biz
hem silf, it schal be defoulid anoon. If39
a beeste is deed, whieha it is leueful to 3011
tob ete, he that touchith the deed bodi
therof schal be vnclene 'til toc euentid ;
and he that etith therof ony thing, ethir 40
berith11, schal6 waische his clothis, and
schalf be vnclene 'til to% euentid. Al thing4i
that crepith on1' erthe, schal be abhomy-
nable, nether schal' be takunk in to mete.
'What euer1 thing goith on"1 the brest and &
foure" feet, and hath many feet, ethir
drawun0 bi the erthe, 36 schulen not eteP,
for it is abhomynablei. Nyle 36 defoule43
c in BDEFJI. *AOm.Epr.m. e Om. E pr.m. f lacort AF. B touchid D. h polutid D. ' treen en OF.
trenned E. k polutid D. 1 }\f D. >" Om. B. " whateuer BDFH. whater E. ° failed E. falle F. P other
cheteles E.
v vpon is. w of F. x or pilchis either heeren schertis is. and of heiris w. y Om. I. z vnto the is.
til to the K. B thei i. b of HT sup. nts. of a o pr.m. w. c in BILNOPQRTWX. d that i. e watir of sich
a vessel i. w. of an vnclene vessel. s. f helde out is. g thervpon s. h that is. ' sich a i. siche vnclene s.
k Om. is. l felden BCW sec.m. Om. is. m schal falle vpon is. n furneys KG. ° or KILPS. P chetelis s.
1 stondynge vpon is. r thei is. s tho schulen F. * Om. B. u gederingis togidre is. v vnclene A pr. m.
w hem K. * vpon is. y scheddith out is. z of s. a bi it selff the which i. bi it self which s. b for
to i. c vnto the i. til to the s. d berith it i. berith therof s. e he schal s. f he schal s. S vnto
the is. til to the K. h vpon is. ' it schal i. k Om. i. takun of y>u s. J and whateuer w. m vpon is.
n on foure is. ° is drawun is. P ete it i. 1 abhom. to ete s.
318
LEVITICUS.
XI. 40 — XII. 6.
40 eueni ; and he that etith of it eny thing,
or berith, shal wasshe his clothes, and he
41 shal be vnclene vnto euen. Al that crepith
vpon erthe shal be abhomynable, ne shal
42 be take vntor meet. What thing of foure
feete goths vpon the breest, and hath
many feete, or* bi the erthe is drawun, 36
shulen riot eete, for it is abhomynable.
4sNyl 36 defoule 3oure soules, ne touche
44 eny thing of hem, lest 36 ben vnclene ; Y
forsothe am the Lord 3oure God ; be 36
holy, for Y am hooli. Ne defoule 36 3oure
soules in eny crepynge thing that is
45 meuyd vpon erthe ; Y forsothe am the
Lord, that hath" ladde 3ow fro the loond
of Egipte, that Y shulde be to 3ow into
God ; 36 shulen be holy, for Y am holy.
40 This is the lawe of the berynge lijf, and
of foules, and of al lyuynge soule that is
47 meuyd in water, and crepith in erthe; that
36 mowen knowe the differences of clene
arid of vnclene, and that 36 witen what
30 owen to eete, and what to forsake.
CAP. XII.
1 The Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Spek to the sones of Yrael, and thow shalt
seye to hem, A womman, if thur3 res-
seyued seed she bare a maal, she shal be
vnclene seuen dayes after the daies of the
3 seueryng of the flux of rotun blood ; and
the ei3t day the fawnt shal be circum-
4 cidid. She forsothe thre and thretti daies
shal dwelle in the blood of hir purifiyng ;
al holi thing she shal not touche, ne goo
in to the seyntuarie, to the tyme that the
s daies of hir purifiyng ben fulfillid. If for-
sothe she here a maydynv child, she shal
be vnclene twey wekes, after the ryte of
the flux of the rotun blood, and six and
sixty dayes she shal dwelle in the blood
R of hir puryfiyng. And whanne the daies
of hir purifiyng weren fulfillid, other for
sone, or for dorter, she shal here a lomb
3oure soulis, nether touche 35 ony thing of
thor, lest 36 ben vnclene ; for Y am 3oure 44
Lord God ; be 36 hooli, for Y am hooli.
Defoule 36 not 3oure soulis in ech crep-
ynge 'beeste which8 is moued' onu erthe ;
for Y am the Lord, that ladde 3ou out of 45
the lond of Egipt, that Y schulde be to
3011 in to God ; 36 schulen be hooli, for Y
am hooli. This is the lawe of lyuynge 48
beestes, and of foulis, and of ech lyuynge
soule v which w is moued in watir, and
crepith in erthe ; that 36 knowe differences" 47
of clene thing and vnclene, and that 30
wite what 36 schulen ete, and what 36
owen forsake^.
CAP. XII.
And the Lord spak to Moises/and seidez, i
Speke thou to the sones of Israel, and thou 2
schalt seie to hem, Ifa a womman, whanne
sche hath resseyued seed, childithb a knaue
child, sche schal be vnclene bi seuene daies
bi the daies ofc departyngd of corrupt6
blood, that rennethf bi monethisS; and the 3
3ong child schal be circumsidid in the
ei3tithe daih. Sotheli sche schal dwelle 4
thre and thretti daies in' the blood of hir
purifiyng ; sche schal not touchek ony hooli
thing, riethir sche schal entre in to the
seyntuarie, til1 the daies of her™ clensing
be fillid". Sotheli if sche childith a fe-5
male, sche schal be vnclene twei woukis, bi
the0 custom of flowyng? of vnclenei blood,
arid 'thre scoor and sixer daies sche8 schal
dwelle in the blood of her clensyng. And 6
whanne the daies of hir clensyng, for a
1 the euen BDEFH. r into E. s gon D. * other E. u haue E. y ineyde BDEH.
1 hem i. s thing that is. t Om. s. u vpon is. v thing plures. w that is. * the differences is.
7 to forsake is. z seiynge s. a Om. s. b and childith s. c of hir s. d departyng awey i. « co-
ruptible is. f renneth fro hir s. 8 the monethis c. h Om. CF pr.in. ELNP. ' vnclene in s. k in that
tyme touche is. 1 vnto i. to s. "> Om. L. n fulfillid is. ° Om. is. P hir flowyng is. 1 the vn-
clene is. r sixe ten A pr. m. sixe and fourti B. sixe and sixti IKMNWX. 8 Om. s.
XII. 7 — XIII. 6.
LEVITICUS.
319
of o 3eer in to brent sacrifice, and a cul-
uer brid, or a turtil, for syrme, at the
7 dore of the tabernacle of witnessyng ; and
she shal take to the preest, the which
shal offre it before the Lord, and shal
preye for hir, and so she shal be maad
clene fro the flux of hyr blood. This is
the la we of the berynge maal and femaal.
8 And if the hoond of hir fynde not, ne
may offre a lombe, she shal take two tur-
tursw, or two culuer bryddes, the oon into
brent sacrifice, and that othir for synne ;
and the preest shal preye for hir, and so
she shal be maad clene.
CAP. XIII.
1 The Lord spak to Moyses and Aaron,
2 seiynge, A man in whos skynne and flesh
were sprongun dyuerse colour, or bleyne,
other enyx thing Ii3tyng, that is to seie,
a plaage of lepre, he shal be brou3t forth
to Aaron, the preest, or to oon of eny of
3 his sones ; the which whanne he seeth
the lepre in the skynne, and the heeris
chaungid into whijt colour, and thilk
spice of lepre lower than the skynne and
that other flesh, a plaage of lepre it is,
and at the dom of hyrn he shal be se-
4uered. If forsothe Ii3tynge whitnesse
were in the skynne, and no more lowe
than that other flesh, and the heeris of
before hadden colour, the preest shal re-
,-> cluse hym seuen daies ; and he shal be-
holden™ the seuenthey day, and if forsothe
theW lepre be no forthermore runne, ne
passe in the skynne the' formera termes,
eftsones he shal recluse hym seuen other
6 dayes ; and the seuentheb day he shal
loke, if more derker were the lepre, and
sone, ether* for a dou3tir, ben fillid", sche
schal brynge a lomb of o 3eer in tov brent
sacrifice, and a'bryd of a culuerw, ethir a
turtle, for synnex, to the dore of the taber-
nacle of witnessyng ; and sche schal 3yue>' 7
to the preest, which2 schal offre tho bifor
the Lord, and schala preye for hir, and
sob sche schal be clensid fro the flowyng
of hir blood. This is the lawe of a worn-
man childyngec ad male6, ethirf a& female.
That if hir bond fyndith1* not', nethir mayk a
offre a lomb, sche schal take twei turtlis,
ethir twei 'briddis of culueres1, oon in to
brent sacrifice, and the tother™1 for synne" ;
and the preest schal preye for hir, and so
sche schal be clensid.
CAP. XIII.
The Lord spak to Moyses and Aaron, i
and seide, A man in whos skyn and fleisch -2
rysith dyuerse colour, ether whelke, ethir
as 'sum scbynynge thing0, that is, a wounde
of lepre, he schal be brou3t to Aaron
preestP, ether to oon 'who eueri of hise
sones ; and whanne he seeth leprer in8 the 3
skyn, and the heeris' chaungide in to
whijte colour, and that spiceu of lepre
lowerev than the totherw skyn and fleisch*,
it is 3^ wounde of lepre, and he schal be
departid at the 'doom of the preest2. So- 4
theli if schynynga whijtnesse isb in the
skyn, nethir is lower than the tother fleisch,
and the heeris ben of the formere colour,
the preest schal close hym seuene daiesc ;
and schald biholde hym in the seuentheo
dai, and sotheli if the lepre wexith" not
ferther, nethir passith the formere termes
in the fleisch, eft the preest schal f close
hym a3en seuene^ other daies ; and schal11 «
biholde' irik the seuenthe day, if the lepre
is1 derkere™, and wexith not in the fleisch,
w turtils ii.
more AF pr. m.
as eny BDEFII.
seuene E.
be holdun A. X seuene E. yy Om. A. z ne A. & forther-
* or BELP. u fulfillid is. v to be slayn in to s. w culuer brid is. x hir synne is. y Jyue this is.
* the which i. a he schal IKS. * Om. is. c that childith is. rt Om. is. e knaue child K. f or EILPS.
g Om. is. h fynde is. * not, that is, hir power is not a. k sche may is. ' culuer briddis is. m tothir
to the prestis part for to preie s. n hir synne s. ° ony thing schynynge i. eny shynynge soar thing s.
P the prest is. 1 of ony is. r the lepre IKS. s or meselrie in s. * heer is. u the spice is. v is
lowere is. w other is. x the fleisch is. y thanne as. z preestis doom is. a the schynyng is. b that
is is. c dniesfro other men s. d the preest schal is. e wexe is. f Om. i. e bi seuene B. h he
nchal IKS. > biholde him IKS. k Om. K. ' is thanne i. m derk is.
320
LEVITICUS.
XIII. 7 — 21.
not waxedc in the skynne, he shal dense
hym, for it is a scab ; and the man shal
wasshe his clothis, and he shal be clene.
7 That if afterward that he is seen of the
preest, and joldun to clennesse, eftsorie
the lepre wexith, he shal be broujte to
hym, and ofd vnclennes he shal be con-
« dempnyd. The plaage of lepre if it were
in a man, he shal be broirjt to the preest,
» and he shal se hym ; and whanne whijt
colour were in the skynne, and of the
heeres chaungith the si3t, thilke forsothe
inquyk flesh apeerithe, the moost olde lepre
it shal be demyd, and fulle rootid to the
11 skynne; and so the preest shal defoule
hym, and not recluse, for it is of vnclen-
12 nesse ful open. If forsothe out flowef the
rennynge lepre in the skynne, and couer
al the flesh, fro the heed vnto the feet,
what thing vndir the si3t of the eyen
isfallith; the preest shal beholde hym, and
demeff it to be holdun moost'1 clene lepre,
'for thi' that al be turned into whitnes, and
utherfor the man shal be clene. Whanne
forsothe quyk flesh aperyde in hym,
lothanne thur3 the dome of the preest he
shal be polut, and among vnclene he shal
holdun ; if the quyk flesh is spreynt with
IB lepre, it is vnclene. Thatk if eftsones it
were turned into whitnesse, and couereth
17 al the man, the preest shal behoolde hym,
is and deme to be clene. The flesh and
the skynne, in the whiche a bocche1 is
logrowun, and helid, and in the place of
the bocche1 aperith a fel wounde, whijt,
or derk reed, the man shal be brou3t to
20 the preest ; the which whanne he hath
seen the place of the lepre lower than
that other flesh, and the heeris turned
into whitnes, he shal defoule hym ; a
plaage forsothe of lepre is sprongun in
21 the bocche1. That if the heere is of the
rather colour, and the fel wounde vnder
cleene. IICGIKL
PCISX.
the preest schal dense hym*, for it is a , thepreit
scabbe : and the man schal waische hise schai ciense
him, that is,
clothis, and he schal be clene. That if the 7 schal deme
him [to be is.]
lepre wexith eft, aftir that he is seyn11 of
the preest, and is0 3oldun to clennesse, he
schal be brou3tP to the preest, and schali
be demed ofr vnclennesse. If the wounde s
of lepre is in mans, he schal be brou3t to
the preest, and he schal se the man ; and 9
whanne whijt colour is in the fleisch, and
chaungith83 the si3te of heerisf, and thilkeu t •
• • i i • '** *'3' nf
fleisch apperith quykv, it schal be demid 10 /«?«•», that ig,
eldestw lepre, and growun to the skyn ; kye.idi™oiour.
therfor the preest schal defoule hyraj, andn
hex schal not close? eft, for it is of opyn that is> deme
him [to be is]
vnclennesse. But if leprez rennynge about 12 foni.
Q.SX
in the skyn 'flourith outa, and hilith al the
fleisch, fro the heed til to the feet, what
euer thing fallithb vndur thec si3t of i3en;
the preest schal biholde hym, and schaldi3
deme 'that he ise holdun with clennestef
lepre, for all the skyn is turned in to whijt-
nesse, and therfor the man schal be cleene.
Sotheli whanne quyk fleisch apperith inn
hym, thanne& he schal be defoulid bi the1' 15
doom of the preest, and he schal be arettid1
among vncleene men ; for quyk fleisch is
vnclene, if it is spreynt with lepre. That ie
if the fleisch is turned eft in to whijtnesse,
and hilith al the man, the preest schal bi- 17
holde hym, and schal deme, that he is
cleene. Fleischk and skyn1, in which a is
botche is bred, and is heelid, and 'a step 19
of wounde"1 apperith whijt, ethir 'sum deel"
reed, 'in the place of the botche0, the man
st-hal be brou3t to the preest ; and whanne 20
the preest seeth the place of lepreP lowere
than the tother'i fleisch, and the heeris
turned in to whijtnesse, the preest schal
defoule hymr||; for the wounde of lepre
is bred in the botche. That if the heer is 21
of the former colour, and the signe of
wounde s is sumdeel derk, and is not
II that in, neme
him foul. K.
c growed B pr.m. d of his E pr.m. e peerith B. f floure B sec.m. S he shal deme E pr. m.
moost E sec.m. ' forther AF. k And E sec.m. ' beel D. bogge E pr.m.
with
n thus seyn s. ° bi the prestis dome is s. P broujt ajen is. 1 he schal IKS. r to be of s. s a man is.
ss it chaungith is. * sijt or former colour s. u that K. v quyk or wejcinge s. w the eldest is. x the preest is.
y close him s. z the lepre is. a A. either wexith is. b fallith to be knowen is. c Om. s. d he schal is.
e him to he is. f the clenneste is. S Om. s. h Om. i. ' acountid is. k the fleisch is. ! the skyn is.
m the place of the bocche or a fell sore I. the p. of the b. felle sore s. n Om, IKS. ° Om. is. P the lepre s.
1 other is. r hym bi dome s. s the wounde is.
XIII. 22 34-
LEVITICUS.
321
derk, and thanrie the ny3 flesh is not
lower, he shal recluse hym seuen dayes ;
22 and if forsothe it wax, he shal deme hym
23 of the lepre ; if forsothe it stoonde in his
place, it is the fel wounde of the bocche"1,
24 and the man shal be clene. The flesh
and the skynne, that the fyer brekith
out, and, heelid, haue a whijt or a reed
25 fel wounde, the preest shal biholde it, and
loo ! if it is turned into whijtnes, and
the place of it is lower than that other
skynne, he shal defoule hym, for the
plaage of the" lepre is sprongun in the
20 fel wounde. That if the colour of the
heeres were not fulle chaungid, ne the
plaage lower than that other flehs, and
thilke spice of lepre were vrider derk, he
27 shal recluse hym seuen daies ; and the
seuenthe0 day he shal loke ; and if the
lepre wax in the skynne, he shal defoule
28 hym ; if forsothe in his place stonde
whijtnes not cleer ynowj, a plaage of
brennyng it is, and therfor it shal be
clensid, for a fel wounde of brennyngP 'it
29 isi. Man or womman, in whos heed or
beerde boriouneth a lepre, the preest shal
so loke hem ; and if forsothe the place were
lower than that other flesh, and the heer
3alow, and sotiler than it is wont, he shal
defoule him, for lepre of the heed it is,
31 and of the beerde. If forsothe he se the
place of the wemme euen to the ny3 flesh,
and the heer blak, he shal recluse hym
32 seuen daies, and the seuenthe1" day loke ;
and if the wemme growe" not, and the
heer is of his colour, and the place of the
33 plage to that other flesh euen, the man
shal be shauen, out-take the place of the
wemme, and he shal be reclusyd seuen
34 other daies. If the seuenthe* day the
plaage were seen 'to haueu stoonde in his
place, ne lower than that other flesh, he
lowere than the 'ny3 fleisch', the preest
schal close the man seuene daies ; and so- 22
theli, if it" wexith, the preest schal deme
the man ofv lepre ; forsothe if it stondith 23
in hisw place, it is ax sigrie of botche*', and
the man schal be cleene. Fleischz and 24
skynH, which theb fier hath brent, and is
heelid, and hath a whijt ethir reed 'signe
of wounde0, the preest schal biholde it, 25
and lo ! if it is turned in to whijtnesse,
and the place therof is lowere than the
tothir skyn, the preest schal defoule the
man, for a wounde of lepre is bred in the
'signe of wounded. That if the6 colour of 20
heeris is riot chaungid, nether the woundef
is lowere than the tother^ fleisch, and
thilke1' spice of lepre is sumdeel derk,
the preest schal close the man bi1 seuene
daies ; and in the seuenthe dai he schal 27
biholdek ; if the lepre wexith in the fleisch,
the preest schal defoule the man ; ellis if as
the whijtnesse stondith in his place, and
is not cleer ynow, it is a wounde1 of bren-
nyng, and therfor the man schal be clensid,
for it is a signe of brennyng. A man ethirm 29
womman n, in whos heed ether"1 beerd
lepre0 buriounneth, the preest schal se
hem ; and if the place is lowere than the 30
tothir fleisch, and the heer is whijt, 'and
isP sotilerei, Aether smallerer, than its is
wont, the preest schal defoule hem, for it
is lepre of the heed, and of the beerd.
Ellis if he* seeth the place of wemu euenesi
with the ny3v fleisch, andw seeth* the? here
blak, the preest schal close hem biz seuene
daies, and schala seb in the seuenthe dai ; 32
if the wem waxith not, and the heer is of
his colour, and the place of wounde0 is
euene with the tother fleisch, the man schal 33
be schauun, without the place of wemd,
and he schal be closid eft bie seuene othere
daies. If in the seuenthe day the woundef 34
m beel D. n Om. BDEFH. ° seuene E. P birnyng B. <l Om. a. r seuene E. s glows A. 4 seuene E.
u Om. E pr.m.
4 tother fleisch F pr.m. G. fleisch bisidis is. u his sore s. v to be is. w the is. x Om. is. V a
botche is. z the fleisch is. a the skyn is. ^ Om. IKOS. c tokene of sorenesse is. d tokene of the
soor is. e Om. s. f sorenesse is. g other is. h the ilke I. that K. ' Om. plures. k biholde him is.
1 soornesse is. m or EILP. n a womman plures. ° the lepre I. P Om. is. 1 Om. is. smallere KO.
r Om. KO. s Om. L. * Om. o. u the wem F. the soor is. v tother is. w and he is. * Om. F.
y Om. L. * Om. is. a he schal is. b se hein is. c the soor is. d the wem i. e Om. plures. f soor-
nesse is.
T t
LEVITICUS.
xin. 35—52-
shal dense hym, and his clothes wasshid
35 he shal be clene. If forsothe after the
clensyng eftsones growe a wemm in the
36 skynne, he shal na more seche, wherv the
heer be chaungid in to 3alow colour, for
37 apertly he is vnclene. Forsothe if the
wemme stoonde, and the heeris weren
blak, know he that the man is hool, and
38 trustili pronounce he hym clene. A man
or aw womman, in whos skynne whijtries
39 aperith, the preest shal loke hem ; if he
perceyue vnder derk whijtnes to shyne in
the skynne, know he that it is no lepre,
but a wemme of whijt colour, and that
40 the man is clene. A man of whos heed
the heeres fallen, he is ballid, and clene ;
41 and if fro the frount fallen the heeres, he
42 is bihynde ballid, and clene ; if forsothe
in the ballidnes, orx in the bihynde ballid-
nes, whijt or reed colour were sprongun
43 out, and that the preest seey3, he shal
condempne hym, not of dowtows lepre it
is, that is sprongun in the ballidnes.
44 Whoso euer were thanne defoulid with
lepre, and seuered at the dome of a preest,
45 he shal haue his clothis vnsewyd, the
heed nakid, the mouth couered with the
cloothe, and he shal crye hym wemmed,
46 and foule ; al tyme that he is leprows and
vncleene, alone he shal dwelle out of the
47 tentes. A wullun clooth, or lynnen, that
48 hath a lepre in the oof, or in the werpe,
other of a certeyn skynne, or ou3t that is
49maad of skynne, if it were infect with
whijt or reed wemme, it shal be holdun
a lepre, and shal be shewid to the preest ;
so the which, it lokid, shal recluse seuen
si daies. And the seuenthe? day eftsones
biholdynge, if he perseyue that it hath
wox, it shal be a stedfast lepre ; he shal
deme the clooth polut, and al thing in
52 the which it were founde ; and therfor it
is seyri to haue£ stonde in his place, nether
is1' lowere than the tother fleisch, the preest
schal dense the man ; and whanne his
clothis ben waischun, he schal be cleene.
Ellis' if aftir the clensyng a spotte wexithss
eft in the skyn, the preest schal no more 36
enquere, whether the heer is chaungid in
to whijt colour, for apeertli he is vncleene.
Sotheli if the spotte stondithk, and the 37
heeris ben blake, knowe1 the preest that
the man is heelid, andm tristili 'pronounce
he" the man cleene0. A man ethh'P ai38
womman, in whos skyn whijtnesse apper-
ith, the preest schal biholde hem; if he 39
perseyueth, that whijtnesse vsum deel derk
schynethr in the skyn8, wite he, that it is
no lepre, but a spotte of whijt colour, and
that the man is cleene. A man of whos 40
heed heeris* fleten awei, is" caluv, and
clene; and if heerisw fallen fro the forheed, 41
he is ballid, and isx cleene ; ellis if in the 42
ballidnesse bifore, ether in the ballidnesse
bihynde, whijt ether reed colour is bred^,
and the preest seeth this, he schal con- 43
dempne the man without doute of lepre,
which2 is bred in the ballidnesse. Ther-44
for whoeuer is defoulid with lepre, and is
departid11 at the doom of the preest, he 45
schal haue hise clothis vnsewid, bareheedb,
thec mouth hilid with a cloth, he schal
crye hym silf defoulid, and viyl ; in al 46
tymed ine whichf he is lepre& and vnclene,
he schal dwelle aloone without the castelsh.
A wollun cloth, ethir lynnun, that hath 47
lepre in the warp, ethir oof1, ethir certis a 48
skynk, ether what euer thing is maad1 of
skiyn, if it is corrupt with a whijt spotte, 49
ethir reed, it schal be arettidm lepre, and
it schal be schewid to the preest ; which" 50
schal0 close it? biholdeni'P bic' seuene daies.
And eft he schal biholde1" in the seuenthe si
dai, and if he perseyueth, that its wexide1,
v whether D. w Om. BDEFH. x other E. y seuene E.
g Om. is. h it is i. i Om. K. k stondith stille is. 1 knowe thanne s. m Om. s. n schewe
he opynly is. ° to be clene is. P or ELP ut passim. 1 Om. I/. r appeerith is. is o. s skyn
sumdele derk s. * the heeris is. u he is is. v ballid is. w the heeris i. x Om. is. y sprungun
vp is. z that is. a departid fro other men s. b and his heed baar is. bareheeded x. c and his is.
d the tyme is. e Om. GIS. 'that is. S leprouse B. h tentis is. i in the oof is. k pilche is.
ImakidF. m holde is. n the which i. ° schal biholde and A sec.m. BC sec.m. whanne he hath biholden
schal i. w. he hath b. he schal s. P it vp i. PP Om. A sec. m. c sec.m. is. 1 Om. i. r biholde it is.
s the lepre therinne s. * hath woxen is.
XI J I. 53 — XIV. 6.
LEVITICUS.
323
ns shal be brent with flawmes of fier. That
if he se that it hath not waxen, he shal
54 comaunde, arid thei shal wasshe it in the
which is the lepre, and he shal recluse it
55 seuen other daies ; and whanne he seeth
forsothe the rather face not turned a3en,
and rieuerthelater the lepre not to haue
woxe, he shal derae vnclene, and with
fier he shal brenne, forth! that it is spred
in the vttermostz of the clooth, other 'al
so thur3a. A lepre, if forsothe the place of
the lepre were derker, after that the clooth
is wasshun, he shal breke it, and fro the
o;hoole dyuyde. That if forthermore apere
in that places, the whiche weren before
vndefbulid, the lepre fleynge and vagaunt,
58 shal be brent with fier; and if it ceese,
he shal wasshe secoundlich tho thinges
that ben pure, and thei shal be clene.
59 This is the lawe of the lepre of wullen
clooth, and lynnen, of oof and of warpe,
and of al letherin purtenaunce, how thei
shal be clensid, or be defoulid.
CAP. XIV.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 This is the rijt of the leprows, whanne
he is to be maad clene. He shal be brou3t
3 to the preest, the which goon out of the
tentis, whanne he fyndith that the lepre
4 is clensid, he shal comaunde to hym that
is purified, that he offre for hym silf two
quyk sparowes, whom it is leeful to eet,
and cedre tree, and 'flawm reed silkb, and
sysope. And oon of the sparows he shal
comaunde to be offred in a britil vessel,
cvpon quyk watris ; that other forsothe
quyk, with cedre tree, and 'reed silkc,
and ysope, he shal weete in the blood of
it schal be" contynuelv lepre ; he schal
deme thew cloth defoulid, and al thing in
which it is foundun ; and therfor the cloth 52
schal be brent inx flawmesy. Thatz if hea 53
seeth that the spotte wexideb not, he schal
comaunde0, and thei sclmlen waische that 54
thing wherynned the lepre is, and hee
schal close it a3en bif seuerie othere daies ;
and whanne he seeth the formere faces not ^
turned11 a3en, netheles that nether the le-
pre wexede1, he schal deme that thing vn-
clene, and he schal brenne itk in fier, for
lepre1 is sched in the ouer part of them
cloth, ether thorou3n al. Ellis if the 'place se
of lepre0 is derkere, aftir that the cloth is
waischun, he schal breke awey that placeP,
arid schali departer fro the hool. That if 57
fleynge lepre and vnstidefast apperith fer-
thermore in these places, that weren vn-
wemmed bifore, it owith bes brent in fier ;
if it ceessith, he schal waische the secounde58
tyme tho thingis that ben cleene, and tho*
schulen be cleene. This is the lawe of le- 59
pre of clothu, wollun and lynnun, of warp
and ofv oof, and of al purtenaunce w of
skiynx, hou it owith to be clensyd, ethir 'to
bey defoulid.
CAP. XIV.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
This is the custom of a leprouse man, 2
whanne he schal be clensid. He schal be
brou3t to the preest, which2 preest schal 3
go out of the castelsa, and whanne he schal
fynde that the lepre is clensid, he schal 4
comaunde to the man whichb is clensid,
that he offre for hym silf twei quyke spa-
rewis, whiche itc is leueful to ete, and a
'tree of cedre d, and vermylyounf, and
isope. And the preest schal comaunde* 5
that oon of the sparewes be offrid in 'a
vessel of erthe, onf quyke watris ; sotheli e
schal dippe the tother sparewe quyk
•f vemiyloun,
that is, a reed
threed. BCEGI,
NOPQX.
z hotemost E. a thour out al E pr. m. b vermycle E pr. m. c cook E pr. m,
11 be demed is. v continue! ether abydinge BX. w that is. x with is. y flawmes of fijr is. z and is.
a the preest is. b hath woxen is. c comaunde to hem that oven the cloth s. d in whiche is. e the
preest is. f Om. is. 8 lickenesse is. h chaungid is. ' hath woxen is. k Om. plures. ! the lepre i.
m that is. n thorouj it is. ° lepre place s. P derk place s. 1 he schal is. r departe it is. s to be is.
* thei is. u a cloth s. v Oin. w. w the purtenaunce 10 pr.m. s. * the skyn i. y Om. is. z the
which i. a tentis is. b that is. c Om. is. d cedre tree i. cedre wood s. e comaunde him s. f an
eerthen vessel vpon is. B the preest is.
T t 2
324
LEVITICUS.
xiv. 7 — 17.
7 the sparowe that is offred, with the which
he shal sprenge hym that is to be clensid
seuene sithes, that thui'3 ri3t he be purgid;
and he shal late goo the quyk sparowe,
s that she flee awei into the feelde. Arid
whanne the man hath wasshide his clothes,
he shal shaue alle the heeres of the bodi,
and he shal be wasshe with water, and
purified he shal goo into the tentis ; so
oonli that he dwelle out of his tabernacle
9 seuen daies ; and the seuenthe day that
he shaue the heeris of the heed, arid
beerde, and browes, and the heeres of al
the body. And eftsones the clothes and the
10 body wasshid, the ei3td day he shal take
two lombes with outen wemme, and a
sheep of o 3eer with outen wemme, and
thre dymes of tried floure, into sacrifice,
that be spreynt with oyle, and bisides a
u sextarie of oyle. And whanne the preest,
puryfiynge the man, ordeyneth hym and
alle thes thingis before the Lord, in the
12 dore of the tabernacle of witnessyng, and
he shal take a lombe, and offre it for
trespas, and a sextarye of oyle ; and alle
13 thingis offred before the Lord, he shal
offre a lombe, where is wont to be offred
the oost for synne and the brent sacri-
fice, that is, in holy place ; forsothe as for
synne so for trespas to the preest per-
teyneth the oost ; holi of halowes it is.
n And the preest takynge of the blood of
the oost that is offrid for trespas, he shal
putte vpon the ende of his ri3t ere that is
clensid, and vpon the thoumbes of the
is ri3t hoond and foot. And of the sextarie
of oyle he shall putte ine his left hoond,
16 and he shal wete the ri3t fyngre in it,
and he shal sprenge before the Lord se-
i7uen sithes. That forsothe of the oile
that is laft in the left hoond, he shal
heelde vpon the eende of his ri^t eere that
with the vtre of cedreh, and with a' reed
threed and ysope, in the blood of the spa-
rewe offrid, with which hek schal sprenge 7
seuensithis hym that schal be clensid, that
he be purgid ri3tfuli ; and he1 schal de-
lyuere the quyk sparewe, that itm fle in to
the feeld. And whanne the man hathii
waische hise clothis, he schal schaue alle
the heeris of the" bodi, and he schal be
waischun in watir, and he schal be clensid,
and he schal entre in to the castels0 ; so
oneli that he dwelle without his tabernacle
bi seuene daies ; and that in the seuenthe 9
dai he schaue the heeris of the heed, and
the? beerd, and brewisi, and the heeris of
al the1" bodi. And whanne the8 clothis and
bodi* ben waischun, eft in the ei^etithe dai 10
he schal take twei lambren without wem,
and a scheep of o 3eer without wem, and
thre dymes" of wheetev flour, in to sacri-
fice, which w bex spreynte? with oile, and
bi it silf a sextarie2 of oyle. And whanne u
the preest, that purgith the man, hath set
hym8 and alle hiseb thingis bifor the Lord,
in the dore of the tabernacle of witness-
yng, hec schal take ad lomb, and schal6 12
offre it for trespasf, and sc/ials offre the
sextarie1' of oyle ; and whanne alle thingis1
ben offrid bifor the Lord, he schal offre is
the lomb, where the sacrifice for synne
and the brent sacrifice is wont to be of-
frid, that is, in the hooli place ; for as for
synne so and for trespas the offryng per-
teyneth to the preest ; it is hooli of the
noumbre of hooli thingis. And the preest 14
schal take of the blood of sacrificek which1
is offrid for trespas, and schalm putte11 on
the laste part of the0 ri3t eere 'of hym?
whichi is clensid, and onr the thumbis of
the8 ri3t bond and foot. And he schal 15
putte of the sextarie* of oyle in to his left
bond, and he11 schal dippe thev 1-131 fyngur i«
d eyjthe E. e in to BDEFH.
k cedre tree I. cedre wode s. ' the is. k the preest is. ' the preest is. m he i. n his is. ° tentis
ajen is. P his is. q his browis is. r his s. s his is. * his bodi is. u dymes ether ihre tenths
partis BCGQ. d. ether tenthe partis NO. d. or thre tenthe partis LP. d. either ten partis s. ten partis i. thre
ten partis x. v tried is. w the which i. that shal s. x he ABDEGQRT. y spreyng N. z sextarie
ether a pynte BGIQSX. sext. that is, a pynte c. sext. or a pynte LP. a the man is. b these CDEGIKLMN
OPSWX. c the man is. d the is. e he schal is. f his trespas is. S he schal IKS. h pynt is. > thees
thingis is. k the sacrifice is. 1 that is. m he schal is. n putte that blood vp is. ° his is. P Om. is.
1 that is. r vpon is. s his is. * pynt is. n the preest is. T his is.
XIV. i8 — 32.
LEVITICUS.
325
is clansid, and vpon the thournbes of
hoonde and of ri3tf foot, and vpon the
is blood that is shed for trespass, and vpon
19 his heed. And he shal preye for hym
before the Lord, arid he shal doo sacri-
fice for synne ; thanne he shal offre brent
20 sacrifice, and putte it in the auter with
his offryng of licours, and the man law-
21 fullich shal be clensid. That if he is a
pore man, and his hoonde may not fynde
that ben seyde, he shal take for the tres-
pas a lombe to the offryng, that the preest
preye for hym, and the tenthe part of
tried flour spreynt with oyle, into sacri-
22fice, and a sextarie of oyle, and two tur-
turs'1, and two culuer bryddis, of whom
the oon be for synne, and the other into
23 brent sacrifice ; and he shal offre hem
the ei3t' day of his purifiyng to the preest,
at the dore of the tabernacle of witness-
24 yng, before the Lord. The which takynge
a lombe for trespas, and a sextarie of oile,
25 shal rere togidris ; and the lombe offryd,
of the blood of it he shal putte vpon thek
eende of the ri3t eere of hym that is
clensid, and vpon the thoumbes of his
26 hoonde and of the ry3t foote. Of the
oyle forsothe a part putte he into his left
27 hoonde, in the which wetynge the fyngre
of the ri3t hoonde, sprenge he seueri
28 sitheskk a3ens the Lord ; and weet he the
eende of the ry3t eere of hyrn that is
clensid, and the thoumbes of the hoonde,
and of the ri^t foot, in the place of the
29 blood that is shed out for1 trespas. The
laft forsothe part of the oyle that is in
the lefte hoonde, putte he vpon the heed
of the purified, that he plese the Lord for
so hym. And a turtrem, or a culuer bryd, he
31 shal offre, oon for trespas, and another
into brent sacrifice, with her offrid licours.
32 That" is the sacrifice of the leprows, that
therynne, and schalw sprynge" seuensithis
bifor the Lord. Sotheli he? schal schedez 17
that that is residue* of the oile in the left
bond, onb the lastec part of thed ri3t eere
'of hymc whichf is clensid, and ons the^K
thombis of theh ri3t bond and foot, and
on1 the blood whichk is sched for trespas, 111
and on the1 heed "of hymm. And the HI
preest schal preye for hym bifor the Lord,
and schal n make0 sacrifice for synne;
thanne he? schal offre brent'' sacrifice, and 20
schalr putte it in the auter with hise flet-
ynge sacrifices, and the man schal be
clensid ri3tfuli. That if he is pore, and 21
his hoond may not fynde8 tho thingis that
ben seid, he schal take for trespas4 a lomb
to offryng, that the preest preie for him,
and the tenthe part of wheeten flour spreynt
togidire with oile in to sacrifice, andv a
sextariew of oile, and twei turtlis, ethir22
twei 'briddis of culuerisx, of whiche oon
be^ for synne, and the tothir in to brent
sacrifice ; and he schal offre tho in the 23
ei3tthe dai of his clensyng to the preest, at
the dore of tabernacle2 of witnessyng bifor
the Lord. And the preest schal take the 24
lomb fora trespas, and the sextarieb of oile,
and schalc reised togidere ; and whanne the 25
lomb is offrid, hee schal putte of the blood
therof onf the laste part of thes ri3t eere
'of hymh that is clensid, and on1 the
thumbis of his ri3t hond and foot. Sotheli 20
the preest putte the part of oile in to hisk
left hond, in which he schal dippe the fyn-27
gur of the1 ri3t hond, and schal1" sprynge
seuensithes" a3ens the Lord; and the preest 28
schal touche the laste part of the0 ri3t eere
'of hymP that is clensid, and the thombei
of ther ri3t hond and foot, in the place of
blood which8 is sched out for trespas. So- 29
theli he* schal putte the tother part of oile,
which" is in thev left hond, onw the 'heed
Ifro
{ thi rijt A. S the trespas B. h turtelis DII. > eyjthe E, k Om. DH. kk sithe BDEFII. ' fro A.
m turtele DH. n this BDEFII.
w he schal is. * sprynge it is. y the preest is. z heelde i. a left ILS. b vpon is. c lefte is. d his is.
e Om. is. f that is. S vpon is. SS Om. A. h his is. > vpon is. k that is. ' his is. m Om. is. n the
preest shal is. ° sle the is. P the preest is. 1 the brent is. r he schal is. s for povert fynde s.
4 his trespas is. u tried is. v Om. s. w piynt is. * culuer briddis is. y shal be s. z the taber-
nacle CDEPGIKOHSWX. a offrid for is. b pynte is. c he schal is. d rere hem vp is. e the preest is.
f vpon is. S his is. h Om. is. ' vpon is. k his otvne is. ' his is. m he schal is. n it sevensithes is.
0 his is. P Om. is. <1 thombes BC sec.m. r his is. » that is. t the preest is. u that is. v his i. Om. s.
w vpon is.
326
LEVITICUS.
xiv. 33—46.
may not haue alle thingis in the clensyng
33 of hym. And the Lord spak to Moyses
34 and Aaron, seiynge, Whanne 36 weren
goon into the looride of Chanaan, that Y
shal 3yue to 3ow into possessyoun, if there
35 were a plaage of lepre in howsis, whos is
the hows shal goon tellynge to the preest,
and seie, As a plage of lepre it is seen
36 to me to be in myn hows. And he shal
comaunde, that alle thingis be born out
of the hows or0 he goo into it, and be
seen whether P it be a lepre, lest alle
thinges that ben in the hows ben rnaad
vnclene ; and afterward he shal goon yn,
that he behoolde the lepre of the hows.
37 And whanne he seeth in the walles of it
as litil valeys defourmed with paalnes, or
with reednes, and lower than that other
38 vttermorei partier, he shal goo out of the
dore of the hows, and anoon he shal close
39 it seuen dayes. And the seuenthe day
turned a3en he shal beholde it; and if he
4ofynde that the lepre hath waxen, he shal
comaunde the stonus, in the whiche is
the lepre, to be drawe out, and hem to
be throwe va ferre8 out of the* cyte, in an
41 vnclene place ; that forsothe hows to be
parid with ynforth bi enuyroun, and the
powdre of the paryng to be spreynt out
42 of the citee, in an vnclene place, and
other stonus to be put a3ens for hem that
were takun awey, and with other cley the
43 hows to be daw bid. If forsothe after that
the stonus ben drawen out, and the pow-
dre born out, and with other erthe daw-
44 bid, and the preest goon yn se the lepre
turned a3en, and the walles a3en spreynt
with spottis, it is a stedfast lepre, and
45 the hows vnclene ; the whiche anoon thei
schulen distruy ; and the stonus of it, and
trees, and al the powdre thei shulen
throwe afer out of the wallid town, in an
46 vnclene place. Who goth into the hows,
whanne it is closid, shal be vnclene vnto
of the man clensidx, that he plese the Lord
for hym. And he schal offre a turtle, so
ethn-y az culuer brid, oon for trespas, andsi
the tothir in to brent sacrifice, with her
fletynge offryngis. This is the sacrifice ofsa
a leprouse man, that may not haue alle
thingisa in to theb clensyng of hym silf.
And the Lord spak to Moises and Aaron, 33
and seide, Whanne 36 han entrid in to the 34
lond of Canaan, which londc Y schal 3yue
to 3ou in to possessioun, if the wounde of
lepre is in thed housis, he schal go, whos 35
the hous is, 'and schal telle6 to the preest,
and schalf seie, It semeth to me, that as&
ah wound of lepre is in myn hous. And so
the preest schal comaunde'/ that theik bere
out of the hous alle thingis bifore that he
entre in to it, x and me se1 where11 it be le-
pre, lest alle thingis that ben in the hows,
be maad vnclene ; arid the preest schal en-
tre aftirward, that he se the lepre of the
hows. And whanne he seeth in the walk's 37
therof as litle valeis0 'foule biP palenesse,
ethir bii reednesse, and lowere than the
tother hi3erer part, he schal go out at thess
dore of the8 hows, and anoon he schal
close it1 bi seuene daies. And he schal 39
turne a3en in the seuenthe day, and schalu
se it ; if he fyndith that the lepre en-
creessidev, he schal comaunde that the 40
stoonys be cast out, in whyche the lepre
is, and that tho stonys be cast out of the
citee inw an vncleene place. Sotheli hen
schal comaunde that thilkex hows be rasid
with ynne bi cumpas, and that the dust
of the rasyng be spreynt without the citee,
in an vnclene place, and that othere stoonys 42
be put a3en for these, that ben takun
awey, and that the hows be daubid with
othir morter. But if aftir that the stoonus 43
ben takun awey, and the dust is borun
out, and othere erthe is? daubid, the preest 44
entrith, and seeth the lepre turned a3en,
and the wallis spreynt with spottis, the
0 er EH. P where BEFH. 4 outmore E. r parte BDE. s ofeer DFH. •* Om. E.
* heed of the man that is clensid I. clensid mannes heed s. y or BILPS. z Om. B. a thees thingis is.
b Oin. i. c Om. is. d Om. plures. e Om. is. f he schal is. g as it were s. h Om. I. > comaunde
hem s. k to is. ! that he mai see ELP. to be seen i. and be sien s. n whether is. ° creueysis s.
P defoulid with is. q with is. r ouer BC sec. m. s that s. * Om. i. u he schal is. v hath encreesid is.
w in to is. * that K. y Om. s.
XIV. 47 — xv- 2.
LEVITICUS.
327
47theu euen, and who slepith in it, and
etith eny thing, shal wasshe his clothes.
48 That if the preest goynge in se that the
lepre hath not waxen in the hows, after
that it is newe dawbid, he shal purifie it,
4»helthe 3oldun a3en. In the purifiynge of
it he shal take two sparows, and the ce-
dre tree, and vfier reed silkw, and ysop.
so And that oon sparow offred in a britil
51 vessel, vpon quik watris, he shal take the
cedre tree, and ysop, and* 'fier reed silky,
and a quyk sparow, and he shal weete
alle thingis in the blood of the offrid spa-
row, and in qtiykz watres; and he shal
52 sprenge the hows seuen sithes ; and he
shal purifie it, as wel in the blood of a
sparow as in quyk watrys, and in the
quyk sparow, and in the cedre tree, and
53 ysop, and 'fier reed silka. And whanne
he hath late the sparow freliche flee awey
inb the feelde, he shal preye for the hows,
54 and thur3 ry3t it shal be maad clene. This
55 is the lawe of al lepre, and hurtynge, and
56 of lepre of clothes, and howsis, and of fel
wounde, and of bleynes brekynge out,
and of wemme Ii3tynge, and in0 dyuerse
57 spices the colours chaungid, that it may
be knowe what tyme eny thing be clene,
or vnclene.
CAP. XV.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses and
2 Aaron, seynge, Speke ye to the sones of
Yrael, and seith to hem, The man that
lepre is* stidfastly dwellynge, and the
hows is vnclene; whicha hows thei schu-45
len destrye anoon, and thei schulen caste
out of the citee, inb an vnclene place, the
stoonys therof, and the trees, and al the
dust. Hec that entrith in to thed hous, 4<;
whanne it is schit, schal be vnclene xtil toe
euentidf, and he that slepith and etith 47
ony thing therynne, schal % waische hise
clothis. That if the preest entrith, and4«
seeth that the lepre encreesside not in the
hows, aftir that it was daubid the secounde
tyme, he'1 schal dense it ; for heelthe is
3<>ldim1. And ink the clensyng therof he1 49
schal take twey sparewis, and 'a tre of
cedre"1, and 'a reed threed n, and isope.
And whanne o sparewe is offrid in a ves-so
sel of erthe, on quyk watris, he0 schal take si
the rtre of cedreP, and ysope, and reedi
threed, and the quyk sparewe, and he
schal dipper alles thingis in the blood of
the sparewe offrid1, and in lyuynge11 wa-
tris ; and he schal sprynge the hows seuen 52
sithis ; and he schal dense it as wel in
thev blood of the sparewe as in lyuyngew
watris, and in the quyk sparewe, and in
the vtre of cedrex, and in^ ysopez, and 'reed
threed3. And whanne he hath leftb the 53
sparewe toc fled in to the feeld frely, hee
schal preye for the hows, and it schal be
clensid ri3tfuli. This is thef lawe of alsw
lepre, and of smytyng, of lepre of clothis, 55
and of housis, of syngneh of wounde, and 5C,
of litle whelkis brekynge out, of spotte
schynynge, and in colours chaungid in to
dyuerse spices', that it may be wist, what 57
is cleene, etherk uncleene.
CAP. XV.
And the Lord spak to Moises and Aa- 1
ron, 'and seide1, Speke 36 to the sones of 2
Israel, and seie 30 to hem, A man that
u Om. DEFII. v and in EF. w vermycle E pr. m.
a vermycle E pr. m. b in to BDEFH . c in to E.
* and the BDE sec. m. H. y cok E. z whyk B.
z is thanne is. a the which i. b into o sup. ras. s. cOm.F. d that is. e vnto is. f the euentid IKS.
e he schal s. h the preest is. ' joldun t/ierto is. k to is. ' the preest is. m cedre tre i. wood
of cedre cs. n vermiloun is. ° the preest is. P cedre tre i. cedrewood s. <J the reed is. r dippe
or tveete s. 8 alle thees is. * offrid or slai/n s. u the quyk is. v Om. is. w the lyuynge s. x cedre
tre i. cedre wood s. y Om. EPW. z the ysope is. a the reed silk i. the fyer reed silk s. b late 10
sup. ras. s. c Om. 10 sup. ras. s. d fle awey 10 sup. ras. a. e the preest 10 sup. ras. s. f Om. Q.
8 a BDEOQRT. h the sygne is. ' spices or kyndes s. spottis x. k or BILP. 1 seiynge s.
328
LEVITICUS.
XV. 3—15.
suffreth the flux of seede, shal be vn-
3 clene ; and thanne he shal be demyd to
vndur ligge to this vice, whanne bi eche
momentis it cleueth to the flesh of hym,
and to gidere groweth the foule humour.
4A1 the bed that he sleepith yn shal be
5 vnclene, and where euerd he sitteth. Who
so euerd of men towchith hys bed, he shal
washe his clothes, and he washid with
o water shal be vnclene vnto the euen. And
if he sitte where he satt, hee shal wassh
his clothes, and wasshid with water shal
7 ben vnclene vnto the euen. He that towch-
ith the fleshe of hym, shal wasshe his
clothes, and he wasshid with water shal
«be vnclene to the euen. And if siche a
man caste out spotil vpon hym that is
clene, he shal wasshe his clothes, and
wasshid with water shalf be vnclene vn-
9 to the euen. The sadel vpon the which
10 he shall sytt, shal be vnclene; and what
euer« were vnder hym that suffreth flux
of seede, shal be vncleneh vnto the euen.
He that berith eny thing of thes, shal
wasshe his clothes, and he wasshid with
water shal be vnclene vnto the euen.
1 1 Eche whom he that is suchon towchith
with not wasshun1 hondes before, shal
wasshe his clothes, and wasshid with wa-
12 ter shal be vnclene vnto the euen. The
britil vessel that he towchith, shal be to-
brokun ; the treen vessel forsothe shal be
iswasshidk 'with water1. If he were helid,
that suffreth siche a maner passioun, he
shal noumbre seuen daies after his clens-
yng, and the clothes wasshid, and al the
bodi in qwik watris, he shal be clene.
14 The ei3tm day forsothe he shal take two
turturs", other two culuer briddes, and
he shal come in the sijt of the Lord, at
the dore of the tabernacle of witnessyng,
15 and he shal 3yue hem to the preest ; the
suffrith the rennyng out of seed, schal be
vncleene ; and thanne hem schal be denied 3
to be suget to this vice, whanne bi alle
momentis foul vmour *ethir moysture "
cleueth to his fleisch, arid growith togidere.
Ech bed in which he slepith schal0 be vn-4
cleene, and where euer he sittith. If ony 5
mani' touchith his bed, he schal waische
his clothis, and he schal be waischun in
watir, and schal'i be vncleene 'til tor euen-
tids. If a man sittith where he satt, also o
thilke* man schal waische hise clothis, and
he schal be waischun in watir, and schal"
be vnclene 'til tov euentid. He that touch-7
ith hise fleischisw, schal waische hise clothis,
and he schal be waischun in watir, and
schal* be vncleene 'til tov euentid. If sich«
a man castith out spetyngz ona hym that
is cleene, he schal waische his clothis, and
he schal be waischun in watir, and schalb
be vncleene 'til toc euentid. The sadil ond 9
whiche he sittith f, schal be vncleene ; and 10
ech man that touchith what euer thing is
vndur hym that suffrith the fletyng out of
seed, schal be defoulid 'til to^ euentid. He
that berith ony of these thingis, schal
waische hise clothis, and he schal be
waischun in watir, and schal1' be vncleene
'til to' euentid. Ech man, whom he thatn
is such touchith with hondis not waischun
bifore, schal waische hise clothis, and he
schal be waischun in watir, and schalk be
vncleene 'til to1 euentid. 'A vessel of erthera 12
which0 he touchith, schal be brokun ; but
a 'vessel of tre° schal be waischun in wa-
tir. If he that suffrith sich a passioun, is
is heelid, he schal noumbre seuene daies
aftir his clensyng, and whanne thef clothis
and al 'the bodii ben waischun in lyuynger
watris, he schal be clene. Forsothe in the u
ei3tthe dai he schal take twei turtlis, ethir5
twei 'briddis of a culuer*, and he schal
d er E. e and he BDEFH. f shulen A. g er E.
whasche E. ! Om. A. m eyjthe E. n turteles DH.
polute BEFII. polutid D. ' waschid BDEFH.
m Om. s. n Om. plures. ° that schal is. P of men A pr. m. ELPQRTW. 1 he schal is. r vnto the is. s the
euentid K. * that i. u he schal 10 sup.ras. s. v vnto the 10 sup.ras. s. til to the K. w fleishe i. x he
schal is. y vnto the is. til to the K. z spotil is. a vpon is. b he schal is. c vnto the is. til to the K.
d Om. is. e that i. f sittith vpon is. S vnto the is. til to the K. h he schal is. » vnto the is. til to
the K. k he schal is. 1 vnto the is. til to the K. m an eerthen vessel is. the vessel of erthe K. n that is.
0 treen vessel is. P his i. 1 thei e. his bodi is. r rennpige BCDKMOHT sup.ras. w. s or EILPS. * cul-
uer briddis is.
XV. 16 — 26.
LEVITICUS.
329
which shal doon oon for synne, and that
other into brent sacrifice ; he shal preye
for him bifor the Lord, that he be dene
16 fro the flux of his seede. The man of
whom goth out the seede of goyng togi-
dris, shal wasshe with water al his body,
and he shal be vnclene vnto the euen.
17 Clooth and skynne that he hath, he shal
wasshe with water, and it shal be vn-
isclene vnto the euen. The womman with
whom he goth togider with, shal be
wasshe with water, and she shal be vn-
lyclene vnto the euen. The womman that,
turnynge a3en the moneth, suffreth the
flux of blood, seuen daies shal be seuerd ;
eche that towchith hir shal be vnclene
20 vnto euen, and the place in which she
sleepith or sittith the daies of her seuer-
21 yng, shal be point0. He that towchith
her bed, shal wasshe his clothes, and he
wasshid with water shal be vnclene vnto
22 the euen. Eche vessel vpon which? she
sittith who so eueri towchith, shal wasshe
his clothes, and he wasshid with water
23 shal be polutr vnto the euen. If man
goth8 togidere with hir in the tyme of
hir blood flowynge bi monethes, he shal
be vnclene seuen daies, and al the bed in
24 which he slepith shal be polut4. The
woman that suffrith manye daies the
flux of blood, not in tyme of the flux bi
the moneth, other that aftir the flux of
blood bi the moneth cesith not to flowe
blood, as longe as she shal vnderligge to
this passioun she shal be vnclene, as it
be in tyme of the flux of blood" bi the
25 moneth. Al the bed in whichv she slep-
ith, and the vessel in whichw she sittith,
26 shal be polut x. Who so towchith hir,
shal wasshe hys clothis, and he wasshid
with water shal be vnclene vnto the euen.
come in" the 'si3t of the Lord* at the dore
of tabernaclew of witnessyng, and schalx
3yue tho to the preest; and the preest !•">
schal make? oonz for synne", and the tother
in to brent sacrifice ; and the preest schal
preye for hym bifor the Lord, that he be
clensid fro the fletyng out of his seed. A is
man fro whom the seed of letcherie, *ethir
of fleischli^ couplyngc, goith out, schald
waische in watir al his bodi, and he schal
be vncleene' til toe euentid. He schal waische 17
in watir the cloth 'and skynf whichs he
hath'1, and it schal be unclene'til to' euen-
tid. Thek womman with which he Ms cou- is
plid1 fleischli, schal be waischuri in watir,
and schalm be vncleene 'til to" euentid. A 19
womman that suffrith the fletyng0 out of
blood, whanne the moneth cometh a3en,
schali* be departid bi seuene daies ; ech
man that touchith hir schal be vncleene
'til toi euentid, and the place in which 20
sche slepith ether sittith in the daies of
hir departyng, schalr be defoulid. He 21
that touchith her bed, schal waische hise
clothis, and he schal be waischun in watir,
and schal8 be vncleene 'til to* euentid.
Who euer touchith ony vessel" onv whichw22
sche sittith, he schal waische hise clothis,
and he schal be waischun in watir, and
schalx be defoulid^ 'til toz euentid. If a 23
man is couplid fleischli with hir in the
tyme of blood that rennetha bib monethis,
he schal be vncleene bi seuene daies, and
ech bed in which he slepith schal be de-
foulid6. A womman that suffrith in many 24
daies the 'fletyng outd of blood, not6 in the
tyme of monethis, ethir which f womman
ceessiths not to fleteh out blood aftir the
blood1 of k monethis, schal1 be vncleene as
longe as sche 'schal bem suget to this pas-
sioun, as if" sche is in0 the? tyme of
0 polutid D. P the which BDEFH. Q er E. r polutid D. s go EH. * polutid D. u the blood BDEFH.
v the which E. w the which BDEFH. * polutid D.
u into is. v Lordis sijt is. w the tabernacle BEFGIKMOS. * he schal is. y make or offre s. z oon
of hem s. a the mannes synne s. t> Om. M. c knowyng is. Om. M. d he schal is. e vnto the is. til
to the K. { skyn or pilche s. S that is. h hath vside that tyme s. i vnto the is. til to the K. k a is.
1 goth togedre s. m sche schal IKS. n vnto the is. til to the K. ° flowyng is. P sche schal is. q vnto
the is. til to the K. r it schal i. » he schal is. * Vnto the is. til to the K. u vessel or thing s.
y vpon s. w that i. x he schal IKSW. y vncleene B pr.m. BGIS. z vnto the is. til to the K. a cometh is.
*fro hir bi 8. c vnclene is. d flowyng is. e not onely is. f that is. e that ceessith is. h shede s.
1 flowyng out of blood is. k bi is. * sche shal is. m is is. n Om. is. ° 3if sche be in is. P Om. is.
U U
330
LEVITICUS.
XV. 28 — XVI. 4.
27 If the blood stoonde, and ceese to flowe,
she shal noumbre seuen daies of hir puri-
2sfiyng, and the ei3tith day she shal offre
for hir silf to the preest two turturs?, or
two culuer briddis, at the dore of the ta-
29 bernacle of witnessyng ; the which shal
do oon for the synrie, and that other into
brent sacrifice; and he shal preye for hir
before the Lord, and for the flux of the
aovnclennes of hir. 3e shulen teche ther-
fore the sones of Yrael, that thei shonnen
vnclennesz, and die not in her fluxes %
whanne thei defoulen my tabernacle that
31 is among hem. This is the lawe of hym
that suffreth flux of seede, and that is po-
relutid thur3 goynge togidris, and of hyr
that thurj moneth tymes of flowing of
blood is seuerd, and that flowith ful oft
blood, and of the man that slepith with
hir.
CAP. XVI.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, after
the deeth of the two sones of Aaron,
whanne thei offrynge alien fier were
2 slawn, and comaundideb to hym, seiynge,
Spek to Aaron, thi brother, lest alle tymes
he goo into the seyntuarye, that is with
ynne the veile before the propiciatory,
with the which the arke is couerd, that
he dye not ; for in a clowde Y shal apeere
3 vpon the heuenli answerynge place ; but
if thes thinges he do before. He shal offre
a calf for synne, and a wether in to brent
4 sacrifice ; with a lynnen coote he shal be
clothid, and with lynnen breches he shal
hile the shame worthi membres ; he shal
mouethisi. Ech bed in which sche slep-25
ith, and Vessel in which1" sche sittith8,
schal be defoulid1. Who euer touchith hir2«
schal waische his clothis, and he schal be
waischun in watir, and schalu be vncleene
'til tov euentid. If thew blood stondith, and 27
ceessith to fletex out, sche schal noumbre
seuene daies of hir clensyng, and in these
ei3tthe dai sche schal offre for hir silf to
the preest twei turtlis, ethir twei 'briddis
of culuerisy, at the dore of the tabernacle
of witnessyng ; and the preest schal makez 2a
oon for synne*, and the tothir in to brent
sacrifice ; and the preest schal preye for
hir bifor the Lord, and for the fletyngb
out of hir vnclennesse. Therfor 36 schulen so
teche the sones of Israel, that thei eschewe
vnclennessis, and that thei die not for her
filthis, whanne thei defoulen my tabernacle
which0 is among hem. This is the laweai
of hym that suffrith fletyngd out of seed,
and which6 is defoulid with fleischly con-
plyng, andf of a« womman which1' is de-32
partid in the tymes1 of monethis, ethir
whichk flowith out in contynuel blood, and
of the man that slepith with hir.
CAP. XVI.
And the Lord spak to Moises, aftir the i
deeth of the twei sones of Aaron, whanne
thei offriden alien fier, and weren slayn,
and comaundide1 to hymm, and seide, Speke 2
thou to Aaron, thi brother, that he entre
not in" al tyme in to the seyntuarie, which0
is with ynne the veil bifor the propicia-
torieP, bi<i which the arke is hilid, that he
die not ; for Y schal appere in a cloude
onr Goddiss answeryng place; vno but* he 3
do these thingis bifore". He schal offer a
calf for synne, and a ram in to brent sa-
crifice ; he schal be clothid withv a lynnun 4
cootew, he schal hide thex schamefast mem-
bris with pryuy>' lynnun clothisz; he schal
y turteles DH. z vnclennessys E. a their filthes BE. b he comaundide E pr. m.
1 the monethis is. r what euer thing is. 9 sittith vpon is. * vnclene is. « he schal IKS. v vnto
the is. til to the K. w hir is. * flowe is. y culuer briddis is. z offre is. a hir synne is. b flowyng is.
c that is. d the fletyng plures. the flowyng is. e that is. { and also is. S the is. h that is. ! tyme is.
k that is. 1 the Lord comaundide is. m Moyses is. n Om. is. ° that is. P propiciatorie or Goddis
answerynge place s. 1 with is. r vpon is. s the heuenly s. l but if K. u that ben seid bifore is.
Y in L. w cioth IS> JE his s. T Om. s. z brechis is.
xvi. 5—15-
LEVITICUS.
331
be gyrd with a lynnen gyrdil, and a lyn-
nen mytre he shal putte to the heed; thes
forsothe ben the holy clothes, with the
whiche al he shal be clothed, whanne he
5 were wasshid'-. And he shal take of al
the multitude of the sones of Yrael two
gootes for synne, and a wethir into brent
6 sacrifice ; and whanne he offreth a calf,
and preieth for hym silf, and for his
7 hows, two gootes he shal make stoonde
before the Lord, in the dore of the ta-
sbernacle of witnessyng; puttynge vpon
either loot, oon to the Lord, and another
9 to the goot that shal be sent out. Whos
loot goth out to the Lord, shal offre thilke
10 for synne ; whos forsothe into the goot
that shal be sent out, shal ordeyne him
quik before the Lord, that he heelde
preiers vpon hym, and sende hym out
11 into wildernes. Thes thingis lawfully so-
lempnysidd, he shal offre a calf, and prei-
ynge for hym silf, and for his hows, shal
12 offre it. And the censure taken to, the
whiche he hath fulfillide of the coolis of
the auter, and takynge with hoonde the
liiaad ensencef of dyuers spices into en-
sensyng, he shal goo yn bijonde the veile,
is in to the hooli thingis; that the sweteB
smellynge spices putt vp on the fier, the
clowde of hem and the breeth couerh
Goddis answeryng place, that is vpon the
H witnessynge, and die not. And he shal
take of the blood of the calf, and he shal
sprenge with the fyngre seuen sithes'
iaa3ens the propiciatorye, at the eest. And
whanne he hath slawe the goot, for the
synne of the puple, he shal here ynne his
blood with ynne the veile, as it is co-
maundid of the blood of the calf, that
he spreynge forri a3en Goddis answeryng
t«nrf/»-«>«,
'
that is, ordeyn-
eth to dense.
CGQ.
be gird with a lynnun girdil, he schal
putte a lynnun mytre on his heed ; for
these clothis ben hooli, with whichea alle
he schal be clothid, whanne he is waischun.
And he schal take of al the multitude of 5
the sones of Israel twei kidis for synne,
and ob ram in to brent sacrifice ; and «
whanne he offrith0 a calf, and preiethdf
for hyme, and for his hows, he schal make 7
twei 'buckis of geetf to stonde bifor the
Lord, in the dore of the tabernacle of wit-
nessyng; and he? schal sendeh 'on1 euer 8
eithirk, o lot1 tom the Lord", and another lot0
to the goot that schal be sent out. Whoso
lot goith out to the Lord, he? schal offre 1
it for synne ; sotheli whos lot goith out 10
in to goof that schal be sent out, hes schal
sette* hym quyk bifor the Lord, that he
sende preyers 'on hymu, and sende hymy
out in to wildirnesse. Whanne these 1 1
thingisw ben doon rijtfuli, he schal offre
the calf, and 'he schal preye* for hym silf,
and for his hows, and^ schal offre thez
calf. And whanne he hath take the* cen- 12
seer, whichb he hath fillid of c thed coolis
of the auter, and 'he hath take irie hond
the 'swete smellynge spicery maadf into
encense?, he schal entre ouerh the veil in
to the1 hooli thingisk; that whanne swete is
smellynge spiceries ben put on1 the fier,
the cloude™ and Vapour of thon hile Goddis
answeryng place", which P is on^ the wit-
nessyng J, and her die not. Also hes schal u : which is <,„
take of the 'blood of the calf*, and he that ta, on the '
schal sprenge seuensithis with the" fyngur tabiisof Uwc.
a3ens 'the propiciatoriev,'to the eestw. And
whanue hex hath slayn the 'buk of geet/,
forz synne of the puple, he schal brynge
in the blood therof with ynne the veil, as
it is comaundid of the 'blood of the calf",
c wasche E. d in to heuene doon E pr.m. e his hoond E pr.m.
uerth D. ' sithe BDEFII.
cense BDEFH. g soote
co-
a hem is. b a is. c he offrith, that is, disposilh to offre BCGNQ. d ether purueieth G. e hym-
self plures. f geet buckis is. S Aaron is. h putte w. caste plures. ' lot vpon is. k either side D.
'! a lot on euer eithir A. oo lot on euer either MT sec.m. m o lott to is. n dore GQ. ° Om. is. P he
that orviih that geel s. 1 offre or sle s. r the goot IKMSWX. s he that owith him s. 4 offre s. u vp on
his offryng is. v that goot is. w Om. Q. * preiynge is. Y he i. and he KSW. z that is. a a Q. b that is.
c with is. d Om. is. e takynge with his is. * maad encense with dyuers spices is. g encensyng is.
h aboue is. » Om. plures. k place is. ' vpon is. m cloude of hem is. n her breeth is. ° answering
place, that is, the propiciatorie BCQN. P that is. q vpon is. r Aaron is. s Aaron is.
u liis is. v Goddis answeringe place is. w eestwarde I. to eestwarde s. x Aaron is.
* ojfrid for s. a calues blood is.
u u 2
* calues blood is.
y goot bucke is.
332
LEVITICUS.
XVI. 1 6 — 26.
ifi place, and purge the seyntuarye fro the
vnclennesJ of the sones of Yrael, and fro
the trespassynges of hem, and fro alle
synnes. After this rijt he shal doo in
the tabernacle of witnessyng, that is fic-
chid betwix hem, in the myddil of the
i7sortes of dwellyngk of hem. No man be
in the tabernacle, whanrie the bishop shal
goo into the seyntuarye, that he preye for
hym silf, and for his hows, and for al the
companye of Yrael, to the tyme that he
is goo out of the tabernacle. And whanne
he goth out to1 the auter that is before
the Lord, prey he for hym silf, and the
taken blood of the calf, and of the goot,
heelde he vpon the homes of it, bi enuy-
19 roun ; and sprenge11 with the fyngre se-
uen sithes"1, purge he, and halowe it fro
the vnclennesmm of the sones of Yrael.
20 After that he hath clenside the seyntuarye,
and the tabernacle, and the auter, thanne
21 offre he a quyk goot ; and either hoond
put on his heed, knowleche he al the
wickidnes" of the sones of Yrael, and alle
the giltis, and alle the synnes of hem, the
which inwardly preiynge to his heed, he
shal sende it out bi a man al redy into
22 desert. And whanne the goot hath born
al the wickidnes0 of hem into solitarye
2sloonde, and were left in desert, Aaron
shal turne a3en into the tabernacle of wit-
nessyng; and the clothes doon of, with
the whiche he was clothed before, whanne
he entride the seyntuarye of God, and
24 hem laft there, he shal wasshe his flesh
in an holi place, and shal be clothid? with
his owne clothes, and afterward that he,
goon out, hath offred his and the puples
brent sacrifice, he shal preye as wel for
25 hym silf, as for the puple ; and the talw3
that is offred for synnei he shal brenne
26 vpon the auter. He forsothe that letith
that he spryngeb euene ajens Goddis an-
sweryng place, and he schal dense the IB
seyntuarie fro vnclennessis0 of the sones
of Israel, and fro her trespassyngis, and
alled synnes. Bi this custom hee schal do
in the tabernacle of witnessyng, whichf is
set among hem, in the*? myddis of partishf
of the' abitacioun 'of hemk. No man be 17 filtlli!
in the tabernacle, whanne the bischop schal
entre in to the seyntuarie, that he preye
for hym silf, and for his hows, and for al
the cumpeny of Israel, til1 he go out of
the tabernacle. Sotheli whanne he hath 18
go out to the auter which™ is bifor the
Lord, preye he" for hym silf, and schede0
he on the homes? therof, bi cumpas, the
blood *that is^ takun of the calf, and of the
'buk of geef ; and sprynge hes seuensithis 19
with the* fyngur, and dense he, and ha-
lewe" the autir fro vnclennessis of the
sones of Israel. Aftir that he hath clensidso
the seyntuarie, and tabernaclev, and auterw,
thanne offre he the lyuynge 'buc of geetx ;
and whanne euer? eithir hond is set2 ona2i
the heed therof, knowleche the preest alle
the wickidnessis of the sones of Israel, and
alle theb trespassis and synnes 'of hemc,
whiche d the preest schal wische6 to the
heedf therof &, and schalh sende hym1 out
in to deseert bi a man maad redik. And 22
whanne the vbuc of geet1 hath bore alle
them wickidnessis xof hemn in to a° deseert
lond, and is? left xin deseerf, Aaron schal 23
turn a3en in to the tabernacle of witness-
yng ; and whanne the clothis ben put of,
in whiche he was clothid bifore, whanne
he entrid in to the seyntuarie of God, and
bens left there, he schal waische his fleisch 24
in the hooli place, and he schal be clothid
in his owen clothis, and aftir that he hath
go out, and hath offrid the brent sacrifice
of hym silf, and of the puple, he schal
it t' of
'
j vnclennessys E. k dwellyng placys E pr. m. l fro D. u sprengynge EH. m sithe BDEFH.
clennessys E. n wikkydnesses E. ° wyckydnesses BDEH. f clothid in D. <1 syimys E.
mm vn-
b sprynge it is. c vnclennes s. d alle her is. e Aaron is. { that is. 8 Om. is. h the partis is.
' her is. k Om. is. 1 til that is. m that is. " he thanne is. ° heelde I. P corners I. h. or corners s.
1 Om. BC. r goot bukke is. s Om. L. he it is. * his is. u halowe he BF pr.m. v the tabernacle is.
w the auter is. x goot bucke is. y his euer is. z put is. a vpon s. b her is. c Om. is. d whiche
synnns is. c waijsshe KLO sup. ras. waishe x. wische or wolne s. f goot heed s. 6 Om. s. hhe schal is.
i the goot is. k redi therto s. l goot bucke is. m her is. n Om. is. ° Oin. is. P he is is. 9 there is.
r of fro him s. s tho clothis ben s.
XVI. 27 — XVII. 2.
LEVITICUS.
333
goo the sent out goot, shal wasshe his
clothes and hisr bodi with water, and so
27 he shal goo into the tentis. The8 calf
forsothe and the goot, that weren offred
for synne, and whos blood is brought in
seyntuarye, that the clensyng were ful-
fillid, thei shulen here out of the tentis;
and thei shulen brenne with fier, as wel
the skynnes, as the flesh of hem and the
zedrit. And who so euer1 brenne" hem, shal
wasshe his clothes and the flesh with wa-
ter, and so he shal go into the tentes.
29 And this shal be to 3ow lawful euer-
lastyng ; the seuenth moneth, the tenthe
day of the moneth, 36 shulen traueyle
3oure soules, and no werke 36 shulen do,
whether with ynne bore or comlyng that
30 pilgrirnagen among 3ow. In this day shal
be the purgyng of 3ow, and clensyng fro
alle 3oure synnes, before the Lord 36 shu-
31 len be maad clene ; the holiday forsothe
of restyng it is, and 36 shulen traueil
3oure soules thur3 perpetuel religioun.
3-2 The preest forsothe, that were anoynt,
shal purgen out, and whos hondes ben
sacrid, that he here the office of preest-
hod for his fader ; and he shal be clothid
with a lynnen stoole, and with holy
33 clothes, and he shal purge the seyntu-
arie, and the tabernacle of witnessing,
and the auter, and the preestis, and alle
a the puplesv. And this shal be lawful to
3ow euermore, that 36 preyen for the sones
of Yrael, and for alle the synnes of hem,
ones in the 3eer. He dide thanne, as the
Lord hadde comaundide to Moyses.
CAP. XVII.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Spek to Aaron and his sones, and to alle
preye as wel for hym silf, as for the puple;
and he* schal brenne on" the auter the in- 25
nere fatnesse which v is offrid for synne.
Sotheli he that leet go the 'buk of geetw2e
able to be sent out, schal waische hise
clothis and bodix with water, and so he
schal entre in to the castels?. Forsothe 27
thei schulen here out of the castels? the
calf and 'buk of geetz, that weren offrid
for synne, and whos blood was broi^t in
to the seyntuarie, that the clensyng were
fillid a ; and thei schulen brenne bib fier as
well the skynnys, as the fleischisc and dung
of thod. And who euer brennethe tho, schalf 28
waische hise clothis and fleisch in watir,
and so he schal entre in to the castels?.
And this schal be to 3ou a lawful thing 20
euerlastynge ; in the seuenthe monethe,
in the tenthe dai of the monethe, 36 schu-
len turment 3oure soulis, and 36 schulen
not do ony werk, nethir ah man borun in
the lond, nether a comelyng which' is a
pilgrym among 3011. The delyueryng fro 30
synne, and the clensyng of 3011 schal be in
this dai, 36 schulen be clensid bifore the
Lord fro alle 3oure synnes ; for it is sabatk si
of restyng, and 36 schulen turment 3oure
soulis bi euerlastynge religioun1. Sotheli 32
the preest schal dense"1, which" is anoyntid,
and whos hondis ben halewid, that he be
set in preesthod for his fadir ; and he0
schal be clothid in a lynnun stoole, and in
hooli clothis, and he schal dense the seyn-33
tuarie, and the tabernacle of witnessyng,
and the auter, and the preestis, and al the
puple. And this schal be to 3011 a lawful 34
thing euerlastynge, that 36 preye for the
sones of Israel, and for alle the? synnes vof
hemi, onys in the 3eer. Therfor her dide,
as the Lord comaundide to Moises.
CAP. XVII.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Speke thou to Aaron, and to hise sones, 2
r Om. BDEH. 9 and the E. * er E. u brynneth BDEFII. v peple BDEH.
1 Aaron is. » vpon is. v that is. w goot bucke is. x his bodi is. y tentis is. z the goot
bucke is. a fulfillid is. b in i. c fleishe i. d tho beestis is. c schal brenne is. f he schal i.
g tentis is. & Om. B. J that is. k the sabat 10 sup. ras. s. l religioun in this saboth is. m out
dense s. " the which i. Jirst himself that s. ° that prest a. P her is. <l Om. is. r Aaron is.
334
LEVITICUS.
XVII. 3 — 13.
the sones of Yrael, seiynge to hem, This
is the word that the Lord hath comaund-
side, seiynge, Eche rnan of the hows of
Yrael, if he slee an oxe, or a sheep, or a
she goot in the tentes, or out of the
4 tentes, and offreth not at the dore of the
tabernacle offrynge to the Lord, he shal
be gilti of blood ; as he hadde shedde
blood, so he shal perishe fro the myddil
5 of his puple. Therfor the sones of Yrael
shulen offre to the preest her oostes, that
thei slewen in the feelde, that thei ben
halowid to the Lord, before the dore of
the tabernacle of witnessyng, and offrew
e thei the" oostes pesible to the Lord. And
the preest shal heelde the blood vpon the
auter of the Lord, at the dore of the
tabernacle of witnessyng ; and he shal
brenne the talw3 into smel of swetnes^ to
7 the Lord. And thei shulen no more offre
her oostes to feendes, with the whiche
thei han do fornycacioun ; lawful euer-
lastynge it shal be to hem, arid to the
s after comers of hem. And to hem thow
shalt seye, A man of the hows of Yrael,
and of the comlinges that pilgrimagen
anentis 3ow, that offrith brent sacrifice,
9 other slayn offryng, andz to the dore of
the tabernacle of witnessyng bryngith it
not, that it be offred to the Lord, he shal
lospille fro his puple. Eche man of the
hows of Yrael, and of comlyngis that pil-
grimagen among 3ow, if he eete blood, Y
shal a3en fastne my face a3ens the soule
of hym, and Y shal lese hym fro his pu-
11 pie ; for the soule of flesh is in blood, and
I haue 3ouun it to 3ow, that 36 purgen
myn auter fora 3oure soules, and blood
12 be fore the hidows gilt of soule. And
therfor Y seide to the sones of Yrael,
Eche lijf of 3ow etc no blood, ne of the
comlyngis that pilgrymagen among 3ow.
is Eche man of the sones of Yrael, and of
and to alle the sones of Israel, and seie
thou to hem, This is the word which8 the
Lord comaundide, and seide, Ech man of 3
the hows of Israel schal be gilti of blood*,
if he sleeth" an oxef, etheruu a scheep, ethir
a geet in the castelsv, ethir out of the cas-
telsv, and offrith not an offryng to the 4
Lord at the dore of the tabernaclew; as" he
schedde mannus blood, so he schal perische
fro the myddis of his puple. Therfor the 5
sones of Israel owen to offre her sacrifices
to the preest, whiche thei sleen in the feeld,
that tho be halewid to the Lord, bifor the
dore of the tabernacle of witnessyng, and
that thei offre tho? pesible sacrifices to the
Lord. And the preest schal schedez the 6
blood ona the auter of the Lord, at the
dore of the tabernacle of witnessyng ; and
heb schal brenne the ynnere fatnesse in
to odourc of swetnesse to the Lord. Arid?
thei'1 schulen no more offre her sacrifices
to fendis, with whiche thei diden fornyca-
cioun'' ; it schal be a lawful thing euer-
lastynge to hem, and to thef aftircomerisK
'of hem'1. And thou schalt seie to hem, As
man of the hows of Israel, and of the
comelyngis' that ben pilgryrns among 3011,
that offrith a brent sacrifice, ethir a slayn
sacrifice, and bryngith it not to the dore 9
of the tabernacle of witnessyng, that it be
offrid to the Lord, schalk perische fro his
puple. If ony man of the sones of Is-io
rael, and of comelyngis1 that ben pilgryms
among 3ou, etith blood J, Y schal sette
faste™ my face a3ens 'the soule of hymn,
and Y schal leese hym fro his puple; foru
the lijf of fleisch is in blood0, and Y 3af
that blood to 3ouP, that 36 dense oni myn
auter 'for 3oure soulisr, and that the blood
bes for the* synne of soule u. Therfor Yi2
seide to the sones of Israel, Ech lyuynge
man of 3ou schal not ete blood, nethir of
thev comelyngis that ben pilgryms amongw
•f if ke sltftk,
etc. bi the ma-
ner of sacrifice.
Lire here, co
NU.
J In Ehreuit is,
eny blood, x.
w that offre E pr. m. x thoo E. J sootn.es E. z in A. a fro A.
8 that is. * blood or gret synne I. grete synne s. u slee is. uuorEiLPS. vtentis is. w tabernacle of witness-
ing w. x as if pliires. y thilke i. z heelde out is. schede out s. a vpon is. & the preest is. c smellyng is.
d folkis is. e fornycacioun, that is, idolatrie BCGINQS. f her is. g aftercummer s. h Om. is. ' come-
lyngis, that is, conuertid to the lame of Jervis BCGOQ. k he schal is. 1 the comelyngis is. m first DEFGI
KLMNOPQRTWX. n his soule is. ° the blood i. P 3ou for joure soulis s. 1 ther with vpon i. hem
therrvilh vpon s. r Om. s. sjje iprengid is. * Om. is. u the soule is. v ony of the is. w anentis B.
XVII. 14 XVIII. 9.
LEVITICUS.
335
the comelyugis that pilgrymagen aneritis
3ow, whether with huntyng or with foul-
yng, take wilde beeste, or bridd, the which
it is leeful to eete, sheed he his blood,
H and couer it the erthe ; the soule forsothe
of al flesh is in blood. Wherfor Y seide
to the sones of Yrael, The blood of al
flesh 36 shuleri not eete, for the soule of
flesh is in blood, and who so euer etith
io it, shal dye. The lijf that etith fain to
deth, other the takun of a beeste, as wel
of with ynne getun, as of comlyngis, shal
washe his clothis and hym silf with wa-
ter, and he shal be defowlid vnto the
euen, and bi this ordre he shal be maad
isclene; that if he wasshe not his clothes,
or body, he shal here his wickidnes.
CAP. XVIII.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Speke to the sones of Yrael, and thow
3 shalt seie to hem, Y am the Lord }oure
God ; after the custome of the loond of
Egipte, in the which 36 ban dwellid, 30
shulen not doo ; after the maner of the
regioun of Chanaan, to the whiche Y am
to bryng 3ow yn, 30 shulen not don, ne
in the lawful thingis of hem 36 shulen
4 goo. 3e shulen doo my domes, and the
heestis 36 shulen kepe, and 36 shulen goo
5 in hem ; Y the Lord 3oure God. Kepith
my lawes and domes, the whiche doynge,
a man shal lyue in hem ; Y the Lord
63oure God. Eche man to the nexte wo-
man of his blood shal not goo to, that
7 he opne the filthed of hir ; Y Lord. The
filthheed of thi fader and the filthheed of
thi moder thow shalt not discouer ; thi
moder she is, thow shalt riot opne the
sfiltheheed of hir. The filthheed of the
wijf of thi fader thow shalt not discouer ;
the filthheed forsothe of thi fader it is.
9 The filthheed of thib sister, of fader or
3ou. What euer man of the sones of Israel, \:t
andx of the comelyngis that ben pilgryms
anentis 3011, takith a wielde beeste, ethir
a brid, whiche it is leueful to ete, whether?
bi huntyng, whether" bi haukyng, schede*
theb blood therof, and hilec it with erthe ;
for the lijf of echd fleisch is in blood0, u
Wherfor Y seide to the sones of Israel, 3e
schulen not ete the blood of ony fleisch,
for the lijf of fleisch is in bloodf, and who
euer etith blood, schal perische. A man 15
that etith a thing deedf bi it silf, ethir
takun of a? beeste, as wel of men borun
inh the lond, as of comelyngis, he schal
waische hise clothis and hym silf in watir,
and he schal be 'defoulid til to' euentidk ;
and by this ordre he schal be maad cleene;
that if he waischith1 not his clothis, ether™ ic
his bodi, he schal bere his wickidnesse.
CAP. XVIII.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Speke thou to the sones of Israel, and thou 2
schalt seie to hem, Y am 3oure Lord God ;
3e schulen not do by the custom of thes
lond of Egipt, in which 36 dwelliden ; 36
schulen not do bi the custom of the cun-
trei" of Canaan, 'to which0 Y schal brynge
3ou ynP, nethir 36 schulen go in the law-
ful thingis of hemi. Je schulen do my 4
domes, and 36 schulen kepe myn heestis,
and 36 schulen go in thor ; Y am 3oure
Lord God. Kepe 36 my lawis and domes, r>
whiche8 a man 'schal do, and' schal u lyue
in tho ; Y am 3oure Lord God. Echv mam;
schal not nei3 to thew ny$l womman of his
blood, that he schewe 'the filthe of hirx ;
Y am the Lord. Thou schalt not disky-7
uere the filthe? of thi fadir and the filthe2
of thi modir; sche is thi inodir, thou schalt
not schewe hir filthe*. Thou schalt nots
vnhile the filthea of the wijf of thi fadir,
for it is the filthe3 of thi fadir. Thou 9
schalt not schewe the filthea of thi sistir, of
fadir 'ether ofb rnodir, which0 sister is gen-
•f- deed, this is
vudirstondmi
of beestis
grauutid to
mete. Lire
here. CGQX.
de-
dun iu tnaringe.
Lire here. CGK
PQX.
t> the A.
x or i. y wher G. z or G. a heelde he i. schede he plures. b out the is. c hile he is. <l Om. L.
e the hlood i. f the blood IL. K Om. L. h of s. ' vnclene vnto is. k the euentid K. 1 weishe is.
m neither is. or ELP ut pass. n londe is. ° into the which i. P Om. i. in to s. 1 hem that is, in the
custum of worse /i yping BGNQX. r them i. s the whiche i. l that doith i. u he schal s. v a i. w a I.
* hir filthheed is. y filthheed is. z filthhood is. a filthheed is. b and w. c the which i.
336
LEVITICUS.
XVIII. ic
-22.
of moder, that at home or with outen is
logotun, thow shalt not opne. The filth-
heed of the dow3ter of thi sone, or of thi
dorter doi^ter, thow shalt not opne, for
n thi filthheed it is. The filthheed of the
doi^ter of the wijf of thi fader, that she
hath bore to thi fadir, and is thi sister,
12 thow shalt not opne. The filth of the
sister of thi fader thow shalt not disco-
is uer; the flesh she is of thi fader. The
filthhed of the sister of thi moder thow
shalt not opne, for thi that she is flesh of
H thi moder. The filthheed of the brother
of thi fadir thow shalt not opne, ne thow
shalt goo to the wijf of hym, the which
15 is ioyned to thee thur3 affynyte. The
filthheed of the wijf of thi sone thow
shalt not opne, for the wijf of thi sone
she is, ne thow shalt dyscouer the shen-
shyp of hir ; and no man take the wijf
i§of his brother. The filthheed of the wijf
of thi brother thow shalt not opne, for
17 the filthhed of thi brother it is. The
filthheed of thi wijf, and of the doi^ter
of hir, thow shalt not opne; the doi^ter
of the sone of hir, and the doirjter of the
doi^ter of hir thou shalt not take, that
thow opne hir shenship, for the flesh of
hir thei ben, and siche a goyng togidere
is is incest. The sister of thi wijf into lig-
gync bi hir thow shalt not take, ne opne
19 the filthhede of hir, 3it she lyuyng. To
the womman that suffreth flux of blood
thow shalt not goo, ne opne the stynk-
2oyngnes of hir. With the wijf of thi
nei3bore thow shalt not goo togidir, ne
with mengyng togidere of seede thow
21 shalt 'be defoulidd. Of thi seede thow
shalt not 3yue, that it be sacryd to the
inawmet of Moloch, ne thow shalt de-
fowle the name of thi God ; Y a Lord.
22 With a maal thow shalt not be mengid,
dridd at hoomee ether without forthff. Thou 10 -\-athoome et/,n-
schalt not schewe the filthe* of the dorter is, in
of thi sone, ether of neeceh| 'of thi dorter',
for it is thi filthek. Thou schalt not schewe 11 ^
the filthek of the dorter of the wijf of thi th> <ioujtir. sea
fadir, which1 sche childide to thi fadir, and
ism thi sistir. Thou schalt not opene the 12
filthe1' of the 'sister of thi fadir0, for sche is
the fleisch of thi fadir. Thou schalt not is
schewe the filthei' of the sistir of thi mo-
dir, for sche is the fleisch of thi modir.
Thou schalt not shewe the filtheP of the u
brothir of thi fadir, nethir thoii schalt
nei3e to his wijf, whichi is ioyned to thee
bi affinyte. Thou schalt not schewe the 15
filther of thi sones wijf, for sche is the
wijf of thi sone, nether thou schalt dis-
kiuere hir schenschip ; and no man take
his brotheris8 wijf. Thou schalt not schewe is
the filthe1 of 'the wijf of thi brother", for
it is the filthev of thi brothir. Thou schalt 17
not schewe the filthev of thi wijf ||, and of
hir dou3ter; thou schalt not take the dou3-
tir of hir sone, and the dou3tir of hir dou3-
ter, that thou schewe hir schenschip ; thei
ben the fleisch of hir, and siche letcherie
is incestw. Thou schalt not take 'the sister is
of thi wijfx, in to concubynage-v§ of hir, §lnEbruitis,
nethir thou schalt schewe 'the filthe of hir2, hire. GQX.
while thi wijf lyueth 3it. Thou schalt not in
nei3e to a womman that suifrith rennyng*
of blood of b monethec, nethir thou schalt
schewe hir filthe d. Thou schalt not do 20
letcherie with 'the wijf of thi nei3bore%
nether thou schalt be defoulid with med-
lyng of seed'. Thou schalt not 3yue of thi 21
seed, that it be offrid to the idol Moloch,
nether thou schalt defoule the name of thi
Gods ; Y am the Lord. Thou schalt not 22
be medlid with a man bi letcherieb of worn-
man', for it is abhomynacioun. Thou 23
schalt not do letcherie with onyk beeste,
II of thi wijf,
etc., in Ehrew
it is, the filthe
of a wominnn,
and of hir don}-
tir. cux.
E- d not defoule hir D.
d bigeten I. either gendrid s. e home, that is, in wedlok GQ. h. in tvedlok B. f forth, that is, out of
nedlok GQ. f. out of wedlok is. 8 filthheed, is h thi neece is. ' Om. s. k filthheed is. 1 the which i.
m it is P. sche is is. n filthheed is. ° fadris sistir is. P filthheed is. q that I. the which s. r filth-
heed is. s brother is. * filthheed is. u thi brother s. thi brothers wijf w. v filtheheed is. w incest,
that is, leccherie of kynesmen and wymmen BCGKLNPQ. that is, Iccherie of hem that ben kynnij i marg.
incest, of kinsmen or rvymmen s. x thi wyues sistre s. y leccherie is. z hir filthheed is. a the ren-
nyng is. b bi cours of i. c the monethe i. d filtheheed is. e thi iieijboris wijf is. { vnclene seed s.
K Lord God K. h the letcherie is. * a womman isw. k a s.
XVIII. 23 — XIX. 6.
LEVITICUS.
337
bi maner of goyng to gidere with wom-
23 man, for abhomynacioun it is. With
alle beestis thow shalt not goo to gidere,
ne thow shalt be defoulid with it. A
womman shal not vnder ligge to a beeste,
ne shal be mengid to it, for hidows synne
24 it is. Ne be 36 polut" in alle thes thinges,
with the whiche alle gentilis ben de-
foulid, that Y shal throwe out before 3oure
25 si3t, of whom the erthe is polut, whos
hidows synnes Y shal visite, that it castef
26 out his dwellers. Kepe 36 my lawes and
my? domes, that 36 do not of alle thes
abomynaciouns, as wel the with ynne
gotun as the dwellers'1 that pilgrymagen1
27 anentis 3ow. Alle forsothe thes cursid-
nessisk diden the tiliers of the erthe that
28 weren bifore 3ow, and polutide it. Shon-
eth therfor, lest and also 3ow it caste1 out,
whanne the same thinges 36 doon, as it
29 keste™ out folk that was before 3ow. Eche
lijf that doth of thes abomynaciouns eny
thing, shal perisch fro the myddil of his
sopuple. Kepe 36 myn heestis, and wole
36 not doo thingis that diden thes that
weren before 3ow, lest 36 ben polutn in
hem ; Y the Lord 3oure God.
CAP. XIX.
1 The Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Spek to al the companye of the sones of
Yrael, and thow shalt seie to hem, Be 30
holy, for Y am holy, the Lord 3oure God.
sEchon drede his fader and moder. Kepe
3e myn holy day0; I the Lord 3oure God.
4 Nyle 36 be conuertid to mawmetis, ne
goddis 3otun to gidere make 36 to 3ow ;
5! the Lord 3oure God. If 36 offren an
oost of pesible thingis to the Lord, that
6 he be plesable, thilk dai that it were
offryd 36 shulen eete it, and that other
day ; what euer thing forsothe were laft
into the-thridde day, 36 shulen brenne
nethir thou schalt be defoulid1 with it. A
womman schal not ligge vnder a beeste,
nether schalm be medlid" therwith°t, for + nether
' be medlid
it is greet synne. Be 36 not defoulid in 24 thn-with, that
,, ,, ..... i_. i 11 \f- 11 • is, defoulid bi
alle these thingis, in whiche alle folkis, fleiaiy knowing
ether hethen men?, ben defoulid, whichei therof> BCGQX>
folkis Y schal caste out bifor 3oure si3t, of 25
whiche* the lond is defoulid, of which8
lond Y schal vysyte the grete synnes, that
it spewe* out hise dwellers. Kepe 36 my 26
lawful thingis and domes", that 36 do notv
of alle these abhomynaciouns, as wel a man
borun in the lond as a comelyng whichw
is a pilgrym atx 3ou. For the dwellers of 27
the lond, that weren bifor 3011, diden alle
these abhomynaciouns, and defoulidenr that
lond. Therfor bez 3ea war, lest it caste out 28
viliche alsob 3ou in lijkc manere, whanne 36
hand do lijke synnes, as it castidef out
vileche the folks, that was bifor 3ou. Ech 29
man that doithh ony thing of these abho-
mynaciouns, schal perische fro the myddis
of his puple. Kepe 36 myn heestis ; nyle so
3e do tho thingis, whiche thei that weren
bifor 3011 diden, and be 36 not defoulid in
tho ; Y am 3oure Lord God.
CAP. XIX.
The Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Speke thou to al the cumpenye of the 2
sones of Israel, and thou schalt seie to
hem, Be 36 hooli, for Y am hooli, 3oure
Lord God. Ech man drede his fadir and s
his modir. Kepe 36 my sabatis ; Y am
3oure Lord God. Nyle 36 be turned to 4
ydols, nether 36 schulen make to 3ou 3otun
goddis ; Y am 3oure Lord God. If 30 of- a
fren a sacrifice of pesible thingis to the
Lord, that it be quemeful', 30 schulen etc 6
it in that day, in which it is offrid, and in
the tother dai ; sotheli what euer thing is
residue14 in to1 the thridde dai, 36 schulen
e polutid D.
hedes BDEFH.
f vome BDEFH. B Om. DDEFH. ^ dweller DEJI. * pilgrimagith BDEFH.
' vome BDEFH. m vomyd BDEFH. n polutid D. ° days BDEFH.
k cursyd-
1 defoulid in conscience s. m it schal i. n medle i. ° with liir i. P folkis of kynde either hethene i.
folkis of k. e. h. men s. 1 the whiche i. r whom i. 9 the which i. * voome or throne i. vome s. u my
domes s. v noon i. not eny s. w that is. * anentis i. ythei defouliden is. z beth is. a Om. plures.
b Om. i. c the same i. d schul i. e siche i. { hath cast i. g hethen folk i. h schal do i. ' to him
quemeful s. k left EILPS. ' Om. L.
X X
338
LEVITICUS.
xix. 7 — 19.
7 with fier. If eny after two dayes etith
of it, he shal be cursid, and gilti of vn-
8 pitowsnes ; he shal here his wickednes,
for the holy of the Lord he hath polutide,
and that soule shal perish fro 'the myd-
odil of? his puple. Whanne thow repist
the tilthes of thi loond, thow shalt not
kitte vnto the grounde the vttermosti of
ther erthe, in the leeuyng eerys thow
10 shalt gedere ; ne in thi vyne 3eerd the
reysonus and cornes fallynge down thow
shalt not gedere, but to pore men and pil-
grimes to ben lesid thow shalt leeue ; Y
lithe Lord 3oure God. 3e shulen do no
theft. 3e shulen not 1136, ne desseyue
12 eny man his nei3bore. Thou shalt not
forswere in my name, ne thou shalt polut
is the name of thi God ; Y a Lord. Thow
shalt not doo wronge chalenge to thi
nei3bore, ne with force here hym down.
Ther shal not bide8 anentis thee the4
werke of thin hyred seruant vnto the
umorwen. Thou shalt not curse to the
deef, ne before the blynde thow shalt
putte" thing of offence; but thou shalt
drede the Lord thi God, for I am av Lord.
15 Thow shalt not do that is wickid, ne vn-
ryjtwisly thow shalt deme ; thou shalt
not biholde the persone of the pore, ne
thow shalt onoure the chere of the myjti;
ri3twisly deme thow to thi nei3bore.
16 Thow shalt not be a wrongful acuser of
greuous synne, ne a pryue yuel speker in
peplis ; ne thou shalt stoonde a3ens the
17 blood of thi nei3bore ; Yv a Lord. Haat
thow not thi brother in thin herte, but
opynli vndernym hym, lest thow haue
is on hym synne. Thow shalt not seche
veniaunce, ne thow shalt haue mynde of
the wronge of thi citeseynes ; thow shalt
loue thi frende as thi silf; Y a Lord.
loKepe 36 my lawes. Thi beestis thow
brenne"1 in fier. If ony man etith therof 7
aftir twei daes, he schal be vnhooli, and
gilti of vnfeithfulnes Aether wickidnesse™ ;
and he schal bere his wickidnesse, for he 8
defoulide the hooli thing of the Lord, and
his soule schal perische fro his puple.
Whanne thou schalt repe the fruytis ofa
thi lond, thou schalt not kitte 'til to0 the
ground the corn? of the lond, nether thou
schalt gadere the eeris of corni that ben
left ; nethir in thi vynerr thou schalt ga- 10
dere reysyns8 and greynes* fallynge doun,
but thou schalt leeueu to be gaderid of
pore men and pilgrymsv ; Y am 3oure Lord
God. 3e schulen not do thefte. 3^ schu-n
len not lye, and no man disseyue his nei3-
bour. Thou schalt not forswerew in my 12
name, nethir thou schalt defoule the name
of thi God ; Y am thex Lord. Thou schalt is
not make fals chalenge to thi nei3bore, ne-
thir thou schalt oppresse hym^ bi violence.
The werkz of thin hirida manb schal not
dwelle atc thee tild the morewtid. Thou u
schalt not curse a deef man, nether thou
schalt sette an hurtyng6 bifor a blynd man ;
but thou schalt drede thi Lord God, for
Y am thef Lord. Thou schalt not do that, 15
that is wickid, nether thou schalt deme vn-
iustli ; biholde thou not the persoone of a
pore mans, nethir onoure thou the face of
a my3ti manh ; deme thou iustli to1 thi
nei3bore. Thou schalt not be a sclaun-io
dererek, nether a priuey bacbitere in the
puplis1; thou schalt not stonde a3ens the
blood of thi nei5bore-t; Y am the" Lord,
Thou schalt not hate thi brothir in thin 17
herte, but repreue0 hym opynlyP, lest thou wi"> hem that
* ymagynen the
haue synne on hym. Thou schalt not seke is deth of the in-
veniaunce, nether thou schalt be myndefuli here. coax.
of the wrong of thi cyteseyns ; thou schalt
loue thi freend as thi silf; Y am ther Lord.
Kepe 36 my lawis. Thou schalt not make 19
-\-Thouschuu
P Om. E. <l hotemost JE. rOm. H. s abyde BDEFH. * Om. D. u not putte BDEFH. vOm. B sec.m.
m brenne it is. n ether of rvickidnesse c. Om. DIKN sec. m. KST sec. m. ° vnto is. P cornes ELP. 1 the
corn BIS. r vynejerd is. s the reysyns is. *• the greynes is. u leeue hem is. v of pilgryms is. w forswere
thee is. x Om. is. YOm. s. zhyre i. awerk i. & man, that is, the hire of his iverk BCGNQX. c with is.
d vnto is. til to K. e hurtling w. f Om. IKO sec.m. s. E man, that is, ayns rnffulnesse BCGNQ. k man,
that is, a-$ens riyfulnesse BCGQX. man, that is, ayns rtytviyiesse IN. man, ayns ri^twisnesse s. » of i.
k sclaunderere, ether [that is N] a false accuser BCGNQX. ! peple s. m nei3bore, consentinge to eny
wronge s. n thi F. Om. KMO sec.m. s. ° repreue thou plures. P opynly, that is, by vois schenid
out BCNQX. q mercyful o. r Om. ros.
XIX. 20^3 2-
LEVITICUS.
339
shalt not make goo to gidere with beestis
of another kynde. A feelde thow shalt
not sowe with dyuerse seede. A clooth
that is wouen of two, thow shalt not be
20 clothid. A man if he sleepe with a worn-
man, bi goyng to gidere of seede, the
which is boond wornman, also noble, and
neuerthelaterw bi prijs not bou3t, ne the
fredam 3yuen, bothe shulen be scourgid,
and thei shulen not die, for she was not
21 free. For her trespas forsothe, he shal
offre to the 'Lord at thex dore of the ta-
22bernacle of witnessyng, a wether; and the
preest shal preye for hym, and for his
trespas, before the Lord ; and he shal eft
haue mercy to hym, and the synne shal
23 be for3euen. Whanne 36 weren gon in to
the loond,and plauntiden^ in it apple trees,
36 shulen doo awey the first fruytis of
hem ; the apples that buriounen shulen
be vnclene to 3ow, ne 36 shulen eete of
24 hem. The ferthe forsothe 3eer al the
fruyt of hem shal be halowid and preys-
25 able to the Lord ; the fift 3eer forsothe
36 shulen eete the fruytis, gedrynge to gi-
dere apples that thei bringen forthe ; Y
26 the Lord 3oure God. 3e shulen not eete
flesh with the blood. 3e shulen not dy-
uyne in bryddis, ne 36 shulen sette kep-
27 yngesz vpon sweuenesa ; ne 36 shulen in
28 rownde dodde heer, ne shaue beerde ; and
vpon the deed 36 shulen not kitte 3oure
flesh, ne eny figuris, or pryckyngis, 36
29 shulen make to 3ow ; Y a Lord. Ne putt
thow thi dou3ter to bordel, and the loond
be defoulid, and it be fulfillid with tres-
30 pas vnto deth. My holi dayes kepe 36,
and my seyntuarie drede 30 ; Y a Lord.
si Ne declyne thow to dyuynours, ne aserche
eny thing of takers her answeris of de-
uels, that 36 ben polutb bi hem ; I the
32 Lord 3oure God. Before the hoor heed
aryse, and onour the persone of the oolde,
and drede the Lord thi God ; Y am a
» bothe etc. in
Ebrue it is,
sclie schal be
betun. CGQX.
thi beestis to gendre with the lyuynge8
beestis of another kynde. Thou schalt not
sowe the* feeld with dyuerse sede. Thou
schalt not be clothid in a cloth, which" is
wouun of twei thingis. If a man slepith20
with a womman by fleischly knowyng of
seed, whichv womman is an 'hand maidew,
36, a noble womman of kyn, and netheles
isx not a3enbou3t bi^ prijs, nethir re-
wardid with fredom, bothez* schulen be
betun, and thei schulen not die, for sche
was not fre. Sotheli the man for his tres-2i
pas schal offre a ram to the Lord, at the
dore of the tabernacle of witnessyng ; and 22
the preest schal preye for hym, and for
his trespas, bifor the Lord ; and the Lord
schal be merciful to hym, and the synne
.schal be for3ouun. Whanne 36 han entrid23
in to the lond ofbiheest, and han plauntid
theiynne appil trees, 36 schulen do awei
the firste flourisa ; the applis whiche thob
trees bryngen forth, schulen be vncleene
to 3ou, nethir 36 schulen etc of thoc. For- 24
sothe in the fourthe 3eer al the fruyt of
tho trees schal be 'halewid preisefuldf to t^-yw, »•
Ebreu it is, to
the Lord ; forsothe in the fifthe 3eer 36 25 iiem that
f preysen ^e
schulen ete fruytis6, and schulen' gadere Lord. coax.
applis, whiche tho trees bryngen forth ; Y
am 3oure Lord God. 3e schulen not ete 26
fleisch with blood. 3e schulen not make
veyn diuynyng, nether 36 schulen kepe
dremes ; nether 30 schulen clippe the heer 27
inff round, nether 36 schulen schaue the
beerd ; and on deed men 36 schulen not 28
kitte s 3oure fleischish, nether 36 schulen
make to 3ou ony fyguris, ether marltis in
^oure fieisch ; Yam the' Lord. Sette thou29
not thi dou3tir to do leccherie for hire,
and the lond bek defoulid, and be1 fillid"1
with synne. Kepe 36 my sabatis", and so
drede 36 my seyntuarie ; Y 'am the0 Lord.
Bowe 36 not to astronomyers, nether axe si
30 ony thing of fals dyuynours, that 36 be
defoulid bi hem ; Y am 3oure Lord God.
w nerthelater E. x Om. A. J plaunten E. z kepynge E. a sweues A. b polutid D.
8 Om. s. * a is. u that is. v the which i. w handmaide or boond s. * sche is is. y with i. z bothe
thei is. a fruytis r. b the s. c hem i. d halewid and preisable i. hal. and be preisable s. e the
fruytis is. f je schulen is. ff Om. is. 8 kitte or reise s. h fleishe i. ' Om. is. k Iherbi be is.
I Om. is. m fulfillid is. n lawes s. ° am i. Om. s.
x x 2
340
LEVITICUS.
XIX. 33— XX. 7.
33 Lord. If a comlyng dwelle in 3oure
loond, and were abidynge amonge 3ow,
34 ne myssey 36 to hym, but be he among
3ow as ac with inne born ; and 36 shulen
loue hym as 3oured self; forsothe and 36
weren comelyngis in the loond of Egipte ;
35 Y the Lord 30111-6 God. Nyle 36 do eny
wickid thing in dome, in rewle, in wei3t,
36 in mesure ; ri3t balaunce, and euen ben
the weJ3tis, ry3t bushel, and euen sexta-
rye ; Y the Lord 3oure God, that haue
ladde 3ow out of the loond of Egipte.
37 Kepe 36 myn heestis, and alle the domes,
and do 36 hem ; 'I the Lord6.
CAP. XX.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Thes thinge spek to the sones of Yrael,
The man of the sones of Yrael, and of
the comlyngis that dwellen in Yrael, if
eny of his seede 3yue to the mawmet of
Moloch, thur3 deth die he ; the puple of
3 the loond shulen stonen hym. And Y
shal putte my face a3ens hym, and Y shal
kitte hym doun fro the myddil of my
puple, forthi that he 3aue of his seede to
Moloch, and hath defowlide my seyntua-
4 rye, and polutf myn holy name. That if
the puple of the loond necgligent, and as
despisynge myn heestes^, foi'3yueh the
man that hath 3ouun of his seede to Mo-
5 loch, ne wolellh slee hym, Y shal putte my
face vpon that man, and his kynrede, and
I shal kitte hym down, and alle that con-
senten to hym, that thei doon fornyca-
cioun with Moloch, fro the myddil of his
e puple. The lijf that declyneth to dyuy-
nours, and herkeners to deuels, and doth
fornycacioun with hem, I shal putte my
face a3ens hym, and I shal slee hym fro
7 the myddel of his puple. Be 30 maad
Rise thou bifor an hoor heed, and onouresz
thou the persoone of an eld man t» and ta»«Wm«»
vndnrstomk' of
drede thou thi Lord GodP ; Y am thei wm thut i» eeia
T i -TI- i i • , • , i _ • iu vertues and
Lord. Jt a comelyng enhabitithr in 3oure 33 wisdom, tire
lond, and dwelliths among 3ou, dispise 36 here'COL*p«x-
not hym, but be he among 3ou as a man 34
borun in the lond ; and 36 schulen loue
hym as 3ou* silf, for also 30 weren come-
lyngis in the lond of Egipt ; Y am 3oure
Lord God. Nyle 36 do ony wickid thing 35
in doom, in reule, in wei3te, and in me-
sure ; the balance be iust, and the wei3tis 36
be euene, the buschel be iust, and the sex-
tarieu be euene ; Y am 3oure Lord God,
that ladde 3ou out of the lond of Egipt.
Kepe 36 alle myn heestis, and alle domes v, 37
and do 36 thow ; Y am thex Lord.
CAP. XX.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, 1
Speke thou these thingis to the sones of 2
Israel, If eny man of the sones of Israel,
and of the comelyngis that dwellen in Is-
rael, 3yueth of his seed to the ydol Mo-
loch, die he bi deeth ; the puple of the
lond schal stone him. And Y schal sette 3
faste my face a3ens hym, and Y schal kitte
awei him fro the myddis of my puple, for
he 3af of his seed to Moloch?, and defoul-
idez my seyntuarie, and defoulide* myn
hooli name. That if the puple of the lond 4
is necgligent, and asb litil chargyngec myn
heeste, and suffrith the man that 3af of
his seed to Moloch, nether woled sle hym,
Y schal sette my face on that man, and 5
his6 kynrede, and Y schal kitte doun hym,
and alle that consentiden to him, that thei
schulden do fornycaciounf with= Moloch,
fro the myddis of her puple. If a man B
bowith1' to astronomyers1, and falsek dy-
uynours, and doith fornycacioun with hem,
Y schal sette my face a3ens hym, and Y
schal sle hym fro the mydis of hys puple.
Be 36 halewid, and be 36 hooli, for Y am 7
c Om. A. d jow E. e Om. A. f polutid D. B heeste E. h forjeueth E. ^ wole not A pr.m.
P Om. s. 1 Om. s. r dwellith is. s abidith is. * joure s. u pynt s. v my domes is. w hem I.
x Om. is. 7 Moloch, that king or prince of idolis s. 2 he defoulide I. a made vnclene is. ^ Om. is.
c chargith I. d it wole I. e on his is. f founycacioun, that is, ydolatrye BCNX. forn. or idolatrie s. 6 to c.
h bowe is. ' astronomyens w. k to false is.
XX. 8 — 18.
LEVITICUS.
341
holy, and beth holy, for I am holi, the
a Lord 3oure God. Kepe' myn heestes, and
doth hem, for Y am the Lord that halow-
9ithk 3011. Who so cursith to his fader, or
moder, with deeth die he ; who sokk to
his fader or moder cursith, his blood be
10 vpon hym. Who so1 doth leccherie with
wijf of another, arid hath wrou3te auow-
trye with the wijf of his nei3bore, thurj
deth dye both1" the lecchour and the auow-
utres. He that slepith with his stepdam,
and opneth the shenship of his fader,
thui'3 deth dien thei bothe ; the blood of
12 hem be vpon hem. If eny man sleepe
with his sones wijf, either be deed, for
hidows trespas thei han wrou3t ; the
13 blood of hem be vpon hem. He that
slepith with a maal, bi maner of goyng
togidere with a wornrnan, either hath
wrou3t ful vnleeful thing, thui'3 deth die
14 thei ; the blood of hem be vpon hem. He
that vpon the wijf takith the dorter, the
moder xof hyre°, hidows trespas hath?
wrou3t ; ful myche he shal bren with
hem, and so greet vnleeful thing shal not
isdwelle in the rnyddil of 3ow. He that
with hows beeste or feelde beeste goth
togider, with deth die he, and the beeste
icslee 36. The womman that liethi to eny
beeste, to gidere be she slayn with it ;
17 the blood of hem be vponii hem. He that
takith his sistir, the dov^ter of his fader,
or the dou3ter of his moder, and seeth
the filthheed of hir, and she bihoolde the
shenship of the brother, a ful vnleeful
thing thei hari wrou3t, bothe shulen be
slayn in the si3t of her puple ; forthi that
her filthheed thei opneden to gidere, and
is thei shulen bere her wickidnes. He that
goth to gidere with ar womman in the
flux of the morieth blood, and opneth hir
filthehed, and she opneth8 the welle of hir
hooli, 3oure Lord God. Kepe 36 myn s
heestis, and do 36 tho, for Y am the Lord
that, halewe1 3ou. Hera that cursith his»
fadir, ether modir, die" bi deeth ; if a man
cursith fadir0 and modir, his blood? be on
hym. If a man doithi leccherie with vthe 10
wijf of another manr, and doith auowtrie
with 'the wijf of his nei3bores, bothe auow-
ter1 and auowtresseu diev bi deeth. If all
man slepith w with hys stepdamme, arid
schewith 'the schenschip of his fadir x,
bothe^ die bi deeth ; her blood be on hem.
If ony man slepith with 'his sones wijf z, 12
euer either die, for thei han wrou3t greet
synne ; her blood be on hem. If a mania
slepith with a man, bi letcherie of a worn-
man, euer either hath wrou3t vnleueful
thing, die thei bi deeth ; her blood be on
hem. He that weddith ouer his wijf hir n
moder, hatha wroii3t greet synne; he schal
be brent quyk with hem, and so greet vn-
leueful doynge schal not dwelle in the
myddis of 3ou. He that doith letcherie 15
with a greet beeste, ethir1' a litil beestec
die'1 bi deeth, also sle 36 the beeste. A is
womman that liggithe vndur ony beeste,
bef slayn togidere with it; the? blood 'of
hemh be on hem. He that takith his sis- 17
tir'the dou3tir of his fadir, ether the doii3-
ter of his modir', and seeth hir filthe, and
sche seeth the schenschip of thek brothir,
1
thei han wrou3t an vnleueful thing, bothe
, . ' . , .,/.-,
schulen be sJayn in the si3t or her puple ;
for thei schewiden togidere her filthe, and
thei schulen bere1 her wickidnesse. If •
man doith fleischly knowyng with a worn-
*
manf in the flux™ of" monethe^:, and
schewith0 hir filthe, and sche openeth the
welle of hir blood, botheP schulen be slayn
fro the myddis of her puple. Thou schalt 19 f ''?*?'"• ??*•
* J that is, while
not diskyuere the filthe of thi modris sistir, tlie blood <lurith
/• i • P i • • • i ""*' rennetli by
and or thi radns sistir ; he, that doith this, monethes. BCO
ax.
•)• If a man
doith fleisii
knowing with
awommnn,etc.
sich a
and is connyct
therof in doom,
' kepe je BDEFII. k halwe E. kk Om. BD sec. m. E sec. m. l Om. BDEFH. m And BDEFH.
n sone BDJEF. ° a lyue A. P has BF. 1 vnder lieth BDEFH. qq vnpon A. r Om. BDEFH.
* opyn BDEH.
1 halewith is. m therfore he s. n die he IKS. ° his fadir CELP. P that is, synne i. marg. blood or
synne s. 1 do i. r another mannus wijf is. s his neijbor wif s. 4 the auouter sx sec. m. u the auou-
tresse is. v die thei is. w slepe is. * his faders schenschip is. y both thei is. z the wijf of his sone i.
a he hath e. b or with is. c Om. FIMS. d die he IKS. e lijth EILP. f be sche IKS. S her is. h Om. is.
' his fadir doujter or his modir doujter is. k hir is. ' bere togidere w. m flowynge is. n of blood in
the i. of bl. of the s. ° schewith thanne s. P bothe thei is.
342
LEVITICUS.
XX. 19 XXI. I.
blood, bothe shulen be slayn fro the myd-
19 del of her puple. The filthheed of thi
moder sister, and* thi fader sister, thow
shalt not discouer; who that doth this,
the shenship of his flesh he shal nakyn,
20 and both shal bere her wickidnes. He
that goth togidere with the wijf of his
fader brother, or of his vncle, and opneth
the shenship of his kynrede1, bothe thei
shulen ber her synne, and with out free
21 children thei shulen dye. Who so wed-
deth the wijf of his brother, an vnleeful
thing doth ; the filthheed of his brother
he hath opned, and with out fre children"
22 he shal be. Kepe je my lawes, and my
domes, and doth hem, lest and the loond
castv 3ow out, that 36 ben to goynge yn,
23 and to dwellynge. Nyle je goo in the
lawful thingis of naciouns, the whiche Y
am to puttynge out before 3ow ; alle for-
sothe thes thinges thei han do, and Y
24haue wlatid hem. To 3ow forsothe Y
speke, Weeldith the loond of hem, that
Y shal 3yue to 3ow in to erytage, the
loond flowynge mylk and hony ; Y the
Lord 3oure God, that hathw seuerde 3ow
25 fro other puples. And 36 thanne seuer a
clene beeste from vnclene, and clenex bryd
fro vnclene, lest 36 poluten 3oure soules in
beestis^, and in bryddis, and in alle that
mouen in erthe, and that to 3ow Y haue
26 shewid to be polutz. 3e shulen be holi to
me, for Y the Lord am holy, and haue
seuerd 3ow fro other puples, that 36 ben
27 myne. A man or womman, in the which
is a spirit of wicchecraft, or of dyuynynge,
with deth die thei, and with stonus men
shulen ouer-falle hem ; the blood of hem
be vpon hem.
CAP. XXI.
i And the Lord seide to Moyses, Spek
to the preestis, sones of Aaron, and thow
schal 'make nakidi the schenschip of his
fleisch, and bothe schulenr bere her wickid-
nesse. He that doith fleischli knowyng20
with the wijf of 'his fadris brother8, ether
of his modris brother, and schewith the
filthe of his kyn, bothe1 schulen bere her
synne, thei schulen die without fre chil-
dren t- He that weddith 'the wijf of his 21 1 u-ithoutfre
brother", doith an vnleueful thing; he
schewide 'the filthe of his brotherv, he schal
be without fre children. Kepe se my Iawis22thf:i sc!'Vlen bc
* vnlawful arid
and my domes, and do 36 tho, lest the lond, schulen not be
in to whichw 36 schulen entre and dwellex, and' Lire here.
caste out viliche also 3ou. Nyle 36 go in23ce
the lawful thingisyj of naciouns2, whiche3
Y schal caste out bifor 3ou, for thei diden
alle these thingis, and Y hadde abhomyna-
f ««-
cioun of hem. Forsothe Y speke to sou, 24 Rnd '° the ma~
ner of lyuyng
Welde 36 'the lond of hemb, which0 Y schal of i«™. Lire
here. coax.
3yue to 3ou in to eritage, thed lond flow-
ynge with mylk and hony ; Y am 3oure
Lord God, that departide 3ou fro othere
puplis. Therfor also 36 departe a cleene25
beeste fro vnclene6, and a cleene brid fro
vncleene", lest 36 defoule 3oure soulis in af
beeste?, and in briddis, and in alle thingis
that ben moued *in erthe, and whicheh
thingis Y schewide to 3ou to be defoulid.
3e schulen be hooli to me, for'Y am the 26
hooli Lord1, and Y departide 3ou fro othere
puplis, that 36 schulen be myne. A man 27
ethir ak womman, in which is an vncleene
spirit spekynge in the'wombe, ethir1 'a spi-
rit™ of fals dyuynyng||, die thein bi deeth ; H This is not
i i -i i • vndurstondun
men schulen oppresse hem bi° stoonus ; Ofwodemen
her blood be on hem.
CAP. XXI.
And? the Lord seide to Moyses, Speke i
thou to preestis, the sones of Aaron, and
spekith with out
her procuryng,
but of hem that
procuren that
the dcuel speke
in hem. Lire
s and of BEFH.
z polutid D.
kynredene E. u chirdren A. v vome BDEFH. w haue E. * a clene E. y beeste E.
1 opene is. r thei schulen is. s the brother of his fadir. * bothe thei is. u his brotheris wif s.
v his brotheres filth s. w the which i. x dwelle ynne is. y thingis, that is, worshipful or manerly thingis s.
z the naciouns s. a the whiche i. b her lond is. c that is. d that is. c an vnclene is. f Om. EIKLPS.
S beestis s. h the whiche i. i Y the Lord am holi is. Y am the Lord x. k Om. c. l wombe of wicche
crafte or is. m Om. is. n he i. ° with i. P Also A sec. in. BC.
XXI. 2 — I
LEVITICUS.
343
shall seye to hem, Be not the preest de-
2 foulid in the deed of her cyteseyns, but
oonly in cosyns, and ny3, that is, vpon
fader and moder, and sone and dorter,
sand brother and sister, inayden, that is
4 not spousid to man ; but and in the prynce
5 of his puple he shal not be defoulid. Thei
shulen not shaue heed, ne beerd, ne in
her flesh thei shulen make in kyttynge ;
e holi thei shulen be to her God, and thei
shulen not polute his name ; ensence for-
sothe of the Lord, and the looues of her
God thei offren, and therfor holi thei
7 shulen be. A strompet, and foule hor-
dam, 36 shulen not take to wijf, ne hir
that is forsakun of her housboond, for he
sis sacryd to his God, and looues of propo-
sicioun he offreth ; be thanne he holi, for
Y am holi, the Lord that halowitha 3ow.
9 The dou3ter of the preest, if she were
takun in hordam, and defoulethb the name
of hir fader, with fier flawmes she shal be
10 brent. The bishop, that is the moost
preest amonge his britheren, vpon whos
heed is heeldec the oyle of anoyntyng,
and whos hondes in preesthodd ben sa-
crid, and is clothid with holi clothes, his
heed he shal not discouer, his clothis he
11 shal not kitt, and to al deed he shal not
goo yn algate ; and vpon his fader and
12 moder he shal not be defoulid, ne he shal
goo out fro the halowes, lest the seyntu-
arie of the Lord be polut, for the oyle of
holi anoyntynge of his God is vpon hym ;
13 1 the Lord. A mayden he shal take to
14 wijf ; a widewe, and a departid, and a de-
foulid oon, and a strompat, he shal not
take, but a maydyn6 child of his puple ;
is ne menge he the lynage of his kynde to
the comounte of his puple, for Y a Lord,
ic that halowe hym. And the Lord spak
17 to Moyses, seiynge, Spek to Aaron, A
man of thi seed, bi the meynees, that hath
thou schalt seie to hem, A preest be not
defoulid in the deed men of hise citeseyns,
no but oneli in kyriesmeni and ni3 of 2
blood, that is, on fadir and modir, andr
sone and dorter, and brother and sister, 3
virgyn s, which* is not weddid to man ;
but nether he schal be defoulid in the 4
prince of his puple. Preestis schulen not 5
schaue theu heed, nether beerd, nether thei
schulen make keruyngis in her fleischis ;
thei schulen be hooli to her God, and thei 6
schulen not defoule his name ; for thei
offren encense of the Lord, and the looues
of her God, and therfore thei schulen be
hooli. A preest schal not wedde av wijf 7
a corrupt womman, and a vfoul hoorew,
nether lie schal wedde vhir that isx for-
sakun of they hosebonde, for hez is hale-
wid to his God, and offrith* the looues ofs
settyng forthb ; therfor be hec hooly, for
'Y am the hooli Lordd that halewith6 3ou.
If the Moutir of a preestf is takun in de-o
foulyng of virgynite, and defoulith the
name of hir fadir, sche schal be brent in
flawmes-. The bischop, that is the moost 10
preest among hise britheren, onh whose
heed the oile of anoyntyng is sched', and
whose hondis ben sacrid in preesthod, and
he is clothid in hooli clothisk, schal1 not
diskyuere his heed, he schal not tere hise
clothis, and outirli he schal not entre ton
ony deed man ; and he schal not be de-
foulid on his fadir and modir, nether he 12
schal gora out of hooli thingis", lest he
defoule the seyntuarie of the Lord, for
the oile of hooli anoyntyng of his God is
on hym; Yam the0 Lord. He? schal is
wedde a°i wijf virgynr ; he schal not take8 14
a widewe, and forsakun1, andu av foul wom-
man, and hoorew, but a darneselex of his
puple ; medle he not the generacioun of his is
kyn to the comyn puple of his folk, for Y
am the Lord, that 'halewe hym?. And the 10
a halowe DEFII. b defoule BDEFII. c hilte D. d the presthod D. e mayde D.
1 his kynesmen s. r Om. s. s a virgyn is. * that s. u her los. v to is. w strumpett is. x a wom-
man is. y hir is. z the preest is. a he offrith is. b forth to be offnd s. <= the preest is. d Y the
Lord am holi i. Y the L. holi s. e halewe BCIW. f doutir of the preest i. prestis doubter s. B fijr is.
h vpon is. ' held i. k thingis A pr. m. 1 he schal is. m not go L. n placis is. ° Om. is. P a
preest is. 1 to is. r a virgyn is. 8 wedde w. * a forsakun womman is. u Om. G. v Om. BC. w de-
foulid strumpett is. x virgyne is. * halewith it i. halewith him s.
344
LEVITICUS.
XXI. 18 — XXII. 4.
a wemme, offre he not breed to his God,
is ne go he to the seruice of hym ; if he
were blynde ; if halt ; if other f with litil,
19 or with greet, and crokid noose ; if with
20 brokun foot, or hoond ; if crokid rigge,
or bleer eyed ; if whijt perle hauynge in
the eye ; if contynuel scab ; if a drye scab
21 in the body; or brosten. Eche that hath
a wemme, of the seed of Aaron the preest,
hes shal not goo to offre oostis to the
22 Lord, ne looues to his God ; he shal ne-
uerthelater'1 eete looues that ben offred in
23 the seyrituarye, so oonli that with ynne
the veyle he goo not, ne goo to the auter,
for a wemme he hath, and he shal not
defoule my seyntuarie ; I a Lord that ha-
24lewe hem. Thanne Moyses spak to Aa-
ron, and his sones, and to al Yrael, alle
that weren comaundid to hym.
CAP. XXII.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Speke to Aaron, and his sones, that thei
shunnen fro thes thingis that ben sacrid
of the sones of Yrael, and defoule thei not
the name of halowid thingis to me that
3 thei offren ; Y a Lord. Sey to hem, and
to the aftercomers of hem, Eche man that
goth to, of 3oure lynage, to thilk thinges
that ben sacrid, and that the sones of
Yrael offreden to the Lord, in the whiche
is vnclennes, he shal perishe before the
4 Lord ; Y am a Lord. The man of the
seed of Aaron that were leprows, or suf-
frynge flux of seed, shal not eete of thes
thingis that ben halowid to me, to the
tyme that he be heelid. He that towch-
Lord spak to Moyses, and seide, Speke 17
thou to Aaron; a man of thi seed, bi
meynes, that hath a wemz, schal not offre
breed to his God, nethir schala nei3 to his is
seruyce; if he is blind; if he is crokid; if 19
he is ether of litilb, ether of greet0, andcc
wrong d nose ; if he is 'of brokun foot6,
ethir hond ; if he hath a botchef ; ether if 20
he is blerei3ed ; if he hath whijt colour^
in the1' 136, that lettith theh si3t ; if he hath
contynuel scabbe ; if he hath a drye scabbe
in the'1 bodi; ethir 'is brokun' 'in the pryuy
membrisk. Ech man of the seed of Aaron 21
preest1, which™ man" hath a wem, schal
not nei3e to offre sacrifices to the Lord,
nether "to offre0 looues to his God; netheles 22
he schal ete the looues that ben offrid in
the seyntuarie, so oneli that he entre not 23
with ynne the veil ; he schal not nei3e to
the auter, for he hath a wem, and he
schal not defoule my seyntuarie; Y am
thei' Lord that halewe hem. Therfor Moises24
spak to Aaron, and to hise sones, and to al
Israel, alle thingis that weren comaundid
to hym.
CAP. XXII.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Speke thou to Aaron and to hise sones, 2
that thei be war of these thingis of the
sones of Israel, whiche thingis i ben ha-
lewidr; and that they defoule not the
name of thingis s halewid to me, whiche
thingis* thei offren ; Y am theu Lord. Seie 3
thou to hem, and to the aftir comeris of
hem, Ech man of 3oure kynrede, 'which
manv nei3eth to tho thingis that ben ha-
lewid, and whiche thingis the sones of Is-
rael offreden to the Lord, in 'which manw
is vnclennesse, schal x perische bifor the
Lord ; Y am the? Lord. A man of the 4
seed of Aaron, 'which man7 is leprouse,
ethir suffrith 'fletyng out" of seed, schal
f or E. S Om. E sec. m. h nerthelater E.
z wem, that is, a notable foulnesse BCGNQX. a he schal i. b a litil is. c a greet is. cc or ILS. d a crokid is.
e broke footid is. f botche ether vnmesurable risyng in the brest ether in the bak BCGNQX. botche or a bonge
on his bak s. S colour or a peerle is. h his is. i if he be borsten is. k in priuy membris i. Om. s. 1 the
preest is. m that is. n Om. BIS. ° Om. i. P Om. is. 1 Om. is. r hal. that is, offrid BCELNPQX.
hal. or offrid s. s the thingis is. * Om. IKO sec.m. s. u Om. s. v that is. w whom i. * he schal is.
y Om. is. z that is. a flowyng is.
XXII. 5 — 18.
LEVITICUS.
345
ith the vnclene vpon the deed, and of
whom goth out the' seed as of goynge
stogidere, and that shal touche crepynge
beeste, and eny vnclene, whos touchynge
6 is hoory, shal be vnclene vnto the euen,
and he shal not eete thes thinges that ben
halowid to me ; but whanne he wasshith
This flesh with water, and the sunne is
goon down, thanne, clensid, he shall eete
halowid thinges, for it is the meete of
shym. The fallid to deth, and taken of
a beeste, he shal not eete, ne he shal be
opolutk in hem ; I the Lord. Thei shulen
kepe myn heestis, that thei vndur liggen
not to synne, and dyen in the seyntuarie,
whanne thei poluten it ; I the Lord that
lohalowe $ow. Eche alyen shal not eete of
the halowid thingis; the alien tilier of the
preest, and hyrid seruaunt, shulen not
11 eete of thilk thinges. Whom forsothe the
preest biggith, and he that were a free
man of his hows, thes shulen eete of thilk
12 thingis. If the dorter of the preest to
eny of the puple were spousid, of thes
thinges that be halowid, and of the cheef
isfruytys she shal not eete; if forsothe a
widewe, or departyd, and with oute free
children weren turned a3en to the hows
of hir fader, as a child mayden was wont
she shal be norisshid of the meetis of hir
fader; eche alien of etyng of thilk thingis
14 hath no power. He that etith of the ha-
lowidkk thinges bi ignoraunce, shal adde
the fifthe part with that1 he etith, and he
15 shal 3yue to preest"1 in the seyntuarie, ne
thei shulen defoule the halowid thingis
of the sones of Yrael, that thei offren to
10 the Lord, lest perauenture thei susteyrien
the wickidnes of his trespas, whanne ha-
lowidkk thingis thei eeten ; I the Lord that
ivhalowe hem. The Lord spak to Moyses,
isseiynge, Spek to Aaron, and his sones,
and to alle the sones of Yrael, and thou
shalt seie to hem, A man of the hows of
not ete of these thingis, that ben halewid
to meb, til he be heelid. He that touchith
an vncleene thing onc a deed bodi, and fro
whom thed seed as of leccherie goith out,
and which6 touchith a crepynge beeste, 6
and what euer vncleene thing, whos touch-
yng is foul, schalf be vncleene ' til tos euen- c
tid, and he schal not ete these thingis, that
ben halewid to me ; but whanne he hath
waische his fleisch in watir, and the sunne 7
hath go doun, thanne he schal be clensid,
and schalh ete halewid thingis, for it is
his mete. He schal not ete a thing deed B
bi it silf, and takun of a1 beeste, nethir he
schal be defoulid in thok ; Y am the1 Lord.
Thei schulen kepe myn heestis, that thei 9
be not suget to synne, and die in the seyn-
tuarye, whanne thei han defoulid it ; Y am
the1 Lord that halewe1" }ou. Ech alien 10
schal not ete of thingis halewid ; the hyne
which" is a straunger, and the hirid man
of the preest, schulen not ete of tho°. So-
theli these? seruauntis, whomi the preest n
hath bou3t, and which1" is as borun ser-
uaunt of his hows, schulen ete of tho'. If 12
the 'dorter of the preest u is weddid to
onyv of the puple, sche schal not ete of
these thingis that ben halewid, and of the
firstew fruytis ; sotheli if sche is a widewe, 13
ether forsakun, and turneth a3en with out
fre children to 'the hows of hir fadirx, sche
schal be susteyned bi the metis of hir fa-
dir, as a damysel was wont ; ech alien
hath not power to ete of tho^. He that u
etith bi ignoraunce of halewid thingis,
schal z addea the fyuethe part with that
that he eet, and 'schal }yueb to the preest
inc seyntuarie, and thei schulen not de-is
foule the halewid thingis of the sones of
Israel, whiched thei offren to the Lord,
lest perauenture thei suffren the wickid-ie
nesse of her trespas, whanne thei han ete
halewid6 thingis ; Y am thef Lord that
'halewe hem^. The Lord spak to Moises,
> Om. BDEFH. k polutid D. kk holowid A. l that that E. m the preest E.
b me or qffrid a. c vpon is. d Om. is. e that is. f he schal i. S vnto the is. til to the K. h he
schal is. i Om. c. k tho thingis is. 1 Om. is. m halewith s. n that is. ° tho thingis is. P thilke I.
1 that i. which w. r he that I. s Om. G. * tho thingis is. u preestis doujter is. vonynianis. w cheef is.
* hir fadris hous is. y tho thingis is. z he schal is. a adde to is. b he schal jyue it is. c in the is.
d the whiche i. e the halewid is. f Om. is. e halewith jou s.
346
LEVITICUS.
XXII. 19 — 30.
Yrael, and of comlynges11 that dwellen
anentis hem, that offrith his offrynge,
other vowes jeeldynge, or wilfuly of-
frynge, what thing that he offreth into
19 brent sacrifice of the Lord, that it be of-
frid bi 3ow, a maal with outen wemme it
shal be, of the oxen, and of the sheep,
20 and of the geet ; if it haue a wemme, 30
shulen not offre, ne shal be acceptable.
21 The man that offreth slayn sacrifice of
pesible thingis to the Lord, other vowes
jeeldynge, other wilfully offrynge, as wel
of oxen as of sheep, with outen wemme
he shal offre, that it be acceptable ; al
22 wemme shal not be in it. If it were
blynde, if broken, if hauynge fel wounde,
if litil bleynes, or shab, or drye rownd
shab, 36 shulen not offre hem to the Lord,
ne 36 shulen brenne of hem vpon the au-
23 ter of the Lord. Ox and sheep, with eer
and tayl kit, wilfully may be offred ; the
vowe forsothe of thes thingis may not be
24quyt. Al beeste, that outher with al to-
brokun, or crippid, or kitt and taken
awey the ballokes is, 36 shulen not offre
to the Lord, and in 3oure loond thes
25 thinges algatis 36 shulen not do. Of the
hoond of the alyen 30 shulen not offre
looues to 3oure God, and what euer° other
thing he wole 3yue, for alle thei ben cor-
rupt and defoulid ; 36 shulen not take
26 hem. And the Lord spak to Moyses, sei-
27 ynge, Oxe, sheep, and geet, whanne thei
weren geten, seuen dayes thei shulen be
vnder the teete of her damme ; the ei3t?
forsothe day, and therafter, thei mowen
28 be offrid to the Lord, whether shee oxe,
other shee sheep ; thei shulen not be of-
fryd o day with fruytis in her wombe.
29 If 36 offren an oost for doynge of thonk-
yngis to the Lord, that it may be ples-
so able, the same day that it is offred 30
shulen eete it ; there shal not leeue eny
•(• comelingis,
that is, COD.
uertid to the
lawc of Jewis.
Lire here. CQ.
and seide, Speke thou to Aaron and toh
hise sones, and to alle the sones of Israel,
and thou schalt seie to hem, A man of the
hous of Israel and of1 comelyngis | that
dwellen atk hem, which1 offrith his offryng
to the Lord, and ethir paieth avowis, ethir
offrith bi his fre wille, what euer thing he
offrith in to brent sacrifice of the Lord,
that it be offrid bi 3ou, it schal be a male 19
without wem, of oxen, and of scheep"1, and
of geet ; if it hath a wem, 36 schulen not 20
offre", nether it schal be acceptable. A man 21
that offrith a sacrifice of pesyble thingis to
the Lord, and ethir paieth auowis, ethir
offrith bi fre wille, as wel of oxun as of
scheep, he schal offre a beeste without
wem, that it be acceptable; ech° wem scha]
not? be ther ynne. If it is blynd, if it is 22
brokun, if it hath a scari, if it hath
whelkis, ether scabbe, ethir drie scabbe, 36
schulen not offre tho beestis* to the Lord,
nether 36 schulen brenne of thos beestis on*
the auter of the Lord. A man may offre 23
wilfuli an oxe and scheep u|, whanne the i an oxe and
eere and tailv ben kit of; but avow may breuTtis"a
not be paied of these beestis. 3e schulen 24 oxe^uperflu""
not offre to the Lord ony beeste, whose "hat ^"hau- t0'
priuy membris ben brokun, ethir brisid, y"g« » membre
superflu ether
ether kit, and takun awey, and outerh 36 faiiiugeamem-
, , . , . i . , j bre. Lire here.
schulen not do these thingis m 3oure lond. CGQX.
Of 'the hond of an alienw|| 36 schulen not 25 y that is, m--
offre looues to 3oure God, and what euer \\™r com'iortfd
other thing he wole 3yuex, for alle thingisT £ ^ }™£
ben corrupt and defoulid ; 30 schulen not
resseyue tho. And the Lord spak to 26
Moises, and seide, Whanne an oxe, scheep2 27
and goeta ben brou3t forth b *of the mo-
dris wombec, ind seuene daies tho schu-
len be vnder 'the tete of her modirc; so-
theli in the ei3te dai, and fro thennus forth,
tho moun be offrid to the Lord, whether 28
thilke is a cow, whether 'thilke isf a scheep;
tho schulen not be offrid in o dai with her
n the comlynges BDEFH. ° er E. P eyjthe E.
h Om. plures. » of the ILO pr.m. s. k anentis i. ' that is. m a scheep A. n offre it IKS. ° no is.
P Om. is. 1 scar, that is a notable foulenesse dtvellinge after the helinge of a wounde BCGQX. wounde or
a scar i. wounde or an arre, that is, afoulnesse after the heelynge s. r Om. i. s thilke i. * vpon is.
u a scheep is. v the tail IKS. w the lond of an alien EKMNPWX. an alien lond s. x jyue that is not con-
uertid i. jyue that is not c. to bileue s. y her thingis is. z a scheep is. a a goet is. b Om. is.
c Om. FMW. d Om. is. e her modir teet is. f Om. is.
XXII. 3i — XXIII. ID.
LEVITICUS.
347
thing vnto the morwe of that other day;
si I a Lord. Kepe 36 myn heestis, and do
32 36 hem ; Y a Lord. Ne polute 30 myn
holy name, that Y be halowid in the myd-
del of the sones of Yrael ; Y the Lord
33 that halowe 3ow, and haue ladde 3ow out
of the loond of Egipte, that Y were to
3ow into Godi ; I the Lord.
CAP. XXIII.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Speke to the sones of Yrael, and thow
shalt seie to hem, Thes ben the cesynge
dayes of the Lord, the whiche 36 shulen
aclepe holi. Sixe daies 36 shulen do werk,
the seuenthe day, for it is the reste of the
weke, it shal be clepid holi ; al werk 36
shulen not do in it ; the day of the Lord
4 it is in alle 3oure dwellynges. Thes ben
the holy cesyng daies of the Lord, the
whiche 36 shulen halowe in 3oure tymes.
s The first moneth, the fourtenthe day of
the rnoneth, at euen, is the pask of the
6 Lord ; and the fiftenthe day of this moneth
is the solempnyte of the therf looues of
the Lord ; seuen dayes 36 shulen eete
7 therf looues ; the fyrst day shal be to 3ow
moost solempne and holy; al seruyle werk
a 36 shulen not doo in it, but 36 shulen offre
sacrifice in fier to the Lord seuen dais ;
the seuenthe forsoth dai shal be more so-
lempne and holier, and no seruyle werk
936 shulen do in it. And the Lord spak
10 to Moyses, seiynge, Spek to the sones of
Yrael, and thow shalt seie to hem,Whanne
36 weren goo into the loond that I shal
3yue to 3ow, and han ropun the tilthe, 30
shulen here hondfullis of eeris, the first
fruytis. If 36 offren to the Lord a sacri-29
fice for the doyng of thankyngis, that it
mai be plesaunt, 36 schulen etc it in the so
same dai in which it is offrid ; ony things
schal not leeue inh the morewtid of the
tother dai ; Y am the1 Lord. Kepe 36 myn 3i
heestis, and do 30 tho ; Y am thek Lord.
Defoule 36 not myn hooli name, that Y be 32
halewid in the myddis of the sones of Is-
rael ; Y am the1 Lord, that halewe™ 3ou,
and ledde 3ou out of the lond of Egipt,33
that Y schulde be to 3ou in to God ; Y am
then Lord.
CAP. XXIII.
And the Lord spak to Moises and seide, i
Speke thou to the sones of Israel, and thou 2
schalt seye to hem, These ben the feries0
of the Lord, whiche? 30 schulen clepe'i
hoolir. Sixe daies 36 schulen do8 werk, 3
the seuenthe dai schal be clepid hooli, for
it is the reste* of sabatu; 30 schulen not
dov ony werkw ther ynne* ; it is the sabat?
of the Lord in alle 3oure abitaciouns2.
These ben the hooli feries* of the Lord, 4
whicheb 36 owen to halewe in her tymes.
In the firste monethe, in the fourtenthe 5
dai of the monethe, at euentid, is pask of
the Lord ; and in the fiftenthe dai of this 6
monethe is the solempnyte of therf looues
of the Lord ; seuenec daies 36 schulen ete
therf looues ; the firste dai schal be moost 7
solempne and hooli to 3ou ; 30 schulen not
do ony 'seruyle werk ther ynned, but 30 s
schulen offre sacrifice in fier to the Lord
seuene daies; sotheli the seuenthe dai schal
be more solempne and hooliere, ^that ise,
*than the former e daies goynge bitwixe1,
and 36 schulen not do ony seruyle werk
ther ynne. And the Lord spak to Moises 9
and seide, Speke thou to the sones of Is- 10
rael, and thou schalt seye to hem, Whanne
36 han entrid in to the lorid whichs Y schal
q a God E.
8 thing iheraff 'is. ^ in to is. ' Om. is. k Om. 10 sec.m. RST sec.m. ' Om. s. m halewith s.
n Om. is. ° feries, that is, halidaies CEGIKLNOPQX. f. or haly daies s. P the whiche i. <l kepe s. r holi,
for it is the restinge dai of the nook s. * Om. is. t restynge day is. u the sabat c. the woke is. v do
in it is. w that is, seruyle rverk i marg. werkjorboden of God 8. x Om. is. V reste is. z dwellinge
placis is. a feries ether solempnytees BC. daies is. b the whiche i. c and seuene B. d werk forboden
to jou in that day s. e Om. is. f Om. i. e that is.
Y y 2
348
LEVITICUS.
. 1 1 *I.
fruytis of jonre repyng, to the preest;
11 the which shal rere vp the litil birthen
before the Lord, that it be acceptable for
i23ow, that otbir day of the weke ; and he
shal halowe it; and in the same day that
the hondfnl is sacryd, shal be slayn a
lomb with oaten wemme of o 3eer into
) 3 brent sacrifice of the Lord ; and the of-
fryngis of the« licours shal be offred with
it, two dyroes of tryed floor spreynt with
oyle, into the ensence of the Lord, and
rooost swete* smel, and offryngis* of wyn,
M the fourth part of hyn. Breed, and broknn
corn, and potage 36 shulen not etc of the
corn, vnto the day that je offren of it to
3oure God; eueiiastynge heest it is in
joure generacioons, and in joure dwell-
isynge places. $e sholen noombre thanne
fro that other day of the weke, in the
which )C han offred the hoondful of first
icfruytis, seuen welds fulle, vnto that othir
day of fulfillynge* of the seuenth weke,
that is, fifti daies ; and so 56 shnlen offre
i?a newe sacrifice to the Lord of alle yoaxe
dwellynge places, two looues of the first
fruytes, of the two dymes of tried flour,
soured, the which 36 shal baake into the
i« first fruytis to the Lord. And 36 shal
offre with the looues seuen loombes vn-
wemmed of o 3eer, and a" calf of the
drone, and two wethers, and tbei shulen
be in brent sacrifice, with her offryngls of
licours, into the raoost sweteT smel to the
i»Lord. And 36 shulen do a geit for synne,
and two lombes of o jeer, the oost of pe-
rn sible thingis. And whanne the preest
arereth hem, with the looues of the fyrst
fruytes, before the Lord, thei shulen falle
21 into thew TSC of hyrn. And je shulen
clepe* this day moost solempne, and moost
holi ; al seruyle werk 36 shulen not do in
it; lawful euerlastynge it sbal be in alle
wr.fortfce
*;- . • ••
. lure. C4OL.
5yue to 500, and han rope* corn, je schulen
here handfuls of eeris of corn, the firste"
fruytisk of joure rype corn, to the preest;
and the preest schal reise1 a bundelt
the Lord, that it be acceptable for 300, in
the totber dai of sabat", that i», of* ptuk;
and the preest schal halewe that bundel ; 12^^^
and" in the same dai, wher ynne the hand-
ful is halewid, a lomb of o jeer without **•!»«•«.
ak»d 9tftM of-
wem schal be slayn in to brent sacrifice of fni «•. i*n
the Lord ; and fletynge offryngis schulen la
be offrid ther with, twei tenthe partis of
wheete" flour spreynt togidere with oile,
in to encense of the Lord, and swettist
odour*, and fletynge offryngis of wyn, the
fonrthe part of hyn. 3* schulen not eteu
a'i loof, nether ar cake, nether* podagis' of
the corn, 'til to" the dai in which je schu-
len offre therof to 3oure God ; it is a co-
maundementr eueiiastynge in 3oure gene-
raciouns, and allew dwellyng placis. Ther- is
for 36 schulen noumbre fro the tother dai
of" sabatT, in which 36 offrid en bandfullis
of * firste* fruytis, seuene fulle* wonkis, til le
to the tothir day of fillyng of the seuentbe
wonk, that is, fifti dayes; and so yf schu-
len offre newe sacrifice to the Lord of alle 17
3oure dwelling placis, twei looues of the
firste4 fruytis, of twei tenthe partis of flour*,
'dijt with sonre dow', wbiche? looues 36
schulen bake in to the firste fruytis to the
Lord. And yt schulen offre with theki*
looues seuene lambren of o 3eer with out
wem, and o calf of the droue, and twey
rammes, and these scbulen be in brent sa-
crifice, with" her fletynge offryngis, in to
swettestk odour1 to the Lord. %e schulen i»
make also a Irak of geet" for synne, and
twey lambren of o 3eer, sacrificis of pesible
thingis". And whanue the preest hath 20
reisid tho, with the0 looues of firste* fruytys
bifor the Lord, tho schulen falle in to hisfl
44 Om. E. * toot E.
w Om. D. * kepe A.
* the offiyngu BDEH. * the fnlfilljTige E. • oo BDEFH. T soot E pott.
is. repe KL. ' cheef is. k frnjt 8. ' reise rp is. • the sabat i*. • Om. c. ° tried is.
P smell is. 4 Om. A pr.m. el pUire*. T Om. ELP. * ne L. *• potage t«. • til B. mto is. til into K.
T beest I*. * alle ymre is. * of the IKS tec.m. 1 sabot, thai it, of pott BCGNQ. sabat or patk is,
* sacriisM of w. * the firste w. the cbeef I. y/nre ebeef 8. k hoole is. * je thame %. * cbeef is.
* tried floor ». ' maad soar i. R the wfaicfae i. * Uio «. Om. p/«re». ' of s. k the s^rettest c.
1 smell i». • goat badce it. » thJngw bifbre the Lord s. »Om. ». F the first KISW. 4 die preestis is.
XXIII. 22 3
LEVITICUS.
349
dwellynge places, and 3oure generaciouns.
22 Arid afterward, whanne 36 repen^ the
tilthe of 3oure loond, 36 shulen not kitt it
vnto the ground, ne the leeuyng eeris 30
shulen gadere, but to pore men and pil-
grymes 36 shulen leeue hem ; Y the Lord
2s3oure God. And the Lord spak to Moyses,
24 seiynge, Spek to the sones of Yrael, The
seuenthe moneth, the first day of the
moneth, shal be to 3ow an holi day me-
moryale, with sownynge trompes, and it
25 shal be clepyd holi ; alle seruyle werkes
3e shulen not do in it, and 36 shulen offre
26 brent sacrifice to the Lord. And the Lord
27 spak to Moyses, seiynge, The tenthe dai
of this seuenthe moneth, a day of purg-
ynge shal be moost solempne, and it shal
be clepid holy ; 36 shulen traueyl 3oure
soules to God, and 36 shulen offre brent
28 sacrifice to the Lord ; al werk 36 shulen
not doo in tyme of this day, for a day of
hauynge mercy it is, that the Lord 3oure
29 God haue mercy to 3ow. Al soule that
were not traueilid this day, shal peryshe
so fro his puplez, and he that doth eny thing
of werk, Y shal do hym awey fro his
31 puple ; no thing therfore of werk 36 shal
do in it ; lawful euerlastynge shal be to
3ow in alle generaciouns and 3oure dwell-
32 yngis ; the dai of restynge it is. 3e shu-
len traueyl 3oure soules the nynthe day
of the moneth ; fro euen to euen 30 shu-
sslen halowe 3oure holi dayes. And the
34 Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge, Spek to
the sones of Yrael, Fro the fiftenthe day
of this seuenthe moneth shulen be the
cesynge dayes of the tabernacles, in seuen
35 dayes to the Lord ; the first day shal be
clepid moost solempne and moost holy,
alle seruyle werkesa 36 shulen riot do in
so it; and seuen dayes 36 shulen offre brent
sacrifices to the Lord, the ei3tb forsothe
day shal be moost solempne and moost
holy ; and 36 shulen offre brent sacrifice
vss. And 36 schulen clepe this dai most 21
solempner, and moost hooli; 36 schulen not
do ther ynne ony seruyle werk; it schal be
a lawful thing euerlastynge in alle 3oure
dwellyngis, and generaciouns. Forsothe 22
aftir that 36 han rope8 the corn of 3oure
lond, 36 schulen not kitte it 'til to* the
ground, nether 30 schulen gadere the 'eeris
of corn" abidyngev, but 30 schulen leeue
tho to pore men and pilgryrnys ; Y am
'3oure Lord Godw. And the Lord spak to 23
Moises, and seide, Speke thou to the sones 24
of Israel, In the seuenthe monethe, in the
firste day of the monethe, schal bex sabat/
memorial7- to 3ow, sownynge with trumpis,
and it schal be clepid hooli ; 36 schulen 25
not do ony seruyle werk ther ynne, and 36
schulen offrea brent sacrifice™ to the Lord.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, 26
In the tenthe day of this seuenthe monethe, 27
the day of clensyngis schal be moost so-
lempne, and it schal be clepid hooli ; andb
36 schulen turmente 3oure soulis to God,
and 36 schulen offre brent sacrifice to the
Lord ; 36 schulen not do ony werk0 in the 28
tyme of this day, for it is the day of thed
clensyng, that 3oure Lord God be merciful
to 3ou. Ech 'man which6 is not tourmentid 20
in this day, schal perische fro his puplis,
and Y schal do away fro his puple that so
man that doith eny thing' of werk in that
dai; therfor 36 schulen not do oriy thing 31
of werke in that dai ; it schal be a lawful
thing euerlastynge to 3ou in alle 3oure ge-
neraciouns and abitaciouns'1 ; it is the sa-32
bat of restyng. 3e schulen' turrnente 30111*6
soulis fro the nynthe day of the monethe ;
fro euentidk 'til to1 euentid 36 schulen ha-
lewe 3oure sabatis. And the Lord spak 33
to Moises, and seide, Speke thou to the 34
sones of Israel, Fro the fiftenthe day of
this seuenthe monethe schulen be the1" fe-
ries" of tabernaclis", in seuerie daies to the
Lord ; the firste dai schal be clepid moostP 35
y repith BDEII. z peples BDEFII. a werke BDEII. b eyjthe E.
T solempne day is. » ripe i. repe LS. t Vnto s. to o sec.m. u corn eeris s. v that abiden i. w the
Lord 3. G. is. * be the myndeful is. V hooly day s. z Om. is. a thanne offre s. na sacrifices K.
t> and in it s. cforboden werk s. d Om. plures. e lijf that i. man that s. { thing forboden s. S for.
boden werk s. 1» dwellyngis is. > sclmlen liter ynne is. k the euentid w. ' vnto is. too. m Om. o.
n feries or daies s. ° the tabernaclis is. P the moost B.
350
LEVITICUS.
XXIII. 37 — XXIV. 2.
solempnei and moost hooli, je schulen not
do ony seruyle werk ther ynne ; and inr 36
seuene dales 36 schulen offre brent sacri-
fices to the Lord, and the ei3the dai schal
be moost solempne and moost hooli ; and
36 schulen offre8 brent sacrifice to the Lord,
for it is the day of cumpany, and of gader-
yng ; 36 schulen not do ony seruyle werk
ther ynne. These ben the feries' of the 37
Lord, whiche 36 schulen clepe moost so-
lempne and moost hooli ; and in thou 36
schulen offre offryngis to the Lord, brent
sacrifices, and fletynge offeryngis, bi the
custom of ech day, outakun the sabatis of 38
the Lord, and 3oure 3iftys, and whichev je
offren bi avoww, ether whichex 36 3yuen bi
fre wille to the Lord. Therfor fro the^so
fiftenthe day of the seuenthe monethe,
whanne 36 han gaderid alle the fruytis of
3oure lond, 36 schulen halewe the feriesz of
the Lord seuene daies ; in the firste day
and thea ei3teb schal be sabat, that is,
reste. And 30 schulen take to 3ou in the 40
firste day fruytis of the faireste tree, and
braunchis of palm trees, and braunchisc of
a 'tree of thicke boowisd, and salewis of
the rennynge streem, and 30 schulen be
glad bifor 3oure Lord God ; and 36 schulen 41
halewe his solempnyte seuene daies bie the
3eer ; it schal be a lawful thing euerlast-
ynge in 3oure generaciouns. In the se-
uenthe monethe 36 schulen halewe feestisf,
and 36 schulen dwelle in schadewynge 4-2
placis seuene daies ; ech man that is of
the kyn of Israelff, schal dwelle in taber-
naclis, that 3oure aftercomers lerne, that ¥43
made the sones of Israel to dwelle in ta-
bernaculis, whanne Y ledde hern out of the
lond of Egipt ; Y am 3oure Lord God.
And Moises spak of the solempnytees of 44
the Lord to the sones of Israel.
CAP. XXIV. CAP. XXIV.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge, And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
2 Comaund to the sones of Yrael, that thei Comaunde thou to the sones of Israel, that 2
bryngen to thee oyle of olyues, moost thei brynge to thee oile of olyues, purestes
c Om. D. & gedered D sec.m. e je sholen dele E pr. m. f eyjthe E. Sand of ABDFH. SS ihilk ABDFH.
1 solempne day is. r Om. BC. s thanne offre s. * daies is. u hem i. tho daies s. v that that is.
w avowes ELP. * that that is. 7 Om. s. z daies s. a in the is. b ei3ti day B. c the branchis is.
d thicke bovvid tree s. e in is. f the feest daies is. ff Irael A. S moost pure is.
to the Lord, it is forsothe of c companye,
and of queletd ; al seruyle werk 36 shulen
37 not doon in it. Thes ben the cesynge
dayes of the Lord, the whiche 36 shulen
clepe moost solempne and moost holy ;
and 30 shulen offre in hem offryngis to
the Lord, brent sacrifices, and sacrifices
38 of licours, after the ryte of euery day, out
take the holy dayes of the Lord, and
3oure 3iftis, and the whiche 36 shulen of-
fre of a vowe, othere the whiche 'wilful-
salich 36 han 3euene to the Lord. Thanne
fro the fiftenthe day of the seuenthe
moneth, whanne 36 shulen gadere togi-
dere alle the fruytis of 3oure erthe, 36
shulen halowe the cesynge day of the
Lord seuen dayes ; in the first day and
the ei3tf day shal be holy day, that is,
40 rest. And 36 shulen take to 3ow the first
day fruytis of the moost fayr tree, and
the braunches of palmes, and braunches
of a tree of s thykke^s burionyngis, and
withies of the rennynge water, and 36
shulen glaad before the Lord joure God ;
41 and 36 shulen halowe the solempte of hym
seuen dayes, bi the 3eer ; lawful euerlast-
ynge it shal be in 3oure generaciouns.
The seuenthe moneth 36 shulen halowe
42 the feeste daies, and 30 shulen dwelle se-
uen dayes in shadewe places ; eche that
is of the lynage of Yrael, shal dwelle in ta-
43 bernaclis, that 3oure aftercomers leernen,
that in tabernaclis Y have made to dwelle
the sones of Yrael, whanne Y ladde hem
out of the loond of Egipte ; Y the Lord
443oure God. And Moyses spak vpon the
solempnytees of the Lord to the sones of
Yrael.
XXIV. 3 — 1
LEVITICUS.
351
pure, and bry3t, to the lanternes to ben
atende contynueli with oute the veyle of
witnessynge, in the tabernacle of the
boond of pees ; and Aaron shal sette hem
fro euen vnto morwenh before the Lord,
thur3 heriynge and ryte perpetuel in 3oure
4 generaciouns ; vpon the moost clene can-
dilstik thei shulen be sett euermore in
5 the si3t of the Lord. Thow shalt take
forsothe tried floure, and thow shalt baak
of it twelue looues, the whiche echon shal
e haue two dymes, of whom thou shalt sette
syx anentis other six, vpon the moost
7 clene bord before the Lord ; and thow
shalt putt on hem ensence1 moost bri3t,
that the breed be into mynde of the of-
8 frynge of the Lord ; bi eche holi day thei
shulen be chaungid before the Lord, takne
of the sones of Yrael thur3 euerlastynge
9 boond of pees ; and thei shulen be of Aa-
ron and his sones, that thei eten hem in
holy place, for holy of halowes it is, of
the sacrifices of the Lord, thur3 perpetuel
10 ri3t. Loo ! forsothe a sone goon out of a
womman of Yrael, that beer of an Egip-
cyen man, amonge the sones of Yrael,
hath streuen in tentis with a man of
1 1 Yrael, and whanne he hadde blasfemyd
the name of the Lord, and hadde cursid
to hym, is bnnyt forthe to Moyses ; and
the moder of hym was clepid Salumyth,
the dou3ter of Dabry, of the lynage of
12 Dan ; and thei puttidenk hym1 in to pri-
soun, to the tyme that thei knewen what
13 the Lord comaundide. The which spak
14 to Moyses, seiynge, Leed thow out the
blasfeme out of the tentis, and putt alle
that herden her hoonden"1 vpon his heed,
is and al the puple stone hym. And to the
sones of Yrael thou shalt speke, The man
that cursith to his God, shal bere his
icsynne, and he that blasfemeth the name
of the Lord, thur3 deth die he ; al the
oile, and bri3t, to theh lanternes to be or-
deyned contynueli with out the veil of wit- 3
nessyng, in the tabernacle of boond of pees;
and Aaron schal araye tho lanternes fro
euentid vtil to' euentid bifor the Lord, bi
religioun and custom euerlastynge in 3oure
generaciouns ; thok schulen be set euere on1 4
a clennestem candilstike in the si3t of the
Lord. Also thou schalt take wheeten flour, 5
and thou schalt bake therof twelue looues,
which0 schulen haue ech bi hem silf twei
tenthe partis, of whiche? thou schalt sette c
sexe on euer eithir side, on a clennestei
boord bifor the Lord; and thou schalt sette?
clerester encense ons tho* looues, that the
looues be in to mynde of offryng of the
Lord ; bi ech sabat tho schulen be chaungid 8
bifor the Lord, and schulen" be takun of
the sones of Israel bi euerlastynge boond
of pees; and thov schulen be Aaronsw and 9
hise sones, that thei etc tho in the hooli
place, for it is hooli of the noumbre of
hooli thingis, of the sacrifices of the Lord,
bi euerlastynge lawe. Lo ! forsothe the 10
sone of a womman of Israel, whomx sche
childide of a manv Egipcian, 3ede out
among the sones of Israel, and chiddez in
the castels" with a man of Israel, andb 1 1
whanne he hadde blasfemyd the name of
the Lord, and hadde cursid the Lord, he was
brou3t to Moises ; forsothe0 his modir was
clepid Salumyth, the dou3tir of Dabry, of
the lynage of Dan ; and thei senten'1 hym 12
toe prisoun, til thei wisten what the Lord
comaundide. And the Lord spak to Moises is
and seide, Lede out the blasfemere with- 14
out the castelsf, and alle men that herden^,
setteh her hondis on1 his heed, and al the
puple stone hym. And thou schalt speke 15
to the sones of Israel, A man that cursith
his God, schal bere his synne, and he that ie
blasfemeth the name of the Lord, diek bi
deeth ; al the multitude of the puple
h the moru BD. the morwe EH. the morwen F. ' cense BDEFII. k putten E. 1 hem D. m hondes
BDEFH.
h Om. IKS. ' vnto the i. vnto s. k thei I. tho lanternes s. ] vpon is. m ful clene i. n tried is. ° the
which i. P the whiche i. 1 ful clene i. r moost cleer i. svpon s. * thilkei. the o. u thei schulen is.
v thei i. tho looues s. w Aaron s. x whan L. y Om. s. z childide A pr.m. he chidde i. she childide s.
a tentis is. bOm.c. c sothely is. d puttiden w. e into CDEGIKLMNOPQRSTWX. f tentis is. S herden
him is. h shulen sette K. sette thei is. » vpon is. k die he IKS.
352
LEVITICUS.
XXIV. 17 — XXV. 6.
multitude of the puple with stonus shal
throwe hym down ; whether he were cyte-
seyn or pilgrym that blasfemeth the name
17 of the Lord, thui'3 deth dye he. He that
smytith and sleeth a man, thui'3 deth die
is he; he that smyteth a beeste, 3eeld he
another of the same kynde, that is, lijf
19 for lijf. He that wrongful! 3yueth a
wemme to eny of his" cyteseyns, as he
20 hath doon, so be it do to hym; brusur for
brusur, eye for eye, tooth for tooth he
shal 3eelde ; what maner of wemme he
wrongful! 3yueth, sichon be he constreyn-
21 ed to suffre. He that smytith a beeste,
3eeld he another; he that smytith a man,
22 be he punyshid. Euen doom be there
among 3ow, whether pilgrime or cyteseyn
synne, for I am the Lord 3oure God.
23 And Moyses spak to the sones of Yrael,
and thei brou3ten hym forthe that blas-
phemede out of the tentis, and thei beren
hym down with stonus. And the sones
of Yrael diden, as the Lord comaundide
to Moyses.
CAP. XXV.
i And the Lord spak to Moyses in the
2mownt of Synay, seiynge, Spek to the
sones of Yrael, and thow shalt seye to
hem, Whanne 36 weren in0 goon into the
loond that I shal 3yue to 3ow, 'halowe 36?
3 the holiday of the Lord ; six 3eer thow
shalt sowe thi feelde, and six 3eer thou
shalt kytte thi vyn, and geder the fruytis
4 of it ; the seuenthe forsothe 3eer of the
loond shal be the saboth of the restynge
of the Lord ; feelde thow shalt not sowe,
sand vyn thow shalt not kitte, thingis
that the erthe frely bryngith forth thow
shalt not reepe, and grapesP of thi first
fruytis andr vyndage thou shalt not ge-
dere ; the 3eer forsothe it is of the rest-
eynge of the loond ; but thei shulen be to
schal oppresse hym with stoonus, whether
he that blasfemede the name of the Lord
is a citeseyn, whether1 a pilgrym, die hem
bi deeth. He that smytith and sleeth a 17
man, die" bi deeth; he that smytith a\s
beeste, 3elde° oon in his stide, that is, lijf
for lijf*. If a man 3yueth a wemPf to ony 19
of hise citeseyns, as he dide, so be it don
to him ; he schal restore brekyng for brek-20
yng, i3e for i3e, tooth for tooth ; what man-
er Avemi be 3af, he schal be compellid to
suffre sich a wemr. He that smytith8 a 21
werk beeste, 366^6* another ; he that smyt-
ith a man, schal be punyschidj. Euenea2
doom be among 3ou, whether au pilgrym
ethir a" citeseyn synneth, for Y arn 3oure
Lord God. And Moyses spak to the sones 23
of Israel, and thei brou3ten forth out of
the castelsv hym that blasfemede, and op-
pressidenw withx stoonus. And the sones
of Israel diden, as the Lord comaundidey
to Moyses.
CAP. XXV.
And the Lord spak to Moises in the hil i
of Synai, and seide, Speke thou to the 2
sones of Israel, and thou schalt seye to
hem, Whanne 36 ban entrid in to the lond
whichz Y schal 3yue to 3ou, 'the erthe*
kepe the sabatb ofc the Lord; sixed 3eerise3
thou schalt sowe thif feeld, and? sixe 3eerish
thou schalt kitte thi vyner1, and thou schalt
gadere the fruytis ther of ; forsothe ink the 4
seuenthe 3eer schal be sabat1 of the erthe
of the™ restyng of the Lord ; thou schalt 5
not sowe the feeld, andn thou schalt not
kitte the vyner, thou schalt not0 repe tho
thingis whiche the erthe bryngith forth
'bi fre wille^, andi thou schalt not gadere
the grapis of thi firste fruytis, as vyndager;
for it is the 3eer of restyng of the lond ;
* My/for iiyfy
that is, a beeste
of the same
Uyndeandvalii,
ether the priys
bi the doom of
itigis. Lire
here. HCGNQX.
t that is,
meymyng ether
orrible hirting.
BCGQX.
t be punyschid,
in Ebreu it is,
die. coax.
n thes A. ° Om. E. P je stolen halwe E pr. m. 1 the grapes BDEFH. T as BDEFH.
1 or i. m Om. L. n die he IKS. ° jelde he IKS. P wem or a tveym is. 1 of wem F. r oon is.
8 sleeth is. l jeelde he IKS. u Om. is. v tentis is. w thei killide i. killiden s. * hym with A pr. m.
y bad is. z that is. a Om. A sec. m. b halewe je the haly day is. c to DK. d in sixe A pr. m. et plures.
e jeer ILRS. f the L. S and in ELMOPW pr. m. s in Q. h jeer ID. { vyne jerd is. k Om. s. l the
sabat s. m Om. is. n Om. s. ° Om. i. P frely is. q Om. F. r vyndage in the vij. yer s.
XXV. 7 — '9-
LEVITICUS.
353
3ow into meet, to thee, and to thi ser-
uauntis5, to thin handmayde1, and to thin
hyryd man, and to the comlyng that pil-
7 grimagith anentis thee ; to hous beestis
and thi feelde beestes, alle thingis that
ligrowen shnlen 3yue meete. And thow
shalt noumbre to thee seuen wekes of
3eerys, that is, seuen sithes seuen, the
whiche togidere maken nyn and fourty
•)3eer; and thow shalt sowne with trompe
the seuenthe moneth, the tenthe day of
the moneth, in the tyme of doyng mercy,
10 in al 30111-6 loond. And thow shalt halowe
the fyftith 3eer, and clepe it for3ifnesse to
alle the dwellers of thi loond ; he is for-
sothe the iubilee ; a man shal turne a3en
to his possessioun, and eche shal turne
ua3en to his before hadde meyne, for the
iubilee it is, and the fyftethe 3eer. 3e
shulen not sowe, ne reepe the free grow-
ynge thingis in the feelde, and the first
fruytis of the vyndage 36 shulen not ge-
i-2dere, for the halowynge of the iubile ;
is but anone offryd 36 shulen eete ; the 3eer
of iubilee" alle goo thei a3en to her pos-
usessiouns. Whanne thow shalt selle eny
thing to thi cyteseyn, other bigge of hym,
ne peire thow thi brothir, but aftir the
noumbre of the 3eeris of iubilee thow
is shalt bigge of hym, and after the noum-
icbre of fruytis he shal selle to thee. As
myche as mo 3eeris dwellen after the iu-
bilee, so myche and the prijs shal creese,
and as myche as lasse of tymev thow shalt
nowmbre, so myche lasse and the big-
gynge shal coste ; the tyme forsothe of
17 fruytis he shal selle to thee. Nyle 36
wrongfully traueyl 3oure men of o lynage,
but echon drede his God; for Y the Lord
is 3oure God. Do 36 myn heestis and domes,
kepith and fulfille 36 hem, that 36 mowen
dwelle in the loond with outen eny dredew,
i<>and the erthe brynge forth to 3ow his
fruytis, the whiche 36 eten vnto fulfill-
but thos schulen be to 3ou in to mete, to e
thee, and to thi seruaunt, to* thin hand-
maide, and to thin hirid man, and to the
comelyng which" is a pilgrym atv thee ;
alle thingis that 'comen forthw, schulen?
3yue metex to thi werk? beestis and smalez
beestis. Also thou schalt noumbre to thee 8
seuene woukis of 3eeris, that is, seuene
sithes seuene, whiche togidere maken nyn
and fourti 3eer ; and thou schalt sowne 9
with a clarioun in the seuenthe monethe,
in the tenthe dai of the monethe, in the
tyme of propiciaciouna, ''that is, mercib, in
al 3oure lond. And thou schalt halewe the 10
fiftithe 3eer, and thou schalt clepec remis-
siound to alle the dwellers of thi lond ; for
thilke6 3eer is iubileef ; a man schals turne
a3en to hys possessioun, and ech man schal
go a3enh to the1 firste meynee, for it is iu-n
bileek, and the fiftithe 3eer. 3e schulen
not sowe, nether 30 schulen repe thingis1,
that comen forth freli in the feeld, and
36 schulen not gadere the firste fruytis of
vyndage, for the"1 halewyng of iubilee ; but 12
anoon 36 schulen ete thingis takun awey ;
in the 3eer of iubilee alle men go a3en to" 13
her possessiouns. Whanne thou schalt sille 14
ony thing to0 thi citeseyn, ether schalt bie
of hym, make thou not soryP thi brother,
but bi the noumbre of ^eeris of iubile 1
thou schalt hie of him, and bi the reken- 15
yng of fruytis he schal sille to thee. Bi as ie
myche as mo 3eeris dwellen after the iubilee,
by so myche also the prijs schal encreesse,
and bi as myche as thou noumbrist lesse
of tyme, bi so myche and the biyng schal
cost lesse ; for he schal sille to thee the
time of fruytis. Nyle 36 turment men of 17
3oure lynagis, but ech man drede his God;
for Y am 3oure Lord God. Do 36 my co-is
maundementisr, and kepe 30 my domes,
and fille8 36 tho, that 36 motin dwelle in
his lond without ony drede, and that the 19
erthe brynge forth hise fruytis to 3ou,
8 seruaunt EFH. * hondemayden BDFH. u the iubilee BDEFH. v the tyme BDEFH. w ferde BEFH.
s ihofruytis is. * and to s. u the which i. that s. v anentis i. w growen s. x metis A. y house s.
z feeld s. a doyng mercy is. b Om. is. c clepe it is. d forjeuenesse s. e in that is. f iubilee, that
ix, the ioiftil yer is. 8 that schal K. h ajen in that jeer s. l his is. k the iubilee is. ' tho thingis is.
m Om. is. n in to s. ° of s. P heuy is. <1 the jeeris of iubilee i. the iubilee jeeris s. r heestis is.
« fulfille is.
z z
354
LEVITICUS.
XXV. 20 — 33.
ynge, dredynge the feersnes of no man.
20 And if 36 seyn, what shulen wex eete the
seuenthe 3eer, if we sowen? not, ne ga-
21 dren" cure fruytis? Y shal 3yue my bless-
ynge to 3011 the sixte 3eer, and it shal
22 make the fruytis of three 3eer ; and 36
shulen sowe the ei3tthe 3eer, and 36 shulen
eete oolde fruytes vnto the nynthe 3eer ;
to the tyme that newe be growen 36 shu-
2slen eete oolde. The loond forsothe shal
not be solde 'in tozz with outen ende, for
myn it is, and 36 comlingis and myn
24erthe tyliers ben; wherfor al the regioun
of 3oure possessioun vndur condicioun of
25 a3enbiggyng shal be solde. If thi bro-
ther maad pore, selle his litil possessioun,
and he wole, the nygh kyn of hym may
26 a3enbigge that that he solde ; if forsothe
he haue noon nei3bore, and he rnowe fynde
27 the pryse3 to a3enbigge, the fruytis shulen
be countid fro that tyme that he solde,
and that that is laft 3eelde he to the
bigger, and so he shal resseyue his pos-
2ssessyoun. And if his hoond fynde not,
that he 3eelde the prijs, the bigger shal
haue that he bou3te, vnto the iubilee 3eer;
in that forsothe 3eeraa al biggyng shal
turne 33611 to the lord, and to the rather
29 hauer. Who sellith his hows, with ynne
the walles of the cytee, he shal haue leue
of biggynge a3en to the tyme that o 3eer
so be fulfillid; and if he bigge not 33611, and
the cercle of the 3eer were ouer caste, the
bigger shal welde it, and his aftercomers
into with outen ende, and it may not be
:nbou3t a3en, also in the iubilee. If for-
sothe in a town that hath no wallis were
the hows, thur3 ri3t of the feeldes it shal
be sold ; if forsothe it were not a3enbou3t
in the iubilee, it shal turne 33011 to his
:t2 lord. The howsb of the Leuytes, that ben
in the cytees, euermore mowen be a3en-
33 bou3t ; if thei weren not a3enbou3t, in
the iubilee thei shulen turne a3en to the
whiche 36 schulen ete 'til to' fulnesse, and
drede" not the assailyng of ony man. That 20
if 36 seien, what schulen we ete in the se-
uenthe 3eer, if we sowen not, nether ga-
deren oure fruytis? Yschal3yue my bless- 21
yng to 3ouv in the sixte 3eer, and it schal
make fruytis of threew 3eer; and 36 schu-22
len sowe in the ei3te 3eer, and 36 schulen
ete elde fruytis 'til to" the nynthe 3eer; til
newe thingis comen forth 36 schulen ete
the elde thingis. Also the lond schal not 23
be seeld sin to>' with outen ende, for it is
myn, and 36 ben my comelyngis and te-
nsuntis2; wherfor al the cuntre of 3oure24
possessioun schal be seeld vndur the con-
dicioun of 33enbiyng. If thi brother is 25
maad pore, and sillith3 his litil possessioun,
and his ny3 kynesman wole, he may a3en-
bie that that he seelde ; sotheli if he hath 20
no ny3 kynesman, and he may fynde prijs
to a3enbie, the fruytis schulen be rekynyd27
fro that tyme in which he seeldeb, and he
schal 3elde 'that that isc residue*1 to the
biere, and he schal resseyue so his posses- .
siounc. That if his bond fyndef not, thaU>«
he 3elde the prijs, the biere schal haue
that that he bou3te, "til tos the 3eer of
iubilee ; for in that 3eer ech sillyng schal
go a3en to the lord, and to'1 the firste wel-
dere. He that sillith his hows, with ynne 20
the wallis of a citee, schal' haue licence to
a3enbie til o 3eer be fillid k ; if ' he a3en- so
bieth not, andm the sercle" of the 3eer is
passid, the biere schal welde it, and his
eiris 'in to with outen ende0, and it schal
not mow? be a3enbou3t, 36, in the iubilee.
Forsothei if the hows is in a town 'that 31
hath not wallisr, it schal be seeld bi the
lawe of feeldis ; sotheli if it is not 33611-
bou3t in the iubilee, it schal turne a3en to
vhis lord8. The howsis of dekenes, that 32
ben in citees, moun euer be a3enbou3t ;
if tho ben not a3enbou3t, tho schulen 33
turne a3en in the iubilee 'to the lord is1;
* 36 E. y soweth E. z gedereth BEFH. 2Z vnto E. a peyse A. aa Om. BDEFH. t> houses D.
1 vnto is. to opr. m, u drede je i. dredith s. v 3011, seith the Lord, s. w the thridde K. x vnto is.
y til into KLPX sec.m. z myn eerthe tilieris is. a he sillith i. b seelde it i. seelde his posxessioun s.
c the P. d left EII.PS. e possessioun o^en is. f fyndith pltires. S vnto is. h Om. s. l he schal IKS.
k fulfillid is. l and if w. m Om. c. n cours is. ° euer more is. P Om i. 1 Sothely is. r not
wallid is. s the lord Iher off K. i Om. o. to the Lord s.
XXV. 34—47-
LEVITICUS.
355
lordes ; for the houses of cytees of Le-
uytes ben for the possessiouns among the
34 sones of Yrael ; the suburbes forsothe of
hem thei shulen not selle, for euerlast-
saynge possessioun it is. If thi brother
were maad pore, and feble in hoond, and
thow resseyuest hym as a comlyng and a
3G pilgrym, and lyueth with thee, ne take
thow of hym vsurys, rie more ouer than
thow hast 30111111 ; dreed thi God, that thi
37 brother mowe lyue anentis thee. Thi
money thow shalt not 3yue to him to
vsure, and of the fruytes ouer aboun-
38 daunce thou shal not axe ; Y the Lord
3our God, that haue ladde 3ou out of the
lond of Egipte, that Ic 3yue 3ow the loond
of Chanaan, and that Y were 3oure God.
39 If thur3 porenesse compellid, thi brother
selle hym silf to thee, thow shalt not op-
presse hym thur3 thraldom of seruauntis,
40 but as an hiryd man and a dweller he
shal be ; vnto the iubilee 3eer he shal
4iworche anentis thee, and aftirward he
shal goo out with his free children, and
turne a3en to the kyn, and to the posses-
42 sioun of his fadres. Forsothe thei ben my
seruauntis, and Y haue ladde hem out of
the loond of Egipte ; thei shulen not be
43 sold bi condiciounsd of thralles ; ne ouer
traueyle thou him bi thi power, but
44drede thow thi Lord. Thral and'boond
womman" ben to 3ow of the naciouns that
45 ben in 3oure enuyroun, and of the com-
lynges that pilgrimagen anentis 3ow,
other that of hem weren bore in 30111-6
loond ; thes 36 shulen haue seruauntis,
41; and thur3 ri3t of erytage 36 shulen ouer-
leeuenf hem to the after comers, and 36
shulen welde hem with outen ende ; 3oure
forsothe britheren, the sones of Yrael, 30
47 shulen not oppresse bi power. If anentis
3ow the hoond of the comlyng and of the
pilgrym wax greet, and thi brother bi-
come pore, selle him silf to hym, or to
for the 'howsis of the citees of dekenesu
ben for possessiouns among the sones of
Israel ; forsothev the suburbabisw of hemx 34
schulen not be seeld, for it is euerlastynge
possessioun. If thi brother is maad pore, 35
and feble in power, and thou resseyuest
hym as a comelyng and pilgrymy, and he
lyueth with thee, take thou not vsuris of 36
hym, nether more than thou hast 3oue ;
drede thou thi God, that thi brothir mai
lyue anentis thee. Thou schalt not 3yue 37
to hym thi money to vsure, and thou
schalt not axe ouer'aboundaunce, ether en-
crees ouer of fruytis z ; Y am 3oure Lord 38
God, that ladde 3ou out of the lond of
Egipt, that Y schulde 3yue to 3ou the lond
of Canaan, and that Y schulde be 3oure
God. If thi brother compellid bi pouertsy
sillith hym silf to thee, thou schalt not
oppresse hym bi seruage of seruauntis, but 40
he schal be as ana hirid man and tenauntb ;
'til toc the 3eer of iubilee he schal worche
atd thee, and aftirward he schal go out 41
with his fre children, and he schal turne
a3en to the6 kynrede, and to 'the posses-
sioun of his fadrisf. For thei ben my ser-42
uauntisK, and Y ledde hem out of the lond
of Egipt ; theih schulen not be seeld bi the
condicioun of seruauntis ; turmente thou 43
not hem bi thi1 power, but drede thou thi
Lord. A seruaunt and handmaide be to 44
3ou of naciounsk that ben in 30111-6 cum pas,
and of comelyngis that1 ben pilgrimys atm45
3ou, ether thei that ben borun of hemn in
3oure lorid ; 36 schulen haue these ser-
uauntis, and bi ri3t of eritage 36 schulen 40
'sende ouer0 to? aftir comeris, and 36 schu-
len weldei with outen ende ; sothely op-
presse 36 not bi power 3oure britheren, the
sones of Israel. If the hond of a comelyng 47
andr of a pilgrim wexith strong at 3ou, and
thi brother is maad pore, and sillith hym
silf to hym8, ether to ony of his kyn, he 48
may be a3enbou3t aftir the* sillyng ; he
c Om. A. d condycyoun BDEFH. e hoondmaydyn E pr. m. f forleue B pr. m.
u dekens housis of citees is. v sothely is. w suburbanys F. * citees s. X a pilgrym is. z that thai
thou lunyst, encrees of fruytis is. a Om. F. b a tenaunt i. c vnto is. to o. d anentis i. e his is.
f his fadris possessioun is. g seruauntis, seith the Lord, s. h and thei is. ' Om. A. k ot/iere na-
ciouns is. ' the whiche i. m anentis i. n cumlyngis is. ° leeue hem i. ouer leeue hem s. P to joure is.
1 welde hem is. r or s. s thai cumlinge a. l that s.
z z 2
356
LEVITICUS.
XXV. 48 — XXVI. 5.
48 eny of the lynage of hym, after the sell-
ing he may be a3enbou3t ; who so wole
49 of his britheren, bigge he hym ; and the
fadres brother, and the fader brother &
sone, and the cosyn, andh the alye1. If
forsothe and he mowe, a3enbie he hym
sosilf, noumbred oonli the 3eeris fro the
tyme of his sillynge vnto the iubilee 3eer;
and the money with the which he was
soold, after the noumbre of 3eeris, and
51 thur3 resoun of an hirid man rekened. If
there were many 3eris that leeuen vnto
the iubilee, and after that he shal 3eelde
52 the prijs ; if fewe, he shal leye resoun
with hym after the noumbre of 3eeres ;
53 and he shal 3eelde to the bigger that
that is laft of the 3eeris, in the whiche
before he seruede, the medis with ynne
rekenydk ; he shal not traueil hym vio-
54lentlich in thi si3t. And if bi that he
may not be a3eynbou3tkk, the iubilee 3eer
he shall goon out with his free children ;
55 myn forsothe seruauntis ben the sones of
Yrael, the whiche Y haue ladde out of
the loond of Egipte ; I the Lord 3oure
God.
CAP. XXVI.
1 3e shulen not make to 3ou a mawmett1,
and grauen thing, ne titlis 36 shulen rere,
ne huge stoon 36 shulen putte in 3oure
erthe, that 36 honouren it ; Y forsothe am
2 the Lord 3oure God. Kepe 36 myn hali-
daies, and inwardli drede 36 at my seyn-
3 tuarye ; Y a Lord. If 30 goon in myn
heestis, and my maundementis kepen, and
doon hem, Y shal 3yue to 3ow reynes in
* her tymes, and the loond shal brynge
forth his burionynge, and with apples
5 the trees shulen be fulfillid ; and the
thresshynge of repyri™ tilthes shal atake
the vyndage, and the vyndage shal occu-
pie the sowynge tyme, and 36 shulen ete
joure breed in plente 'in fulnes", and with
that wole of hise britheren, a3enbieu hym ;
bothe 'the brother of fadirv, and the sone4!>
of 'the fadrisw brother, and kynesmanx, and
alyev. Ellis if also he schal mow, he schal
a3enbie hym silf, while the 3eeris ben ry- so
kenid oneli fro the tyme of his sillyng 'til
in to the 3eer of iubylee2 ; and while the
money, for which he was seeld, is rikenyd
bi the noumbre of 3eeris, and while the
hire of an hirid man is rikenyd. If mo 51
3eeris ben that dwellen 'til toa the iubilee,
bi these 3eeris he schal 3elde also the prijs;
if fewe 3eeris ben, he schal sette rikenyng52
with hym bi the noumbre of 3eerisb ; and as
he schal 3eelde to the Mere that that is re-
sidue0 of 3eeris, while tho 3eeris, bid whiche
he seruyde bifore, ben rikenyd for hiris ;
hee schal not turmente 'that Ebreu* vio-
lentli in thi si3t. That if he may not be 54
a3enbou3t bi this^, he schal go out with
his free children in the '3eer of iubilee11 ;
for' the sones of Israel ben myn ser-5,>
uauntis, whichek Y ledde out of the lond
of Egipt.
CAP. XXVI.
Y am 3oure Lord God ; 36 schulen not i
make to 3ou an ydol, and a grauun ymctge,
nether 36 schulen reise1 titlis™, nether 36
schulen sette a noble stoon in 3oure lond,
that 36 worschipe it ; for Y am 3oure Lord
God. Kepe 36 my sabatis, and drede 36 at 2
my seyntuarie; Y am the" Lord. If 36 gona
in myn heestis, and kepen my comaunde-
mentis0, and doon tho, Y schal 3yue to 3011
reynesP in her tymes, and the erthe schal 4
brynge forth his fruyt, and trees schulen
be fillid with applis ; the threschyng of «
ripe cornes schal take vyndagei, and vynd-
age1" schal occupie seed8, and 36 schulen ete
3oure breed in fulnesse, and 36 schulen
dwelle in 3oure lond without drede. Yo
g brotheres E sec.m. h of A. > alyen AF. k rekenyng A pr.m. kk ajensboujt A. l mawment A.
m repynge A. n at the folle E pr. m.
" bie he is. v the br. of the fad. c. the br. of his fad. i. his fadir brother s. w his fadir is. * his
kynesraan is. Y his alye is. z vn to the iubilee jeer is. a vnto is. •> the jeeris is. c left EILPS.
d in i. e a straunger s. f an hoom born man s. S this mancr is. *> jeer of the iubilee i. iubilee
jeers. i Om. ELMOPSW. k the whiche i. ! reise vp is. m titlis, that is, auterisfor ydolatrye BCEGIKNPQX.
titlis, that is, ydol aiders s. » Om. is. ° biddingis is. P reyne s. q the vyndage i. vyndage or en
crese s. r the vyndage s. s the seed tyme is.
XXVI. 6 — 19-
LEVITICUS.
357
outen drede0 36 shulen dwelle in 3oure
e loond. I shal 3yue pees in 3oure coostis ;
3e shulen sleepe, and there shal not be
that shal afeere 30x11*; I shal take aweie
yuel beestis, and swerd shal not thur3
7 passe 3oure termes. 3e shulen pursue 3oure
enemyes, and thei shulen falle before
s 3ow ; fyue of 3ow shal pursue an hun-
dryd aliens, and anPP hundred of 3ow ten
thousyndes ; 3oure enemyes shulen falle
9 with swerd in 3oure si3t. Y shal beholde
3ow, and make growe ; 36 shulen ben mul-
tiplied, and I shal fastne my couenaunt
10 with 3ow ; 30 shulen ete the moost oold
thingis of oold, and the newe vpon com-
ynge, the oold 36 shulen cast aweye ;
uand I shal sette my tabernacle in the
myddil of 3ow, and my soule shal not cast
1-2 3ow aweie ; I shal goo among 3ow, and
I shal be 3oure God, and 36 shulen be to
13 me a puple. I the Lord 3oure God, that
haue ladde 3ow out of the loond of Egip-
cyens, that 36 seruen not to hem, and the
whiche haue brokun the chaynes of 3oure
14 nolles, that 36 my3ten goo vp ry3t. But
if 36 heren me not, ne dooni alle myn
isheestis, and if 36 spurne my lawes, and
my domes despisen, that 36 doonr hem
the whiche ben ordeyned of me, and my
i«couenant 36 fulli bryngen8 to nou3t, I
thanne this* thing" shal do to 3ow ; Y
shal visyte 3ow swiftly in nedynes, and
in brennynge, that make faylv 3oure eyen,
and waste 3oure lyues ; in veyn 36 shulen
sowe 3ourw seed, that of the enemyes shal
17 be deuowryd ; I shal putte my face a3ens
3ow, and 36 shulen falle before 3oure ene-
myes, and 36 shulen be suget to hem that
hatiden 3ow ; 36 shulen flee, no man pur-
18 suynge. If forsothe and so 36 obeishen
not to me, I shal adde 3oure correccions
19 seuen foold for 3oure synnes ; and I shal
altobreke the prijd of 3oure hardnes, and
I shal 3yue heuene to 3ow aboue as of
schal 3yue pees in* 3oure coostis ; 36 schu-
len slepe, and noon schal be that schal
make 3ou aferd ; Y schal do awei yuel
beestis fro 3ou, and a swerd schal not passe
bi 3oure termes. 3e schulen pursue 3oure?
enemyes, and thei schulen falle bifor 3ou ;
fyue of 3oure men schulen pursue an hun-s
drid aliens, and an hundrid of 3ou schu-
len pursue ten thousande ; 3oure enemyes
schulen falle bi swerd in 3oure si3t. Yg
schal biholde 3011, and Y schal make 30^"
to encreesse ; 36 schulen be multiplied ;
and Y schal make stedfast my couenaunt
with 3011; 36 schulen ete the eldestv of elde 10
thingis, and 36 schulen caste forth™ elde
thirigis, whanne newe thingis schulen come
aboue; Y schal sette my tabernacle in then
myddis of 3ou, and my soulex schal not
caste 3ou awey ; Y schal go among 3ou, 12
and Y schal be 3oure God, and 36 schulen
be a puple to me. Y am 3oure Lord God, 13
that ledde 3ou out of the lond of Egip-
cians, that 36 schulden not serue hem, and
which^ haue broke the chaynes of 3oure
nollis, that 36 schulde go vpri3t. That if u
36 heren not me, nether doori alle myn
heestis, and if 30 forsaken my lawis, and 15
despisen my domes, that 36 doon not tho
thingis that ben ordeyned of me, and thatz
36 brengena my couenaunt to auoydyngb,
also" Y schal dod these thingis to 3ou ; Y ie
schal visyte 3011 swiftly in nedynesse and
brennyng6, whichf schal turment 3oure i3en,
and schal& waste 3oure lyues ; in veyri 36
schulen sowe seed, that schal be deuourid
of enemyes ; Y schal sette my face1' 336118 17
3ou, and 36 schulen falle bifor 3oure ene-
myes, and 36 schulen be sugetis to hem
that haten 3ou ; 36 schulen fie, while no
man pursueth'. Butk if nether so 36 obeyen is
to me, Y schal adde1 3oure chastisyngis10
seuenfold for 3oure synnes ; and Y schal ia
al tobreke the pride of 3oure hardnesse,
and Y schal 3yue to" 3ou heuene aboue as
0 ferde BEFH. P Om. BDEFH. PPand^. q doth BDEFH. r doon not D. sje bryngen^. * thes BDEFH.
u thinges F. v falle B. w the BEFH.
t to is. u Om. plures. v eldest thingis a. w awey the is. * soule, that is, tville BCEGILPQ. soule 01
rvilte s. y I is. * Om. A. a brenge folily s. l> noujt 8. c Om. s. d do thanne s. « in bren-
nyng is. f the which i. g Om. is. ''cheers. > pursueth 3ou s. k Om. K. 1 encreece is. m chas-
tinge s. n Om. s.
358
LEVITICUS.
XXVI.
33-
20 yrun, and the erthe brasun ; joure tra-
ueyl in veyn shal be wastyd, ne the erthe
shal bryrige forth burionyng, ne the trees
21 shulen 3yue apples. And if 36 goon ouer-
thwartx to me, ne wolen^ here me, I shal
adde 3ourez veniaunces vnto the seuenth
22 foold for 3oure synnes ; and I shala sende
out tob 3ow beestis of the feeld, that
wasten and 3ow and 3oure beestis, and to
skarsnes alle thinges thei shulen brynge,
23 and that 3oure weies be maad desert. And
if 36 wolen not resseyue disciplyne, but
21 goon ouerthwartx to me, I forsothe con-
trarius a3ensc 3ow shal goo, and I shal
smyte 3ow seuen sithes for 3oure synnes ;
25 and I shal brynge vpond 3ow a swerd,
vengesoure of my boond of pees ; and
whanne 30 fleene into 3ouref cytees, I shal
sende pestilence into the myddil of 3ou,
and 36 shulen be take in the hoondes of
263oure& enemyes, after that I breke the
staf of 3oure breed, so that ten wymmen
in oon ouen baken looues, and 3elden hem
at wei3t ; and 36 shulen eete, and not be
27fulfillid. If forsothe and bi thes thinges
28 36 heren not me, but goonh a3ens me, and
I shal go 336113 3ow in contrarye woodnes,
and I shal vndernyrn 3ow with seuen ve-
29 niaunce1 for 3oure synnes, so that 36 eten
the flesh of 3oure sones, and of 3oure
so dou3tresk ; and I shal destruye 3oure hey3
thinges, and 30111-6 mawmetis Yshal breke;
36 shulen falle amonge the fallynges of
3oure mawmetis, and my soule shal wlaate
31 3ow, in so myche that 3oure cytees Y shal
brynge down in .to wildernes, and the de-
sertis I shal make 3oure seyntuaries, ne
more ouer Yshal resseyue the moost swete1
32Sinel; and I shal scater 3oure loond, and
3oure enemyes, whanne thei weren dwell-
ssers of it, shulen wondre vpon it; 3ow for-
of° yrun, and the erthe asP bras; 3oure20
trauel schal be wastid in veyn, nether the
erthe schal brynge forth fruyt, nethir trees
schulen 3yue applis. If 36 goon contrarie2i
to me, nether wolen here me, Y schal adde'i
3oure woundisr til8 in to seuenfold for 30111-6
synnes ; Y' schal sende out in to 3011 cruelw
beestis of the feeld, that schulen waste 3ou
and 3oure beestis, and schulenu brynge alle
thingis to fewnesse, and 3oure weies schu-
len be forsakun. That if nether so 36 wolen 23
resseyue doctrynv, but goon contrarie to
me, also Y schal go aduersarie a3ens 3ou, 24
andw Y schal smyte 3ou seuen sithis for
3oure synnes ; and Y schal brynge ynx on 25
3ou the swerd, vengere of my-v boond of
peesf ; and whanne 36 fleen in to citees, t that is, for
Y schal sende pestilence in the myddis of
3ou, and 36 schulen be bitakun2 in the PeeB-
hondis of enemyes, aftir that Y haue broke 26
the stafa of 3oure breed, so thatb ten
wymmen bakec loouesd in oon ouene, and
3eldee tho looues at wei3te; and 36 schulen
ete, and 36 schulen not be fillidf. But if 27
nethir bi these thingis 36 heren& me, but
goon a3ens me, and Y schal go a3ens 3ou2«
in1' contrarie woodnesse', and Y schal chas-
tise 3011 bi seuene veniaunces for 3oure
synnes, so that 36 etek the fleischis1 of2<*
3oure sones, and of 3oure doi^tris11; Y schal so
destrie 3oure hi3e thingis m, and Y schal
breke 3oure symylacris ; 36 schulen falle
bitwixe the fallyngis of 3our ydols, and
my soule schal haue 3011 abhomynable, in si
so myche that Y turne" 3oure citees in to
wildirnesse, and make0 3oure seyntuaries
forsakun, nether Y schal resseyue morel*
the swettest odour ; and Y schal destrye 32
3oure lond, and 3oure enemyes schulen be
astonyed theronnei, whanne thei schulenr
be enhabiters8 therof; forsothe Y schal sa
x from ajeyns E pr.m. outward E sec. in. ouerthwart E iert.m. y willith BD. wolleth EH. z to joure
BDEFH. a Om. H. t> into BDEFH. <-' and a3ens BDEFH. d in vpon BDEFH. e fleejith BDEFH.
f Om. BDEFH. S the BDEFH. h goth BDEFH. ' veniaunces BDEFH. k dou3tren BDEFH. 1 soot E.
0 Om. is. P of plures. 1 encreece is. r woundis ether veniaunces BCGWQX. vengeaunces is. s Om. o.
* freli Y w. u thees schulen i. these beestis schulen s. v doctryn ether chastlsyng BCGINQX. chastinge s.
w Om. s. x Om. c. y the M. z takun CG. a staf, that Is, susteynyng BCGINQX. staf or snsieynynge s.
b that for grete nedynesse s. c schul bake is. d her looues is. e jelde or delyuere s. * fulfillid is.
S woln heren is. h bi is. ' woodnesse, that is, in strong veniaunce BCGNQ. vengeaunce is. k ete or
waasle s. 1 fleishe i. u doujtis A. m thingis of pride s. n schal turne is. ° I schal make is. P more for
yture synne s. 1 on goitre distruccioun s. r Om. s. s dwellers is.
XXVI. 34—43-
LEVITICUS.
359
sothe Y shal scatre amonge gentiles and
I sha*l drawe out a swerd after 3ow, and
3oure loond shal be desert, and 30111*6 cy-
34 tees fallen down. Thanne her holi dayes
shulen pleese to the erthe, alle the daies
35 of her wildirnes ; whanne 36 weren in ene-
myes loond, it shal halowe, and rest in
the seuenthe tymes of his wildernes, for-
thi that it restide not in 3oure seuenthe
setynies, whanne 30 dwelten in it. And
whiche of 3ow leeuen, Y shal 3yue dredem
in the hertes of hem, in regiouns of the
enemyes ; the sown of a fleynge leef shal
fere" hem, and so thei shulen flee it as
the swerd ; thei shulen falle, no man pur-
sy suynge, and eche vpon his britheren shal
falle togidere, as men fleynge batailes ;
no man of 3ow shal be hardi to with-
38 stoonde to enemyes ; 36 shulen perishe
among the gentiles, and the enemyes
39 loond shal waste 3ow. But and if of hem
eny leeuen stille, thei shulen wax stynk-
ynge in her wickidnes0, in the loond of
her enemyes, and for the synne? of her
fadres and her owne thei shulen be tur-
•lomentid, to the tyme that thei know-
lechen her wickidnesses, and of her yuels
thei recorden, in the whiche thei han
trespassid a3ens me, and han goo ouer-
41 thwert to me. Therfor YI shal goo a3ens
hem, and I shal lede hemr into the ene-
myes loond, to the tyme that the vncir-
cumsidid thou3t of hem wax ashamed ;
than thei shulen preie for her vnpytow-
42 nesses, and I shal recorde of my boond
of pees, that I haue couenauntide with
Jacob, Ysaac, and Abraham ; of the loond
43forsothe I shal haue mynde, that whanne
it were forsakun of hem, it shal pleese
to hym silf in his seuenthe tymes, suf-
frynge wildernesses s for hem ; thei for-
scatere 3ou in to folkis, ether* hethen men,
and Y schal drawe out of the schethe the
swerd aftir 300, and 3oure lond schal be
forsakun, and 3oure citees schulen be cast
doun. Thanne 'hise sabatis" schulen plese34
the erthe, in alle the daies of hisv wildir-
nessew ; whanne 36 ben in the lond of ene- 35
myes, itx schal (kepe sabat^, andz schal a
reste in the sabatisb of his wildirnessec,
ford it restide not in 3oure sabatis, whanne
36 dwelliden therynne. And Y schal 3yue an
drede in xthe hertis of heme, whichef schu-
len abide of 3011, in the cuntreis of ene-
myess ; the sown of a leef fleynge schal
make hem aferd, and so thei schulen fie
it as ah swerd ; thei schulen falle, while
noon' pursueth, and allek schulen falle on1 37
her britheren, as m fleynge bateils " ; no
man of 3ou schal be hardi to a3enstonde
enemyes ; 36 schulen perische among he- 38
then men, and the lond of enemyes schal
waaste 3ou. That if summe of these Jewes0 39
dwellenP, thei schulen failei in her wickid-
nessis, in the lond of her enemyes, and
thei schulen be turmentid for the synner
of her fadris, and for her owne synnes, til8 40
thei knoulechen her wickidnesses, and* han
mynde of her yuels, bi whiche thei tres-
passidenu a3ens me, and 3eden contrarie to
me. Therfor and Y schal go a3ens hem,4i
and Y schal brynge hem in to the lond of
enemyesv, tilw the vncircumcidid soulex of
hem be aschamed ; thanne thei schulen
preie for her wickidnesses ?, and Y schal 42
haue mynde of iny boond of pees, which2
Y couenauntide with Jacob, Ysaac, and
Abraham3 ; also Y schal be myndeful of
the lond, whichb, whanne it is left of hemc, 43
schald plese to it silf in 'his sabatis, and
schal suffre wildirnesse6 for hemf ; forsothe
thei schulen preye for her synnes, for thei
m ferde DEFH. n drede D. ° wickidnesses BDEFII. P synns BDEFII. I and Y BDEFH. r Om. BEFII.
8 wyldernes BDEFII.
. or into s. u her hali daies is. my sabatis K sec. m. v her is. w wildirnesse.ybr the erthe schal reste,
whanne God schal make it bareyne is. x that lond s. V halewe s. z and it I. a Om. s. b seuenthe
tymes, that is, the sabot daies s. c wildirnesse or bareynnesse s. d forthi that the erthe s. e her hertis is.
{ that is. t! joure enemyes B pr.m. heuenes DGNQRT. h Om. 10 sec. m. s. ' no man o sup.ras. k alle
thei is, 1 vpon is. m as men I. as alle men s. n bateils for fere s. ° rebels s. P dwellen y't stille s.
•1 stynke s. r synnes plures. s vn to s. 4 and til thei i. and to thei s. u han trespasside is. v her
enemyes B pr. m. w to tyme s. * will is. y wickidnesse plures. z that is. a with Abraham is. b the
which i. c hem as bareyne s. d it schal is. e the restinge daies ther off, suffrynge deseertnesse is.
( hem that rebelden cr$ens God s.
360
LEVITICUS.
XXVI. 44 — XXVII. 10.
sothe shulen preye for her synnes, forthi
that thei han cast aweie my domes, and
44 my lawes despiseden ; and neuertheles'
also whanne thei weren in the enemyes
loond, Y keste hem not aweie fulli, ne
so Y despiside, that thei weren consumed,
and that I shulde make my couenaunt
brou3t to nou3t with hem; Y forsothe am
45 the Lord God of hem. And I shal re-
corde of my rather boond of pees, whanne
I ladde hem out of the loond of Egipte,
in the si3t of gentils", that I were the
God of hem ; Y the Lord God. Thes
ben the heestis, and domes, and lawes,
that the Lord 3af bitwix hym and betwix
the sones of Yrael, in the mownt of Sy-
nay, bi the hoond of Moyses.
CAP. XXVII.
i And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2Spek to the sones of Yrael, and thow
shalt seie to hem, The man that doth
avowe, and bihotith to God hijs soule,
3 vndir eymyng he shal 3yue the prijs. And
if it were a maal, fro the twentithe 3eer
vnto the sixtithe 3eer, he shal 3yue fifty
sides of siluer, at the mesure of the seyn-
5 tuarye, if a womman, thritti ; fro the
fifthe forsothe 3eer vnto the twentithe, a
maal shal 3yue twenti cycles, the wom-
6 man ten ; fro o moneth vnto the fifthe
3eer, for the maal shal be 3yue fyue cy-
7 clis, and for the femaal three ; of sixti
wynter and more, a maal shal 3yue fiftene
e siclis, the womman ten. If he were a pore
man, and at the eymynge he shal not
mowe 3eelde, he shal stoonde before the
preest, and how myche he eymethv, and
seethw that he may 3eelde, so myche he
9 shal 3yue. A beeste forsothe that may be
offred to the Lord, if eny auowith, holi it
10 shal be, and it may not be chaungid, that
is, nother betere for yuel, ne the wors for
good" ; but if he shaly chaunge, and that
that is chaungid and it for the which it
castiden awey my domes, and despyseden
my lawis; netheles, 3he», whanne thei 44
weren in 'the lond of enemyesh, Y castide'
not hem awey outirli, nether Y dispiside
hem, so that thei weren wastid, and that
Y made voide my couenaunt with hem;
for Y am the Lord God of hem. And Y4&
schal haue mynde of my formere boond of
pees, whanne Y ledde hem out of the lond
of Egipt, in the si3t of hethene men, that
Y schulde be her God ; Y am the Lord
God. These ben the comaundementisk, and
domes, and lawis, whiche the Lord 3af bi-
twixe hym silf and bitwixe1 the sones of
Israel, in the hil of Synay, bi the bond of
Moises.
CAP. XXVII.
And the Lord spak to Moises and seide, i
Speke thou to the sones of Israel, and thou 2
schalt seye to hem, A man that makith
avow, and bihetith his soule to God, schalm
3yue the" priys vndur valu°, ether preis-
yngf. If it is a malei, fror the twentithe 3
3eer 'til tos the sixtithe 3eer, he schal 3yue
fifti siclis of siluer, at the' mesure of seyn-
tuarie", if it is a womman, scJie schal yjue*
thretti siclis; forsothe fro the fifthe 3eers
'til tov the twentithe 3eer, a malew schal
3yue twenti cyclis, a womman schal yjue
ten ciclis ; fro ox monethe 'til to? the fifthe e
3eer, fyue ciclis schulen be 3ouun for a
malez, thre ciclis for a womman ; a male* 7
of sixti 3eer and ouer schal 3yue fiftene
ciclis, a womman schal 3yue ten cyclis. If «
it is a pore man, and may not 3elde the
valu, he schal stonde bifor the preest, and
as myche as the preest preisith, and seeth
that the pore man may 3elde, so myche he
schal 3yue. Forsotheb if ony man avowith 9
a beeste, that may be offrid to the Lord,
it schal be hooli, and schalc not mow be 10
chaungid, that is, nethir a betere for 'an
yueld, nether 'a worse6 for a good ; and if
4 natheles E. « the Gentiles BDEFH. T eyme BDEFH. w leye D. sey F. see} H. x the good BDEFH.
y Om. BDEFH.
5 also is. h her enmyes lond is. ' threwe is. k heestis is. ' Om. IKOS. m he schal is. n Om. p.
0 the valu FW. P preisyng ther off is. 1 man s. r that auoiveth fro is. s vnto is. * Om. sw. u the
seyntuarie IKS. v vnto is. w man s. x a is. y vnto is. z man s. a man is. b Sothly is. c it
schal is. d a wors i. e an yuel is.
XXVII. ii — 23.
LEVITICUS.
361
is chaungid shal be sacryd to the Lord.
1 1 The vnclene forsothe beeste that may not
be offred to slau3tre, whoso auowith, it
12 shal be broii3tz before the preest, the
which demynge whether it be good or
13 yuel, shal sette the prijs ; and if he that
offreth wole not 3yue, he shal adde aboue
14 the eymynge the fifthe part. A man if
he auowe his hows, and halowe it to the
Lord, the preest shal behoolde, whether
it be good or yuel, and after the prijs,
that of hym were ordeyned, it shal be
is soold ; if forsothe he that auowith wole
bigge it a3en, he shal 3yue the fifthe part
of the eymynge aboue, and he shal haue
ifi the hows. And if the feelde of his pos-
sessioun he auowe, and halowe to the
Lord, after the mesure of the seed shal
be eymed the prijs; if with thritti busshels
of barly the feelde is sowun, for fifti siclis
17 of siluer it shal be soold. And if anoon
fro the 3eer of the biginnyng iubilee he
auowe the feeld, as myche as it may be
is worth, so myche shala be eymed ; if for-
sothe ab litil of tyme, the preest shal
noumbre the money after the noumbre of
3eeris that ben laft vnto the iubilee, and
19 it shal be drawe aweie fro the prijs. And
if he that auowide wole bigge the feeld
a3en, he shal adde the fifthe part of the
20 eymed money, and he shal weelde it ; if
forsothe he wole not a3enbigge, but to
eny other were sold ouer hym that auow-
21 ede, he may not a3enbigge ; for whanne
the day of the iubilee cometh, it shal be
halowid to the Lord, and the possessioun
sac-rid perteynethc to the ry3t of preestis.
22 If a feelde is bou3t, and notd of the pos-
sessioun of the more men, were halowiddd
23 to the Lord, the preest shal noumbre the
prijs, after the noumbre of 3eeres vnto
hef chaungith it»,bothe that, that is chaung-
id, and thath, for which it is chaungid,
schal be halewid to the Lord. Sotheli if n
ony man avowith an vncleene beeste, that
may not be offrid to the Lord, it schal be
brou3t bifor the preest, and the preest 12
schal deme whether it is good ether yuel,
and schal' sette the prijs; which prijs if he 1:5
that offrithk wole1 3yue, he schal addem
the fifthe part ouer the valu. If a man u
avowith his hows, and halewith it to the
Lord, the preest schal biholde, 'whether it
is" good ether yuel, and bi the prijs, which0
is ordeyned of hymP, it schal be seld ; so- is
theli if he that avowide wole a3en-bie it,
he schal 3yue the fifthe part of the valu
aboue, and he schal haue the hows. That IG
if he'' avowith the feeld of his possessioun,
and halewithr to the Lord, the prijs schal
be demed bi the mesure of seed ; if the
feeld is sowun with thritti buyschels of
barli, it schal be seeld for fifti siclys of
siluer. If he auowith the feeld anoon for8 17
the 3eer of the" iubilee bigynnyngev, as
myche as it may be worth, bi so myche it
schal be preisidw ; but if it be after \surn i»
part ofx tyme, the preest schal rykene? the
money biz the noumbre of 3eerisa that ben
residue15 vtil toc the iubilee, and it schal be
withdrawun ofd the prijs. That if he that 19
avowide wole a3enbie the feeld, he schal adde
the fyuethe part of the6 money preisidf,
and he schal welde it; but if he nyle#20
a3enbieh, but it is seeld to ony othir man,
he1 that avowidek schal 'no more1 mowe
a3enbie it ; for whanne the dai of iubilee 21
cometh, itm schal be halewid to the Lord,
and the possessioun halewid perteyneth to
the ri3t of preestis. If the feeld is bou3t, 22
and is not of the possessioun of grettere
menn, and is0 halewid to the Lord, the 23
z brent A. a it shal BDEFH. b after a BE sec.m. c and perteyneth E.
lowid A.
d no BF. nor H. dd ho-
f a man is. 8 his vow is. h that thing is. > he schal is. k auowith s. 1 wole not A. sec. m. m adde
to is. n wher that hous be is. ° that is. P the preest is. 1 a man is. r halewith it s. 8 fro ILS.
1 of bigynnyng of is. n Om. B. v Om. is. w preisid ether set a [at GN] valu BCGKNQ. x a litil is.
y rykene ether determyne BCGKNQ. noumbre is. z aftir is. & the 3eeris w. b left ILS. c vnto is.
to o sec. m. d fro is. e Om. w. f that is preisid i. S wil not i. h a3enbie it is. > he thanne e.
k auowide it is. l neuer is. m that feeld s. n men, that is, of auncetries BCGKNQX. men of auncetry s.
0 it is is.
3 A
362
LEVITICUS.
XXVII. 24 — 34.
the iubilee, and he shal 3yue, the which
24 auowide it to the Lord ; in the iubilee
forsothe it shal turne a3en to the rather
lord that solde it, and hadde into the
25 soort of his possessioun. Al eymynge shal
be peysid with the cycle of the seyntua-
26 rye ; the side hath twenty halpens. The
first getun that perteyneth to the Lord
no man may halowe and vowe, whether
oxe or sheep it were, of the Lord thei
27 ben. And if the beeste is vnclene, he
that offreth shal a3eribigge aftir his eym-
ynge, and shall adde the fifthe part of the
prijs ; if he wole not a3enbigge, it shal
be soold to another, how myche euer it
28 were eymed. Al that to the Lord is sa-
crid, whether it were man, or beeste, or6
feelde, it shal not be soold, ne may be
a3enbou3t ; what euer thing ones were
sacrid, holi of halowes it shal be to the
29 Lord, and eche sacrid thing that is offryd
of man, shal not be bou3t a3en, but thur3
so deeth die. Alle the dymes of the erthe,
whether of the cornes, orf of the# apples
of trees, ben of the Lord, and to hym
si thei ben halowid ; if eny man wole bigge
a3en his dymes, adde he the fifthe part of
32 hem ; of alle the1' dymes of sheep, or1 of
oxe, and of geyte, that vndur the 3eerde
of the sheepherd goon, what euerk dyme
33 come, it shal be halowid to the Lord ; it
shal not be chosen, nothir good nother
yuel, ne for another chaungid ; if eny
man chaunge, and that, that is chaungid,
and that, for what it is chaungid, shal be
halowid to the Lord, and shal not be
34a3enbou3t. Thes ben the heestis that
the Lord comaundide to Moyses, and to
the1 sones of Yrael, in the mownt of Sy-
nay.
preest schal determyne? the prijs bii the
noumbre of 3eeris vtil tor the iubilee, and
he that avowide the feeld schal 3yue the ,
prijs? to the Lord ; forsothe in the iubilee 24
it schal turne a3en to the formere lord that
seelde it, and 'haue he* in to the eritage of
his possessioun. vEch preisyng" schal be 25
peisidv bi the side of seyntuariew ; a side
hath twenti halpens. No man may ha- 20
lewe and avowe the firste gendrid thingis
that perteynen to the Lord, whether it is
oxe, whether" scheep, tho? ben the Lordis
part1. That if the beeste is vncleene3, he 27
that offrideb schal a3enbie byc hisd value,
and he schal addef the fyuethe part of
prijs&; if he nyleh a3enbiei, it schal be
seeld to another man, ask myche euer1 as
it is 'set at valum. Al thing which" is ha- 28
lewid to the Lord, whether it is man, whe-
ther0 beeste, whether0 feeldt, it schal riot
be seeld, nether it schal mow be a3enbou3t;
whateuer thing is halewid onys, it? schal
be hooli of the noumbre of hooli thingis
to the Lord, and ech halewyng whicht is 29
offrid of manr, schal not be a3enbou3t, but
it schal die bi deeth8. Alle the tithis of 30
erthe, whether of fruytis*, whether of ap-
plis of trees, ben the Lordis part, and ben
halewid to hym ; sotheli if ony man wole si
a3enbie hise tithis, he schal addeu the
fyuethe part of tho; of alle tithis v, of 32
scheep, and ofw oxen, and of geet, that
passen vndur the '3erde of scheepherdex,
whateuer thing cometh to the tenthe part,
it schal be halewid to the Lord ; it schal 33
not be chosun, nether good, nether yuel ;
nethir it schal be chaungid for another ; if
ony man chaungith*, bothe that, that is
chaungid, and thatz,for which it is chaungid,
schal be halewid to the Lord, and it schal
t '" EI>re» 't
is, feeld of liis
critagc. CK«.
« other E.
1 Om. E.
other BDEFII.
e Om. F.
h Om. BDEFH.
' and BDEFH.
er E.
P noumbre is. 1 aftir is. r vnto is. s prijs therofs. l he schal haue it i. haue it s. u ech
preisyng, that is, setting of valu BCKNQ. al the preisyng or valu i. ech preisyng or thing noumlirid s.
v preisid s. w the seyntuarie is. x or i. Y thei is. z part withouten avow s. a vncleene that is avowid s.
b offrith it i. offride it s. c Om. A. it aftir is. d the is. e valu that it is preisid to s. f adde to is.
S the prijs is. h wil not i. ' ajenbie it is. k for as is. l Om. is. m preisid is. n that is. ° or is.
P he s. 1 that is. r a man B. s deeth and be offrid s. i fruytis of corn s. u adde to is. v the
tithis i. w Om. ELP. x scheperdis jerde is. Y chaungith it is. z that thing s.
XXVII. 34-
LEVITICUS.
363
Here endith the book of Leuiticus, and
now bigynneth the book of Numerim.
not be a3enbou3t. These ben the co-34
maundementisa whiche the Lord comaund-
ide to Moises, and to the sones of Israel,
in the hil of Synay.
Here eendith the book of Leuitici, and
here bygynneth the book of Numerj*.
m Here endith Leuyticus, and here bigynneth Numery. D. Here endith Leuitici, and bigynneth Numeri. E.
Here endith the bok of Leuitici, and here bigynneth the bok of Numeri. F. No final rubric in BH.
a heestis is. b From BS. Here endithe Leuyticy, and here bigynneth Numery. c. Here endith the book
of L. and bigynneth the book of Numeri. DNOB. Here endithe L. and here bygynneth Numeri. FW. Heere
eendit L. the iij boke. G. Here endith Leuyticus. I. Here endeth L., see now the book of Noumbre. K.
Here endith the book of L. and here bigynneth a prologe on Numeri. M. Here endith L. and bigynneth
Numeri. x. No final rubric in AELPQT.
3 A 2
NUMBERS.
[Prologue on the book of Numbers. ~]
THIS book clepid Numeri, that is to seie, the book of Noumbre, makith mencioun,
how the Lord comauridide Moises and Aaron to noumbre the sones of Israel bi her
names writen, alle men that weren fro twenti 3eer and aboue, of stronge men and able
to batel. Sothli the Leuytis weren not noumbrid with hem, bi the comaundement of
the Lord, but bi hem self in to the seruyse of the tabernacle. And the Lord comaundide
to Moises to sende aspiers to biholde the lorid of Canaan, of ech lynage o man ; whiche
whanne thei hadden biholde, and weren comen a3en, discomforteden al the peple, out
taken Josue and Caleph, whiche a3enseiden the othere aspiers. And al the peple
mournede and wepte, wherfore the Lord turnede hem a3en in to desert, and seide, that
noon of tho that weren noumbrid scholde come in the lond of Canaan, but Josue and
Caleph ; but walke aboute in wildernesse fourti 3eer, and deie therinne ; and after
fourti 3eer the sones of hem, that weren not noumbrid, scholden entre, and welde the
lond. Also of alle dissenciouns that bifelleri in the desert, and veniaunces of the peple,
and how thei wunnen al the londe bi3ende Jordan ; and of the deeth of Aaron ; and
how the peple was noumbrid eftsone by Moises and Eleasar prest ; and the Lord bad
Moises to take veniaunce of the peple of Madian, and thanne he scholde be gaderid to
his peple. Here endith the prologe and here bigynneth the book of Numeri*.
Numeri*-.
CAP. I.
i THE Lord spak to Moyses in deseert
of Synay, in the tabernacle of the boond
of peese, the first day of the secounde
rnoneth, that other 3eer of the goyng of
ahem out of Egipte, seiynge, Take 36 the
sowme of al the congregacioun of the
sones of Yrael, by kynredis, and her
bowses, and the names of eche, what euer
3 of theb maal kynd, fro the twentithe 3eer
and aboue, of alle the stronge men of
Yrael; and 36 shulen noumbre hem bi her
Here bigynneth the boke of Numeri™.
CAP. I.
AND the Lord spak to Moises in the i
deseert of Synay, in the tabernacle of theb
boond of pees, in the firste day of the se-
counde monethe, in the tother 3eer of her
goyng out of Egipt, and seidec, Take 362
'the summed of al the congregacioun of the
sones of Israel, bi her kynredis, and howsis",
and 'the names of allef bi hem silf, what
euer thing is& of male kynde fro the1' 3
twentithe 3eere and aboue, of1 alle the
stronge men of Israel ; and thou and Aa-
a From B. No initial rubric in ADEH but only running title. b Om. BDEFH.
a This Prologue is from M. aa Numeri B. Here bigynneth Numeri. LPQ. No initial rubric in CDFGKM
NORSTWX. b Om. plures. c he seide is. d noumbre s. e meynees is. f alle her names ech is.
g Om. is. fc Om. is. ' and A pr. m.
I. 4 — 24.
NUMBERS.
365
4 companyes, thow and Aaron. And there
shulen be with 3ow the prynces of the
lynages, and of the howsis, in her kyn-
5 redes, whos names ben thes ; of Ruben,
6 Elisur, the sonec of Sedeur ; of Symeon,
Salamyel, the sone of Sury of Sadday;
7 of Juda, Naason, the sone of Amynadab ;
s of Ysachar, Nathanael, the sone of Suar;
jo of Zabulon, Eliab, the sone of Elon ; of
the sones forsothe of Joseph, of Effraym,
Elizama, the sone of Amyud ; of Ma-
nasse, Gamaliel, the sone of Phadasseur ;
11 of Beniamyn, Abidan, the sone of Ge-
12 deon ; of Dan, Aiezer, the sone of Amy-
is sadday; of Aser, Phegiel, the sone of
14 Ochran ; of Gad, Elizaphan, the sone of
15 Duel; of Neptalym, Ayra, the sone of
10 Henam. Thes the moost noble princes of
the multitude, bi the lynages, and her
kynredes, and the heedes of the oost of
i;Yrael, the whiche Moyses and Aaron
token, with al the multitude of the co-
ismoun. And thei gadreden togidere the
first day of the secounde moneth, noum-
brynge hem bi kynredes, and howses, and
meynees, and heedes, and names of echon,
10 fro the twentithd 3eer and aboue, as the
Lord comaundide to Moyses ; and thei
ben noumbred in the desert of Synay.
20 Of Ruben, the fyrst goten of Yrael, bi ge-
neraciouns, and meyneys, and his howses,
and the names of the heedes of echon,
and al that is of maal kynde, fro twenti6
3eer and aboue, of men goynge forth to
21 batayl, six and fourti thowsynd and fyue
22 hundreth. Of the sones of Semeon, bi his
generaciouns, and rneyneis, and howses of
his kynredes, ben noumbred bi names and
heedes of echon, al that is of maal kynde,
fro the twentith 3eer and aboue, of men
23 goynge to bateil, nyn and fyfti thowsynd
24 and thre hundreth. Of the sones of Gad,
by generaciouns, and meyneis, and howses
of her kynredes, ben noumbred bi the
names of echon, fro twenti 3eer and aboue,
ron schulen noumbre hem bi her cumpa-
nies. And the princes of lynagisk and of 4
housis1, in her kynredis, schulen be with
3ou, of whiche1" princes these ben thes
names; of Ruben, Elisur, the sone of Sede-
ur ; of Symeon, Salamyel, the sone of Suri e
Sadday ; of Juda, Naason, the sone of Amy- 7
nadab; of Ysacar, Nathanael, the sone of 8
Suar; of Zabulon, Eliab, the sone of Elon; 9
sotheli of the sones of Joseph, of Effraym, 10
Elisama, the sone of Amyud; of Manasses,
Gamaliel the sone of Phadussur; of Ben-ii
iamyn, Abidan, the sone of Gedeon ; of 12
Dan, Aiezer, the sone of Amysadday; of is
Aser, Fegiel, the sone of Ochran ; of Gad, u
Elisaphari, the sone of Duel ; of Neptalym, ir.
Hayra, the sone of Henam. These weren i«
the noblest" princes of the multitude, bi°
her lynagis, and kynredis, arid the heedis?
of the oost of Israel, whichei pryncisi?
Moises and Aaron token, with al the mul-
titude of the comyn puple. And thei ga-i«
deriden in the firste dai of the secounde
monethe, and teldenr hem bi kynredis, and
housis, and meynees, and heedis, and names
of alles by hem silf, fro the* twentithe 3eer
and aboue, as the Lord comaundide to lu
Moises. And of Ruben the firste gendrid" 20
of Israel weren noumbrid, in thev deseert
of Synai, bi her generaciouns, and meynees,
and housis, and bi the names of alle heedisw,
al thing that is of male kynde, fro 'the
twentithe 3eerx and aboue, of men goynge
forth to batel, sixe and fourti thousynd2i
and fyue hundrid. Of the sones of Sy-22
ineon, bi her generaciouns, and meynees,
and housis of her kyneredis, weren noum-
brid, bi the names and heedis of alley, al
that is of male kynde, fro 'the twentithe*
3eer and aboue, of men goynge forth to
batel, nyn and fifty thousand and thre 23
hundrid. Of the sones of Gad, by genera- 24
ciouns, and meynees, and housis of her
kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names
of alle, fro tweritia 3eer and aboue, alle men
c sones A. d twenty D. e the twentith BDEFH.
k the lynagis is. ' the meynees is. m the whiche I. n ful noble i. ° of s. P heedis men s. 9 the
whiche i. r thei telden is. 9 ech is. * Om. is. u bigoten i. v Om. BL. w the heedis is. * xx. s.
y ech oon is. z xx. s. a the twentithe i.
366
NUMBERS.
i. 25 — 40.
25 alle that shulden goo to batail, fyue and
fourti thowsynd andf six hundrith and
26 fifti. Of the sones of Juda, by genera-
cyouns, and meyneis, and howses of her
kynredes, bi the names of echon, fro the
twentith 3eer and aboue, alle that my3ten
27 goo forthe to batails, ben noumbred foure
and seuenti thowsyndes and six hundrith.
28 Of the sones of Ysachar, bi kynredys, and
meyneis, and howses of her kynredes, bi
the names of echon, fro the twentith 3eer
and aboue, alle that shulden goo to batail,
29 ben noumbred foure and fifti thousyiid
so and four hundrith. Of the sones of Za-
bulon, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and
houses of her kynredes, ben noumbred bi
names of echon, fro the twentith 3eer and
aboue, alle that my3ten goo forthe to ba-
31 tayl, seuen and fifti thousyndes and foure
32 hundrith. Of the sones of Joseph, of the
sones of Effraym, bi generaciouns, and
meyneis, and houses of her kynredes, ben
noumbred bi the names of echon, fro the
twentith 3eer and aboue, alle that my3ten
33 goo forth to batail, fourti thousynd and
34 fyue hundrith. Forsothe of the sones of
Manasse, bi generaciouns, and meyneis,
and houses of her kynredes, ben noum-
bred by the names of echon, fro twenti
3eer and aboue, alle that my3ten goo
35 forthe to batail, two and thretti thowsynd
so and two hundrith. Of the sones of Ben-
iamyn, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and
houses of her kynredes, ben noumbred
with the names of echon, fro the twen-
tiths 3eer and aboue, alle that my3ten goo
37 forthe to batail, fyue and thritti thow-
38 synd and foure hundrith. Of the sones
of Dan, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and
houses of her kynredes, ben noumbred
with the names of echon, fro twentithh
3eer and aboue, alle that my3ten goo
39 forthe to batayl, two and sexti thousynd
40 and seuen hundreth. Of the sones of
Aser, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and
that 3eden forth to batelsb, fyue and fourti 25
thousand sixe hundrid and fifti. Of the 20
sones of Juda, bi generaciouns, and mey-
nees, and housis of her kynredis, by the
names of alle, fro 'the twentithec 3eer and
aboue, alle men that mi3ten go to batels,
weren noumbrid foure and seuenti thou-27
sandd and sixe hundrid. Of the sones of28
Ysacar, bi generaciouns6, and meynees, and
housis off her kynredis, bi the names of
alle, fro 'the twentithe2 3eer and aboue,
alle men that 3eden forth to batels, weren 29
noumbrid foure and fifti thousande and
foure hundrid. Of the sones of Zabulon,so
bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis
of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the
names of alle, fro 'the twentitheh 3eer and
aboue, alle men that my3ten go forth to
batels, seuene and fifti thousynde and foure 31
hundrid. Of the sones of Joseph, of the 32
sones of Effraym, bi generaciouns, and
meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren
noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro 'the
twentithe' 3eer and aboue, alle men that
ray3ten go forth to batels, fourti thousynde 33
and fyue hundrid. Forsothe of k the sones 34
of Manasses, bi generaciouns1, and mey-
nees, and housis of her kynredis, weren
noumbrid, bi the names™ of alle, fro the
twentithe11 3eer and aboue, alle men that
my3ten go forth to batels, two and thretti 35
thousynd and two hundrid. Of the sones 36
of Beniamyn, bi generaciouns, and mey-
nees, and housis of her kynredis, weren
noumbrid, bi the names of alle0, fro twenti?
3eer and aboue, alle men that mi3ten go
forth to batels, fyue and thretti thousinde37
and foure hundrid. Of the sones of Dan, 38
bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis
of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the
names of alle, fro 'the twentithei 3ere and
aboue, alle men that my3ten go forth to
batels, two and sixti thousynde and se-39
uene hundrid. Of the sones of Aser, bi40
generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of
f Om. BDEFH. S twenty BFH. h twenty BFH. the twentith E.
b batel i. c xx. is. d thousyndis w. e her generaciouns i. f and s. g xx. s.
xx. s. k Om. r. l her generaciouns i. m meynees o sup.ras. n twenti plures.
twentithe plures. <1 xx. FILS.
xx. s. ' twenti a.
° Om. s. P the
I. 41—53-
NUMBERS.
36?
housis of her kynredes, ben noumbred bi
the names of echon, fro the twentith }eer
and aboue, that my3ten goo forth to ba-
41 tail, fourti thousynd and a thousind and
4afyue hundreth. Of the sones of Nepta-
lym, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and
houses, and her kynredes, ben noumbred
with the names of echon, fro the twentith
3eer and aboue, alle that my3ten goo1 to
43batail, thre and fifti thousynd and foure
44hundrith. Thes ben whom noumbred
Moyses and Aaron, and the twelue princes
of Yrael, eche bi the houses of her kyn-
45 redes. And 'there werek alle togidere of
the sones of Yrael, bi howses, and her
meyneis, fro twenti 3eer and aboue, alle
46 that my3ten go forth to batail, six hun-
drith thre thousyndis of men, fyue hun-
4?drith and fifti. Leuytes forsothe in the
lynage of her meyneis ben not noumbrid
with hem.
CAP. II.
48 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
49 The lynage of Leuy wole thow not noum-
bre, ne putte the sowm of hem with the
so sones of Yrael ; but thow shalt ordeyne
hem vpon the tabernacle of witnessynge,
alle the vessels of it, and what euer thing
to the serymonyes perteyneth. Thei shu-
len here the tabernacle, and alle the vsable
thinges of it, and thei shulen be in the
seruyce, and bi enuyroun of the taberna-
51 cle thei shulen sette her1 tentes. Whanne
it were to go forth, the Leuytes shulen
sett down the tabernacle, whanne thei
shulen arere the tentis to be sett; who so
euerm of other lynages comen there nei3,
52 shal be slayn. And the sones of Yrael
shulen sette tentes, eche bi the companyes,
53 and felowships, and her oostis" ; forsothe
the Leuytes bi enuyroun of the tabernacle
shulen ficche tentes, lest there be rnaad
her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the
names of alle, fro ' the twentither 3eer and
aboue, alle men that my3ten go forth to
batels, fourti thousynde and a thousynde4i
and fyue hundrid. Of the sones of Nep-42
talym, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and
housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid,
bi the names of alle, fro 'the twenti the8
3eer and aboue, alle men that rny3ten go
forth to batels, thre and fifty thousynde 43
and foure hundrid. These men it ben, 44
whiche4 Moises and Aaron and the twelue
princes of Israel noumbriden, alleu bi thev
housis vof herw kynredis. And alle men 45
of the sones of Israel bi her housis, and
meynees, fro 'the twenti thex 3eer and aboue,
that my3ten go forth to batels, weren to-
gidere? sixe hundrid thousyndez and thre 46
thousynde of a men, fyueb hundred and fifti.
Sotheli the dekenes in the lynage of her 47
meynes weren not noumbrid with hem.
CAP. II.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, 48
' Nyle thou noumbre0 the lynage of Leuy, 49
nether sette thou the summed of hem with
the sones of Israel ; but thou schalt ordeyne 50
hem orie the tabernacle of witnessing, and
one alle the vessels therof, and whatf euer V
thing perteyneth to& cerymonyesh ether sa-
crifices. Thei schulen here the taberna-
cle, and alle purtenaunces' therof, and thei
schulen be ink seruyce1, and schulen1" sette
tentis bi the" cumpas of the tabernacle.
Whanne me0 schal got', the dekenes schu-si
len do? doun the tabernacle ; whanne the
tentis schulen be sette, thei schulen 'reise
the tabernacle*. Who euer of straungeris8
nei3eth, he schal be slayn. Sotheli the 52
sones of Israel schulen sette tentis, ech man
bi cumpenyes4, and gaderyngis", and his
oost ; forsothe the dekenes schulen sette 53
tentisv bi thew cumpas of the tabernacle,
' go forth BDEFH. k thei deden E pr. m. 1 the BDEFH. m er E. n host BDEFH.
r xx. ILQRST. 9 xx. is. twenti x. * the whiche i. u ech is. v her is. w and is. * twenti B.
xx. ILS. y alle togidere is. z thousynde of men w. a Om. is. b and fyue s. c Noumbre thou not i.
d noumbre is. e vpon is. f vpon what is. £ Om. E. h the cerymonyes EWX sec.m. l the pur-
tenaunces is. k in the s. 1 seruyce of it is. m thei schulen is. » Om. is. ° men is. P go forth or be
removed is. <1 take is. putte K sec, m. r sette it vp i. sette vp the tab. s. s straungeris, that is, another
lynage BCGKQX. straungeris, that is, of other lynage s. * his cumpenyes is. u his felouschipes is. v her
tentis is. w Om. is.
368
NUMBERS.
II. T — 16.
indignacioun vpon the multitude of the
sones of Yrael ; and thei shulen watche in
the waardes of the tabernacle of wytness-
54 ynge. Thanne the sones of Yrael diden
after alle thingis that the Lord hadde co-
1 maundide to Moyses. And the Lord spak
2 to Moyses and Aaron, seiynge, Eche hi
companyes,toknes, and baners, and howses
of her kynredes, shulen sette the tends of
the sones of Yrael, bi enuyroun of the
s tabernacle of the boond of pees. At the
eest Judas shal picche0 tentis, bi compa-
nyesP of his oost ; and Nason, the sone of
Amynadab, shal be prynce of his sones ;
4 and al the sowme of fi^tynge men of his
lynage, foure and seuenti thousynd and
5 six hundreth. Bisides hym setten tentes,
of the lynage of Ysachar, whos prynce
6 was Nathanael, the sone of Suar ; and al
the noumbre of his filters, foure and fifti
7thousyndi and foure hundreth. In the
lynage of Zabulon, prynce was Eliab, the
8 sone of Elon ; al the oost of fi^tynge
men of his lynage, seuen and fifti thou-
ssynd and foure hundreth. Al that in the
tentis of Juda ben noumbred, wereri an
hundryth sixr and ei3ti thousyndis and
foure hundrith ; and bi her companyes
10 first thei shulen go out. In the tentes of
the sones of Ruben, at the southe plage,
shal be prynce, Elisur, the sone of Se-
ll deur; and al the oost of his fi3ters, that
ben noumbred, six and fourty thowsynd
12 and fyue hundreth. Biside hym setten
tentes, of the lynage of Symeon, whos
prynce was Salamyel, the sone of Sury
isSadday; and al the oost of his fy3ters,
that ben noumbred, nyn and fifti thow-
H synd and thre hundrith. In the lynage
of Gad, prince was Eliasaph, the sone of
15 Duel ; and al the oost of his inters, that
ben noumbred, fyue and fourti thousand
ifisix hundrith and fifti. Alle that ben
noumbred in the tentes of Ruben, an hun-
lest indignacioun be maad on the multi-
tude of the sones of Israel ; and theix schu-
len wake in the kepyngis^ of the 'taberna-
cle of witnessyng2. Therfor the sones of 54
Israel dideri bi alle thingis whichea the
Lord comaundide to Moises. And the i
Lord spak to Moises and to Aaron, and
seide, Alle men of the sones of Krael schu-
len sette tentis bi theb cumpenyes, signesc,
and"1 baneris", and housisf of her kynredis,
bi the& cumpas of the tabernacle of boond
of pees. At the est Judas schal sette tentis, 3
bi the cumpenyes of his oost ; and Naason,
the sone of Amynadab, schal be prince of
the sones of Juda ; and al the summeh of 4
fi3teris of his kynrede, foure and seuenty
thousynde and sixe hundrid. Men1 of the 5
lynage of Ysachar settiden tentis bysydis
hyrn, of whiche thek prince was Nathanael,
the sone of Suar ; and al the noumbre of e
hise fi3teris, foure and fifti thousynde and
foure hundrid. Eliab, the sone of Elon, 7
was prince of1 the lynage of Zabulon ; al 8
the oost of fi3teris of his kynrede, seuene
and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
Alle that weren noumbrid in the castelsm9
of Judas, weren an hundrid thousynde11
'foure scoore thousynde and sixe0 and foure
hundrid; and thei schulen go out the?
firste bi her cumpanyes. In the castels^io
of the sones of Ruben, at the south coost,
Elisur, the sone of Sedeur, schal be prince;
and al the oost of hise fi3teris, thatr weren n
noumbrid, sixe and fourti thousynde and
fyue hundrid. Men of the lynage of Sy-12
meon settiden tentis bisidis hym, of whiche
the prince was Salamyhel, the sone of Su-
risaddai ; and al the oost of hise f^teris, is
that weren noumbrid, nyne and fifty thou-
synde and thre hundrid. Eliasaph, sones u
of Duel, was prince in the lynage of Gad;
and al the oost of his fi3teris, that weren is
noumbrid, fyue and fourti thousynde sixe'
hundrid and fifti. Alle that weren noum- ie
0 fytche BDEFH. P the companyes E. 1 thousandes E. r and six E.
x the dekens is. Y waardis is. z tabernaclis of witnessinges s. a aftir that is. b her is. c and
signes FKLO. and bi her tokenes is. d Om. is. e bi her baneris is. f meynees is. S Om. is. h noum-
bre is. i Om. s. k Om. is. l in plures. m tentis is. castel L. n thousynde and is. ° sixe and eijti
thousinde BNX. eijti and sixe thousinde M. Ixxxvj plures. P Om. is. 1 tentis is. r Om. s. s the
sone is. * and sixe Apr. m. is.
II. 1 7 — 32-
NUMBERS.
369
dreth fifti thousynd3 and a thousynd foure
hundreth and fifty, bi her companyes ; in
the secounde place thei shulen goo forthe.
17 And the tabernacle of witnessynge shal
be arered bi offices of Leuytes, and the
companyes of hem ; what maner wyse it
shal be areryd, and so it shal be sett
down ; eche bi places and her ordres shu-
islen goo forthe. At the west plage shulen
be* the tentis of the sones of Effraym,
whos prince was Elizama, the sone of
la Amyud ; and al the oost of his filters,
that ben noumbred, fourti thousynd and
20 fyue hundreth. And with hem the lynage
of the sones of Manasse, whos prynce
21 was Gamaliel, the sone of Phadassur ; al
the oost of his filters, that ben noumbred,
two and thretti thousynd and two huri-
22 drith. In the lynage of the sones of Ben-
iamyn prynce was Abidan, the sone of
23 Gedeon ; and al the oost of his filters, that
ben noumbred, fyue and thretti thousynd
24 and foure hundryd. And alle that ben
noumbred in the tentes of Effraym, an
hundryd ei3t thowsyndis and an hundrid,
bi her companyes ; the thrid thei shulen
25 goo forthe. At the north part" settidenv
tentes the sones of Dan, whos prince was
2« Abiazar, the sone of Amysadday ; al the
oost of his filters, that ben noumbred, two
and fourti thowsyndes and seuen hun-
2;dryd. Bisides hym fitchiden tentis of
the lynage of Aser, whos prynce was Phe-
28 gyel, the sone of Othran ; and al the oost
of his fi3teres, that ben noumbred, fourti
thousyndis and a thousynd and fyue hun-
20 drid. Of the lynage of the sones of Nep-
talym prince was Ahyra, the sone of He-
30 nan ; and al the oost of his filters, thre
and fifti thowsynd and foure hundryd.
31 Alle that ben noumbred in the tentes of
Dan, wereri an hundred seuen and fifti
thowsyndes and six hundred ; alther last
32 thei shulden go forth. This noumbre of
brid in" the castelsv of Ruben, an hundrid
thoiisynde fifty w thousinde and ax thou-
siride foure' hundrid and fifty ; thei schu-
len go forth in the secounde place bi her
cumpenyes. Sotheli the tabernacle of wit- 17
nessyng schal be reisid2 bi the offices of
dekenes, and bi the3 cumpenyes 'of hemb;
asc it schal be reisid'1, so and6 it schal be
takun dounf ; alle^ schulen go forth bi her
places and ordris. The castels11 of the sones ia
of Effraym schulen be at the west coost,
of whiche the prince was Elisama, the
sone of Amyud ; and al the oost of his 10
fi3teris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thou-
synde and fyue hundrid. And with hem 20
was the lynage of 'the sones of Manasses',
of whiche the prince was Gamaliel, the
sone of Fadassur ; al the oost of hise 631-21
eris, that weren noumbrid, twok and thretti
thousande and two hundrid. In the lynage 22
of the sones of Beniamyn the prince was
Abidan, the sone of Gedeon ; and al the 23
oost of hise fi^teris, that weren noumbrid,
fyue1 and thretti thousynde and foure hun-
drid. Allem that weren noumbrid in the 24
castels n of Effraym weren an hundrid
thousynde and ei3te thousynde and oon
hundrid; thei schulen go forth 'the thridde0
bi her cumpenyes. At the 'part of the 25
northP the sones of Dan settiden tentis, of
whiche the prince was Abiezer, the sone
of Amysaddai ; al the oost. of hise fi^teris, 26
that weren noumbrid, twoi and sixtir thou-
synde and seuene hundrid. Men" of the 27
lynage of Aser settiden tentis bisidis hym1,
of whiche the prince was Fegiel, the sone
of Ochran ; and al the oost of hise fi3teris, 28
that weren noumbrid, fourtiu thousynde
'and a thousyndev and fyue hundrid. Of 29
the lynage of the sones of Neptalym the
prince was Ahira, the sone of Henam ;
and al the oost of hise fi3teris, threw and so
fifti thousynde arid foure hundrid. Allesi
that weren noumbrid in the castelsx of Dan
8 thousandys E. * Om. ABF. u paartee E. v settynge A.
u of is. T tentis is. w and fifty is. * j s. y and foure s. z reisid vp is. a her is. b Om. is.
c alle as K. d reisid vp bi hem is. e Om. is. { doun bi hem s. S alle thei is. h tentis is. » Manasse
sones s. k weren two is. 1 weren fyue is. m alle men is. n tentis is. ° in the thridde place is.
V north coost is. 1 rveren two is. r fourti K. s And men KX. l hem w. u weren oon and fourti I.
weren fourti s. v Om. i. and j thousynde s. w weren thre is. x tentis is.
3 B
370
NUMBERS.
II. 33 — III. 10.
the sones of Yrael, bi howsis of her kyn-
redes, and companyes of the dyuydid oost,
six hundrid thre thowsyndes fyue hun-
ssdrid and fifti. Leuytes forsothe ben not
noumbred among the sones of Yrael ; so
34 forsothe comaundide God to Moyses. And
the sones of Yrael diden after alle thinges
that the Lord comaundide; thei settidenw
tentes bi her companyes, and goon forthe
bi meyneis, and howses of her fadres.
CAP. III.
1 Thes ben the generaciouns of Aaron
and of Moyses, in the day that the Lord
spak to Moises, in the mownt of Synay.
2 And thes the names of the sones of Aa-
ron; the first goten of hym Nadab; aftir-
ward, Abyu, and Eliazar, and Ythamar ;
3 thes the names of the sones of Aaron,
prestis, that ben anoynt, and of whom
the hoondes fulfillid and sacrid ben, that
4 thei vsen preesthod. Nadab and Abyu
dieden, whanne thei offerden alien fier in
the si3t of the Lord, in desert of Synay,
with outen free children ; and Eliazar and
Ythamar vseden preesthod before Aaron
a her fader. And the Lord spak to Moyses,
«seiynge, Settx the lynage of Leuy, and
mak stonde in the si3t of Aaron ^, the
7 preest, that thei mynystren to him ; and
waken, and weyten aboute al thing that
to the heryynge perteyneth of the multi-
tude, before the tabernacle of witness-
it ynge ; and that thei kepen the vessels of
the tabernacle, seruynge in the seruycez
oof hym. And thow shalt 3yue bi 3iftisa
Leuytes to Aaron, and to the sones of hym,
to the whiche thei ben take of the sones
10 of Yrael. Aaron forsothe and his sones
weren an hundrid thousynde seueney and
fifti thousynde and sixe hundrid ; thei
schulen go forth the lastez. This is the 32
noumbre of the sones of Israel, bi the
housis of her kynredis, and bi cumpenyes
of the oost departid, sixe hundrid thou-
synde threa thousynde fyueb hundrid and
fifti. Sotheli the dekenes weren not noum-33
brid among the sones of Israel; for God
comaundide so to Moises. And the sones 34
of Israel diden bic alle thingis whiched
the Lord comaundide ; thei settiden tentis
bi her cumpenyes, and 3edenc forth bi the
rneynees, and housis of her fadris.
CAP. III.
These ben the generaciouns of Aaron i
and of Moises, in the dai in which the
Lord spak to Moises, in the hil of Synay.
And these ben the names of 'the sones of 2
Aaronf; his first gendrids, Nadab; aftir-
ward'1, Abyu, and Eleazar, and Ythamar ;
these ben the names of 'Aarons sones k, 3
preestis, that weren anoyntid, and whos
hondis weren fillid1 and halewid"1, that
thei schulden 'be set in" preesthod. Nadab 4
arid Abyu, whanne thei offeriden alien fier
in the 'si3t of the Lord0, in the deseertP of
Synay, weren deed without fre children ;
and Eleazar and Ythamar 'weren set ini
preesthod bifor Aaron hir fadir. And the 5
Lord spak to Moises, 'and seider, 'Presentee
thou5 the lynage of Leuy, and make1 to
stonde in the si3t of Aaron, preest u, that
thei mynystre to hym ; and wakev, and 7
that thei kepe what euer thing perteyneth
to thew religioun of multitude", bifor the
tabernacle of witnessyng ; and that thei «
kepe the vessels of the tabernacle, and
serue in the seruyce therofy. And thou 9
schalt 3yue bi fre 3ifte the Leuytis f to t that u, the
Aaron and hisez sones, to whichea thei ben n°'^.s0°f Leuy?
3ouun of the sones of Israel. Sotheli thouioBCCKXUX'
w setten E. * sett to BDEH. y Om. E sec.m. z seruyses E. a 3ifte BDEFH.
y and seuene BIS. z laste tyme is. a and thre plures. b foure w. c Om. is. d aftir that is. e thei
jeden is. { Aaronus souus is. K bigetun sone was i. gendrid was s. h aftir him he gaat i. aftir him
he gendride s. k the sones of Aaron is. ! fultillid tri/h blessyngis i.s. m sacrid is. n vse is. ° Lordis
sijt s. P hil B pr.m. 1 vsiden is. r seiynge s. s presente thou, ether departe thou fro other BCEKNPQX.
departe thou fro other lynagis s. * make it is. u the preest is. v wake in the tabernacle waardis is.
w Om. is. x the multitude isw. y of it I. z to hiss is. a whom i.
III. II — 28.
NUMBERS.
371
thow shall ordeyne vpon the heriynge of
preesthod ; of another kynrede that goth
11 to mynystre, he shal die. And the Lord
i2spak to Moyses, seiynge, I toke the Le-
uytes fro the sones of Yrael for al the
firste geten that openeth the wombe in the
sones of Yrael ; and thei shulen be my
isLeuytes, myn is forsothe al the first
goten ; sithen I smoot the first gotun in
the loond of Egipte, I halowide to me
al thing that is first born in Yrael ; fro
man vnto beeste myn thei ben ; I the
14 Lord. And the Lord spak to Moyses, in
is desert of Synay, seiynge, Noumbre the
sones of Leuy, bi the howses of her fa-
ders, and meyneis, eche maal from ab
lomoneth and aboue. And Moyses noum-
17 bred, as the Lord comaundide. And there
ben founden the sones of Leuy, bi her
names, Gersori, and Caath, and Merary ;
18 the sones of Gerson, Lebyn, and Semey ;
19 the sones of Caath, Amram, and Jessaar,
20 and Ebron, and Osiel; the sones of Me-
21 rary, Mooly, and Musy. Of Gerson weren
twey meyneis, Lebyntica, and Semetica;
22 of the whiche is noumbrid a puple of
maal kynde, fro o moneth and aboue, se-
23 uen thowsyndes and fyue hundred. Thes
after the tabernacle shulen sette tentis at
24 the west, vndur the prince Eliasaph, the
25 sone of Jael. And thei shulen hauewacches
in the tabernacle of the boond of pees,
thilkec tabernacle, and his couertour, the
tente that is drawen before the 3ates of
the roof of witnessynge of boond of pees ;
2cand the cortyns of the porche, and the
tente that is hongid in the entre of the
porche of the tabernacle, and al thing
that to the rijt of the auter perteyneth,
the coordes of the tabernacle, and alle
27 vsable thinges of it. The kynred of Caath
shal haue the puples Amramytas, Jessaa-
28 rytas, and Ebronytis, and Esielites ; thes
ben the meyneis of Caatices, noumbrid bi
t « straungcr
that is, which
is not of the
schalt ordeyne Aaron and hise sones onb
the religioun of preesthod ; a straungere0"!",
that nei3eth for to mynystre"1, schal die.
And the Lord spak to Moyses, 'and seide6, 11
Y haue take the Leuytisf ofs the sones of 12
Israel for ech firste gendrid h thing that
openeth the womb in1 the sones of Israel ;
and the Leuytisk schulen be myne, for ech 13
firste gendrid1 thing is myn ; sithen™ Y
smoot the firste gendrid™ in the loud of
Egipt, Y halewide0 to me what euer thing
is borun first in Israel ; fro man "til to?
beest thei ben myne ; Y am thei Lord.
And the Lord spak to Moises in the de-14
seert of Synay, and seide, Noumbre thou 15
the sones of Leuy bi "the housis of her fa-
dris1', and bi meynees8, ech male fro o
monethe and aboue. Moises noumbride*, ie
as the Lord comaundide. And the sones 17
of Leuy weren foundun, bi her names,
Gerson, and Caath, and Merary ; the sones is
of Gerson weren Lebny, and Semey ; the 19
sones of Caath weren11 Amram, and Jes-
saar, Hebron, and Oziel; andv the sones 20
of Merari weren Mooly, and Musi. Ofw2i
Gerson weren twei meynees, of Lebny, and
of Semei; of whiche the puple of male 22
kynde was noumbrid, fro o monethe and
aboue, seuene thousynde and fyue hundrid.
These schulen sette tentis aftirx the taber-23
nacle at the west-v, vndur the prince Elia-24
saph, the sone of Jahel. And thei schu-25
len haue kepyngis2 in the tabernacle of
boond of pees, the tabernacle it silf, and
the hilyng therof a, the tentebj which0 is j in Kb™ it is,
drawun bifor the 3atis of the hilyng of ^J^ the
thed witnessyng of boondc of pees; and the 20 s™^
curteyns of the greet streetf, also the tente
which& is hangid in the entryng of the
greet street0 of the tabernacle, and what
euer thing perteyneth to the1 customk of
the auter, the cordis of the tabernacle, and
al the1 purtenaunce"1 therof || . The kynrede 27 II in Ebreu it is,
of Caath schal hauen the puplis of Am- Uice therof. KX.
the tabernacle
and auteer bi
cumpas. UKUX
b OO BDEFH. c thuke E.
b vpon is. c straungere of another lynage is. d serue in the tabernacle is. e seiynge s. f dekens is.
g for i. n bigetun i. ' among i. k dekenes i. l goten i. m sith the tyme s. n gendrid thing is.
0 haue halewide is. P vnto is. to o sec.m. 1 Om. s. r her fadris housis is. s her meynees is.
* noumbride hem m. u Om. i. v Om. plures. w And of is. x bihynde is. Y west part is. z the kep-
yngis is. a therof thei shulen kepe a. b tentis s. c that is. d Om. s. e the boond is. f entree is.
K that is. n entree is. ' Om. s. k vus is. 1 Om. c. m purtenauncis c. n haue in waard s.
3 B 2
372
NUMBERS.
in. 29 — 40.
her names, of al maal kynd, fro ad moneth
and aboue, ei3t thousyndes and six hnn-
39 drith. And thei shulen haue bisy wardes
of the seyntuarie, and thei shulen sette
30 tentes at the sowth plage ; and the prince
of hem shal be Elyzaphan, the sone of
31 Ozieldd. And thei shulen kepe the ark, and
the table, and the candelstik, the auters,
and the vessels of the seyntuarie in the
which it is mynystryd, and the veyl, and
32 al siche maner purtenaunce. The prince
forsothe of the princes of Leuytes, Elea-
zar, the sone of Aaron, preeste; and he
shal be vpon the wakers of the warde of
33 the seyntuarie. And forsothe of Merarye
shal be puples, Moolitesf, and Musites,
34 noumbred bi her names, of al maal kynde
fro o moneth and aboue, six thousyndes
35 and two hundreth ; the prynce of hem
Suryel, the sone of Abiahiel; in the north
so plage thei shulen sette tentes. There
shulen be vnder the warde of hem the
tables of the tabernacle, and the berynge
staues, and the pilers, and the feet? of
hem, and alle thinges that to suche manerh
37 heriynge perteynen', and the pilers of the
porche bi enuyroun, with her feet, and
38 the stakis, with the coordes. Thei shulen
sette tentes before the tabernacle of the
boond of pees, that is, at the eest plage,
Moyses, and Aaron with his sones, hau-
ynge warde of the seyntuarye, in the
mydil of the sones of Yrael ; ' who scJ
39 euerk alien come ther to, shal die. Alle the
Leuytes, the whiche noumbreden Moises
and Aaron, after the heest of the Lord,
bi her meyneis, in maal kynde, fro o
moneth and aboue, weren two and twenti
40 thousyndes. And the Lord seith to Moyses,
Noumbre the firste geten of maal kynde
of the sones of Israel, fro o moneth and
aboue ; and thou shalt haue the sowrn of
ram, and0 of Jessaar, and of Ebron, and of
Oziel; these ben the meynees of Caathitis,28
noumbrid bi her names, alle of male kynde,
fro o monethe and aboue, ei3te thousynde
and sixe hundrid. Theii' schulen haue 29
kepyngisi ofr the seyntuarie, and schulen8
sette tentis1 at the south coostu; and 'the so
prince of hemv schal be Elisaphan, the
sone of Oziel. And thei schulen kepe the 31
arke, and the boordw, and the candilstike,
the auters, and vesselisx of the seyntuarie
in whichey it is mynystrid2, and the veil,
and al sichzz purtenaunce. Sotheli the a 32
prince of princisb of Leuytis schal be Elea-
zar, the sone of Aaron, preestc ; and he
schal be ond the keperis of the kepyng of
the seyntuarie. And sotheli of Meraryss
schulen be the puplis of Mooli, and ofe
Musi, noumbrid bi her names, alle of f male 34
kynde fro o monethe and aboue, sixe thou-
synde and two hundrid; 'the prince of hem^ss
schal be Suriel, the sone of Abiahiel ; thei
schulen sette tentish in the north coost.
And vndur 'the kepyng of hem* schulen 36
be the tablis of the tabernacle, and the
barrisk, and the pileris, and 'the founde-
mentis of tho1, and™ alle thingis that per-
teynen to sich ournyng, and the" pileris of 37
the greet street0 bi cumpas, with her foun-
dementisP, and the stakis with coordisi.
Forsothe Moises and Aaron with hise sones 38
schulen sette tentisr bifor the tabernacle of
boond of pees, that is, at the eest coost,
and schulen8 haue the keping* of the seyn-
tuarie, in the" myddis of the sones of Is-
rael ; what euer alien nei3ethvf, he schal t ««v«, that
die. Alle the Leuytis, whiche Moises and 39 ce'nce! i".™'"
Aaron noumbriden, bi comaundementw of *"'*' COKNQX-
the Lord, bi her meynees, in male kynde,
fro o monethe and aboue, were two and
twenti" thousyrid. And the Lord seidey4o
to Moises, Noumbre thou the firste gen-
d o E. <U Oriel A. « the preest E pr.m.
peteynen A. J whose BEFH. k er E.
{ in M oolites D. g footes E.
a maner BDEFII.
0 Om. w. p thees is. q the kepyngis c. bisy waardis is. kepynge w. r in p. » thei schulen is. * her
tentis is. u coost therofs. v her prince is. w table is. * the vesselis is. y the whiche i. z serued is.
zz sich manere is. a Om. is. b preestis A pr.m. i. c the preest i. d vpon is. e Om. isx. f the is.
S her prince is. h her tentis is. ' her keping is. k beringe staues is. ' her foundementis is. m Om. s.
n Om. w. ° entree is. P baasis i. 1 her coordis is. r her tentis is. s thei schulen is. t cheef
keping s. » Om. is. v neijith ther to i. neijith therto without leeue s. w the heest i. heest s. * xij s.
y spak s.
III. 41 IV. 3.
NUMBERS.
373
41 hem ; and thou shalt take Leuitis to me
for alle the first gotyn of the sones of
Israel ; I am the Lord ; and the beestis of
hem for alle the first gotyn of the sones
42 of Israel. And Moises tolde, as the Lord
comaundide, the first goten of the sones
43 of Israel ; and there weren maalis hi her
names, fro o moneth and aboue, two and
twenti thousandis two hundrid and se-
44uenti and thre. And the Lord spak to
45 Moises, seiynge, Tak Leuites for the first
goten of the sones of Yrael, and the
beestis of Leuytes for the beestis of hem,
and Leuytes shulen be myn ; I am the
46 Lord. In the prijs forsothe of two hundrith
seuenti and thre, that passen the noumbre
of Leuytes, of the fyrst gotun of the sones
47 of Yrael, thow shalt take fyue siclis bi
eche heedes, at the mesure of the seyntu-
48 arie ; a cicle hath twenti halfpens ; and
thou shalt 3yue the money to Aaron and
his sones, the prijs of hem that ben aboue.
49 Therfor Moyses toke the money of hem
that weren more ouer, and the whiche thei
a3enbou3ten of the Leuytes, for the first
so gotun of the sones of Yrael, of a thousynd
thre hundrid and fyue and sixti sides,
51 after the wei3t of the seyntuarie ; and he
3aue it to Aaron and his sones, after the
word that the Lord comaundide to hym.
CAP. IV.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses and Aa-
2 ron, seyynge, Take the sowm of the sones
of Caath, fro the myddil of Leuytes, bi
3 houses, and her meyneis, fro the thrytti1
3eer and aboue vnto the fifty™ 3eer, of alle
dridz children9' of male kynde of the sones
of Israel, fro o monethe and aboue ; and
thou schalt haue the summeb of hem ; and
thou schalt take Leuytisc to me for alle 41
the firste gendridd of the sones of Israel ;
Y am the6 Lord ; and thou schalt take
'the beestis of hemf for alle the firste gen-
drid£ of the sones of Israel. And as the 42
Lord comaundide, Moises noumbride the
firste gendrids children of the sones of Is-
rael ; and the males weren bi her names, 43
fro o monethe and aboue, two and twenti
thousynde twoh hundrid and seuenti and
thre. And the Lord spak to Moises, and 44
seide, Take thou Leuytis1 for the firste 45
gendridk children^ of the sones of Israel,
and the"1 beestis of Leuytis" for0 the beestis
of hem, and the Leuytis schulen be myne;
Y am the? Lord. Forsothe in the prijs of 40
two hundrid seuentii andr thre8, that passen
the noumbre of 'Leuytis, of the firste gen-
dridu children" of the sones of Israel, thou 47
schalt take fyue ciclis bi ech heed, at the
mesure of seyntuariew ; a side hath xx.
halpens ; and thou schalt 3yue thex money 48
to Aaron and to hise sones, the prijs of
hem that ben? aboue. Therfor Moises 49
took the money of hem that weren abouez,
and whichea thei hadden a3enbou3t of theb
Leuytis, for the firste gendridc of thed sones
of Israel, a thousand thre8 hundrid sixtif50
and fyue of siclis, bi the wei3te of seyn-
tuarie&; and he 3af that money to Aaronsi
and to hise sones, bi the word which'1 the
Lord comaundide to hym.
CAP. IV.
And the Lord spak to Moises and to i
Aaron, and seide', Take thou the summek2
of the sones of Caath, fro the myddis of
Leuytis, bi her housis and meynees1, fro 3
the threttithe 3eer and aboue 'til tom the
1 thrittith BDEH. m fyftithe BDEFH.
z bigetun i. » Om. i. b noumbre is. « the Leuytis is. d bigetun i. e Om. a. f her beestis is.
8 bigetun i. h and two A pr.m. is. i the Leuytis is. k bigetun i. l Om. IMOS. m take the i.
n the Leuytis is. ° take thou for s. P Om. s. <! and seuenti cis. r Om. DGLOS. s thre persoonus is.
4 Om. s. the Leuytis of w. u bigetun i. v Om. DIMOKT sec.m. w. w the seyntuarie is. * that is.
T ben noumbrid is. * noumbrid aboue is. a the whiche i. b Om. B. c bigeten i. d Om. c. e and
thre s. f and sixti KLMOWX. K the seyntuarie is. h that is. ' he seide is. k noumbre is. 1 her
meynees i. bi her meynees s. m vnto is.
374
NUMBERS.
IV. 4-
-12.
that goon in, that thei stonden and my-
nystren in the tabernacle of the boond of
4 pees. This is the heriynge of the sones
of Caath ; the tabernacle of the boond of
5 pees, and the holi of halowis shulen go
yn Aaron and his sones, whanne the
tentis ben to be moued ; and thei shulen
sette down" the veile that hongith before
the 3atis, and thei shulen wrap with ynne
6 it the ark of witnessynge ; and thei shu-
len eftsones couer it with the couerynge
of iacynctyne skynnes, and thei shulen
strecche aboue a mantel al iacynctyne,
and thei shulen lede in0 the berynge
7 staues. The table forsothe of proposicioun
thei shulen wrappe with ynne the iacync-
tyne mantil, and thei shulen putte with
it the encenseris, and goldun morters, litil
cuppes, and the eryd chalices to the sacri-
fices of licours to ben heelde ; looues euer-
s more shulen be in it. And thei shulen
strecche there aboue the reed mantil, the
whiche eft thei shulen couer with the
couerynge of iacynctyn skynnes, and thei
9 shulen lede ynne the berynge staues. And
thei shulen take the iacynctyn mantil,
with the which thei shulen couer the
candelstik, with the? lanterns, and her
toonges, and snyters*', and with alle the
vessels of oyle, the whiche ben necessary
10 to the lanterns to be maad redi; and
vpon alle thei shulen putte the couerynge
of iacynctyn skynnes, and thei shulen
n lede ynne her berynge staues. Also and
the goldun auter thei shulen wrappe with
ynne the iacynctyn clothing ; and thei
shulen strecche out there aboue the couer-
ynge of iacynctyn skynnes, and thei shu-
12 len lede yn the beryng staues. Alle the
vessels, with the whiche it is mynystryd
in the seyntuary, thei shulen wrappe with
fiftithe 3eer, of alle that entren, that thei
stonde and mynystre in the tabernacle of
boond11 of pees. This is the religioun of 4
the sones of Caath ; Aaron and his sones
schulen entren in to the0 tabernacle of
boond P of pees, and in to the hooli of
hooli thingis, whanne the tentis schulen be 5
moued ; and thei schulen do doun the veil
that hangith bifore the 3atis, and thei schu-
len wlappe in it the arke of witnessyng ;
and thei schulen hilei eft with a veil of 6
'skynnys of iacynt r, and thei schulen
stretche forth aboue a mentil al1 of ia-
cynt, and thei schulen putte" inv bai-risw
'o»x the schuldris of the bereris?. Also;
thei schulen wlappe the boord2 of proposi-
cioun* in a mentil of iacynt, and thei schu-
len putte therwith cencerisb, and morteris
of gold, litil cuppis, and grete cuppis toc
fletyng sacrifices vto be schedd; looues schu-
len euere be in the boord6. And thei schu-s
len strecche forth aboue f a reed mentil,
which* thei schulen hile eft with an hilyng
of 'skynnes of iacynth, and thei schulen
putte' yn barrisk. Thei schulen take also 9
a mentil of iacynt with which1 thei schulen
hile the candilstike, with hise lanternes,
and tongis, and snytels, and alle the 'ves-
sels of oilem that ben nedeful to the lan-
ternes to be ordeyned; and on" alle thingis0 10
thei schulen putte an hilyng of 'skynnys
of iacyntP,and thei schulen puttei in barrisr.
Also and8 thei schulen wlappe the goldun 11
auter in a clooth of iacynt ; and thei
schulen stretche forth aboue* an hilyng of
'skynnys of iacyntu, and thei schulen putter
in barrisw. Thei* schulen wlappe in a 12
mentil of iacynt alle the vessels in whiche
it is mynystridx in the seyntuarie, and
thei schulen strecche forth abouez an hil-
yng of 'skynnys of iacynta, and thei schu-
n adoun BDEFH. ° Om. A. V the BDEF. 1 Alters A.
0 the boond is. ° Om. s. P the boond i. 1 hile it is. r the skyn of iacinctyne i. iacinctyne
skynnys s. * Om. MS. u leede plures. lede or bere s. v Om. is. al in L. w beringe staues i. the beringe
staues s. XO£L. J Om. plures. z table is. a proposicioun ether of setting forth BCGNQX. that is, setting
forth K. b the cenceris is. c to schede with is. d Om. is. e table is. f ther aboue is. S the which i.
h iacinctyn skynnus is. * leede plures. lede or bere s. k the berynge staues is. ! which also is. m oile
vessels is. n vpon is. ° thees thingis is. P iacinctyn skynnus is. <l leede plures. bring is. r the
berynge staues is. s Om. is. * aboue it is. u iacinctyn skynnus is. v leede plures. w berynge
staues is. * Also thei is. y serued is. z aboue it is. B iacinctyn skinnes is.
IV. 13—21.
NUMBERS.
375
inne the iacynctyn mantel, and strecch
there aboue a couertour of iacynctyn
skynnes, and thei shulen lede yri the ber-
13 ynge staues. But and the auter thei shu-
len dense with asken, and thei shulen
H wrappe it with a purpur clothinge. And
thei shulen putt with it alle the vesselis,
the whiche thei vsen in the seruyce of it,
that is, the resseyuable thinges of fiers,
fleshokis, and 'hokys of thre teethr, and
hokes, and fyre pannes ; alle the vessels
of the auter thei shulen couer togyder
with a couerynge of iacynctyn skynnes,
and thei shulen lede yn the berynge
15 staues. And whanne Aaron and his sones
han inwrappid the seyntuary, and alle the
vessels of it, in the meuynge of tentes,
thanne shulen goon yn the5 sones of
Caath, that thei beren with ynne wrap-
pid, and that thei touchen not the vessels
16 of the seyntuary, lest thei dien. Thes
ben the charges of the sones of Caath, in
the tabernacle of the* boond of pees, vpon
whom shal be Eliazar, the sone of Aaron
preest" ; to whos cure it perteyneth oyle
to the lanterns to be maad redi, and the
encense of composicioun, and the sacrifice
that euermore is offred, and the oyle of
anoyntinge, and what euer thing to the
heriynge vof the tabernaclev perteyneth,
and of alle the vessels that ben in the
17 seyntuarye. And the Lord spak to Moyses
is and Aaron, seyynge, Wole 36 not lese the
puple of Caath fro the myddel of Le-
19 uytes ; but this doth to hem, that thei
lyuen, and dien not, if thei towchen the
holi thingis of halowes. Aaron and his
sones shulen go yn, and thei shulen dys-
pose the werkis of echon, and thei shulen
2odyuyde what eny owith to bere. Other
thur3 no curiouste seen that ben in the
seyntuarye, before that thei ben inwrap-
len putteb yn barrisc. But also thei schu- is
len dense the auter j" fro aische'1, and thei t'
, . . , , . auter, etc. of
schulen wlappe it in a clootn or purpur. brent sacrifices.
And thei schulen putte with it alle vessels" u «7 *"*' ""
whiche thei vsen in the seruyce therof,
that is, ressettisf of firis*, tongisb, and
fleischokis, hokis1, and censerisk, ether1
pannys of coolis ; thei schulen hile alle
the vessels of the auter togidere in a veil
of 'skynnes of iacyntm, and thei schulen
puttemm in barris". And whanne Aaron and is
hise sones han wlappid the seyntuarie, and
alle vessels0 therof, in the mouyng? of
tentis'i, thanne the sones of Caath schulenr
entre, that thei bere the thingis wlappid8,
and touche* not theu vessels of the seyn-
tuarie, lest thei dien. Thes ben the bir- ic
thunsv of the sones of Caath, in the taber-
nacle of boondw of pees, onx whiche Elea-
zar, the sone of Aaron, preest^, schal be ; to
whois cure 'the oile2 perteyneth to ordeyne
lanternes% and the encense whichb is maad
bi craft, and the sacrifice whichb is offrid
euere0, and the oile of anoyntyng, and
what euere thing perteyneth to the ournyng
of the tabernacle, and of alle vessels'1 that
ben in the* seyntuarie. And the Lord 17
spak to Moises and to Aaron, and seide,
Nyle 36 leesef the puple of Caath fro the is
myddis of LeuytisS ; but do 36 this thing in
to hem, that thei lyue, and die not, if thei
touchen the hooli of hooli thingis. Aaron
and hise sones schulen entre, and thei
schulen dispose the werkis of alle men11,
and thei schulen departe' 'what whok ow-
ith to1 bere. Othere men se not™ bi onyn2o
curiouste0 tho thingis that ben in the seyn-
tuarie, bifore that thoP ben wlappidi ; ellis
thei schulen die. And the Lord spak to 21
Moises, and seide, Take thou the summer22
also of the sones of Gerson, bi her housis,
and meynees, and kynredis; noumbre thou8
r brandyrys E pr.m. s Om. BDEFH. * Om. BDE sec. m. FII. u the preest E pr. m. v Om. A.
b leede plures. the berynge staues is. d aisshis G. e the vessels A pr.m, IST pr.m. x sec. m. f the
resettis is. e fier is. h the tongis s. ' and othere hokis is. k the cenceris is. J or the is. m iacinctyn
skynnus is. mm leede plures. n the beringe staues is. ° the vessels I. P remouyng is. 1 the tentis is.
r 6m. s. * wlappid to gidre is. * touche thei is. u Om. B. v chargis 18. w the boond is. x vpon is.
y the preest i. z Om. s. a of the lanternes I. the oile of the lanternes s. b that is. <= euere, tlutt is,
yn ech day BC. euere more is. d the vessels is. « thi KO. f leese or distrie s. e the Leuytis s. h the
sones of Caath i. Caaths sones s. > departe to ech is. k that that hem is. ' Om. plures. m Om. is.
n no is. ° curiouste or slev$t is. P tho thingis is. 1 wlappid togidre is. r noumbre is. s thou hem is.
376
NUMBERS.
IV. 22—34.
21 pid, ellis thei shulden die. And the Lord
22gpak to Moyses, seiynge, Tak also the
sowm of the sones of Gerson, bi howses,
23 and meyneis, and his kynredes ; fro thretti
3eer and aboue and vnto thevv 3eres of
fifti, noumbre alle that goon yn, and
seruen in the tabernacle of the boond of
24 pees. This is the office of the meyne of
Gersonytes, that thei beren cortyrisw of
the tabernacle, and the roof of the boond
25 of pees, that other couertour, and vpon
alle the iacynctyn couerynge, and the
tente that hongith in the entre of the ta-
ze bernacle of the boond of pees ; the cor-
tyns of the porche, and the veil in the
27 entre that is before the tabernacle. Alle
thingis that perteynenx to the auter, litil
coordes, and the vessels of seruyce, co-
maundynge Aaron and his sones, the
sones of Gerson shulen here ; and eche
shal knowe to what charge thei owen to
28 be takun. This is the heriynge of the
meyneis^ of Gersonytes, in the tabernacle
of the boond of pees ; and thei shulen be
vndir the hoond of Ythainar, the sone of
29 Aaron, preestz. The sones forsothe of
Merarye, bi meyneis and howses of her
so fadris, thou shalt noumbre, fro thretti
jeer and aboue vnto the jeers of fifti, alle
that goon into the office of his seruyce,
and heriynge of the boond of pees of wit-
ai nessynge. Thes ben the charges of hem ;
thei shulen here the tablis of the taber-
nacle, and his berynge staues, the pilers,
32 and the feeta of hem ; and the pilers of
the porche bi enuyroun, with her feet,
and stakys, and her coordes ; alle vessels
and purtenaunce at noumbre thei shulen
33 take, and so thei shulen bere. This is
the office of the meyne of Merarytes, and
the seruyce in the tabernacle of the boond
of pees ; and thei shulen be vndir the
hoond of Ythamar, the sone of Aaron,
thus, the veil of
the dore of the
gretc street,
which is bifor
the tabernacle
bi cumpas. CK
«x.
I of seruyce,
in Ebrew it is,
fro thretti jeer and aboue 'til tof fifti" jeer 23
alle that entren and mynystrenv in the ta-
bernacle of boondw of pees. This is the 24
office of the sones of Gersonytis, that thei
bere the curteyns of the tabernacle, and
the roofx of the boond of pees, an other
hilyng, and a^ veil of iacynt abouez alle 25
thingis, and the tente which* hangith in
the entryngb of the tabernacle of thec
boond of pees ; and the curteyns of the 26
greet streetd, and the veil in the entrynge'j', t "»rf the veil
'which veilf is bifor the tabernacle. Whanne 27 in Ebreu it is '
Aaron comaundith and hise sones, the sones
of Gerson schulen bere alle thingis that
perteynen to the auter, the coordis, and
vessels K of seruyce \; and alle schulenh
wite, to what charge thei owen to be
boundun. This is the office of the meynee' 28 and
of Gersonytis, in the tabernacle of boond of hen takun for
instrumuntis.
pees ; and thei schulen be vndur the hondk Lire here. a.
of Ythamar, the sone of Aaron, preest.
Also thou schalt noumbre the sones of 29
Merary, bi the meynees and housis of her
fadris, fro thretti jeer and aboue 'til to1 so
fifti jeer, alle that entren to the office of
her seruice, and to the ournyng of the
boond of pees of witnessyng. These ben 31
'the chargis of hemm; thei schulen bere
the tablis of the tabernacle, and the barris"
therof, the pilers and her foundementis;
also the pilers of the greet street0 bi cum- 32
pas, with her foundementis, and her^ stakis,
and coordisi ; thei r schulen take alle in-
strumentis8 and purtenaunce1 atu noumbre,
and so thei schulen berev. This is the 33
office of 'the meynee ofw Meraritis, and
the seruyce in the tabernacle of boondx of
pees ; and thei schulen be vndur the hond
of Ythamar, the sone of Aaron, preest/.
Therfor Moises and Aaron and the princes 34
of the synagoge noumbriden the sones of
Caath, bi the kynredis and housis of her
fadris, fro thretti jeer and aboue 'til to7 35
vv Om. BDFH. w the cortyns E. x perteyneth E. 7 meyne BDEFH. z the preest E pr.m. a footys E.
t vnto is. to o sec. m. u the nftithe B. fiftith D. thrittithe i. v seruen is. w the boond is. * hil-
yng is. 7 the is. z be aboue i. that shal be aboue s. a that is. b entree is. c Om. plures.
'A entree is. e entree is. f that is. S the vessels is. h thei schulen is. i meynees cis. k hondis c.
hond or narde s. 1 vnto is. m her chargis is. n beringe staues is. ° entree is. P with her is. <1 her
coordis is. «• And thei is. s the instruments is. * the purtenaunce is. u of the tabernacle bi is. v bere
hem is. w Om. s. T the boond is. Y the preest i. 2 vnto is. to o sec. m.
IV. 35—49-
NUMBERS.
377
34 preest''. Thanne Moyses and Aaron, and
the princes of the synagoge, noumbreden
the sones of Caath, bi kynredes, and
35 howses of her fadres, fro thretti 3eer and
aboue vnto fiftic 3eer, alle that goon into
the seruyce of the tabernacle of the boond
3G of pees ; and there ben founduri two thow-
37 syndes seuen hundred and fifti. This is
the noumbre of the sonesd of Caath, that
goone into the tabernacle of the boond of
pees ; rthes noumbredenf Moyses and Aa-
ron, aftir the word of the Lord, bi the
ss hoond of Moyses. And sones& of Gerson
ben noumbred, bi kynredes, and howses
39 of her fadris, fro thretti 3eer and aboue
vnto the fiftith'1 3eer, alle that goon yn
that thei mynystren in the tabernacle of
40 the boond of pees ; and there ben foundun
two thowsynd six hundreth and thretti.
41 This is the puple of Gersonytes, the
which noumbreden Moyses and Aaron,
42 after the word of the Lord. The sones
of Merarye ben noumbred, bi kynredes,
43 and houses of her fadres, fro thretti 3eer
and aboue vnto the fifty1 3eer, alle that
goon yn to fulfille the rytis of the taber-
44 nacle of the boond of pees ; and ther ben
foundun thre thowsyndes and two hun-
45drith. This is the noumbre of the sones
of Merarye, the whiche noumbreden
Moyses and Aaron, aftir the heest of the
46 Lord, bi the hoond of Moyses. Alle that
ben noumbred of the Leuytes, and the
whiche he dide to be noumbred at the
name, of Moyses and Aaron, and the
princes of Yrael, bi kynredis, and howses
47 of her fadres, fro thretti 3eer and aboue
vnto the fiftik 3eer, goynge into the ser-
uyce of the tabernacle, and berthens1 to
48 be bore, andm there weren togidir ei3t
49 thowsyndes fyue hundrid and ei3ty. Af-
ter the word of the Lord Moises noum-
bred hem, echon aftir his office and his
charges, as the Lord comaundide to hym.
b the preest E pr.m. c the fifti BDFH. the fiftithe E. d peple BDEFU. e goth BDEFH sec.m. { this
noumbre A. S the sones BDEFH. h fyfty BD. ' fiftythe E. k fiftythe E. l the berthens BOB. ther
berthens r. m Om. BDEFH.
a that is. b vnto is. to o sec. m. c 1. s. d serue is. e Om. s. f that is. g noumbriden bi the
kyndredis and housis I. h Lordis wordis s. ' thritti BIKMNW. xxx. plures. k vnto is. to o sec.m.
1 fiftithe c. 1. ILOS. m fulfille is. n or the s. o the boond s. P Om. isw. and BT sec.m. q the
whiche i. r heest is. s the Leuytis is. Leuytis, that is, of the lynage of Levy BCGKQ. * the whiche i.
u vnto is. v 1. s. w the chargis ther off is. * Lordis word is.
3c
the fiftithe 3eer, alle that entren to the
seruyce of the tabernacle of boond of pees ;
and thei weren foundun two thousynde 36
seuene hundrid and fifti. This is the 37
noumbre of the puple of Caath, which*
entrith in to the tabernacle of boond of
pees ; Moises and Aaron noumbriden these,
bi the word of the Lord, bi the hond of
Moises. And the sones of Gerson weren w
nournbrid, bi the kyneredis and housis of
her fadris, fro thretti 3eer and aboue Hilaa
tob 'the fiftithe0 3eer, alle that entren that
thei mynystred in the tabernacle of boond
of pees; and thei weren foundun two thou-40
synde sixe hundrid and thretti. This is 41
the puple ofe Gersonytis, whichf Moises
and Aaron noumbriden s, bi the 'word of
the Lordh. And the sones of Merary42
weren noumbrid, bi the kynredis and
housis of her fadris, fro threttithe1 3eer43
and aboue xtil tok 'the fiftithe1 3ere, alle
that entren to fillem the customs, etheru
seruices, of the tabernacle of boond0 of
pees ; %and theiP weren foundun thre thou- 44
synde and two hundrid. This is the 45
noumbre of the sones of Merari, whiche^
Moyses and Aaron noumbriden, bi 'the co-
rn aundemenf of the Lord, bi the hoond of
Moises. Alle that weren noumbrid of Le-46
uytis8, and whiche* Moyses and Aaron and
the princes of Israel maden to be noum-
brid, bi the kynredis and housis of her fa-
dris, fro thretti 3eer and aboue 'til tou 'the 47
fiftithev 3eer, and entriden to the seruyce
of the tabernacle, and to here chargis w,
weren togidere ei3te thousynde fyue hun-48
drid and foure scoor. By the 'word of the 49
Lordx Moises noumbride hem, ech man bi
his office and hise chargis, as the Lord co-
maundide to hym.
378
NUMBERS.
v.
15.
CAP. V.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Comaund to the sones of Yrael, that thei
casten out of the tentes alle leprows, and
that flowith seed, and is polut vpon the
3 deed ; as wel the maal as the femaal
casteth out of the tentis, lest thei de-
foulen hem, whanne thei dwellen with
4 3ow. And the sones of Yrael dyden so,
and thei casteden hem out of the" tentes,
as the Lord hadde spokun to Moyses.
5 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
eSpek to the sones of Irael, A man or
womman, whanne thei doon of alle the
synnes that ben wont to falle to men, and
bi negligence ouer passid the maunde-
7ment of the Lord, and trespassen, thei
shulen kiiowleche her synne, and thei0
shulen 3eelde that heed, and the fifthe
part there aboue, to hym in whom thei
ssynneden. If forsothe there weren not
that shulde resseyue, thei shulen 3yue to
the Lord, and it shal be of the preest,
out take the wether that is offryd for the
opurgynge, that the oost be plesable. Alle
forsothe the first fruytis that offren the
sones of Yrael, to the preest perteynen ;
10 and what thing in the seyntuarye is of-
fred of eche, and is takun to the hondes
n of the preest, shal be of hym. And the
Lord spak to Moyses, seyynge, Spek to
the sones of Yrael, and thow shalt seye
12 to hem, A man, whos wijf errethP, and,
is the housbonde despisynge, slepe with an-
other man, and that the housbonde may
not knowe of, but the auowtrye is hidde,
and with witnes^ may not be vndurnom,
14 for she is not foundun in the hordom ; if
the spiryt of gelousnes stire the man
a3ens his wijf, the which outlier is polut,
is or with fals suspecioun is coueitid, he
shal lede hire to the preest, and he shal
offre for hir an offrynge, the tenthe part
CAP. V.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Comaunde thou to the sones of Israel, that 2
thei caste out of the castels? ech leprouse
man, and that fletithz out seeda, andb is
defoulid onc a deed bodi ; caste 36 out of
the castelsd, as wel a male as a female, 3
lest thei defoulen tho, whanne thei dwellen
with 3ou. And the sones of Israel diden4
so ; and thei castiden" hem out of the cas-
telsf, as the Lord spak to Moises. And 5
the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Spekee
thou to the sones of Israel, Whanne a man
ethir a womman bans doh of alle synnes'1
that ben wont to falle to men, and ban
broke bi necgligence the'comaundement of
the Lordk, and ban trespassid, thei schu-7
len knowleche her synne, and thei schulen
3elde thilke heed1, and the fyuethe part
aboue, to hym a3ens whom thei synneden.
But if noon ism that schal resseyue thein«
schulen 3yue° to the Lord?, and it schal be
the preestis part, outakun the ram whichi
is offrid for clensyng, that it be a queme-
ful sacrifice. Also alle the firster fruytis, a
whiche8 the sones of Israel offren, per-
teynen to the preest; and what euer thinert 10 1 "»»« "">' «*
.'.,,' ... . "ff'i'l, this is
is onnd 01 ech man in the seyntuane, and sothoftiie
is 3ouun to the 'hondis of the preest1:):, it not'of otlere
of the prcst.
Lire here. CK«.
schal be the preestis part". And the Lord 1 1
spak to Moises, and seide, Speke thou to 12 * «n<l is i1"""1,
r • ' t0 the hondis <if
the sones of Israel, and thou schalt seie to theprest,™
hem, If 'the wijf of a manv hath errid, and winrhe a man
hath dispisid thew hosebonde, and hath i3^teh""n'0Rn"dtJa
slept with another man, and the hosebonde
may not take ether preue this, but the
auowtrye is hid, and may not be preuyd
bi witnessis, for sche is not foundun in
leccherie ; if the spirit of gelousie" stirith u
the housebonde a3ens his wijf, which^ is
ether defoulid, ethir is7- apechid bi fals sus-
pecioun, the mana schal brynge hir to the i j
preest, and he schal offre an oflfryng for
n Om. DE. ° that A. P erre BDEFII. q wyttnesses BDEFH.
y tentis is. * floweth is. a the seed is. b and that is. c vpon is. d tentis is. e puttiden is.
f tentis is. f hath s. h do ony is. ' the synnes is. k heest of the Lord i. Lordis heest s. J heed, that
is, dette BCEGLNPQX. heed or dett is. m ther is is. » thai thei i. that of hem thei s. ° juye it is. P that
is of Lordis K marg. 1 that is. r cheef is. s that is. l prestis hondis is. u Om. IORST sec. m. w.
T a mannes wif s. w hir is. x the gelousie c. geloustee is. y the which i. z sche is is. a hous-
bonde is.
V. 1 6 — 26.
NUMBERS.
379
of a busshel of barly melowe ; and he
shal not heelde vpon it oyle, ne putter
ensence, for the sacrifice of gelouste it
is, and offrynge enserchynge auowtrye.
16 Therfor the preest shal offre it, and sette
17 before the Lord ; and he shal take the8
holy watre in a britil vessel, and a litil
of the erthe of the painent of the taber-
18 nacle he shall putt into it. And whanne
the womman stondith* in the si3t of
the Lord, she shal discouere her heed,
and putt vpon hiru hondis the sacrifice of
recordynge, and offryng of gelowste. He
forsothe shal holde the most bittir wa-
tris, in the whiche with cursid cursyng
19 he cast togidir. And he shal swere to her,
and seie, If another man hath not slept
with thee, and if thow art not polutv,
forsaked the bedde of the housboond, thes
moost bittre watris shulen not anoye thee,
into the whiche cursid thinges I haue ge-
20 deryd togydere ; if forsothe thow hast
bowide aweie fro thin housboond, and art
polutv, and hast leyn with anothir man,
21 to thes cursingis thow shalt vndurligge ;
the Lord 3yue thee into cursynge, and
ensaumple of alle in his puple ; mak he
thin hippe to stynke, and thi swellynge
22 wombe be al to brostunw ; goon in thee
cursyd watris into thi wombe, and swell-
ynge thi wombe stynke thin hippe. And
the womman shal answere, Amen ! amen !
23 And the preest shal wryte in a libel thes
cursid thingis, and he shal do hem out
with the moost bittir watris, into the
whiche cursid thinges he dide togidris,
24 and he shal 3yue hir to drynke. The
which whanne she hath dronkun vpx,
25 the preest shal take of hir hoond the sa-
crifice of gelowste, and he shal arere it
vp before the Lord, and he shal putte
26 vpon the auter ; so oonli, that before he
hir 'theb tenthe part ofc a mesure clepidd
satum6 of barli meele; he schal not schedef
oyle ther onne*?, nethir he schal putte en-
cense11, for it is the sacrifice of gelousie1,
and an offryng enquerynge auowtrye.
Therfor the preest schal offre hirk, and IB
schal1 settem bifore the Lord; and he schal 17
take holi" watir in va vessel of erthe"", and
he schal putte in0 to it? a litil of^ ther
erthe of the pawment of the tabernacle.
And whanne the womman stondith in the is
si3t of the Lord, hes schal diskyuere' hir
heed, and he schal putte von the hondis of
hiru the sacrifice of remembryng, and the
offryng of gelousie. Sotheli he schal holde
moostv bittir watris, in whiche he gader-
idew togidere cursis with cursyng. And 19
he schal conioure hirx, and schal^ seie, If
an alien manz slepte not with thee, and if
thou art not defoulid in thea forsakyng the
bed of theb hosebonde, these bittereste6 wa-
tris schulen not anoye thee, in to whiche
Y haue gaderid togidere cursis ; ellis if 20
thou bowidst awei fro thin hosebonde, and
art defoulid, and hast leyn with another
man, thou schalt be suget to these curs- 21
yngys; the Lord 3yue thee in to cursyng,
and in to ensaumple of alle men in his
puple ; *the Lordd make thin hipe to wexe
rotun, and thi wombe swelle, and bee
brokun; cursid f watris entre in to? thi 22
wombe, and while theh wombe swellith,
thin hipe wexe rotun. And the womman
schal answere, Amen ! amen ! And the 23
preest schal write thes' cursis in a litil
book, and he schal do awey tho cursis
with bitterestek watris, in to whiche1 he
gaderide cursis, and he schal 3yue to hir 24
tom drynke. And whanne sche hath drunke
thon watris, the preest schal take of hir 25
hond the sacrifice of gelousie0, and he
schal reiseP it bifor the Lord, arid he schal
r thei sholyn putte E pr.m.
"" borsten BDEFH. x vpon D.
8 Om. DEFH. * stonte BEFH. stonde D. u his A pr.m. v polutid D.
b and the c. 'c Om. s. d that is clepid is. e satum, that conleyneth a buschel and half BCEGKLNPQX.
satum, that is, the x. part of a buschel s. f heelde i. S vponne is. h encense therto is. ' geloustee is.
k it i. ! he schal is. m sette it i. sette hire KS. n hali A. nn an erthen vessel is. ° Om. i. P that I/.
<1 Om. is. r Om. CEISX. s the preest is. * vnkeuere is. u vpon hir hondis is. v the moost is. w hath
gaderid is. * Om. i. y Om. s. z man, other than their hosbonde s. a Om. is. b thin is. c bittir is.
"he i. e be it is. f Ihees cursid is. K Om. o. h thi is. > Om. i. k the ful bittir i. the bittereste s.
1 the whiche i. m the watris to is. n thilke i. ° geloustee is. P areere is.
3 c2
380
NUMBERS.
v. 27 — vi. 5.
take an hondful of sacrifice of it that is
offerd, and tynde vpon the auter, and so
3yue drynke to the womman the moost
27 bitter watres. The whiche whanne she
dririkith, if she is polutv, and, despisid
the man, she is gilti of auowtrie, the
watres of cursynge2 shulen passe thur3
hir, and the womb blow with ynne, the
hippe shal stynke, and the womman shal
be into cursynge, and into ensaumple to
28 al the puple. And if she" were not polutb,
she shal be harmles, and make free chil-
2odren. This is the la we of gelowsnes, if
the womman bowe doun fro hir man, and
30 were polutb, and the housboond, thur3
spiryt of gelowsnes stired, brynge hir in
the si3t of the Lord, and the preest do to
31 hir after alle thinges that ben writun, the
housboond shal be with outen blame, and
she shal resseyue hir wickidnes.
CAP. VI.
i And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2Spek to the sones of Yrael, and thow
shalt seye to hem, A man or womman,
whanne he doth auowe, that thei ben ha-
lowid, and thei wolen him self sacre to
3 the Lord, fro wiyn, and fro al that may
make dronkun, thei shulen absteyne ; eisel
of wiyn, and of eny othir maad drynke,
and what thing of grape is out pressid,
thei shulen not drynke ; new grapes and
4 dried thei shulen not eete, alle the daies
in the which of auowe to the Lord thei
ben sacryd ; what thing may be of vync,
of grape driedd vnto the popyn6, thei shu-
s len not eete. Al the tyme of his seuer-
ynge a rasour shal not passe vpon his
heed, vnto the fulfillid day in the which
he is sacred to the Lord ; he shal be holy,
puttei on the auter ; so oneli that he take 26
bifore an handful of sacrificer 'of that8 that
is offrid, and brenne on' the auter, and so
3yueu drynke to the womman the moost
bittere watris. And whanne sche hath 27
drunke tho watris, if sche is defoulid, and
is gilti of auowtrie, for thev hosebonde is
dispisid w, the watris of cursyng schulen
passe thorou3 hir, and while thex wombe
is bolnydJ', thez hipe schal wexe rotun, and
thea wommanb schal be in to cursyng and
in to ensaumple to al the puple. That if 28
sche is not pollutide, sche schal be harme-
les, and schald brynge forth fre children.
This is the lawe of gelousie8, if a womrnan 20
bowith awei fro hir hosebonde, and is de-
foulid, and the hosebonde is stirid with so
the spirit of gelousyef, and bryngith hir
in tos the 'si3t of the Lord'1, and the preest
doith to hir bi alle thirigis that ben writun,
the hosebonde schal be with out synne, 31
and sche schal resseyue hir wickidnesse.
CAP. VI.
And the Lord spak to Moises and seide, i
Speke thou to the sones of Israel, and thou 2
schalt seie to hem, Whanne a man ether a
womman makith auow, that thei be ha-
lewid, and thei wolen halewe hem silf to
the Lord, thei schulen absteyne1 fro wyns
and fro al thing that may make drunkun;
thei schulen not drynke vynegrek of wyn,
and1 of ony other drynkyngmf, and what
euer thing is pressid out of the" grape;
thei schulen not ete freisch0 grapis and
drieP, allei dayes in whiche thei ben ha- 4
lewid bi a vow to the Lord ; thei schulen
not ete what euer thing may be of the
vyner, fro a1' grape dried 'til tos the draf1 J.
Inu al tymev of his departyngw a rasour 5 £ito'ib7i,tH
; passe onx his heed, 'ti
day fillidz in
f Iu Ebivn it
is, of ony tilin
able to make
ilriiukuu. BGK
* Iu Ebreu it
, fro t!:c rynde
'
schal not passe onx his heed, 'til tcf the grey'ics tbat
which lie is halewid to the
ben in tbe
mydilis of the
grape. KQX.
y polutid D. z acursinge BEFH. a je D. b polutid D. cwyneBH. d soffrede E pr. m. e pepyn DDEH.
1 putte it IKS. r that sacrifice is. s Om. is. * it vpon is. it on K. u thanne jyue s. T hir is.
w dispisid of hir is. * hir is. y swolle is. z hir is. a hir s. b wombe FKS. c defoulid is. d sche
schal is. e geloustee i. geloustee or of suspicioun s. gelousie, ether of yuel suspicioun of the husbonde ayna
the wijf BCGKQX. f geloustee is. sOm.plures. h Lordis sijt is. ' absteyne hem is. k the vynegre is.
1 lie is. m in lijk manere maad drynke is. n Om. o. ° newe is. P dried is. 1 in alle PIKS.
r oo L. s vnto is. * draf ether casting out after the pressing BCKQX. u Om. s. v the tyme EILOPSX.
w departyng or of his auowe holding is. x vpon is. y vnto is. z be fulfillid is. be fillid L.
VI. 6 — i 7.
NUMBERS.
381
egrowynge the heer of his heed. Alle
tyme of his sacrynge he shal not goo yn
?vpon the deed, ne vpon faders forsothe,
and moders, and bretherenf, and sistren^
careyn he shal be defoulid, for the sa-
8 crynge of his God is vpon his heed ; eche
day of his seuerynge shal be holy to the
9 Lord. If forsothe eny man were sodeyn-
lich deed before hym, the heed of his
consecracioun shal be poluth, the which
anoon he shal shaue in the same day of
his purgacioun, and eftsones the seuenthe
10 day ; in the ei3tith forsothe day he shal
offre two turturs', or two culuer briddes,
to the preest, in the entre of the boond
11 of pees of witnessynge. And the preest
shal do oon for the synne, and anothir in
to brent sacrifice ; and he shal preye for
hym, for he hath synned vpon the deed,
and he shal halowe the heed of hym in
12 that day. And he shal sacre to the Lord
the daies of his seuerynge, offrynge a
lombe of o 3eer for the synne, so neuer-
thelaterk that the rather daies ben maad
as for no3t, for polut1 is the halowynge of
is hym. ' This is the lawe of consecracioun.
Whanne the daies which of auow he
denied ben fulfillid, he shal brynge hym
to the dore of the11 tabernacle of the
H boond of pees, and he shal offre his of-
frynge to the Lord, a lombe of o 3eer
with outen wemme, into brent sacrifice,
and a sheep of o 3eer with outen wemme,
for synne, and a wethir with outen
is wemme, a pesible oost; a leepe forsothe
of theerf looues, that ben spreynt with
oyle, and thinne cakys with out sour-
dow3, anoynt with oyle, and of echon the
ic sacrifices of licours; the whiche the preest
shal offre before the Lord, and he shal doo
as wel for synne as into brent sacrifices'".
17 A wethir forsothe he shal offre a pesible
oost to the Lord, offrynge togidre a leepe
Lord ; he schal be hooli while8 theb heer
of his heed 'schal wexec. In al the tymec
of his halewing he schal not entre on'1 a
deed bodi "j", and sotheli he schal not be 7 t that «, he
defoulid one the deed bodi of fadirf and ImtJ'to >,&',<
of s moderh, of brothir and of sistir, for the ^,'±.1!"'
halewyng of his God is on1 his heed ; ech K
dai of his departyngk schal be hooli to the
Lord. But if ony man is deed sudeynly <j
bifore hym, the heed of his halewyng
schal be defoulid, which1 he schal schaue
anoon in the same dai of his clensyng, and
eft in the seuenthe dai ; forsothe in the 10
ei3te dai he schal offre twei turtlis, ether
twei ' briddis of a culuer™, to the preest, in
the entryng of the" boond of pees of wit-
nessyng. And the preest schal make0 oon n
for L.ynne, and the tothir in to brent sacri-
fice ; and the preest schal preie for hyrn,
for he synnede on? a deed bodi, and he
schal halewe his heed in that daii. And 12
he schal halewe to the Lord the daies of
his departyng, and he schal offre a lomb
of o 3eer for synner, so netheles that the
formere daies be maad voide, for his ha-
lewyng is defoulid. This is the lawe of is
conseeracioun8. Whanne the daies schulen
be fillid1, whiche he determynede" by a
vow, the preest schal brynge hym to the
dore of the tabernacle of boond of pees,
and schalv offre his offryng to the Lord, 14
a lomb of o 3eer with out wem, in to brent
sacrifice, and a scheep of o 3eer with outen
wem, for synne, and a ram with out wem,
a pesible sacrifice; also a panyerew of theerf is
looues, that ben spreynt togidere with oile,
and cakis sodun in watir, and aftir an-
oyntid" with oile, with out sourdow, and
fletyng sacrifices of alle^ bi hem silf ; whiche i«
the preest schal offre bifor the Lord, and
schal z makea as wel for synne as in to
brent sacrifice. Sotheli he schal offre the 17
ram a pesible sacrifice to the Lord, and he
f brotherys E. S sosterys E. h polutid BDEFH. ' turtelis on. turtris EF.
lutid D. u Om. E. m sacrifice BDEFH.
nerthelater E. l po-
a and plitres. Om. i. *> wexynge the I. c Om. i. d vpon is. e vpon is. f his fadir is. g Om. i.
h his modir is. i vpon is. k departyng or auorvyng is. ' the which i. m culuer briddis is. n Om. L.
0 make or offre s. P vpon is. 1 dai, that is, schal dispose iojillc the vow JICEGKLPX. dai, I hat is, dispose
him lofuljille his auome s. r his synne is. s halewyng is. * fulfillid is. tt demyde tofulfille is. Y he
schal is. w baskett is. * oyntid plures. T alle these s. z he schal is. a make or offre these s.
382
NUMBERS.
vi. 1 8 — vil. i.
of therf looues, and sacryfices" of licours,
is that of maner ben owed. Thanne the
Nazare shal be shaued at the dore of the0
tabernacle of the boond of pees, fro the
heere of his consecracioun ; and he shal
take his heeres, and putte vpon the fijr,
that is vndurput to the sacrifice of pe-
19 sible thinges ; and a shuldre sothen? of
the wether, and a caake of breed with
outen sowrdow3, oon of the leepe, and o
thinne therf caake, and he shal take in
the hoondes of the Nazare, after that
20 were shauun the heed of hym. And the
takuri thingis eftsones of hym he shal
arere in the si3t of the Lord. And the
halowid thinges shal be of the preest, as
the litil brest that is comaundid to be
seuered, and the hippe. Aftir thes thingis
21 the Nazare may drynke wiyn. This is
the lawe of the Nazare, whanne he auow-
ith his offrynge to the Lord, the tyme of
his consecracioun, out taak thes thingis
the whiche the hoond fyndeth. Aftir that
that he hathi auowid in thou3t, so he shal
22 do, to the perfeccioun of his holynes. And
23 the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge, Spek
to Aaron and his sones, So 36 shulen
blesse to the sones of Yrael, and 36 shu-
24len seie to hem, The Lord blesse to thee,
25 and kepe thee ; the Lord shewe his face
26 to thee, and haue mercy of thee ; the Lord
conuerte his chere to thee, and 3eue to
27 thee pees. Thei shulen inwardly clepe my
name vpon the sones of Yrael, and Y shal
blesse to hem.
CAP. VII.
i It is doon forsothe in the day inr the
whiche Moyses fulfillide the tabernacle,
and areryde it, and anoyntide and ha-
lowede with alle his vessels, the auter
schal offre togidereb a panyere0 of therf
looues and fletyng sacryfices, that ben due
bi custom. Thanne the Nazareid schal be IB
schauun fro the heer of his consecracioun6,
bifor the doore of the tabernacle of boond
of pees ; and the preest schal take hise
heeris, and schalf putte on? the fier, which
is put vndur the sacrifice of pesible thingis.
And he schal take the schuldur sodun of 19
the ram, and o 'cake of breed with out
sourdowh fro the panyere1, and ok theerf
caak first sodun in watir and aftirward
fried in oile, and he schal bitake1 inm the
hondis of the" Nazarei, aftir that his heed
is schauun. And the preest schal reise°20
in the Vsi3t of the Lord? thei thingis takun
eft of hym. And ther thingis halewid
schulen be the preestis part, as the brest
which8 is comaundid to be departid, and
the hipe. Aftir these thingis the Nasarey
may drynke wyn. This is the lawe of the 21
Nasarei, whanne he hath avowyd his of-
fryng to the Lord in the tyme of his con-
secracioun*, outakun these thingis whiche
his hond fyndithf. By this that he avowide
in soule", sov he schal do, tow the perfec-
cioun of his halewyng. And the Lord 22
spak to Moyses and seide, Speke thou to 23
Aaron and to hise sones, Thus 36 schulen
blesse the sones of Israel, and 36 schulen
seie to hem, The Lord blesse thee, and 24
kepe thee ; the Lord schewe his face to 25
thee, and haue mercy onx thee ; the Lord 26
turne his cheer to thee, and 3yue pees to
thee. Thei? schulen clepe inwardli my 27
name onz the sones of Israel, and Y schal
blesse hem.
CAP. VII.
Forsothea it was don in the dai in which i
Moises fillideb the tabernacle, and reisidec
it, and anoyntided and halewide6 with alle
vhise vessels1, the^ auter inh lijk maner and
•f- or his power
mat ttrecche
to. is.
n sacrifice BF. ° Om. E. P sodden D. sooden H. sodyn E. soothen F. lOm. BDEFH. r Om. BDEFH.
^ therwith is. c baskett is. d Nazarei, that is, halwed EP. Naz. or he that is haletvid s. c hale-
wyng is. f he schal is. 6 hem vpon is. h therf cake s. ' basket s. k a s. * bitake hem is. m into is.
n Om. L. o arere hem is. P Lordis si3t s. 1 tho is. r thilke i. tho s. s the which i. * halewyng is.
u soule or in will is. v Om. s. w Om. s. * vpon is. y Prestis is. z vpon is. a And s. b eendide i.
fulfillede or eendide a. c areride is. d anoyntide it is. e halewide it is. f the vessels ther off i. the
vessels or instrumentis ther of s. e and the is. h he hale-wide in s.
vn. 2 — i
NUMBERS.
383
2 also, and his vessels. And the prynces of
Yrael, and the heedes of the meyneis that
weren bi eche lynages, the maystres of
3 hem that weren noumbred, offerden 3iftes
before the Lord, six waynes couered, with
twelue oxen ; o wayne offreden two dukes,
and oon ox eche. Thei offerden thilk
4 thingis in the si3t of the tabernacle. And
s the Lord seide to Moyses, Tak of hem,
that thei my3tens serue in the seruyce of
the tabernacle, and tak thow thilk thingis
to the Leuytis, after the ordre of her ser-
G uyce. And so whanne Moyses hadde take
the waynes, and the oxen, he took hem
7 to the Leuytes. Two waynes and foure
oxen he 3af to the sones of Gerson, af-
atir that thei hadden nede. Foure other
waynes and ei3t oxen he 3af to the sones
of Merary, aftir the office1 and her heri-
ynge, vndir the hoondis" of Ythamar, the
9 sone of Aaron, preest. To the sones for-
sothe of Caath he 3af not carrys and
oxen, for in the seyntuarie thei seruen,
and birthens thei beren with her propre
loshuldres. Thanne the dukes offreden, in
the dedicacioun of the auter, in the day
the which it is anoyntidv, her offrynge
11 to the Lord, before the auter. And the
Lord seide to Moyses, Alle duykisw bi
eche daies offren thei 3iftes, into the dedi-
12 cacioun of the auter. The firste day of-
frede his offrynge Nason, the sone of
13 Amynadab, of the lynage of Juda ; and
there weren in it a silueren eisel vessel,
peyse of an hundred and thretti sides, a
silueren fiole, hauynge seuenti sides aftir
the peyse of the seyntuarye, eithir ful of
tryed floure spreynt with oyle, into sacri-
14 fice ; a litil inorter, of ten siclis of gold,
15 ful of encense ; an oxe of the droue, and
a wethir, and a loomb of o 3eer, into
16 brent sacrifice ; and a goot, for synne ;
17 and in the sacrifices* of pesible thinges,
the vessels therof. And the princes of Is- 2
rael, and the heedis1 of meynees that weren
bi alle lynagis/the souereyns of hemk that
weren noumbrid, offeriden 3iftis bifor the 3
Lord, sixe waynes hylid with twelue
oxun ; twei duykis offeriden o wayn, and
ech offeride oon oxe. And thei1 offeriden
tho™ waynes 'in the si3t of" the tabernacle.
Forsothe0 the Lord seide to Moises, Take *
thou of hem?, that tho^ serue in the ser-
uice of the tabernacle, and bitake thou thor
to dekenes8 bi the ordre of her seruice.
And so whanne Moises hadde take theo
waynes, and the oxun, he bitook tho1 to
the dekenes. He 3af twei waynes and;
foure oxun to the sones of Gerson, biu that
thatv thei hadden nedefulw. He 3af four 8
other waynes and ei3te oxun to the sones
of Merari, bi her offices" and religioun, vn-
der the hond of Ythamar, the sone of Aa-
ron, preesty. Forsothe he 3af not waynes 9
and oxun to the sones of Caath, for thei
seruen in the seyntuarye, and beren chargisz
with her owne schuldris. Therfor theio
duykis offeriden, ina the halewyng of the
auter, in the dai in which it was anoyntid,
her offryng to the Lord, bifore the auter.
And the Lord seide to Moises, Alle dukisb 1 1
bi hemsilf offrec 3iftis, bi alle daies bi hem
silf, in to the halewyng of the auter. Naa- 12
son, the sone of Amynadab, of the lynage
of Juda, offeride his offryng in the firste
day ; andd a siluerne6 vesself "to prcue en-\s
sense and siche thingis^, in the wei3te of
anh hundrid and thretti siclis, a viol of
silueref, hauynge' seuenti siclis bi the wei3t
of the seyntuarie, 'weren ther ynnek, euer
eithir ful of flour spreynt togidere with
oile, in to sacrifice™ ; a morter^:, of ten gol- u j in Ebru it i?
dun siclis, ful of encence. He offride an 15
oxe of the droue, and a ram, and a lomb
of o 3eer, in to brent sacrifice ; and a ' buk ie
of geet", for synne. And he offeride in the 17
-f- In Ebru it is,
a basyn of sil-
uer. GKQX.
CKUX.
8 Om. DDEFH. * officys B. u honde BDEFH. v anoynt BDEFH. w duke A. x sacrifice BDEFH.
1 cheef men i. heedis men B. k her souereyns is. 1 Om. c. m thilke i. n bifore is. ° Sothely is.
P thees thingis is. q thei s. r tho thingis is. s the dekenes cis. * hem N. u aftir is. v Om. is.
w neede is. x office c. y the preest i. z the chargis is. a in to K. b the dukis is. « offre thei is.
d and ther meren in that offryng is. e seluer L. { eysel vessel s. g for eisel i. h j. s. ' weiynge is.
k thees weren is. Om. K sec. m. m the sacrifice is. n geet buk is.
384
NUMBERS.
VII. 1 8 — 35.
two oxen, fyue wetheres, fyue geetJ",
lombes of o jeer fyue. This is the of-
frynge of Naason, the sone of Amynadab.
is The secounde day offrede Nathanael, the
sone of Suar, duke of the lynage of Ysa-
19 char, a silueren eisel vessel, peysynge an
hundrid and thretti sides, a silueren fiole,
hauynge seuenti sides aftir the wei3t of
the seyntuary, either ful of tryed flour
20 spreynt with oyle, into sacrifice ; a litil
golden morter, hauynge ten sides, ful of
21 encense ; an oxe of the droue, and a we-
thir, and a loomb of o jeer, into brent
23 sacrifice ; and a goot, for synne ; and in
sacrifice of pesible thinges, two oxen, and
wethris fyue, geit fyue, lombes of o 3eer
fine. This was the offrynge of Nathanael,
24 the sone of Suar. In the thridde day the
prince of the sones of Zabulon, Elyab,
25 the sonez of Elon, oflfride a silueren eysel
vessel, peysynge an hundryd and thretti
sides, a silueren fyole, hauynge seuenti
sides at the peyse of the seyntuary, either
ful of tried flour spreynt with oyle, into
26 sacrifyce ; a litil golden morter, peysynge
27 ten sides, ful of encense ; an oxe of the
droue, and a wethir, and a loomb of o
28 jeer, into brent sacrifice; and a geit, for
29 synne ; and in the sacrifice of pesible
thinges, two oxen, wethris fyue, geit
fyue, lombes of o jeer fyue. This is the
offrynge of Heliab, thea sone of Helon.
30 The firthe day the prynce of the sones of
31 Ruben, Helisur, the sone of Sedeur, of-
fred a silueren eysel vessel, peysynge an
hundrid and thretti cyclys, a silueren
fyole, hauynge seuenti siclis at the weijt
of the seyntuarie, either ful of tryed flour
32 spreynt with oyle, into sacrifice ; a golden
morter, peysynge ten sides, ful of en-
33 cense ; an oxe of the droue, and a wether,
and a loomb of o jeer, into brent sacri-
3* fice ; and a geit, for synne ; and into theb
sacrifice of pesible thingis, tweyne oxun,
fyue rammys, fyue 'buckis of geet0, fyue
lambren of o jeer. This is the offryng of
Naason, the sone of Amynadab. In the is
secounde dai Nathanael, the sone of Suar,
duyk of the lynage of Isachar, offeride a 19
siluerne P vessel 1 'to preue encense and
siclie thingis*, peisynge ans hundrid and
thretti siclis, a siluerne1 viole11, hauynge se-
uenti syclis biv the weijte of seyntuarie w,
euer either ful of flourx spreynt togidere
with oile, in to sacrifice ; a goldun morter, 20
hauyngey ten siclis, ful of encense; an oxe 21
of the droue, and a ram, and a lomb of o
jeer, in to brent sacrifice; and a'buc of geetz, 22
for synne. And in thea sacrifice of pesi- 23
ble thingis he qffride tweyne oxun, andb
fyue rammes, fyue 'buckis of geetc, fyue
lambren of o jeer. This was the offryng
of Nathanael the sone of Suar. In the 24
thridde dai Eliab, the sone of Elon, princed
of the sones of Zabulon, offeride a siluerne6 25
vesself to ' preue encence and siclie thingis^,
peisynge anh hundrid and thretti siclis, a
siluerne viol, hauynge seuenti siclis at the
weijte of seyntuarie1, euer eithir ful of
flourk spreynt togidere with oile, in to sa-
crifice; a goldun morter, peisynge ten siclis, 20
ful of encense ; an oxe of the droue, and a 27
ram, and a lomb of o jeer, in to brent sa-
crifice ; and a buc of geet, for synne. And ^
in1 sacrifice of pesible thingis he qffride
tweyne oxen, fyue rammes, fyue 'buckis of
geetm, fyue lambren of o jeer. This is the
offryng of Eliab, the sone of Helon. In so
the fourthe dai Helisur, the sone of Se-
deur, the prince of the sones of Ruben,
offride a siluerne11 vessel0 ' to preue encense 31
and siclie thingisv, peisynge ani hundrid
and thretti siclis, a siluerner viol, hauynge
seuenti syclis at the weijte of seyntuarie5,
euer eithir ful of flour1 spreynt togidere
with oile, in to sacrifice ; a goldun morter 32
gootys E. z sones A. a Om. BDFH. b Om. BDEFH.
0 geet buckis is. P seluer L. 1 eisel vessel is. r Om. i. s j. s.
basyn BCGKNQ. v at L. w the seyntuarie c pi: m. is. * tried flour is.
a Om. L. b Om. L. c geet buckis is. d the prince is. e seluer L. f eisel vessel is.
' the seyntuarie is. k tried flour is. l in the ix sec. m.
seluer L. u viole ether
peising i,. z geet buk is.
vessel is. P Om. is. 1 j. s. r seluer I/. s the seyntuarie is. * tried flour is.
e Om. is. h j. s.
m geet buckis is. n seluer L. ° viol A. eisel
VII. 36 — 53.
NUMBERS.
385
oostis of pesible thinges, oxen two, we-
thers fyiie, geitc fyue, lombes of o 3eer
fyue. This was the offrynge of Elysur,
3«the sone of Sedeur. The fifthe day the
prynce of the sones of Symeoncc, Sala-
3/myel, sone of Surysadday, offrede a sil-
neren eysel vessel, peysynge an hundrid
and thritti sides, a silueren fyole, hau-
ynge seuenti sides at the wei3t of the
seyntuarye, eithir ful of tried flour spreynt
:t8 with oyle, in to sacrifice ; a goldun mor-
ter, peysynge ten sides, ful of encense ;
39 an oxe of the droue, and a wethir, and a
40 loomb of o 3eer, into brent sacrifice ; and
41 a geet, for synne. And into the oostis of
pesible thinges, oxen two, wethers fyue,
geetc fyue, loombes of o 3eer fyue. This
was the offrynge of Salamyhel, soned of
42 Surysadday. The sixte day the prince
of the sones of Gad, Helizaphat, the sone
43 of Duel, offerde a silueren eysel vessel,
peysynge an hundrid and thretti sides, a
silueren fyol, hauynge seuenti sides at
the wei3t of the seyntuarye, either ful of
tried flour spreynt with oyle, into sacri-
44 fice ; a golden rnorter, peisynge ten sides,
45 ful of encense ; an oxe of the droue, and
a wether, and a loomb of o 3eer, into
40 brent sacryfice ; and 'o geete, for synne.
47 And into oostis of pesible thinges, oxen
two, wethers fyue, geetf fyue, loombes of
o 3eer fyue. This was the offrynge of Eli-
4H zaphat, soneB of Duel. The seuenthe day
the prynce of the sones of Effraym, Eli-
4» zama, the sone of Amyud, offrede a sil-
ueren eisel vessel, peysynge an hundred
and thretti sides, a silueren fyol, hau-
ynge seuenti sides at the wei3t of the
seyntuarye, either ful of tried flour
.'>o spreynt with oyle, into sacrifice; a goldun
morter, peisynge ten sides, ful of en-
.-.i cense ; an oxe of the droue, and a wether,
and a loomb of o 3eer, into brent sacry-
£, fice ; and a geet, for synne. And into
peisynge ten siclis, ful of encense; an oxe 33
of the drooue, and a ram, and a lomb of o
3eer in to brent sacrifice, and a 'buc ofs4
geetu, for synne. And in to sacrifice of 35
pesible thingis he offride tweyne oxun,
fyue rammes, fyue 'buckis of geetv, fyue
lambrenw of o 3eer. This was the offryng
of Elisur, the sone of Sedeur. In the:w
fyuethe dai Salamyhel, the sone of Suri-
saddai, the prince of the sones of Symeon,
offeride a siluernemv vessel' to preue encense 37
and siche thingis*, peysynge ari^ hundrid
and thretti siclis, a siluerne7 viol, hauynge
seuenti siclis at the wei3te of seyntuarie",
euer either ful of flourb spreynt togidere
with oile, in to sacrifice ; a goldun morter, 38
peisynge ten siclis, ful of encense ; an oxe 39
of the drooue, and a ram, andc a lomb of o
3eer, in to brent sacrifice ; and a vbucke of 40
geetd, for synne. And in to sacrifice of4i
pesible thingis he offeride tweyne oxun,
fyue rammes, fyue 'buckis of geet6, fyue
lambren of o 3eer. This was the offring
of Salamyhel, the sone of Surisaddai. In 42
the sixte day Elisaphat, the sone of Duel,
the prince of the sones of Gad, offride a 43
siluernef vessels "to preue encense and sich
thingis^, peisynge an' hundrid and thretti
siclis, a siluerne1' viol, hauynge seuenti si-
clis at the wei3te of seyntuarie1, euer eithir
ful of flour"1 spreynt togidere with oile in
to sacrifice; a goldun morter, peisynge ten 44
siclis, ful of encense ; an oxe of the droue, 45
and a ram, and a lomb of o 3eer, in to
brent sacrifice ; and a xbuc of geet", for 4«
synne. And in to sacrifice0 of pesible 47
thingis he offride twei oxun, fyue rammes,
fyue 'buckis of geetP, fyue lambren of o
3eer. This was the offryng of Elisaphat,
the sone of Duel. In the seuenthe dai 48
Elisama, the sone of Amyud, the prince
of the sones of Effraym, offride a siluernei49
vessel1" ' to preue encense and siche thingis3,
peisynge an* hundrid and thretti siclis, a
c gootes E. cc Syme of A man. sec. d the sone E pr.m. e a goot E. a gey F. oo geyt if. f gootes E.
K the sone E pr. m.
u buk o. geet buk is. v geet bukis is. w lombis is. ww sillier EP. x Om. is. y j. s. z seluer ELP.
a the seyntuarie is. b tried flour is. c Om. s. d geet buk is. e geet buckis is. f siluer ELP.
8 eisel vessel is. h Om. is. ' j. s. k siluer ELP. l the seyntuarie is. m tried flour is. n geet buk is.
0 sacrifices BCX sec.m. P geet buckis is. 1 siluer ELP. r eisel vessel is. 5 Om. is. l j. s.
3 D
386
NUMBERS.
VII. 54 — 71.
oostis of pesible thingis, oxen two, we-
thers fyue, geeth fyue, loombes of o 3eer
fyue. This was the offrynge of Elizama,
54 sone' of Amyud. The ei3tith day the
prynce of the sones of Manasse, Gamaliel,
55 the sone of J Phadassur, offerde a silueren
eysel vessel, peysynge an hundryd and
thretti sides, a silueren fyol, hauynge se-
uenti sides at the wei3t of the seyntua-
rye, either ful of tried flour spreynt with
56 oyle, into sacrifice ; a goldun morter,
57 peysynge ten sides, ful of k encense ; an
oxe of the droue, and a wethir, and a
58 loomb of o jeer, into brent sacrifice ; and
59 a goot, for synne. And into oostis of pe-
sible thinges, oxen two, wethers fyue,
geet1 fyue, loombes of o 3eer fyue. This
was the offrynge of Gamaliel, sonem of
eo Phadassur. The nynthe day the prynce
of the sones of Beniamyn, Abidan, the
61 sone of" Gedeon, offerde a silueren eisel
vessel, peysynge an hundred and thretti
sides, a silueren fyol, hauynge seuenti si-
des at the wei3t of the seyntuarye, eithir
ful of tried flour spreynt with oyle, into
62 sacrifice ; a golden morter, peisynge ten
63 sides, ful of encense ; an oxe of the droue,
and a wether, and a loomb of o 3eer, into
64 brent sacrifice ; and a goot, for synne.
65 And into the0 oostis ofP pesible thingis,
oxen two, wethers fyue, geeti fyue,
loombes of o 3eer fyue. This was the of-
66 frynge of Abydan, soner of Gedeon. The
tenthe day the prynce of the sones of
Dan, Abiezer, the sone of Amysadday,
67 offerde a silueren8 eysel vessel, peisynge
an hundrid and thretti sides, a silueren
fyol, hauynge seuenti sides at the wei3t
of the seyntuarye, either ful of tried flour
68 spreynt with oyle, into sacrifice ; a goldun
morter, peisynge ten sides, ful of en-
69 cense ; an oxe of the droue, and a wether,
and a lomb of o 3eer, into brent sacrifice ;
i|" and a goot, for synne. And into oostes of
siluerne" viol, hauynge seuenti siclis at thev
wei3te of seyntuariew, euer either ful of
flour spreynt togidere with oyle, in to sa-
crifice ; a goldun morter, peisynge ten si- 50
clis, ful of encense; an oxe of the drooue, 51
and a ram, and a lomb of o 3eer, in to
brent sacrifice; anda'buc of geet*,for synne. 52
And in to sacrifices1" of pesible thingis he 53
offride tweyne oxun, fyue rammes, fyue
'buckis of geetc, fyue lambren of o 3eer.
This was the offryng of Elisama, the sone
of Amyud. In the ei3tthe dai Gamaliel, 54
the sone of Fadussur, the prince of the
sones of Manasses, offride a siluerned ves-55
sele 'to preue encense and siche thingis*,
peisynge an£ hundrid and thretti syclis, a
siluerneh viole, hauynge' seuenti siclis at
the wei3te of seyntuariek, euer eithir ful of
flour spreynt togidere with oile, in to sa-
crifice ; a goldun morter, peisynge ten siclis, 56
ful of encense ; an oxe of the drooue, and 57
a ram, and a lomb of o 3eer, in to brent
sacrifice ; and a ' buc of geet1, for synne. 58
And in to sacrificis ofm pesible thingis head
offride tweyne oxun, fyue rammes, fyue
'buckis of geetn, fyue lambren of o 3eer.
This was the offryng of Gamaliel, the sone
of Fadussur. In the nynthe dai Abidan, co
the sone of Gedeon, the prince of the sones
of Beniamyn, offeride a siluerne0 vessel^ 'toei
preue encense and siche thingis^, peisynge
arir hundrid and thretti siclis, a siluerne5
viol, hauynge seuenti siclis at the wei3te of
seyntuarie1, euer eithir ful of flour sprent
togidere with oile, in to sacrifice; a goldun 62
morter, peisynge ten siclis, ful of encense ;
an oxe of the drooue, and a ram, and a 63
lomb of o 3eer in to brent sacrifice ; and a 64
' buc of geet11, for synne. Arid in to sacri- 65
ficev of pesible thingis he offride tweyne
oxun, fyue rammes, fyue 'buckis of geetw,
fyue lambren of o 3eer. This was the of-
fryng of Abidan, the sone of Gedeon. Ince
the tenthe dai Abiezer, the sone of Amy-
h gootes E. ' the sone E pr.m. J Om. a. k Om. BDEFH. ' gootys E. m the sone E pr.m.
n Om. BF sec. m. a. ° Om. BDEFH. P for BDFU. 1 gootys E. r the sone E pr. m. s seluer E.
u seluer ELP. v Om. is. v the seyntuarie is. * geet buk is. b sacrifice G. c geet buckis is. d sil-
uer ELP. e eisel vessel is. f Om. is. g j. s. h seluer ELP. ' peisynge is. k the seyntuarie is. ' geet
buk is. mfor i. " geet buckis is. ° siluer ELP. P eisel vessel is. 1 Om. is. rj. s. s siluer ELP. * the
seyntuarie is. u geet bucke is. v sacrifices plures. the sacrifice i. w geet buckis is.
VII. 72 — 86.
NUMBERS.
387
pesible thinges, oxen two, wethers fyue,
geet1 fyue, loombes of o 3eer fyue. This
was the offrynge of Abiezer, soneu of
72 Amysadday. The enleuethev day the
princevv of the sones of Aser, Phegiel, the
73sone of Ochran, offride a silueren eisel
vessel, peysynge an hundrycl and thretti
sides, a silueren fiol, hauynge seuenti si-
des at the wei3t of the seyntuarie, eitherw
ful of tried flour spreynt with oyle, into
74 sacrifice ; a goldun morter, peysynge ten
75 sides, ful of encense; an oxe of the droue,
and a wether, and a loomb of o 3eer, into
7G brent sacrifice ; and a goot, for synne.
77 And into oostes of pesible thinges, oxen
two, wethers fyue, geetx fyue, loombes of
o 3eer fyue. This was the offrynge of
78 Phegiel, the sone of Ochran. The twelfth
day the prynce of the sones of Neptalym,
7oAhira, the sone of Henan, offerde a sil-
ueren eisel vessel, peisynge an hundryd
and thretti sides, a silueren fyol, hauynge
seuenti sides at the wei3t of the seyntua-
rie, eithir ful of tried flour spreynt with
HO oyle, into sacrifice ; a golden morter, peis-
fii ynge ten sides, ful of encense ; an oxe of
the droue, and a wether, and a loomb of
aa o 3eer, into brent sacrifice ; and a goot,
Hsfor synne. And into oostis of pesible
thingis, oxen two, wethers fyue, geetxx
fyue, loombes of o 3eer fyue. This was
the offrynge of Ahyra, sone^ of Henan.
«4 Thes offryngesz in the dedicacioun of the
auter ben oflfred of the prynces of Irael,
in the day the which it is sacred ; sil-
ueren eisel vessels8 twelue, silueren fiols
»5twelue, golden morters twelue; so that an
hundred and thretti sides of siluer hadde
oon eisel vessel, and seuenti sides o fiol,
that is, in comune of alle vessels of siluerb,
sides two thowsand foure hundred, by
lie peyse of the seyntuarie ; golden morters
twelue, ful of encense, ten sides peisynge
saddai, the prince of the sones of Dan,
offride a siluernex vessel? *to preue encense &l
and siche thingis1, peisynge an hundrid
and thretti siclis, aa siluerneb viol, hauynge
seuenti siclis at the wei3te of seyntuarie0,
euer ethir ful of flour spreynt togidere
with oile in to sacrifice ; a goldun morter, 68
peisynge ten siclis, ful of encense ; an oxe 69
of the drooue, and a ram, and a lomb of
o 3eer, in to brent sacrifice ; and a 'buc of 70
geetd, for synne. And in to sacrifices of 71
pesible thingis he offride tweyne oxun,
fyue rammes, fyue 'buckis of geete, fyue
lambren of o 3eer. This was the offryng
of Abiezer, the sone of Amysaddai. In 72
the enleuenthe dai Phegiel, the sone of
Ocran, the prince of the sones of Aser, of- 73
fride a siluernef vessels Vo preue encense
and siche thingis^, peisynge an' hundrid
and thretti siclis, a siluernek viol, hauynge
seuenti siclis at the1 wei3te of seyntuarie111,
euer either ful of flour spreynt togidere
with oile, in to sacrifice ; a goldun morter, 74
peisynge ten ciclis, ful of encense ; an oxe 75
of the drooue, and a ram, and a lomb of
o 3eer, in to brent sacrifice ; andn a 'bucke 76
of geet0, for synne. And in to sacrifices? 77
of pesyble thingis he offride tweyne oxun,
fyue rammes, fyue 'buckis of geet^, fyue
lambren of o 3eer. This was the offryng
of Phegiel, the sone of Ochran. In the 78
tweluethe dai Ahira, the sone of Enan,
the prince of the sones of Neptalym, of- 79
fride a siluerner vessel8 Vo preue encense
and siche thingis*, peisynge anu hundrid
and thetti siclis, a siluernev viol, hauynge
seuenti siclis at thew wei3te of seyntuarie*,
euer eithir ful of flour spreynt togidere
with oile, in to sacrifice ; a goldun morter, so
peisynge ten siclis, ful of encense; an oxe si
of the drooue, and a ram, and a lomb of
o 3eer, in to brent sacrifice ; and a 'buc of 82
geet/, for synne. And in to sacrifices' of 83
* gootys E. « the sone E pr. m. v ellefthe BDF. vv princes A. w and either DFH.
gootes E. y the sone E pr. m. z thinges BDEH. a vessel D. b silueren A,
* gootys E.
x siluer ELP. y eisel vessel is. z Om. is. a and a A pr. m. os. b siluer ELP. c the seyntuarie is.
d geet bucke is. e geet buckis is. f siluer ELP. S eisil vessel is. h Om. is. ' j. s. k siluer ELP.
1 Om. s. m the seyntuarie is. n Om. s. ° geet buk is. P sacrifice oiw. 1 geet buckis is. r siluer ELP.
9 eisel vessel is. * Om. is. u j. s. v siluer ELP. w Om. s. * the seyntuarie is. y geet bucke is.
z sacrifise F.
3 D 2
388
NUMBERS.
VII. 87 VIII. 2.
bi wei3t of the seyntuarie, that is, togider,
sides of gold an hundrid and twenti ;
s; oxen of the drone into brent sacrifice
twelue, wethers twelue, loombes of o 3eer
twelue, and the sacrifice c of licours of
ss hem, twelue geetd for synne; the oostis
of pesible thingis, oxen foure and twenti,
wethers sexti, geetd sexti, loombes of o
3eer sexti. Thes thinges ben ofFrid in the
dedicacioun of the auter, whanne it is
saanoynt. And whanne Moyses went into
the tabernacle of the boond of pees, that
he conseile the answer of God, he herde
a voyce of spekynge to hym fro the pro-
piciatorye, that was vpon the arke of wit-
nessynge, bitwix the two cherubyn, and
fro whens he spak to hym.
CAP. VIII.
i And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
aSpek to Aaron, and thow shalt seie to
hym, Whanne thow settist the seuen lan-
terns, the candelstyke be arered in the
sowth part; this thanne comaund, that
the lanterns a3en the north 'forn a3ense
pesible thingis he qffride tweyne oxun,
fyue rammes, fyue 'buckis of geeta, fyne
lambren of o 3eer. This was the offryng of
Haira, the sone of Henan. These thingis R4
weren offrid of the sones of Israel, in the
halewyng of the auter, in the dai in which
it was halewid; siluerneb vessels0 Vo preue,
encense and siche thingis* twelue, siluernee
viols twelue, goldun morteris twelue ; so 8r>
that o vessel' "to preue encense and siche
thingis* haddeh an' hundrid and thretti
siclis 'of siluerk, and o1 viol haddem seuenti
siclis, that is, in comyn, two thousynde and
foure hundrid siclis of alle the Vessels of
sillier", bi the0 wei3te of seyntuarieP ; gol- KG
dun morteris twelue, ful of encense, peis-
ynge ten siclis bi thei wei3te of seyntuarier,
that is to gidere ans hundrid and twenti
siclis of gold ; oxun of the drooue in 87
to brent sacrifice twelue, twelue rammes,
twelue1 lambren of o 3eer, and theu flet-
ynge sacryfices 'of thov, twelue 'buckis of
geetw for synne; the sacrifices of pesi-es
ble thingis, foure and twenti oxun, sexty
rammes, sexti 'buckis of geetx, sixti lam-
bren of o 3eer. These thingis weren of-
frid in they halewyng of the auter, whanne
it was anoyntid. And whanne Moyses so
entride in to the tabernacle of boondz of
pees, 'to axea counsel'of Goddis answeryng
placeb, he herde the vois of God spekynge
to hym fro 'the propiciatorie, whichc was
ond the arke of witnessyng, bitwixe tweie
cherubyns, frof whennus alsos God spak
to Moises.
CAP. VIII.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Speke thou to Aaron, and thou schalt seie 2
to hym, Whanne thou hast sett seuene11
launternes, the candilstike be1 reisidk in
the south part ; therfor comaunde1 thou
this, that the lanternes biholde euene a3ens
c sacrificys E. d gootes E. e fro the region E pr. m.
a geet buckus is. b siluer ELP. c eisel vessels is. d Om. is. e siluer ELP. f silueren eisel vessel is.
S Om. is. h luulilcn A. vveijide is. i j. s. k Om. is. !a EFILPS. ra weijide is. "silueren vessels is.
0 Om. IDS. P the seyntuarie is. 1 Om. is. r the seyntuarie is. s j. s. * and twelue is. u her is.
v Om. is. w geet buckis is. x geet buckis is. y Om. is. z the boond i. a that he is. b the answere
of God is. c Goddis answeringe place, the whiche place i. Goddis answ. pi. whiche place s. d ouer is.
e the twei is. f and fro is. S Om. is. h the seuene i. ' be thanne is. * arerid is. 1 comaundide D.
viii. 3—15-
NUMBERS.
389
biholden to the table of the looues of pro-
posicioun, a3ens that part that the candil-
3 stik biholdith, thei owen to Ii3ten. And
Aaron dyde, and putte yn lanterns vpon
the candelstyk, as the Lord comauridide
4 to Moyses. This forsothe was the mak-
ynge of the candelstik ; of betuii out
golde, as wel the myddil stok as al the
thinges that of either side of the 3erdes
weren born out ; after the ensaumple that
the Lord shewide to Moyses, so he wrou3te
5 the candelstyk. And the Lord spak to
G Moyses, seiynge, Tak the Leuytes fro the
myddil of the sones of Yrael ; and thow
yshalt purifie hem aftir this rijt. Be thei
spreynt with water of purgyngef, and
shaue thei alle the heerys of her flesh.
And whanne thei han wasshun her clothes,
8 and. weren clensid, take thei an oxe of
the droue, and his sacrifice of licours*,
tried flour spreynt with oyle; and anothir
oxe of the droue thow shalt take for
9 synne ; and thow shalt sette to the Le-
uytes before the tabernacle of the boond
of pees, clepid togidere al the multitude
10 of the sones of Yrael. And whanne the
Leuytes weren before the Lord, the sones
of Irael shulen putte her hoondes vpon
1 1 hem ; and Aaron shal offre the Leuytes, a
3ift in the si3t of the Lord of the sones
of Yrael, that thei seruen in the seruyce
12 of hym. And the Leuytes shulen putte
her hoondes vpon the heedis of the oxen,
of the whiche oon thow shalt doo for
synne, and another into brent sacrifice of
is the Lord, that thow preye for hem. And
thow shalt sette the Leuytes^ in the si3t
of Aaron, and of his sones, and thow shalt
14 sacre hem offred to the Lord ; and seuer
fro the myddil of the sones of Yrael, that
15 thei be myyn. And afterward goo thei
in the tabernacle of the boond of pees,
that thei seruen to me; and so thow shalt
the north tom the boord" of looues0 of 'set-
tyng forth P, thoi schulen schyne a3enus
that part which1" the candilstike biholdith8.
And Aaron dide1, and puttide" Ianternesv3
onw the candilstike, as the Lord comaund-
ide to Moises. Sotheli this was the mak-4
yng of the candilstike ; it was of gold
betun out with hameris, as wel the myd-
dil stok as alle thingisx that carnen forth
ofy euer eithir side of the 3eerdis ; bi the
saumplez Vhych the Lord* scheuide to
Moises, so he wrou3te the candilstike. And 5
the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Take i;
thou Leuytisb fro the myddis of the sones
of Israel ; and thou schalt dense hem bi 7
this custom. Be thei spreynt with wa-
tir of clensyng, and schaue thei alle the
heeris of her fleisch. And whanne thei
han waische her clothis and ben clensid,
take thei an oxe of droouesc, and the flet-8
yng sacrifice therof, flour spreynt togidere
with oile ; forsothe thou schalt take an-
other oxe of the drooue for synne ; and 9
thou schalt present the Leuytisa bifor the
tabernacle of boond6 of pees, whanne al the
multitude of the sones of Israel is clepid
togidere. And whanne the Leuytisf ben& 10
bifor the Lord, the sones of Israel schulen
sette her hondis onh hem; and Aaron schalii
offre1 the Leuytisk in the si3t of the Lord,
a1 3ifte of the sones of Israel, that thei
seme in the seruice xof hym™. Also the 12
Leuytis schulen sette her hondis onn the
heedis of the oxun, of whiche oxun thou
schalt make0 oon for synne, and the to-
ther in to brent sacrifice of the Lord, that
thou preye for hem. And thou schalt or- is
deyne the Leuytis? in the si3t of Aaron,
and of hise sones, and thou schalt sacre
hem offrid to the Lord ; and thou schalt 14
departe hem fro the myddis of the sones
of Israel, that thei be myne. And aftir- 15
ward entre thei in to the tabernacle of
f purynge B. g lycour BFH. S? Leuytees A.
m fore is. n table is. ° the looues is. P proposicioun K . ether selling forth K (marg.) 1 tho
lanternes s. r that is. s biholdith to is. * dide so is. u he puttide is. v the lanternes is. w vpon 19.
* the thingis is. y on s. z ensaumple is. a that God is. b the dekens i. dekens s. c the drooues is.
* dekenes is. e the boond I. { dikens is. S ben presentid s. h vpon is. » offre or presente s.
k dekenes is. ' as a s. m Om. s. n vpon is. ° make or ordeyne s. P dekenes is.
390
NUMBERS.
VIII. 16 — 26.
puryfye and sacre hem, into the offrynge
of the Lord, for thur} 3ift thei ben 3eue
ic to me of the sones of Yrael. For the first
goten that opnen'1 al wombe in Yrael Y
17 haue takun hem; myyn forsothe ben al
the fyrste goten of the sones of Yrael, as
wel of men as of beestis, fro the day that
I smoot al the firste goten in the loonde
of Egipte, I haue halowed hem to me.
is And Y haue take the Leuytes for al the
19 firste goten of the sones of Yrael ; and Y
haue take hem bi 3ifte to Aaron and his
sones, fro the myddil of the puple, that
thei seruen to me for Yrael, in the taber-
nacle of the boond of pees, and preien for
hem, lest there be in the puple veniaunce,
if thei weren hardi to nei3 to the seyn-
2otuarye. And Moyses and Aaron diden,
and al the multytude of the sones of
Yrael, vpon the Leuytes, that the Lord
21 comaundide to Moyses. And thei ben puri-
fied, and thei wassheden her clothes ; and
Aaron arerede hem in the si3te of the
22 Lord, and preiede for hem, that puryfyed
thei weenden' into her offices, into the ta-
bernacle of the boond of pees, before Aa-
ron and his sones, as the Lord comaundide
to Moyses, of the Leuytes so it is doon.
23 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
24 This is the lawe of the Leuytes ; fro
twenti 3eer and aboue thei shulen weende
in, that thei mynystren in the tabernacle
25 of the boond of pees ; and whanne the
fyftithek 3eer of age thei han fulfillid, thei
26 shulen ceese to serue. And thei shulen be
the seruauntes of her brytheren in the
tabernacle of the boond of pees, that thei
kepen thinges that weren comaundid to
hem ; tho forsothe werkis doo thei not ;
so thow shalt dispose the Leuytes in her
wardis.
boond of pees, that thei serue me ; and so
thou schalt dense and schalt^ halewe hem,
in to an offryng of the Lord, for bi fre
3ifte thei ben 3ouun to me of the sones of
Israel. Y haue take hem for the firste is
gendridr thingis that openen ech wombe8
in Israel; for alle the firste gendrid1 thingis 17
of the sones of Israel ben myne, as wel of
men as of beestis, fro the dai in which Y
smoot ech firste gendrid thing in the loond
of Egipt, Y halewide hemu to me. And is
Y took the Leuytis for alle the firste gen-
dridv children™ of the sones of Israel ; and 19
Y 3af hem bi fre 3ifte to Aaron and hisex
sones, fro the myddis of the puple, that
thei serue me for Israel, in the tabernacle
of boondy of pees, and that thei preie for
hem, lest veniaunce be in the puple, if thei
ben hardi to nei3e to the seyntuarye. And 20
Moises and Aaron, and al the multitude
of the sones of Israel, diden onz the Le-
uitis tho thingis that the Lord comaundide
to Moyses. And theia weren clensid, and 21
thei waischiden her clothis ; and Aaron
reisideb hem in the si3t of the Lord, and
preiede0 for hem, that thei schulen be 22
clensid, and schulden entre to her offices
in to the tabernacle of boond of pees, bifor
Aaron and hise sones ; as the Lord co-
maundide to Moises of the Leuytis, so it
was don. And the Lord spak to Moises, 23
and seide, This is lawed of Leuytis; fro 24
fyue and twen tithe6 3eer| and aboue thei t
. . ,. , for tlmune thei
schulen entre, tor to mynystre in the ta- entrfdcn to
bernacle of boond of pees ; and whanne 25 ,
thei han fillidf the fiftithe 3eer of age?, thei »".'3ecr, they
» ' weren ordeyn-
schulen ceesse to serueh. And thei schulen 26 «i mynystris,
if they weren
able. IATC
• i
be the mynystris1 of her bretheren in the
tabernacle of boond of pees, that thei kepe
tho thingis that ben bitakun to hem ; so-
thely thei schulen not do tho werkis k;
thus thou schalt dispose Leuytis in her
kepyngis.
here. CKyx.
h openeth D. ' wenten D. wyndyn E. k fifthe A.
1 Om. is. r goten I. s priuy wombe c pr.m. * goten I. u hem, that is, the, firste gendrid
sones BCGKNQX. v bigoten I. w Om. I. x to hise is. y the boond i. z vpon is. a the Leuytis is.
b reiside, that is, presentide BCEGKLNPQX. reiside or presented s. c he preiede is. d the lawe plures.
* twenti plures. f fulfillid is. e her age is. h serue, that is, to here burthuns BCGKQSX. » seruauntis is.
k werkis, as thei diden hifore s.
IX. I — 14.
NUMBERS.
391
CAP. IX.
1 The Lord spak to Moyses, in deseert
of Synay, the secounde 3eer aftir that thei
weren went out of the loond of Egipte,
2 the first moneth, seiynge, The sones of
3 Yrael doo thei paske in his tyme, the
fourtenthe day of this moneth, at euen,
aftir alle the serymonyes and the iusti-
4fiyngis of it. And Moyses comaundide
to the sones of Irael, that thei shulderi
5 doo paske; the whiche diden in his tyme,
the fourtenthe day of the moneth, at euen,
in the mount of Synay ; aftir alle thingis
that the Lord comaundide to Moyses,
6 diden the sones of Yrael. And loo! summe
vnclene vpon the soule of man, that
my3ten not doo paske in that day, go-
yynge to Moyses and Aaron, seiden to
hem, Vnclene we ben vpon the soule of a1
man ; whi be we bigilid, that we mowen
not offre the offrynge to the Lord in his
a tyme, amonge the sones of Yrael ? To
whom answerde Moyses, Stoonde 36, that
I counseil, what the Lord comaundith™ of
93ow. And the Lord spak to Moyses, sei-
10 ynge, Spek to the sones of Yrael, A man
that were vnclene vpon a soule, other in
the fer weye, in the folk of 3oure kynde,
ndo he paske to the Lord the secounde
monethe,the fourtenthe day of the moneth,
at euen ; with therf looues and wijlde le-
I2tuses he shal eete it. Thei shulen not
leeue of it eny thing vnto the morwe,
and boon of it thei shulen not breeke ;
13 al the rijt of phase thei shulen kepe. And
if eny forsothe is clene, and was not in
the weye, and 3it dide not the paske, that
soule shal be out putte fro his puples, for
sacrifice he offrede not to the Lord in his
14 tyme ; his synne he shal bere. A pil-
grime forsothe and a comlynge, if there
were anentis 3ow, do he paske to the
CAP. IX.
And the Lord spak to Moises, in the de- 1
seert of Synay, in the secounde 3eer aftir
that1 thei 3eden out of the lond of Egipt,
in the firste moneth, and seide, The sones 2
of Israel make"1 pask in his tyme, in" the 3
fourtenthe day of this monethe, at the0
euentid, bi alle the cerymonyes and iusti-
fiyngis therofP. And Moises comaundide 4
to the sones of Israel, that thei schulden
make pask ; whichei madenr in his tyme, 5
in the fourtenthe dai of the monethe, at
euentid, in the hil of Synai; bi alle thingis
whiche8 the Lord comaundide to Moises,
the sones of Israel diden. LoM forsothe c
summenu vncleene onv the soule of man,
that my3ten notw make pask in that dai,
nei3iden to Moises and Aaron*, and seiden;
to hem, We ben vncleene 'on the soule of
many; whi ben we defraudid7-, that we
moun not offre an offryng to the Lord in
his tyme, among the sones of Israel ? To s
whichea Moises answeride, Stonde 3eb, that
Y take counseil, what the Lord comaundith
of 3011. And the Lord spak to Moises, and o
seide, Speke thou to the sones of Israel, A 10
man of 3oure folk which0 is vncleene 'on
thed soule, ether6 in the weie ferf, make he t/«-,mLa-
tyu bokis it is
pask to the Lord in the secounde monethe, n addid, in 3oure
in the fourtenthe dai of the monethe, at UootiaEbiw.
euentid ; with therf looues and letusis of ^e here- CK
the feeld he schal ete it. Thei schulen not 12
leeue ony thing therof tilf the morewtid,
and thei schulen not breke a boon therof;
thei schulen kepe al the custom of pask.
Forsothe if ony man is botheS cleene, and 13
ish not in the weie, and netheles made' not
pask, thilke man schal be distried fro hise
puplis, for he offeride not sacrifice to the
Lord in his tymek; he schal bere his synne.
Also if a pilgrym and comelyng1:}: is anentis 14 j thai is, «
3ou, make he pask to the Lord, bi the eery- to "he"iaii-e of
s. BCGKQ.
1 Om. BDEFH. m comaunde BEFH.
1 Om. is. m make thei i. n that is, in is. ° Om. plures. P of that solempnytee is. 1 the whiche i.
r maden it i. maden paske s. s that is. * Om. i,. « summe DGQKT. v in c. pr. m. vp is. w not for
vnclennesse s. * to Aaron i. Y vpon mannus soule is. z bigilid is. a the whiche i. b 30 aside, or
abidith s. c that is. d vpon a is. e ethir is is. f til to KQRTX. S Om. plures. h he is is. > he
made is. k tyme sett or couenable s. 1 a comelyng BDIKLS.
392
NUMBERS.
IX. 15 — 23.
Lord, aftir the cerymonyes and iustifi-
yngis of it; the same heest shal be anentis
3011, as wel of the comlyng as of the"
is with ynne born. Therfor the day in the
which the tabernacle is arerid, couerde it
a clowd ; fro euen forsothe vpon the tent
16 was as liknes of fier vnto the morwe. So
it was doon contynuly, bi the day couerde
it a clowd, and bi the ny}t as liknes of
17 fier. And whanne the clowd was takun
awey, that kepte the tabernacle, thanne
wenten forthe the sones of Yrael, and in
the place where stood the clowd, there
i« thei setten tentes. At the maundement of
the Lord thei wenten forthe, and at the
maundement of hym thei picchideri0 the
tabernacle. Al the daies in the whiche
stood the clowd vpon the tabernacle, thei
19 dwelten in the same place. And if it felle
that myche tyme it dwelte vpon it, the
sones of Yrael weren in the bisi waardes
of the Lord, and thei wenten not forthe,
20 as feel dais as the clowde were vpon the
tabernacle. At the maundement of the
Lord, thei arereden tentes, and at the
maundement of hym thei putten down.
21 And if the clowd were fro euen to the
morwe, and anoon the morwe tide laft of,
thei wenten forthe ; and if aftir day and
ny3t it 3ede awey, thei scaterden the
22 tentes. Whether twey or o moneth, or
lenger tyme, it were vpon thet abernacle,
the sones of Yrael dwelliden in the same
place, and wenten not forthe ; anoon for-
sothe as it wente awey, thei meueden
23 the tentes. Bi the word of the Lord thei
pi3ten tentes, and bi the word of hym
thei wenten forthe; and thei weren in the
bisy waardes of the Lord, after the heest
of hym, bi the hoond of Moyses.
monyes and iustifiyngis™ therof ; the same
comaundement" schal be anentis 3ou, as wel
to a comely ng as to a man borun in the
loond. Therfore in the dai in which the 15
tabernacle was reisid, a cloude hilide it ;
sotheli as the licnesse0 of fier was on? the^
tenter fro euentid3 til* the" morewtid. Thus ic
it was don continueli, a cloude hilide itu
bi dai, and as the licnesse of fier bi ny3t.
And whanne the cloude that hilide the 17
tabernacle was takun awei, thanne the
sones of Israel 3eden forth, and in the
place where the cloude stood, there thei
settiden tentis. At the comaundementv of i»
the Lord thei 3eden forth, and at his co-
maundementw thei settiden the tabernacle.
In alle daiesx in whiche the cloude stood
ony the tabernacle, thei dwelliden in the
same place. And if it bifelde that itia
dwellide inz myche tyme ona the taber-
nacle, the sones of Israel weren in the
watchis of the Lord, and thei 3eden not
forth, in hou many euer daies the cloude 20
was ona the tabernacle. At the comaunde-
mentb of the Lord thei reisiden tentisc, and
at his comaundementd thei diden6 doun.
If the cloude wasf fro euentids'til to1' the 21
morewtid, and anoon in the morewtid
hadde left', thei 3eden forth ; and if aftir
a dai and ny3tk it1 hadde go awei, thei
scateriden, 'ether diden dounm, tentis".
Whether in two0 monethis, ether P in 022
monethe, ether in lengere tyme, *the
cloude^ hadde be onr the tabernacle, the
sones of Israel dwelliden in the same
place, and 3eden not forth ; but5 anoon
as it1 hadde go awey, thei moueden tentisu.
Bi the word of the Lord thei settiden 23
tentis v, and bi his word thei wenten forth;
and thei weren in the watchis of the
Lord, bi his comaundementw, bi the horidx
of Moyses.
n Om. BDEFII. ° fytchiden BDEFH.
m the iustifiyngis is. n heest is. ° lionesses o. P vpon is. 1 Om. D. r tente, thai is, tabernacle BC.
tente, ether tab. GKQ. » the euentid is. * vnto is. til to ELP. tl Om. EP. « the tabernacle is.
v heeste is. w heeste is. * the daies is. y vpon is. z Om. s. a vpon is. b heeste is. c the tentis is.
d heeste is. e diden hem A pr. in. is. f was standing vpon the tabernacle s. B the euentid is. h vnto is.
1 left or gon thennus is. k a ny^t is. 1 the cloude I. m Om. I. n the tentis is. ° the tweye B. P whe-
ther w. q it i. r vpon is. •«odjf&NWt. * the cloude is. « the tentis is. v her tentis is. w heeste is.
x hond or ordynaunce is.
X. I 12.
NUMBERS.
393
CAP. X.
i The Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2Mak to thee two beten out silueren
trompes, with the whiche thow mayst
clepe togidere the multitude, whanne the
3 tentis ben to be meued. And whanne thow
sownest with thi trompes, al the folk shal
be gederid vto theeP at the dore of the
4 tabernacle of the boond of pees. If onys
thow sownest, shulen come to thee the
princes and the heedis of the multitude
5 of Irael ; if forsothe lenger and stownd-
meel trompynge sowne, the firste, that ben
at the eest plage, shulen meue the tentis.
e In the secounde forsothe sownynge and
euen 3ollynge of the trompe, shulen rere
the tentys that dwellen at the sowth ;
and aftir this maner that other shulen
doo, 3ollynge the trompes into weendynge
7 forthe. Whanne forsothe the puple is to
gederynge togidre, shal be symple criynge
of trompes, and not stowndmeel thei shu-
slen 3olle. The sones of Aaron preesti
shulen sowne with the trompes, and this
shal be lawful euerlastynge in 3oure ge-
9 neraciouns. If 36 goon out to batayle fro
3oure loond a3ens the enemyes that stry-
uen a3ens 3ow, 36 shulen crye with 30!!-
ynge trompes, and it shal be recordynge
of 3ow before the Lord 3our God, that
36 ben delyuerid fro the hondes of 3oure
10 enemyes. And if eny tyme 36 shulen
haue meetship, and feeste daies, and ka-
lendes, 36 shulen synge with trompes
vpon the brent sacrifices and theii pesible
sleyn sacrifices, that thei ben to 3ow into
recordynge of 3oure God ; Y the Lord
H3oure God. The secounde 3eer, the se-
counde moneth, the twentithe day of the
moneth, the clowd reredr vp fro the ta-
12 bernacle of the boond of pees. And the
sones of Yrael ben goon forthe bi her
CAP. X.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Make to thee twei siluerne^ trumpis betun 2
out with hameris, biz whiche thou maist
clepe togidere the multitude, whanne the
tentis schulen be moued. And whanne thou a
schalt sowne a with trumpis, al the cum-
peny schal be gaderid to thee at the dore
of the tabernacle of theb boond of pees.
Ifc thou schalt sowned onyset, the princes 4 tinEbreuitis,
and the heedisf of the multitude of Israel iram^e. KQX"'
schulen come to thee ; but if a lengere 5
and# departid trumpyngh schal sowne1,
thei that ben at the eest coost schulen
moue tentis k first. Forsothe in the se-e
counde sown and lijk1 noise of the trumpe
thei that dwellen at the south"1 schulen
reise tentis11 ; and bi this maner othere
men schulen do, whanne the trumpis schu-
len sowne in to goyng forth. Forsothe?
whanne the puple schal be gederid to gi-
dere, symple0 cry of trumpis schal be, and
the? schulen not sowne departynghX The 8
sones of Aaron preestr schulen sowne5 with
trumpis, and this schal be a lawful thing
euerlastynge in 3oure generaciouns. If 30 9
schulen go out of 3oure lond to batel a3ens
enemyes* that fi^ten a3ens 3ou, 36 schulen
crye11 with trumpis sownyngev, and the
bithenkyng of 3ou schal be bifor 3oure
Lord God, that 30 be delyuered fro the
hondis of 3oure enemyes. If ony tyme 36 10
schulen haue a feeste, and halidaies, and
calendisj, 36 schulen synge in trumpis onw : that it, the
brent sacrifices and pesible sacrifices, that
tho be to 3ou in to rernembryng of 3oure
God; Y am 3oure Lord God. In the se-n
counde 3eer, in the secounde monethe, in
the twentithe dai of the monethe, the
cloude was reisid fro the tabernacle of
boond of pees. And the sones of Israel 12
3eden forth bi her cumpenyes fro deseertx
P to gider A, <\ the preest E pr.m. 11 Om. B.
rered
y sillier ELP. z with the i. a sowne or bloive s. b Om. is. c And o. d trumpe i. trumpe with
o trump s. e onys, that is, with oo trumpe GKNQX. f cheef men i. heedis men s. S and a is. b trump,
yng of ij. trumpis s. ' sowne, that is, ij. trumpis CGQ. sowne, that is, in ttvey trumpis KNX. k her
tentis is. ' in lijk is. m south coost is. n her tentis is. ° symple or a title s. P the trumpis i. tho
trumpis a. q or dyuersely s. r the preest is. 8 trumpe is. * the enemyes is. u trumpe is. v trump-
ynge is. w vp on the is. * the deseert isx sec. m.
394
NUMBERS.
x. 13 — 29.
companyes, fro the deseert of Synay ;
and the clowd restyde in the wildernes
13 of Pharan. And the first meueden tentes,
after the heest of the Lord doon in the
uhoond of Moyses, the sones of Juda bi
her companyes, of whom the prince was
is Naason, the sone of Amynadab. In the
lynage of the sones of Ysachar prince
ic was Nathanael, the sone of Suar. In the
lynage of Zabulon prince was Heliab, the
17 sone of Helon. And the tabernacle is sett
down, the which berynge wenten out the
is sones of Gerson, and of Merarye. And
the sones of Ruben wenten forthe bi
companyes in her ordre, whos prince was
19 Elisur, the sone of Sedeur. In the lynage
forsothe of the sones of Symeon prince
was Salamyel, the sone of Surysadday.
20 Forsothe in the lynage of Gad was prynce
21 Helisaphat, the sone of Duel. And wenten
forthe the Caatthites, berynge the seyntu-
arie ; as longe the tabernacle was bore,
to the tyme that thei camen to the re-
22 rynge place. And the sones of Effraym
meueden tentis, by her companyes, in
whos cost prince was Elizama, the sone
23 of Amyud. In the lynage forsothe of the
sones of Manasse prynce was Gamaliel,
24 the sone of s Phadassur. And* in the ly-
nage of Beniamyn duke was Abidan, the
25 sone of Gedeon. Laste of alle the tentes
wenten forthe the sones of Dan, bi her
companyes, in whos oost prynce was Ai-
26ezer, the sone of Amysadday. In the
lynage forsothe of the sones of Aser
prynce was Phegiel, the sone of Ochran.
27 And in the lynage of the sones of Nepta-
lym prince was Ahira, the sone of Henan.
28 These ben the tentes and the goyngis
forthe of the sones of Yrael, bi her com-
agpanyes, whanne thei wenten out. And
Moyses seide to Heliab, the sone of Ra-
guel Madianyte, his cosyn, We goon
forthe to the place that the Lord is to
3yuynge to vs ; com with vs, that we
of Synay ; and the cloude restide in the
wildirnesse of Faran. And the sones of is
Juda bi her cumpenyes, of whiche the
prince was Naason, the sone of Amyna-
dab, moueden first tentis^, bi the Lordis u
comaundementz maada inb the bond of
Moises. In the lynage of the sones of is
Ysacar the prince was Nathanael, the sone
of Suar. In the lynage of Sabulon thei 6
prince was Heliab, the sone of Helon.
And the tabernacle was takunc doun,whichd 17
the sones of Gerson and of Merary baren,
and *3eden out". And the sones of Ruben is
3eden forth bi her cumpenyes and ordre,
of whiche the prince was Helisur, the sone
of Sedeur. Forsothe in the lynage of the 19
sones of Symeon the prince was Sala-
myel, the sone of Surisaddai. Sotheli in 20
the lynage of Gad the prince was Helisa-
phath, the sone of Duel. And the sones 21
of Caath 3eden forth, and barenf the seyn-
tuarie; so longe the tabernacle was borun,
til thei camen to the place of reisyng^t ^ iu Ebreu it
therof. Also the sones of Effraym, bi her 22 I
cumpanyes, moueden tentish, in whos oost
the prince was Elisama, the sone of A-
myud. Forsothe in the lynage of the 23
sones of Manasses the prince was Gama-
liel, the sone of Phadussur. And in the 24
lynage of Beniamyn the duk was Abidan,
the sone of Gedeon. The sones of Dan, 25
bi her cumpenyes, 3eden forth the laste of
alle tentis':]:, in whos oost the prince was *i,,Ebreuit
Aizer, the sone of Amysaddai. Sotheli 26
in the lynage of the sones of Aser the oost of Dan
cam, and ga-
prince was Phegiel, the sone of Ochran. deride to aiie
„ , „ -T castetes either
And in the lynage of the sones of Nepta-27coostis. sax.
lym the prince was Haira, the sone of
Henan. These ben the castelsk and the 28
goinges1 forth of the sones of Israel, bi her
cumpenyes, whanne thei 3eden outm. And 29
Moises seide to Heliab, the sone of Ra-
guel, of Madian, his alien ^ethir fadir of
his wijf°, We goon forth to the place
whichP the Lord schal 3yue to vs ; come
8 Om. BFH. * Om. A.
y her tentis is. * heest is. » maad or ordeyned s. b bi is. c doon KS. d that is. e thei jeden
forth is. f thei baren is. 8 restinge s. h her tentis is. ' the tentis is. k tentis is. 1 goynge A.
m forth is. n cosyn is. ° Om. CDIMORST sec.m. w. P that is.
X. 3o— XI. 5.
NUMBERS.
395
doon good to thee, for the Lord good
30 thingis hath bihoot to Irael. To whom
he answerde, I shal not goo with thee,
but I shal turne a3en into my loond, in
si the which Y am bore. And he, Wole
thow not, he seith, vs forsaak ; thow for-
sothe hast knowe in what places bi de-
seert we owen to sette tentes, and thow
32 shalt be cure leder ; and whanne thow
comyst with vs, what thing best were of
the ritchessis that the Lord is to 3yuynge
33 to vs, we shulen jyue to thee. Thanne
thei wenten forthe fro the mownt of the
Lord, weie of thre daies ; and the arke
of the boond of pees of the Lord wente
before hem, bi three daies, purueiynge
34 the place of the tentes. And the clowd
of the Lord was vpon hem bi the day,
35 whanne thei shulden goon. And whanne
the arke shulde be areredu, Moyses seide,
Aryse, Lord, and be scateryd thin ene-
myes, and flee3 thei fro thi face that
36 haten thee ; whanne forsothev it was sette
down, he seide, Torn a3en, Lord, to the
multitude of the oost of Yrael.
CAP. XI.
1 Ther amonge was sprongun a grucch-
ynge of the puple, as of men sorwynge
for the traueyl a3ens the Lord ; the
whiche whanne he hadde herde, he was
wrooth ; and the fier of the Lord, tend
into hem, deuowride the latter part of
2 the tentes. And whanne the puple hadde
cryede to Moyses, Moyses preiede to the
3 Lord, and the fier is sowpyd vp. And he
clepide the name of that place Tendynge,
forthi that the fier of the Lord was tende
4a3ens hem. The comoun forsothe of eithir
kynde that hadde steyd vp with hem,
brent with desijr of flesh, sittynge and
wepinge, ioynede to hem togider the sones
of Yrael, and seith, Who shal 3yue to vs
5 to eete flesh ? We recorden of the fisshes
thou with vs, that we do wel to thee, for
the Lord bihi3te goode thingis to Israel.
To whom he answeride, Y schal not go 39
with thee, but Y schal turne a3en in to
my lond, in which Y was borun. Andsi
Moises seide, Nyle thou forsake vs, for
thou knowist in whiche places we owen
to sette tentis, and thou schalt be oure
ledere ; and whanne thou schalt come with 32
vs, what euer thing schal be thei beste of
ther richessis whiche5 the Lord schal 3yue
to vs, we schulen 3yue to thee. And ther- 33
for thei 3eden forth fro the hil of the
Lord the weie of thre daies ; and the arke
of boond* of pees of the Lord 3ede bifor
hem, biu threv daies, and purueyde the
place of tentisw. And the cloude of the 34
Lord was on* hem bi day, whanne thei
3edenJ". And whanne the arke was reisid,35
Moises seide, Ryse thou, Lord, and thin
enemyes be scaterid, and thei that haten
thee, fie fro thi face ; forsothe whanne sc
the arke was putz doun, hea seide, Lord,
turne a3en to the multitude of the oost of
Israel.
CAP. XL
Yn the meene tyme theb grutchyng of i
the puple, as of men sorewynge for trauel,
roos a3ens the Lord. And whanne Moises
hadde herd this thing, he was wrooth; and
the fierc of the Lord was kyndelid ond
hem, and deuouride6 the laste part of thef
tentis. And whanne the puple hadde cried 2
to Moises, Moises preiede the Lord, and
the fier was quenchid. And he^ clepid the 3
name of that place Brennyng, for the fier
of the Lord was kyndlid a3ens hem. And 4
the comyn puple of 'malis and femalish,
that hadde stied1 with hem, brent with
desirekf of fleischis'J, and satm, and wepte
with the sones of Israel ioyned togidere
to" hem, and seide, Who schal 3yue to0 vs
fleischisP to ete? We thenken oni thes
•j- or cnueitidt
lusty metis, s.
marg.
I This word
ofjieisch'u is
not in Ebreu,
nether in bokis
amendid, for
thei desiriden
fleischis and
fischis nud
othere thingis;
as it is seid
with ynnc.
Lire here. CO
u rered BDEFH. v Om. A.
1 Om. IKQRSTX. f Om. x. » that is. * the boond B. u Om. K. v tho thre is. w her tentis is.
* vpon i. vpon or ouer s. J jeden forth is. 2 sett is. a Moyses is. b Om. is. <= fier or rvralh s.
<* vpon is. e it deuouride is. f her is. g Moises is. n men and wymmen is. ' stied vp is. k the
desire c. 1 fleishe is. m thei satten is.
n with s. ° Om. IGSX.
P fleishe is.
3 E 2
vpon is.
396
NUMBERS.
XI. 6 — 16.
that we eten in Egipte gladly ; into
mynde come to vs the goordis, and the
peponys, and the leeke, and thevv vniowns,
e and the garlekes ; cure soule is drye ; noon
othir thing byholdenw our eyen but man-
?nax. Mannax forsothe was as the seed
a coryaundre, of the colour of y bdelli2. And
the puple wenten abowt, gederynge it,
and breke in a gryndstoon, or powned in
a morter, seethinge in a pot, and makynge
of it litil thinne kakis of sauour, as of
ooylid breed. And whanne the dewe de-
scendide the ny3t vpon the tentes, de-
loscendide togider and mannaa. Thanne
Moyses herde the puple wepynge bi
meynees, and eche bi the dores of his
tent ; and the woodnes of the Lord was
ful wrooth, but and to Moyses it was
a seen a thing vnsuffrable. And he seith
to the Lord, Whi hast thow tourmentid
thi seruaunt ? whi fynde I not grace be-
fore thee, and whi hast thow put the bir-
1-2 then of al theb puple vpon me ? whether
Y haue conceyued al this multitude, and
goten it, that thow sey to me, Ber hem in
thi bosum, as a noryshe is woned to bere
a litil child, and bere into the loond for
the which thow hast swore to the faders
is of hem ? wherof to mec flesh that Y 3yue
to so myche a multitude? Thei wepen be-
fore me, seiynge, 3if to vs flesh, that we
H eten ; Y may not aloone susteyne al this
15 pupled, for it is greuows to me. If othir
weies it is seen to thee, Y preye that
thow slee me, and Y fynde grace in thin
eyen, that with so myche yuels Y be
16 not turmentide. And the Lord seide to
Moyses, Geder to me seuenti men of the
aldren of Yrael, the whiche thow hast
knowun, that thei ben oolde of the puple,
fischisr whiche8 we eten in Egipt freli* ;
gourdis, and melouns, and lekis, and oyn-
iouns, and garlekis" comen in to myndev
'to vsw; oure soule is driet; oure i3en by-e
holden noon other thing no butx manna,
Forsothe^ manna was as the seedz of cori-7
aundre, of the colour of bdellyum, which?
is whijt and bri^t as cristal. And then
puple 3ede aboute, and gaderide it, and
brakb with a queerne stoon, ether pownedec
in a morter, andd sethide6 in a pot ; and
madef therof litle cakis of the sauour, as of
breed maad with oile. And whanne dew 9
cam doun in the ni3t on? the tentis, also
manna cam doun togidereh. Therfor'io
Moises herde the puple wepynge bi mey-
nees, and 'alle bik hem silf ' bi the doris
of her tentis"1 ; and the woodnesse" of the
Lord was wrooth greetli, but also the
thing0 was seyn vnsuffrable to Moises.
And he seide to the Lord, Whi hast thoun
turmentid thi seruauntP? whi fynde Y not
grace bifor thee ? and whi hast thou put
oni me the burthun of al this puple? whe-12
thir Y conseyueder al this multitude, ethir
gendride8 it, that thou seie to me, Bere
thou hem in thi bosum as a nurise is wont
to bere a litil 3ong child, and bere thou4
in to the lond for" which thou hastv
sworew to thex fadris vof hemJ". wherof is
ben fleischisz to me, that Y '3yue toa so
greet multitudeb ? Thei wepen bifore me,
and seyn, '3yue thou fleischis to vsc that
we etc ; I mai not aloone suffred al this u
puple, for it is greuouse to me. If in 15
other maner it semeth to theee, Y bisechef
that thou sle me, ands that Y fynde grace
in thin i3en, that Y be not punyschid11 bi1
so grete yuelis. And the Lord seide to ie
Moises, Gadere thou to me seuenti menk
mynde is
wery. s.
vv Om. D. w bihoolden A. x man E. manne BDEFH. y Om. E.
man E. manne BDEFH. *> thy E. c my D. d multitude E pr. m.
2 wastel D sec. m. cristal D marg.
r fishe is. s that is. * freli, that is, for litil prijs BCGKQX. freli or plentith of metis for litil pr is s.
u garlik I. v oure mynde is. w Om. is. x than is. Y Sothely is. z seed or four s. a that BIS.
b brak it IKS. c pownede it IKS. d and thei is. e seetheden it IKS. f thei maden is. e vpon is.
h togidere therrvith is. > Thanne is. k ech of is. l Om. is. m tente BC. tentis grucchide s. n wood-
nesse, that is, strong veniaunce BCEGKLPQ. ° grucchynge is. P seruauntis s. Q vpon is. r haue con-
seyuede is. s haue goten i. * thou this puple is. «Om. p. for the i. v Om. is. w swore to ^eue it s.
x her is. y Om. is. z metis is. a fede is. b a multitude is. c 3yue vs fleishe is. d susteyne i. suf-
fre or reul s. e thee that thou releue not this peple and reule it, s marg. f biseche thee is. S Om. s.
h punyschid or traueilid s. > with is. k Om. KOSX.
XI. i; — 25-
NUMBERS.
397
and maystris ; and thow shalt lede hem
to the dore of the" tabernacle of the boond
of pees, and thow shalt make there to
nstoonde with thee, that Y descende, and
speke to thee ; and Y shal take awey of
thi spiryte, and 3yue to hem, that thei
susteynen with thee the birthen of the
is puple, and not thow alone be greued. To
the puple forsothe thow shalt seye, Be
36 halowid, to morwe 36 shulen eete flesh;
Y forsothe haue herde 3ow to seye, Who
shal 3yue to vs metis of flesh ? wel it was
to vs in Egipt ; that the Lord 3yue to
i93ow flesh, and eete not o day, ne two,
nef fyue, or tenne, ne£ twenti forsothe,
20 but vnto the moneth of days, to the tyme
that it come out bi 3oure noose thrillish,
and be turayd into fomynge ; forthi that
36 han putte abak the Lord, the which
is in the myddil of 3ow, and han wepte
before hym, seiynge, Whi wenten we out
21 of Egipte? And Moyses seith to the
Lord, Six hundryd thousandes of foot
men ben of this puple, arid thou seyst, Y
shal 3yue to hem etynge of flesh an hool
22 moneth. Whether a multitude of oxen
and of sheep shal be slayn, that it may
suffice to meete, or alle the fisshes of the
see shulen be gedryd in oon, that thei
23fulfillen hem? To whom answerde the
Lord, Whether the hoond of the Lord be
vnmi3ty? now now thou shalt se, whether
24 my word in dede be fulfillid. Thanne
Moyses came, and toolde to the puple
the wordis of the Lord, gedrynge seuenti
men of the aldren of Yrael, the whiche
25 he made stonde about the tabernacle. And
the Lord cam down bi the clowd, and
spak to hym, takynge of the spiryt that
was in Moyses, and 3yuynge to the se-
uenty men ; and whanne the spiryte hadde
restid in hem, thei' profecyden, ne more
of the1 eldre men of Israel, whiche"1 thou
kno wist/ that thei ben the elde" men0 and
maistris of the puple; and thou schalt lede
hem to the dore of the tabernacle of boond
of pees, and thou schalt make? to stonde
there with thee, that Y come doun, and 17
speke toi thee; and Y schal take awey of
thi spiritt, and Y schal 3yuer to hem, that
' JJ
thei susteynes with thee the birthun* of
the" puple, and not thou aloone be greuydv.
And thou schalt seie to the puple, Be 36
halewid ; to morew 36 schulen etc fleischisw ;
for Y herde 3ou seie, Who schal 3yue tox
* • L*
vs? thez metis" ofb fleischisc ? it was wel
• -n • , ,iiT i \n-i-
to vs in Egipt; that the Lord 3yue fleischis
to 5oud, and6 thatf 36 ete not? o dai, ethir w
tweyne, ethir fyue, ethir ten, sotheli nether
• *
tweritih, but 'til to1 a monethe of daies, til2o
. , i . .
itk go out bi 3oure nosethirhs, and turne
, . pi i • ,1
in to wlatyng; for 36 han put awei the
Lord, which™ is in the myddis of 3ou, and
36 wepten bifor hym, and" seiden, Whi
3eden we out of Egipt ? And Moises seide 21
to the Lord, Sixe hundrid thousynde of
foot men ben of this puple, and thou seist,
Y schal 3yue to0 hem 'mete off fleischisi
an hool monethe. Whether the multitude 22
of scheep and of oxun schalr be slayn, that
it may suffice3 to mete, ethir* alle the
fischis of the see schulen be gaderid to gi-
dere, that tho fille hem ? To whom the 23
Lord answeride, Whether the 'hond of the
Lord" is vnmy3ti ? ri^t now thou schalt
se, wherv my word schal be fillidw in werk.
Therfor Moises cam, and teldex to? the 24
puple the wordis of the Lord ; and he ga-
deride seuenti menz of the elderea of Is-
rael, whiche b he made stonde aboute the
tabernacle. And the Lord cam doun bi 25
a cloude, and spak to Moises, and took0
aweye of the spirit that was in Moises,
and 3af d toe the seuenti men ; and whanne
take awey ,,f
thi spirit, that
is> of *he »Pirit
of grace 30111111
to thee, not
«iecrees»ing of
the £race °f
Aloises, as
many candils
ben ii5tne<i of
ithout d™"'
"eessin& °f b>s
lijt. Lire here.
BCEKI-p(ix- As
5'f m»ny can-
diis weren n3tid
by o candil and
5it that caudii
J1*^ ";e£ers.the
e Om. E. f or E. g Oni. A. h thyrlys E. ' that D.
1 Om. E. m whom is. n to be oolde is. ° milile men FLP. P make hem is. <t with is. r 3yue
Iherofs. 9 here is. * charge is. "thin. v traueilid is. w fleishe i. x Om. plttres. y vs to ete s.
z Om. MOWS. a mete N. Om. s. b Om. s. c fleishe ci. d jyue jou fleishe is. e Om. c pr. m.
f Om. is. S not oonly is. h twenti daies. * vnto is. k the mete is. ' for bi "your gruccking s.
m that i. n and je s. ° Om. is. P to ete is. 1 fleishe is. r schal morve s. s suffice this peple s.
1 ethir wher is. « Lordis hond s. v whether EL.P. wher ther s. w fulfillid is. * seide ELP. 7 Om. is.
r Om. is. a eldere men BIS. b the whiche i. c he took is. d he jaf is. etheroftos.
398
NUMBERS.
XI. 26 — 34.
26 ouer cesiden. There dwelten forsothe in
the tentis two men, of whom oon was
clepid Heldad, and that other Medad,
vpon whom restide the spiryt ; for and
thei weren discryued, and thei wenten
27 not out to the tabernacle. And whanne
thei propheciden in the tentis, rennede a
child, and toolde to Moyses, seiynge, Hel-
dad and Medad prophecien in the terites.
28 Anoon Josue, the sone of Nun, the ser-
uaunt of Moyses, and chosun of many,
29 seith, My lord, Moyses, defend hem. And
he, What, he seith, enuyest thow for me?
who 3yueth that the puple prophecie, and
so God 3yue to hem his spiryt? And Moyses
is turned a3en, and the more thur3 birthe
:$) of Yrael into the tentes. A wynde for-
sothe goynge out fro the Lord, brou3te
cau3t curlowis ouer see fro the Lord, and
he lafte into the tentis, bi the weye, as
myche as o day my3te be maad redy, on
eche side of the tentis bi enuyroun ; and
thei flowen in the eyre two cubitis on
:t2 hei3t vpon the erthe. Thanne the puple
arisynge al that day and ny3t and that
other day, gederide a multitude of cur-
luwis ; the which made redi ten chorys ;
a chore is a mesure of thretti busshels ;
and drieden hem bi enuyroun of the
33 tentes. %it flesh was in the teethe of
hem, ne defautide siche a maner meet ;
and loo ! the wodenes of the Lord styrid
into the puple, smoot hem with a ful
34 greet veniaunce. And that place is clepid
The sepulcris of couetynge ; there for-
sothe thei byrieden the puple that de-
syride flesh. And thei goon out fro The
sepulcres of Lust, camen into Asseroth,
and dwelten there.
f twey men
dwelliden stille
in the tentis,
not bi dispit,
but by meke-
nesse, aretting
hem silf vn-
CEK
the spirit hadde restid in hem, thei profe-
sieden, andf ceessiden not 'aftirwards. For- 26
sothe twei men'1 dwelliden stille in the
tentisf, of whiche men oon was clepid Hel-
dad, and the tothir Medad, on1 whiche the
spiritk restide ; for also thei weren des-
cryued1, and thei 3eden not out to the ta-
bernacle111. And whanne thei profesieden 27
in the tentis, a child ran", and teld to fng;»natherfor
they resseyu-
Moises, and seide, Heldad and Medad pro- eden the jifte
r. . • ,1 . . , T of God. as and
recien in the tentis. Anoon Josue, the sone28othere men.
of Nun, the 'mynystre of Moises0, and
chosun of inanyeP, seide, My lord Moises,
forbede thou hem. And he°= seide, What 29
hast thou enuye for me ? who 3yuethr that
al the puple profesie, and that God 3yue
his spirit to hem ? And Moises turnede so
a3en, and the eldre men5 in birthe of Is-
rael in to the tentis. Forsothe a wynde 31
3ede forth fro the Lord, and took* curlewis,
and baru ouer the see, and leftev in tow the
tentis, in the* iurney, as^ myche as mai be
parformed in o day, bi ech part of the
tentis bi cumpas ; and thoz flowen in the
eir bi twei cubitis in 'hi3nesse ouer* the
erthe. Therfor the puple roos in al that 32
dai and ny3tb and in toc the tothir dai,
and gaderide thed multitude of curlewis ;
he that gaderide litil, gaderide ten' mesuris
clepid* chorus; 'and o chorus1 conteyneth
tens buschels*1; and thei drieden tho cur-
lewis bi the' cumpas of the tentis.
'fleischis werenk in the1 teeth 'of hemm,
and siche mete failidemm not ; and lo ! the
woodnesse" of the Lord was reisid a3ens
the puple, and smoot0 it with a ful greet
veniaunce. And thilkeP place was clepid 34
Thei sepulcris1" of coueitisej, for there thei
birieden the puple that desiride fleischis8.
Sotheli thei 3eden 'out of the sepulcris of
coueitise", and camen in to Asseroth, and
dwelliden there.
t This is not iu
Ebreu. KQX.
f and more ouer thei is. S Om. is. forthere plures. h men vpon whom the Spirit of the Lord
restide s marg. > vpon the I. vpon s. k spirit of Moises s. 1 descryued or ordeyned i. ordeyned or
chosen s. m tabernacle to profecie s. n ran out KLP. ° seruaunt of Moises i. Moises seruaunt s.
P manyefor a wise man and a redi s marg. Q Moyses is. r tvher not God s marg. s men also is.
t it took is. u broujte hem is. T he lefte hem i. he lefte hem or made hem to abide a. w Om. lows.
x Om. is. y and bare as RT sec. m. z thei i. tho curlenis s. a hei3t aboue is. b that nyjt is.
c Om. plures. d a is. « Om. is. f chore is a mesure that s. 8 thritti B pr. m. 'h Om. i. l Om. is.
k fleishe was is. ! her is. m Om. is. mm failide hem is. n wraththe is. ° he smoot is. P that i.
i Om. L. r biriels is. s fleishe i. fleishe., on whom God take veniaunce and slotve hem for her grucchinye s.
1 forth fro is. >' lust is. Om. E.
XII. I — 14.
NUMBERS.
399
CAP. XII.
1 And Mary spak arid Aaron a3ens Moy-
ses, for the Ethiopis his wijf, and seiden,
2 Whether oorili bi Moyses hath the Lord
spokun ? whether not and to vs also he
hath spokun? The which whann the
Lord hadde herde, he was fill wrooth.
3 Moyses forsothe was moost mylde man,
4 ouer alle men that dwelten on erthe. And
the Lord anoon spak to hym and Aaron
and Mary, Goo 36 thre alone out to the
s tabernacle of the boond of pees. And
whanne thei weren comyn ynne, the Lord
descendide in a piler of k a clowde, and
stood in the entre of the tabernacle,
clepynge Aaron, and Marye ; the which
e whanne weren1 goon, seide to hem, Here
36 my wordes ; if eny were amonge 3ow
the prophete of the Lord, in visioun Y
shal apere to hym, other bi sweuen I shal
7 speke to hym. And hem seith, And not
sichon my seruaunt Moyses, that in al
smyn hows is moost trewe; mouth for-
sothe to mouth I shal speke to hym, and
opynly, and not bi derknesses and figuris
he seeth God. Whi thanne dreden 30 not
9 to bacbite to my seruaunt Moyses ? And
10 wrooth a3ens hem, wente aweie. The
clowde forsothe wente awey, that was
vpon the tabernacle, and loo ! Marye
aperide shynynge with lepre as snowe.
And whanne Aaron hadde beholdun hir,
1 1 and saw3 hir thur3 hilid with lepre, seith
to Moyses, My lord, Y preye, ne sett thow
not" to vs this synne, that folily we ban
isdoon, ne this be maad as deed, and as
deed with ynne wombe that is throwun
out fro the wombe of his moder ; loo !
now the myddil of her flesh is deuowrid
13 with lepre. And Moyses cryed to the
Lord, seiynge, Lord, I preye, heel hir.
14 To whom answerde the Lord, If the fa-
sodeynly. Lire
here. CKQX.
CAP. XII.
And Marie spak and Aaron a3ens Moises, i
for his wijf a womman of Ethiope, and 2
seidenv,WhethirGodspakw oneli by Moises?
whethir he spak not also to vs in lijk
maner? And whanne the Lord hadde herd
this, he was wrooth greetli ; for Moises a
was the myldest man, ouer alle men that
dwelliden in erthe. And anoon* the Lord 4 * in Ebru it is,
spak to Moises and to Aaron and to Ma-
rye, Gox out 36 thre aloone to the taber-
nacle of boondy of pees. And whanne
thei weren gon ynz, the Lord cam douns
in aa piler of cloudeb, and he stood in the
entrynge of the tabernacle, and clepided
Aaron and Marie. And whanne thei had-fi
den goc, he seide to hem, Here 30 my
wordis ; if ony among 3ou is a profete of
the Lord, Y schal appere to hym in reue-
lacioun, ethir Y schal speke to hym bi 'a
dreemf. And he seide, And my seruaunt 7
Moises is not sichef, whichs is moost feith-
ful in al myn hows ; for Y speke to hym o
mouth to mouth, and he seeth God opynlij,
and not bi derke spechish and figuris. Why
therfor dredden 36 not to bacbite' Aether
depraue* my seruaunt Moises? And the 9
Lord was wrooth a3ens hem, and he1 wente
awei. And the cloude 3ede™ awei, that was 10
onn the tabernacle and lo! Marie apperide
whijt0 with lepre as? snow. And whanne
Aaron biheelde hir, and si3 hir bispreyndi
with lepre, he seide to Moises, My lord, n
Y besecher, putte thou not this synne ons
vs, which we diden folili, that this worn- 1-2
man be not maad as deed, and as a deed
borun thing which' is cast out of the
'wombe of his modir"; lo ! now the half of
hir fleisch is deuouridv with lepre. And is
Moises criede to the Lord, and seide, Lord,
Y bisechew, heele thou hir. To whom the u
Lord answerid, If hir fadir hadde spet in
fw sostraunge
to me. is.
J or clerli pass-
inge oilier, s.
k Om. B. ' thei weren E pr. m. m Om. E. n in BDEFH.
v thei seiden is. w spak his will i. spak or shervede his rville s. x Goth i. y the boond B. z yn
thidir s. a the is. b a cloude is. c entree is. d he clepide is. e gon forth i. go forth to him s.
f sweuen is. 8 the whiche i. h spechis ether derk liknessis BCGKQX. ' depraue F. k Om. DIMORST
sec.m. w. ! Om. A sec.m. BCD. m wente ILS. n vpon is. ° schynynge is. Om. L. P whijt as is.
1 bispreynd ether bisched B. bispred I-P. r beseche thee is. s vpon is. 4 that is. u modir wombe is.
v deuourid or ouerhilid a. w biseche thee is.
400
NUMBERS.
XII. 15 — XIII. 18.
der of hir hadde spitte into hir face,
whether shulde she not namelich0 seuen
days with reednes be vnderhilid? Be she
seuered seuen days out of the tentis, and
15 afterward she shal be a3enclepid. And
so Mari is putte out of the tentis seuen
dayes ; and the puple is not meued fro
that place, to the tyme that Marye is
a5en clepid.
CAP. XIII.
i And the puple wente forthe fro Asse-
roth, pi3te the tentes in the deseert of
2Pharan. And there the Lord spak to
3 Moyses, seiynge, Seend men that biholden
the loond of Chanaan, that I am to jyu-
ynge the sones of Yrael, eche of eche
4lynagis, of the princes. And Moyses
dide that the Lord hadde comaundid, fro
the deseert of Pharan seendynge men
5 princes, of whom thes ben the names.
Of the lynage of Ruben, Semmya, the
osone of Zeccur. Of the linage of Sy-
ymeon, Saphat, the sone of Hury. Of the
lynage of Juda, Caleph, the sone of Je-
s phone. Of the lynage of Ysachar, Agal,
!»the sone of Joseph. Of the lynage of
10 Effraym, Osee, the sone of Nun. Of the
lynage of Beniamyn, Phalti, the sone of
1 1 Raphu. Of the lynage of Zabulon, Gedi-
12 hel, the sone of Sody. Of the lynage of
Joseph, Gaddi, of the septre of Manasse,
13 the sone of Susy. Of the lynage of Dan,
HAmmyhel, the sone of Gemalli. Of the
lynage of Aser, Sur, the sone of Mychael.
is Of the lynage of Neptalym, Nabdi, the
is sone of Naphi. Of the lynage of Gad,
i7Guhel, the sone of Machi. Thes ben the
names of the men, the whiche Moyses
sent to biholdei* the loond of Chanaan ;
and he clepide Osee, the sone of Nun,
18 Josue. Thanne Moyses sente hem to bi-
holdeP the loond of Chanaan, and seyde
to hem, Stye 36 vp bi the sowth plage ;
t 'n Ebru 't is,
seid, for it was
to hir face, where sche ou3te not to be
fillidx with schame, nameli in^ seuene
daies? Therfor be sche departid out of the
tentis bi seuen daies, and aftirward sche
schal be clepid a3en. And so Marie was is
excludidz out of the tentis bi seuene daies ;
and the puple was not mouyd fro that
place, til Marie was clepid a3en.
CAP. XIII.
And the puple 3ede forth fro Asseroth, i
whanne the tentis weren set in thea de-
seert of Pharan. Andb there the Lords
spak to Moises, and seide, Sende thou men 3
that schulen biholde the lond of Canaan,
which0 Y schal 3yue to the sones of Israel,
of ech lynage d oc man of the princes.
Moises dide that that the Lord comaund-4
idef, and sentef fro the deseert of Pharan
,. , . , . , ,
princes, men of whiche s these ben the
names. Of the lynage of Ruben, Semmya, 5
the sone of Zectur. Of the lynage of Sy-e fraunce- GKax
meon, Saphat, the sone of Hury. Of the 7
lynage of Juda, Caleph, the sone of Je-
phone. Of the lynage of Isachar, Igal,8
the sone of Joseph. Of the lynage of Ef- 9
fraym, Osee, the sone of Nun. Of the 10
lynage of Beniamyn, Phalti, the sone of
Raphu. Of the lynage of Zabulon, Ge- 1 1
diel, the sone of Sodi. Of the lynage of 12
Joseph, of the gouernaunce'1 of Manasses,
Gaddi, the sone of Susy. Of the lynage is
of Dan, Amyel, the sone of Gemalli. Ofu
the lynage of Aser, Sur, the sone of My-
chael. Of the lynage of Neptalym, Nabdi, 15
the sone of Napsi. Of the lynage of Gad, ie
Guel, the sone of Machi. These ben the1 17
names of menk, which1 Moises sente to bi-
holde the lond of Canaan ; and hem clepide
Osee, the sone of Nun, Josue. Therfor IB
Moises sente hem to biholde the lond of
Canaan, and seide0 to hem, vStie 36° bi the
south coost ; and whanne 36 comen to the
0 nnli fli D. P ben biholde BE sec. m. FH.
x fulfillid is. )' Om. s. z put is. a Om. KQRTX. b Om. s. c the which i. d lynage sende i. lynage
sende thou s. e o s. f he sente is. S the whiche i. h generacioun A pr. m. ceptre sec. m. sceptre or
gouernaunce is. { Om. is. k the men is. ' the which i. m Moises is. n he seide is. ° Go 36 vp i.
Stie je vp s.
XIII. 19 — 3°-
NUMBERS.
401
roand whanne 30 come intoi the hillis, be-
holde 36 the loond, what it is ; and the
puple that is dweller of it, whethir it be
stronge, or feble, fewe in nournbre, or
20 many; that loond, good, or yuel ; what
rnaner citees, wallid, or with outen wallis;
21 the erthe, fat, or bareyn, wodi, or with
outen trees. Be 36 comfortyd, and brynge
3e to vs of the fruytis of that loond. It
was forsothe tyme, whanne now the be-
22 fore rijp grapes my3te be eete. And
whanne thei steyden vp, thei enserchiden
the loond, fro the deseert of Syn vnto
2sRohob, hem entrynge Emath. And thei
styeden vp to the sowth, and camen into
Ebron, where weren Achyman, and Si-
say, and Tholmay, the sone of Enath ;
forsothe Ebron seuen 3eris before Than-
24 nyn, the cytee of Egipte, is maad. And
thei goynge vnto the rennynge watir of
the clustre, kyttidenr a vyn with his
grape, the which two men beeren in a
staf ; of the powmgarnettis forsothe, and
25 of the figis of that place thei token, the
which is clepid Nehelescol, that is, the
rennynge water of the clustre, for thi that
the children of Yrael brou3ten thens a
20 clustre. And the spiers of the loond
turneden8 aftir fourti days, al the regioun
27 goon about, thei camen to Moyses, and
toss Aaron, and to al the companye of the
sones of Yrael, into deseert of Pharan
that is in Cades. And thei speken to hem,
and to al the multitude thei shewiden
28 the fruytis of the loond. And thei tolden,
seiynge, We camen to the loond, to the
which 36 senteri vs, the whiche forsothe
flowith mylk and hony, as of thes fruytis
29 it may be knowe ; but moost stronge
dwellers it hath, and greet citees, and
wallid ; the lynage of Enachym we han
so seen there ; Amalech dwellith in the
hillis, biholde 36 the lond, what maner lond 10
it is ; and biholde 36 the puple which? is
the dwellerei therof, whether it is strong,
ethir feble, "whether thei benr fewe in
noumbre, ether manye ; whether that lond 20
is good, ethir yuel; what maner citees bens,
wallid, ether without wallis ; whether the 21
lond is fat, ether bareyn, * whether it is1
fill of woodis, ethir without trees. Be 36
coumfortid, and 'brynge 36" to vs of the
fruytis of that lond. Sotheli thev tyme
was, whanne grapis first ripe my3ten be
eturi thannew. And whanne thei hadden22
stiedx, thei aspieden the lond, fro the de-
seert of Syn 'til to? Rohob, as menz en-
trytha to Emath. And thei stiedenb to 23
the south1', and camend in to Ebronf,
where Achyman, and Sisai, and Tholmai,
the sones of Enach, weren ; for Hebron
was maad bie seuen 3eer bifor Thamnys,
the citee of Egipt. And thei 3eden tilf to 24
the stronde of clustre, and kittiden^ doun
a sioun with his grapeh, which twei men
baren in1 a barrek; also thei token of
pumgarnadis, and of the figis of that place
which1 is clepid Nehelescol11, that is, the 25
stronde of grape™, for the sones of Israel
baren a clustre fro thennus. And the 20
aspieris" of the lond, whanne thei hadderi
cumpassid al the cuntrey, after fourti daies
camen0 to Moises and Aaron, and to al the 27
cumpany of the sones of Israel, in to the
deseert of Pharan which? is in Cades. And
*the aspieris^ spaken to hem, and schew-
idenr the fruytis of the lond to al the mul-
titude, and telden8, and seiden, We camen 28
to the lond, to which thou sentest vs,
which1 lond treuli flowith with" mylk and
honyv, as it may be knowun bi these
fruytis; but it hath strongestew inhabi-29
terisx, and grete cytees, and wallid ; we
sien there the kynrede of Anachym-v;
t In Ebra it is,
and be cam in
to Ebron, for
Calcph aloonc
jptle thidir, as
Rabi Salomon
seitb. GKQX.
<l Om. E. r kuttyn of E. s turnede ajeyn BDEF. ss Om. E.
P that is. 1 dwelleris CELP pr. m. r Om. I. 8 ben there s. * Om. I. u bringith s. v thanne
the is. w Om. is. x stied vp is. y vnto is. z me BCBFLP. a entren plures. entring ELP. & wenten
vp i. stieden up s. c south coast is. d thei camen is. e Om. plures. f Om. los. 8 thei kittiden is.
h grapis IKOS. » with is. k berynge staff is. 1 the which I. u Nehelesool A. m clustre is. n spiers is.
0 thei camen is. P that is. <1 thei i. r thei schewiden is.
v with hony DQRT. w moost stronge is. * dwellers is.
giauntis a marg.
9 thei telden is. * the which i. u Om. c.
y Anachym, that is, gyauntis BCEGKLNPQX.
»F
402
NUMBERS.
XIII. 31 — XIV, 7.
sowth ; Etheus, and Jebuzeus, and Amor-
reus in the mownteyns ; Chananeus for-
sothe dwellith biside the see, and about
si the flodis of Jordan. Amonge thes thingis
Caleph swagynge the grucchynge of the
puple, that spronge a3ens Moyses, seith,
Stie we vp, and weeld we this* loond, for
32 we raowen gete it. Other forsothe that
weren with hym, seiden, Nay, to this
puple we benu not my3ti to stye vp, for
33 stronger than we he is. And thei mys-
seideri of the loond that thei bihelden,
anentis the sones of Yrael, seiynge, The
loond that we han passid deuowrith his
dwellers; the puple the which we han
34biholde is of huge stature; there we seyen
thingis passynge the course of kynde, of
the sones of Enach, of the kynde of ge-
auntis, to whiche comparysound as lo-
custis we weren seen.
CAP. XIV.
i Therfore rerynge crye al the puple,
2wepte that ny3t, and grucchiden a3ens
Moyses and Aaron, that is alle the sones
3 of Yrael, seiynge, Wolde God we weren
deed in Egipte, and not in this wast wil-
dernes; wolde God we perisshen, and that
the Lord lede vs not into this loond, lest
we fallen bi swerd, and wyues and oure
free children ben lad caytyuesv ; whethir
were it not beter to turne a3en into E-
4gipte? And thei seiden oon to that othere,
Ordeyn we to vs a duke, and turne we
5 a3en into Egipte. The which thing herd,
Moyses and Aaron fellen redy into the
erthe, before al the multitude of the sones
6 of Yrael. And forsothe Josue, the sone
of Nun, and Caleph, the sone of Jephone,
the whiche and thei hadden goon the
7 loond, renten her clothes, and to al the
multitude of the sones of Yrael speken,
Amalech dwellith2 in the south; Ethei, and 30
Jebusei, and Amorey dwellen in the hilli
placis; forsothe Cananey dwellith a bisidis
the see, and bisidis the floodis of Jordan.
Among thes thingisb Caleph peeside the 31
grutchyng of the puple, that was maad
a3ens Moises, and seide, 'Stie wec, and
welde we the lond, for we moun gete it.
Forsothed other aspieris, that weren with 32
hym, seiden, We moun not stiee to this
puple, for it is strongere than we. And 33
thei deprauydenf the lond which thei had-
den biholde, anentis^ the sones of Israel,
and seiden, The lond which11 we cumpass-
iden deuourith1 hise dwellerisk ; the puple
which1 we bihelden is of large stature ;
there we syen summe wondris a3ens kynde, 34
of the sones of Enach, of the kynde of ge-
auntis, to whichem we weren comparisound",
and weren seien as locustis0.
CAP. XIV.
Therfor al the cumpeny criede, andi
wepte in that ny3t, and alle thei' sones of 2
Israel grutchiden a3ens Moises and Aaron,
and seiden, We wolden that we hadden 3
be deed in Egipt, and not in this waast
wildirnesse f ; we wolden that we pe-
rischeni, andr that the Lord lede vs not
in to this lond8, lest we fallen* bi swerd,
and oure wyues and freu children ben led"
prisoneris ; whether it is not beterew to
turne a3en in to Egipt ? And thei seiden 4
oon to another, Ordeyne we a duykx to vs,
and turne we a3en in to Egipt. And 5
whanne this? was herd, Moises and Aa-
ron feldenz lowe toa erthe b, bifor al the
multitude of the sones of Israel. Andc
sotheli Josue, the sone of Nun, and Caleph,
the sone of Jephone, whichec also cum-
passiden the lond, to renten her clothis,
and spakend toe al the multitude of the?
t In Ebreu it
is, ether that
we weren dede
in this wildir-
nesse KX.
* the BDEFH. u beeth E. v chaytyue BDEF pr. m. H.
z dwellith there is. a dwellen i. & thingis or seiynges s. c go we vp I. stie we vp s. d sothely
the is. e gon vp i. stie vp s. f spaken yuel of i. for fere spaken yuel of s. S to is. h that is. i de-
uourith or rvaastith s. k dwelleris duelling among hem s marg. ' that is. m the whiche i. n lickned i.
comp. or lickened s. ° locustis or flies s. P Om. A. 1 schulden perische is. or dien s marg. r Om. is.
sjerful lond that oure bretheren spaken ofs. * fallen there s. u oure fre EILPS. v led or taken s.
w betere to vs is. x or a leder s marg. Y this seiynge s. z fellen doun is. a into cw. t> the
erthe BIKSW. c the whiche i. d thei spaken is. e thus to s.
XIV. 8 — ig.
NUMBERS.
403
The loond that we han enuyrownde is
8 ful good ; if the Lord were mercyful, he
shal lede vs into it, and take the loonde
9flowynge mylk and hony. Wole 36 not
be rebel a3ens the Lord, ne drede 36 the
puple of this loond, for as breed so we
may deuowre hem ; there is goo from
hem al helpe, the Lord is with vs, wole
1036 not drede. And whanne al the mul-
titude cryede, and with stonus wolden
throwe hem down, the glorye of the Lord
aperide vpon the roof of the boond of
11 pees, seynge alle the sones of Yrael. And
the Lord seide to Moyses, How longe
shal this puple bacbite to me? How longe
shulen thei not leue to me, in alle the
12 signes that Y haue doon before hem ? Y
shal therfor smyte hem with pestilence,
and waast ; thee forsothe Y shal make a
prince vpon a greet folk of kynde, and a
is strenger than this is. And Moyses seydew
to the Lord, That the Egipcyens heren, of
whos myddil thow hast ladde out this
14 puple, and the dwellers of this loond, the
whiche han herde, for thow, Lord, in this
puple be, and with face to face thow be
seen, and thi clowde defende hem, and in
a pyler of a clowde thow goo before hem
bi day, and in a pyler of fier bi ny3t,
15 that thow slee so myche a multitude as o
ie man, and seyn, thow my3tist not brynge
yn this puple in the loond for the whiche
he swore, and therfor he slew hem in
17 wildernes. Thanne the strengthe of the
Lord be magnyfied, as thow hast sworne,
isseiynge, the Lord pacient, and of mychex
mercy, doynge aweye wickednesse and
hidows trespassis, and no man giltles for-
sakynge, the which visitist the synnes of
fadres into sones into the thridde and the
19 fertile generacioun. For3yue, Y preye, the
synne of this thiy puple, aftir the greet-
nes of thi mercy, as thow were merciable
sones of Israel, The lond whichf we cum-
passiden is ful goodff ; if s the Lord is mer- 8
ciful to vs, he schal lede vs in to it, arid
schal11 3yue Vo vs* the lond flowynge with
mylk and hony. Nyle 36 be rebel a3ens9
the Lord, nether drede 36 the puple of this
lond, for we moun deuoure hem so as
breed ; al herk help passide1 awei fro hem,
the Lord is with vs, nyle 30 drede. And 10
whanne al the multitude criede, and wolde
oppresse01 hem with stonys, the glorie of
the Lord apperide on" the roof of the0
boond of pees, while alle the sones of Israel
sien. And the Lord seide to Moises, Hou n
long schal this puple bacbite me?? Hou
longe schulen thei not bileue to me in alle
\signes, whichei Y haue do bifor hem ?
Therfor Y schal smyte hem with pesti-ia
lence, and Y schal wastef hemr; forsothe8 t and Yschu
Y schal make | thee1 prince onu a greetv Goddldenot
folk, and strongere than is this. And 13
Moises seide to the Lord, Egipciansw 'here [
notx, fro whos myddil thou leddist out this feruyngis of
* hem, as if lie
puple, and the dwelleris of this loond, 1 4 seide, they dis-
whiche> herdenz that thou, Lord, art in y schuide do
this puple, and art seyna face to face, and £!v^e™'BCO
that1' thi cloude defendith hem, and that *ftx-
J make the
thou goist bifore hem in ac pilere of cloude" prince etc. tins
- „ , . is vndirstondnn
bi dai, and in a piler of fier bi ny3t, thatei5inacondicioun.
thou hast slayn so greet a multitude as o
man, and seie theif, He my3te not brynge 16
this puple in to the lond for whiche he
swoor&, therfor he killide hem in wildir-
nesse ; therfor the strengthe of the Lord 17
be magnified'1, as thou hast swore'. And
Moises seide, Lord pacient, and of myche is
mercy, doynge awei wickidnesse and tres-
passis, and leeuynge k no man vngilti,
which visitist the synnes of fadris in to
sones in to the thridde and fourthe1 gene-
racioun, Y biseche111, for3yue thou the synne 19
of this thi puple, aftir the greetnesse of thi
merci, as thou were merciful to men" go-
w saith E. * mychel E. y Om. D.
f that is. f of good A pr. m. S for a. h he schal is. ' Om. plures. vs is. k Om. plures. 1 hath
passide is. m haue oppressid is. n vpon is. ° Om. s. P ether mysdeme of me BCGKQX. or mi/sdeme
me s. 1 the signes whiche A pr. m. the wondris that is. r Om. plures. 8 sothely is. * the A.
u vpon is. v grettere i. w the men of Egipt is. * Om. is. y the whiche i. z han herd is. a seyn
of hem s. b Om. i. c the is. d a cloude is. e heere thei not that is. f Om. is. e to jeue to
hem s marg. k maad grete s marg. i treuli bihi^t s marg. k forsakynge is. ! //i/o the fourthe is.
m biseche thee is. n hem is.
3 F2
404
NUMBERS.
XIV. 2C
-33-
to hem goynge out fro Egipte into this
20 place. And the Lord seide, Y haue for-
2i3yue to hem, after thi word. Y lyue;
and fulfillid shal be the glorye of the
22 Lord, in al the?? loond ; nethelesz al men
that han seen my maieste, and my signes,
and that Y haue do in Egipte and in
wildernes, and han temptid me now bi
ten sithes, ne han obeshid to my voys,
23 shulen not seen the loond for the which
Y haue swore to the fadris of hem, ne
eny of hem that hana bacbytide to me,
24 shal se it. My seruaunt Caleph, that ful
of another spyryt hath folwid me, I shal
lede into this loond, that he hath goon
about, and the seed of hym shal welde it.
25 For the Amelechites and Chanane dwellen
in the valeys, to morwe 'ineue 3eb the
tentis, and 36 shulen torne a3en into wil-
26 dimes, bi the weie of the rede see. And
the Lord spak to Moyses and Aaron,
2yseiynge, How longe this moost shrewid
multitude grucchyth a3ens me ? The
pleyntes of the sones of Yrael Y haue
2sherde. Sey thanne to hem, Y lyue, seith
the Lord ; as 56 han spokun, herynge me,
29 so Y shal do to 3ow ; in this wildirnes
shulen ligge 3oure careyns. 3ee alle that
ben noumbrid, fro twenti 3eer and aboue,
30 and han grucchid a3ens me, 36 shulen
not goon into the loond, vpon the which
Y haue reryde myn hoond, that Y make
3ow to dwelle, out take Caleph, the sone
of Jephone, and Josue, the sone of Nun.
31 3oure litil children forsothe, of which 36
han seyde, that thei shulen be to preye
to the enemyes, Y shal lede yn, that thei
seen the loond, the which displesid to
3230W. 3oure forsothe careync shal ligge
33 in wildirnes ; 3oure sones shulen be va-
gauntd in deseert fourti 3eere, arid thei
shulen bere 3oure fornycacioun, to the
power of the
Lord shal be
shewid. s.
ynge out of Egipt 'til to0 this place. And 20
the Lord seide, Y haue for3ouun to hem,
bi thi word. Y lyue? ; and the glorie of 21
the Lord schal be fillidif in al erthe ; ne-22t therijt
dome and
theles alle menr that siens my mageste*,
and my signes11, whichev Y dide in Egipt
and in the wildirnesse, and temptidenw me
now bi ten sithis, and obeieden not to my
vois, schulen not se the lond for which Y23
swore to her fadris, nethir ony of hem
that bacbitide me, schal se it. Y schal 24
lede my seruaunt Caleph, that was ful of
anothir spirit", and suede me, in to this
lond, which? he cumpasside, and his seed
schal welde it. For Amalech and Cana-25
nei dwellen in the valeis, to morewe mouez
3ea tentis, and turne 36 33611 in to wildir-
nesseaa bi the weie of the reed see. And 26
the Lord spak to Moises and to Aaron,
and seide, Hou long grutchith this werste27
multitude a3ens me? Y haue herd the
pleyntisb of the sones of Israel. Therfor28
seie thou to hem, Y lyue, seith the Lord ;
as 36 spakenc while Y herde, so Y schal do
to 3ou ; 3oure careynsd schulen ligge in 29
this wildirnesse. Alle 36 that ben noum-
brid, fro twenti 3eer and aboue, and grutch-
idene a3ens me, schulen not entre in to the so
lond, onf which Y reiside" inyn horid, that
Y schulde make 3ou to dwelleh outakun
Caleph, the sone of Jephone, and Josue,
the sone of Nun. Forsothe Y schal lede 31
in' 3oure litle children, of whiche 36 seiden
that thei schulden be preyes *ethir ra-
ueyns^ to enemyes, that thei se the lond
which1 displeside 3oum. Forsothe11 3oures2
careyns schulen ligge in the0 wildirnesse ;
3oure sones schulen be walkeris? aboute in 33
the deseert bi fourti 3eer, and thei schulen
bere 3oure fornycacioun, til the careyns of
thei fadris ben wastid in ther deseert, by 34
the noumbre of fourti daies, in whiche 36
yy Om. E.
e 3eers F.
z nertheles E. a hath BDEFH. b je shal meue E pr.m. c careynys JE. d veniaunt A.
0 vnto is. P and as sothly s marg. 1 fulfillid is. r the men is. s han seen is. * mageste or my
grete wondirful doynge s. u tokenessis I. tokenes s. v the whiche I. w han temptid is. x qftretv
Itileue s marg. y that is. z remoue is. a je joure is. aa the wildirnesse A pi: m. b grttcchinge
pleyntis s. c griicchingli s marg. d careyns or deed bodies s.
reiside is. b dwelle there is. ' in thidir is. k Om. I.
0 Om. EIO sec.m. LPS. P and vnstable s marg. 1 her is.
e han grucchid is. f vpon is. S haue
1 that i. m to jou s. n sothely is.
r Om. is.
XIV. 34—45-
NUMBERS.
405
tyme that the careyns of 3ouref faders
34 ben wastid in deseert, after the noumbre
of fourti days, in the whiche 36 han bi-
holdunS the loond ; a 3eer for a day shal
be in noumbrid, and fourti 3eer 36 shu-
len resseyue 3oure wickidnesses, and 30
ssshulen knowe my veniaunce. For as I
haue spoke, so I shal doo to al this mul-
titude moost shrewid, that hath togidir
rysun a3ens me in this wildernes ; it shal
36 fayle, and dye. Therfor alle the men that1'
Moyses sente to beholde' the loond, and
the whiche turned a3en, maden al the
multitude grucchen a3ens hym, myssei-
syynge of the loond, that it was yuel, ben
deed, and smytun in the si3t of the Lord.
38 Josue forsothe, the sone of Nun, and Ca-
leph, the sone of Jephone, lyueden, of alle
39 that wenten to beholde' the loond. And
Moyses spake alle thes wordes to alle the
sones of Yrael, and the puple weilide ful
40 myche. And, loo ! eerly firste arysynge,
thei steiden vp the cop of the hil, and
seiden, We ben redi to stye vp to the
place, of the which the Lord hath spokun,
41 for we han synned. To whom Moyses,
Whi, he seith, ouerpassen 36 the word of
the Lord, the which thing shal not falle
42 to 3ow into good spede? Wole 30 not
stye vp, forsothe God is not with 3ow,
43 lest 36 fallen before 3oure enemyes. A-
malechitees and Chanane ben before 3ow,
bi whos swerd 36 shulen falle, for thi that
36 wolden not assent to the Lord, ne the
44 Lord shal be with 3ow. And thei blyndid
togidere styeden vp into the cop of the
hil; the arke forsothe of the testament
of the Lord and Moyses wenten not fro
45 the tentis. And Amalecchite descendide,
and Chanane, that dwelten in the hil,
and smytynge hem, and hewynge togi-
dere, pursueden hem vnto Horma.
bihelden the loond ; a ^eer schal be aret-
tids for a dai, and bi fourti 3eer 36 schulen
resseyue 3oure wickidnesse*, and 36 schulen
knowe my veniaunce. For as Y spak, so 35
Y schal do to al this werste multitude,
that roos togidere a3ens me ; it schal faile,
and schal" die in this wildirnesse. Therfor 36
alle the men whyche Moises hadde sent to
see the lond, and whichev turniden a3en,
and maden al the multitude to grutche
a3ens hym, and depraueden the lond, that
it was yuel, weren deed, and smytunf inayt deed and
f> i -r i n i i • ~r i sntytun etc.
the si3t of the Lord. Sotheh Josue, the 38 that is, sudeyn-
sone of Nun, and Caleph, the sone of Je- buTe sentence
phone, lyueden, of alle menw that 3eden to "be drede^f to
se the lond. And Moises spak alle these so °,t!'ere mcn-
Lire here. COK
wordis to alle the sones of Israel, and the Q*.
puple mourenyde gretli. And, lo ! thei 40
risedenx in the morewtid first, and 'stieden
in? to the cop of the hil, and seiden, We
ben redi to stiez to the place, of whicha the
Lord spak, for we synnederib. To whichec4i
Moises seide, Whi passend 36 the word of
the Lord, that schal not bifalle to 3ou in
toe prosperite ? Nyle 36 stief, for the Lord 4-2
is not with 3ou, lest 36 fallen bifor 3oure
enemyes. Amalech and Cananei ben bifor 43
3ou, bi the swerd of whiche 36 schulen
falle?, for 36 noldenh assente to the Lord,
nether the Lord schal be with 3ou. And 44
thei weren maad derk', and stiedenk in to
the cop of the hil ; forsothe the ark of the
testament of the Lord and Moises 3eden
not aweykk fro the tentis. And Amalech 45
cam doun, and Chananei, that dwelliden in
the hil, arid he smoot hem1, and kittide™
doun, and pursuede hem til" Horma.
{ the BDEFH. S byholdid BEFH. h the whiche BDEFH. j ben biholde BE sec.m. FH.
9 rettid DKQT. reckoned is. * or be punischid for yur grucching s marg. u Om. is. v the whiche I.
w the men is. x risyn is. y thei wenten vp i. thei stieden vp in s. z gon vp i. stie vp s. a the
which i. b han synned is. misbileuing and grucching ayns thee s marg. c whom i. d ouerpasse is.
e Om. s. f go vp i. stie vp s. S falle or be distruyed 8. h wolden not i. ' derke, that is blindid in her
synne BCEOKLNPQX. togidre blynde is. k wenten vp i. stieden vps. kk forth is. ' the children of Israel is.
m he kittide hem is. n til to HELP, to is. vnto K.
406
NUMBERS.
XV. I 1$.
CAP. XV.
i And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
aSpek to the sones of Yrael, and thow
shalt seye to hem, Whanne 30 weren
goon into the loond of 3oure dwellynge
3 that I shal 3yue to 3ow, and shulen doo
ofFrynge to the Lord into brent sacrifice,
or slayn pesible sacrifice, quytynge the
auowes, othir wilfulli offrynge 3iftis, other
in 3oure solempnytees brennynge smelle
of swetnesk to the Lord, of oxen, or of
4 sheep1; who so euerm offrith slayn of-
frynge, the sacrifies of tryed flour, the
tenthe part of ephi, spreynt with oyle,
the which the mesure shal haue the
sfourthe part of hyn, and wyn to helde
the sacrifices of licours, of the same me-
sure, he shal 3yue into brent sacrifyce, or
6 into slayn. Bi eche loombis and wethers
shal be the sacrifice of tryed flour, of two
dymes, that be spreynt with oyle, of the
7 thridde part of hyn ; and wyn to the sa-
crifice of licour, of the thridde part of the
same mesure, he shal offre into the smelle
a of swetnes to the Lord. Whanne for-
sothe of oxen he doth brent sacrifice,
other oost, that thow fulfille the vowe,
9 other pesible slayn sacrifices, thow shalt
3yue, bi eche oxen, of tryed flour ten
dymes, spreynt with oyle, that shal haue
10 half of the mesure of hyn, and wyn ton
the sacrifices of0 licours to ben helde, of
the same mesure, into offrynge of moost
nsweteP srnell to the Lord. So 36 shulen
12 doo bi eche oxen, and wethers, and
13 loombes, and geetis ; as wel with ynne
ugetun as pilgrymes with the same rijt
15 shulen offre sacrifices ; o maundement
shal be and dome, as wel to 3ow as to
ic the comlyngis of the loond. The Lord
17 spak to Moyses, seiynge, Spek to the
sones of Yrael, and thow shalt seie to
CAP. XV.
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, i
Speke thou to the sones of Israel, and 2
thou schalt seie to hern, Whanne 30 han
entrid in to the lond of 3oure abitacioun0
which? Y schal 3yue to 3ou, and 36 makers
an offryng to the Lord in to brent sacri-
fice, ether a pesible sacrifice, and 3er payen8
auowis, ethir offren 3iftis bi1 fre wille,
ethiru in 3oure solempnytees 36 brennenv
odourw of x swetnesse to the Lord, of oxun,
ether of scheep ; who euer offrith the^
slayn sacrifice, schal offre az sacrifice of flour,
the tenthe part of ephi, spreynt togidere
with oile, whicha oil schal haue a mesure
the fourthe part of hyn ; and he schal 5
3yue wyn to fletynge sacrifices to be schedb,
of the same mesure, in to brent sacrifice,
and slayn sacrifice. Bi ech loomb ando
ram schal be the sacrifice of flour, of twey
tenthe partis, which0 schal be spreynt to-
gidere with oile, of the thridde part of
hyn; and he schal offre wyn to the flet-7
ynge sacrifice, of the thridde part of the
same rnesure, in to odour d of swetnesse to
the Lord. Forsothe6 whanne thou makist s
a brent sacrifice, ethir an offryng of oxun,
that thou fillef avow, ethir pesible sacri-
fice, thou schalt 3yue,bi ech oxe, thre tenthe i>
partis of flours, spreynt togidere with oile,
whichh schal haue the half of1 mesure of
hyn; and thou schalt yjue wyn to fletynge 10
sacrifices'* to be sched', of the same mesure,
in to offryng of the swettest odour"1 to the
Lord. So 36 schulen do bi ech oxe, and {2
ram, and lomb, and kide ; as wel men is
borun in the lond, as pilgrymyst, schulen u f that is, meu
offre sacrifices bi the same custom ; o co- 15 ti°"iawe of°
maundement and doom schal be, as wel Jewis' BCKttX-
to 3011 as to comelyngis of the lond. And ie
the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Speke 17
thou to the sones of Israel, and thou schalt
k sootnes E passim.
P soot E passim.
1 sheep schal offer BDEFH.
er E. » to helde E pr.m. ° Om. BEFH.
0 dwelling is. P that i. q schul make is. r yfy. IS. s sciiul paie joure i. shulen paie or do goitre s.
tbijoures. " ethir yf is. v snul brenne is. w smelling is. * Om. s. y Om. IOR sec.m. ST sec.m.
Om. A. a the which i. b held i. <= the which i. d smellyng is. e sothely is. f fulfil is. 8 tried
flour is. h the which i. i Om. is. k sacrifice c. ' held i. "» smell is.
XV. 16 — 30.
NUMBERS.
407
18 hem, Whanne 30 comen into the loond
19 that I shal 3yue to 3011, and eete of the
looues of that regioun, 30 shulen seuer
20 the first fruytis to the Lord of 3oure
meetis ; as of the flores thei'P first fruytis
2136 shulen seuere, so and of sowelis 36
shulen 3yue the first fruytis to the Lord.
22 That if bi ignoraunce 36 passen bisides
eny thing of thes that the Lord hath
23spokun to Moyses, and hath comaundide
bi hym to 3ow, fro the day that he bi-
24gunne to comaunde, and ouer, and weren
for3etun to do, the multitude shal offre
a calf of the drone, brent sacrifice into
moost swete smelle to the Lord, and sa-
crifices of it, and offerd lycours, as the
cerymonyes of it axen, and a goot for
2ssynne. And the preest shal preye for al
the multitude of the sones of Irael, and
it shal be fo^eueni, for not wilfuli thei
synneden ; netheles ofFrynge the encens
to the Lord for hem silf, and for synne,
26 and her errour ; and it shal be for3onun
to al the folk of the sones of Irael, and
to the comlyngis that pilgrymagen a-
monges hem, for the blame is of al the
2?puple bi ignoraunce. That if a lijf vn-
knowynge synne, he shal offre a she goot
28 of o 3eer for his synne; and the preest
shal preye for hym, for vnwityngly he
synnede before the Lord ; and he shal
purchase to hym for3yuenes, and it shal
29 be for3eue tor hym. As wel to the with-
ynne born as to the comlyngis, o lawe
shal be of alle that synnen vnknowynge.
30 A lijf forsothe that bi pride eny thing of
synne doth, whether citeseyn he be, other
pilgrime, for a3ens the Lord he was rebel,
31 he shal perishe fro his puple ; the word
forsothe of the Lord he dispiside, and the
heest of hym he made at nou3t ; therfor
he shal be doon awey, and he shal bere
32 his wickidnes. And it was doori whanne
the sones of Yrael weren in wildernes,
seie to hem, Whanne 36 comen in to the is
lond which" Y schal 3yue to 3ou, and '30 is
eteri0 of the looues of that? cuntrey, 30
schulen departe the firste fruytisf of 3oure 20 1
. _ , fruytis: iu
metis to the Lord ; as 36 schulen departe Ebreu it is
the firste fruytis of corni flooris, so jfci* jSS
schulen 3yue the firste fruytis also*" of OKQX-
sewis8 to the Lord. That if bi ignoraunce 22
36 passen ony of tho thingis whiche the
Lord spak to Moyses, and comaundide bi23
hym to 3ou, fro the dai in which he bigan
to comaunde, and ouer*, and the multitude 24
hath for3ete to do", it schal offre a calf of
the drooue, brent sacrifice in to swettistv
odour to the Lord, and the sacrificis ther-
of, and fletynge offryngisw, as the cerymo-
nyes therof axen ; and it schal offre a 'buc
of geetx for synne. And the preest schal 25
preie for al the multitude of the sones of
Israel, and it schal be for3ouun to hem,
for thei synneden not wilfuli. And ne-
uerthelesse thei schulen offre encense to
the Lord for hemsilf, and for her synne
and errour ?; and it schal be for3ouun to 26
al the puple of the sones of Israel, and to
comelyngisz that ben pilgryms among hem,
for it is the synne of al the multitude bi
ignoraunce. That if aa souleb synneth vn- 27
wityngli", it schal offre a geet of o 3eer for
his synne ; and the preest schal preye for
that soule, for it synnede vnwityngli bifor
the Lord; and the preest schal gete for-2H
3yuenesse to it, and synned schal be for-
3ouun to ite. As wel to menf borun in the 20
lond as to comelyngis, o lawe schal be of
alle that synnen vnwityngli. Forsothe^ a so
man that doith ony synne bi pride, schal
perische fro his puple, whether he be a
citeseyn, ethir a pilgrym, for he was rebel
a3ens the Lord ; for he dispiside the word 31
of the Lord, and made voide his co-
maundementh ; therfor he schal be doon
awei, and schal1 bere his ownek wickid-
nes. Forsothe1 it was doon, whanne the 32
PP of the A. i forjeuen to al the folc of the sones A. T Ota. BDEFH.
n that is. ° ivhanne je schul ete is. P Om. s. q ynire corn is. r also and K. s goitre sowuels I.
joure sewis or sowlis s. ^ fro now forth s marg. u do this I. do his heest s. T ful swete smellyng i.
swettist smelling s. w offryngis that the peple shal offre s. * goot bucke is. y her errour is. z the
comelyngis is. a o plures. b lijf i. c vnwityng G. d the synne IKX. e him QX. { a man K.
g sothely is. h heest is. » he schal i. * Om. isx. 1 sothely i.
408
NUMBERS.
XV. 31 — XVI. 4.
and thei fonden a man gederynge stikkis
33 in the holi day, thei broujten hym to
Moyses and Aaron, and to al the multi-
34 tude ; the whiche closeden hym into pri-
soun, vnknowynge what vpon hym thei
ssoweden8 to doo. And the Lord seide to
Moyses, Bi deeth die this man ; throw
hym down with stonus al the folk 'with
36 out* the tends. And whanne thei had-
den ladde hym with out, thei threwen
hym down with stonus, and he was deed,
37 as the Lord comaundide. And the Lord
38 seide to Moyses, Spek to the sones of
Yrael, and thou shalt seie to hem, that
thei maken to hemu hemmes bi foure
corners of the mantils, puttynge in hem
39 iacynctyn filetis ; the whiche whanne thei
seen, thei recorden of alle the maunde-
mentis of the Lord, that thei folowen not
her owne thou3tis and eyen, by dyuerse
40 thingis lecherynge ; but more thei hau-
ynge mynde of the heestis of the Lord,
41 doon hem, and ben holy to her Godv. I
the Lord 3oure God, that haue ladde 3ow
out of the loond of Egipte, that Y were
3oure God.
CAP. XVI.
1 Loo ! forsothe Chore, the sone of Ysuar,
thew sone of Caath, the sone of Leuy, and
Datan and Abyron, the sones of Heliab,
and Hon, the sone of Pheleph, of the
2 sones of Ruben, arysen a3ens Moyses,
and other of the sones of Yrael, two hun-
dryd and fifty noble men of the synagoge,
and the whiche in tyme of counseil bi
3 names weren clepid. And whanne thei
stoden a3ens Moyses and Aaron, thei
seiden, It sufficith to vs, for al the multi-
tude of halowis is, and in hem is the
Lord ; whi ben 36 arered vpon the puple
4 of the Lord ? The whiche thing whanne
Moyses hadde herde, he felle redy into
here. CGKQX.
sones of Israel weren in wildirnesse, and
hadde™ founde a man gaderynge woode in
the 'day of sabat", thei brou3ten hym to 33
Moises, and to Aaron, and to al the mul-
titude ; whiche0 closiden? hym in toi pri- 34
soun, and wistenrf not what thei schulden t ««</ «»
do of8 hym. And the Lord seide to
Moises, This man die bi deeth ; al the cum-
peny oppresse hym with stoonus with out "'|er ,."!her be
r J i i J dide this synue
the tentis. And whanne thei hadden led 36 "'''"g'y. t!1
God ccrtifiede
hym with out forth, thei oppressiden1 him to hem. Lire
.., •. i
with stoonus, and he was deed, as the
Lord comaundide. Also the Lord seide 37
to Moises, Speke thou to the sones of Is- 38
rael, and thou schalt seye to hem, that
thei make to hem hemmes bi foure cor-
neris of mentils", and settev laces of ia-
cynct 'in thow; and whanne thei seen thoo.sa
haue thei mynde of alle comaundementisx
of the Lord, lest thei suen her thou3tis
and iyeny, doynge fornycacioun bi dyuerse
thingis ; but more be thei myndeful of the 40
'Lordis heestisz, and do thei tho, and be
thei hooli to her God. Y am 3oure Lord 41
God, whicha ledde 3ou out of the lond of
Egipt, that Y schulde be 3oure God.
CAP. XVI.
Lob ! forsothe Chore, the sone of Isuar, i
sonec of Caath, sonec of Leuy, and Dathan
and Abiron, the sones of Heliab, and Hon,
the sone of Pheleph, of the sones of Ru-
ben, rysend a3ens Moises, and othere6 ofs
the sones of Israel, two hundryd men and
fifti, prynces of the synagoge, and whiche
weren clepid bi names f in the tyme of
counsel. And whanne 'thei hadden stonde^s
a3ens Moises and Aaron, thei seiden, Suf-
fice it to 3ou6&, for al the multitude ish of
hooly men, and the Lord is in hem ; whi
ben 36 reisid' on the puple of the Lord ?
And whanne Moises hadde herd this, he 4
feldek lowe on1 the™ face. And he spaks
s owten D. * out of BDEFH. u Om. ABFH. to him D. v good A. y Om. E sec. m.
m Om. CKM. thei hadden is. n sabot day is. ° the whiche i. P closiden or put s. <J Om. i. r thei
wisten is. 9 to is. * killiden is. u her mentils is. v festne thei in hem i. feste thei in tho s.
w Om. is. x heestis i. the heestis s. the comaundementis x. 7 her i3en is. * heestis of the Lord i.
a that s. b Om. i. c the sone is. d riseden c. han rise plures. e othere also s. f her names is.
e thees stoden is. SS jour owne corny ng or doing s marg. h of this peple is comen s. ' reisid vp is.
presumptuously s marg. k fel doun is. ' vpon is. m his is.
X.VI. 5 — 16.
NUMBERS.
409
a the face ; and he spak to Chore, and to
al the multitude ; Eerly, he seith, the
Lord shal make knowun whiche per-
teynen to hym, and the halowis he shal
sett to hym ; and whom he chesith, shal
enei} to hym. This therfor doo je ; tak
echon his censere, thow Chore, and al thi
7 counseil ; and to morwe the fier drawun
vp, put 36 there aboue the inaad encense
before the Lord, and whom euerx he
chesith, he shal be holy. Myche 36 sones
8 of Leuy ben areryd. And eft he seide to
9 Chory, Herith, 36 sones of Leuy. Whether
litil it is to 3ow, that God of Yrael hath
seuerde 3ow fro al the puple, and ioynede
to hym silf, that 36 seruen to hym in
heriynge of the tabernacle, and stoonden
before the myche comynge of the puple,
10 and mynystre to hem ? Therfor to hym
silf he hath maad thee to come ny3, and
alle thi britheren the sones of Leuy, that
11 to 3ow also preesthood 36 chalengen, and
al thi glubbe stoonde a3ens the Lord ?
What is forsothe Aaron, that 36 grucchen
12 a3ens hym ? Thanne Moyses sente for to
clepe Datan and Abyron, the sones of
is Helyab ; whiche answerden, We comen
not. Whether litil it is to thee, that thow
hast ladde vs fro the loond that flowide
mylk and hony, that thow slee in de-
seert, but and thow haue lordship on vs ?
14 Forsothe thow hast lad vs into the loond
that flowith ryuers of mylk and hony,
and thow hast 3yue to vs possessiouns of
feeldes, and of vynes ; whether and oure
eyen thow wolt drawe out ? We comen
is not. And Moises ful wrooth seith to the
Lord, Bihold thow not the sacrifices of
hem ; thow wost that and a litil asse
forsothe Y neuer took of hem, ne wrong-
16 fully traueylde eny of hem. And he
seide to Chore, Thow and al thi congry-
gacioun stondith asijd before the Lord,
t *« *»'', that
to Chore, and to al the multitude ; he
seide, Eerli the Lord schal make knowun
whichen perteynen to hym, and he schal
applie0 to hym hooli men; and thei whiche
he hath chose, schulen nei3e to hym.
Therfor do 36 this thing; ech man takec
his cencere, thou Chore, and al thi coun-
sel ; and to morewe whanne fier is takun 7
vp, putte 36 encense aboue bifor the Lord,
and whom euer the Lord chesith, he schal
be hooli'l". 3e sones of Leuy ben myche
reisidP. And eft Moises seide to Chore, 8
3e sones of Leuy, here i. Whether it is 9
litil to 3ou, that God of Israel departide1"
3ou fro al the puple, and ioynede8 3«Mt to
hym silf, that 36 schulden serue hym in
the" seruyce of tabernacle v, and that 36
schulden stonde bifor the multitude of pu-
ple^ and schuldenx serue hym ? Made he^ 10
therfor thee and alle thi bretheren the
sones of Leuy to nei3 to hym silf, that 36
chalenge to 3ou also preesthod, and alz thi n
gaderynga togidere stonde a3ens the Lord?
For whi what is Aaron, that 36 grutchen
a3ens hym ? Therfor Moises sente to clepe 12
Dathan and Abiron, the sones of Heliab ;
whicheh answeriden,We comen not. Whe-is
thir is it litil to thee, that thouc leddist vs
out of the lond that flowide with mylk
and honyd, to sle vs in the6 deseert, nof but
also thou be lord Of VS ? Verili J thou 14 + Thei seiden
hast brou3t vs in to the lond that flowith
with streemys of mylk and hony£, and
hast1' 3oue to vs possessioun1 of feeldis, and bi false Mhestis.
Lire here. BCD
of vynerisk ; whethir also thou wolt putte xax. This thei
~ „, seiden in scorn
out oure i3en ? We comen not1. And 15 to Moises, hold.
Moises was wrooth greetli, and seide to ^g him fait. s.
the Lord, Biholde thou not the sacrifices
of hem ; thou wost that Y took neuere of
hem, 3hem, a litil asse, nethir Y turmentide
ony of hem. And Moises seide to Chore, ie
Thou and al11 thi congregaciouii0 stondeP
asidis half bifor the Lord, and Aaron to
n whiche men s. ° applie or drane s. P reisid in to pride s text. Q hereth i. heerith me s. r de-
parte r,. s hath ioyned is. anointide ELP. * Om. plures. u Om. is. v the tabernacle EIKLPQST pr.m.
w the puple EIS. * Om. c sec.m. IORST sec. m. w. y the Lord is. z that al is. a glubbe or keep i.
glub or yure gedrynge logedre s. b the whiche i. c Om. DEFKLMNOPWX. d with hony is. c Om. plures.
'not A. 8 of hony is. h thow hast is. ' possessiouns co. k vyne jerdis i. ! not to thee i. not
to thee at thin heest s. m Om. cm. n Om. A. ° congregacioun, that is, gaderyng togidere BCKQX.
P stondeth is.
3 G
410
NUMBERS.
xvi. 17 — 30.
17 and Aaron to morwe atwynne. Take 30
eche 5oure seriserys, and puttith vpon hem
encense, offrynge to the Lord, two hun-
drid and fifti censerys ; Aaron^ forsothe
isholde he his censer. The which thing
whanne thei hadden doo, stoondynge
19 Moyses and Aaron, and thei hadden ge-
deryde on an heepe a3ens hem al the mul-
titude at the dore of the tabernacle, to
2oalle aperyd the glorye of the Lord. And
the Lord spak to Moyses and Aaron, and
21 seith, Be 36 seuerd fro the myddil of this
congregacioun, that hem grijslichz Y make
22 lost. The whiche fellen redi into the
face, and seiden, Moost stroong God of
the spirytis of al flesha, whether oon syn-
nynge, a3ens alle thi wrath shal waxe
23 cruel? And the Lord seith to Moyses,
24 Comaund to al the puple, that it be se-
uerd fro the tabernaclisb of Chore, and
25 Datan, and Abiron. And Moyses aroos,
and wente to Datan and Abiron ; and
2Gfolwynge hym the aldren of Yrael, he
seide to the puple, Goth awey fro taber-
naclis of c vnpitows men, and wole 36 not
touche that to hem parteynen, lest 36 be
27 wrapped in the synnes of hem. And
whanne thei weren goon fro the tentes
of hem bi enuyroun, Dathan and Abiron
goon out, stoden in the entre of her tentes,
with wyues, and free children, and al the
28felowshipe. And Moyses seith, Yn this
30 knowen that the Lord sente me, that
I doo alle the thingis that 36 seen, and
not of propre herte hem I brynge forthe.
29 If thui'3 vsid deethd of men thei dien, and
visyte hem a veniaunce, with the which
and other ben woned to be visytid, the
30 Lord hath not sente me ; if forsothe a
newe thing the Lord doo, that the erthe
opnynge his mouth swelowe hem, and
morewe bi'i hym silf. Taker 36 alle bi 3ous 17
silf 301^6* censeris, and putte 36 encense
in" tho, and offre 36 to the Lord, tweyn
hundrid and fifti censeris ; and Aaron
holdev his censer. And whanne thei had- is
den do this, while Moises and Aaron
stodenw, and thei hadden gaderid al the HI
multitude to the More of the tabernacle*
a3ens hem?, the gloriez of the Lord ap-
peride to allea. And the Lord spak to 20
Moises and Aaronb, and seide, Be 36 de-2i
partid fro the myddis of this congrega-
cioun, that Y leesec hem sodeynli. Whiched22
felden" lowe onf the^ face, and seiden,
Strongeste1' God of the spiritis of al fleisch,
whethir 'thin yre1 schal be fers a3ens alle
men, for o man synneth ? And the Lord 23
seide to Moises, Comaunde thou to al the 24
puple, that it be departid fro the taber-
naclis of Chore, and of Dathan, and of k
Abiron. And Moises roos, and 3ede to 25
Dathan and Abiron ; and while the eldre
men of Israel sueden hym, he seide to the 2«
cumpeny, Go 36 awey fro the tabernaclis of
wickid1 men, and nyle 36 touche tho thingis
that parteynen to hem, lest 36 ben wlappid
in the synnes of hem. And whanne thei 27
hadden gon awei fro the"1 tentisn'of hem0
bi the? cumpas, Dathan and Abiron 3eden
out, and stoden in the entryng? of her
tentis, with wyuesr, and fres children, and
al' the multitude". And Moises seide, In 28
this 36 schulen wite that the Lord sente
me, that Y schulde do alle thingis whichev
36 seen, and Yw brou3tex not forth tho^ of
myn owne herte. If thei perischen bi cus- 29
tomable deeth of men, and wounde2 visite
hem, bi which also othere men ben wont
to be visitid, the Lord sente not me; but so
if the Loi-d doith a newe thing, that the
erthe opene his mouth, and swolewe hem,
y and Aaron D. z feerlyche BEFH. ferslich D. » the flesh A. b tabernacle A. c Om. A. d deed ABDFII.
1 schal stonde bi is. r Om. is. s joure s. * takith joure is. u on plures. vpon is. v holde he i.
w stoden there s. * tabernacles dore i. tabernacle dore s. J hem, that is, a^ens Moyses and Aaron BCG
KNQX. Moises and Aaron is. z glorie or ri^twisnesse s marg. a hem alle is. b to Aaron is. c spille i.
d The whiche i. e fellen doun is. f vpon is. S her is. h Moost strong i. > thi wrath is. k Om. is.
1 the wickid i. m Om. s. n her tentis i. ° Om. is. P Om. isx. 1 entree is. r her wyues is. s her
fre is. * withal is. u holding with hem s marg. v the whiche i. w that Y is. x broujte hem is.
y Om. is. z wounde ether pestilence BCGKNQX. wounde, a vengeattnce is.
XVI. 3i — 42-
NUMBERS.
411
alle thingis that to hem perteyrien, and
goon down lyuynge into helle, 36 shnlen
wyte that thei han blasfemyd the Lord,
si Anoon thanne as he cesyde to speke, the
erthe is brokun vndur the feet of hem,
32 and openynge his mouth deuowride hem,
with her tabernaclis, and al the substaunce
33 of hem ; and thei dessendiden quyk into
helle, couerd with the erthe, and thei per-
shyden fro the myddil of the multitude.
:u And forsothe al Irael that stood bi enuy-
roun, fleej fro the crie of hem perishynge,
seiynge, Lest perauenture and vs the erthe
35 swelow. But and fier goon out fro the
Lord, slew3 two hundrid and fifti men
so that offerden encense. And the Lord
37 spaak to Moyses, seiynge, Comaund to E-
leazar, the sone of Aaron, preesf, that
he take the encensers that liggen in the
brennynge, and the fier hidir and thidir
38 scater he ; for thei ben halwid in the
dethis of synful men ; and beet he hem
forthe into platis, and fitche he to the
auter, forthi that there is offerd in hem
encense to the Lord, and be halwid, that
the sones of Yrael biholden hem for
39 tookne and mynde. Thanne Eleazar, the
preest, took the brasen censerys, in the
whiche offerden thes whom the tendynge
deuowride, and he bette hem forthe into
40 plates, fitchyhge to the auter ; that aftir-
ward the sones of Yrael my3ten haue, bi
the whiche thei shulden take mynde, lest
eny of other kynrede, and that is not of
the seed of Aaron, come my to offre en-
cense to the Lord, lest he suffre as Chore
suffrede, and al the multitude of hym,
41 spekynge the Lord to Moyses. Forsothe
al the multitude of the sones of Irael
grutchide the day folwynge a3ens Moyses
and Aaron, seiynge, Je han slayn the
42puple of the Lord. And whanne there
and alle thingis that perteynen to hem, and
thei goen doun quyke in to helle, 36 schu-
len wite that thei blasfemeden the Lord.
Therfor anoon as hea cesside to speke, thesi
erthe was brokun vndur her feet, and the 32
erthe openyde hisb mouth, and deuowride
hem, with her tabernaclis, and al thec
catel 'of hema ; and thei 3eden doun quikess
in to helle, and weren hilid with erthe,
and perischiden6 fro thef myddis of the
multitude. And sotheli al Israel that stood 34
bis theh cumpashl1, fledde fro the cry of men
perischinge, and seide, Lest perauenture
the erthe swolewe also vs1. But also fiers*
3ede outk fro the Lord, and killide1 tweyn
hundrid and fifti men that offriden en-
cense"1. And the Lord spak to Moises,36
and seide, Comaunde thou to Eleasar, sone" 37
of Aaron, preest, that he take0 the cen-
seris that liggen in the brennyng, and that
he schatere the fier hidur and thidur ; for
the? ben halewid in the dethis of syn-38
neris ; and thati he bringe forth thor in
to platis, and naile8 to1 the auter, for en-
cense is offrid in tho to the Lord, and tho
ben halewid, that the sonis of Israel se
thou for a signev and memorialw. Therfor 39
Eleazar, preestx, took the brasun senseris,
in whiche censeris? theiz whiche the bren-
nyng deuouridea hadden offrid, and he
Vbrou3t forth thob in to platis, and nailidec
to the auter ; that the sones of Israel 40
schulden haue thingisA aftirward, bi whiche
thei schulden remembre6, lest ony alienf,
and which& is not of the seed of Aaron,
nei3 to offre encense to the Lord, lest he
suffre, as Chore sufferide, and al his multi-
tude, while the Lord spak to Moises. For-4i
sotheh al the multitude of the sones of Is-
rael grutchide in the dai suynge a3ens
Moises and Aaron, and seide, 3e han slayn
the puple of the Lord. And whanne' dis-42
e the preest E pr, m.
a Moyses is. b the is. c her is. d Om. is. e thei perischiden is. f Om. s. S Om. i. h Om. c.
hhaboutei. i vs, hie me hennes. s. k doun s. ' it killide is. m cense i.. ence EP. n the sone is. ° or gedre
vp s marg. P tho censers is. 1 Om. A. r tho censers i. s naile hem i. naile he hem s. * censeris
maad to s. u them i. v signe to holde in mynde s. w a memorial is. x the preest is. y Om. is.
z that is, Chore and hisfelamis. s marg. a had deuourid is. b bett out tho censers is. c nailide
hem is. d tho i. tho censeris anentis hem 8. e take mynde i. this grete veniaunce of God s. marg.
f of other kynde i. e that i. h Sothly is. i whanne this s.
3 G 2
412
NUMBERS.
XVI. 43 — XVII. 5.
was sprongun dissencioun, and rioyse with
43ynne waxed, Moyses and Aaron flowen
to the tabernacle of the boond of pees ;
the whiche aftir thei ben goon ynne,
couerde a clowde the tabernacle, and
44aperyde the glorie of the Lord. And
the Lord seide to Moyses and Aaron,
45 Goth awey fro the myddil of this multi-
tude, also nowe I shal doo hem awey.
46 And whanne thei lyen in the erthe, Moy-
ses seide to Aaron, Take a censer, and
fier drawun vp fro the auter, put incense
there aboue, goynge anoon to the puple,
that thow preye for hem ; now forsothe
is goon out wrath fro the Lord, and a
47veniaunce waxith wood. The whiche
thing whanne Aaron hadde do, and hadde
runne to the myddil multitude, that nowe
wastid the brynnynge, he offrede the
4amaad encense ; and stondynge betwixf
the deed and the lyuynge, for the puple
49preyde, and the veniaunce ceside. There
weren forsothe that weren^ smyttun four-
tene thowsynd of men and seuen hun-
drid, withouten hem that pershiden in
50 the dissencioun of Chore. And Aaron
turnede 33611 to Moyses, at the dore of the
tabernacle of the boond of pees, aftir that
restide the deeth.
CAP. XVII.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
2 Spek to the sones of Yrael, and tak of
hem sondry jeerdis, bi her kynredis, of
alle the princes of the lynagis twelue
jerdes ; and of echon the name thow shalt
3 vpon write to his ^erde ; the name for-
sothe of Aaron shal be in the lynage of
Leuy, and o 3erde alle the meynees of
4 hem shal conteyn. And thow shalt putte
hem in the tabernacle of the boond of
pees, before the witnessynge, where I shal
5 speke to thee ; whom of hem Y shal chese,
censiounk roos, and noise1 encresside, Moi-43
ses and Aaron fledden to the tabernacle of
the boond of pees ; and aftir that thei en-
triden in to it, a cloude hilide the taber-
nacle, and the glorie of the Lord apperide.
And the Lord seide to Moises and to™ 44
Aaron, Go 36 awey fro the myddis of this 45
multitude, also now Y schal do awey hem.
And whanne thein laien in the erthe0,
Moises seide to Aaron, Take the? censer, 46
and whanne fyeri is takun vp of r the au-
ter, caste8 encense aboue, arid go* soone to
the puple, that thou preye for hem ; for
now ireu is gon out fro the Lord, and the
woundev is feers. And whanne Aaron 47
hadde do this, and hadde runne to the
myddis of the multitude, which the bren-
nynge wastid thanne, he ofieride encense ;
and he stood bytwixe the deed'v men and 48
lyuynge", and bisou3tey for the puple, and
the woundez ceesside. Sotheli thei that 49
weren smytuna weren fourtene thousynde
of men and seuene hundrid, withouten
hem that perischiden in the discencioun
of Chore. And Aaron turnyde a3en to so
Moyses, to the dore of the tabernacle of
boondb of pees, aftir that the perischyng0
restide.
CAP. XVII.
And the Lord spak to Moises/ and seided, i
Speke thou to the sones of Israel, and take 2
thou 3erdis, bi her kynredis, bi ech kyn-
rede oe 3eerde, take thou of alle the princes
of the lynagis twelue 3erdis ; and thou
schalt write the name of each lynage
abouef his 3erde ; forsothe^ the name of 3
Aaron schal be1' in the lynage of Leuy,
and o 3erde schal conteyne alle the meynees
of hem1. And thou schalt putte tho 3erdis 4
in the tabernacle of boond of pees, bifor
the witnessyng, where Y schal speke tok
f bytwene BDEFH. S ben BDEFH .
k ether strijf K marg. 1 the noise is. m Om. plures. n Moises and Aaron is. ° to preie the Lord
for the puple i marg. s marg. P thi EFIKLOPQRSTW. 1 the fyer is. r fro s. s caste thou is. l go thou
forth is. u wrathth is. v wounde ether veniaunce BC. vengeaunce is. w slayn deed s. * the lyuynge is.
Y he preide i. he bisoujte s. z vengeaunce is. a sleyn is. b the boond A pr. m. BI. c perischyng of men
ceesside is. d seiynge is. e a is. f vpon is. S sothely is. h be niriten is. ' hem, that is, of the
meynees of the lynage of Leuy BCGKQX. Leuy is. k with K.
XVII. 6 — XVIII. 2.
NUMBERS.
413
shal buriowne his 3erde ; and I shal chas-
tyse fro me the pleyntes of the sones of
Yrael, in the whiche a3ens 3ow thei
egrutchen1'. And Moyses spak to the sones
of Yrael ; and alle the princes 3auen to
hem 3erdes, bi alle the lynages ; and there
weren twelue 3erdes, with out the 3erde
7 of Aaron. The whiche whanne Moyses
hadde putte before the Lord, in the ta-
ebernacle of witnessynge, the day folw-
ynge he goon a3en, foond that the 3erde
of Aaron, 'in the house of Leuy', hadde
buriowned ; and swellynge the gemmes,
breken out flowres, thei spred a brood
with leeues, into almaundes be fourmed k.
sThanne Moyses brou3te forthe alle the
3erdes fro the si3t of the Lord to alle the
sones of Yrael ; and eche seenkk, and token
10 her 3erdes. And the Lord seide to Moy-
ses, Ber a3en the 3erde of Aaron into the
tabernacle of witnessynge, that it be kept
there into tokne1 of the rebel sones of
Irael, and the querels of hem resten fro
11 me, lest thei dien. And Moyses dide, as
12 the Lord comaundide. The sones of Y-
rael forsothe seiden to Moyses, Loo ! we
13 ben wastid, and alle we perisshen ; who
so euerm cometh ni3 to the tabernacle of
the Lord, dieth ; whether vnto the deeth
alle we ben to be doon awey?
CAP. XVIII.
i And the Lord seide" to Moyses and
Aaron, Thow, and thi sones, and the
hows of thi fader with thee, shal here
the wickidnes of the seyntuarie; and0 thou
and thi sones togidere shulen suffre the
2synnes of 3oure preesthod. But and thi
thee ; the 3erde of hym schal buriowne,
whom Y schal chese of hem1 ; and Yschal1" 5
refreyne'1 fro me the playnyngis"" of the
sones of Israel, bi whiche thei grutchen
a3ens 3ou. And Moyses spak to the sones 6
of Israel ; and alle princes0 3auen to hym
3erdis, bi alle? lynagis ; and the 3erdis weren
twelue, without the 3erde of Aaron. And 7
whanne Moises hadde put tho 3erdis bifor
the Lord, in the tabernacle of witnessyng,
he 3ede a3eni in the dayr suynge, and8 a
founde* that the 3erde of Aaron, 'in the
hows of Leuy", buriounnedev ; and whanne
knoppisw weren greet", the blossoms 'had-
den broke y out, whiche2 weren alargid in
leeuys, and weren8 fourmed in to ale-
maundis. Therfor Moyses brou3te forth 9
alle the 3erdis fro the si3t of the Lord to al
the sones of Israel ; and thei sien, and res-
seyueden ech his 3erde. And the Lord 10
seide to Moises, Bereb a3en the 3erde of
Aaron in to the tabernacle of witnessyng,
that it be kept there in to 'the signec of
the rebel sones of Israel, and that her
'playntis rested fro me, lest thei dien. And 11
Moises dide, as the Lord comaundide. For- 12
sothee the sones of Israel seiden to Moises,
Lo ! we ben wastid, alle we perischiden f ;
who euer nei3eth to the tabernacle of the 13
Lord, he dieth; whethirf we schulen be? t wher, etc.
. , v . , _ thei seiden this,
doon awei alle" til to1 deeth f not in gmcch-
inge ajenus
PAP WTTT God, but in ax-
UA.T. A.V111. inge remedy,
and therfor thei
And the Lord seide to Aaron, Thou, i weren D0t pu-
nischid. Uft
and thi sones, and the hows of thi fadir
. . . ,
with thee, schulen; bere the wickidnesse
of the seyntuariek ; and thou and thi sones
tosridere schulen suffre the synnes of soure
•
preesthod1. But also take thou with thee 2
fiere.
This was her
J «*«/«i *«r
tnv wickidnesse
»/««•«•#*-
tuarie, that is,
je schulen bauc
h grucchiden DE pr.m.
11 spak D. a Om. A.
1 Oni. A. k oute fourmed BDEFII.
E.
the tokne E. m er E.
1 hem to the office of presthoode 8. m schal herbi s. n refreyne or quenche e. nn pleynyngis or
gruccldngis s. ° the princes BGIKS. P alle her is. 1 ajens to biholde the yrdis s. r day next is.
• and he is. * founde in the house or lynage of Leuy 8. u Om. s. v hadde buriouned BC sec.m. w the
knoppis i. the knoppis or buriounynges a. * woxen greet s. y braken is. z the whiche i. a thei
weren is. b Bere thou is. c a tokene is. d playnyngis ceesse i. pleynynges or grucchinges ceese s.
e sothely is. f han perishede is. K alle be is. n Om. s. ' vnto i. to o sec. m. vnto the s. ^Jbr
y shulen han tho Ihingis I fiat ben offrid in the seintuarie for synne of pep/e. s marg. ' that is, yifeny man
presume himself bi ymr necliscnce, not oonli he shal be punished for his fool hardynes, but aho y for jowr
necligence ; therfore it perteynith to jour charge to dryuc siche awei, and to ethchene siche diligently, lest
eny man niy to ynir office vnduli. s marg.
414
NUMBERS.
XVIII. 3 — ii.
britheren of the lynage of Leuy, and the
septre of thi fader tak with thee, and redi
be thei, and mynystre to thee. Thow for-
sothe and thi sones shulen mynystre in
3 the tabernacle of witnessynge ; and the
Leuytes shulen wake to thin heestis, and
to alle the werkis of the tabernacle ; so
oonlich that to vessels? of the seyntuarie,
and to the auter thei comen not ny3, lest
and thei dien, and 36 perishen togidre.
4 Be thei forsothe with thee, and waake
thei in the wardis of the tabernacle, and
in alle the cerymonyes of it. Of another
lynage shal not be meengid to 3ow.
5 Wake 56 into the waarde of the seyntua-
rye, and in the seruyce of the auter, lest
indignacioun sprynge vpon the sones of
e Yrael. Y haue 3yue to 3ow the Leuytes
3oure britheren, fro the myddil of the
sones of Yrael, and I haue takun a 3ift
to the Lord, that thei seruen in the ser-
7 uyces of his tabernacle. Thow forsothe
and thi sones, kepe 36 joure presthod ;
and alle thingis that to the heriynge of
the auter perteynen, and withynne the
veil ben, bi the preestis shal be mynys-
tred ; and if eriy of other lynage come
8m*3, he shal be slayn. And the Lord
spak to Aaron, Loo ! Y haue 3yue to thee
kepynge of my cheef fruytis; alle thingis
that ben halowid of the sones of Yrael, to
thee I haue take, and to thi sones, for
the preestis office lawful euerlastynge.
oThes thingis thanne thow shalt take of
thes thingis that ben halowid, and offerd
to the Lord ; al offrynge, and sacrifice,
and what euer thing for synne and for
trespas is 3olduri to me, and fallith into
holy of halowis, thin shal ben, and of thi
10 sones. In the seyntuarye thow shalt eete
it ; maalis oonli shulen eete of it, for it
1 1 is sacryd to the Lord. The cheef fruytis
forsothe that the sones of Yrael han
thi britheren of the lynage of Leuy, and tho things that
the power"1 of thi fadir, and be thei redi, t-rid"!uHthe °'
that thei mynystre to thee. Forsothe thou seyntua"e for
• • the synnes of
and thi sones schulen mynystre in the ta- &« pupie, as
Austin and the
bernacle or witnessyng ; and the dekenes 3 gios here ex-
schulen wake at thi comaundeinentis", and semeth"betere
at alle werkis0 of the tabernacle ; so oneli ^hTsone""^
that thei nei3e not to the vessels of seyn- len suffrf "ie
synnes of joure
tuarieP, and to the autir, lest bothe thei pmthod, that
,. , . . . is, if ony me
dien, and 36 perischeni togidere. For- 4 pressen forth
sother be thei with thee, and wake thei in 3o™eSnecii-
the8 kepyngis of the tabernacle, and in alle fc°™: D0.t °ue-
rj ° ly thei schulen
the cerymonyes therof. An alien schal not be Pu"ysch>d
. for her fool-
be meddhd with 3ou. Wake 36 in the1 5 imrdynesse, but
i /* j i • 1.1 also ;e schulen
kepyng" ot the seyntuarie, and in thev ser- be punyschid
uyce of the auter, lest indignacioun rise guVe™™, "nd"
onw the sones of Israel. Lo ! Y haue 6 therfor char»c
perteyneth to
3ouun to 3ouxf 3oure britheren, dekenes^, 3™ to dryue
f ,, ,,. ~ ,, ,, T , aweyhem, and
tro the myddis of the sones or Israel, and to bifere es-
Y haue 3oue* a fre 3ifte toa the Lord, that jS^jft,
thei serue in the seruyces of hisb taber- nee*te°undmi"'
nacle. Forsothe0 thou and thi sones, kepe 7 Lire here- "c
GKQX.
30111-6 preesthod ; and alle thingis that per- t Lot Yhaue
. . , -i e ,1 i )"ue to )ou, etc.
teynen to the ournyng of the auter, and nottodo/oure
ben withynne the veil, schulen be mynys- Cusi's8, b"ut°torc
trid bi preestis ; if ony straunger nei3ethd, ;rue, iu tlie
he schal be slayn. The Lord spak to Aa-8 tabernacle.
T . ,7 ' . , Lire here. COK
ron, L/o ! Y haue 3oue to thee the kepyng QX.
of my firste fruytis ; Y haue 3oue to thee
and to thi sones alle thingis, that ben
halewid of the sones of Israeli, for preestis t <*<" ". """
„ ben l>ilii)t to
omce euerlastynge lawful thingis. Ther-» the Lord by a
for thou schalt take these thingis of tho
thingis that ben halewid, and ben offrid
to the Lord ; ech offryng, and sacrifice, and
what euer thing is 3oldun to me for synne
and fordd trespas, and cometh in to hoolie of
hooli thingis, schal be thin and thi sones.
Thou schalt ete it in the seyntuarie ; 10
malisf oneli s schulen ete therof, for it is
halewid to the Lord. Forsothe h Y haue 11
3oue to thee, and to' thi sones and dou3-
trisk, bi euerlastynge ri3t, the firste fruytis
P the vessels E.
m septre or power is. n heestis is. ° the werkis isx. P the seyntuarie is. 1 and perischen is.
r Sothely is. s Om. IOBST sec. m. * Om. IOST sec. m, w. u kepingis E. v Om. is. w vpon is.
1 Om. c. y the dekenes is. z joue jou i. joue jou hem s. a of s. » the LS. c Sothely is. d neije i.
neije Iherto s. dd fro A. e the hooli noumbre i. f men i. sothly men s. S Om. s. h Sotheli is.
1 Om. o sec. in. k thi dou3tris i. to thi doujtris s.
XVIII. 12 20.
NUMBERS.
415
vowid and offred, Y haue 30111111 to thee,
and to the sones, and thi dou3tresi, bi
perpetuel ri3t ; he that is clene in thin
12 hows, shal eete hem. Al the mary of
oyle, and of wyne, and of whete, what
euer thing thei shulen offre of first fruytis
13 to the Lord, to thee Y haue 3euen. Alle
the bigynnyngis of fruytis that the erthe
getith, and to the Lord ben broi^t, thei
shulen falle into thin vsis; he that is
14 clene in thin hows, shal eete of hem. Al
thing that of auowe the sones of Yrael
io3euen, shal be thin. What euer thing
firste shal breek out of the wombe of al
flesh, that thei offren to the Lord, whe-
ther of men, or of beestis it were, of thi
ri3t shal be ; so oonlich that for the first
getun of man prijs thow shaltr take, and
al beeste that is vnclene, thou make be
I6a3enboii3t; whos a3enbiggynges shal be1
after o moneth, with fyue siclis of sillier,
bi peise of the seyntuarie ; a side hath
ntwenti halpens. The first goten forsothe
of oxe, and of sheep, and of shee goot,
thou shalt not maak be a3enbou3t, for
thei ben halowid to the Lord ; oonli the
blood of hem thow shalt heelde vpon the
auter, and the talw3 thow shalt brenne
is into moost swete smel to the Lord. The
flesh forsothe shal falle in to thin vse, as
the sacryd litil brest and the ri3t shulder,
19 shulen be thin. Alle the firste fruytis of
the seyntuary, that the sones of Yrael
offren to the Lord, to thee I haue 3eue,
and to thiu sones and thi dow3tren, bi
perpetuel ri3t ; the couenaurit of salt is
euerlastynge before the Lord, to thee,
20 and to thi sones. And the Lord seide to
Aaron, In the loond of hem no thing 36
shulen weelde, ne 36 shulen haue part
amonge hem ; Y the part and thi hery-
whiche the sones of Israel avowen and of-
fren ; he that is clene in thin hous, schal
ete tho1. Y 3af ra to thee al the merowen 12
of oile, and of wyn, and of wheete, what
euer thing of the" firste fruytis thei schulen
offre to the Lord. Alle the bigynnyngis is
of fruytis whiche the erthe bryngith forth,
and ben brou^t to the Lord, schulen falle
in to thin vsis ; he that is cleene in thin
hous, schal ete of tho. Al thing? whichl u
the sones of Israel 3elden bi avow, schal
be thin. What euer thing 'schal brekeis
outr first ofs the wombe of al fleisch,
which' fleischu thei offren to the Lord,
whether it is of men, ethir of beestis, it
schal be of thi ri3t ; so oneli that thou
take prijs for the firste gendridv child of
man, and that thou make ech beeste whichw
is vncleene| to be bou3t a3en ; whos a3en- ic :
biyng schal be aftir o monethe, for fyue
siclis of siluer, bi the* wei3te of seyntua-
rie>T ; a side hath xx. halpens. Forsothe 17
thou schalt not make the firste gendrid of
oxez, and of scheep, and of goet, to be
a3enbou3t, for tho ben halewid to the
Lord; oneli thou schalt schede3 the blood
of tho onb the auter, and thou schalt
brenne the ynnere fatnesse in to swettist
odourc to the Lord. Forsothed the fleischis6 \s
schulen falle in to thin vss, as the brest
halewid and the ri3t schuldur, schulen be
thine. Y 3aff to the and to thi sones lit
and dou3triss, bi euerlastynge ri3t, alle the
firste fruytis of seyntuarie h, whiche' the
sones of Israel offren to the Lord ; it is
euerlastynge couenant of saltk bifor the
Lord, to thee, and to thi sones. And the 20
Lord seide to Aaron, 3e schulen not welde
ony thing1 in the lond of hemm, nether 36
schulen haue part among hem ; Y am thi
part and erytage", in the0 myddis of the
ciene, and
Lire here. CK
ux.
doujtren BDEFH. r Om. BDEFH. s jenbiggynge BDEFH. * Om. D. u the BDEFH.
1 tho thingis is. "> haue joue is. n merowe or the beste is. ° Om. A sec. m. MORSW. P thingis s.
1 that is. r comith is. s forth of is. t that i. u Om. ORST sec. m. w. v bigeten i. w that is,
* Om. is. y the seyntuarie is. z an oxe is. a heelde I. ^ vpon is. c smelling is. <• Sothely is.
e fleishe i. f haue jouen is. S thi doujtris i. to thi doujtris s. h the seyntuarie is. ' the whiche i.
k salt, that is, of stidfastnesse BCEGKLNOPQX. of salt, or durable is. ' thing of heritage is. m Israel is.
n thin erytage is. ° Om. is.
416
NUMBERS.
XVIII. 21 — 32.
tage, in the myddil of the semes ofYrael.
21 To the sones forsothe of Leuy Y haue
3yue alle the dyrnes of Yrael into posses-
sioun, for the seruyce that thei seruen to
me in the tabernacle of the boond of pees ;
22 that the sones of Yrael comen nomore
ny3 to the tabernacle of the boond of
pees, ne doo synne that bryngith yn
2sdeeth, oonly the sones of Leuy, to me
in the tabernacle seruynge, and berynge
the synnes of the puple ; lawful euerlast-
ynge it shal be in 3oure generaciouns.
24 Noon other thing thei shulen weelde, of
the offrynge of dymes payed, the whiche
into the vsis of hem and necessaries Y
25 haue seuerde. And the Lord spak to
2cMoyses, seiynge, Comaund to the Le-
uytes, and tel out, Whanne 36 taken
dymes of the sones of Yrael, that Y haue
3yue to 3ow, the firste fruytis of hem
offre 36 to the Lord, that is, the tenthe
27 part of the dyme, that it be put to 3ow
in the offrynge of the cheef thingis, as
28 wel of the flores as of the pressis ; and
of alle thingis of the whiche 36 taken the
firste fruytis, offre 36 to the Lord, and
293yuew to Aaron, the preest. Alle thingis
that 36 offren of dymes, and into the 3iftis
of the Lord 36 shulen seuere, the best
so and chosen allex shulen be. And thow
shalt seye to hem, If the more clene and
the beter eche thingis 36 offren to the
Lord of the dymes, it shal be put to 3ow,
as of the flore and of the presse 56 3euen
31 the firste fruytis. And 36 shulen eete
hem in alle 3oure places, as wel 30 as 3oure
meyne, for prijs it is for the seruyce that
36 seruen in the tabernacle of witness-
32 ynge. And 36 shulen not synne vpon that,
the noble and the fatt to 3ow reseruynge,
lest 36 poluten the offrynge of the sones
of Yrael, and dyen.
vpon tithis- s-
sones of Israel. Forsothei' Y 3af to the 21
sones of Leuy alle the tithis of Israel in
to possessioun, for the seruyce bii whyche
thei seruen mer in the tabernacle of boond
of pees ; that8 the sones of Israel nei3e no 22
more to the ' tabernacle of1 boond of pees,
nether dou dedli synne v. To the sones 23
aloone of Leuy, seruynge me in the taber-
nacle, and berynge the 'synnes of the pu-
plew, itx schal be a lawful thing euerlast-
ynge in 3oure generaciounsj. Thei schulen 24 j to nitre in to
welde noon other thing, and thei schulen
be apeied with the offryng of tithis, whiche?
Y departide in to vsis and necessaries of
hem. And the Lord spak to Moises and 25
seide, Comaunde thou, and denounse2 to 26
the dekenes, Whanne 36 han take tithis of
the sones of Israel, whiche Y 3af to 3011,
offre 3ea the firste fruytis of tho to the
Lord, that is, the tenthe part of the dymeb,
that it be arettidc to 3ou in to offryng of 27
the firste fruytis, as wel of cornd flooris
as of pressise ; and of alle thingis of whiche 28
36 taken tithis, offre 36 the firste fruytis to
the Lord, and 3yue 3ef to^ Aaron, preesth.
Alle thingis whiche 36 schulen offre of29
tithis, and schulen' departe in to the 3iftis
of the Lord, schulen be the beste, and alle
chosun1' thingis. And thou schalt seye to so
hem, If 36 offren to the Lord alle the clere1
and betere thingis of tithis, it schal be
arettid™ to 3ou, as if 36 3auen the firste
fruitis of the corn floor and presse". And 31
36° schulen ete tho tithis in alle 3oure
placis, as wel 36 as 3oure meyneesi', for it
is thei prijs forr the seruyce, ins whiche
36 seruen in the tabernacle of witnessyng.
And 36 schulen not do synne on' this 32
thing, 'and resserueu noble thingis and fat
to 3ou, lest 36 defoulen the offryngis of the n ««/ if the
sones of Israel ||, and 3e dien*. %?%"&
KUX.
jeueth BDEFH. * alle thei E.
P Sothely is. 1 Om. s. r to me is. s and s. * Om. s. u do thei s. v Om. s. w puples synnes is.
x Om. is. 7 the whiche I. z schewe is. a Om. D. b tenthe is. c put is. d the corn is. e the pressis is.
f Om. s. S tho to is. h the preest IKS. ' the whiche je schulen I. whiche je schulen s. k the chois i.
chois s. 1 clene is. m put is. n of the presse is. ° je dekenes i. the dekenis s. P meynee s.
1 Om. is. r of s. s for IKST sec. m. RW. * vpon s. u reseruynge is. v dien, if y doon
this BC.
XIX. I 12.
NUMBERS.
417
CAP. XIX.
1 And the Lord spak to Moyses and
2 Aaron, seiynge, This the religioun of
slayn offrynge, that the Lord hath or-
deynde. Comaunde to the sones of Yrael,
that thei brengen forthe a reede kowe of
hool age, in the which no spot be, ne
aberith 3ok. And 36 shulen take hir to
Elyazar, the preest, the which hir, lad out
of the tentes, shal offre in the si3t of alle ;
4 and wetynge the fyngre in hir blood,
shal spreynge a3ens the 3ates of the ta-
5 bernacle seuen sithes. And he shal bren
hir, alle men seynge, as wel with skynne
and flesh of hir as with the blood and
e dryt, to the flawme 36 shulen take. Ce-
dre forsothe tree, and ysoop, and 'fijr
reede silk? twies died, the preest shal
putte into the flawme that vowrith the
7 kowe. And thanne at the last, the clothis
wasshid, and his body, he shall goo into
the tentes, and he shal be defoulid vnto
« the euen. But and he that shal brenne
hir, shal wasshe his clothis, and bodi, and
9 vnclene shal be vnto the euen. A clene
forsothe man shal gedre the asken of the
kowe, and heelde hem out of the tentes in
the moost clene place, that thei ben to the
multitude of the sones of Yrael into kep-
ynge, and into water of sprengynge ; for
10 for synne the kowe is brent. And whanne
he hath wasshe his clothes, that beer the
askisz of the kowe, he shal be vnclene
vnto the euen. And the sones of Yrael,
and comlyngisa that dwellen amonge hem,
11 shulen han this holi bi perpetuel rijt. He
that towchith the careyn of a man, and
12 for that seuen daies were vnclene, he shal
be spreynt of this water the thridde
day, and the seuenthe, and so he shal be
tl at is, with-
oute diiicrsitr
of ony colour.
Lire here. OK
CAP. XIX.
And the Lord spak to Moises and toi
Aaron, and seide, This is the religioun of 2
sacrifice, which w the Lord ordeynede. Co-
maunde thou to the sones of Israel, that
thei brynge to thee a reed cow of hool
agef, in which" is no wem, nether sche^ finEbruitis,
hath bore 3ok. And 36 schulen bitake hirs
to Eleazar, preest2, which* schal offre ''the
cowb, led out of thec tentis, in the si3t of
alle men. And he schal dippe his fyngur4
in the blood therof, and schald sprynge
seuene sithis a3ens the 3atis of the taber-
nacle. And he schal brenne that cow, 5
while alle men sien ; and he schal 3yue as
wel the skyn and fleischis6 therof as the
blood and dungf to flawme^. Also the 6
preest schal 'sende a tre of cedreh, and
ysope, and reed threed died twies, into the'
flawme k that deuourith1 the cow. And?
thanne at the laste, whanne hise11' clothis
'and bodi" ben waischun, he schal entre in
to the tentis, and he schal be defoulid0 'til
toP euentid. But also he that brente thes
cow1!, schal waische hise clothis, and bodir,
and he schal be vncleene 'til tos euentid1.
Forsothe" a cleene man schal gadere the 9
aischis of the cowv, and schalw schedex out
tho> with out the tentis, in a place moost
cleene, that thoz be toa theb multitude
of the sones of Israel in to keping, and in
to watir of spryngyng ; for thec cow is
brent for synne. And whanne he that 10
bard the aischis of the cow, hath waische
hise clothis, he schal be vncleene 'til toe
euentid. And the sones of Israel, and
comelyngisf that dwellen among hem,
schulen haues thish hooli bi euerlastynge
lawe. He that touchith a deed bodi ofn
man1, and is vncleene for thisk bi seuene
y cook E pr.m. z aschen D. a the comlyngis E.
w that is. * whom is. y it i. Om. RST sec. m. z the preest is. a that is. & hir i. that cow s.
c Om. o sec. m. d he schal is. e the fleishe is. f the dung is. S brennyng is. h putte wode of
cedre i. putte cedre wood s. ' Om. o. k fijr is. 1 brenneth is. m the preestis is. n Om. o. and
his bodi is. ° vnclene is. P vnto the is. to o sec. m. til to the K. q he for tvhmn the cow was brent
\offrid s] is. marg. r his bodi is. s vnto is. to o sec. m. * the euentid IKS. u sothely is. v brent
cow s. w he schal is. x heelde hem i. shede hem s. y Om. is. z tho ai.ihes is. a into n. b Om. B.
c that is. <1 bar out is. e vnto the is. til to the K. f the comelyngis is. 8 han or holde s. h this
doyng is. ' a man i. k this louchinge s.
3 H
418
NUMBERS.
XIX. 13 — 21.
clensid. If the thridde day he were not
spreynt, the seuenthe day he may not be
13 maad vtterly clene. Al that towchith of
mannus soul the fain to deeth, and with
this mengynge were not spreynt, he po-
lutith the tabernacle of the Lord, and
shal perishe fro Yrael ; for with the wa-
ter of purgynge he is not spreynt, he
shal be vnclene, and his filthe shal dwelle
u vpon hym. This is the lawe of man that
dieth in the tabernacle; eche that goth
into the tente of hym, and alle the ves-
sels that there ben, shal be polutid seuen
15 daies. The vessel that hath not a couer-
ynge, ne byndynge there aboue, shal be
1 6 vnclene. If eny man towche in the feeldea
a careyn of a slayn man, or of the bi hym
silf deed, othir the mouthb of hym, or the
sepulcre, shal be vnclene seuen daies.
17 And thei shulen take of the askes of
brennynge, andc of synne, andec thei shu-
len putte quyk waters vpon hem, into the
is vessel ; in the which whanne a clene man
wetith ysoop, he shal sprenge of it the
tente, and al the purtenaunce, and the
polut men with siche a maner towch-
isynge. And with this maner the clene
shal goo about the vnclene, the thridde
and the seuenthe day; and clensid the
seuenthe day, he shal wasshe hym silf,
and his clothis, and vnclene he shal be
2ovnto the euen. If eny man with this rijt
were not purgid, shal perishe the soule of
hym fro the myddil of the chirche ; for
the seyntuarie of the Lord he polutide,
and he is not spreynt with the water of
21 enuyrownynge. This shal be the heest
lawful euerlastynge. He forsothe that
shal sprenge the watrys, shal wasshe his
clothis ; eched that towchith the watris
of purgynge, shal be vnclene vnto the
daies, schal1 be spreynt of this watir in the 12
thridde, and in the seuenthe dai ; and so
he schal be clensid. If he is not spreynt
in the thridde dai, he schal not mow be
clensid in the™ seuenthe dai. Echn that is
touchith the0 deed bodi bi it silf of P man-
nus soulei, and is not spreynt with thisr
medlyng8, defoulith the 'tabernacle of the
Lord l, and he schal perische fro Israel ;
for he is not spreynt with the waterisu of
clensyng, he schal be vncleene, and his
filthe schal dwelle onv hym. This is the u
lawe of a man that dieth in the taber-
nacle; allew that entren in to his tente,
and alle vesselsx that ben there, schulen be
defoulid bi seuene daies. A vessel that \r>
hath not an hilyng, nethir a byndyngJ"
aboue, schal be vncleene. If ony man ic
touchith the deed bodi of manz slayn in
the" feeld, ether deed bi hym silf, ether a
boonb, ether c thed sepulcre 'of hyme, he
schal be vncleene bi seuene daies. And 17
thei schulen take vof thef aischis of the
brennyng, and of the synnes, and thei
schulen sendeh quyk1 watris in to a ves-
sel onk tho1 aischis; in whiche whanne 'am
cleenem man hath dippid ysope, he schaln
spreynge therof0 theP tente, and al the
purtenaunce of howsholdS and menr de-
foulid bis sich defoulyng. And in thisio
maner a cleene man schal dense an vn-
cleene*, in the thridde and inu thev se-
uenthe dai ; and he schalw be clensid in
the seuenthe dai. Andx he schal waische
hym silf, and hise clothis, and he schal be
vncleene 'til toy euentidz. If ony mana is 20
not clensid bi this custom, the soule of
hym schal perische fro theb myddis of the
chirche; for he defoulith the 'seyntuarie
of the Lordc, and isd not spreynt with the
watir of clensyng. This comaundementc 21
b bon D. c Oin. AD. cc Om. D. d eche thing A.
1 he schal IST pr. m. m Om. D. a ech man CK. ° a is. P on c. 1 kynde is. r his s. a of water
and aschis s marg. t Lordis tabernacle is. u watir plures. v vpon is. w alle men is. * the vessels is.
y bidinge s. z a man BIS. a Om. ELP. l> boon of him is. c of s. d Om. c. his is. e Om. is.
f Om. IRST pr. m. w. B synne, that is, of the cow offrid for synne BCEGIKLNPQSX. h putte is.
quyk T pr. m. k vpon is. 1 thilke i. m Om. s. 'n Om. Q. ° ther with is. P al the K sec. m.
howshold is. f the men also is. s with s.
thanne s. * Om. s. y vnto is. to o. z the euentid IKS.
d he is is. e heest is.
* vncleene thing is.
the
1 the
« Om. BCFKX. v Om. BP. w schal
Om. A. b Om. s. = Lordis seyntuarie is.
XIX. 22 — XX. 8.
NUMBERS.
419
22 euen. What thing the vnclene towchith,
he shal make vnclene; and the soule that
of thes thingis eny thing towchith, shal
be vnclenem vnto the euen.
CAP. XX.
i And the sones of Yrael camen, and at
the multitude into the deseert of Syn, the
firste moneth. And the puple dwelte in
Cades ; and Mary is there deed, and by-
aryed in the same place. And whanne
the puple nedide water, thei camen a3ens
.•{ Moises and Aaron, and, turned into dis-
sencioun, seiden, Wold God we hadden
perisshide amonge oure britheren, before
4 the Lord. Whi ban }e ladde out the
chirche of the Lord into wilderenes, that
5 and we and oure beestis dyen ? Whi ban
36 maad vs to stie vp fro Egipt, and 36
han ladde into this worst place, that may
not be sowide, the whiche ne fige getith,
ne vynes, ne powmgarnettis, 'more ouerf
« and water it hath not to drynke ? And
Moyses and Aaron, the multitude laft,
goon into the tabernacle of the boond of
pees, fellen down redi into the erthe, and
cryeden to God, and seiden, Lord God,
here the crye of this puple, and opyn to
hem thi tresour, the welle of quyk wa-
ter, that, hem fillid, ceese her grutchynge.
And the glorye of the Lord aperide vpon
7 hem ; and the Lord spak to Moyses, sei-
Bynge, Tak the 3erde, and gedre the pu-
ple, thow, and Aaron thi brother ; and
speke 36 to the stoon before hem, and it
shal 3yue watris. And whanne thow hast
ladde out water fro the stoon, shal drynke
al the multitude, and the beestis of it.
schal be a lawful thing euerlastynge. Also
he that schal sprenge the watris schal
waische his clothis ; ech man that touchith
the watris of clensyng, schal be vncleene
'til tof euentids. What euer thing an vn-22
cleene man touchith, he schal make ith vn-
cleene ; and a soule1 that touchith ony of
these thingis ^defoulid sok, schal be vn-
cleene vtil to1 euentid1".
CAP. XX.
And the sones of Israel and al the mul- 1
titude camen in to the" deseert of Syn°,
in the firste monethePf. And the puple
dwellide in Cades ; and Mariei was deed
there, and biried in the same place. And 2
whanne the puple hadde nede to watir,
thei 3eden togiderer a3ens Moises and Aa-
ron ; and thei weren turned in to dissen- -A
siouns|, and seiden, We wolden that we
hadden perischid among oure britheren
bifor the Lord. Whi han 36 led out the 4
chirche of the Lord in to wildirnesse, that
bothe we and oure beestis* die ? Whi han r>
36 maad vs to stieu from Egipt, and han
brou3t vsv in to this werste place, whichw
may not be sowun, which nether bryngith
forthx fige tre, nether? vineris", nether pum-
granatis, ferthermore and hath8 not watir
to drynke? And whanne the multitude was u
left, Moises and Aaron entriden in to the
tabernacle of boond of pees, and feldenb
lowe toc erthed, and crieden6 to God, and
seiden, Lord God, here the cry of this pu-
ple, and opene to hem thi tresour, a welle
of quyk watir, that whanne thei ben fillid,
the grutchyng of hem ceesse. And the
glorie of the Lord apperide onf hem ; and 7
the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Takeo
the 3erde£||, and gadereh the puple, thou,
and Aaron thi brother ; and speke 36 to
the stoon bifore hern, and it schal 3yue!
watris. And whanne thou hast led watir
t in tJieJirste
monethe of the
xl. jeer fro the
going out of
Egipt. Lire
here. CCKQX.
+ in to disstn-
cioua, that i?,
rebelte and
strynyng. Lirr
here,
|| the itrde, this
was the jei'de
of Aaron. lArt
here. c.
e sowe c. sowen D.
ouer mor CE.
f vnto is. 8 the euentid IKS. h Om. plures. >lijf is. k Om. i. thus defoulid s. 1 vnto is.
to o sec.m. n» the euentid IKS. n Om. plures. ° Synae s. P of the fourtithe yer s marg. 1 Moises
sister s marg. r grucchinge s marg. 8 rebelnesse is. * bretheren s. u go vp i. stie vp s.
v Om. A sec. m. BC. wthe which i. * Om. s. y ne is. z vynes is. a it hath is. b thei fellen doun is.
c vpon is. into K. d the erthe EIKLPS. e thei crieden is. f vpon is. K jerde of Aaron B. tvitk whiche
thou .tmot the reed see, s marg. h gadre togidre is. ' }yue out is.
3 H 2
420
NUMBERS.
XX. 9 — 19.
9 Thanne Moyses took the 3erde, that was
in the si3t of the Lord, as he comaundide
ioto& hym, the multitude gedryd before the
stoon ; and he seyde to hem, Here }e, re-
bells11 and harde to bileue ; whether of
this stoon water to }ow we mowen cast
u out? And whanne Moyses hadde areryde1
the hoond, smytynge with the 3erde twijs
the flynt, wenten out moost large watris,
so that the puple my3t drynke, and the
I2beestis. And the Lord seide to Moyses
and Aaron, For 36 bileuedenk not to me,
that 36 halweden me before the sones of
Irael, 36 shulen not lede in thes puples
into the loond that I shal 3yue to hem.
is This is the water of contradiccioun ; there
the sones of Yrael iangleden a3ens the
14 Lord, and he is halwid in hem. Moyses
there amonge sente messengers fro Cades
to the kyng of Edom, the whiche shulden
seie, Thes thingis sendith to thee thi bro-
ther Yrael. Thow hast knowun al the
istraueyl that hath cau3t vs, what maner
oure faders descendiden into Egipt, and
we han dwelte there myche tyme, and
the Egipciens han tourmentide vs, and
16 oure fadres ; and what maner wyse we
han cried to the Lord, and he hath herd
vs, and he hath sent an aungel, that hath
ladde vs out of Egipte. And loo ! we sett
in the cytee of Cades, that is in thin ut-
17 termoost1 coostis, bisechen, that to vs it
be leueful to passe bi thi loond ; we shu-
len not goo bi feeldis, ne bi vynes, ne
we shulen drynke watris of thi pittis ;
but we shulen goo the comoun weye, ne
to the ry3t ne to the left bowynge, to
IB the tyme that we passen thi coostis. To
whom answerde Edom, 3e shulen not
passe bi me, ellis armed Y shal come
ina3ens thee. And the sones of Yrael
seyden, Bi the berydm weye we shulen
out of the stoon, al the multitude schal
drynke, and thek beestis therof ^schulden
drynke^. Therform Moises took the 3erdeg
that was in the 'si3t of the Lord", as the
Lord comaundide to hym, whanne the 10
multitude was gaderid bifor the stoon ; and
he" seide to hem, Here? 36, rebeli and vn-
bileueful ; whether we mounr brynge out
of this stoon8 watir to 3ou? And whanne n
Moises hadde reisid the4 hond, and hadde
smyte the flynt twies with the 3erde,
largeste" watris 3eden out, so that the pu-
ple drank, and thev beestis drunken*. And 12
the Lord seide to Moises and to Aaron,
For 36 bileueden not to me, that 36 schul-
den halewe me*}; bifor the sones of Israel, : //.«< ?« sehui
, , T ,! , . ., den halewe me
36 schulen not lede these^ puples in to the that is, in w-
lond which2 Y schal 5yue to hem. This 13
is the watir of a3enseiyng ; there the sones
J B "
of Israel stryueden a3ens the Lord, and he
. T
Was halewid in hema. in the meene
Moises sente messangeres fro Cades to the
kyng of Edom, whicheb seidenc, Israel thi
brother sendith these thingesd. Thou know- the «>ntrarie,
therfor je schu-
ist al the trauel that tooke vs, hou oure 15 len not lede,
. T-\ • f an(' so forth.
fadns 3eden doun in to Egipt1, and we Lire here. c.
dwelliden there myche tyme, and Egip-
cians& turmentiden vs and oure fadris ;
and hou we crieden to the Lord, and he ic
herde vs, and sente11 an aungel that ledde
vs out of Egipt'. And lo ! we ben set in
the citee of Cades, whichk is in thi laste1
coostis, and we bisechen™ that it be leue- 17
ful to vs to passe thorou thi lond ; we
schulen not go11 bi feeldis0, nether bi vyne-
risi", nether we schulen drynke watris of
thi pittis ; but we schulen go in the comyn
weie, and we schulen not bowe toi the ri3t
side, netherr to the left side, til we passen
thi termess. To whom Edom answeride, is
3e schulen not passe bi me, ellis* Y schal
be armed, and come a3ens thee. And the 10
thorou filling
of my Mhcest,
in pro-
out doute
S Om. c sec. m.
m berdyd B.
h rebel CE. the rebelles H. ' rend c. k leueden BCDEFH. l utmost c. otemost E.
k her is. l Om. i. m thanne i. n Lordis sijt is. ° Moyses is.' P heereth is. 1 rebel men s.
r moun not is. s Om. s. * his is. u moost large is. v her is. w Om. IRST sec. m. x me or sherve me
hooly s. y this A. z that is. a makinge hem to knome his holines. s marg. D the whiche i. c seiden to
him s. d thingis to thee i. tithingis to thee s. e hath taken is. f out of Canaan s marg. S the men of
Egipt is. h he sente is. ' the lond of Egipt ELP. k that is. ' vttermest is. m bisechen thee is.
n harming thee s marg. ° thi feeldis is. thi is. P thi vyneris i. thi vynes s. 1 neither to is. r ne is.
3 coostis is. * but thou here me s marg.
XX. 20 XXI. 2.
NUMBERS.
421
goon, and if we shulen drynke thi wa-
tris, we and oure beestis, we shulen 3yue
that is ri3t ; no difficulte shal be in the
2oprijs, oonli swiftly passe we. And he
answerde,3e shulen not passe. And anoon
metynge he wente out, with a multitude
with out noumbre, and with a stronge
21 hoond, and he wolde not assente to hym
preiynge, that he graunte passynge bi his
coostis. Wherfor turnede aside fro hym
22Yrael. And whanne thei hadden meuyde
tends fro Cades, thei camen into the hil
of Hor, that is in the coostis of the loond
23 of Edom ; where the Lord spak to Moy-
24 ses, Aaron, he seith, go he to his puplis ;
forsothe he shal not goo into the loorid
that I haue 3eue to the sones of Yrael,
forthi that he were harde of bileue to
my mouth, at the watris of contradic-
ascioun. Tak Aaron, and his sone with
hym, and thow shalt lede hem into the
26 hil of Hor ; and whanne thow hast made
nakyd the fader of his clooth, thow shalt
clothe with it Eleazar, his sone, and Aa-
ron shal be leide togidre, and die there.
27 And Moyses dide as the Lord comaund-
ide ; and thei stieden vp into the hil of
28 Hor, before al the multitude. And
whanne Aaron he hadde spuylid his
clothis, he clothide with hem Eleazar, his
29 sone ; and hym deed in the brenk of the
so hil, he descendide with Eleazar. Al for-
sothe the multitude seynge Aaron to haue
died, wept vpon hym thretti dayes, bi alle
her meynees.
CAP. XXI.
i That whanne Arad, the Chanane kyng,
that dwellide at the south, hadde herde,
that Yrael was comen bi the espiours
weye, fau3te a3ens hym, and ouercomer
2beynge, brou3te of hym a prey. And
Yrael bi vowe hym silf to the Lord
obleschynge", seith, If thow takist0 this
sones of Israel seiden, We schulen go bi
the weie comynli vsid, and if we and oure
beestis drynken thi watris, we schulen 3yueu
that that is iust; noonv hardnesse schal be
in prijsw, onely" passe we swiftliy. And 20
he answeride, 3e schulen not passez. And
anoon he 3ede out a3ens Israel, with a
multitude without noumbre, and 'strong
honda, nether he wolde assente to Israel^
bisechynge, that he schulde graunte pas-
sage1* bi hise coostis. Wherfor Israel turn-
ede awey fro hym. And whannec theid22
hadden moued tends6 fro Cades, thei carnen
in to the hil of Hor, whichf is in the endis
of the lond of Edom ; where the Lord spak 23
to Moyses and seide, Aaron go to his pu-24
pless ; for he schal not entre in to the lond
which'1 Y 3af to the sones of Israel, for he
was vnbileueful to my mouth', at the wa-
tris of a3enseiyng. Take thou Aaron, and 25
his sone with hym, and thou schalt lede
hem in to the hil of Hor ; and whanne 26
thou hast maad nakid the fadir of his
clotht, thou schalt clothe 'with itk Eleazar, t cioih, that is,
_•_.-.. tlie bischops
his sone, and Aaron schal be gederid, and coote. Lire
schal1 die there. Moises1" dide as the Lord 27
comaundide ; and thei stieden in to the hil
of Hor, bifor al the multitude. And whanne 28
hen hadde maad nakid Aaron of hise clothis,
he clothide0 with tho Eleazar, his sone.
Sotheli whanne Aaron was deed in the 29
'cop of the hilP, Moises cam doun with
Eleazar. Sotheli al the multitude si3 that so
Aaron was deed, and weptei onr hym
thretti daies, bi alle her meynees.
CAP. XXI.
And whanne3 Chananei, the kyng ofi
Arad, that dwellide at the south, hadde
herd this, that is, that Israel cam bi the
weye of aspieris, he fau3t a3ens hem ; and
Chananei was ouercomere4 and leddeu pray v
of Israelw. And Israel bounde hym sylf bi 2
avow to the Lord, and seide, If thou schalt
n obeshynge AH. ° take BCDEFH.
u jyue therfore is. T no is. w the prijs is. * paiynge, onely s. y in haaste i. swiftli bi thee s.
z passe bi me s. a with strong power is. b passyng is. c Om. i. <* Israel is. e her tentis is. f the
which i. g puple A pr. in. puplis, that is, dye he is. h that is. > word s. k therwith is. 1 Oin. is.
m And Moises is. n Moises is. ° clothith i. P hil cop s. 1 it wepte i. r vpon is. of o. s Om. s.
* the ouercomere is. u he ledde awey is. Y the prey i. w the men of Israel s.
422
NUMBERS.
XXI. 3 — 14-
puple in myn hoond, Y shal doo awey
3 his citees. And the Lord hathP harde
the preyers of Yrael, and hath take Cha-
nane ; the which hei hath slayn, turned
vpsedoun the citees of hym ; and he cle-
pide the name of that place Horma, that
4 is, a cursynge. And forsothe thei wenten
forth fro the hil of Hor, by the weie that
ledith to the reede see, that thei my3ten
goo about the loond of Edom ; and it bi-
ganne to greue the puple, of the weie
5 and of the traueyl. And spekenr ajens
the Lord and Moyses, seith, Whi hast
thow ladde vs out of Egipte, that we
dien in wildirnes ? there faylith to vs
breed, watris there ben not ; oure soule
now wlatith vpon this moost Ii3t meet.
fiWherfore the Lord hath sente into the
puple eddres a fier ; at whos wound is
7 and dethes of rnanye, thei comen to Moy-
ses, and seiden, We ban synned, for we
han spoken ajens the Lord and thee ;
«prey, that he take fro vs eddres. And
Moyses preiede for the puple ; and the
Lord spak to hym, Mak a brasun addre,
and put it8 for a tokne ; who smytun bi-
oholdith' it, shal lyue. Thanne Moyses
maade a brasun eddre, and putte for a
signe ; whom the smytun biholdynge,
10 were maad hool. And the sones of Yrael
11 goon forthe, setten tentis in Oboth ; fro
whens goon out, thei pi3ten tentis in Jea-
barym, in the wildernes, that biholdith
i2Moab, a3ens the eest coost. And fro
thens meuynge, thei camen to the ryn-
13 nynge water of Zareth ; the whiche leu-
ynge, thei setten tentis a3ens Arnon, that
is in deseert, and fer stondith" ouer inv
the coostis of Amorrey. Forsothe Ar-
nonw is the eende of Moab, dyuydynge
14 Moabites and Amorreis. Wherfor it is
seide in the book of bateyls of the Lord,
As he hath doo in the rede see, so he
bitake this puple in myn bond, Y schal do
awei 'the citees therof*. And the Lords
herde the preieris of Israel, and? bitookz
thea Chananey ; and Israel killid hym, and
distruyede hise citees ; andb clepidec the
name of that place Horma, that is, curs-
yng, "etkir hangyng upA. 'Forsothe thei6 4
3eden forth alsof fro the hil of Hor, bi the
weie that ledith to the reed see, that thei
schuldenS cumpasse the lond of Edom ;
and it bigan to anoye the puple, of the
weie and trauel. And the puple spaks
a3ens the Lord and Moises, and seide,
Whi leddist thou vs out of Egipt, that we
schulden die in wildirnesse ? breed failith,
watris ben not ; oure souleh wlatith1 now
onk this 'meete moost ^t1. Wherfor the 6
Lord sente 'firid serpentis" in to the pu-
ple ; at the woundis0 of whicheP serpentis'',
and ther dethis of ful many men, thei?
camen to Moyses, and seiden, We synned-
en% for we spaken a3ens the Lord and
thee ; preie thou, that he take awey fro vs
the serpentis. And Moises preiede for the 8
puple ; and the Lord seide1 to hym, Make
thou a serpent of bras*, and sette thou"
itv for a signewt ; he that is smytun and
biholdith it, schal lyue. Therfor Moyses o
made a serpent of bras, and settide* for a
signe ; and men smytun? and biholdynge
it, weren heelid. And the sones of Israel 10
3eden forth, and settiden tentis in Oboth ;ii
fro whennus thei 3eden forth, and settiden
tentis in Neabarym:):, in the wildirnesse, : that «, in
the trildirnessit
that biholdith Moab, a3ens the eest coost. „/ Abarym. BC
And thei moueden fro thennus, and camen 12 eh
to the stronde of Zareth; which thei leften, is
and settiden tentis a3ens Arnon, which2 is
in thea deseert, and apperithb in the coostis
of Amorrei. Forsothe0 Arnon is the termed
of Moab, and departith6 Moabitis and Am-
moreis. Wherfor it is seid in the book || 14 J
of batels of the Lord, As he dide in the word here sig.
neneth botlic
book and tell-
ing, c.
* «/ bras is not
here in Ebreu.
•f* a stgne, in
Ebreu it is, iu
a perclie. BC.
P Om. A. 1 Om. c. T spekeng A sec. in. spoken CE. s Om. A. * byholde DCEFH. u slant BCDEFH.
v Om. //. w Ermon AQFH,
* her citees is. y And he i. z bitook to hem is. bitook to p. » Om. plures. b and Israel is.
c callide I. d Om. i. e sothely, Israel is. f Om. is. S wolden i. h soulis ELP. » wlate plures.
wlaten ELP. k vpon is. I lijtist meete is. manna s marg. n firy eddris is. ° styngyngis is. P the
whiche i. i eddris is. r for the is. s han synned is. * spak plures. u Om. is. v it vp is. w tokene is.
bifore the peple s marg. x sette it vp is. settide it K. Y hurt is. z that is. a Om. s. b it apperith is.
c sothely is. d coost is. e it departith is.
XXI. 15 — 26.
NUMBERS.
423
shal doo in the rennynge watris of Ar-
ia nonx; the roches of the rennynge watris
ben bowid, that thei resten in Amon?,
and that thei liggenz in the coostis of
isMoabites. Of that place aperide a pitt,
vpon the which the Lord spak to Moyses,
Geder the puple, and I shal 3yue to hym
i7watir. Thanne Yrael song this ditee,
is Sty vp the pit ; thei songen togidre, The
pit that deluedena the prynces, and greith-
eden the dukis of the multitude, in the
3euer of the lawe, and in her staues. And
thei wenten fro the wildrenes of Mathana,
19 fro Mathana to Naaliel, fro Naaliel into
20 Bamoth ; Bamoth is a valey in the re-
gioun of Moab, in the frount of Phasga,
21 that biholdith a3ens the deseert. And
Yrael sent messangers to Seon, the kyng
22 of Amorreys, seiynge, I biseche that it
be leueful to me to passe bi thi loond ;
we shulen not bowe down to the rijt ne
to the left ; we shulen not passe bi feelds
and vynes, ne we shulen notb drynke wa-
tris of pittis ; the kyngis weye we shulen
goo, to the tyme that we passen thi
23 coostis. The which woold not graunt
that Yrael my3te passe bi his coostis, but
rath ir, the oost gedryd togidre, wente out
to mete in deseert. And he cam into
•24 Jasa, and he fau3te a3ens hym ; of whom
he is smytun in the mouth of the swerd,
and his loond is weeldid fro Arnori vnto
Jebboth and to the sones of Amon ; for
with a stronge helpe weren holde the
25 coostis of Amonytes. Thanne Irael took
alle the citees of hym, and dwelte in the
wallid towns of Amorrey, in Esebon that
.'6 is, and in the litil tounsc of it. The
cytee of Esebon was of Seon, the kyng
of Amorrey, that fai^te a3en the kyng
Moab, and took al the looud that was of
reed see, so he schal do in the strondis of
Arnon ; the harde rochis of the strondis is
weren bowidf, that thos schulen reste in
Arnonh, and schulden ligge in the coostis
of Moabitis. Fro that placet the pit ap- ie +/,•<> thai
peride, of which the Lord spak to Moyses, f/'u tims^ro"
Gadere thou1 the puple, and Y schal 3yue ^ jjj^*
watir to it. Thannek Israel soong this 17 camen to the
place, where
song, The pit| stie1 ; thei sungen togidere, is the pit WHS
The pit which"1 the princes diggiden, and A°""DC.
the duykis of the multitude maden redi",
in the 3yuere of the lawe, and0 in her
stauys. And thei 3eden forth fro the?
wildirnesse to Mathana, fro Mathana to is
Naaliel, fro Naaliel in to Bamoth ; Bamoth 20
is a valey in the cuntrey of Moab, in the
copi of Phasga, that biholdith a3ens the
deseert. Forsother Israel sente messan-2i
geris to Seon, kyngs of Ammorreis, and
seide, Y biseche* that it be leueful to me 22
to passe thorou thi loond ; we schulen not
bowe in to the11 feeldis and vynerisv ; we
schulen not drynke watris of pittisw ; we
schulen go in the kyngis weie, til we
passen thi termesx. Which? noldez graunte 23
that Israel schulde passe thur3 hise coostis,
but rather, whanne thea oost was gaderid,
he 3ede out a3ens Israel^, in to deseert.
And he cam in to Yasa, and fau3t a3ens
Israel; of whom he was smytun in the 21
scharpnesse of swerd, and his lond was
weldid0 fro Arnon vtil tod Jeboth and 'the
sones of Amon e ; for the termes f of A-
monytis weren holdun bis strong helph.
Therfor Israel took alle 'the citees of hym', 25
and dwellidenk in the citees of Amorrei,
that is, in Esebon, and hise1 townes. The2e
citee of Esebon was Scons'", kyng" of Am-
morei, which0 Seon fau3t a3ens the kyng
of Moab, and took? al the lond that was
of hisi lordschip, vtil tor Arnon. Therfor 27
1 Ermon A. Armon BDFH.
c lanys E pr. m.
y Armon AF. Arnon CE. z lien c. a doluen c. b Om. BCDEFH.
f bowid doun r. bowid or broken doun a. S thei is. h Arnon, or abide there s. ' thou togidre i.
k and thanne A pr. m. 1 stie vp is. m that is. n her herds to tronte her reulers vpberinge hem s marg.
0 Om. ELP. P that is. 1 heijt is. r sothely is. 8 the kyng i. l biseche thee is. u Om. plures.
thi is. T vynes is. w thi pittis is. x coostis s. y the which i. z wolde not i. a his is. b it i.
c weldid of Israel is. d vnto is. e Amons sonus is. or his oost s marg. l coostis is. S with is. k or
power s marg. ' his citees is. k dwellide BFIMO sec.m. s. ' in hise is* ** Seon s. n the kyng i.
0 the which i. P he took is. 1 Moabs is. r vnto is.
424
NUMBERS.
XXI. 27 — XXII. 4.
27 his comaundynge, vnto Arnon. Therfor
it is seyd in prouerbed, Come 36 into Ese-
bon, be bilde, and maad vp the citee of
28 Seon ; fier went out of Esebon, and
flawme of the wallid town of Seon, and
deuowryde Arnon of Moabites, and the
dwellers of the hie thingis of Arnon.
29 Woo to thee, Moab ! thow, puple of
Chamos, hast perishid ; he hath 3yue the
sones of hym into fli3t, and the doirjtren6
into caytiftee to Seon, the kyng of Amor-
30 reis ; the 3ok of hem he scatrede, fro Ese-
bon vnto Dibon; wery thei camen into
si Ophe, and vnto Medaba. And so Yrael
32 dwelt in the loond of Amorrey. And
Moyses sente 'the whichef shulden aspie
Jasar, whos litil towns thei token, and
asweeldeden the dwellers. And thei turn-
eden hem silf, and stieden vp bi the weie
of Basan. And a3en wente to hem Og,
the kyng of Basan, with al his puple, to
34 fi3tynges in Edray. And the Lord seide
to Moyses, Ne drede thow hym, for in
thin hoond Y haue takun hym, and al the
loond, and the puple of hym ; and thow
shalt doo to hym as thow hast doon to
Seon, the kyng of Amorreis, the dweller of
35 Esebon. Thow hast sinytun therfore and
this with his sones, and al his puple,
vnto the deth ; and thei weelden h the
loond of hym.
CAP. XXII.
i And thei goon forthe, settiden1 tentes
in the wijlde feeldes of Moab, where bi-
23onde Jordan Jericho is set. Seynge for-
sothe Balach, the sone of Sophor, alle
sthinges that Yrael dide to Amorrei, and
that Moabites dredden hym, and the
4 feersnes of hym thei my3ten not here, he
seide to the more thur3 birthe of Madian,
it is seid in prouerbef, Come 36 in to Ese-
i_ i_ -i i-'u-j j "A. f
bon, be it bildid, and maad the citee ot
Seon ; fier 3ede out of Esebon, flawme 3ede28
out of the citee8 *ethir greet castel* of"
Seon, and deuourydev Arw of Moabitis, and
the dwelleris of the 'hi3e places* of Arnon.
Moab, wo to thee ! thou, puple of Cha- 29
mos, perischidist>' ; it 3af the sones therof
in to fli3t, and the dou3tris in to caitifte
to Seon, kyngz of Ammoreis ; the 3oka of so
hembt perischide, fro Esebon 'til toc Di-
.
bon ; the wery men camen in to Jophe,
and 'til tod Medaba. And so Israel dwell- si KNUX
ide in the lond of Ammorrey. And Moisessa
sente men that schulden aspie Jaser, whos
'townes theie token, and weldiden the
dwelleris. And thei turniden hem silf, 33
and stiedenf bi the weie of Basan. And
Og, the kyng of Basan, with al his puple
cam a3ens hem, to fi^te in Edray. And 34
the Lord seide to Moises, Drede thou not
hym, for Y haue bitake hym«, and al his
loond, and puple1', in thin hoond ; and
thou schalt do to hym as thou didist to
Seon, kyng of Ammorreis, the1 dwellerek
of Esebon. Therfor thei1 smytiden"1 'bothess
hymn with hise sones and al his puple,
'til to0 deeth ; and theiP weldideni 'the
lond of hymr.
CAP. XXII.
And thei8 3eden forth, and settiden tentis i
in the feeldi places of Moab, where Jerico
is set ouer Jordan. Forsothe1 Balach, the 2
sone of Sephor, si3 alle thingis whicheu
Israel hadde do to Ammorrei, and that 3
men of Moab 'hadden dredv Israel, and
•f that is, in a
comown song
maad of the
l that is, the
lordschip of
and inii;ifti
not, \ 11 Elueu it
is, and Moab
mi3tenw not II berex the assailing of him?, wiatide the
sones of Is-
And hez seide to the grettere men in 4 raei, and this
seraetli tlie ve-
riere lettre.
Lire here. r.
rt the prouerbe A . e dojtres c. f that c. S fijte c. h weeldedyn E. ' sette c.
8 strong citee is. * Om. EILPS. u Om. 8. v it brente is. w Arnon s text, a cheef place marg.
x hei3tis i text, or hi} placis marg. Y hast perischid i. z the kyng K. a jok or lordship s. b Ammon-
ytis s marg. c vnto is. to o sec. m. d vnto i. to o sec. m. in to s. e rewmes Israel is. f wenten vp i.
stieden vp s. g Og is. h al hTs puple i. his puple s. ' and to the is. k duellers s. l Israel s.
m smeten EIP. smiten L. smote 8. n Og i. bothe Og s. ° vn to is. P Israel s. q dvvelliden
in p sec. m. dwellideu pr. m. r his lond is. s the sonus of Israel is. * sothcli is. u that is. v dred-
den is. w thei mijten is. x here or suffre s. X Israel is. z Balac is.
XXII. 5 — 1
NUMBERS.
425
So this puple shal doo awey alle that
in oure coostis dwellen, what maner is
woned an oxe to take eerbe vnto the
rotys. He forsothe was kyng that tyme
5in Moab. Thanne he sente messangers
to Balaam, the sone of Beor, dyuynour,
that dwelled vpon the flood of the loond
of the sones of Amon, that thei my3ten
clepe hym, and seye, Loo ! a peple is
goon out of Egipte, that couereth the vt-
termoostk of the erthe, sittynge a3ens
erne. Com therfore, and curs to this pu-
ple, for it is strenger than I, if eny maner
Y may smyte, and throwe hym out of
my loond ; Y haue1 knowun forsothe, that
he is blissid to whom thow blissist, and
cursid in whom thow castist cursyngis.
7 The aldren"1 of Moab and the more thur3
birthe of Madian wenten forthe, hauynge
prijs of the dyuynynge in the hoondes ;
and whanne thei weren comen to Ba-
laam, and hadden toold alle the wordes
s of Balach, he answerde, Dwelle 36 here
the ny3t, and Y shal answere what thing
shal seie to me the Lord. Hem forsothe
dwellynge anentis Balaam, cam God, and
9 seide to hym, What to hem wolen thes
10 men anent thee ? He answerde, Balac,
the sone of Sephor, kynge of Moabites,
1 1 sente to me, seynge, Loo ! the puple that
is goon out of Egipte couereth the vtter-
mostn of the loond ; come, and curse to
hem, if eny maner Y fi3tynge may dryue
12 hem out. And God seide to Balaam,
Wol thow not goo with hem, ne curs
13 thow to the puple, for it is blissid. The
which eerli arysynge0, seide to the
prynces, Goo 36 into 3oure loond, for God
hath defended me to come with 3ow.
uTheP princes, turned a3en, seiden to Ba-
15 lac, Balaam wold not come with vs. Eft-
sones he many mo, and nobler than he
lebifore hadde sent, sende ; the whiche
birthe of Madian, So this puple schal do
awei alle men that dwellen in oure coostis,
as an oxe is wont to do awei an eerbe 'til
toa the rootis. Forsotheb hec, 'that is, Ba-
laac^, was kyng in that tyme in Moab.
Therfor he sente messangeris to Balaam, 5
the sone of Beor, a fals diuynour, that
dwellide one the flood of the lond of the
sones of Amon, that thei schulden clepe
hym, and schulden seie, Lo ! a puple 3ede
out of Egipt, 'which puplef hilides the
face of ertheh, and sittith' a3ens me. Ther- c
for come thou, and curse this puple, whichk
is strongere than Y, if in ony maner Y
may smyte and dryue hym1 out of my
lond ; for Y knowe, that he is blissid
whom thou blissist, and he is cursid whom
thou hast cursid. The eldere men of;
Moab and the grettere™ men in birthe of
Madian 3eden forth, hauynge in hondis"
the prijs of fals dyuynyng ; and whanne
thei hadden come to Balaam, and hadden
teld to hym alle the0 wordis of Balaach,
he? answeride, Dwelle 36 here to ny3t, and 8
Y schal answere'i what euer thing the Lord
schal seie to me. Sotheli whiler thei dwell-
idenf ats Balaam, God cam, and seide to t thei dwelt-
iden. In Ebreu
hym, What wolen these men at1 thee too His, and the
hem silfu? Balaam answeride, Balaach, 10^°^°,, lltoa
the sone of Sephor, kyng of Moabitis, Balaam- c-
sente to me, and seide, Lo ! a puple whichv n
is gon out of Egipt hilidew the face of
erthex; come thou, and curse hem, if in
ony maner Y may fijte^, and dryue hymz
awey. And God seide to Balaam, Nyleia
thou go with hem, nether curse thou the
puple, for it is blessid. Which* Salaam is
roos eerli, and seide to the princes, Go 36
in to 3oure lond, for God forbeedb me to
come with 3ou. The princes turneden u
a3en, and seiden to Balaach, Balaam noldec
come with vs. Eft Balaach sente many 15
mo and noblere men, than he hadded sent
k ouermost c. ottmost E. l ha c. m eldere c. n vtmost c. ° risende c. P And the CE.
a vnto is. to o sec.m. b Sothely is. c Balac i. d Om. is. e on or ny$ s. { that I. which s. s hath
hilid is. h the erthe cis. ' rvithj'ul purpose s marg. k that is. ! Om. 8. m eldre I. n her hondis is.
" tho s. P Balam is. 1 to Balac s marg. r the while 8. s with is. ' with is. u Om. i. v that is.
» hath hilid is. * the erthe cis. Y fijte mith hem s. z hem is. a And is. b hath forbode is. cwolde
not i. d Om. IHST sec. m. w.
3 I
426
NUMBERS.
xxit. 17 — 28.
whanne thei weren comen to Balaam,
seiden, Thus seith Balac, the sone of Se-
phor, And tary thow not to come to me,
lyredi to worshipe thee ; and what euere
thow wolt, Y shal 3yue to thee ; com,
is and curs to this puple. Balaam an-
swerde, If Balac 3yue to me his hows ful
of siluer and of gold, Y shal not mowe
chaunge the word of my God, that otheri
lomore or lasse I speke. Y biseche, that
here 36 dwellen also1" in this ny3t, that Y
may wite what to me eft the Lord an-
20 swerith 8. Thanne the Lord cam to Ba-
laam the ny3t, and seith to hym, If thes
men comen to clepe thee, aryse1, and go
with hem, so oonly that that Y comaunde
21 to thee, thow doo. Balaam roos eerlich,
and maad redy the shee asse, wente
22forthe with hem. And God is wrooth.
And anu aungel of the Lord stood in the
weye a3ens Balaam, that satt to the asse,
and two children with hym he haddev.
23 The asse biholdynge an aungel stond-
ynge in the weye, with a swerd drawun
out, turnede hir out of the weie, and
wente hi the feelde. The which whanne
Balaam bette, and wold lede a3en to the
24 path, the aungel stood in thew narwenes
of two stonen wallis, to the whiche vynes
25 weren boundun. Whom seynge, the asse
ioynede hymx silf to the wal, and brisidexx
the foot of the sitter ; and he eftsones
26 bette. And neuerthelater? the aungel to
a streyt place goynge, where nother at
the ri3t ne at the left my3t goon out of
27 the weie, metynge stood. And whanne
the asse hadde seen the aungel stond-
ynge, she felle down vndir the feet of the
sitter, the which more hydowsly wrooth,
28 bette with a staf the sides of hir. And
the Lord openyde the mouth of the asse,
bifore ; whiche6 seiden, whanne thei had- 10
den come to Balaam, Balaach, the sone of
Sephor, seith thus, Tarye thou not to come
to me, redi to onoure thee; andf what 17
euer thing thou? wolt, Y schal 3yue to
thee ; come thou, and curse this puple.
Balaam answeride, Thou3h Balaach schal is
3yue to me his howsful of siluer and of
gold, Y schal not mowe chaunge the word
of my God, that Y speke ethir more ethir1
lesse. Y biseche k, that 3C1 dwelle™ here 19
also inn this ny3t, that Y may wite what
the Lord schal answere eft to me. Ther-20
for the Lord cam to Balaam in the0 ny3t,
and seide to hym, If these men comen to
clepe thee, rise thou, and go with hem, so
oneli that thou do that that Y schal co-
maunde to thee. Balaam roos eerli, and 21
whanne his femal? asse was sadelid, he
3ede forth with hem. And God was 22
wrooth i. And the 'aungel of the Lord1"
stood in the weie a3ens Balam, that sat
ons the femal1 asse, and hadde" twei chil-
dren with hym. The femalv asse si3 the 2.1
aungel stondynge in the weie, with swerdw
drawun, and 'turnede aweix hir silf fro
the weie, and 3ede bi the feeld. And
whanne Balaam beet hir, and wolde lede^
a3en to the path, the aungel stood in the 24
streitnessis2 of twei wallis, with whiche a
theb vynerisc weren cumpassid. And the 25
femal asse si3 the aungel, and ioyneded hir
silf toe the wal, and hurtlidef the foot of
the sittere?; and he beet eft 'the asse*.
And neuer the lesse1 the aungel 3edek to 20
the1 streit place™, where me" 'my3te not
go0 out of the weie, nether to the ri3t side
netherP to the left sidei, and stood a3ens
hymr. And whanne the femals asse 81327
the aungel stondynge, sche felde doun vn-
dir the feet of the sittere1, which" was
Q or CE. r Om. A. s answer BCDEFH. *• ris c.
y nerthelater B.
11 the c. v ladde c. w Om. A. * hir c. « brosede CD.
e the whiche i. f Om. s. e that thou L. h 3if is. ' or is. k biseche JOM s. 1 1 GQ. m dwelle
with me s. n Om. c. ° that is. P sche is. <1 with Balaam s marg. r Lordis aungel is. s vpon is.
1 sche is. u Balaam hadde is. T Om. IDS. w a swerd is. x the asse turnide is. y lede hir IKS.
z streitnesse plures. a the whiche i. b Om. is. c vynes is. d sche jede is. e nij to is. f sche
hurtlide is. S sittere vpon hir s. h hir IKS. Om. plures. ' nethelesse IRST. k wente L. 1 a is.
m place and stode ajens Balaam s. n men B pr. m. Om. is. ° was no goyng is. P ne EILPS. <1 Om.
IRST sec. m. r Balaam i. s Om. is. * sittere vpon hir s. u the which I.
XXII. 29—39-
NUMBERS.
427
and she spak, What haue I doo to thee ?
whi smytist thow me, loo ! now the
20 thridde tyme ? Balaam answerde, For
thou hast deseruyde, and bigilide me ;
wold God Y hadde a swerd, that I my3te
so smyte thee. And the asse seide, Whethir
Y am not thi beeste, to the2 which euer-
more thow were wont to sitte vnto the
day that is now ? sey, what thing lijk
euer Y dide to thee ? And he seith,
si Neuer. Arioon the Lord openyde the
eyen of Balaam, and he see3 an aungel
stondynge in the weie, holdynge a drawun
swerd in the hoond ; and he lowtide hym
32 redi toa the erthe. To whom the aungel,
Whi, he seith, thries thow hast bette thin
asse ? Y am comen, that I be aduersarie
to thee, for shrewid is thi weie, and con-
33 trarie to me ; and but the asse hadde
bowide fro the weye, 3yuynge stede to
the withstonder, thee I hadde slayn, and
34 she shulde haue lyued. And Balaam
seide, I haue synned, vnwitynge that
thow stood a3ens me ; and now, if it dis-
plese to thee that Y goo, Y shal turne
3533en. The aungel seith, Go with these,
but be war lest eny other thing than Y
comaunde to thee thow speke. He wente
3cthanne with the prynces. The which
thing whanne Balac hadde herde, he
wente out into a3enmetynge of hym, in
the wallid town of Moabitis, that is sett
37 in the vttermoostb coostis of Arnon. And
he seide to Balaam, Y haue sent messan-
geris, that I clepe thee ; whi anoon come
thow not to me? whether0 for I mi3te
sanot 3eelde mede to thi comynge? To
whom he answerde, Loo ! I am ny3, whe-
ther othir thing Y may speke but that
39 God shal putte in my mouth ? Thanne
thei wentenc forthe togidre, and camen
into the cytee, that was in the vtter-
wrooth ful greetli, and beetv hir sidis with
a staaf. And the Lord openyde the 'mouth w
of the femal assew, and sche spak, What
have Y doon to theex ? whi smytist thou
me, lo ! now the thridde tyme ? Balaam 2:1
answeride, For thou hast disserued, and
hasty scornyd me ; Y wolde that Y hadde
a swerd to sle thee. And the femalz asse so
seide, Whether Y am nota thi beeste onb
which thou were wont to sittec euere til
in to thisd present dai ? seie thou, what
lijk thing0 Y dide euere to thee ? And hef
seide, NeuereS. Anoon the Lord openyde si
'the i3en of Balaam11, and he si3 the' aun-
gel stondynge in the weie, holdynge a
drawun swerd in thek hoond ; and Ba-
laam worschipide hym lowli in to erthe1.
To whom the aungel seide, Whi 'betist32
thoum thi femal" asse 'the thridde tyme"?
Y cam to be aduersarie to thee, for thi
weie is weiward, and contrarye to me;
and if the femal11 asse hadde not bowidss
awey fro the weie, and 3oue place to0
a3enstondereP, Y hadde slayn thee, and
sche*) schulde lyuer. Balaam seide, Y syn-34
nede8, not witynge that thou stodist a3ens
me ; and now, if it displesith l thee that
Y go, Y schal turne a3en. The aungel ss
seide, Go thou with these men, but beu
war that thou speke not other thing than
Y schal comaunde to thee. Therfor Ba-
laam 3edev with the princes. And whanne se
Balaach haddew herde this", he 3ede out
in to the comyng of hym, in the citee of
Moabitis, whiche^ is set in the laste coostis*
of Arnon. And hea seide to Balaam, Ys;
sente messangeris to clepe thee ; whi
earnest thou not anoon to me ? whethir
for Y may not 3elde meede to thi comyng?
To whom Balaam answeride, Lo ! Y am as
present, whethir Y schalb mow speke other
thing than that, that God schal putte in
v he beet is.
a Om. plures.
* Om. c. a into BCDEFH. b vtmost c. otemost E. c Om. B.
mouth of the asse i. asse mouth s. * siche, she seide s mars, y Om. is.
vpon is. c ride is. dOm. plures.
.Om. is.
thing to this is. f Balaam is. S thus thou
xeruedist me s marg. h Balams ijen I. Balam ijen s. ' an s. k his is. 1 the erthe IKSX pr. m.
m hast thou thries beten is. n Om. is. ° me s marg. P the a3enstondere is. 1 the asse is. r haue
lyued is. • haue synned is. * displese to is. u be thou is. v jede forth is. w Om. s. * that Balaam
tvas m'3 s marg. 7 the whiche i. z coost s. a Balac is. b schal not M.
3 I 2
428
NUMBERS.
XXII. 40 — XXIII. 9.
4omoostd coost of his kyngdom. And
whanne Balac hadde slayn sheep and
oxen, he sente to Balaam and the prynces
41 that with hym weren, 3iftis. Morwn-
ynge forsothe doon, he ladde hym to hye
thingis of Baal, and he beheelde the vtter-
moost6 part of the puple.
CAP. XXIII.
1 And Balaam seide to Balac, Bilde to
me here seuen auters, and mak redi as
feel calues, and of the same noumbre
2 wethers. And whanne he hadde doon
after the word of Balaam, thei putten to
gydre a calf and a wether vpon the au-
3 ter. And Balaam seyde to Balac, Stoond
a litil while biside thi brent sacrifice, to
the tyme that Y goo, if perauenture the
Lord a3en come to me ; and what euer
thing he comaunde I shal speke to thee.
4 And whanne he hadde goon awey swiftli,
God a3en come to hym ; and Balaam
spak to hym, Seuen, he seith, auters Y
haue arerydf, and putte in a calf and a
5 wether there aboue. The Lord forsothe
putte the word in the mouth of hym, and
seith, Turn a3en to Balac, and thes thingis
e thow shalt speke. He turned a3en, foonde
Balac stoondynge bisidis his brent sacri-
fice, and alle the prynces of Moabitees.
7 And takun to his parable, seith, Fro A-
ran hath ladde me Balac, the kyng of
Moabites, fro the hillis of the eest ; Com,
he seith, and curs to Jacob ; go forthe,
o and wari to« Israel. What maner Avise
shal I curse to whom God hath not
cursid ? bi what resoun shal Y wary
9 whom God warieth not ? Fro the hiest
my mouth ? Therfor thei 3eden forth to 3!>
gidere, and camenc in to a citee, whichd
was in the laste coost of 'his rewmee. And 40
whanne Balaach hadde slayn scheep and
oxun, he sente 3iftis to Balaam and thef
princes that weren with hym. Forsothe^ 41
whanne the morewtid was maad, Balaach
ledde Balaam to the hi3e placis of Baal,
and he1' bihelde' the laste part of thek puple,
' that is, al the oost til to1 the laste part m.
CAP. XXIII.
And Balaam seide to Balaach, Bilde i
thou here to me seuene auteris, and make"
redi so many caluys, and rammes of the
same noumbre. And whanne he0 hadde 2
do bi the word of Balaam, thei puttiden
a calf and a ram togidere onP the auter.
And Balaam seide to Balaach, Stond thou 3
a litil while bisidis ^ thi brent sacrifice,
while Ygor, if in hap the Lord meete me8;
and Y schal 'speke to* thee what euer
thing he schal comaunde11. And whanne 4
hev hadde gow swiftli, God cam to hym ;
and Balaam spak to hym, and seide, Y
reisidex seuene auteris, and Y^ puttidez a
calf and a ram aboue a. Forsothe b the 5
Lord 'puttide ac wordd in hisc mouth, and
seide, Turne a3en to Balaach, and thou
schalt speke these thingisf. He turnedee
a3en, and fond Balach stondynge bisidis
his brent sacrifice, and alle the princes of
Moabitis. And whanne his parable 'was?
takun?, he seide, Balaach, theh kyng of
Moabitis, brou3te me fro Aran, fro the
'hillis of the eest1; andk he seide, Come
thou and curse Jacob ; haaste thou1, and
greetli"1 curse thoun Israel. How schal s
Y curse whom God cursid0 not ? bi what
resoun schal Y 'haue abhomynableP whom
God 'hath not abhomynablei? Fro the 9
d vtmost c. outmost E. e vtmost c. otemost E. { rerid c. E Orn. BCDEFH sec. m.
c thei camen is. d that is. e the rewme of Balach i. Balaakis rewme s. f to the is. e Sothely is.
h Balaam is. ' ouer al the oost s marg. k Om. i. 1 Om. BEFLMOPW. 'm Om. is. n make thou is.
0 Balach is. P vpon is. 1 biside L. r to counseile with the Lord s marg. s to me A pr. m. EFKLOPQRTWX.
* telle i. speke or telle s. u comauude to be don s. T Balaam is. w go forth is. x haue reisid vp is.
1 Om. L. z haue putt is. a eche of hem s marg. b Sotheli is. c putte the is. d of his rville s marg.
e Balaams i. Balaam s. f thingis to him is. that I haue sheivid to thee s marg. e he had take is.
h Om. IRST sec. m. w. > eest hillis is. k Om. plures. ' thee ELP. m Om. IRST sec. m. n Om. isx.
0 hath cursid is. P wlatith i. vvarie s. 1 wlatith not i. werith not s.
XXIII. i:
-21.
NUMBERS.
429
flyntis Y shal see hym, and fro the hillis
Y shal biholde toh hym ; the puple aloon
shal dwelle, and amonge the1 gentilis he
10 shal not be rekned. Who may ful noum-
bre the powdre of Jacob, and knowe the
noumbre of the lynage of Yrael ? Dye
my soule thur3 the' deeth of ri3twise
men, and ben maad my last lijk tok thes !
11 And Balac seide to Balaam, What is that
that thow dost ? that thow shuldist curse
to myn enemyes, Y clepide1 thee, and
12 thow a3enward blissist to hem. To whom
he answerde, Whether other thing Y may
speke but that the Lord shal comaunde ?
isThanne Balac seide to Balaam, Com with
me into another place, whens a part of
Irael thow see3, and al see3m thow may"
u not ; thens curs thow to hym. And
whanne he hadde ladde hym into an hye
place, vpon the cop of the hil of Phasga,
he bilde to Balaam seuen auters, and putt
iayn there aboue calues and wethers, he
seide to Balac, Stond here biside thi sa-
locrifice, to tyme that Y go metynge. To
whom whanne the Lord was a3en comen,
and hadde putte the word in the mouth
of hym, seith, Turn a3en to Balac, and
thes thingis thow shalt speke to hym.
17 Turned a3en, he fonde hym stondynge
bisidis his sacrifice, and the princes of
Moabites with hym. To whom Balac,
What thing, he seith, hath the Lord
isspokun? And he takid0 to his parable,
seith, Stoond Balac, and herkne ; here,
thow sone of Sephor. God is not as
19 manP, that he lye, ne as the sone of man,
that he be chaungid ; thanne he seide,
and shal not doon ? he hath spokun, and
20 shal not fulfille ? To blesse I am brou3t
forthe, blessynge Y may not defende.
21 There is no mawmet in Jacob, ne fals
liknes is seen in Yrael ; the Lord God of
hi3este flyntis Y schal se hym, and fro
litler hillis Y schal biholde hym ; the pu-
ple8 schal dwelle aloone, and it schal not
be arettid* among hethene men. Whoio
may noumbre" the dust, that is, kynredev,
of Jacob, and knowew the noumbre of the
generacioun of Israel ? My lijf diex in the
deeth of iust men, and my laste thingis be
maad lijk hem ! And Balaach seide to Ba-n
laam, What is this that thou doist ? Y
clepide thee, that thou schuldist curse myn
enemyes, and a3enward thou blessist hem.
To whom Balaam answeride, Whether Y 12
may speke othir thing no but that that?
the Lord comaundith ? Therfor Balaach 13
seide to Balaam, Come with me in to an-
othir place, fro whennus thou se21 a part of
Israel, and maysta not se al ; fro thennus
curse thou hym. And whanne he hadde u
led Balaam in to an bl3 place, onb the cop
of the hil of Phasga, he bildidec seuene
auteris to Balaam, and whanne calues and
rammes weren put aboued, hee seide toi5
Balaach, Stonde here bisidis thif brent
sacrifice, while Y go&. And whanne theio
Lord hadde 'come to himh, and hadde put
'a word1 in his mouth, he seidek, Turne
a3en to Balach, and thou schalt seie these
thingis to hym. He turnyde 33611, and 17
foond Balach stondynge bisidis his brent
sacrifice, and the princis of Moabitis with
hym. To whom Balach seide, What spak1
the Lord ? And whanne his parable Vas 18
takunm, he seide, Stonde n, Balach, and
herkene ; here, thou sone of Sephor. God
is not 'as a° man, that he lye, nethir he is 19
as the sone of a? man, that he be chaungid ;
therfor he seide % and schal he not dor?
he spaks, and schal he not fulfille* ? Y am 20
brou3tu to blesse, Y may not forbedev bless-
yngw. Noon idol is in Jacobx, nethir sy-2i
mylacre is seyn in Israel ; his Lord God is
h Om. BCDKFH.
P a man CE.
Om. A. k of BCDEFH. ' clepe CE sec, m. m seen c. n mayst D. ° take c.
r the litle is. * puple of God s. l rikened is. " noumbre_/or mychenes s. v (he kynrede is. w mho
may knowe is. * die or ende s. Y Om. GNQ. z maist se is. a thou maist is. b vpon is. c bildide
there is. d aboue hem s. e Balaam is. f the K. S to meets God c. to meete with the Lord is. h mett
with Balaam i. come to Balaam s. ' the wordis i. the word s. k seide to Balaam s. 1 hath spoken is.
m he had taken is. n Stonde thou is. ° a A pr. m. as sec. m. P Om. plures. <l hath seide is. r do it i.
that that he seide s marg. • hath spoken is. * tille BC. fulfille it i. fulfille that s. u broujt hider hi the
Lord a. f forbede or lette s. w the blessyng i. * lynage s marg.
430
NUMBERS.
XXIII. 22 — XXIV. 4.
hym is with hym, and the noyse of the
22victorie of the kyng is in hym. The
Lord God hath ladde hym out of Egipte,
whos strengthe is lijk to an vnycorn ;
23 there is no dyuynynge bi briddis in
Jacob, ne dyuynacioun in Yrael. In his
tymes it shal be seide to Jacob and
to Yrael, What the Lord hath wrou3t !
24 Loo ! the puple as a Hones shal arysei
togidre, and as a lioun shal be reryd; the
lioun shal not ligger, to the tyme that he
deuowre the pray3, and drynke the blood
25 of the slayn. And Balac seide to Ba-
lam, Ne curs thow to hym, ne blisse
26 thow. And he seithe, Whether seide Y
not to thee, that what euer thing God
comaundide to me, that Y wolde doo ?
27 And Balac seide8 to hym, Com, and Y
shal lede thee to another place, if* per-
auenture it plese to God that fro thens
28 thow curse to it. And whanne he hadde
ladde hym out vpon the cop of the hil
of Phegor, that biholdith the wildernes,
29 Balaam seide to hym, Bilde here to me
seuen auters, and mak redy so feel calues,
so and of the same noumbre wethers. Ba-
lac dide as Balaam seide, and putte yn
calues and wethers, bi eche auters.
CAP. XXIV.
1 And whanne Balaam hadde seen that
he shulde plese to the Lord for to blesse
to Yrael, he wente not as he wente bi-
fore, for to seche dyuininge, but dressynge
2 his chere a3ens the deseert, and arerynge
the eyen, saw3 Irael in the tentis dwell-
ynge bi her lynagis. And the Spirit of
3 God fallynge into hym, takun to a para-
ble, seith, Balaam, the sone of Beor,
seide, a man whos eye is stoppid seide,
4 the herer of the wordes of God seide, the
which the si3t of the almy3ti God hath
inwardli lokid, the which fallith, and so
with hym, and the sown of victories of
kyngz is in hym. The Lord God Iedde22
hym out of Egipt, whos strengthe is lijk
ana vnicorn ; fals tellyngb bi chiteryng of 23
bryddis, ^ethir idolatriec, is not in Jacob,
nethir fals dyuynyng is in Israel. In his
tymes'1 it schal be seide to Jacob and Is-
rael e, What the Lord hath wrought ! Lo ! 24
the puple schal rise togidere as a lionesse,
and schal f be reisid as a lioun ; the lioun
schal not reste, til he deuoure prey, and
drynke thes blood of hem that ben slayn.
And Balach seide to Balaam, Nether curse 25
thou, nether blesse thouh hym1. And hek 21;
seide, Whether Y seide not to thee, that
what euer thing that1 God comaundide to
me, Y wolde do this1" ? And Balach seide 27
to hym, Come, and Y schal lede thee to
another place, if in hap it plesith" God
that fro thennus thou curse hym°. And 28
whanne Balaach hadde led hym out? on
the 'cop of the hiH of Phegor, that bi-
holdith the wildirnesse, Balaam seide to 29
hymr, Bilde here seuene auteris to me,
and make5 redi so many caluys, and ram-
mes of the same noumbre. Balaach dide 30
as Balaam seide, and he puttide1 caluys
and rammes", bi alle auterisv.
CAP. XXIV.
And whannew Balaam si3 that it pleside i
thex Lord that he schulde blesse Israel, he
3ede not? as he 'hadde goz bifore, vthat he
schuldea sekeb fals dyuynyng vbi chiteryng
of briddis c, but he dresside his face a3ens
the desert, and reisided i3en, and si3e Israel 2
dwellynge in tentis bi hise lynagis. And
whanne the Spirit of God feldef on hym,
and whanne a& parable was takun, he 3
seide, Balaam, the sone of Beor, seide, a
man whois i3eh is stoppid seide, the herere 4
of Goddis wordis seide, which1 bihelde the
reuelaciounk of almy3ti God, which1 fall-
<i rise c. r lie c. 8 seith CE. * and if B.
y the victorie is. z a kyng is. a Om. s. b diuynyng is. c Om. DIRST sec. m. w. d tvhenne, where
and hou God tvole s marg. e to Israel is. f it schal is. S Om. i. h Om. is. J Israel is. k Balaam is.
1 Om. A sec. m. BCIS. m that is. n plese is. ° Israel is. P forth vp is. 1 hil cop s. r Balac is.
6 make thou is. * putte the is. u the rainmes is. v the auteris is. w Om. s. * to the IKS. y not
forth is. z dide is. a for to i. b speke B. c Om. i. d he reiside vp his is. e he sawj i. f fel vp is.
K the is. l> of affeccioun s marg. > that is. k priuytee is. l the which i.
XXIV. 5 — 1
NUMBERS.
431
5 ben openyd his eyen, How feyr thi taber-
e naclis, Jacob, and thi tentis, Yrael ! as
wodi valeys, and as watri gardeyns bi-
side the flodis, as the tabernacles that the
7 Lord pi3te, as cedres biside watres ; and
watris shal flowe of his boket, and the
seed of hym shal be into many watris.
The kyng of hym for Agag shal be take
awey, and the kyngdom of hyrn shal be
» doon a wey. God hath ladde hym out of
Egipte, whos strengthe is lijk to an vny-
corn ; gentilis shulen deuowre the ene-
myes of hym, and the boonus of hem thei
shulen breek, and thrilleu with arwis.
o Liggyngev he shal sleep as a lioun, and
as a Hones, that no man shal be hardi to
rere. Whow blessith to thee, he shal be
blessid ; and who cursith, into cursynge
10 shal he be rettyd. And Balac wrooth
a3en Balaam, with wrongun hoondis seith,
To curse to my enemyes I haue clepid
thee, to whom a3enward the thridde tyme
n thow hast blissid. Turn a3en to thi
place ; Y ordeynede forsothe hugeli to
honoure thee, but the" Lord hath? priu-
12 yde thee thi worship set down. Balaam
answerde to Balac, Whether seide Y not
to thi messangers, that thow sendist toz
1:5 me, If Balac 3yue to me his hous ful of
siluer and golda, Y may not ouerpasse
the word of the Lord my God, that other
of good or of yuel I speke of rnyn herte,
but what thing seith the Lord, that I
u shal speke ? Nethelesb goynge to my pu-
ple, I shal 3yue to theebb counsel, what
thi puple to this puple shal doo the last
is tyme. Thanne the parable taken, eft
seith, Balaam, the sone of Beor, seide, a
ic man whos stoppid is the eye, seide, the
herer of the wordis of God seide, that
knewe the lore of althirc hei3est, and the
ith dounm, and hise i3en ben openyd so,
Hou faire ben thi tabernaclis, Jacob, and 5
thi tentis, Israel ! as valeys ful of woodis", e
and moiste gardyns bisidis floodis, as ta-
bernaclis whiche the Lord hath set, as ce-
dris° bisidis watris ; watir? schal flowe of 7
hisi bokaf, and his seed schal be in to
many watris, "that is, puplis*. The kyng
of hym schal be takun awei for* Agag11,
and the rewme of hym schal be doon
awai. God ledde hymv out of Egipt, whos 8
strengthe is lijk an vnicorn ; theiw schulen
deuourext hethene men, enemyes^ 'of hym,
that is, of Israel*; and thei schulen breke*
the boonusb of hem, andc schulerid perse
withe arowis. Hef restide and slepte as a o
lyoun, and as a lionesse, whom no man
schal dore reise. He that blessith thee^,
schal be blessid ; he h that cursith1, schal
be arettidk in to cursyng And Balaach 10
was wrooth a3ens Balaam, and seide1,
whanne™1 the" hondis weren wrungun to
gidere, I clepide thee to curse myn ene-
myes, whiche0 a3enward thou hast blessid
thries. Turne a3en to thi place; forsothePii
Y demedei to onourer thee greetli, but the
Lord priuyde8 thee fro onour4 disposid".
Balaam answeride to Balaach, Whethir Y 12
seide not to thi messangeris, whiche thou
sentist to me, Thou3 Balaach schal 3yueis
to me his hows ful of siluer and of gold,
Y schal not mow passe the word of my
Lord God, that Y brynge forth of myri
herte ony thing, ethir of good ethirv of
yuel, but what euer thing the Lord schal
seie, Y schal speke thisw? Netheles Yu
schal gox to my puple, and Y schal 3yue
counsel to thee, what thi puple schal do
in the laste tyme to this? puple. Therfor is
whanne az parable was takun, he seide
eft", Balaam, the sone of Beor seide, a man
t thei schulm
deuoure etc. I u
Ebreu it is
thus, Israel
scbal dcuoure
bethen men hise
enemyes, and
schal gnawe the
bonys of hem,
that is, schal
distrie the
strengthe of
hem. tare here.
c.
v thirle CE. v Liynge c. w And who A sec. m. Who so B. * thi A. yOm. A. z Om. BDEFH. a of
gold CE. b Neuerthelese BDFH. Nertheles E. bb the A. c the althir CE.
m bi mekenesse & marg. n trees is. ° cedre trees is. P of doctreyne s marg. <l the i. r bokat of
Israel is. 8 or pupils i marg. * fro I. u blasfemyng him s marg. v hem L. w the sones of Israel s.
* waaste is. y his enemyes is. z Om. is. a berste is. b strengthis is. c and thei K. d Om. IOHST
sec. m. w. « hem with is. f Israel is. S thee, Israel s. h and he K. ' cursith thee is. k putt is.
1 he seide is. m whanneyor sorne s. n his is. ° whom is. P sothely is. 1 purposide is. r haue
honourid is. 8 hath take is. * the onour is. u ordeyned to thee i. disposid to ihee s. v or is. w that i.
x aynfro thee s marg. y Israel, Goddis s. z the is. a eft to Balach is.
432
NUMBERS.
XXIV. 17 — XXV. 2.
seynge of the Almy3ti seeith, that fall-
I7ynge hath the eyen openyd, I shal se
hym, but not now ; I shal inwardly loke
hym, but not ny3 ; a sterre shal sprynge
of Jacob, and a 3eerde shal ryse of Yrael ;
and he shal smyte the dukis of Moab,
and he shal wast alle the sones of Seth ;
is and Ydume shal be the possessioun of
hym, the herytage of Seir shal falle to
his enemyes ; Yrael forsothe strongly
19 shal doo, of Jacob shal be that lordshipd,
20 and leese the relykes of the cytee. And
whanne he hadde seen Amalech, takynge
to a parable, seith, The bigynnynge of
gentiles Amalech, whos eendis shulen be
21 lost. He see} forsothe Cyneum, and taken
to a parable, seith, Stronge forsothe is thi
dwellynge place, but if yn a stoon thow
22 puttist6 thi nest, and were chosen of the
lynage of Synne, how longe mowef thow
dwelle ? Assur forsothe shal take thee.
23 And taken to a parable, eft spak, Alas !
who to lyuyngeS, whanne the Lord shal
24 doo thes thirigis ? Thei shulen come in
greet shippis fro Ytalie, and thei shulen
ouercome Assiries, and thei shulen waast
the Ebrewis, and at the last thei also
25 shulen perishe. And Balaam roos, and
is turned a3en into his place ; Balac for-
sothe the weye that he cam, turnyde
33611.
CAP. XXV.
1 Irael forsothe dwelt that tyme in Se-
chym, and the puple dide fornycacioun
2 with the dou3tres of Moab ; the which
clepenb hem to her tabernacles, and thei
eten, and honoureden the goddis of hem ;
whos i3eb isc stoppid, seide, the herere of ie
Goddis wordis seide, which knowith the
doctrine of the hi3este, and seeth the reue-
laciound of almi3ti God, which fallith
doune and hath opynf i3en&, Y schal se 17
hym, but not now ; Y schal biholde hymh,
but not ny3 ; a sterre schal be borun of
Jacob, and a 3erde' schal rise of Israel ;
and he schal smyte the duykis of Moab,
and he schal waste alle the sones of Seth ;
and Ydumye schal be hys possessioun, the is
eritage of Seir schal bifalle to his ene-
myes ; forsothek Israel schal do strongli,
of Jacob schal1 be he that schal be lord, 19
and schalm leese the relikis" of the citee0.
And whanne he? hadde seyn Amalechi, he 20
took a parable, and seide, Amalech is the
bigynning")" of hethene men, whos laste t Amalech is
thingis schulen be lost. Also 'he si3r Cy-2i thlt iff he3""
neys, and whanne a parable was takun,
he seide, Forsothe1 thiu dwellyng place is £°>:n? °"« of
* Egipt. Lire
strong, but if thou schalt sette thi nest in here. DC.
a stoon, and schalt be chosun of the gene- 22
racioun of Cynuu, hou longe schalt thou
mow dwelle ? forsothev Assur schal take
thee. And whanne a parable was takunw, 23
he spakx eft, Alas! who schal lyue, whanne
the Lord schal make*" thes thingis ? Theiz24
schulen come in grete schippis fro Ytalie,
thei schulen ouercome Assiries3, and thei
schulen distrie E brews, and at the last
alsob thei hem silf schulen perische. And 25
Balaam roos, and turnide a3en in to his
place ; and Balaach 3ede a3en bi the weyec
in which he cam.
CAP. XXV.
Forsothed in that tyme Israel dwellidei
in Sechym ; and the puple6 dide fornyca-
cioun with the dou3tris of Moab ; whiche' i
dou3tris clepiden hems to her sacrifices,
and thei s eten h, and worschipiden the
d shal haue lordship E pr. m. e putt BCDEFH. f mai CE. S line c. h clepeden c.
b of good enlent s marg. c was i. d priuytee is. e fro grace s marg. f to yuel s marg. S hir ijen is.
h afer s marg. i of chastising s marg. k sothely is. l Om. s. m he schal is. n relifs BC. aftir
leeuyngis is. ° contrarie to \im s marg. P Balaam is. 1 men of Amalech is. r Balaam sawj is.
8 Euey EFLOX pr. m. p. * Sothely is. " the o. uu Cham x marg. v sothely is. w or shemid to
him s marg. * seide is. y do is. z Men is. a Assiriens plures. b Orn. s. c of shremid pur-
pos s marg. d Sothely is. e puple of Israel is. f the whiche i. S Israel is. h eete i. eete s text,
lustily marg.
XXV. 3— IS-
NUMBERS.
433
3 and Irael sacrifiede to Belphagor. And
4 the Lord was wrooth to Moyses ; Tak,
he1 seith, alle the prynces of the puple,
and honge hem a3ens the sunne in iebet-
tis, that my woodnes be turned awey fro
5 Yrael. And Moyses seide to the domes-
men of Yrael, Sle echonk his nei3bors,
s that han sacrifiede to Belphegor. And
loo ! oon of the sones of Yrael wente yn
before his brytheren to a Madyanyte
strompet, seeynge Moyses, and al the
puple of the sones of Yrael, the whiche
wepten before the 3atis of the tabernacle.
7 The which thinge whanne hadde seen
Phynees, the sone of Eleazar, sone of
Aaron, preest, roos fro the myddil of the
8 multitude, and, cau3t a swerd, wente yn
after the man of Yrael into the hoor-
hows, and he stikide thur3 both togidre,
the man, that is, and the womman, in the
genytale places. And the veniaunce ce-
9 side fro the sones of Yrael, and there ben
slawe foure and twenti thowsandis of men.
I" And the Lord seide to Moyses, Phynees,
the sone of Eleazar, sone of Aaron,
preest, hath tak awey my wrath fro the
sones of Irael ; for thur3 my loue he is
styryd a3ens hem, that I my silf dide not
awey the sones of Yrael in my gelouste.
12 Therfore spek to hym, Loo ! I 3yue to hym
is the pees of my boond of pees, and it shal
be, as wel to hym as to his seed, euerlast-
ynge couenaunt1 of presthod ; for he hath
loued for his God, and hath purgid the
1-1 hidows synne of the sones of Yrael. The
name forsothe of the man of Yrael, that
wasm slayn with the Madianyte, was
Zambri, the sone of Salu, duke of the
iskynrede of the lynage of Symeon. For-
sothe the womman of Madianyte that to-
gidre was slayn, was clepid Chobry, the
doii3tre of Sur, moost noble prynce of
goddis of tho dou3tris * ; and Israel made a
sacrifice to Belphegor. And the Lord was
wrooth, and seide to Moises, Take thou4
alle the princesk of the puple, and hange
hem a3ens the sunne in iebatis1, that my
wodnessem, ' that is stronge veniaunce™, be
turned awai fro Israel. And Moises seide 5
to the iugis of Israel, Ech man sle his
nei3boris, that maden sacrifice to Belpha-
gor. And, lo ! oon of the sones of Israel c
entride0 bifor his britheren to 'an hooreP
of Madian, in the si3t of Moises, and al<i
the cumpeny of the sones of Israel, whicher
wepten8 bifor the 3atis of the tabernacle.
And whanne Phynees, the sone of Elea-7
zar, sone1 of Aaron, preest u, hadde seyn
thisv, he roos fro the myddis of the mul-
titude ; and whanne he hadde take aw
swerd, he entride aftir the man of Israel a
in tox the 'hoore hows^, and stikide2 tho-
rou both togidere, that is, the man and
the womman, in the places of gendryng.
And the veniaunce ceesside fro the sones
of Israel, and foure and twenti thousand y
of men weren slayn. And the Lord seide 10
to Moises, Fynees, the sone of Eleazar, 11
sone3 of Aaron, preest, turnedeb away
myn yrec fro the sones of Israel ; for he
was stiridd a3ens hem bi my feruent loue,
that Y my silf schulde" not do awai the
sones of Israel in my greet hetef, Aether
strong veniaunce^. Therfor speke thou 12
to hym, Lo ! Y 3yue to hymh the pees of
my couenauntf , and it schal be an euer- 13 f cou
lastynge couenaunt of preesthod, as wel
to hvni silf as to his seed : for he louyde I10?. aftir his
* fadir. I Art
feruentli' for his God, and he clensidek the »«•<?. BC.
greet trespas of the sones of Israel. For- u
sothe1 the name of the man of Israel, that
was slayn with the womman of Madian,
was Zambri, the sone of Salu, duykra of
the kynrede and lynage" of Symeon. For- 15
* Om. c. k eche c. ! comenaunt D passim. m is BCDEFH.
' wymmen is. k that han cure s marg. l that thei be known s marg. m woundis A pr. m. ven-
geaunce is. n Om. is. ° entride boldely s. Pa strumpett is. 1 of al cs. r the whiche i. s for
hidoustee of the vile synne s marg. l the sone is. u the preest I. v vnshamfast doing s marg. w Om. B.
* Om. is. y bordelrie is. z he stikide hem is. a the sone UN. b hath turnede is. c wrath is.
d moued is. e Om. s. { feruentnesse I. feruentnesse of veniaunce s. S Om. is. h hauing Ihiiferueni
loue s marg. > chastitee s marg. k hath clenside is. 1 sothly is. m the whiche Zambri was duyk I.
whiche Zambri was duyk s. n of the lynage is.
3 K
434
NUMBERS.
XXV. 16 XXVI. 10.
16 Madianytees. Andn the Lord spak to
17 Moyses, seiynge, Enemyes feele 3ow the
is Madianytees, and smyte 36 hem ; for and
thei enemylich han° doo a3eynsP 3ow, and
han bigilid bi aspics, bi the mawmet of
Phegor, and the dou3tre Chobry of the
duke of Madian, hys sister, that is smytun
in the day of veniaunce, for the sacrilegie
of Phegor.
CAP. XXVI.
i Aftir that the blood of gilti men is
shed, the Lord seide to Moyses and to
Eleazar, the sone of Aaron, the preest,
2Noumbre 36 al the summe of the sones
of Yrael, fro twenti 3eer and aboue, by
howses, and theri kynredis, and alle that
smowen goo forth to batails. And so
speken Moyses and Eleazar, the preest,
in the wijlde feeldes of Moab, vpon Jor-
4 dan, a3ens Jerico, to hem that weren of
twenti 3eer and aboue, as the Lord co-
maundide ; of whom this is the noumbre.
5 Ruben, the first getun of Yrael ; of this
the sone Enoch, of whom the meyne of
Enochitees ; and Fallu, of whom the
u meyner of Falluytees ; and Esrom,of whom
the meyne of Esromytees ; and Charmy,
7 of whom the meyne of Charmy tis. Thes
ben the meyneis of the lynage of Ruben,
whos noumbre is foundun thre and fourty
thowsandes5 seuen hundrid and thretti.
"The sone of Fallu of Heliab ; of this the
sones, Namuel1, and Datan, and Abiron.
Thes ben Dathan and Abyron, the princes
of the puple, that rysen a3ens Moyses
and Aaron, in the dissencyoun of Chore,
lowhanne a3ens the Lord thei rebelden, and
the erthe openynge his mouth, deuowr-
ide Chore, diynge many, whanne the fier
sothe0 the womman of Madian that was
slayn togidereP, was clepid Cobri, the
dou3ter of Sur, the nobleste prince of Ma-
dianytis. And the Lord spak to Moises 10
and seide, 'Madi any tis feelei 3ou enemyesr, 17
and smyte8 36 hem ; for also thei diden1 is
enemyliche a3ens 3ou, and disseyuedenv
thoroww tresouns, bi the idol of Phegor,
and bi 'the doi^ter of Corbri", duyk of Ma-
dian, her sister^, which dorter was sleyn
in the dai of veniaunce, for the sacrilege2
of Phegor.
CAP. XXVI.
Aftir that the blood of gilti men wasi
sched outa, the Lord seide to Moises and
to Eleasar, preestb, sone of Aaron, Noum- 2
brec 36 ald the summe e of the sones of
Israel, fro twenti 3eer and aboue, bi her
housis, and kynredisf, alle men that mowen
go forth to batels. And so Moises and 3
Eleasar, preest*, spaken in the feeldi places
of Moab, oner Jordan, a3ens Jerico, to hem
that weren of h twenti 3eer and aboue, as 4
the Lord comaundide ; of whiche ' this is
the noumbre. Ruben, the firste gendridk 5
of Israel ; the sone of hym was Enoch, of
whom was1 the meynee of Enochitis ; and
Phallu, of whom1" the meynee of Phallu-
ytis ; and Esrom, of whom™ the ineynee0 6
of Esromytis ; and Charmy, of whom0 the
meynee of Charmytis. Thes weren the?
meynees of the generacioun of Ruben, of
whiche meynees the noumbre was foundun
thre and fourti thousand seuene hundrid
and threttiP. The sone of Phallu waste
Heliab ; the sones of hymr werens Na- 9
muel, and Dathan and Abiron. 'These
weren Dathan and Abiron*, prynces of the
puple, that riseden" a3ens Moises and Aa-
ron, in the rebelte of Chore, whanne thei
rebelliden a3ens the Lord ; and the erthe 10
openyde hisv mouth, and deuouridew Chore,
n Om. A. ° hath A. P to A. 1 Om. A. r meynees A. s thousend c. * of Namuel AB.
0 sothely is. P with the hoorling s marg. 1 feele the Madianytis is. r to be her enemyes is. 8 de-
strie is. l han do is. v disseyueden jou IKS. w bi is. x Cohri c pr.m. F sec.m. o. '? her
sistir Corbri, doujtir of the duyk of Madian is. z sacrifice i. or bi hidous gilt s marg. a bi veni-
aunce for lecherie s marg. b the preest is. c rikene is. d Om. L. e noumbre is. f her kynredis is.
S the preest is. h fro plures. * whiche men is. k bigoten i. 1 came is. m whom came is.
n meynees AF. ° whom came is. P thretti men s. 1 Om. i. r this i. s Oin. i. * Om. s. u risen FILS.
resin EP. v the is. w it deuouride is.
XXVI. ll — 26.
NUMBERS.
435
brente two hundrid and fifti men ; and a
1 1 greet myracle was done, that Chore pe-
12 rishyngeu, his sones pershiden not. The
sones of Symeon bi her kynredes ; Na-
muel, of this the meyne of Namuelitis ;
Jamyn, of this the meyne of Jarnynytees ;
Jachym, of this the meyne of Jachym-
13 ytisv ; Zare, of this the meyne of Zaren-
ytis ; Saul, of this the meyne of Saulitis.
uThes ben the meynees of the lynage of
Symeon, of whom al the noumbre was
two and twenti thousandisw and two hun-
15 drid. The sones of Gad bi her kynredes ;
Sephon, of this the meyne of Sephonytis ;
Aggy, of this the meyne of Aggitis ;
Sumy, of this the meyne of Sumytis ;
16 Ozny, of this the meyne of Oznytis ;
Hery, of this the meyne of Hereytis ;
nArod, of this the meyne of Aroditis ;
Ariel, of this the meyne of Aryelitis.
IB Thes ben the meynex of Gad, of whom al
the noumbre was fourti thowsand and
19 fyue hundred. The sones of Juda, Her
and Onan, the whiche both ben deed in
20 the loond of Chanaan. And there weren
the sones of Juda bi his? kynredis, Sela,
of whom the meyne of z Selaytis; Phares,
of whom the meyne of z Pharesitis ; Zare,
21 of whom the meyne of Zareitis. For-
sothe the sones of Phares ; Esrom, of
whom the meyne of Esromytis ; and A-
mul, of whom the meine of Amulitis.
22 Thes ben the meynees of Jude, of whom
al the noumbre was seuenti thowsynd
23 and fyue hundrid. The sones of Ysachar
bi her kynredis ; Thola, of whom the
meyne of Tholaytis ; 'Phua, of whome
24 the meyne of Phuaytis"; Jasub, of whom
the meyne of Jasubitis ; Semram, of
25 whom the meyne of Semramytis. Thes
ben the kynredis of Ysachar, of whom
the noumbre was foure and sexti thow-
whilex ful many men? dieden, whanne the
fier brente two hundrid men and fifti ; and
a greet myracle was maadz, that whanne n
Chore perischide, hise sones perischiden
not. The sones of Symeon bi her kyn- 12
redisa; Namuel, of hym was the meynee
of Namuelitis ; Jamyn, of hym was* the
meynee of Jamynytis ; Jachin, of hym was*
the meynee of Jachynytis ; Zare, of hymd is
the meynee of Zarenytis ; Saul, of hymd
the meynee of Saulitis. These weren the u
meynees of Symeon, of whiche all the
noumbre was two and twenti thousynde
and6 two hundrid. The sones of Gad bi is
her kynredisf; Sephon, of hym" the meynee
of Sephonytis ; Aggi, of hyms the meynee
of Aggitis ; Sumy, of hymh the meynee of
Sumytis ; Ozny, of hymh the meynee of 16
Oznytis ; Heri, of hymh the meynee' of
Hereytis ; Arod, of hymh the meynee of 17
Aroditis ; Ariel, of hymh the meynee of
Arielitis. These weren the meynees of is
Gad, of whiche al the noumbre was fourti
thousynde and fyue hundrid. The sones 19
of Juda weren* Her and Onan, whiche
bothe weren deed in the lond of1 Canaan.
And the sones of Juda weren"1 bi her kyn- 20
redis ; Sela, of whom" the rneynee of Se-
laitis ; Phares, of whom0 the meynee of
Pharesitis ; Zare, of whom? the meynee
ofi Zareitis. Sotheli the sones of Phares 21
weren Esrom, of whom r the meynee of
Esromytis ; and Amul, of whom s the
meynee1 of u Arnulitis. These weren the 22
meynees of Juda, of whiche al the noum-
bre was seuenty thousynde and fyue hun-
drid. The sones of Isachar bi her kyn- 23
redis ; Tholav, of whomw the meynee of
Tholaitis ; Phua, of whomw the meynee
of Phuitis ; Jasub, of whomw the meynee 24
of Jasubitis; Semran,of whom"' the meynee
of Semranytis. These weren the kynredis 25
u peryschid BDE.
a Om. A.
v Jamynytis A. w thousend c.
meynees A.
7 her
z Om. A.
* and DIMORST sup. rat. w. J Om. plures. z don is. a neren these s marg. * Om. plures.
c Om. plures. came is. d hym came is. e Om. BCDEFLOPX pr.m. f kynredis weren thees is. K hym
came is. h hym came s. ' meynees DKQBT. k weren thees is. ' Om. s. m weren thees is. n whom
came is.
Thola is.
° him is.
w him is.
P him s. 1 Om. s. r him is. s him is. * meynees G. u Om. A. v weren
3 K 2
436
NUMBERS.
XXVI. 27 40.
26sandisb and thre hundrid. The sones of
Zabulon bi her kynredes; Sared, of whom
the meyne of Saradites ; Helon, of whom
the meyne of Helonytis ; Jalel, of whom
27 the meyne of Jelelitis. Thes ben the
kynredis of Zabulon, of whom the noum-
bre M'as sexti thousynd and fyue hundrid.
28 The sones of Joseph bi his kynredis,
agManasses and Effraym. Of Manasse 'is
commenc Machir, of whom the meyne of
Macherytis. Machir gatGalaadcc,of whom
so the meyne of Galaditis. Galaad hadde
sones ; Yezer, of whom the meyne of
Yezerytis ; and Helech, of whom the
si meyne of Helechitis ; and Ariel, of whom
the meyne of Arielitis ; and Sechem, of
32 whom the meyne ofd Sechemytis ; and
Semyda, of whom the meyne of e Semy-
daytis ; and Epher, of whom the meyne
33 of Epherytis. Epher forsothe was faderf
of Saphaad, that had no sones, but oonli
dou3tres£, of whom thes ben the names ;
Maala, and Noha, and Egla, and Melcha,
34 and Thersa. Thes ben the meynees of
Manasse, and the noumbre of hem two
and fifti thowsand and seuen hundryd.
35 The sones forsothe of Effraym bi her
kynredis weren thes ; Suthala, of whom
the meyne of Suthalitis ; Bether, of whom
the meyne of Betheritis ; Theen, of whom
36 the meyne of Theennytis. Forsothe the
sone of Suthala was Herarn, of whom the
37 meyne of Heramytis. Thes ben the kyn-
redis of the sones of Effraym, of whom
the noumbre was two and thretti thow-
38 sand and fyue hundrid. Thes ben the
sones of Joseph, bi hish meynees. The
sones of Beniamyn in his kynredis ; Bale,
of whom the rneyne of Baleytis ; Asbel,
of whom the meyne of Azbelitis ; Ahi-
ram, of whom the meyne of Ahyramytis ;
39 Suphan, of whom the meyne of Suphan-
ytis ; Huphan, of whom the meyne of
40 Huphanytis. The sones of Bale, Hered,
of Isachar, of whiche the noumbre was
foure and sixti thousynd and three hun-
drid. The sones of Zabulon bi her kin-2«
redis; Saradx, of whom? the meyneez of
Sareditis; Helon, of whom a the meyneeb
of Helonytis ; Jalel, of whomc the meynee
of Jalelitis. These weren the kynredis of 27
Zabulon, of whiche the noumbre was sixti
thousynde and fyue hundrid. The sones 28
of Joseph bi her kynredis weren Manasses
and Effraym. Of Manasses wasd borunau
Machir, of whom6 the meynee of Machir-
itis. Machir gendridef Galaad, of whom^
the meynee of Galaditis. Galaad hadde 30
sones h ; Hizezer, of whom1 the meynee of
Hizezeritis; and Helech, of whomk the
meynee of Helechitis ; and Ariel, of whomk 31
the meynee of Arielitis ; and Sechem, of
whomk the meynee of Sechemytis ; and 32
Semyda, of whomk the meynee of Semy-
daitis ; and Epher, of whomk the meynee
of Epheritis. Forsothe1 Epher was the 33
fadir of Salphath, that hadde not sones,
but oneli dou3tris ; of whiche"1 these weren
the names ; Maala, and Noha, and Egla,
and Melcha, and Thersa. These weren 34
the meynees11 of Manasse, and the noum-
bre of hem was two and fifty thousynde
and seuene hundrid. Forsothe0 the sones 35
of Effraym bi her kynredis weren these ;
Suthala, of whom? the meynee of Sutha-
laitis ; Bether, of whomf the meynee of
Betherytis ; Tehen, of whom? the meynee
of Thehenytis. Forsothei the sone of Su-sc
thala was Heram, of whom1" the meynee
of Heramytis. These weren the kynredis 37
'of the sones8 of Effraym, of whiche1 the
noumbre was two and thretti thousynde
and fyue hundrid. These weren the sones 38
of Joseph, bi her meynees. The sones of
Beniamyn in her kynredis ; Bale u, of
whomv the meynee of Baleytis ; Azbel, of
whomv the meynee of Azbelitis ; Ahiram,
of whomv the meynee of Ahiramitis ; Su- 39
b thousand c. c camen A. cc Galaal A. d Om. BD. e Om. ABDF. f the fader CE. S doujtren BDEFH.
h her A.
*• weren Sarad is. 7 him is. z meynees is. a him is. b meynees is. c him is. d cam is.
e him is. f bigaat i. e him is. h thees sones is. l him is. k him is. 1 sothely is. m the whiche s.
n meynee s. ° sothely is. P him is. 1 sothely is. r him is. s Oin. s. * whom is. u weren Bale is.
v him is.
XXVI. 4i — 57-
NUMBERS.
437
and Noeman ; of Hered the meyne of
Heredytis ; of Noeman the meyne of
41 Noemanytis. Thes ben the sones of Ben-
iamyn bi his kynredis, of whom the
noiunbre was fyue and fourti thowsand
42 and six hundryd. The sones of Dan bi
his kynredis ; Suhan, of whom the meyne
of' Suhanytis. Thes ben the kynredis of
43 Dan bi his meynees ; alle weren Sunan-
itis, of whom the noumbre was foure and
44sixti thowsynd and foure hundrid. The
sones of Aser bi his kynredes ; Jemma,
of whom the meyne of Jemmanytis ; Je-
suy, of whom the meyne of Jesuitis ;
Brye, of whom the meyne of Brieytis.
45 The sones of Brye ; Haber, of whom the
meyne of Haberytis ; and Melchiel, of
4fiwhom the meyne of Melchielitis. The
name forsothe of the dorter of Azar was
47 Sara. Thes benk the kynredes of the
sones of Aser, and the noumbre of hem
foure and fyfty thowsand and foure hun-
4«dryd. The sones of Neptalym bi his
kynredis ; Jesyel, of whom the meyne of
Jesyelitis ; Guny, of whom the meyne of
49 Gunytis ; Jeser, of whom the meyne of
Jeserytis ; Sellem, of whom the meyne
so of Sellemytis kk. Thes ben the kynredis of
the sones of Neptalym bi his meynees, of
whom the noumbre was fyue and fourti
51 thousyndis1 and foure hundrid. This is
the summe of the sones of Yrael, that
ben noumbred, six hundryd thowsand
and a thowsand and seuen hundrid and
52thretti. And the Lord spak to Moyses,
ssseiynge, To thes shal the loond be dy-
uydid, aftir the noumbre of the"1 names
54 into her possessiouns ; to the moo the
more part thow shalt 3yue, and to the
fewer the lasse ; to eche as thei ben
noumbred shal be take the possessioun ;
55 so oonli that lot dyuyde the loond to the
oclynagis and meynes. What euer thing
bi lot falle, that othere" mo taken or-
phan, of whom the meynee of Suphanitis ;
Huphan, of whomv the meynee of Hu-
phanitis. The sones of Bale, Hered and-iu
Noeman ; of Hered, thew meyne of Here-
ditis; of Noeman, the meyneex of Noe-
manitis. Thes weren the sones of Benia-4i
myn bi her kynredis, of whiche the noum-
bre was fyue and fourti thousynde and
sixe hundrid. The sones of Dan bi her 42
kynredis ; Suphan?, of whomz the meynee
of Suphanytis. These weren the kynredis
of Dan bi her meynees; alle weren Su-43
phanytis, of whiche the noumbre was foure
and sixtia thousynde and foure hundrid.
The sones of Aser bi her kynredis; Jem- 44
mab, of whomc the meynee of Jemmaytis ;
Jesuy, of whomc the meynee of Jesuytis ;
Brie, of whom0 the meyneed of Brieitis.
The sones of Brie ; Haber", of whomf the 45
meynee of Haberitis ; and Melchiel, of
whom/ the meynee of Melchielitis. Sotheli 46
the name of vthe dou3tir of Azer « was
Zara. These weren the kynredis of the 47
sones of Aser, and the noumbre of hem
was foure and fifti thousynde and foure
hundrid. The sones of Neptalym bi her 48
kynredis ; Jesehelh, of whom1 the meynee""
of Jeselitis ; Guny, of whom1 the meynee01
of n Gunytis ; Jeser, of whom0 the meynee 49
of Jeserytis ; Sellem, of whom0 the meynee
of Sellemytis. Thes weren the kynredis 50
of the sones of Neptalym bi her meynees,
of whicheP the noumbre wasi fyue and
fourti thousynde and foure hundrid. This a\
is the summer of the sones of Israel, that
weren noumbrids, sixe hundrid thousynde
and a thousynde seuene hundrid and
thretti. And the Lord spak to Moises, 52
and seide, The lond schal be departid to 53
these, bi the noumbre of names in to her
possessiouns; thou schalt 3yue the gret-54
tere part to mo men, and the lesse part to
fewere men ; possessioun schal be 3ouun
to alle bi hem silf, as thei ben noumbrid
1 Om. E. k Om. BCEFH. kk Sollemytis A. 1 thousend c. m ther c. n or CE.
v him is. w came the s. * meynees i. y neren Suphan is. z him is. a fourti K. *> rveren Jemma is.
c him is. d name i. e neren Haber is. f him is. S Azer doujter s. h weren Jesehel is. ' him is.
k meynees i. l him is. m meynees i. n Om. AS. ° him is. P whom B. t Om. s. r noumbre is.
» rikened is.
438
NUMBERS.
XXVI. 58 — XXVII. I.
5?fewe. This forsothe is the noumbre of
the sones of Leuy bi her meynees ; Ger-
son, of whom the meyne of Gersonytis ;
Caath, of whom the meyne of Caathitis ;
Merary, of whom the meyne of Meraritis.
SB Thes ben the meynees of Leuy ; the
meyne of Lobny, the meyne of Ebron,
the meyne of Mooli, the meyne of Musy,
the meyne of Chory. And forsothe Caath
59geet Amram, that hadde a wijf, Jocho-
beth, the dow3ter of Leuy, that is bore
to hym in Egipte. Thes geet to hir man
Amram sones, Aaron, and Moysen, and
eo Mary, the sistir of hem. Of Aaron ben
cornen forthe Nadab, and Abyu, and
ei Eleazar, and Ythamar ; of whom Nadab
and Abyu ben deed, whanne thei hadden
62offred alien fier before the Lord. And
alle that ben noumbred weren thre and
twenty thowsynd of maal kynde, fro o
moneth and aboue, the whiche ben not
noumbred arnonge the sones of Yrael, ne
to hem with othere is 3ouen possessioun.
63 This is the noumbre of the sones of
Yrael, that ben discryued of Moyses and
Eleazar, the preest, in the wijld feeldis
of Moab, vpon Jordan, ajens Jerycho ;
64 among whoom noon of hem was that be-
fore ben noumbred of Moyses and Aaron,
65 in the deseert of Synay ; the Lord for-
sothe seide before, that alle thei shulden
dye in wildernes, and noon of hem abood
but Caleph, the sone of Jephone, and
Josue, the sone of Nun.
CAP. XXVII.
Camen ny3 forsothe the dou3tres° of
Salphaad, sone? of Ephor, soneP of Ga-
laad, soneP of Machir, soneP of Manasse,
now ; so oneli that lot departe the lond to 55
lynagis and meynees'. What euer thing 56
bifallith" bi lot, ethir mo ether fewere men
take thisv. Also this is the noumbre of 57
the sones of Leuy bi her meynees ; Ger-
son, of whom thew meynee of Gersonytis ;
Caath, of whomx the meynee of Caathitis ;
Merary, of whom? the meynee of Mera-
ritis. These weren the meynees of Leuy ; 58
the meynee of Lobny, the meynee of E-
bron, the meynee of Mooli, the meynee of
Musi, the meynee of Chori. And sotheli
Caath gendridez Amram, which3 hadde a 59
wijf, Jocabeth, dorter b of Leuy, which
dou3ter was borun to hym in Egipt. This
Jocabeth gendridec to hir hosebonde 'Am-
ram sonesd, Aaron, and Moyses, and Ma-
rie6, 'the sister of hemf. Nadab, and Abyu, eo
and Eleazar, and Ithamar weren bigetuns
of Aaron; of whiche Nadab and Abyuci
weren deed, whanne thei hadden offrid
alien fier bifor the Lord. And alle that 02
weren noumbridh weren thre and twenti
thousynde of male kynde, fro o1 monethe
and aboue, whiche weren not noumbridk
among the1 sones of Israel, nether posses-
sioun was 3ouun to hem with othir men.
This is the noumbre of the sones of Israel, cs
that weren discryued"1 of Moises and E-
leasar", preest0, in the feeldi places of
Moab, ouer Jordan, a3en Jerico ; among 64
whiche noon of hem was that weren
noumbrid bifor of Moises and Aaron, in
the deseert ofP Synay; for the Lord biforees
seide, that allei schulden die in 'the wil-
dirnesser ; and noon of hem dwellide8, no1
but Caleph, 'the sone of Jephoneu, and
Josue, the sone of Nun.
CAP. XXVII.
Forsothev the dou3tris of Salphaat, sonew 1
of Epher, sone of Galaad, sone of Machir,
sone of Manasses, that was 'the sone of
0 dou3tryn E. P the sone E pr. m.
t to meynees is. » fallith A. v that is. « is the is. * Om. A. him i. him is s. y him is. * bigat i.
•the which i. b the doujter is. c gaat i. d sones of Amram i. e Om. s. fhis sistir i. hir sistir s.
8 goten i. h of this lynage s marg. 'as. k noumbridy>o o monethe and aboue I. l other s. m re-
kened is. n of Eleasar is. ° the preest is. P Om. s. 1 alle tho is. r deseert is. for her grucch-
ing s marg. s dwellide alyue is. * Om. i. u Jephonus sone is. v Sothely is. w the sone s.
XXVII. 2 — 14.
NUMBERS.
439
that was the sone of Josep ; of whom
thes ben the names ; Maala, and Noba,
2 and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa. And
thei stoden before Moysen and Eleazar,
the preest, and alle the prynces of the
puple, at the dore of the tabernacle of
3 the boond of pees ; and seiden i, Oure
fader is deed in deseert, and was not in
the dissencioun, that is styryd a3ens the
Lord, vndur Chore, but in his synne is
deed ; this hadde not maal children.
Whi is take the name of hym fro his
meyne, for he hadde no sone ? 3yfe 3e to
vs possessions amonge the cosynes of oure
4 fader. And Moyses toolde the cause of
5 hem to the doom of the Lord ; the which
6 seide to hym, Ry3twise thingisr asken the
dou3tres of Salphaad ; 3yf to hem posses-
siouns* amonge the cosyns of her fader,
and to hym in heritage come thei aftir.
7 To the sones forsothe of Yrael thow
sshalt speke thes thingis, A man whanne
he were deed with out sone, to the dou3-
a ter shal passe the herytage ; if he haue
no dou3ter, he shal haue successours his
10 britheren ; and if there weren no bri-
theren, 36 shulen 3yue the herytage to
11 the* britheren of the fader of hym ; if
forsothe he have not men britheren to his
fader, the herytage shal be 3eue to hem
that ben next to hym. And this shal be
hooly to the sones of Yrael, bi perpetuel
law, as the Lord comaundide to Moyses.
12 The Lord forsothe seide to Moyses, Sty
vp into this hil of Abarym, and bihold
fro thens the loond, that I am to 3yu-
isynge" to the sones of Irael. And whanne
thow seest it, and thow shalt goo to thi
14 puple, as wente thi brother Aaron ; for
thow hast offendide me in the deseert of
Syn, in the contradiccioun of the mul-
titude, lie halowe me 36 wolden before it,
Joseph", nei3eden; of whiche dou3tris these
ben the names ; Maala, and Noha, and
Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa. And thei 2
stoden bifore Moises, and Eleazar, preest?,
and alle z the princes of the puple, at
the dore of tabernacle11 of boond of pees ;
and seidenb, Oure fadir was deed in thec3
deseert, nether he was in the rebelte, that
was reisid a3ens the Lord, vndur Chore,
but he was deed in his synne ; he hadde
no male sones. Whi is vthe name of hymd
takun awei fro his meynee, for he hath no
sone ? 3if 3e possessioun to vs among 'the
kynesmen of oure fadir6. And Moises 4
telde 'the cause of hemf to the doom of
the Lord; which £ seide to Moyses, The 5
dou3tris of Salphaath axen a iust thing ;
3yue thou possessioun to hem among 'the
kynnysmen of her fadirh, and be thei suc-
cessouris to hym in to eritage. Forsothe' 7
thou schalt speke these thingis to the
sons of Israel, Whanne a man is deeds
with out sone, the eritage schal go to his
dou3ter; if he hath notk a1 dorter, heo
schal haue eirism his britheren ; that" and 10
if britheren0 ben? not', 36 schulen 3yue the
eritage to 'the britheren of his fadirr; for-n
sothe8 if he hath1 no" britheren of his fa-
dir, the eritage schal be 3ouun to hem
that ben next to hym. And thisv schal be
hooli, *that is, stidefastw, bi euerlastynge
lawe to the sones of Israel, as the Lord
comaundidex to Moises. Also the Lord 12
seide to Moises, Stie^ thouz in to thisa hil
of Aberym, and biholde thou fro thennus
the lond, which1' Y schal 3yue to the sones
of Israel. And whanne thou hast seyn it, is
also thou schalt go to thi puple, as thi
brother Aaron 3ede ; for thou offenddidistbb H
me in thec deseert of Synd, in the 33611
seiyng of thee multitude, nether woldistf
halewes me bifor ith, on1 the watris. These
1 seiende c. r thinge BCDEFH. s possessioun CE. ' Om. A. u jiue c.
x Joseph sone s. y the preest is. z bifore alle s. a the tabernacle is. b thei seiden is. c Om. IORST
sec.m. w. d his name is. e oure fadir kynnusmen is. f her cause is. S the which i. h \\erfadris kynnus-
men i. her fadir k. s. ' Sotheli is. k no is. l Om. I. m his eiris is. n Om. is. ° ther britheren I.
P that ben s. 1 not to him s. r his fadir bretheren s. s sothely is. * haue i. u not plurcs. v this
dot/ng is. w Om. i. * hath comaundid is. Y go vp i. stie vp s. z Om. i. a the ELP. b that is.
bb oftendist A. « Om. i. d Synay s. e Om. plures. f thou woldist is. 8 schewe AC sec. in.
DEFGHIKLMNOPQHSTWX. h the puple IS. > VpOH 18.
440
NUMBERS.
XXVII. 15 — XXVIII. 5.
vpon the watris. Thes ben the watris of
contradiccioun in Cades, of the deseert of
}g Syn. To whom answerde Moyses, Pur-
uey the Lord God of the spyritis of al
fleshe a man that be vpon this multitude,
17 and may goo out, and goo yn before
hem, and leden hem out, or leden hemv
yn ; lest the puple of the Lord be as
is sheep with out sheepherd. And the Lord
seyde to hym, Take Josue, the sone of
Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of
19 God, and put thin hoond vpon hym ; the
which shal stoond before Eleazar, the
20preest, and al the multitude. And thow
shalt 3yue to hym heestysw, alle* men
seynge, and a part of thi glorye, that al
the synagoge of the sones of Yrael here
21 hym. For that if eny thing shal be to
doynge^, Eleazar, the preest, shalz coun-
seil the Lord ; at the word of hym shal
goo out, and shal goo yn ; he, anda al
the sones of Yrael with hym, and thatb
22 other multitude. Moyses dide as the
Lord comaundide, and whanne he hadde
takun Josue, he sette hym before Elea-
zar, the preest, and al the myche com-
23ynge of the puple; and putt the hoondis
to his heed, alle thingis a3en told that
the Lord comaundide.
CAP. XXVIII.
1 The Lord forsothe seide to Moyses,
2 Comaund to the sones of Yrael, and thow
shalt seye to hem, Myn offrynge, and
looues, and encense of moost swetec smelle
3 offre 36 bi 3oure tymes. Thes ben the
sacrifices that 36 shulen offre ; loombes
of o 3eer, vnwemmed, two eche day into
4 brent sacrifice euerlastynge. Oon 36 shu-
len offre eerliche, and another at euen.
8 The tenthe part of ephi of d tryed flour,
that be spreynt* with moost pure oyle,
ben the watris of a3en seiyng, ink Cades,
of1 the deseert of Synm. To whom Moi-i5
ses answeryde, The Lord God of spiritisn ie
of al fleisch puruey a man, that be0 on?
this multitude, and mayi go out, and en- 17
trer bifor hem, and lede hem out, and lede
hem yn, lest the 'puple of the Lord8 be
as scheep with out schepherde. And the is
Lord seide to hym*, Take thou Josue, the
sone of Nun, a man in whom the spyrit
of God is, and setu thin bond onv hym;
and he schal stonde bifore Eleazar, preestw, 19
and bifore al the multitude. And thou 20
schalt 3yue to hym comaundementis", in
the si3t of alle men, and a part of thi
glorie, that al the synagoge? of the sones
of Israel here hym. If ony thing schal 21
be worthi to be do for this man1, Elea-
sar, preest% schal counseil the Lord ; heb
schal go out, and schal c go yn, at the
word of Eleazar ; he, and alle the sones
of Israel with him, and the totherd mul-
titude. Moises dide as the Lord comaund-22
ide, and whanne he hadde take Josue, he
settide6 hym bifore Eleazar, preest f, and
bifore al the multitude of the puple ; and 23
whanne he hadde sets hondis onh his
heed, he reherside alle thingis whiche1 the
Lord comaundide.
CAP. XXVIII.
Also the Lord seide to Moises, Co- 2
maunde thou to the sones of Israel, and
thou schalt seie to hem, Offre 36 bi her
tymesk myn offryng, and looues, and en-
cense of swettist odour1. These ben the 3
sacrificis whiche 36 owen to offre ; twey
lambren™ of o 3eer, with out wem, ech dai
in to euerlastynge brent sacrifice. 3e4
schulen offre oon" eerli, and the0 tother
at euentid. ^e schulen qffre? thei tenthe 5
part of ephi 'of flourer, 'which be8 spreynt
v Om. BDF sec. m. H. w oostys ABFH.
soot E. d and A. « sprengd c.
of A. y do c. z Om. B. a Om. A. b the c. c sote c.
k that 1 }aue hem flowing out of the stoon in s. l in s. m Synay s. n the spiritis is. ° he be is.
P vpon s. 1 that may is- r entre yn is. s Lordis puple is. l Moises i. u putte is. v vpon s. w the
preest is. xheestis i." my heestis s. y lynage s. z Josue i. man Josue s. a the preest Apr.m. b Josue is.
c he schal s. d that other is. e sette is. f the preest is. S putt his is. h vpon is. » that is. k as
resoun techilh s marg. 1 smell is. m lombes is. n o lombe s. ° that L. P Om. i. <1 tried flour
the s. r of tried noure i. Om. s. s that schal be is.
XXVIII. 6 — 16.
NUMBERS.
441
6 and haue the ferthe part of hyn. The
bisy sacrifice is, that 36 offreden in the
mownt of Synay, into smellef of moost
7 swetes ensence to the Lord. And je shu-
len offre of wyn the ferthe part of hyn,
bi eche loombes, in the seyntuarye of the
e Lord. And another loomb also 36 shulen
offre at euen, and aftir al the rijt of
the morwtide sacrifice, and of the offryd
licours of it, an offrynge of rnoost swetes
9 smelle to the Lord. The saboth day for-
sothe 36 shulen offre two loombes of oo
3eer, vnwemmed, and two dymes of tried
flour spreynth with oyle, in the sacrifice,
10 and the' offryd licours, that lawfullich
ben held, bi eche sabotis, into brent sa-
1 1 crifice euerlastynge. In the calendis for-
sothe, that is, in the bigynnyngis of
monthes, 36 shulen offre brent sacrifice to
the Lord, calues of the droue two, o we-
ther, seuen loombis of o 3eer, vnwemmed,
12 and thre dymes of tryed flour spreyntk
with oyle, in sacrifice1, bi eche calues, and
two dymes of tryed flour spreyntk with
13 oyle, bi eche wethers ; and the tenthe of
the tenthe of tried flour of oyle, in sacri-
fice, bi eche loombis ; brent sacrifice1, and
of moost swetem smelle, and of encense it
14 is to the Lord. The offryngis forsothe of
wyn, that -hi eche slayn sacrifices ben to
be held, shulen be thes ; half part of hyn
bi eche calues, the thridde bi a wether,
the ferthe bi a loomb ; this shal be the
brent sacrifisis" bi eche monthis, that to
hem silf the 3eer turnynge about comen
15 aftir. A goot forsothe shal be offred to
the Lord for synnes0, into brent sacrifice?
euerlastynge, with this offryngis of li-
lecoursi. The firste forsothe moneth, the
fourtenthe day of the monthe, shal be the
with pureste oile, and haue1 the fourthe
part of hyn. It is continuel11 brent sacri- 6
fice, whichv 36 offriden in the hil of Synai,
in to 'odour of swettistew encense to the
Lord. And 36 schulen offre the fourthe?
part of hyn of wyn, bi ech lomb, in the
seyntuarie of the Lord. And 36 schulen a
offre in lijk maner the tother lomb at euen-
tid, bi al the custom of the morewe sacri-
fice, and of moistx sacrifices therof, an of-
fryng of swettist odour y to the Lord.
Forsothea in the 'dai of sabatb 30 schulen 9
offre twey lambrenc of o 3eer, without
wem, and tweid tenthe partis of floure
spreynt togidere with oile, inf sacrifice,
'and 32 schulen qffres moisteh sacrificis
that ben sched1 bi custom, bi alle sabatis, 10
in to euerlastyngef brent sacrifice. For- 1 1 1 into
sothek in calendis1, that is, in the bigyn-
riyngis of monethis, 30 schulen offre brent
sacrifice to the Lord, tweyne calues of the sacrifice, c
droue, o ram, seuene lambren of o 3eer,
without wem, and threm tenthe partis of 12
flour spreynt togidere with oile, in" sacri-
fice0, bi ech calf, and twey tenthe partis of
flour . spreynt to gidere with oile, bi ech
ram ; and the tenthe part of 'a dyme? of 13
flour i ofr oile in sacrifice8, bi ech lomb;
it is brent* sacrifice of 'swetist odour", and
of encense to the Lord. Forsothe v then
moiste sacrifices of wyn, that schulen be
schedw bi alle slaynx sacrificis, schulen be
these ; the half part of hyn bi ech calf,
the thridde part bi a ram, the fourthe
part bi a lomb ; this schal be brent^ sacri-
fices2 bi ech monethe, that comen oon aftir
anothir while the seer turnetha. Also a is for clensiu&- c
* ' || into euer-
'buc of geetb schal be offrid to the Lord lasting etc. in
. . , , . Ebreu it is,
for synnes|, in to euerlastynge brent sacn- ouer continue!
fice||, with his moiste offryngis. Forsothec ie c™1 S8"ifice'
f the smelle E. S sote c. soot E. h springd c. i of A. k springd c.
D sacrifice A. ° synne A. P sacrifises BH. 1 colours B pr. m. FH.
sacrifices c. m sote c. soot E.
* haue it i. holde it e. « lastinge is. v that I. w moost swete smellynge i. swettist smellinge s. * the
moist is. T smell is. a Sotheli is. b sabot day is. c lombes is. d the twei KQT pr. m. x. e tried
flour is. f in to T. e Om. i. n the moiste i. > held i. k Sothely is. 1 the calendis is. m twey A.
n into A sec. m. ° the sacrifice s. P the tenthe is. q tried flour s. r spreynt togidre with i. s the
sacrifice is. l the brent is. u moost sweet smell i. swettist smelle s. v Sothely is. w held i. sched
out s. * the slayn is. y the brent is. z sacrifice CM. a turneth aboute is. bi his course s marg. *• geet
bucke is. c Sotheli IB.
3 L
442
NUMBERS.
XXVIII. 17 — 31.
17 pask of the Lord ; and in the fiftenthe
day the solempnyte of therf looues. Seuen
is daies thei shulen eete therf looues; of
the whiche the firste day worshipful and
holy shal be ; al seruyle werk 36 shulen
19 not doon in it. And 36 shulen offre into
encense brent sacrifice to the Lord, calues
of the droue two, o wether, loombes of o
20 3eer, vnwemmed, seuen ; and the sacri-
fices of eche, of tried flour, that be
spreynf with oyle, thre dymes bi eche
21 calues, arid two dymes bi o wether, and
the tithe of the tithe bi eche loombis,
22 that is, bi seuen loombis ; and o goot
23 for synne, that it be purgid for 3ow, bi-
side the morwtide brent sacrifice, that
24 euermore 36 shulen offre. So 36 shulen
doo bi eche dayes of the seuen dayes,
into the norishynge of the fier, and into
the moost swete3 smel to the Lord, the
which shal ryse of the brent sacrifice,
.25 and of the offred licours of echon. The
seuenthe forsothe day shal be moost so-
lempne and holi to 3ou ; al seruyle werk
2G3e shulen riot don in it. The dayes also
of the fyrste fruytis, whanne 36 shulen
offre newe cornys to the Lord, the 'seuen
wykis* fulfillid", worshipful and holy shal
be ; al seruyle werk 36 shulen not do in
27it. And 3ev shulen offre brent sacrifice to
the Lord, into moost swete smel ; calues
of the droue two, o wether, loombes of o
3eer, vnwemmed, seuen ; and in the sacri-
fices of hem, of tried flour spreynt with
oyle, three dymes bi eche calues, bi we-
thers two, bi loombes the tenthew of the
tithe, the whiche ben togidre seuen
loombes ; a goot forsothe that is offred
for the purgynge, bisyde the brent sacri-
fice euerlastynge, and the offrid licours
of it ; 36 shulen offre alle thingis vnwem-
med, with her sacrified licours.
30
in the firste monethe, in the fouretenthe
dai of the monethe, schal be phased, *that
is, paste ^ethir passyng*, of the Lord ;
and in the fiftenthe day schal be the so- 17
lempnyte of thes therf looues. Bi seuene
daies 30 schulen ete therf looues ; of is
whicheh the firste dai1 schal be worschip-
ful and hooli ; 36 schulen not do ony ser-
uyle15 werk therynne1. And 36 schulen 10
offre brent sacrifice to the Lord111, twey
calues, o ram, seuene lambren of o 3eer,
without wem ; arid the sacrifices" of ech° 20
bi itsilf of flour P, which 1 be spreynt to
gidere with oile, thre tenthe partis bi ech
calf, and twey tenthe partis bi ar ram, and 21
the tenthe part of 'a dymes bi ech lomb,
that is, bi seuene lambren1. 'And <,e schu-vn
len offre" o 'buc of geetv for synne, that
clensyng be maad for 3ou, outakun the 23
brent sacrifice of the morewtid, which 36
schulen offre euere. So 30 schulen do bi24
ech dai of seuene daies, into thew nursch-
yng of fier, and in to swettistx odour? to
the Lord, that schal rise of the brent sa-
crifice, and of moistez sacrifices of echa.
Also the seuenthe day schal be moost so- 25
lempne and hooli to 3ou ; 36 schulen not
do ony seruyleb werk ther ynne. Also the 20
dai of the firste fruytis, whanne 36 schulen
offre newe fruitis to the Lord, whanne the
wokis schulen be fillydc, schal be worschip-
ful and hooli ; 30 schulen not do ony ser-
uyle werk ther ynne. And 30 schulen offre 27
brent sacrifice to the Lord, in to 'swettiste
odourd ; twey calues of the droue, o ram,
and seuene lambren6 of o 3eer, with out
wem ; and in the sacrifices of tho 30 28
schulen offre thre tenthe partis of flourf
spreynt togidere with oile, bi ech calf,
twei tenthe partis bi rammes^, the tenthe 20
parte of 'a dymeh bi the lambren', which ek
ben togidere1, seuene larnbrenm. 'And 30
1 seuenthe wike A. u fullid FH. T Om. BFH.
r sprengd c passim. s sote c passim, soot E passim.
w tithe A pr. m.
d paske is. e Om. is. f Om. I. S Om. plures. h whiche daies is. > Om. is. k forboden is. ' in
that day is. m Om. s. u sacrifice is. ° shal be s marg. P tried flour is. 1 that schal is. r o is.
8 the tenthe is. 4 lombis is. u Om. i. v geet bucke is. w Om. c. x the swettist M. y smell is.
z the moiste is. a ech offring is. b forboden s marg. c fulfillid I. fulfillid that dai s. d moost swete
smel i. swettist smelle s. e lombus is. f tried flour is. S the rammes is. h the tenthe is. ' lombis is.
k the whiche i. ' al togidere is. m lombus is.
XXIX. I — li.
NUMBERS.
443
CAP. XXIX.
i Of the seuenthe moneth forsothex the
firste day holy and worshipful shal be to
3ow ; al seniyle werk 30 shulen not doon
in it, for the day of noyse it is, and of y
atrompes. And 36 shulen offre brent sa-
crifice, into moost swete smel to the Lord,
a calf of the droue oon, o wether, and
aloombes of o 3eer, vnwemmed, seuen; and
in the sacrifices of hem, of tried flour
spreynt with oyle, thre dymes bi eche
4calues, two dymes bi az wether, o dyme
bi a loomb, that ben togidre seuen
s loombes. And a goot for synne shal be
c offred, in clensynge of the puple, biside
the brent sacrifice of calendis, with her
sacrifices, and brent sacrifice euerlastynge,
with woned offred licours ; with the same
serymoyns 36 shulen offre into the moost
7 swete smel, encense to the Lord. The
tenthe forsothe day of this seuenthe
monthe shal be to 3ow hooly and wor-
shipful, and 36 shulen traueyl 3oure
soulis ; al seruyle werk 36 shulen not doo
s in it. And 36 shulen offre brent sacri-
fice to the Lord, into moost swete smel ;
a calf of the droue oon, a wether oon,
9 loombis of o 3eer, vnwemmed, seuen ; and
in the sacrifices of hem, of tried flour
spreynt with oyle thre dymes bi eche
localues, two dymes bi a wethre, a dyme
of the tithe bi eche loombis, that ben
utogidir seuen loombis; and oa goot for
synne, with outen hem that ben woned
to be offred for trespas in purgynge, and
the brent sacrifice euerlastynge in sacri-
schulen offren a° vbuc of geet?, whichi is
offrid for clensyng, outakun brent sacri-
fice euerlastynge, and the moiste sacrifices
therof ; 30 schulen offre alle thingis withai
out wem, with her moyste sacrifices.
CAP. XXIX.
Forsother the firste dai of the seuenthe i
monethe schal be hooli, and worschipful
to 3ou ; 36 schulen not do ony seruyle8
werk ther ynne, for it is the day of sown-
yng, and of trumpis. And 36 schulen offre 2
brent sacrifice, in to swettest* odour to the
Lord, o calf of the droue, o ram, and se-
uene lambren" of o 3eer, with out wem ;
and in the sacrificisv of tho '3^ schulena
qffre™ thre tenthe partis of flourx spreynt
togidere with oile, bi ech calfe, twey tenthe
partis bi a>~ ram, o tenthe part bi az lomb, 4
whichea togidere ben seviene lambrenb.
And "30 schulen qffrec a 'buc of geetd,5
which8 is offrid for synne, in to thef clens-
yng of the puple, with out the? brent sa-e
crifice of kalendish, with hise sacrifices,
and without euerlastynge1 brent sacrifice,
withk customable fletynge offryngis ; and
bi the same cerymonyes1 36 schulen offre
encense in to swettiste odour"1 to the Lord.
Also the tenthe dai of this seuenthe?
monethe schal be hooli and worschipful
to 3ou, and 36 schulen" turmente 3oure
soulis ° ; 36 schulen not do ony seruyle
werk ther ynne. And 35 schulen offrePs
brent sacrifice to the Lord, in to swettiste
odour ; oi calf of the droue, oi ram, se-
uene lambren1" of o 3eer with out wem.
And in the sacrifices8 of tho ^e schulens
ojffre* thre tenthe partis of flour" spreynt
togidere with oyle, bi ech calf, twey tenthe
partis bi av ram, the tenthe part ofw aio
dymex bi each lomb, that ben togidere se-
uene lambreny. And 30 schulen offre a 1 1
x Om. AB pr.m. D. V Om. A. z o A. a a CE.
n Om. i. o also a i. P geet bucke is. q that is. r Sothely is. s forboden s. * moost swete i.
u lombus is. v sacrifice cis. w Om. i. * tried flour is. y o is. z oo i. a the whiche i. b lombis is.
c Om. i. d geet bucke is. e that is. f Om. is. S Om. is. h the bigynnyng of monethis is. ' the
euerlastynge is. k without s. ! cerymonyes or customs s. m smell is. n schulen therinne s. ° soulis
in it i. P thanne offre s. <J a i. r lombis s. 8 sacrifice c. * Om. i. u tried flour is. v o is. w Om. s.
* the tenthe i. Om. 8. V lombis is.
3 L 2
444
NUMBERS.
XXIX. 12 — 25.
e, and offrid licours of hem. The fif-
tenthe forsothe day of the seuenthe
monthe, the which to jow shal be holi
and worshipful ; al seruyle werk 36 shu-
len not doo in it, but 30 shulen halwe the
issolempnyte to the Lord seuen days ; and
3e shulen offre brent sacrifice, into theb
moost swete smel to the Lord, calues of
the droue threteen, wethers two, loombis
14 of o 3eer, vnwemmed, fourteen ; and in
the sacrifices of licours of hem, of tryed
flour spreynt with oyle thre dymes bi
eche calues, that ben togidre calues thret-
teen, and two dymes to o wether, that is,
to two wethers togidre, to o wether oon,
15 and the tithe of a dyme to eche loombis,
ic that ben togidre loombis fourteen; and
obb goot for synne, with out the brent sa-
crifice euerlastynge, and the sacrifice, and
17 the sacrified licour of it. In that other
day 30 shulen offre calues of the droue
twelue, wethers two, loombis of o 3eer,
is vnwemmed, fourteen ; and sacrifices, and
sacrified licours of echon, bi the calues,
and wethers, and loombis, dulich 36 shu-
19 len halwe; and a goot for synne, with
outen brent sacrifice euerlastynge, and
the sacrifice of it, and the offrynge of li-
20 cours. The thridde day 36 shulen offre
calues elleuen, wethers two, loombis of o
21 3eer, vnwemmed, fourteen ; and the sacri-
fices, and the sacrified licours of echon, bi
calues, and wethers, and loombs, dulich
22 36 shulen halwe ; and a goot for synne,
with outen brent sacrifice euerlastynge,
and the sacrifice, and the offryng of li-
23 cours of it. The ferthe day 36 shulen
offre calues ten, wethers two, loombs of
24 o 3eer, vnwemmed, fourteen ; and the sa-
crifices, and the sacrified licours of echon,
bi calues, and wethers, and loombis, due-
25 lich 36 shulen halwe ; and a goot for
vbuc of geetz for synne, with out these
thingis that ben wont to be offrid for
synne in to clensyng, and '30 schulen offre*
euerlastinge brent sacrifice in sacrifice11,
and fletinge offryngis of thoc. Forsothed 12
in the fiftenthe dai of this6 seuenthe f
monethe, that schal be hooli and wor-
schipful to 3ou, 36 schulen not do ony
seruyle werk, but 36 schulen halewe so-
lempnytes to the Lord inh seuene daies;
and 36 schulen offre brent sacrifice, in to is
swetiste odour to the Lord, threttene
calues of the droue, twey rammes, foure-
tene lambren of o 3eer, with out wem. And 14
in the moiste sacrifices of tho '30 schulen
qffre1 thre tenthe partis of flour k spreynt
togidere with oile bi ech calf, that ben to-
gidere threttene calues, and $e schulen
offre twei tenthe partis to twei rammes
togidere, that is, o tenthe part to o ram,
and '30 schulen offre1 the tenthe part of 'a is
dymem to" ech lornb, whiche ben togidere
fourteene lambren. And $e schulen offre ie
a 'buc of geet° for synne, with out euer-
lastynge^ brent sacrifice, and *with out**
theii sacrifice and moiste r offryng therof.
In the tother dai 36 schulen offre twelue 17
calues of the droue, twei rammes, foure-
teue lambren5 of o 3eer without wem.
And 36 schulen halewe ri3tfuli sacrifices', is
and moiste offryngis of alle, bi caluesu,
and rammes, and lambrenT. And ye schu- is
len offre a 'buc of geetw for synne, with
out euerlastyngex brent sacrifice, and *with
out? thez sacrifice anda moistb offryng
therof. In the thridde dai 36 schulen offre 20
euleuen calues, twei rammes, fourtene0
lambren of o 3eer, without wem. And 3021
schulen halewe ri3tfuli the sacrifices, and
moisted offryngis of allee, bi thef caluys,
and rammes, and lambren. And 30 schu-ii
len offre a 'buk of geet§ for synne, with
b Om. A. bb a CE.
z geet bucke is. a Om. i. b the sacrifice is. c tho thingis is. d Sothely is. e the c. f Om. N.
£ the solempnyte is. h bi IKOHSTW. i Om. I. k tried flour is. 1 Om. i. m the tenthe is. n by B. to
bi DRT. ° geetbucke is. P the euerlastynge is. lOm. c. <W Om. AF. r the fletinge is. s lombes is.
1 the sacrifices is. u the calves i. tho calues s. v lombis is. w geet bucke is. x the euerlastynge is.
y Om. i. z Om. K. a of i<. b the moist is. c and fourtene is. d the moiste s. e alle thecs is.
f Om. K. g geet bucke is.
XXIX. 26 — 39-
NUMBERS.
445
synne, with oute the brent sacrifice euer-
lastynge, and the sacrifice of it, and the
seoffringe of licours. The fifthe day 30
shulen offre nyne calues, wethers two,
loombis of o 3eer, vnwemraed, fourteen ;
27 and the sacrifices, and the offrynge of li-
cours of c echon, hi calues, and wethers,
28 and loombs, duelich 36 shulen halwe ; and
a goot for synne, with out the brent sa-
crifice euerlastynge, and the sacrifice of
29 it, and the offrynge of licours. The sixte
day 36 shulen offre calues ei3t, and we-
thris two, loombes of o 3eer, andd vn-
so wemmed, fourteen ; and the sacrifices,
and the offryngis of licours of echon, bi
calues, and wethers, and loombis, duelich
31 30 shulen halwe ; and a goot for synne,
with out the brent sacrifice euerlastynge,
and the sacrifice of it, and the offrynge
32 of licours. The seuenthe day 36 shulen
offre calues seuen, wethers two, loombs
33 of o 3eer, vnwemmed, fourteen ; and the
sacrifices, and the offryngis of licours of
echon, bi calues, and wethers, and loombs,
34 duelich 36 shulen halwe ; and oe goot for
synne, with oute the brent sacrifice euer-
lastynge, and the sacrifice of it, and the
35 offrynge of licours. The ei3tith day that
is moost solempne, al seruyle werk 30
36 shulen not doo, offrynge brent sacrifice
into the moost swete smel to the Lord,
o calf, o wether, loombis of o 3eer, vn-
37 wemmed, seuen ; and the sacrifices, and
the offryngis of licours of echon, bi calues,
and wethers, and loombs, duelich 36 shu-
38 len halwe ; and a goot for synne, with
out the brent sacrifice euerlastynge, and
the sacrifice of it, and the offrynge of li-
socours. Thes thingis 36 shulen offre to
the Lord, in 3oure solempnytees, biside
the vowes, and wilful offryngis, in brent
out euerlastynge11 brent sacrifice, and with
out the1 sacrifice and moistek offryng ther-
of. In the fourthe day 36 schulen offre 23
ten calues, twey1 rammes, fourtene lam-
bren111 of o 3eer with oute wem. And 3624
schulen halewe ri3tfuli the sacrifices, and
moiste" offryngis of alle, bi the calues, and
rammes, and lambren. And 30 schulenzf>
offre a "b\\k of geet° for synne, with out
euerlastynge P brent sacrifice, and "with
out i the sacrifice and moiste r offryng s
therof. In the fyuethe dai 36 schulen 26
offre nyne calues, twei1 rammes, fourtene
lambren of o 3eer, with oute wem. And 27
36 schulen halewe ri3tfuli the sacrifices,
and moiste u offryngis vof allev, bi the
calues, and rammes, and lambren. And 28
'30 schulen offre"" a 'buc of geetx for synne,
with out euerlastyngey brent sacrifice, and
"with out1 the sacrifice anda moiste offryng
therof. In the sixte dai 30 schulen offre 29
ei3t calues, andb twei rammes, fourtene
lambren0 of o 3eer with out wem. And 36 so
schulen halewe ri3tfuli the sacrifices, and
moisted offryngis 'of allee, bi the calues,
and rammes, and lambrenf. And '30 schu- si
len ojfres a 'buk of geeth for synne, with
out euerlastynge1 brentk sacrifice, and "with
out} the sacrifice and moiste111 offryng
therof. In the seuenthe dai 36 schulen 32
offre seuene calues", twei rammes, four-
tene lambren0 'of o 3eerP with out wem.
And 36 schulen halewe ri3tfuli the sacri-33
fices, and moiste'J offryngis ' of aller, bi the
calues, and rammes, and lambren8. And 34
"•$e schulen offre1 a vbuc of geetu for synne,
with out euerlastyngev brent sacrifice, and
"with ouf thex sacrifice and? moiste of-
fryng therof. In the ei3the dai, which2 is 35
moost solempne "ether hooli*, 36 schulen
not do ony seruyle werk, and 30 schulen 36
c bi A. dOm. c. e a EF.
h the euerlastynge is. ' Om. K. k the euerlastynge is. l and twey s. "> lombis is. n the moiste is.
0 geet bucke is. P the euerlastynge is. q Om. i. r the moist is. a offryngis A pr. m. * and twei K.
u alle the moiste is. y Om. is. w Om. c. * geet bucke is. y the euerlastynge is. z Om. c. a and
the is. of o. b Om. KS. c lombis is. d alle the moiste is. e Om. is. f lombis is. e Om. c. h geet
bucke is. 1 the euerlastynge is. k Om. i. 1 Om. c. m the moiste is. n calueren K. ° lombis is.
P Om. i. q alle moiste i. alle the moiste s. r Om. is. s lombis is. l Om. c. u geet bucke is. v the
euerlastynge is. w Om. ic. " Om. K. y and the is. of o. z that is. a Om. CINS.
446
NUMBERS.
xxx. i — 7.
sacrifice, in sacrifice, inf offrynge& of li-
cour1', and in pesible oostis.
CAP. XXX.
i Moyses forsothe tolde to the sones of
Yrael alle thingis that the Lord co-
2maundide hym. And he spak to the
princes of the lynagis of the sones of
3 Yrael, This is the word that the Lord
comaundide, If eny of men auowe to the
Lord auowid', otherk hym silf bi ooth
streynede, he shal not make at no3t his
word, but al that he bihi3t he shal fulfil.
4 A womman jif1 eny thing she auowith,
and hir silf streyn bi ooth, the which
is in the hows of hir fader, jit in childis
age, if the fader knowe the vowe, that
she hath bihoot, and the ooth, bi the
which hir soul she hath oblishid, and
holde his pees, she shal be gilti of the
5 auowe"1 ; what thing she hath bihoot and
fiswerith, in werk she shal fulfil. If for-
sothe anoon as the fader herith, he with-
seith it, and the vowis and the oothis of
hir shulen be at noujt, ne she shal 'be
holdun" gilti to the biheest, forthi that
7 the fader ajenseide it. If she haue° an
housboond, and auoweP eny thing, and
onys a word of hir mouth goynge out
offreb brent sacrifice in to swettest odour
to the Lord, oc calf, oc ram, seuene lam-
brend of o jeer with out wem. And 3637
schulen halewe rijtfuli the sacrifices and
moiste" offryngis 'of allef, bi the calues,
and rammes, and lambren&. 'And 30 schu-as
lenh offre a 'buc of geet1 for synne, with
out euerlastyngek brent sacrifice, and 'with
out1 the sacrifice, and moistem offryng
therof. 3e schulen offre these thingis to 39
the Lord, in 3oure solempnytees, with out
avowis", and wilful0 offryngis, in brent?
sacrifice, in sacrifice, ini moist1" offryng,
and in peesible sacrifices.
CAP. XXX.
And Moises telde to the sones of Israel i
alle thingis whiche the Lord comaundide
to hym. And he spak to the princes of 2
the lynagis of the sones of Israel, This
is the word, which8 the Lord comaundide,
If ony of men makith a vowe to the Lord, 3
ethir byndith hym silf bi an ooth, he schal
not make voide* his word, but he schal
filleu al thing which v he bihi3te. If a 4
womman whichv is in the hows of hir fa-
dir, and is 3it in the age of a damyselw,
''that is, not yt wcddid*, avowith ony
thing, ethir byndith hir silf bi an ooth,
'if they fadir knowith the avow, whichz
sche bihi3te, and the ootha bi which sche
boond hir soule, and he is stilleb, sche
schal be gilti of the0 oothd, that is, boundun
bi the oothe; what euer thing sche bil^tes
and swoor, sche schall fillef in werk. For- 6
sothes if theh fadir a3enseide' anoon as he
herdek, bothe the1 vowis and 'oothis of
hirm schulen be voide, and sche schal not
be holdun boundun to the biheeste, for
then fadir a3enseide°. If sche hath an?
hosebonde, and avowith? ony thing, and
f and H. S offringus c. h lycours E. * vowede CB.
holde BDEFH. ° hath A. P awowith A.
k or c. i whanne A. m vowe AFH.
by-
'> offre thanne s. c a i. d lombis is. e alle the moiste is. f Om. is. S lomhis is. h Om. c.
' geet bucke is. k the euerlastynge is. l Om. c. m the moiste is. n -yiure auowis s. ° jour wilful is.
P the brent is. 1 and ELP. r the moist is. s that is. * voide orfals s. u fulfille is. v that is.
w joung damysel is. x Om. is. V hir i. z that I. 1& Om. s. b after that he knorveth it s marg.
c that is. o 00th or vow yfsche breke it s. jif sche breke it i. e Om. is. f fulfille is. e Sotheli is.
h hir is. i ajenseide hir avorvis s. k herde hem s. ' Om. i. m hir oothis is. nhir is. ° ajenseide it i.
ajenseide hir avow s. P sche avowith is.
XXX. 8 — i6.
NUMBERS.
447
8 the soul of hir oblishe bi ooth, what day
the man herith, and withseith not, she
shal be gilti of the vowe ; what thingi
o euer she hath bihoot, she shal jelde. If
forsothe anoon herynge he withseith, and
he makith at nou3t al the bihesf of hir,
and the wordis by the which she streyn-
ede hir soul, the Lord shal forjyue to
10 hir. A widew, and a departid, what
u thing thei auowen thei shulen 3eelde. A
wijf in the hows of hyr man, whanne
12 she byndith hir bi auowe, and bi ooth, if
the man here, and holde his pees, ne
withseith to the biheest, she shal 3eeld
13 what euer thing she hath bihoot. If for-
sothe anoon he withseith, she shal not
'be holdun3 gilti of the biheest, for the
husboond withseith, and the Lord shal
14 for3yue to hir. If she auowe, and bi ooth
streyne hir self, that bi fastynge and ab-
stynens of other thingis she traueyP hir
soul, in the dome of the man it shal be,
15 that she do it", or not do it. And if the
man herynge holde his pees, and into an-
other day deferre the sentence, what euer
thing she hath vowid and bihoot, she
shal 3eeld, for anoon as he herde, he
icheelde his pees. If forsothe he withseith,
after that he assentide, he shal here the
wickidnes .of hir. Thes ben the lawes
that the Lord ordeynde to Moyses, bi-
twixv man and womman, bitwixv fader
and dou3ter that is 3it in childis age,
other w that in the hows of fader and
modirx dwelleth.
a word goynge out of hir mouth onys
byndith hir soule with an ooth, in whats
dai thei hosebonde herithr, and a3enseiths
not, sche schal be gilti' 'of avow"; sche
schal 3elde, what euer thing sche bih^te.
But if the hosebonde herith v, and anoon 9
a3enseithw, and makith void alle hir bi-
heestis, and wordis bi whiche sche boond
hir soule, the Lord schal be merciful to
hir. A widewe, and a womman forsakun io
of hir hosebonde, schulen 3elde, what euer
thingx thei avowen. Whanne a wijf inn
'the hous of hir hosebonde^ byndith hir
silf bi a vow and an ooth, if thez hose- 12
bonde heritha, and is stille arid a3enseith
not theb biheest, sche schal 3elde, what
euer thing sche bihi3te. Sotheli if the 13
hosebonde a3enseidec anoon, sche schal not
be holdun gilti of biheest'1, for the6 hose-
bonde a3enseidef, and the Lord schal be
merciful to hir. If sche avowith, and 14
byndith hir silf bi an ooth, that sche tur-
mente hir soule bi fastyrig, ethir bi ab-
stynence of othere thingis, it schal be in
the doom of the" hosebonde, that sche doh,
ether, do' not. That if thek hosebonde 15
herith1, and ism stille, and delaieth" the
sentence iri° the tother dai, sche schal 3elde
what euer thing sche avowide and bihi3te,
for he? was stillei, anoon as he herder.
Forsothe8 if the* hosebonde a3enseideu af- is
tir that he wistevf, he schal here his
wickidnessew. These ben the lawis, which
the Lord ordeynede to Moyses bitwixe the
hosebonde and the wijf, bitwixe the fadir "forward.
• V • • here- c-
and the dou3tir, which is 31! in the age
of ax damyseiy, ^that is, not yt mariedz,
'ether which* dwellith'' in 'the hows of
thec fadir'1.
t a/Hr that he
bl)t
Q Om. A. r behestus c. byheestes E. 8 byholde BDEFH. * trauaileth CE. u Om. AD. v betwe c.
w or c. * of modir A,
<1 hir is. r herith this is. * ajenseith it is. * gilti, or lounden s. u to that vowe I. to that avow s.
v herith it I. herith hir s. w ajenseith hir s. x Om. ELP. y hir housboundus hous I. hir husbond
house s. z hir is. a herith it I. hir avotv and hir ooth a marg. b hir is. c a3enseide hir is. d the
biheest BCIKW. hir biheest s. e hir is. f ajenseide it anoon is. ajenseide anoon EF sec. m. KLOPQTW.
g hir is. h do that is. i do it is. k hir is. ! herith it I. herith hir avow s. m he is s. n tarieth is.
0 in to CIKMOW. P hir housbonde is. 1 stille and ajenseide hir not s. r herde hir avome or swere s.
8 Sotheli is. * hir is. " ajenseide Air avow and hir ooth s. v wiste thero/'s. w as gilti of a vowe
breking I marg. s marg. * Om. L. V 3oung damysel is. z Om. cis. a or that is. b 3!! dwellith is.
c her L. %<1 hir fadris [fadir s] hous vnmaried is.
448
NUMBERS.
xxxi. i — 15.
CAP. XXXI.
i And the Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge,
aVenge first the sones of Yrael of the
Madianytis, and so thow shalt be gedryd
3 to thi puple. And anoon Moyses, Arme
36, he seith, of jow men to the f\3t, that
mowen the veniaunce of the Lord out take
4 of the Madianytis. A thowsand men of
ech lynagis ben chosun of Yrael, that ben
s sent to batayl. And thei 3euen thow-
sandis of eche lynagis, that is, twelue
thowsandis? of men, redy to the fi3t;
e whom Moyses sentez with Fynees, the
sone of Eleazar, the preest. Forsothe
the hooli vessels, and the trumpes to
7crye, he took to hem.- And whanne thei
hadden fou3t a3ens Madianytes, and had-
den ouercomen, alle the maalis thei slewen,
s and the kyngis of hem, Euy, and Reem,
and Sur, and Hur, and Rebe, fyue princes
of the folk of hem. Balaam forsothe, the
sone of Beor, thei slewen with swerd.
9 And thei token the wymmen of hem, and
children, and alle thea beestis, and al pur-
tenaunce ; what thing euer thei my3ten
10 haue, thei destruyden ; as wel cytees asb
litil towns and castels bi flawme he brent.
11 And thei token praye, and alle that thei
12 token, as wel of men as of beestis, and
broirjten to Moises, and Eleazar, the
preest, and to al the multitude of the
sones of Yrael. Forsothe other vsable
thingis thei beren to the tentis, in the
wijld feeldis of Moab, biside Jordan, a3en
is Jericho. And Moyses and Eleazar, the
preest, wenten out, and alle thec prynces
of the synagoge, into a3encomynged of
14 hem, out of the tentis. And Moyses
wrooth to the prynces of the oost, leders
of thousaridis, and gouernours of hun-
isdredis, that camen fro the batayl, seith,
CAP. XXXI.
And the Lord spak to Moyses, and i
seide, Venge thou firste the sones of Israel 2
of Madianytis6, and so thou schalt be ga-
derid to thi puple. And anoon Moises 3
seide, Arme 36 men of 3ou to batel, that
moun take of Madianytisf the veniaunce
of the Lord. Of& ech lynage be chosunb4
a thousynde men of Israel, that schulen
be sent to batel. And of ech lynage theis
3auen a thousynde, that is twelue thou-
synde of men', redi to batel; whiche Moises 6
sentek with Fynees, the sone of Eleazar,
preest1. And hem bitook to hem hooli
vesselis, and trumpis to make sown. And 7
whanne thei hadden fou3t a3ens Madian-
ytis, and hadden ouercome11, thei0 killidenf
alle the? malis, and 'the kyngis of hernia
Euy, and Reem, and Sur, and Hur, and
Rebe, fyue princes of "the folc of hemr.
Also theis killiden bi1 swerd Balaam, the
sone of Beor. And thei11 token thev wym- 9
men of hem, and thew litle children, and
alle beestisx, and al purtenaunce? of hows-
hold2; what euer thei my3ten haue, thei
spuyleden3 ; flawme'3 brente as wel citeesc, 10
as litle townes and castels. And theyn
token pray, and alle thingis whiche thei
hadden take, as wel of men as of beestis,
and thei brou3ten tod Moyses, and to Ele- 12
azar, preest8, and to al the multitude of
the sones of Israel. Forsothef thei baren
othere "thingis perteynynge to vssg, to
theh castels1 ink the feldi places of Moab
bisidis Jordan, a3ens Jericho. Moises and is
Eleazar, preest1, and alle the princes of
the synagoge, 3eden out in to the comyng
of hem, with out them castels", ''that is, of
the tabernacle. And Moises was wrooth n
to the princes of the oost, to? tribunes^,
and centuriouns1", that camen fro batel8;
f thei killiden,
etc. In Ebreu
it is, and thei
killidcD the
kyngis of hem
on slayn men,
that is, on men
cast doun bi
(Joddis vertu,
as Ebrews ex-
pownen. Lire
here. c.
y thousand c. z sende BE et alibi. a Om. c. b and BCDEFH. c Om. A. d ajen the comynge c.
e the men of Madian is. f the Madianytis is. g and of is. h ther chosun i. » Om. is. k sente
forth is. ! the preest i. m Moises is. n ouercomen hem s. ° Israel is. P her is. 1 her kyngis is.
r her folke is. s Israel is. 4 with i. u Israel is. v Om. c. w her is. * her beestis is. 7 the pur-
tenaunce is. z her howshold is. a destrieden is. b the flawme is. c the citees B. d tho to is. e the
preest is. f Sotheli is. E vsable thingis is. h her is. * tentis is. k stondynge in is. l the preest is.
m Orn. o. n tentis is. ° Om. is. P and A. 1 the tribunes N. r the centuriouns i. to the centuriouns s.
* the batel INS. batels B pr.m.
XXXI. 16 — 28.
NUMBERS.
449
ic Whi ban 36 kept the wymmen ? ben not
thes that han deseyued the sones of
Yrael, at the suggestioun of Balaam, and
han maad 3ow trespasse" in the Lord,
vpon the synne of Phegor, wherfor and
17 the puple was smytun ? Therfor al slee
3e what euer thing is of maal kynde,
and litil children ; and wymmen that
han knowun men in goynge togidre,
18 kytte 36 the throotis ; mayde children,
and alle wymmen maydens kepe 36 to
19 3ow, and dwellith out of the tentes seuen
days. Who sleeth a man, orf a man sleyn
touchith, shal be passid about the thridde
20 day, and the seuenthe ; and of al the praye,
whether clothing it were, other^ vessel,
and eny thing into vsable thingis maad
redi, of the skynnes of gootis, and heerys,
21 and tree, it shal be purgid. Eleazar for-
sothe, the preest, to the men of the oost
that hadden fow3t, thus spak, This is the
maundement of the lawe, that the Lord
22 comaundide to Moyses, Gold, and siluer,
and brasse, and yren, and tynne, and
leed, and al that may passe bi flawmes,
23 shal be purgid thur3 fier ; forsothe what
euer thing fier shal not mowe susteyn,
with water of clensynge shal be halowid.
24 And 36 shulen wasshe 3oure clothis the
seuenthe day ; and puryfied afterward 36
25 shulen goo into the tentes. And the
26 Lord seide to Moyses, Take the summe
of hem that ben takun, fro man vnto
beesth, thow, and Eleazar, the preest, and
27 alle the prynces of the comoun. And
thow shalt dyuyde euen the praye among
hem that fasten and wenten out to the
batayl, and among al the laft multitude.
28 And thow shalt seuer a part to the Lord,
of hem that han fou3ten, and weren in
the batayl, o soule of fyue hundrid, as
wel of men, as of oxen, and assis, and
and he seide1, Whi reseruedenu 30 wym-is
men ? whether it be not thesev thatw dis- ii>
seyueden the sones of Israel, at the sug-
gestioun of Balaam, and maden 3011 to do
trespas a3ens the Lord, onx the synne of
Phegor, wherfor also the puple was slayn?
And therfor sle 30 alle men?, what euer 17
(hingz is of male kynde, and litlea chil-
dren ; and strangle 36 the wymmen that
knew b men fleischli ; forsothe c reserued is
3e to 3ou dameselse, and alle wymmen vir-
gyns, and dwelle 36 with out the castelsfi»
in& seuene daies. He that sleeth a man,
ether h touchith a slayn man, schal be
clensid in the thridde and the' seuenthe
daik; and of1 alm the pray, whether it is 20
clooth, ether" vessel, and ony thing maad
redi in0 to thingis perteynynge to vss, of
the skynnys and heeris of geet, and 'of
treP, it schal be clensid. And Eleazar, 21
preestq, spak thus to ther men of the oost
that fou3ten, This is the comaundement8
of the lawe, which* the Lord comaundide
to Moises, The gold, and siluer, and bras, 22
and ynm, and tiyn, and leed, and al thing
that may passe" by flawme, schal be purgid
bi fier ; sotheli what euer thing may not 23
suffre fier, schal be halewidv biw the watir
of clensyng. And 30 schulen waische 3oure 24
clothis in the seuenthe dai, and 36 schulen
be clensid ; and aftirward 36 schulen entre
in to the* castels^ *of the tabernacle*.
And the Lord seide to Moises, Take 3630
the summe8 of tho thingis that ben takun,
fro man 'til tob beeste, thou, and Eleazar,
preestc, and alle the princes of the comyn
puple. And thou schalt departe euen!J27
the prey bytwixe hem that fou3ten and
3eden out to batel, and bitwixe al the
multitude11. And thou schalt departe ae28
part to the Lord, of hem that fou3tenf, and
weren in batel", 'o souleh of fiue hundrid,
' to trespasse c. f other BDEFH. S or c. h a beest CE.
* seide to hem l. u kepte is. v these rvymmen s. w whiche s. x vpon is. J the men is. z Om. I.
a the litle is. b han knowe is. c sotheli is. d kepe is. e the jounge damesels is. f tends is.
8 Om. is. h or ELP passim. i Om. plures. k Om. N. 1 the thing of i. Om. s. m al thing s. nor EILPS.
0 Om. IORSTW. P wode is. <1 the preest is. r Om. ics. s heest is. * that is. u passe vn-
tvaa.slid s marg. v halewid or purgid s. w with i. * Om. plures. Y tentis is. z Om. I. a noumbre is.
b vnto is. to o sup. ras. c the preest is. d other multitude is. e o i. f han {bitten is. e batel take
Ihou a. h oo lijf i.
3 M
450
NUMBERS.
XXXI. 29 — 48.
29 sheep. And thow shalt 3yue it to Elea-
zar, the preest, for the cheef fruytis of
30 the Lord thei ben. Of the half forsothe
part' of the sones of Irael, thow shalt
taak the fiftith heed of men, and of oxen,
and of k asses, and of sheep, and of al
hauynge soule ; and thow shalt 3yue hem
to the Leuytes, that waken in the waardis
31 of the tabernacle of the Lord. And Moy-
ses and Eleazar diden as the Lord co-
samaundide. Forsothe the pray was that
the1 oost took, of sheep six hundrid fyue
33 and seuenti thowsand, of oxen two and
34 seuenti thowsand, of assis sexti thowsand
35 and o thowsand ; the soules of men of
wymmen kynde, that knowen no men,
36 two and thretti thowsand. And the half
part is 3euen to hem that weren in the
batayl, of sheep thre hundrid seuen and
37 thretti thowsand and fyue hundrid ; of
the whiche into the part of the Lord ben
noumbred sheep six hundryd and seuenti
ss and fyue ; and of oxen six and thretti
39 thowsand, oxen seuenti and two, of assis
thretti thowsand and fyue hundrid, assis
40 sexti and oon ; of the soules of men six-
tene thowsand, fellen into the™ part of
41 the Lord, two and thretti soulis. And
Moyses took the noumbre of the chefe
fruytis of the Lord to Eleazar, the preest,
42 as it was comaundid, of the half part of
the sones of Irael, that he seuerde to hem
43 that in the batayl weren. Of the half
part forsothe that felle to that" other
multitude, that is, of sheep thre hundryd
seuen and thretti thousand and fyue hun-
44 drid, and of oxen six and thretti thou-
45 sand, and of thretti thowsand assis and
46 fyue hundrid, and of sixtene thowsand
47 men, Moyses took the fiftith heed, and
jaf to the Leuytis, that wakiden in the
tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord co-
4emaundide. And whanne0 the prynces of
as wel of men, as of oxun, and of assis,
and of scheep. And thou1 schalt 3yue2»
'that partk to Eleazar, preest1, for tho ben
the firste fruytis of the Lord. Also of these
myddil part of the sones of Israel, thou
schalt take the fiftithe heedm of men, and
of oxun, and ofn assis, and of" scheep,
and of alle lyuynge beestis ; and thou
schalt 3yue tho to the dekenes, that waken
in the kepyngis of the tabernacle of the
Lord. And Moyses and Eleazar diden, 31
as the Lord comaundide. Forsothe0 the 32
prey whichP the oost hadde take, was sixe
hundrid fyuePP and seuenti thousynde of
scheep, of oxun two and seuenti thou- 33
synde, of assis sixti thousynde and a thou- 34
synde ; the soules of personesi of females
kynde, that knewen not fleischli8 men,
two* and thretti thousynde. And the myd-so
dil part was 3ouun to hem that weren in
the" batel, of scheep threv hundrid seuene
and thretti thousynde and fyue hundrid ;
of whiche sixe hundrid fyue and seuenti 37
scheep weren noumbrid in to the part of
the Lord ; and of sixe and thretti thou- ss
synde oxun, two and seuenti oxunw, and* 39
of thretti thousynde assis and fyue hun-
dryd, oon and sixti assis; ofy sixtene 40
thousynde persoonesz of men, twei and
thretti persoones bifelden ina to the 'part
of the Lordb. And Moises bitook the 41
noumbre of the firste fruytis of the Lord
to Eleazarbb, preest0, as it was comaundid
to hym, of the myddil part of the sones of 42
Israel, whichd he departide to hem that
weren in batel. And of the myddil part 43
that bifelde to the tother multitude, that
is, of thre hundrid seuene and thretti
thousynde scheep and fyue hundrid, and 44
ofe sixe and thretti thousynde oxun, and 45
of thretti thousynde assis arid fyue hun-
drid, and of sixtene thousynde wymmen, 46
Moyses took the fyftithef heeds, and 3af h 47
1 party c. k Om. A. l Om. A. m Om. A. D the c. ° Om. A.
' that that thou i. k Orn. i. ! the preest is. m heed or moost cheef & marg. n Om. is. ° Sothely is.
P that is. PP and fyue A pr. m. 1 the persones s. r \vynmien is. s Om. s. * weren two is. n Om. plures.
* her part was thre s. w oxun fellen to her part s. x Om. A sec. m. Y fellen to the Lord as part of I.
fellen to his part of 6. z of persones s. a Om. is. b Lordus part is. bb Elezar A. c the preest is.
d the which i. e Om. s. f first L. S heed or pool i. heed or polle s. h he jaf hem is.
XXXI. 49 — XXXII. 5-
NUMBERS.
451
the oost weren goon to Moyses, and the
leders of thowsandis, and rewlers of
49hundredis, seiden, We thi seruauntis han
tolde the noumbre of fi3ters, the which
we hadden vndre oure hoond, and not
so oon forsothe faylid ; for what cause we
offren in the places of the free 3iftis of
the Lord, eche, that in the praye of gold
we my3ten fynde, wymmensP ournementis
about her reynes1', and ournementis about
her shuldres, and rynges, and ourne-
mentis about her armes, and ournementis
about her neckis, that thow preye the
51 Lord for vs. And Moyses and Eleazar
the preest, token al the gold in dyuers
52 spices, bi peyse of the seyntuarye, sixtene
thousand seuen hundrid and fifti siclis, of
the leders of thowsandis, and rewlers of
53 hundredis. Forsothe echon that he cau3te
54 in the praye, was his ; and the taken thei
brou3ten into the tabernacle of witness-
ynge, into mynde of ther sones of Irael,
before the Lord.
CAP. XXXII.
1 The sones forsothe of Ruben and Gad
hadden many beestis, 'and ther was to
hem in bestis8 substaunce with outen
noumbre. And whanne thei hadden seen
Jaser and Galaad, able loondis to beestis
2 to be f«dd, thei camen to Moyses and
Eleazar, the preest, and prynces of the
3 multitude, 'and seyden*, Astaroth, and
Dibbon, and Jaser, and Nemra, Esebon,
and Eleale, and Sabam, and Nebo, and
4 Beon, the loond that the Lord smoot in
the si3t of the sones of Yrael, is of a re-
gioun moost plenteuous to the food of
beestis ; and we thi seruauntis han many
5 beestis ; and we preyen, if we han
foundun grace before thee, that thow
to the dekenes, that wakiden' in the taber-
nacle of the Lord, as the Lord comaundide.
And whanne the princes of the oost, and 48
the tribunes and centuriounsk hadden
nei3ed to Moises, thei seiden, We thi ser-49
uauntis han teld the noumbre of filters,
whiche we hadden vndur oure hoond1, and
sotheli not oon failide ; for which™ cause 50
we offren11 'in the0 fre 3iftis of the Lord,
alle bi vs? silf, that that we my3ten fynde
of gold in the pray, girdelis for 'the myd-
dil of wymmeni, and bies of the armes,
and ryngis, and ournementis of the arm
ny3 the hond, and bies of the neckis of
wymmen, that thou preye the Lord for vs.
And Moises and Eleazar, preesf, token alsi
the gold in dyuerse spices8, Aether leyndis't,yi
bi the wei3te of the seyntuarye, sixtene"
thousynde seuene hundrid and fifti siclis,
of the tribunes, and centuriounsT. For 53
that that ech man rauyschide in the prey,
was his owne ; and thei baren the goldai
taken in to the tabernacle of witnessyng,
in to thew mynde of the sones of Israel,
bifor the Lord.
CAP. XXXII.
Forsothex the sones of Ruben and ofi
Gad hadden many beestis, and catel with
out noumbre was to hem, in werk beestis.
And whanne thei hadden seyn Jazer and
Galaad, couenabley londis to beestis to be
fed, thei camen to Moyses and Eleazar2, 2
preesta, and to theb princes of the multi-
tude, and seiden, Astaroth, and Dibon, 3
and Jacer, and Nemra, Esebon, and Eleale,
and Sabam, and Nebo, and Beon, the Iond4
which0 the Lord smootd in the si3t of the
sones of Israel, is of moost6 plenteuous f
cuntrey to the& pasture of beestis ; and we
thi seruauntis han ful many beestis ; and 5
we preyenh, if we han founde grace bifor
thee, that thou 3yue to vs thi seruauntis
P wymmens A. 1 eerys A sec.m. r Ora. BDEFH. » Om. A. * Om. A.
1 waken x. k the centuriouns is. 1 hoond or power a. m the which i. n offren or brengen to thee s.
0 Om. s. P oure EILPS. 1 wymmens myddlis i. wymmen myddlis s. r the preest is. » kyndis is.
* Om. is. u and sixtene i. T the centuriouns is. w Om. is. x Sothely is. y to be couenable is.
z to Eleazar is. a the preest is. b Om. is. c that is. d destriede is. e the moost is. f plenteuost L.
K Om. is. h preyen thee B.
3 M 2
452
NUMBERS.
XXXII. 6 — 17.
3yue to vs thi seruauntis it into posses-
sioun, ne maak thow vs passeu ouer Jor-
e dan. To whom answerde Moyses, Whe-
ther 3oure britheren shulen go to the frjt,
7 and 36 here shulen sitte ? Whi mysturneri
36 the thou3tes of the sones of Irael, that
thei dorenv not passe into the place that
s the Lord is to 3yuyngew to hem ? Whe-
ther diden not so 3oure fadres, whanne
Y sente fro Cades Barne to aspie the
oloond, and whanne thei camen to the
valey of Cluster x, al the regioun about
passid, thei mysturnedeny the herte of
the sones of Yrael, that thei wenten not
in to the coostis, that the Lord 3af to
10 hem. The which wrooth, swaar, seiynge,
11 Thes men shulen not seen, that stieden
vp fro Egipte, fro twenti 3eer and aboue,
the loond that 'under oothz Y bihi3te to
Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob, and thei
i2Wolden not sue me, saue Caleph, the
sone of a Jephone, Ceneze, and Josue, the
sone of Nun ; thes fulfilden my wille.
13 And the Lord wrooth a3ens Yrael, ladde
hym about by deseert fourti 3eer, to the
tyme that were endyd al the generacioun
that dide the yuel in the si3t of hym.
14 And, Loo ! he seith, 36 han rysen for 3oure
fadres the waxyngisb and the norshid^of
synful men, that 30 encresen the woodnes
io of the Lord a3ens Yrael. And if 36 wolen
not folwe hym, in wildirnes the puple he
shal forsaak, and 36 the enchesoun shulen
ic be of the deeth of alle. And thei ny3
comynge to, seiden, We shulen make vs
fooldis of sheep, and stablis of beestis, to
oure litil children forsothe waardid cytees.
17 Forsothe we ourec silf armed and gyrd,
we shulen goo to batayl before the sones
of Irael, to the tyme that we leden hem
into her places ; oure children, and what
euer thing we mowen han, shulen be in
that cuntrey in to possessioun, and make
not vs to passe Jordan. To whiche' Moises 6
answeride, Whether 3oure britheren schu-
len go to batel, and 36 schulen sitte here ?
Whi peruertenk 36 the soulis1 of Israel, 7
that thei doren not passe in to the place,
which"1 the Lord schal 3yue to hem ?
Whether 3oure fadris diden not so, whanne 8
Y sente" fro Cades Barne to aspie the
lond, and whanne thei camen to the valey 9
of Clustre, whanne al the cuntrey was
cumpassid, thei peruertiden0 the herte of
the sones of Israel, that thei entriden not
in to the coostis, whiche the Lord 3afP to
hem. And the Lord was? wrooth, andio
swoorr, seiynge, Thes men that stieden8 11
fro Egipt, fro twenti 3eerl and aboue,
schulen not se the lond which" Y bihi3te
vndur an ooth to Abraham, Isaac, and Ja-
cob, and noldenv sue me, outakun Caleph, 12
Cenezei, the sone of Jephone, and Josue,
the sone of Nun ; these tweyne fillidenw
my wille. And the Lord was wrooth 13
a3ens Israel, and ledde hym aboute the
deseert bi fourti 3eer, til al the generacioun
was wastid, that hadde do yuel in the
'si3t of the Lordx. And Moyses seide, 14
Lo ! 36 encressyngis?, and nurreisz, Aether
nurschid children*, of synful men, han
ryse forb 3oure fadris, that 36 schulden en-
creesse the strong veniaunce of the Lord
a3ens Israel. That if 36 nylenc sue the 15
Lord, in 'the wildirnessed he schal forsake
the puple, and 36 schulen be cause of thee
deeth of alle men. And thei nei3idenfi<>
ny3, and seiden, We schulen make foldis
of scheep^, and theh stablis of beestis, and
we schulen make strengthid citees to oure
litle children. Forsothe' we vsk silf schu-i?
len be armed Vo defence^, and schulen bem
gird ' with armeris to asailyng™, and schu-
len° go to batel bifor the sones of Israel,
11 to passe c. v dur CD. der E.
wexyng c. c vs CE.
jiue c. x Clustrue A. y mystorden BH. z Om. A. a Om. BDF sec. m.
> whom is. k mysturne is. l thou3tis of the sonus is. m that is. n sente hem is. ° turneden in to
fere s. P had jeue s. 1 herfore was s. r he swoor s. s wenten vp i. stieden vp s. * jeer of age s marg.
u that is. v wolden not i. w fulfilliden is. x Lordis sijt is. y the encressyngis is. z norished chil-
dren is. a Om. is. b fro ELP. • c wil not i. d desert is. e Om. s. f jeden i. g sheep foldis s.
h Om. is. ' Sotheli is. k our ELPS. ! Om. is. m Om. is. n Om. i. with defensable ivepnes s. ° we
schulen is.
XXXII. i8 — 31.
NUMBERS.
4.53
the waardid citees, for the aspies of the
1.8 dwellers. We shulen not turnen a3en
into oure howsis, into the tyrae that the
19 sones of Yrael welden her herytage ; ne
eny thing we shulen seche bi3onde Jor-
dan, for nowe we han oure possessioun
20 in the eest coost of it. To whom seith
Moises, If 36 doon that 36 bihooten, ful-
spede goo 36 before the Lord into fi3td ;
21 and eche fi^tynge man armed passe he
ouer Jordan, to the tyme that the Lord
22 turne doun his enernyes, and al the loond
be suget to hym ; thanne 36 shulen be
vnculpablee anentis God, and anentis
Irael, and 36 shulen weeld the regiouns,
'the whichef 36 wolen, before the Lord.
23 If forsothe that 36 seyn, 36 doon not, to
no man dowt is, that ne 36 synnen a3ens
God ; and wite 36, that 3our synne shal
24 catche 3ow. Bilde 36 thanne cytees to
3oure children, and fooldis and stablis to
sheep and beestis ; and that 36 han bi-
25 hoot, fulfillith. And the sones of Gad
and Ruben » seiden to Moyses, Thi ser-
uauntis we ben ; we shulen doo that theh
26 Lord comaundith. Oure litil children,
and wymmen, and feeldbeestis, and hows-
beestis we shulen leeue in the cytees of
27 Galaad ; forsothe we thi seruauntis alle
fulspede shulen goo to batayl, as thow,
28 lord, shalt speek. Thanne Moyses co-
maundide to Eleazar, the preest, and to
Josue, the sone of Nun, and to the
prynces of the meynees, bi the lynagis
29 of Irael, and he seide to hem, If the
sones of Gad and the sones of Ruben
with 3ow passen ouer Jordan alle armed,
to bateil before the Lord, and to 3ow
were the loond suget, 3yue 36 to hem Ga-
so laad into possessioun ; if forsothe thei
wolen not passe with 3ow into the loond
of Chanaan, among 3ow take thei places
31 of dwellynge. And the sones of Gad and
the sones of Ruben answerden, As the
til we bryngen hem in to her places ; oure
litle children and what euer thing we
moun haue, schulen be in strengthid
cytees, for the tresouns? of the*! dwellerisr.
We schulen not turne a3en in to oure is
housis, til the sones of Israel welden* her
eritage ; and we schulen not axe ony thing 19
ouer* Jordan, for we han now oure posses-
sioun in the eest coost therof. To whicheu20
Moises seide, If 36 doen that, that 36 bi-
heten, be 36 maad redi, and go 36 to batel
bifor the Lord ; and ech man fi3terev be 21
armed, and passew Jordan, til the Lord
distrye hise enemyes, and alx the^ lond be 22
maad suget to hym ; thanne 36 schulen be
giltles anentis God, and anentis Israel, and
36 schulen holdez the cuntreys, whiche 36
wolen, bifor the Lord. But if 36 doon not 23
that, that ye seien, it is nota doute to ony
man, that ne 36 synnen a3ens God ; and
wite 36, that 3oure synne schal take 3011.
Therfor bilde 30 citees to 3oure litle chil-24
dren, and foldis and stablis to scheepb, and
to beestis ; and fillec 36 that, that 36 bi-
hi3ten(1. And the sones of Gad and of25
Ruben seiden to Moises, We ben thi ser-
uauntis ; we schulen do that, that oure
lord comaundith. We schulen leeue oure 26
litle children, and wymmen, and scheep",
and beestis in the citees of Galaad; for- 27
sothef alle we thi seruauntis schulen go
redi to batel, as thou, lord, spekists. Ther- 28
for Moyses comaundide to Eleazar, preesth,
and to Josue, the sone of Nun, and to the1
princes of meyneesk, bi the lynagis of Is-
rael, and seide1 to hem, If the sones of 29
Gad, and the sones of Ruben goen alle
armed with 3ou, to batel bifor the Lord,
and the lond be maad suget to 3ou, 3yue
3e to hem Galaad in to possessioun ; but so
if thei nylenm passe with 3ou in to the
lond of Chanaan, take thein places to
dwelle among 3ou. And0 the sones of si
Gad and the sones of Ruben answeriden,
d the tijt E. e vncoupable BCDEFH. f that c. S of Ruben CE. h oure CE.
P tresoun is. 1 Om. plures. r dweller aboute i. dwelleris aboute s. s weldiden s. 4 bijonde is.
u whom is. v fijting man is. w passe he is. * til al I. to al s. V Om. s. z weelde is. a no i. b goitre
scheep is. c fulfille is. d han bihi3te is. « oure scheep s. f sothely is. S spekist to vs s. h the
preest is. s Om. is. k the meynees i. ' he seide is. m wil not i. n thei thanne s. ° Om. is.
454
NUMBERS.
XXXII. 32 — XXXIII. 3.
Lord hath spoken to his seruauntis, so
32 we shulen doon ; we armed shulen goo
before the Lord, into the loond of Cha-
uaan, and we knowlechen, that we han
take now possessioun t^onde Jordan.
33 And so Moyses 3af to the sones of Gad
and of1 Ruben, and to the half lynage of
Manasse, thek sone of Joseph, the kyng-
dam of Seon, kyng1 of Amorrei, and the
kyngdam of Og, kyng1 of Basan, and the
loond of hem, with her cytees, bi enuy-
34 roun. Tharme the sones of Gad maderi
35 out Dibon, and Astaroth, and Aroer, and
36 Roth-Sophan, and Jazer, and Jeebaa, and
Beth-Neura, and Betharan, waardid ci-
37 tees ; and fooldis to her beestis. The
sones forsothe of Ruben edifieden Ese-
ssbon, and Eleale, and Cariathiarym, and
Nabo, and Balmyon, turned the names,
Sabama forsothe ; putty nge names to the
39 cytes that thei maden out. Forsothe the
sones of Machir, sone of Manasse, wenten
forth into Galaad, and wastiden it, A-
4omorre slayn, the dweller of it. Than
Moyses }af the loond of Galaad to Ma-
chir, sone of Manasse, that dwellide in
41 it. Forsothe Jair, the sone of Manasse,
wente, and ocupiede the stretis of it, the
whiche he clepide Anochiair, that is, the
42townes of Jayr. Forsothe Nobe wente,
and cau3te Canath, with his litil townes,
and he clepide it, of his name, Nobe.
CAP. XXXIII.
1 These ben the dwellyngis of the sones
of Yrael, that wenten out fro Egipte, bi
her companyes, in the hoond of Moyses
2 and Aaron ; the whiche Moyses dis-
cryuede biside the places of the tentis,
the whiche weren chaungid thur3 the
sheest of the Lord. Therfor thei goon
forth fro Ramesse, the firste moneth, the
fiftenthe day of the firste moneth, diden
that™ other day pask the sones of Yrael,
As the Lord spak? to hise seruauntis, so we
schulen do; we schulen go armed bifors2
the Lord, in to the lond of Chanaan, and
we knowlechen, that we han take now
possessioun ouer Jordan. And so Moises 33
3af to the sones of Gad and of Ruben, and
to half the lynage of Manasses, sonei of
Joseph, the rewme of Seon, kyng of Am-
morey, and the rewme of Og, kyng of
Basan, and 'the lond of hemr, with her
citees, bi cumpas. Therfor the sones of34
Gad bildiden Dibon, and Astaroth, and
Aroer, and Roth-Sophan, and Jazer, and 35
Jebaa, and Beeth-Nemra, and Betharan, 36
strengids citees ; and foldis1 to her beestis.
Forsothe u the sones of Ruben bildiden 37
Esebon, and Eleale, and Cariathiarym,
and Nabo, and Balmeon, whanne these
names weren turned, and thei bildiden
Sabama; and puttidenv names to the citees,
whiche thei hadden bildid. Forsothew the 39
sones of Machir, sonex of Manasses, 3eden
in to Galaad, and distrieden it, and kill-
iden^ Ammorei, enhabitere2 therof. Ther-40
for Moises 3af the lond of Galaad to Ma-
chir, sonea of Manasses, whichb Machir
dwellide0 ther ynne. Forsothed Jair, the 41
sone of Manasses, 3ede, and occupiede the
townes therof, whiche6 he clepide Anochi-
air, that is, the townes of Jair. Also 42
Nobe 3ede, and took Canath, with hise
townes, and clepidef it, bi his name, Nobe.
CAP. XXXIII.
These ben the dwellyngis of the sones i
of Israel, that 3eden out of the lond of
Egipt, bi her cumpenyes, in the bond of
Moises and of& Aaron; whiche h dwell- 2
yngis Moises discriuede' bi thek places of
tentis1, that weren chaungid bi comaunde-
ment1" of the Lord. Therfor the sones of 3
Israel 3eden forth in 'an hi3 hondn fro
Ramesses, in the firste monethe, in the
fiftenthe dai of the firste monethe, in the
1 Om. CE. k Om. c. of the F. 1 the kyng E pr. m. m the c.
P hath spoken is. 1 the sone is. r her lond is. s and thei strengthiden thees is. * maden foldis is.
u Sotheli is. v thei puttiden is. w Sotheli is. x the sone is. y thei killiden is. z the dweller is.
a the sone is. t> the which i. c dwellide aftir i. dwellide after that s. d Sothely is. e the whiche i.
f he clepide is. g Om. s. h the whiche i. ' rikenede is. k Om. is. l the tentis is. m heeste is.
11 a strong power is.
XXXIII. 4 — 26.
NUMBERS.
455
in an hi3 hoond, seiynge alle the Egip-
4ciens, and byryyng" the first gotun, the
whiche the Lord hadde smytun ; forsothe
and in the goddis of hem he enhauncide
sveniaunce. Thei setten tentis in Socoth,
6 and fro Socoth thei camen in to Etham,
that is in the vttermest0 coostis of wildir-
7 nes ; thens thei goon out, camen a3ens
Phiairoth, that biholdith Beelsephon, and
8 thei setten tentis before Magdahm. And
thei goon forth fro Phiairoth, passiden
thur3 the myddil se in wildirnes, and thei
goynge thre dayes thui'3 the? deseert of
9 Ethan, setten tentis in Maara. And thei
goon forth fro Maara, camen into Helym,
where weren twelue wellis of water, and
seuenti palmes ; and there thei settideni
10 tentis. But and thennes thei goon out,
pi3ten tentes vpon the Reed See. And
n thei goon forth fro the Reed See, set-
i2tideni tentis in the deseert of Synay, fro
whens thei goon out, camen into Del-
is pheca. And they goon forth fro Del-
14 pheca, settiden i tentis in Halijs. And
thei goon fro Halijs, pi3ten tentes in Ra-
phidyn, where to the peple water faylide
15 to drynke. And thei goon forth fro Ra-
phidyn, settiden1" tentes in deseert of Sy-
16 nay. But and fro the wildirnes of Synay
goon out, thei camen to the Sepulcres of
17 Lust. And thei goon forth fro the Se-
pulcris of Lust, settiden8 tentes in As-
ia seroth. And fro Asseroth thei camen
19 into Rethma. And thei goon forth fro
Rethma, settiden s tentes in Remmon
20 Phares ; fro whens thei goon out, camen
21 into Lemphna. And fro Lemphna thei*
22 settidenu tentis in Ressa. Goon out fro
23 Ressa camen in Celatha ; fro whens goon
forth, settidenu tentis in the hil of Se-
24pher. Goon out fro the hil of Sepher,
26 camen into Arada ; thens goynge forth,
26 settiden" tentes in Maceloth. And goon
lomb of pask.
Lire here. c.
tother dai of paskf , while0 alle EgipciansP t >n the tothir
sien, and biriedeni ther firste gendrid8 chil-4 thatfefin tie
dren, whiche the Lord hadde slayn ; for
the Lord hadde take1 veniaunce also onu
thev goddis 'of hemw. x The sones of Is- 5
rael* settiden tentis in Socoth, and froe
Sochoth thei camen into Etham, which y
is in the laste coostis of 'the wildirnessez ;
fro thennus thei 3eden outa, and camenb7
a3ens Phiayroth, whichec biholdith Beel-
sephon, and settidend tentis bifor Magda-
lun. And thei 3eden forth fro Phiairoth, s
and passiden6 bif the myddil^ seeh in to
the' wildirnesse, and thei 3eden thre daies
bi the deseert of Ethan, and settiden k
tentis in Mara. And thei 3eden forth fro 9
Mara, and camen in to Helym, where
weren twelue wellis of watir, and seuenti
palm trees ; and there thei settiden tends1.
But also thei 3eden out™ fro thennus, and 10
settiden tends" on0 the Reed See. And
thei 3eden forth fro the Reed See, and set-n
tidenP tentis in the deseert of Syn0!, fro 12
whennus thei 3eden outr, and camen in to
Depheca. And thei 3eden forth fro De-is
pheca, and settiden tentis in Haluys. And 14
thei 3eden forth fro Haluys, and settiden8
tentis in Raphidyn, where watir failide
to* 'the puple" to drinke. And thei 3eden 15
forthv fro Raphidyn, and settiden tentis
in the deseert of Synai. But also theiic
3eden out of the wildirnessew of Synay,
and camen x to the? Sepulcris of Couei-
tisez. And thei 3eden forth* fro the Se-i?
pulcris of Coueydseb, and settiden0 tentisd
in Asseroth. And fro Asseroth thei camen is
in to Rethma. And thei 3eden forth fro 10
Rethma, and settiden6 tentis in Remon
Phares; fro whennus thei 3eden forth, 20
and camen in to Lemphna. And fro 21
Lemphna thei settiden tentis in Ressa.
And thei 3eden out frof Ressa, and camen»22
into Celatha ; fro whennus thei 3eden
11 beringe A. ° otemost E, P Om. BDFH. 1 sette c. r sette c. settin D. 8 sette c. * Oni. u. u sette c.
0 whanne is. P the Egipcians is. 1 the Egipciens birieden s. r her is. s bigotun i. * took is.
u vpon is. v her is. w Om. is. x And thei i. y that is. z desert is. a forth is. b thei camen is.
c that is. d thei settiden is. e thei passiden is. f thorouj is. S myddis s. h of the see is.
' Om. IRST sec.m. w. k thei settiden is. l her tentis is. ro forth is. n her tentis is. ° vpon is. P thei
settiden is. setten M. 1 Synay A pr. m. CIL.NOSW. r forth is. s thei setten i. thei settiden s. tOm. is.
u Om. s. v Om. s. w desert's. * thei camen is. y Om. s. x Lust is. a Om. ELP. b Lust is. c thei
settiden is. d her tentis is. e thei settiden is. f forth is. S thei camen is.
456
NUMBERS.
XXXIII. 27 — 49.
forth fro Maceloth, camen into Thaat.
2?Andv fro Thaat thei settidenw tentis in
28 Thare ; fro whennus gon out, thei fitch-
29iden tentis in Methcha. And fro Methcha
30 thei settidenw tentis in Esmona. And
gon forth fro Esmona, thei camen 'into
31 Moserothx, and fro Moseroth thei settiden
32 tentis in Benelachan. And goon forth
fro Benelachan, camen into the hil of
33 Galgad ; fro whens goon forth, thei set-
34tidenw tentes in Jethebacha. And fro
35 Jethebaca thei camen into Ebrona. And
goon out fro Ebrona, settidenw tentis in
36 Asion Gaber ; and ? thens goon forth,
camen into the deseert of Syn ; this is
37 Cades. And goon out of Cades, settidenw
tentes in the hil of Hor, in the vtter-
38moostz of the loond of Edom. And
Aaron, the preest, steyede vp in to the
hil of Hor, comaundynge the Lord, and
there died, the fourtithe 3eer of the go-
ynge out of the sones of Yrael fro Egipte,
the fifthe moneth, the fyrst day of the
39 moneth ; whanne he was of 3eres an hun-
40 drid and thre and twenti. And Chanane,
the kyng Arad, that dwelt at the south,
in the loond of Chanaan, herde that the
41 sones of Yrael weren comen. And goon
forth fro the hil of Hor, settiden tentis
42 in Salmana ; fro thens goon out, camen
43 into Phynon. And goon forth fro Phy-
44non, thei settiden tentes in Oboth. And
fro Oboth camen into Jeabarym, that is
45 in the coostis of Moabitis. And goon
forth fro Jeabarym, thei pi3ten tentis in
46 Dibongad ; fro whens goon out, thei set-
47 tiden tentis in Helmon Deblathaym. And
goon out of Helmon Deblathaym, camen
into the hillis of Nabarym, a3ens Nabo.
48 And goon fro the hillis of Abarym,
wen ten toa the wijld feeldis of Moab, vp
49 Jordan, a3ens Jericho. And there thei
settiden tentis, fro Bethsymon vnto Bel-
sathym, in the more pleyn places of
forth, and settidenh tentis in the hil of
Sepher. Thei' 3eden outk fro the hil of24
Sepher, and camen ! in to Arada ; fro 25
thennus thei 3eden forth, and settiden
tentis™ in Maceloth. And thein 3eden2c
forth fro Maceloth, and camen0 in? to
Caath. Fro Caath thei settiden tentis^?
in Thare; fro whennus thei 3eden out r, 28
and settiden tentis in Methcha. And fro 29
Methcha thei settiden tentis in Esmona.
And thei 3eden forth fro Asmona, andso
camen8 in to Moseroth ; and fro Moseroth si
thei settiden tentis in Benalachan. And 32
thei 3eden forth fro Benalachan, and
camen1 in to the hil of Galgad u; fro 33
whennus thei 3eden forth, and settiden
tentis in Jethebacha. And fro Jethebacha 34
thei camen in to Ebrona. And thei 3eden35
outv fro Ebrona, and settiden tentis in
Asiongaber ; fro thennus thei 3eden forth, 36
and camen in to deseertw of Syn ; this is
Cades. And thei 3eden frox Cades, and 37
thei settiden tentis in the hil of Hor, in
the laste coostis of the loud of Edom.
And Aaron, the preest, stiede? in to thess
hil of Hor, for the Lord comaundide, and
there he was deed, in the fourti2 3eer of
the goyng out of the sones of Israel fro
Egipt, in the fyuethe monethe, in the
firste dai of the monethe ; whanne he was 39
of an hundrid and thre and twenti 3eera.
And Chanaan, kyngb of Arad, that dwell- 40
ide at the south, in the lond of Canaan,
herde that the sones of Israel camen c.
And theid 3eden forth fro the hil of Hor, 41
and settiden e tentis in Salmona ; fro 42
thennus thei 3eden forth, and camen in to
Phynon. And thei 3eden forth fro Phy-43
non, and settiden tentis in Oboth. And 44
fro Oboth thei camen in to Neabarym,
"that is, into the1 wildirnesse of Abarym*,
which'1 is in the endis of Moabitis. And 45
thei 3eden forth fro Neabarym, and thei
settiden tentis in Dibon of Gad ; fro 46
v Om. E. w settc c passim, x seroth A. y Om. BDEFII. z vtmoost c. otemost E. a into A.
h thei settiden is. i And thei is. k forth is. 1 thei camen is. m her tentis is. n Om. c. ° thei
camen is. P Om. c. 1 her tentis is. r forth is. s thei camen is. t thei camen is. u Galgal c.
v forth is. Om. KX. w the desert is. x forth fro BC. y jede i. z fourtithe FIK. a 3eer oold i. jeer of
age s. b the kyng cis. c camen thider s. d Israel i. the sones of Israel s. e thei settiden is. ' Om, c.
"S thai is, a desert i marg. s text. h that is.
XXXIII. 5° — XXXIV. 6.
NUMBERS.
457
soMoabites, where the Lord spak to Moy-
si sen, Comaund to the sones of Yrael, and
sey to hem, Whanne }e passen Jordan,
52 goynge into the loond of Chanaan, scater
3e alle the dwellers of that region; breeke
36 the calues, and the ymagis destrye 36,
53 and alle the hy3e thingis waste 36, clens-
ynge the loond, and alle the dwellers in
it. Y forsothe haue 3eue to 3011 it into
54 possessioun, the which 3eb shal dyuyde
to 3011 bi lot ; to the mo 36 shulen 3yue
the bradder, and to the fewer the narwer;
to ech as the lot fallith, so shal be 3eue
the herytage ; bi lynagis and meynees
55 the possessioun shal be dyuydid. For-
sothe if 36 wolen not sle the dwellers of
the loond, that abiden, thei shulen be to
jow as nayles in eyen, and speris in sidis;
and thei shulen contrarye 3ou in the
56 loond of 3oure dwellinge ; and what euer
thing I thow3t to do to hem, I shal doo
to 3ow.
CAP. XXXIV.
2 The Lord spak to Moyses, seiynge, Co-
maunde to the sones of Yrael, and thow
shalt seye to hem, Whanne 36 goon into
the loond of Chanaan, and into posses-
sioun to 3ow felle bi lot, with thes eendis
sit shal be 'endid. The south part shal
bigyn fro the wildirnes of Syn, that is
biside Edom, and it shal haue termes
* a$ens the eest, and moost salt see, the
which shal enuyroun the south coost bi
the stiyng up of scorpioun, so that thei
passen into Sennam, and camen toc the
south, vnto Cades Barne ; fro whens shu-
jencc gOO outed, the ny3 coostis, to a toun,
Abder bi name, and thei shulen strecche
8 vnto Assemonam ; and the coost shal goo
bi enuyroun fro Assernona vnto the ren-
nynge water of Egipte, and it shal be
6 endid in the brenk of the greet see. The
whennus thei 3eden forth, and settiden
tentis in Helmon of Deblathaym. And 47
thei 3eden out' fro Helmon of Deblathaym,
and camenk to1 the hillis of Abarym, a3ens
Nabo. And theim 3eden forth fro the 48
hillis of Abarym, and passiden" to the
feeldi places of Moab, ouer Jordan, a3ens
Jericho. And there thei settiden tentis0, 49
fro Bethsymon 'til to? Belsathym, in the
pleynere places of Moabitis, where the 50
Lord spak to Moises,
CAP. XXXIV.
Comaunde thou to the sones of Israel, 51
and seie thou to hem, Whanne 36 ban
passid Jordan, and ban entrid in to the
lond of Canaan, distrie 30 alle the dwell- 52
eris of that cuntrey ; breke 36 the titlis%
^tliat isr, auteris, and dryue 3es to' poudre"
thev ymagis, and distrie 36 alle hei3w
thingisx, and dense 36 the lond, and alle 53
men? dwellynge thereynne. For Y 3af z to
3ou that lond into possessioun whichea 3654
schulen departe to 3ou bi lot ; to mo menb
36 schulen 3yue largere lond, and to fewere
menc streytered lond, as lote fallith to alle
men, so eritage schal be 3ouun ; posses-
siounf schal be departid bis lynagis and
meynees. But if 36 nylenh sle the dwelleris 55
of the' londk, thei, that abiden1, schulen be
to 3ou as nailes in the i3en, and sperism in
the sidis, ^that is, deedli aduersaries n ;
and thei schulen be aduersaries0 to 3ou in
the lond of 3oure abitacioun? ; and what 50
euer thing Y thou3tei to do 'to hemr, Y
schal do to 3ou. And the Lord spak to i
Moises, and seide, Comaunde thou to the 2
sones of Israel, and thou schalt seie to
hem, Whanne 36 ban entrid in to the lond
of Canaan, and it bifelde8 in to possessioun
'to 3ou' bi lot, it schal be endid bi these
endis". The south part schal bigynne ats
the wildirnesse of Syn, whichv is bisidis
Om. ABFH. c into A. cc shalen A. d vnto AH.
' forth 18. k thei camen is. ' into s. m Om. s. n thei passiden s pr. m
1 her titlis is. * or is. 8 Om. is. * into 18. u poudre, waaste je I.
is. * thingis of pride is. y the men is. z haue joue is.
° her tentis is. P vnto is.
v her is. w hise c. her
a the whiche i. b in noumbre s marg.
in noumbre s marg. d streytere or lesse is. e the lot is. { the possessioun i. eche of hem possessioun s.
to is. h wil nat i. > that i. k lond of Chanaan s. J of hem alyiie s marg. m as speris is. n Om. i.
that is, deedli enemyes s marg. ° contrarie enemyes is. dedli aduersaries i. P dwelling is. <1 seith the
Lord s marg. * to him FK. a [of s] vengeaunce to that puple is. 8 hath falle is. bifalle ELP. * Om. i.
" coostu l. coostis artermese s. T that is.
3 N
458
NUMBERS.
xxxiv. 7 — 23.
west plage forsothe shal begynne fro the
greet see, and with that his eend shal be
7 closid. Forsothe to the north plage, fro
the greet see teermes shulen begynne, ful
scomynge vnto the moost hi3e hil, fro the
which thei shulen come into Emath, vnto
a the eendis of Sedeba ; and the ny3 coostis
shulen go vnto Effrona, and the town of
loEnan. Thes shulen be the teermes in the
part of the north. Thens shulen be sett
the eendis a3ens the eest plage, fro the
1 1 toun of Henam vnto Sephamadd ; and fro
Sephama the termes shulen descende vnto
Reblath, a3ens the welle of Daphym;
thens thei shulen come a3ens the eest to
12 the see of Cenereth ; and thei shulen
stretche vuto Jordan, and at the last thei
shulen be closid with the moost salt see.
This loond 36 shulen haue bi 3oure coostis
13 in enuyroun. And Moyses comaundide
to the sones of Yrael, seiynge, This shal
be the loond that 36 shulen welde bi lot,
and that the Lord comaundide to be
jeuen to nyne lynagis, and to the half
14 lynage ; forsothe the lynage of the sones
of Ruben bi her meynees, ande bi the
lynage of the sones of Gad, aftir the
kynrede and noumbre, and the half lyn-
15 age of Manasse, that is, two lynagis and
an half, token her parte be3onde Jordan,
ica3ens Jericho, at the eest plage. And
17 the Lord seith to Moyses, Thes ben the
names of the men that shulen dyuyde
the loond to 3ow, Eleazar, the preest,
IB and Josue, the sone of Nun, and alle the
19 prynces of alle lynagis ; of whom the
names ben thes, of the lynage of Juda,
2oCaleph, the sone of Jephone ; of the
lynage of Syrneon, Samuel, the sone of
21 Amyud ; of the lynage of Beniarnyn,
22 Elyad, the sone of Casselon ; of the
lynage of the sones of Dan, Bochri, the
23 sone of Jogli ; of the sones of Joseph and
hit. In Ebreu it
;s, til to the hil
Edom, and it schal haue termes w a3ens
the eest, the saltiste* see, whiche^ termes 4
schulen cumpasse the south coost bi the
'stiynge ofz Scorpioun, ''that is, of& an hil
clepid Scorpioun*, so that thoc passe in
to Senna, and come to the south, 'til tod
Cades Barne ; fro whennus the coostis e
schuleri go outf to the town, Abdar bi
name, and schulen*? strecche forth 'til toh
Asemona ; and the terme schal go bi cum- 5
pas fro Assemona 'til toh the stronde of
Egipt, and it schal be endid bi the brynke
of the grete see. Forsothe1 the west coost 6
schal bigynne at the greet see, and schal k
be closid bi that ende. Sotheli at the?
north coost, the termes schulen bigynne
at the greet see, and schulen1 come 'til to™
the Imeste hil f, fro which" tho° schulen 8
v . -
come in to Ernath, til to? the termes or
Sedada ; and the coostis schulen go 9 'til 9 °
tor Ephrona, and the s town of Enan.
These1 schulen be the" termes v in the
north part. Fro thennus thei schulen 10
mete coostisw a3ens the eest coost, fro the
town Henan 'til tox Sephama; and fron
Sephamay termesz schulen go doun in to
Reblatha, a3ens the welle 'of Daphnyn";
fro thennus thob schulen come a3ens the
eest to the se of Cenereth ; and thoc schu- 12
len strecche forth 'til tod Jordan, and at
the laste tho schulen be closid with the
salteste see. 3e schulen haue this lond bi
hise coostis 'in cumpas*. And Moisesis
comaundide to the sones of Israel, and
seide, This schal be thef lond which? 36
schulen welde bi lot, and whichh the Lord
comaundide to be 3ouun to nyne' lynagis
and to the half lynage ; for the lynage of u
the sones of Ruben, bi her meynees, and
the lynage of the sones of Gad, bi kyn-
redek and noumbre, and half the lynage of
Manasses, that is, twey lynagis and an 15
half, ban take her part ouer Jordan, a3ens
dd Sepham A. e Om. CE.
w the termes is. * most salt i. r the whiche I. z goyng vp of the hil i. stiynge vp of the hil s.
a Om. EFKLPW sec. m. >b Om. is. c tho termes is. d vnto is. e termes is. f forth is. S thei
schulen is. h vnto is. to o sec. m. i Sothely is. k it schal is. ' thei schul is. mvnto is. to o sec.tn.
11 which hil s. ° tho termes s. P vnto is. to o sec. m. 1 go or last s. r vnto is. to o sec. m. s to the is.
1 These termes s. u Om. plttres. v Om. s. w the coostis is. x vnto is. to o sec. m. y Om. i. z the
termes is. a Om. BEFGLNPQX. Daphnyn A sec. m. b tho termes is. c tho termes s. d vnto is.
to o sec. m. e aboute i. { Om. s. s that i. h that is. i the nyne B. k her kynrede is.
XXXIV. 24 — XXXV. 6.
NUMBERS.
459
the lynage of Manasse, Hamyel, the sone
2*off Ephoth ; of the lynage of Effraym,
25 Camuel, the sone of Septhan ; of the
lynage of Zabulon, Elizaphan, the sone
20 of Pharnath ; of the lynage of Ysachar,
27 duke Phaltiel, the sone of Ozan ; of the
lynage of Aser, Abyud, the sone of Sa-
2slomy ; of the lynage of Neptalym, Feda-
29hel, the sone of Amyud. Thes ben, to
whom the Lord comaundide, that thei
shulden dyuyde to the sones of Yrael the
loond of Chanaan.
CAP. XXXV.
i These thingis forsothe spak the Lord to
Moyses, in the wijlde feeldis of Moab,
avpon Jordan, a^ens Jerycho, Cornaunde
to the sones of Irael, that thei 3yuen to
3 the Leuytis, of her possessiouns, citees to
dwellen yn, and the suburbs of hem bi
enuyroun, that thei dwellen in wallid
towns, and the suburbis ben to feelde
4 beestis, and housbeestis ; the whiche fro
the wallis of the citees with outen forth
bi enuyroun ben stretchid, bi space of a
5 thowsand paase ; a3ens the eest, two
thowsand shulen be the cubitis, and a3ens
the south, also two thowsand ; forsothe
at the see that biholdith to the west, the
same mesure shal be, and the north plage
bi euen teerme shal be eendid. And ci-
tees shulen be in the myddil, and sub-
c urbis withoute. Forsothe of thilk wallid
Jerico, at the eest coost. And the Lord IG
seide to Moises, These ben the 'names of 17
men1 that schulen departe the lorid to 3ou,
Eleazar, preestm, and Josue, the sone of
Nun, and" of each lynage, o prynce; of}!j
whiche these ben the names, of the lynage
of Juda, Caleph, the0 sone of Jephone ; of 20
the lynage of Symeon, Samuhel, theP sone
of Amyud ; of the lynage of Beniarnyn, 21
Heliad, sonei of Casselon ; of the lynage 22
of the sones of Dan, Bochi, soner of Jogli ;
of the sones of Joseph, of the lynage ofas
Manasses, Hamyel, sones of Ephoth ; of 2*
the lynage of Effraym, Camuhel, sone* of
Septhan; of the lynage of Zabulon, Eli- 25
saphan, sone11 of Pharnat; of the lynage 26
of Isacar, duyk Phaltiel, the sone of Ozan;
of the lynage of Azer, Abyud, the sone of 27
Salomy ; of the lynage of Neptalym, Fe-28
dahel, the sone of Amyud. These men it 29
ben, to whiche the Lord comaundide, that
thei schulden departe to the sones of Is-
rael the lond of Chanaan.
CAP. XXXV.
And the Lord spak these thingis to i
Moises, in the feeldi places of Moab, aboue
Jordan, a3ens Jericho, Comaunde thou to 2
the sones of Israel, that thei 3yue to de-
kenes v of her possessiouns, citees to s
dwelle wf, and the suburbabis of tho bi
cumpas, that thei dwelle in 'the citees x,
and the suburbabis be to beestis ^, and
vwerk beestisz; whichea suburbabis* schu-4
len be strecchid forth fro the wallis of
citeesc with outforth 'bi cumpasd, in the
space of a thousynde paacise ; a3ens the 5
eestf schulen be two thousynde cubitis,
and a3ens the south in lijk manere schulen
be two thousynde cubitis^, and at the see
that biholdith to the west schal be the
same mesure, and the north coost schal be
endid bi euene termeh. And the citees
schulen be in the myddis', and the subur-
t citees to
dwelle, he seith
not to l>e lord,
ether to res-
seyue rentis
there, for the
citees in whiche
the dekenes
dwelliden, weren
so the kyng-is,
ether of othere
lordis ; wherfor
and Ebron was
oon of tho ci-
tees, as it is ha
in xx. c°. of
Josue; and nit
theles Caleph
was lord therof
for it was jimuu
to him in to
possession!), as
it is had in xv.
c°. of Josue.
Lire here, c.
f Om. E.
1 mennus names is. m the preest is. n Om. A. ° Om. BG. P Om. B. 1 the sone CEILMPRS. r the
sone cois. * the sone is. * the sone is. u the sone is. v the dekenes is. w dwelle ynne is. x wallid
townes is. 7 her feeld beestis is. z to her hous beestis is. a the whiche i. b Om. c. c the
citees BINS pr. m. d aboute i. e paas i. spaacis s. f eest coost s. S Om. plures. h lijk terme is. ' of
l/io termes a marg.
3 N 2
460
NUMBERS.
XXXV. 7 — 20.
townes also to the Leuytes 36 shulen 3yue,
six shal be seuerd into the helpes of fu-
gityues, that he that shedith blood, flee3
to hem ; and out taken hem, othir two
7 and fourti wallid townes, that ben to
gidre ei3t and fourti, with her suburbis.
s And thilk# citees that shulen be 3euen,
of the possessiouns of the sones of Yrael,
of hem that more han, mo shulen be take
awey, and that lasse, fewer ; eche aftir
the mesure of herh herytage, shulen 3yue
9 wallid townes to the Leuytes. The Lord
loseith to Moyses, Spek to the sones of
Yrael, and thow shalt seye to hem,
Whanne 36 goon ouer Jordan, into the
nloond of Chanaan, biholdith what citees
owen to be into the helpis of fugityues,
12 that not wilnyng1 sheedenk blood. In
the whiche whanne the forth fleer flee3-
ith, the cosyn of the slayn man shal not
mowe slee hym, to the tyme that he
stoond in the si3t of the multitude, and
is the cause of hym be demed. Of thilk1
forsothe citees that ben seuerd to the
14 helpis of the fugityues, thre shulen be
be3onde Jordan, and three in the loond
is of Chanaan ; as wel to the sones of Yrael
as to comlyngis and pilgrimes ; that he
flee3 to hem, vthe which1" not wilnynge"
16 shedith blood. If eny man smytith a
man with yren, and were deed, he that
is smyter0 shal be gilti of mannus slau3-
i7ter, and he shal dye. If a stoon he
throwe, and with the cast sleeth, lijk
ismaner he shal be punishid. If with a
tree smyten he dye?, in blood of the
19 smyter he shal be vengid. The ny3
kynne of the slayn the man sleer shal
slee ; anoon as he catchith hym, he shal
20 slee. If bi haat eny man a man a3en put-
tith, other throwith eny thing into hym
babis with outforth. Forsothek of tho1*?
citees whiche 30 schulen 3yue to dekenes,
sixe schulen be departid in to helpis1" of
fugityues", Aether of fleynge men0, that?
he that schedde blood, fle to thoi; and
outakunr these sixes, $e schulen yjue to
dekenes* othere two and fourti citees, that?
is, togidere" ei3te and fourti, with her sur-
burbabis. And tho citees that schulen be 8
3ouun of the possessiounsv of sonesw of Is-
rael, schulenx be takun awey, mo? fro hem
that han more2, and fewere ' schulen be
takun awey* fro hem that han lesseb, allec
bi hem silf schulen 3yue bi the'1 mesure of
her8 eritage, citees to dekenesf. The Lord 9
seide to Moises, Spek thou to the sones 10
of Israel, and thou schalt seie to hem,
Whanne 36 han passid Jordan, in the lond
of Canaan, deme 36 whiche citees owen ton
be in to the helpis of fugityues?, whiche
not wilfuli hanh sched1 blood. In whichekia
whanne the fleere hath fled, the kynesman
of hyrn that is slayn, schal not mow sle
hym, til1 he™ stonde in the" si3t of the
multitude, and the cause of hym be demed.
Forsothe0 of tho citees that ben departid is
to? the helpis of fugityues^, thre schulen 14
be ouerr Jordan, and thre in the lond of
Canaan ; as wel to the sones of Israel as is
to comelyngis and pilgryms ; that he fle
to tho citees, that schedde blood not wil-
fuli. If ony man smytith a man with IG
yrun, and he that is smytun is deed, ^the
smyter* schal be gilti of mansleyng, and
he schal die. If he castith a stoon, and 17
a man is deed bi the strook*, he" schal
be punyschid in lijk maner. If a man \a
smytun with a staf dieth, he schal be
vengid bi 'the bloodv of the smytere. The 19
ni3 kynesman of hym that is slayn schal
sle the mansleerew ; anoon as he takith
g thoo c. b thi B. ' wilnnede c. willynge D.
n willende c. willynge D. ° smetun B. P" Om. CE.
shedeth c.
thoo c. m the whichith A. that c.
k Sothly is. 1 the I. m the helpis is. n fleynge men is. ° Om. is. P Om. B. <1 tho citees is.
r withoute i. s sixe citees s. * hem i. the dekenes s. u al togidere is. v possessioun s. w the
sones BCISWX pr. m. M sec. m. x mo citees schulen is. y Om. is. z of possessioun s marg. zz citees s.
a Om. i. b lesse of possessioun s. c alle the sonus of Israel is. d Om. L. e Om. KX. f the dekenes is.
g fleynge men is. h han not L. ' sched out is. k whiche citees is. ! til that is. m he that takith
grith s. n Om. is. ° Sothly is. P into B. 1 fleynge men is. r bijonde is. s he i. l strook therof s.
u the caster s. v deth is. w bi dome of the lane s marg.
XXXV. ai — 34-
NUMBERS.
461
21 bi aspics, otherr whanne he were enemye
with hoond smytith, and he were deed,
the smyter shal be gilti of manslau3ter.
Anoon the cosyn of the slayn, whanne
he fyndith hym, shal kyt his throot.
22 And if bi hap, and with outen haat and
24 enemytees, eny thing of these doth ; and
that herynge the puple were pryuyd, and
bitwixs the smyter and the ny3 of the
25 blood the questyoun were meuyd, the in-
nocent shal be delyuerd fro the hoond of
the vengesour, and he shal be brou3t a3en
bi sentence into the cytee, to the which
he flee3, and he shal dwelle there, to the
tyine that the greet preest that with hooli
26 oyle is anoynt, dye. If the sleer out of
the coostis of the cytees that to outlawis
27 ben ordeynd, were foundun, and smytun
of hym that is vengesour of the blood,
withouten gilt shal he be that slewe
28 hym ; the forth fleer forsothe shulde vnto
the deeth of the bisshop in this citee
dwelle stil ; aftirward forsothe that he
dye, the mansleer shal turne a3en in1 his
agloond. Thes thingis euerlastynge shulen
be, and lawful in alle 3oure dwellyngis.
so A mansleer vndur witnesse", shal be pu-
nishid ; at the witnessynge of oon no
31 man shal be condempnyd. %e shulen not
take prijs of hym that is gilti of blood v,
32anoon and he shal dye. Outlawis, and
ferre flee3ers, before the deeth of the
bisshop no wise into her citees mowen
33 turne a3en, lest 36 poluten the loond of
3oure dwellynge, the which is defoulid bi
the blood of the innocentis, ne other
wayesw may be purgyd, but bi his blood,
34 that that" others blood shedde. And so
shal be clensid 3oure possessioun, me
dwellynge with 3ou ; forsothe Y am the
hymx, ^that is, the manquellere? , he schal
sle hym. If bi haterede a man hurtlithz,2o
*ethir schoujith*, 'a manb, ethir castith ony
thing in to hym bi aspiyngis", ether 21
whanne he was enemy d, smoote withf
bond, and he is deed, the smytere schal
be gilti of mansleyng. The? kynesman
'of himh that is slayn, anoon as he findith
him', *that is, the sleerev, schal sle hym.
That if bi sudeyn caas, and without 22
hatrede and1 enemytees, hem doith ony 23
thing of these; and this is" preued in 24
heryng0 'of the pupleP, and the questioun
ofi blood1" is discussid bitwixe the smytere
and the kynesman3, the innocent* schal be 25
delyuered fro the bond of the" vengere, and
bi sentence qfiugisv he schal be led a3en
in to the citee, to whichw he fledde, and
he schal dwelle there, til the gretex preest
die, which? is anoyntid with oile. If the 26
sleerez is foundun with out the coostisa
'of the citeesb that ben asigned to exilid
men, and isc slayn of him that is vengere, 27
he that sleeth \nm,^that is, the exilid man^,
schal be with out gilt ; for the6 exilid man 28
ou3te sittef in the citee 'til toS the 'deth
of the bischop11 ; forsothe1 aftir that thilke
bischop is deed, the mansleere schal turne
a3en in to his lond. These schulen be 29
euerlastynge and lawful thingis in alle
3oure dwellyngis. A mansleere schal be so
punyschid vndur witnessis ; no man schal
'be dampnedk at the witnessyng of o man.
3e schulen not take prijs of him which1 issi
gilti of blood1™, anoon and he schal die.
Men exilid, and fugityues", schulen not 32
mow turne a3en in ony maner in to her
citees, bifore the deeth of the0 bischop,
lest 36 defoulen the lond of 3oure abita-33
ciounP, which is defoulid bii the bloodr of
r or c.
the c.
s betwe c. bytwene EFH. * into CE. u witnessis CE. T the blood F pr. m. v wei c.
* the man sleer is. T Om. is. z hirtith I. a Om. I. b an other is. c aspiyngis disceyttably e.
d enemy to him s. e smyte s. f hym with his is. g His is. h Om. is. ' the sleer is. k Om. cis.
1 and rvithoule s. m a man is. n Om. L. ° the pesible heryng I. the peple heryng s. P Om. is. 1 of
the s. T blood or of deeth i. blood or deelh s. s kynesman of him that is slayn s. ' giltlees i. innocent
that slow not wilfully that man s. "Om. plures. v the iugis is. w the which i. * grettiste is. y that is.
z man sleere is. a citee coostis is. b Om. is. c he is is. d Om. i. that is foundun mithoule the coostis s.
e an is. f to sitte or abide is. K vnto is. to o sec. m. h bishopis deth i. bishop deth s. ' Sothely is.
k dampne another to deeth s. 1 that is. »> blood or delh s. n fleynge is. ° Om. 8. P dwellyng is.
<l in i. r blood sheed ELP. blood shedinge s.
462
NUMBERS.
XXXV. 33 — XXXVI. 7.
Lord, that dwelle among the sones of
Israel.
CAP. XXXVI.
1 Camen 1173 forsothe and the prynces
of the meynees of Galaad, the? sone of
Machir, thez sone of Manasse, of the
lynage of the sones of Joseph, and speken
to Moyses before the princes of Yrael,
2 and seyden, To theea oure lord comaund-
ide the Lord, that the loond bi lot thow
shuldist dyuyde to the sones of Yrael,
and that to the dou3tresb of Salphaad,
oure brother, thow shuldest 3yue posses-
3 sioun duwe to the fader. The whiche if
men of another lynage taken to wyues,
sliulen folwe her possessioun, and trans-
latid to another lynage, of oure herytage
4 shal be lassid ; and so shal be doo, that
whanne the iubyle, that is the fiftithe
3eer of remyssioun, come, be confoundid
the delynge of lottis, and other mennus
5 possessioun passe to othir. And Moyses
answerde to the sones of Yrael, and, the
Lord comaundynge, seith,Ry3t the lynage
e of the sones of Joseph hath spoken, and
this lawe vpon the dou3trenc of Salphaad
of the Lord is opynly shewid ; wedden
thei to whom thei wolen, oonly to the
7 men of her lynage ; lest the possessyounsd
of the sones of Yrael be mengid fro lyn-
age into lynage. Forsothe alle men shu-
len take wyues of her lynage, and of her
8 kynrede, and alle wymmen housboondes
of the same lynage take thei, that the
9 herytage dwelle in the meynees, ne to
lohemsilf be mengid the lynagis, but so
dwelle thei, as of the Lord thei ben se-
innocent5 men ; and it may not be clensid
in other maner, no' but bi the blood" of
hym, that schedde the blood of anothir
man. And so 3oure possessioun schal be 34
clensid, for Y schal dwelle with 3011 ; for
Y am the Lord, that dwelle among the
sones of Israel.
CAP. XXXVI.
Forsothew and the princes of the meynees i
of Galaad sonex of Machir, sone of Ma-
nasses, of the generacioun of the sones of
Joseph, nei3iden, and spaken to Moises
bifor the princes of Israel, and seiden, The 2
Lord comaundide to thee oure lord, that
thou schuldist departe the lond bi lot to
the sones of Israel, and that thou schuldist
3yue? to the dou3tris of Salphaat, oure
brothir, possessioun2 due to the* fadir.
And if men of anothir lynage schulen takes
to wyues these dou$trisb, her possessioun
schal suec, and it schal be translatid tod
anothir lynage, and schal e be decreessid
fro oure eritage ; and so it schal be doon, 4
that whanne the iubilee, that is, the fiftithe
3eer of remyssioun, cometh, the departyng
of lottis be schentf, and that the posses-
sioun of othere mens passe to othere menh.
Moises answeride to the sones of Israel, s
and seide, for the Lord comaundide, The
lynage of the sones of Joseph spak' ri3t-
fuli, and this lawe is denounsidk of thee
Lord on1 the dou3tris of Salphaat ; be
thei weddid to whiche men thei wolen,
oneli to the™ men of her lynage ; lest the 7
possessioun of the sones of Joseph be
meddlid fro lynage in to lynage. For alle
men schulen wedde wyues of her lynage
and kynrede ; and alle wymmen t schulen 8 -\-andaiiewym-
men, etc. In
take hosebondis of the same lynage11, that Ei>reu it is
the erytage dwelle0 in meynees P, and 9 dou/terthat
lynagis be noti meddlidr to hem silf, but
dwelle5 so, as tho* ben departid of the iow;^to,oma?
oi the kynrede
of hir fadir. c.
Om. c. z Om. BCD.E sec. m. FH. a Om. H. b doujtren BDEFH. c dojtris c. d possessioun CE.
s giltlees i.
Om. i. u blood shedinge s. w Sothely is. * the sone is. y leeue i. z the posses-
sioun is. a her is. b Om. i. c sue hem is. d thanne to s. e so il schal is. f confoundid or faile is.
S men due to hem s. h men vnduly s. * hath spoken is. k schewid is. ! vpon is. »• Om. is. n lynage
that thei came ofs. ° dwelle stille s. P the meynees iherojfis. 4 thei not is. r meddlid togidre is.
s dwelle thei is. * thei is.
XXXVI. II 13.
NUMBERS.
463
uerd. And the deleters of Salphaad
ndiden, as to hem was comaundid. And
Maala, and Thersa, and Egla, and Mel-
cha, and Noha, weren weddid to the
I2sones of the brother of her fader, of the
meynee of Manasse, that was the sone
of Joseph. Arid the6 possessioun that
was to hem delyuerd, abood in the lynage
and the meynee of the fader of hem.
13 Thes ben the maundementisf and domes,
that the Lord comaundide 'hi the hoond
of Moyses, to the sones of Yrael, in the
wijlde feeldis of Moab, vpon Jordan,
a3ens Jericho.
Lord. And the dou3tris of Salphaat diden,
as it was comaundid to hem. And Maala, 11
and Thersa, and Egla, and Melcha, and
Noha, weren weddid to the sones of her
fadris brother, of the meynee of Ma- 12
naasses, that was 'the sone of Joseph",
and the possessioun that was 3ouun to
hem, dwellide in the lynage and meyneev
of her fadir. These ben the comaunde-13
mentis w and domes x, whiche the Lord
comaundide, bi the hond of Moyses, to
the sones of Israel, in the feeldi places of
Moab, aboue Jordan, a3ens Jericho.
Here endith the book of Numeri and Here eendith the book ofNumery, and
nowe bygynneth the book of Deutronomy^ . bigynneth the book of Deutronomy? .
' to the ABCDFH. f comaundementis A. S Here endith N. and here bigynneth Deulronomy D. Here
endith N. and biginneth Deulronomy E. Here eendith the bok of N. F.
u Josepus sone i. v in the meynee is. w heestis is. x the domes is. Y From SDR. Here endith N.
and here bigynneth Dentronomij CFW. Heere endith N. and bigynneth a Prolog on Deutronomy G. Heere
endith N. and bigynnith Deutronomye I. Heere endeth the book of Noumbre and the lame, se now Deutro-
nomy K. Here endith the book of N. and here bigynneth the prologe on Deutronomye JIN. Here endith
N. and bigynneth the book of Deutronomy ox. Here eendith N. and Deutronomij sueth s. Nojinal rubric
in AELPQT.
DEUTERONOMY.
\_Prologue on the book of Deuteronomy. ,]
IN this book of Deutronomye ben contened the wordis whiche Moises spak to al
Israel, in the wildernesse ouer Jordan, and declaride to hem the lawe ; and schewide
to hem, what goodis scholden bifalle to hem, if thei kepten the lawe, and also what
yuels scholden bifalle to hem, if thei forsoken the lawe, and wurschipiden alien goddis,
and the blessingis with whiche thei scholden be blessid, that kepten the lawe, and also
alle the cursis bi whiche thei scholden be cursid, that breken the lawe. He delyuerede
also Josue, the sone of Non, to hem, to be her leder, as he hadde be, and to departe to
hem the lond of Canaan, and to counseile the Lord for hem, by Eleasar, prest. And
Moises blesside the peple, and wente in to the hil of Nebo, in to the cop of Phasga,
and the Lord schewide to him the lond, which he hadde bihote to Abraham, Ysaac,
and Jacob, her fadris ; but Moises passide not Jordan, for he hadde wraththid the
Lord in desert, and Moises diede there in the hil, and the Lord biriede him, and
no man knew3 his sepulcre8.
Here \begynneth] the bok of Deutro-
nomie*.
CAP. I.
1 THES ben the wordis that Moises spak
to al Yrael, bi3onde Jordan, in the wijld
feeldi wildernes, a3ens the reed see, by-
twixb Pharan and Tophel and Laban
and Asseroth, where is mych thing of
2 gold, bi enleuen days fro Oreb bi the
wey of the hil of Seyr, vnto Cades Barne.
3 The fourteenthe 3eer, the enleuenthbb
moneth, the first day of the monetli,
Moyses spak to the sones of Yrael alle
thingis that the Lord hadde comaundid
4 to hym that he shulde seye to hem, after
that he smoot Seon, the kyng of Amor-
reis, that dwellidc in Esebon, and Og, the
kyng of Basan, that dwellid in Asseroth
Here bigynneth Deutronomyb.
CAP. I.
THESE ben the wordis whichec Moyses i
spak to al Israel ouerd Jordan, in the wil-
dirnesse" of the feeld, a3ens the reed see,
bitwix Pharan and Tophel and Laban
and Asseroth, where is ful myche gold,
by enleuene daiesf fro Oreb bi the weie of 2
the hil of Seir, til to Cades Barne. In the 3
fortithe 3eer, in the enleuenth monethe, in
the firste dai of the monethe, Moises spak
to the sones of Israel alle thingis whiche
the Lord commandide to hym that he
schulde seie to hem, after that he smoot? 4
Seon, kyngh of Ammorreis, that dwellide
in Esebon, and Og, the kyng of Basan,
that dwelide in Asseroth and in Edray,
* From F. Deutronomii B. No initial rubric in ACDEH but only running title. b bytwene BDEFH.
betwe c. bb enleueth A. c dwllid A.
a This Prologue is from M. b From LP. Deutronomii E. No initial rubric in the other Mss. c that i.
d bijonde is. « deseert is. f daies iurney is. S had smyte i. or killid i marg. or killid s. h the kyng is.
I. 5— 1 8.
DEUTERONOMY.
465
sand in Edray, blonde Jordan, in the
loond of Moab. And Moyses biganne to
copne the lawe, and seie, The Lord oure
God hath spoke to vs in Oreb, seiynge,
It suffisith to 3ow that in this hil 36 han
7 dwelt ; turneth a3en, and cometh to the
hil of Amorreis, and to other that there
ben next, feeldi, and hilli, and the more
lower places a3ens the south ; and to the
loond biside the brenk of the see of Cha-
nanees, and of Libany, vnto the greet
s flood of Eufraten. Loo ! he seith, I haue
take it to 3ow ; goo 36 yn, and weelde 36
it, vpon the which the Lord hath sworn
to 3oure fadres Abraham, Ysaac, and Ja-
cob, that he 5yue it to hem, and to the
9 seed of hem after hem. And I haue seid
10 to 3ow in that tyme, I may not aloone
susteyne 3ow, for the Lord 3oure God
hath multiplied 3ow, and 36 ben many as
lithe sterres of heuene ; the Lord God of
oure0 fadris adde to this noumbre many
thowsandis, and blesse to 3ow, as he hath
laspokun. Y may not alone 3oure nedis
issusteyn, and birthensd, and stryues ; 3yue
36 of 3ow wyse men, and herti, anddd
whos conuersacioun be preued in 3oure
lynagis, that I putte hem to 3ow princes.
u Than 36 answerden to me, A good thing
is it is that thou wolt doon. And I took of
3oure lynagis wise men, and noble ; and
I haue ordeynd hem princes, and tri-
bunes, and centuriouns, and quynquage-
naryes, and denes, that techen 3ow alle
ic thingis. And I haue comaundide to hem,
seiynge, Here 36 hem, and that is ri3t-
wi3e demeth, whether he be cyteseyn, or
i/pilgrime. Noon shal be distaunce of per-
sones ; so the litil 36 shulen here as the
more, ne 36 shulen accept eny mannus
persone, for the dome of God it is. And
if eny thing hard to 3ow were seen,
istellith to me, and I shal here. And I
ouer' Jordan, in the lond of Moab. And 5
Moyses bigan to declarek the lawe, and to
seie, Oure Lord God spak to vs in Oreb, 6
and seide, It suffisith to 3011 that 36 han
dwellid in this hil ; turne 36 a3en, and 7
come 36 to the hil of Amorreis, and to
othere placis that ben next it1; tom
places" of feeldis, and of hillis, and to
lowere places a3ens the south, and bisidis
the brenke of the see, to the lond of Ca-
naneys, and of Liban, 'til to the greet
flood0 Eufrates. Lo, vhe seith?, Y haue 3oue s
to 3oui; entre 36, and Velde 3er 'that lond*
on* which the Lord swoor to 3oure fadrys,
Abraham,Ysaac, and Jacob, that he schulde
3yue it" to hem, and to her seed after hem.
And Y seide to 3ou in that time, Y may JQ
not aloone susteynev 3011, for 3oure Lord
God hath multiplied 3011, and 36 ben ful
many to dai, as the sterris of heuene ; the n
Lord God of 3oure fadris addew to this
noumbre many thousyndis, arid blessex 3ou,
as he spakxx. Y may not aloone susteyney 12
3oure causis, and birthun7, and stryues ;
3yue 36 of 3ou men wise V» dyuyn thingis*, is
and witti *in mennus thingis worthi to be
donb, whose conuersacioun is preued in
3oure lynagis, that Y sette hem princes to
3ou. Thanne 36 answeriden to me, Theu
thing is good whichc thou wolt do. And is
Y took of d 3oure lynagis men wise6 and
noble f, v/» vertues and lnjn%; and Y or-
deynede hemh princis, tribunes', and cen-
tury ouns,andk quynquagenaries, and denys,
whiche schulden teche 3ou all thingis.
And Y comaundide to hem, and seide, i«
Here 36 hem1, and deme 36 that that is
iust, whether he"1 be a citeseyn, whether"
a pilgrym. No difference schal be0 of per-17
sones; 36 schulen here so a litil man, ''that
is, poref, as a greet man, nether 36 schu-
len take'i the persoone of ony man, for it
is the doom of God. Thatr ifs ony thing
t that is, he
bihijt stide-
f as til IS.
c jour c. d birthen BCDEFH. dd Om. BCDE.
' bijonde is. k opene is. 1 to it is. m and to i. n the places i. ° vnto is.
9 jou lhat lond i. this lond s. T haue it in possessioun i. welde 36 it s. s Om. is.
lond is. v susteyne or gouerne s. w adde he s. x blesse he is. xx hath seid is.
z joure chargis i. joure birthens s. a in dyuininges ELP. Om. losw. b Om. IMOSW. c that is. d in s.
e wise in vertues s. f noble in kyn s. in vertues i marg. S Om. is. h hem to be yiure s. ' yture tri-
bunes s. k Om. i. 1 the puple is. m he that y deme s. n or i. ° be in dome s. P Om. i. 1 take
hede to s. * That that y deme s. s ;<? t'..tt «
3 o
P seith <Ae Lorrf s.
1 vpon s. u that
susteyne or here s.
466
DEUTERONOMY.
I. 19 — 30.
comaundide alle thingis that 36 shulden
19 doo. And goon forth fro Oreb, we pass-
iden bi feerful deseert and moost wilder-
nes, that 36 han seen, bi the weye of the
hil of Amorrei, as the Lord 3oure God
hath comaundide to 3ow. And whanne
2036 weren comen into Cades Barne, Y
seide to 3ow, 3e ben comen to the hil of
Amorrei, that the Lord oure God is to
21 3yuyngef to vs ; looke the loond that the
Lord thi God shal 3yue to thee ; and sty
vp, and weelde it, as the Lord oure God
hath spoken to thi fadris ; nyl thow
22drede, ne eny thing be agast. And 36
comen to me alle, and seiden, Sende we
men, that biholden the loond, and tellen
to vs bi what weie we shulden stye vp,
23 and to what cytees goon. And whanne
to me the word pleside, Y sente of 3ow
24twelue men, eche by£ her lynagis. The
whiche whanne thei weren goon, and
hadden stied vp into the hillis, thei camen
into the valeye of Clustre ; and the loond
25 biholdid££, takynge of the fruytis of it,
that thei my3teu shewe the plenteuouste,
thei brou3ten to vs, and seiden, Good is
the loond that the Lord oure God is to
263yuyngeh to vs. And 36 wolden not stye
vp, but mysbileuynge to the word of the
27 Lord oure God, 30 grutchiden in 3oure
tabernaclis, and seiden, The Lord hatith
vs, and therfore he hath ladde vs out of
the loond of Egipte, that he take vs in
the hoond of Amorrei, and doo awey.
28 Whether shulen we stie vp ? the messan-
geris han feerde oure hertis', seiynge, The
moost multitude is, andk in stature more
shapplych than we ; greet citees, and in
to heuene wallid ; the sones of Enachym
29 we han seen there. And I seide to 3ow,
so Wole 36 not be feryde, ne drede 36 ; the
semeth hard to 3ou, telle 36* to me, and
Y schal hereu. Andv Y comaundide w alle IB
thingis whiche 36 ou3ten to do. Forsothe* 19
we? 3eden forth fro Oreb, and passiden bi
a feerdful2 deseert, and grettistea wildir-
nesse, whichb 36 sienc, bi the weye of the
hil of Ammorreyd, as oure Lord Gode co-
maundide to vs. And whanne we hadden
come in to Cades Barne, Y seide to 3ou, 20
3e ben comen to the hil of Ammorrey,
which 3oure Lord God schal 3yue to 3011 ;
se thouf the lond whichs thih Lord God 21
schal 3yue to thee ; vstie thou', and welde
it, as oure Lord God spak to thi fadris ;
'nyle thou drede1, nether vdrede thou"' in
herte" ony° thing?. And alle 3ei nei3iden22
to me, and 36 seiden, Sende we men, that
schulen biholde the lond, and teller tos vs
bi what weye we owen1 stie11, and to
whiche citees we owen to go. And 23
whanne the wordy pleside to mef, Y sente
„ , - , .
of 3ou twelue men, of ech lynage oon.
And whanne thei hadden gow, and hadden 24 /"
stiedx in to the hilli places, thei camen 'til
toy the valei of Clustre ; and whanne thei
hadden biholde the lond, thei token of the 25
fruytis therof, to schewe the plenteez, and
brou3tena 'to vsb, and seiden, The lond is
good which0 oure Lord God schal 3yue to
vs. And 36 'nolden stied, but 36 weren 26
vnbileueful to the word of oure Lord God.
And 36 grutchiden in 3oure tabernaclis, 27
and 36 seiden, The Lord hatith vs, and
herfor he ledde vs out of the lond of E-
gipt, that he schulde bitake vs ine the
hond of Ammorey, and schulde f do awei
vs%. Whidurh schulen we stie' ? the mes- 28
sangeris madenk aferd oure herte, and
seiden, A1 grettiste'" multitude" is, and
largere ° in stature than we ; the citees
ben greete, and wallid 'til to? thei heuene;
to ">e,
that is, Y con-
f jiue c. g of BCDKFH. SS behelden B. h jiue c. ' herte CE. k Om. A.
1 36 that is. u here it is. v and answere to jo« and is. w comaundide to jo« s. x Sothely is. y je i.
z feereful is. B bi the grettiste is. b that is. c han sien is. d Ammorrey we passiden s. e Om. i.
1 thou, Israel is. 6 that is. h the is. * go thou vp i. stie thou vp. ! drede thou not i.
m Om. is. n thin herte is. ° be thou ony is. P thing agast is. 1 heringe this s marg. r schul telle is.
8 Om. s. l owen to BC pr. m. IKS. u wende vp i. stie vp tinder s. v word ofytu s. w gon forth i.
* stied vp is. y vnto is. z plentee of it is. a thei broujten thofruytees is. b Om. i. c that is.
d wolden not weende vp i. nolden stie vp thider s. e into s. { Om. i. g Om. plures. h so whidur i.
1 weende vp i. stie vp s. k han maad is. 1 the s. m ful greet i. n multitude of puple ther is.
0 lengre is. P vnto is. to o sec. m. 1 Om. plures.
I. 31 — 41.
DEUTERONOMY.
467
Lord God, that is oure ledere, for vs he
shal fi3te, as he hath doo in Egipte, alle
si men seynge. And in wildernes, 36 han
seen, the Lord thi God hath born thee,
as a man is wonyd to here a litil child,
his sone, in alle weie hi the which 36 han
goo, to the tyme that 36 comen to this
32 pi ace. And 3it not thus forsothe 36
33leeueden to the Lord 3oure God, that
wente before 3011 in the weie, and hath
set the place in the1 whiche 36 shulden
picche tentis, the ny3t shewynge the
weie to 3ow bi fier, and the dai bi piler111
34 of a clowde. And whanne the Lord
hadde herde the voyce of 3oure wordis,
sawrooth he swore, and seith, There shal
not se eny man of the men of this worst
generacioun the good loond, that vndur
36 ooth Y haue bihoot to 3oure fadris, saue
Caleph, the sone of Jephone ; he forsothe
shal se it, and to hym I shal 3yue the
loond that he hath troden, and to his
37 sones, for he hath folwid the Lord. Ne
the indignacioun a3en the puple is to be
meruelid, sith to me forsothe the Lord
wrooth for 3ow, seide, Ne thow shalt go
ss in thidir, but Josue, the sone of Nun, thi
seruaunt, he shal goo yn" for thee ; this
enfounne thow, and strengthe, that he
39 the loond bi lot dyuyde to Yrael. 3°ure
litil children, of the0 whiche 36 han seid,
thatP cheytif thei shulen be lad, and the
sones that to day of good and yuel vn-
known the distaunce, thei shulen goon
yn ; and to hem Y shal 3yue the loond,
40 and thei shulen weeld it. 3e forsothe
turneth a3en, and goth thens into wilder-
41 nes, bi the weie of the Reed See. And
3e answerden to me, We han synned to
the Lord ; we shulen stie vp, and fi3ten,
as the Lord oure God hath comaundid.
we sienr there the sones of Enachym, that
is, giauntis. And Y seide to 3ou, 'Nyle29
3es drede* 'with ynneu, netherv 'drede with-
outforthw ; the Lord God hym silf, which" so
is 3oure ledere, schal fi3te for 3ou, as he
dide in Egipt, while alle men sien. Andsi
36? sienz in thea wildirnesse, thi Lord God
barb thee, as a man is wont to bere his
litil sone, in al the weie bi which 36 3eden
til 36 camen to this place. And sothelisa
nether soc 36 bileueden to 3oure Lord God,
that 3ede bifor 3ou in the weie, and me- 33
suride the place in which 3ed ou3ten toe
sette tentisf, and schewide# in ny3th the'
weie to 3ou bi fier, and in daik bi a1 piler
of cloude™. And whanne the Lord hadde 34
herd the vois of 3oure wordis", he was
wrooth, and swoor0, and seide, Noon ofss
the men of this werste generacioun schal
se the good lond, which? Y bihi'3te vndur
ani ooth to 3oure fadris, outakun Caleph f, 30 t outak
the sone of Jephone ; for r he schal se it, ta'k'm'j
and Y schal 3yue to hym the lond ons
which he trad*, and to hise sones, for he not of xx. jeer.
Lire here. c.
suede the Lord. Nether the indignacioun11 37
the puple is wondirfulv, sithen the
was wrooth also to me for 3ou, and
seide, Nether thou schalt entre thidur, butsii
Josue, the sone of Nun, thi mynystrew,
he schal entre x for thee ; excyte? and
strengthe* thoua himaa, and he schal de-
parte the lond bi lot to Israel. 3°ure litlesa
children, of whiche 36 seiden, that thei
schulden be led prisoneris, and the sones
that kunnenb not to dai the diuersite of
good and of yuel, thei schulen entrec ; and
Y schal 3yue to hem the lond, and thei
schulen welde it. Sotheli turne 36 a3en,4o
and go 36 in to thed wildirnesse, bi the
weie of the Reed See. And 36 answeriden4i
to me, We synnederi* to the Lord ; we
1 Om, c. m the piler CE. n yn thidir A. ° Om. c. P Om. A.
r sien thei seiden s. * haue je no i. * herof haue drede s. u Om. i. with ynne JOK s. v ne i. w be
je agast is. drede je without forth x sec.m. x that is. y je also i. z sien the tame goodnesse of the
Lord. a Om. is. b Israel bar s. c so God doinge to jou s. d thei GQ. e Om. BC. f the tentis i.
joure tentis K. S he schewide is. h the nyjt is. ' Om. s. k the dai is. ' the is. m a clowde is.
n wordis, misbileuynge to him and grucchinge a. ° he swoor is. P that is. 1 Om. is. r forsothe is.
s vpon is. t hath troden is. » Lordis indignacioun is. v to be merueilid is. w seruaunt is. * entre
into that lond s. y enforme thou Josue is. in my drede s marg. z in my loue s marg. a Om. i.
aa Om. s. b knowen is. c entre thidre i. entre into that lond s. d Om. plures. e han synned is.
3 02
468
DEUTERONOMY.
i. 42—11. 7.
And whanne 36, tau3t in armes, wolden
42 goo into the hil, the Lord seith to me,
Sey thou to hem, Wole 36 not stie vp, ne
fi3te ; forsothe Y am not with 3ow, lest
4336 fallen before 30111-6 enemyes. I spak,
and 36 herden not, but coritrariynge to
the heest of the Lord, and bolnynge bi
44 pride, 36 stieden vp into the hil. And so
Amorre gon out, that dwelt in the hillis,
and a3en comyrige pursuede vs, as been
beni wont to be pursued, and slewen
45 doun fro Seyr vnto Honna. And whanne
turned a3en 36 wepten before the Lord,
he herde 3ow not, ne to 3our voys wolde
46 assent ; 36 seeten therfor in Cades Barne
myche tyme.
CAP. II.
1 And goon forth thens, we comen into
wildernes that ledith to the Reed See, as
the Lord seide to me ; and we enuy-
2 rounden the hil of Seyr long tyme. And
3 the Lord seide to me, Suffice it to 3ow
to goon about this hil ; goo 36 a3ens the
4 north. And to the puple comaund, sei-
ynge, 3e shulen passe bi the coostis of
3oure britheren, the sones of Esau, that
dwellen in Seyr, and thei shulen drede
53ow. Se 36 therfor bisilych, that 36 ben
not meued a3ens hem ; ne forsothe I shal
3eue to 3ow of the loond of hem as
myche as the stap of a foot may treede,
for into the possessioun of Esau Y haue
fa'3yue the hil of Seyr. Meetis 36 shulen
bigger of hem for money, and eten ; wa-
ter bou3t 3e shulen drawe, and drynke.
7 The Lord thi God hath blessid to thee
in al the werk of thin hoondes ; he hath
knowun thi weie, what maner wise thow
hast passid this greet wildernes, bi fourti
schulen stief, and we schulen fi3te, as oure&
Lord God'1 comaundide. And whanne 36'
weren arayed with armeris, and 3eden
'intok the hil, the Lord seide to me, Seie42
thou to hem, 'Nyle 36 stye1, nether fi^te 36,
for Y am not with 3011, lest 36 fallen bifor
3oure enemyes. Y spak"1, and 36 herden" 43
not; but 36 'weren aduersaries to the co-
maundernent of the Lord0, and bolndenP
with prijde, andi stiedenr in to the hil.
Therfor Arnmorrey ^ede5 out, that dwell-44
ide in the hillis, and he cam a3ens $ou,
and pursuede 3ou, as bees ben wont to
pursue1, and killide" frov Seir til" Hormax.
And whanne 36 turneden^ a3en, and wepten 45
bifor the Lord, he herde not 3011, nether
wolde2 asentezz to 3oure vois ; therfor 36 46
satenf in Cades Barne bi myche tyme.
CAP. II.
In Mlircu it
hi many daies,
bi the daies in
whiche je saten
in othere dwell-
ingis. c.
* bi the terme.i,
that is, n v; the
termes Lire
And wea 3eden forth fro thennus, and i
camen in to the wildirnesseb that ledith
to the Reed See, as the Lord seide to me ;
and we cumpassidenc the hil of Seir in
long tyme. And the Lord seide to me, 2
It sufficith to 3ou to cumpassed this hil ; go 3
3e a3ens the north. And comaunde thou to 4
the puple, and seie", 3e schulen passe bi
the termes:): of 3oure britheren, the sones of
Esau, that dwellen in Seir, and thei schu-
len drede 3011. Therfor se 36 diligentli f, 5 here- c-
that 36 be not moued a3ens hem ; for Y
schal not 3yue to 3011 of the* land 'of hemh
as myche as the steppe of o foot may
trede, for Y 3af ' the hil of Seir in to the
possessioun of Esau. 3e schulden bie of 6
hem metis for money, and 36 schulenk ete;
36 ! schulden drawe, and drynke watir
bou3t. Thi Lord God blesside"1 thee in al 7
the werkn of thin hondis ; he knewe0 thi
weye, hou thou passidisf this moste wil-
dirnesse, bi fourti 3eer; and thi Lord God
q beth E. r bie c.
f wende vp r. stie vp s. g joure x. h Om. K. * we G. k to A. l weende je not vp i. nyle je stye
vp s. m this to y>u s marg. n herden me is. ° contrariynge tbe Lordis heestis is. P bolnynge is.
1 Om. is. r jeden vp i. stieden vp s. 8 wenten i. * hem that anoie hem s marg. u he killide i. Am-
niorrei killide s. v 3011 doun fro is. w til to BEGLP. vnto is. * Horma pursvynge y>u s. y turneden
hoom s. z he wolde i. zz ansente A. " je s. b desert s. c jsden aboute is. d go aboute is. e seie
to hem is. f bisily is. S her is. h Om. is. J haue 3ouen is. k Om. IKOQRSTWX. ! and je K. m hath
blesside is. schal blesse M. n werkis M. ° hath knowe is. P hast passid is.
II. 8 20.
DEUTERONOMY.
469
jeer, the Lord thi God dwellynge with
8 thee, and no thing failed to thee. And
whanne we hadden passid bi oure bri-
theren, the sones of Esau, that dwelliden
in Seyr, bi the feeldi weie fro Elath, and
fro Asiongaber, we camen to the weie
9 that ledith into deseert of Moab. And
the Lord seide to me, Fi3t thow not a3ens
Moabites, ne go thou in a3ens hem to
bateyl ; forsothe I shal not 3yue to thee
eny thing of the loond of hem, for to the
sones of Loth Y haue take Ar into pos-
losessioun. Emyn weren the first dwellers
of it, a greet puple, and a stroong, and
11 so hije, that of Enachym lynage as
geauritis thei ben trowed, and weren lijk
of the sones of Enachym ; therfor Moab-
12 ites clepen hem Emyn. In Seyr forsothe
rather dwelten Horrey, the whiche put
out and doon awei, the sones of Esau
dwelliden, as Yrael dide in the loond of
his possessioun, that the Lord 3af to hym.
i.'iThanne arysynge, that we my3ten passe
the streem of Zareth, we camen to it.
u Forsothe the tyme, in the which we
wenten fro Cades Barne vnto the pass-
ynge of the streem of Zareth, was of eijt
and thretti jeer, to the tyme that al the
congregacioun of men of bateyl weren
wastid fro. the tentis, as the Lord swore ;
io whos hoond was a3ens hern, that thei
ifidien fro the myddil of the tentis. For-
lysothe aftir that alle thes filters fellen, the
i« Lord spak to me, seiynge, Thou shalt
passe to day the coostis of Moab, the
i.ocitee, Ar bi name ; and comynge ny3 into
the side coostis of the sones of Amon,
be war lest thow fi3te a3ens hem, ne be
thou meued to batayl ; forsothe Y shal
not jeue to thee of the loond of the sones
of Amon, for to the sones of Loth I haue1
aojeue it into possessioun. The loond of
geauritis it is holduri, and in it sum tyme
dwelten geauntis, whom the Amrnonytes
8 Om. A.
dwellide with thee, and no thing failide to
thee. And whanne we hadden passid bis
oure britheren, the sones of Esau, that
dwelliden in Seir, bi the weie of the feeld
of Elath, and of Asiongaber, we camen to
the weie that ledith in to deseerti of Moab.
And the Lord seide to me, Fijte thou not '.>
ajens Moabitis, nether bigyn thou batel
ajens hem, for Y schal not 3yue to thee
ony thing of ther lond 'of hern8, for Y jaf '
Ar in to possessioun to 'the sones of
Lothu. Emyn, *that is, griseful menv,io
weren first w dwelleris therof, a greet pu-
ple, and strongx, and so hi3, that thei weren
bileued as? giantis, of the generacioun ofn
Enachym, and thei weren lijk' the sones
of Enachym ; forsothea Moabitisb clepen
hem Emyn. Forsothe0 Horreis dwelliden 12
bifore in Seir, and whanne thei weren put
out, and werend doon awey, 'the sones of
Esau6 dwelliden there, as Israel dide in
the lond of his possessioun, which f the
Lord jaf to hym. Therfor we riseden^, is
that we schulden passe the stronde of Za-
red, and camen'1 to it. Sotheli the tyme u
in whiche we jeden fro Cades Barne 'til
to1 the passynge of the stronde of Zared,
was of eijte and thretti jeer, til al the
generacioun of 'men fi3terisk was wastid
fro 'the castels1, as the Lord hadde1" swore;
whos bond was a3ens hem, that thei schul- is
den perische fro the myddis of 'the castels.
Forsothe" after that alle the fi3teris felden0 1«
doun, the Lord spak to me, and seide, 17
• Thou schalt passe to dai the termes^ of is
Moab, the cytee, Ar bi name, and thou 10
schalti neij inr the nyjs coost' of the sones
of Amon ; be thou war that thou fi^te not
ajens hem, nether" be rnouedv to batel; forw
Y schal not 3yue to thee of the lond of the
sones of Amon, for Y 3af x it to the 'sones
of Lothy in to possessioun. It is arettidz20
the lond of giauntis, and giauntis enhabit-
iden" therynne sum tyme, whicheb giauntis0
ha c.
1 the deseert is. r her is. s Om. i. * haue jouen is. u Loth sones s. v Om. DIORT sec. m. w.
w the first i. * a strong is. Y to be as is. z in griselynesse s marg. a sothely is. & men of Moab is.
c sothely is. & Om. is. e Esau sones s. f that is. g risen vp is. h we camen is. ' vnto is. k fijt-
inge men is. 1 her tentis is. m hath i. . n her tentis. Sothely is. « hadden falle is. P coostus is.
Q schalt not ELPX scc.m. r into is. s Om. is. * coostus is. u ne i. v thou mould s. w forsothe is.
* haue jauen is. y Loth sones s. z holde is. a dwelliden is. b the whiche i. c Om. i.
470
DEUTERONOMY.
II. 21 30.
21 clepen Zoumym ; myche puple, and greet,
and of feyre lengthe, as Enachym, whom
the Lord dide awey fro the face of hem,
22 and made hem to dwelle for hem, as he
dide to the sones of Esau, that dwellen11
in Seyr, doynge awey Horreis, and the
loond of hem to hem takynge, the which
thei weelden vnto the tyme that is nowe.
23 Forsothe Eueos, that dwellen in Asserym
vnto Gazam, men of Capadoce putten
out ; the whiche goon out fro Capadoce,
diden hem awey, and dwelliden for hem.
24Ryse 36, and passith the streem of Ar-
non ; loo ! Y haue takun in thin hoond
Seon, the kyng of Esebon, andv Amor-
reisw; and the loond of it bigynne to take
possessioun, and doo a3ens hym batayle.
25 To day Y shal bigynne to sende drede
and thi feerde into puplis that dwellen
vndur al heuen, that thi name herd, thei
dreden, and bi maner of wymmen berynge
child thei bigynnen to tremble, and with
26sorwe biholden. Y sentex therfore mes-
sangeris fro the wildernes of Cademoch
to Seon, the kyng of Esebon, bi pesible
27wordis, seiynge, We shulen passe bi thi
loond, the comoun weye we shulen goo ;
we shulen not goo aside, ne to the ry3t
28 ne to the left. Lyuelodis bi prijs sel to
vs, that we eeten ; water for money 3if,
and so we shulen drynke. Oonlich is,
that thow graunte to vs passyng forth,
29 as the sones of Esau diden, that dwellen
in Seyr, and Moabitis, that dwellen in
Ar, to the tyme that we comen to Jor-
dan, and passe to the loond that the Lord
sooure God is to 3yuynge>' to vs. And
Seon, the kyng of Esebon, wolde not
3yue to vs passynge ; for the Lord, thi
God, inwardly hardide the spirite of hym,
Amonytisd clepen Zonym ; a myche puple 21
and greet6, and of noblef lengthe, as Ena-
chym, whiche the Lord dide awey fro the*
face of hemh, and made hem to dwelle1 for 22
'tho giauntis^, as he dide to1 the sones of
Esau, that dwellenm in Seire, 'and dide"
awai° Horreis, and 3af P to hem thei lond
'of Horreisr, which8 *the sones of Esau1
welden 'til in to present" tymev. Also 23
men of Capadocie puttiden out Eueys,
that dwelliden in Asseryn, 'til tow Gaza ;
whichx 3eden out fro Capadocie, and diden?
awey Eueis, andz dwelliden* for hem.
Rise 36, and vpasse 36 b the stronde of Ar-24
non ; lo! Y haue bitake in 'thin hondc
Seon, king'1 of Esebon, of Amorreis ; and
his lond bigynne thou 'to welde, and
smyte thou batelc a3ens himf. To dai Y25
schal bigynnes to sende thi drede h and
strengthe' in to puplisk that dwellen vndir
al heuene, that whanne thi name is herd,
thei drede, and tremble bi the maner of
wymmen trauelynge of child, and 'be
holdun1 with sorewe. Therfor m Y sente ac
messangeris fro the wildirnesse of Cade-
moch to Seon, kyng of Esebon ; and Yn
seide0 with pesible wordis, WeP schulen27
passe thorou thi lond, we schulen go in
the comyn weie ; we schulen not bowe
nether to the ri3t side, nether ' to the left
side. Sille thowr metis8 'to vs* for prijs, 28
that we ete ; 3if thowu watir for money,
and so we schulen drynke. Oneli it isv
that thou graunte passage to vs, as the 29
sones of Esau diden", that dwellen x in
Seir, and as^ Moabitis2 diden"; that dwellen
in Ar, til we comen to Jordan, and passen
to the lond whichb oure Lord God schal
3yue to vsc. And Seon, kyngd of Esebon, 30
nolde6 3yue passagef 'to vs&; forb thi Lord1
" dwelten c. v Oni. E. w o.f Amorreis CE. x sende E. y 3iue c.
d men of Amon is. e a greet is. f faire is. K her s. h Amonytis is. ' dwelle there is. k hem i.
1 of R. m dwelliden cis. n doynge is. ° aweiyVo hem is. P takinge i. he jaue s. 1 her i. r Om. I.
6 that i. which hand s. * Esaus sonus i. u vnto this i. vnto the s. v tyme that is now s. v vnto is.
* the which r. y thei diden is. z and thei i. a dwelliden there is. b passeth i. seith the Lord s marg.
c thi power is. d the king is. e and take possessioun ther ynne, and make batail is. f the king of
Esebon s. g seith the Lord s marg. h drede Israel s. i thi feere is. k the puplis is. 1 thei ben
holdun i. the shulen beholden s. m seith Moises s marg. n Oun. s. ° seide to him s. P we Israel s.
1 ne s. r thou vs s. s mete i. tQm. s. u thou vs is. v that rve axen of thee s marg. w diden granule
to vs s. x dwelleden L. y Om. plures. z the Moabitis is. a Om. i. b that is. c We axen to passe bi
thi coostis s marg. d the kyng is. e wolde not i. f vs passyng i. passinge s. g Om. i. h for the
Lord IKOQRTWX. i Om. IKOQRTWX.
II. 3i— HI- 4-
DEUTERONOMY.
471
and 33611 festnede the herte of hym, that
so he were take into thin hoondis, as
31 now thow seest. And the Lord seide to
me, Loo ! Y haue begunne to take to thee
Seon, and the loond of hym ; bigynne to
32weelde it. And Seon goon out to mete
with vs, with al his puple, to the batayle
sain Jasa. And the Lord oure God took
hym to vs, and we ban smyten hym, with
34 his sones, and al his puple. And alle the
cytees in that tyme we token, sleyn the
dwellers of hem/ men, and2 wymmen, and
children ; we laften not in hem eny thing,
35 out take beestys that carnen into the
part of the praye takers, and spoylis of
36 the citees whiche we token. Fro Aroer,
that is vpon the brenke of the streem of
Arnon, fro the wallid town that in the
valeye is set, vnto Galaad, was no street
or cytee, that oure hoondis askapide. Alle
37 the Lord oure God took to vs ; with oute
the loond of the sones of Amon, to thea
which we comen not ny3, and alle that
liggenb to the streem of Jeboch, and the
mouriteyn citees, and alle the places fro
the0 whiche the Lord oure God hath de-
fendidd vs.
CAP. III.
1 And so turned we stieden6 vp bi the
weye of Basan ; and Og, the kyng of
Basan, wente out into a3encomynge to
2 vs with his puple, to fi3te in Edray. And
the Lord seide to me, Ne drede thow
hym, for in thin hoond he is taak, with
al the puple, and his loond ; and thow
shalt doo to hym as thow didist to Seon,
the kyng of Amorreis, that dwellid in
sEsebon. The Lord oure God took also
thanne in oure hoondis Og, the kyng of
Basan, and al the puple of hym ; and we
4 ban smytun hym vnto the deeth, wast-
ynge alle the cytees of hym o tyme ;
Godk made hard1 his spirit, and made sadm
in yuel 'the herte of hyin", that he schulde
be bitakun in to thin hondis, as thou seest
now0. And the Lord seide to me, Lo, Ysi
biganP toi bitaker to thee Seon, and his
lorid ; bigynne thou to welde it. And 32
Seon 3ede out a3ens vs with al his puple
to batel in Jasa. And oure Lord God bi-33
took hym to vs, and we ban smyte hym
with hise sones, and al his puple. And 34
we token in that tyme alle the5 citees,
whanne the dwelleris of tho citees, men,
and wymmen, and children weren slayn ;
we leften not in hem ony thing, outakunss
beestis that camen* in to the part of men
takynge prey, and outakun spuylis of the
cytees whiche we tokun. Fro Aroer, sc
which" is onv the brenke of the stronde
of Arnon, fro the toun which w is set in
the valey, 'til tox Galaad, no town was
ether y citee, that ascapide oure hondis.
Oure Lord Godz bitook alle to vs ; outakun 37
the lond of the sones of Amon, to which3
lond we nei3iden not, and outakun^ alle
thingis that liggen to the stronde of Je-
both,. and outakun the citees of the mun-
teyns, and alle places0 fro whiche oure
Lord God forbeed vs.
CAP. III.
And so we turneden, and stiedend bi the i
weie of Basan ; and Og, the kyng of Ba-
san, 3ede out a3ens vs with his puple, to
fi3te in Edrai. And the Lord seide to me, 2
Drede thou not hym, for he is bitakun
ine thin hond, with al his puple, and his
lond ; and thou schalt do to hym, as thou
didist to Seon, kyng of Ammoreis, that
dwellide in Esebon. Therfor oure Lords
God bitook in oure hondis also Og, kyng'
of Basan, and al his puple ; and we han
smyte hym 'til tos deeth, and wastiden'U
alle the1 citees 'of himk in o tyme ; no
town1 was™ that ascapide vs ; *we destri-
z Om. A. a Om. c. b lin c. c Oni. c. d defenden D. e steyn D.
k thi God, Israel s. 1 hath ynly hardid i. hath inwardli hardide a. m sad his herte is. n Om. is.
0 now that he is s. P haue bigunne is. 1 Om. x. r take A. 3 her is. tfellen is. u that is. v vpon is.
w that is. * vnto is. y ne is. z Om. is. a the which i. *> Om. r. c the places is. d jeden vp i.
stieden vp s. e in to is. f the kyng BIS. e vnto a. h we wastiden is. ' his is. k Om. is. ' town
ther i. m was of his is.
472
DEUTERONOMY.
in. 5—15.
there was no wallid town that vs my3te
askape ; sexti citees, al the regioun of
Argob, of the kyngdom of Og in Basan.
5 Alle the cytees wereri strengthid with
moost hi3e wallis, jatis, and barris ; with
outen townes vnnoumbrable, that hadden
e no wallis. And we diden hem awey, as
we diden to Seon, the kyng of Esebon,
destruyinge al citee, and men, and wym-
7 men, and litil children ; beestis forsothe
and spuyles of the cytees we ban fro-
sdrawenf. And we ban take that tyme
the loond fro the hoond of two kyngis of
Amorreis, that weren bi3onde Jordan, fro
the streem of Arnon vnto the hil of Her-
omon, that Sydonys Saryon clepen, and
10 Amoreis Sanyr ; alle the cytees that ben
set in pleyn, and al the loond of Galaad,
and Basan, vnto Sewa and Edrai, the
citees of the kyngdorn of Og, in Basan.
11 Oonli forsothe Og, the kyng of Basan,
left of the stok of geauntis; and the
bedde of hym is shewid yren, that is in
Rabath, of the sones of Amon, ten cu-
bites hauynge of lengthe, and foure of
brede, at the mesure of the cubite of
12 mannus hoond. And the loond we weeld-
iden in that tyme, fro Aroer, that is
vpon the brenk of the streem of Arnon,
vnto the myddil part of the hil of Ga-
laad ; and the cytees of it Y haue jeuen
13 to Ruben and Gad. Forsothe that«
other part of Galaad, and al Basan, of
the kyngdom of Og, Y haue take to the
half lynage of Manasse, al the regioun of
Argob. Al Basan was clepid the loond
14 of geauntis. Jayr, the sone of Manasse,
weeldide al the regioun of Argob, vnto
the teermes of Gessuri, and Machati ; and
he cleeph Basan bi his name, Anothiayr,
that is, the towns of Jayr, vnto the day
that is nowe. Forsothe to Machir Y haue
i53eue Galaad; and to the lynage1 of Ru-
edenn sixti citees, al the cuntrei of Argob,
of the rewme of Og in Basan. Alle the 5
citees weren strengthid with hi3est° wallis,
and with 3atis and barris ; with out townes
vnnoumbrable, thathadden not? wallis. And a
we diden awey thilke men, as we diden to
Seon, kyngi of Esebon ; and we lostenr
ech citee8, and men*, and wymmenu, and
litle children ; forsothev we token bi prey 7
beestis, and thew spuylis of citeesx. Ands
we token in that tyme the lond fro the
hond of twey> kyngis of Ammorreis, that
weren bi3onde Jordan, fro the stronde of
Arnon Hil toz the hil of Hermon, 'whicho
hil* Sidonyesb clepen Sarion, and Ammor-
reis clepenc Sanyr. WeA tooken alle theio
citees that weren set in the pleyn, and al
the lond of Galaad, and of Basan, 'til toe
Selcha and Edray, citees of the rewme of
Og, in Basan. For Og aloone, kyngf of n
Basan, was left of the generacioun of gi-
auntis ; and his yrun bed s is schewid,
which1' is in Rabath1, of the sones of A-
mon, and hath k nyne cubitis of lengthe,
and foure cubitis of breede, at the me-
sure of a cubit of mannus1 hond. And i»
we weldiden™ in that tyme the lond, fro
Aroer, which" is on" the 'brynke of the
strondeP of Arnon, 'til to^ the myddil paart
of the hil of Galaad ; and Y 5af ther citees
'of hym8 to Ruben and Gad'. Forsothe u 13
Y 3af the tother part of Galaad, and alv
Basan, of the rewme of Og, to the half
lynage of Manasses, and al the cuntrei of
Argob. Al Basan was clepid the lond of
giauntis. Jair, 'sone of Manassesw, weld-u
ide al the cuntrey of Argob, 'til tox the
lond of Gesuri and of Machati ; and he
clepide bi his name Basan Anothiair, that
is, the townes of Jair, til in to present
dai. Also Y 3af Galaad to Machir ; and }»
* ID
to the lynagis" of Ruben and of Gad Y 3af
the lond of Galaad, 'til toa the strond of
f fordrawen A. S the c. h clepede CDH. ' lynagis BCDEH.
n Om. i. ° most hije i. P no is. <1 the kyng i. r destrieden is. s citee of that lond s. * the
men is. u the wymmen i. v and is w Om. is. x the citees is. y the two i. z vnto is. B that i.
b men of Sydone is. <= clepen it is. (1 And we i. e vnto is. f the kyng is. e of cruel tourment s marg.
h the which i. i citee s mars- k it hath is. ' a mannus BIMNSWX. m hadden in possessioun i.
n that is. ° vpon is. P strondis brinke i. 1 vnto is. r his is. s Om. is. * to Gad i. u And is.
v of is. w the sone of Manasses i. Manasses sone s. x vnto is. y this present is. z lynage A.
* vnto is.
III. 17 — 26.
DEUTERONOMY.
473
ben and Gad Y haue 3eue the loond of
Galaad, vnto the streem of Arnon, half
of the streem, and the ny3 coostisk vnto
the streem of Jeboch, that is the teerme
17 of the sones of Amon ; and the pleyri of
wildirnes, and Jordan, and teermes1 of
Cenereth vnto the see of deseert, that is
moost salt, to the rotis of the hil of
is Phasga, a3ens the eest. And Y haue co-
maundid to 3ow in that tyme, seyynge,
The Lord oure God 3yueth to 3ow this
loond into herytage ; fulspeed goo 36 be-
fore 3oure britheren, the sones of Yrael,
19 alle the stronge men, with outen wyues
and litil children and beestis. I haue
knowuii forsothe that 36 han manye
beestis, and in thes citees shulen abide,
20' the whiche Y 3afra to 3ow, to the" tyme
that the Lord 3yue rest to 3oure bri-
theren, as he hath 3yue to 3ow ; and also
that thei weelden the loond that he is to
3yuynge° to hem, bi3onde Jordan ; thanne
shal turne a3en echon? into his posses-
21 sioun, that Y haue 3eue to 3ow. To
Josue forsothe in that tyme I haue co-
maundid, seiynge, Thin eyen han seen
that the Lord oure God dide to thes two
kyngis ; so he shal do to al the rewmes,
22 to the whiche thow art to passyngei ; ne
drede thow hem ; the Lord oure God
23 shal fi3t for us. And I preyede the Lord
24 in that time, seiynge, Lord God, thow
hastr bigunne to shewe to thi seruaunt
thi mochilnes, and moost strong hoond,
ne forsothe there is another God or in
heuene or8 in erthe, that may doo thi
werkis, and be comparysound to thi
•_>5 strengthe. I shal passe therfor, and se
this best loond bi3onde Jordan, and this
2G noble hil and Liban. And the Lord
was wrooth to me for 3ow, ne herde me,
Arnon, theb myddil of the stronde, and
of c the endisd 'til toe the stronde of Je-
both, which f is the terme of 'the sones of
Amon?. And Y ^af the h pleyn of the ' 17
wildernesse 'til tok Jordan, and the termes
of Cenereth 'til to k the see of deseert,
which1 see™ is moostn salt0, at the rotis of
the hil of Phasga, a3ens the eest. And Y ia
comaundide to 3ou in that tyme, and seide,
3oure Lord God 3yueth to 3ou this lond
in to erytage ; alle 36 stronge men, with- 19
out wyues and litle children and beestis,
beP maad redi, and 'go •$& bifor 3oure bri-
thren, the sones of Israel. For Y knowe
that 36 han many beestis, and tho schulen
dwelle in citeesr whiche8 Y 3af * to 3ou, til 20
the Lord 3yue reste to 3oure brithren, as
he 3af u tov 3ou, and til thei also welden
the lond 'which the Lordw schal 3yue to
hem m'3onde Jordan ; thanne ech manx
schal turne a3en in to his possessioun
which y Y3afz to 3ou. Also Y comaundid2i
to Josue in that tyme, and seide, Thin
i3en siena what thingis 3oure Lord God
dide to these twei kyngisb ; so he schal do
to alle rewmesc, to whiche thou schalt go;
drede thou not hem. And Y preiede the *l
Lord in that tyme, and seide, Lord God, 24
thou hast bigunne to schewe tod thi ser-
uaunt thi greetnesse, and strongeste6 bond,
for noon other God isf ether in heuene,
ether in erthe, that mai do thi werkis, and
may be comparisound to thi strengthe.
Therfor Y schal passe, and schal « se this 25
beeste lond bi3ende Jordan, and this noble
hil and Liban. And the Lord was wrooth 2«
to me for 3ou, nethir he herde me, but
seide ll to me, It suffisith to thee; speke
thou no more of this thing to me1. 'Stye 27
thouk in to the hi3nesse of Phasga, and
caste aboute thin i3en to the west, and
k COOStC BCDEH.
that I haue take c.
or c.
1 the teermes CE. m the which I jaue B pr. m. the whiche I haue take B sec. m. E.
n that c. o jeuyn BCDFH. P eche c. 1 passe c. r hath AD pr. m. s ne
b and the is. c Om. is. d coostus is. e vnto is. f that is. K Amon sones s. h to hem the is.
> Om. i. k vnto is. 1 the which i. m Om. i. n the moost is. ° salt see is. P be je is. 1 goth is.
r the citees is. 8 that is. t haue joue is. u hath jouen is. v rest to s. w that he i. that the Lord s.
* man of jou s. J that is. z haue joue is. a han sien is. b Seon and Og s marg. c the rewmes is.
d to me is. e thi ful strong i. { ther is is. K I schal is. h he seide is. ' to passe ouer Jordan s marg.
* Wende thou vp i. Stye thou vp s.
3 P
474
DEUTERONOMY.
in. 27 — iv.
but seide to me, It sufficith to thee ; na-
27 more spek thow of this thing to me. Sty
vp to88 the cop of Phasge, and thin eyen
turn about* to the west, and" north,
south, and eest, and bihold ; ne forsothe
28 thow shalt passe this Jordan. Comaund
to Josue, and strengthe hym, and com-
fort; for he shal goo before this puple,
and dyuyde to hem the loond that thou
29 art to seynge. And we dwelliden in the
valeye, a3ens the 'mawmet temple" of
Phegor.
CAP. IV.
i And nowe, Irael, here the heestis and
domys, that Y teche thee ; that doynge
them thow lyue, and goynge yn thow
weelde the loond that the Lord God of
23oure fadres is to 3eue to jow. 3e shulen
not adde to the word that Y speke to
3ow, ne take awey from it ; kepe 36 the
heestis of the Lord 3oure God, the whiche
sY comaunde to 3ow. 3oure eyen han
seen alle thingis that the Lord dide a3ens
Belphegor ; what maner wise he hath
brusid down al the heriers of it, fro the
4inyddil of 3ou. Forsothe 30 that cleuen
to the Lord 30111-6 God, lyuen alle, tov the
5 day that is nowe. 3e witen that I tau3t
3ow heestis, and ri3twisnessesvv, as hath
comaundid to me the Lord my God;
so 36 shulen doo hem in the loond that
036 ben to weeldyngew, and kepe and ful-
fille in dede. Forsothe this is 3oure wis-
dam, and vndirstondynge before the pu-
plys, that thei alle, herynge thes heestis,
seyn, Loo ! a wise puple and an vndir-
7 stondynge ! a greet folk of kynde ! Ne
there is other nation so greet, that hath
goddis nei3ynge to hem, as oure God is
sny3 to alle oure holi preiers. What is
forsothe other folk of kynde so noble,
that hath ceremoyns, and ry3twis domys,
north, and south, and eest1, and biholde,
for thou schalt not passe this Jordan.
Comaunde thou to Josue, and strengthe as
thou"1 and coumforte" hym ; for he schal
go bifore this puple, and he schal departe
to hem the lond, which0 thou schalt se.
And we dwelliden in the valey a3ens the 29
temple of Phegor.
CAP. IV.
And now, thou Israel, here the co- 1
maundementisP and domes whiche Y teche
thee, that thou do tho, and lyue, and that
thow entre and welde the lond which "i the
Lord Godr of 3oure fadris schal 3yue to
3ou. 3e schulen not adde to the word 2
which3 Y speke to 3ou*t, nether 36 schulen
take awei 'fro it™ ; kepe 36 the comaunde-
mentisv of 3oure Lord God, which w Y
comaundex to 3011. 3oure i3en sien? alle a
thingis whiche the Lord dide a3ens Bel-
phegor ; how he alto brak alle thez wor-
schiperis %of hyma fro the myddis of 3ou.
Forsotheb 36 that cleuenc to 3oure Lord4
God lyuen alle 'til in to present dayd. 3e5
witen that Y tau3te 3ou the comaunde-
mentise and ri3tfulnessisf, as my Lord God
comaundide to me ; so 36 schulen do tho&
in the lond whiche1' 36 schulen welde, and 6
36 schulen kepe ', and schulen k fille ! in
werk. For this™ is 3oure wisdom £ and
vndurstondyng bifor puplis", that alle men
here these comaundementis0, and seie, Lo !
a wise puple P and vnderstondynge 1 ! a
greet folkr! Noon other nacioun is so 7
greet8, *not in noumbre ether in bodili
quantite, but in dignite*, that hath Goddis
nei3ynge to it silf, as oure God is redi to
alle oure bisechyngis. For whiu what a
•f- )e schulen
not adde to the
word etc. Here
that adding is
forbedun, that
depraueth, ether
peniertith the
vndurs tending
of the I awe ;
that adding,
that declarith,
ether makith
cleer, is not for-
bedun, bi this
that is writun
in xxiiij. c°. of
EC", in the
name of wis-
dom, ether of
hooly scripture;
Thei that de-
claren me, schu-
len haue euer-
lastynge liyf.
Lire here. BC.
| wisdom, that
is, saueri kun-
nyng, that
bringith in to
the loue of God.
BC. Sothely
the wisdom of
filosoforis
broujten more
to hijnesse and
pride. Lire
here. c.
as Om. E. * thou about c. lt Orn. D. u phane E pr. in. v vnto CE. vv rijwisnesse B. w welden c.
1 to the eest is. m thou him is. n coumfourte thou u. ° that I. P heestis is. 1 that is. r Om. s.
9 that is. tfals vndirstonding s marg. u ther fro i. treu vndirslondinge s marg. v heestis is. w the
which i. x comaundid CDF. y han sien is. z his is. a Om. is. b For is. c feilhfully s marg. d vnto
the day that is now is. e heestis is. f the ri^twisnessis i. the witnessis s. e hem i. h that is. ' kepe
tho s. k Om. is. I fulfille hem is. m doinge s marg. n the puple i. peple s. ° heestis is. P Om. i.
1 an vnderstondynge is. r folk in grace s. s greet in dignytc s. l Om. is. u Om. IKQRST.
IV. 9 — 19-
DEUTERONOMY.
475
and al the lawe, that I purpose to day
o before joure eyen ? Keep therfor thi silf,
and thi soule bisilich ; ne for3eet thow
the wordis that thin eyen han seen, and
ne falle thei out of thin herte, alle the
dayes of thi lijf. Thow shalt teche hem
10 thi sones, and thi sonex sones ; the day
'the whichy thow stodist2 before the Lord
thi God in Oreb, whanne to me spak the
Lord, seiynge, Gedre to me the puple,
that he here my wordis, and lerne to
drede me al tyme that he lyueth in
iierthe, and teche he his sones. And 30
nei3eden to the root of the hyl, that brent
vnto heuerie ; and there weren in it derk-
i2nessis, and clowde, and mystynesa. And
the Lord spak to 3ow fro the rnyddil of
the fier ; the voyceb of the wordis of hyrn
36 herden, and the forme out ry3t saw3
1336 not. And he shewide to 3ow his co-
uenaunt, that he comaundide that 36
shulden doo, and the ten wordis, that he
u wroot in the two stonen tablis. And to
me he comaundide in that tyme, that I
shulde teche 3ow cerymoyns, and domes,
that 36 owen to doo in the loond that 36
is ben to weelden. Kepe 36 therfor bisiliche
3oure soulis ; 36 han notc seen enyd licke-
nes, in the day that the Lord spak to
1G3OU in Oreb, fro the myddil of fier; lest
perauenture disseyued 36 maken to 3ow a
graued6 liknes, otherf ymage of rnaal, or
i~ofe femaal ; liknes of alle beestis that
ben vpon erthe, or of briddis vndur he-
i«uene fleynge, andh of crepynge beestis
that meuen in the erthe, other of fisshis
that vndir the erthe dwellen in watrys ;
19 lest perauenture the eyen reryd to he-
uene, thou se the sunne, and the mone,
and alle the sterris of heuene, and by
errour disseyued thow honoure hem, and
other folk is so noble, that it hath cery-
monyes and iust domes, and al the lawe
whichv Y schal 'sette forthw to dai bifor
3oure i3en ? Therforx kepe thi silf, and «
thi soule bisili ; for3ete thou not the wordis
whiche thin i3en sien?, and falle thoz not
doun fro thin herte, in alle the daies of thi
lijf. Thou schalt teche tho thi sones and
thi sones sones. Telle thou* the day inio
which thou stodist bifor thi Lord God in
Oreb, whanne the Lord spak to me, and
seide, Gadere thou the puple to me, that it
here my wordis, and lerne b for to drede
me in al tyme in which it lyueth in erthe,
and teche hise sonesc. And 30 nei3idendn
to the 'roote of the hillee, that brente 'til
tof heuene; and derknessis, and cloude^,
and myist weren therynne h. And the 12
Lord spak to 3ou fro the1 niyddis of fierk;
36 herden the vois of hise wordis, and
outirli 36 sien no fourme1. And hemi3
schewide to 3011 his couenaunt, which" he
comaundide, that 36 schulden do, and *he
schewide0 ten wordis, whiche he wroot in
two tablis of stoon. And he comaundide H
to me in that tyme, that Y schulde teche
3ou cerymonyes 1' and domes, whiche 36
owen to do in the lond whiche^ 36 schulen
welde. Therfor kepe 36 bisili 3oure soulis r; is
3e sien not ony licnesse in the dai in which
the Lord spak to 3ou in Oreb, fro the8
myddis of the fier ; lest perauenture 36 be1 16
disseyued and u makev to 3ou a grauun
licnesse, ether an ymage of malew, ether
ofx female?; az licnesse of alle beestis3 17
that ben onb erthe, ether of bridis fleynge
vndur heuene, andc of crepynge beestis i«
that ben moued in erthed, ether of fischis
that dwellen vndur the erthe in watris ;
lest perauenture, whanne thin i3en ben is
reisid toe heuene, thou se the sonne, and
x sonus CE. y that c. z stode c. a dasewynge E pr. m. b noyce AH. c Om. ABFH. d no B sec. m.
* grauen c. f or c. S Om. c. h other E pr. m.
v that is. w purpose to schewe is. * Therfor, Israel s. y han seen is. z thei is. a thou to hem is.
b that it lerne is. c this drede s marg. d camen nij i. nei3iden nij s. e hillus roote i. hil root s.
* vnto is. f a cloude s. h in that hill is. i Om. is. k the fier is. 1 fourme or schapp is. text, of eny
crealurus s marg. m the Lord is. n the which i. ° Om. i. he schewide to %ou s. P his cerymonyes s.
<1 that i. r myndis is. * Om. is. * Om. i. hadden therbi ben s. u therbi i. v hadden maad is.
w man is. * Om. KX. J womman is. z or a IKS. » the beestis s. b vpon is. c either . d the
erthe is. e vp to i. vp in os.
3 P 2
476
DEUTERONOMY.
IV. 20 29.
herye, the whiche of nou3t maad the
Lord thi God, into seruyce to al folk of
aokynde, that ben vndur heuene. Forsothe
the Lord took 3ow, and ladde 3ow outek
fro the yren forneys of Egipte, that he
haue a puple bi herytage, as it is in the
21 day that is nowe. And the Lord was
wrooth a3ens me, for 3oure word is, and
swore that I shulde not passe Jordan, ne
goo into the best loond, that he is to
22 3yuynge' to 3ow. Loo ! I dye in this
erthe ; I shal not passe Jordan ; 36 shu-
len passe, and weelde the noble loond.
23 Be war, lest eny tyme thow for3eete the
couenaunt of the Lord thi God, that I
made couenaunt with thee, and make to
thee am grauedn liknes of hem that the
24 Lord defendide to make. For the Lord
thi God fier wastynge is ; a God gelows.
25 If 36 geten sones, and sones sones, and
dwelliden in the loond, and desseyued
make to 3ow eny liknes, doynge yuel be-
fore the Lord 30111*6 God, that 36° terrenP
26 hym to wraththe, witnesses Y inwardly
clepe to day heuene and erthe, that soone
36 ben to perisheni fro the loond, that,
Jordan ouerpassid, 30 ben to weeldenr; 36
shulen not dwelle in it long tyme, but
27 the Lord 3ou shal doo awey, and scater
into alle folkis of kynde, and 36 shu-
len dwelle fewe in the3 naciouns, to
28 whiche the Lord is to ledeu 3ou. And
there 36 shulen seme to goddis, the
whiche bi hoond of men ben forgidv ofw
tree, and stoon, that seen not, ne heren,
29 ne eten, ne smellen. And whanne thou
sechist there the Lord thi God, thow
shalt fynde hym ; so neuerthelater x
that with al thin herte thow seche, and
h*re- BC'
moonef, and alle the sterris of heuene, and
be£ disseyued bi errour, and worschipe
tho1', 'bi outermer reuerence'1, and onourk,
'bi ynner reuerence1, 'tho thingis whiche™1
thin Lord God made of nou3t, in to ser-
uyce0 to? alle folkis that ben vndur he-
uene. Forsothe'i the Lord took 3ou, and 20
ledde outr of the yrun furneys5 of Egipt,
that he schulde haue a puple of' eritaffet, t «*>"/>'«<
eritage, that is,
as it isu in 'present daiv. And the Lord 21 cieuynge to him
. ^ vnmouably ; as
was wrooth a3ens me for 3oure wordis, eritage is
and swoorw that Y schulde not passe Jor-
dan, and schuldex not entre in to the beeste
lond, whichJ" he schal 3yue to 3ou. Lo ! Y 22
die in this erthez ; Ya schal not passe Jor-
dan ; 36 schulen passeb, and schulenc welde
the noble lond. Be thoud war, lest onyss
tyme thou for3ete the couenaunt of thi
Lord God, which6 he made with thee, and
lest thou make to thee a grauun licness of
tho thingis whiche the Lord forbeedf to
make. For thi Lord God is fier* wast- 24
yngej ; 'God, a feruent louyere'1. If 36 2
i • T n
gendren1 sones, and sones of sones, and 36
dwellen in the lond, and 3ek be disceyued,
and make to 3ou ony licnesse1, and doen
J
yuel bifor 3oure Lord God, that 36 terren
hym to greet wrathe, Y clepe witnesses™ 26
to dai heuene and erthe, ''that is, ech re-
sonable™ creature beynge0 in heuene and
in erl/ief, that 36 schulen perische soone
fro the lond, whichi 36 schulen welde,
whanne 36 han passid Jordan ; 30 schulen
not dweller long tyme therynne, but the
Lord schal do awey 3ou, and schal8 scatere* 27
'in tou alle hethen men, and 36 schulen
leeuev fewe among naciounsw, to whiche*
the Lord schal lede 3ou. And there 3628
schulen serue to goddis, that ben maad bi
that is, IHI-
nyschinge
°thereele-
mentis worch-
i* more. Lire
k Om. A. ! jiue c.
"• weeldynge E pr. m.
later E.
m Om. a. n grauen c. ° thei D. P tarre BDEFH. 1 perischynge E pr. m.
s Om. c. u ledynge E pr. m. v enforgid c. w to BCCEFH. x nerthe-
f the moone cis. S thou be is. h thilke thingis i. tho creaturis s. i Om. i. bi outward reuerence s.
k onour hem is. l Om. i. bi inward affeccioun s. m whiche thingis DMNORSTWX. thingis which GKQ.
the whiche thingus i. n the c. ° the seruyce is text, and not in to souereintee s marg. P of is. 1 For is.
r }ou out IKS. s or strong tribulacioun is. l bi IKSX. u sliemid s marg. v the dai that now is is. w he
swoor is. x that I schulde is. V that i. z lond is. a and A pr. m. b passe it is. c je schulen is.
d je i. thou Israel s. e that is. f hath forboden thee is. S a fier is. h a gelous God is text, loiiyng
feruently s marg. J geten i. k Om. i. jif je s. ! licnesse or ymage s. ra witnesse A pr.m. cis. n vnre-
sonable DGQR pr.m. in pr.m. ° Om. N. 'P Om. i. 1 that i. r leeue FKOQTWX. liue ELPR. ether
dwelle K marg. * he schal is. * scatre jou abroad i. scatre JOK xs. u among i. v dwelle is. w the
naciouns s. x the whiche i.
IV. 30 — 40.
DEUTERONOMY.
477
so with al the tribulacioun of thi soule. Af-
ter that thee han foundun alle thingis
that ben before seid, forsothe the last
tyme thow shalt turne a3en to the Lord
thi God, and thow shalt here the voyce
31 of hym. For a mercyable God the Lord
thi God is ; he shal not leeue thee, ne
vtterlich doo awey, ne he shal for3ete the
couenaunt in the which he swore to thi
32fadris. Ask thow of the oold dayes that
weren before thee, fro the daye that the
Lord thi God fourmedey man vpon erthe,
fro the hi3est of heuene vnto the hi3est
of it, if there is doon eny tyme siche a
33 maner thing, or euer is knowun, that the
puple herde the voyce of the God'- spek-
ynge fro the myddil of fier, as thow
34 herdist, andzz saw3 ; if God dide, that he
3ede in, and took to hym a folk of kynde
fro the myddil of naciouns, bi tempta-
ciouns, signes, and wondres, bi fi3t, and
strong hoond, and strei3t out the anne,
and orrible si3tes, after alle thingis that
dide for 3ow the Lord 3oure God, in E-
35gipte, seynge thin eyen ; that thow knewe
for the Lord he a God, and there is noon
36 other but oon. Fro heuene he made thee
to here his voyce, that he teche thee ;
and in the loond he hath shewid to thee
his moost - fier, and thow hast herde the
wordis of hym fro the myddil of fier ;
37 for he hath loued thi fadres, and chosun
the seed of hem after hem. And he ladde
out thee, goynge before in his greet ver-
sa tue, fro Egipte, that he doo awey moost
naciouns, and the strengere3, in thin en-
tree, and in lede thee, and 3eue to thee
the loond of hem into possessioun, as
thow biholdist in the day that is now.
39 Know thow therfor to day, and thenk in
thin herte, that the Lord he is a God in
heuene aboue, and in erthe benethe, and
40 there is noon other. Kepe thow the
'the bond of men?, to az tre and aa stoon,
that 'seen notb, nether heren, nether eten,
nether smellen. And whanne thou hast2«j
sou3t there t thi Lord God, thou schalt t «'» the hee,ti»,
domes, and in
fynde hym ; if netheles thou sekistc with cerymonies, pa-
al thed herte, and with al the tribula- '"^
cioun of thi soule. Aftir that alle thingis 30
han founde thee, that ben biforseidt, for- : that is, after
,,„.,,, ,, alle these forseid
sothe6 in the laste tyme, thou schalt turne thmges im w-
a3en to thi Lord God, and thou schalt f<''len >° »«*•*•
here his vois. For thi Lord God isf merci-3i
ful God ; he schal not forsake thee, nethir
he schal do& awey outirli, nethir he schal
for3ete the couenaunt, in which he swoor
to thi fadris. Axe thou of elde daiesh that 32
weren bifor thee, fro the day in which
thi Lord God made of nou3t man on1
erthe, axe thou fro thatk oon ende of he-
uene 'til to1 the tother ende therof II, if sich II that it, take
hede to alle
a thing was doon ony tyme, ether if it was thtnges that
euere knowun, that am puple herde the33rfo s
vois of God spekynge fro the" myddis of
the0 fier, as thou herdistP, and siesti ; if r 34
God 'dide, that he entride8, and took to
him silf a folc fro the* middisu of na-
ciouns, bi temptaciouns, myraclis, and
grete wondris, bi batel, and strong hond,
and arm holdunv forth, and orrible si3tis,
bi alle thingis whiche 3oure Lord God
dide for 3ou in Egipt, 'while thin i3en
sienw ; that thou schuldist wite, that the 35
Lord hym silf is God, and noon other isx,
outakuny oon. Fro heuene he made thee 36
to here his vois, that he schulde teche
thee; and in erthe he schewide to thee his
grettiste" fier, and thou herdistzz thea wordis
'of hymb fro theb myddis of the fier; for 37
he louyde thi fadris, and chees her seed
aftir hem. And he ledde thee out of Egipt,
and 3ede biforec in his greet vertu, that 38
he schulde do awei grettisted naciouns, and
strongere than thou, in thin entryng6, and
that he schulde lede thee ynne, and schulde
y fourmede thee A. z Lord A. zz ad A. a strengthe A pr. m.
y mennus hondis is. z Om. i.
thely is. f is a is. g do thee is.
a to I. to a s. b neither seen i. c sekist him s. d thi is. e so-
daies or tymes is. ' vpon is. k the plures. ! vnto is. m the A.
n Om. is. ° Om. BDFGQRT. P hast herd is. 1 seen is. r either jif that i. either ^if eny tyme it were
knorve that s. s jede yn is. t Om. B. u myddil is. v strei3t i. w in sijt of thin J3en is. * Om. is.
y outakun him i. outakun he s. z ful greet i. zz herdis A. a his is. b Om. is. c bifore thee s.
d the grettist is. e entree is.
478
DEUTERONOMY.
IV. 41 — 49.
3yue tof thee theS lond 'of hemh in to pos-
sessioun, as thou seest in 'present day1.
Therfor wite thou to dai, and thenke in 39
thin herte, that thek Lord him silfe is
God in heuene aboue, and in erthe by-
nethe, and noon other is1. Kepe thou hise 40
heestis, and comaundementismf, whiche Y t preueiii and
. appertli, in pro-
comaunde" to thee, that it be wel to thee, spentee and m
and to thi sones after thee, and that thou "*""**• s
dwelle mych tyme on0 the lond, which?
thi Lord God schal 3yue to thee. Thanne4i
Moises departide thre citees bi3ende Jor-
dan at the eest coost, that he fie to thofi, 42
that sleeth his neighbore not wilfuli, and
was not enemy r bifore oons and 'the to-
ther dai1, and that he mai fleu to summe
of these citees ; Bosorv in thew wildirnesse, 43
which is set in the feeldi lond, of the
lynage of Ruben ; and Ramothx in? Ga-
laad, which2 is in the lynage of Gad; and3
Golanb inc Basan, whichd is in the lynage
of Manasses. This6 is the lawe whichf44
Moises 'settide forth % bifor the sones of
Israel, and these ben the witnessyngis, 45
and cerymonyes, and domes11, whiche he
spak to the sones of Israel, whanne thei
3eden out of Egipt, bi3ende' Jordan, in the 4G
valey a3ens the templek of Phegor, in the
lond of Seon, kyng of Ammorreis, that
dwellide in Esebon, whom Moises killide1.
And the sones of Israel 3eden out of E-
gipt, and weldiden 'the lond of him1", and 47
the lond of Og, kyng of Basan, twei
kyngis of Ammoreis, that weren bi3ende
Jordan, at the rysyng of the sunne; fro 48
Aroer which" is set on0 the brenke of the
stronde of Arnon, 'til toP the hil of Seon,
which is'i Hennon ; thei1 weldiden al the 49
pleyn bi3ende Jordan, at the eest coost,
'til tos the see of wildirnesse, and 'til to*
the rootis of the hil of Phasga.
b to thi CE. bb dwel A. c jeuynge E pr. m. d phane E pr. m. e the kyng E pr. m. ee Om. E.
{ Om. s. S her is. b Om. is. ' the tyme that is nowe is. k thi is. 1 but he is. i. is God but he. s.
in his maundementis is. n comaundide CDFGNOQX. ° vpon is. P that is. 1 thilke i. r enemy to
him is. s oon day is. * an other is. u ascape is. v o citee of the thre s marg. w Om. is. * Ramoth
the father citee s. the other citee i marg. X is in is. z the which i. a Om. B. b Golan the thrid citee s.
the thrid citee i marg. c is in is. d the which i. e And this i. f that is. g hath ordeyned is. h the
domes is. ' ouer B. k matvmett temple is. ! destriede is. m his lond is. n that i. ° vpon is.
P vnto is. <1 clepid a marg. T and thei i. s vnto is. * vnto is.
heestis of hym, and maundements, that I
comaunde to thee, that wel it be to thee,
and thib sones after thee, and dwellebb
thow myche tyme vpon the erthe, that
the Lord thi God is to 3yuec to thee.
41 Thanne Moyses seuerde thre citees, bi-
423onde Jordan, at the est plage, that to
hem flee3 the which sleeth a nei3bour,
not wilnynge, ne were enemy before oon
and other day, and to oon of these citees
43 my3te ascape ; Bosor, in wildernesse, that
is set in the wijlde feeldi loond, of the
lynage of Ruben ; and Ramoth, in Ga-
laad, that is in the lynage of Gad ; and
Golan, in Basan, that is in the lynage of
44 Manasse. This is the lawe that Moyses
45 purposide before the sones of Yrael, and
these the witnessyngis, and cerymoyns,
that he spak to the sones of Yrael,
40 whanne thei wenten out of Egipte, ouer
Jordan, in the valey a3ens the 'mawmet
templed of Phegor, in the loond of Seon,
kyng6 of Amorrei, that dwellid in Ese-
bon, whom smoot Moyses. Forsothe
the sones of Irael goon out of Egipte,
47weeldiden the loond of hym, and the
loond of Og, kyng of Basan, of the two
kyngis of Amorreis, that weren bi3onde
48 Jordan, at the rysynge of the sunne ; fro
Aroer, that is set vpon the brenk of the
streme of Arnon, vnto the hil of Seon,
49 that is in Hermon ; al the pleyn bi3onde
theee Jordan, to the eest plage, vnto the
see of widernes, and into the rotis of the
hil of Phasga.
y. i — 14.
DEUTERONOMY.
479
CAP. V.
1 And Moyses clepidef al Yrael, and
seide to hym, Here, Yrael, cerymoyns,
and dornys, that I speke in 3oure eris to
day ; lerrie 36 hem, and fulfillith in dede.
2 The Lord cure God haths couenauntid
3 with vs a boond of pees in Oreb ; not
with oure fadres he made couenaunt, but
4 with vs, that riowe ben, and lyuen. Face
to face he hath spoke to vs in the hil, fro
a the rnyddil of fier. I felawe and meene
was bitwix'1 God and 3ow in that tyme,
that I tolde to 3ow the wordis of hym ;
forsothe 36 dreden the fier, and 30 stieden
e not into the hil. And he seith, I the
Lord thi God, that haue ladde thee out
of the loond of Egipte, fro the hows of
vseruage. Tliow shalt not haue alyen
sgoddis in my si3t. Thow shalt not make
to thee grauen thing, ne liknes of alle
thingis that in heuen ben aboue, and that
in erthe bynethe, and that dwellen in
9 watres vndur erthe ; thow shalt not ho-
noure hem, ne herye ; forsothe I am the
Lord thi God, a ielouse God, 3eeldynge
wickidnes' of fadres into sones, into the
thridde and thej ferthe generacioun to
10 hem that hatiden me, and doynge mercy
into many thowsandes to hem that louen
nme, and kepen myn heestes. Thow shalt
not mystaak the name of the Lord thi
God idillich, for he shal not be vnpu-
nyshid, that vpon veyn thing the name
12 of hym takith. Kepith the day of the
saboth, that thow halwe it, as the Lord
13 thi God hath comaundid to thee. Six
dayes thow shalt worche, and doo alle
uthi werkis ; the seuenthe day is of the
saboth, that is the rest of the Lord thi
God. Thow shalt not doo in it eny thing
of werke, thow, and thi sone, and dow3-
ter, seruaunt, and handmayden, and oxe,
CAP. V.
And Moises clepide al Israel, and seide i
to hym, Here, thou Israel, the cerymonyes
and domes, whiche Y speke to dai in 3oure
eeris"; lerne 36 thov, and <fillew 36 in werkx.
Oure Lord God made a boond of pees with 2
vs in Oreb ; he made not couenaunt, * that 3
is, of lawe writuny, with oure fadrisz, but
with vs that ben present, and lyuen. Face 4
to face he spak to vs in the hil, fro thea
myddis of the fier. Y was recouncelere o
andb mediatour bitwixe God and 3ou in
that tyme, that Y schulde telle to 3ou thec
wordis 'of hymd, for 36 dredden the fier,
and \stieden not6 in to the hil. And *the
Lord f seide, Y am thi Lord God, that c
ladde thee out of the lond of Egipt, fro
the hows of seruage. Thou schalt not?
haue alien Goddis in my si3t. Thou schalt s
not make to thee a grauun ymage, nether
a licnesse of alle thingis'j" that ben in he-
uene aboue, and that ben in erthe by-
nethe, and that lyuenS in watris vndur
ertheh ; thou schalt not herie tho', 'and!»
thou, schalt notk worschipe1 tho™; for Y
am thi Lord God, 'God a feruent louyer";
and Y 3elde the wickidnesse of fadris, in
to sones0 in to the thridde and the'1 fourthe
generacioun to hem that haten me, and Y 10
do mersy in to many thousyndis to hem
that louen me, and kepen myn heestis.
Thou schalt not mystake the name of thin
Lord Godi in veyn, for he schal not be
vnpunyschid, that takith the name of God
onr a8 veyn thing. Kepe thou the 'day of J->
sabat1 that thou halewe it, as thi Lord
God cornaundide to thee. In sixe daies 13
thou schalt worche, and thouu schaltv do
alle thi werkis; the seventhe day is '
sabatw, that is thex reste of thi Lord God.
Thou schalt not do therynne ony thing
of werk \ ; thou, and thi sone, and dou3-
f that is, of
nothing of eny
of alle tho
thingis. s.
J forbooileu of
God to the. s.
f clepe EFH. % haue A. h bytwene BDEFII. betwe c. ' wickedenesses c. J Om. E.
11 heryng is. v hem is. w fulfillith is. x deede is. y Om. is. z fadris hi lawe wrilen s. a Om. is.
b and as. c his is. d Om. is. c je jeden not vp i. je stieden not s. f he i. S ben A. h the
erthe DIQRST. ' hem is. k Om. i. 1 ne worschipe is. m hem is. n a gelous God i. a gelous God or
feruently louynge s. or a feruent loucre i marg. ° the sones K. P Oni. ELP. in to the is. 1 Om. A.
r in L. vpon is. s Om. i. * day of the sabat KOQRTWX. sabot day is. u Om. BIS. v Om. is. w the
day of sabot is. * of u.
480
DEUTERONOMY.
and asse, and al thi beest, and pilgryrae
that is with ynne thi 3atis ; that thi ser-
uaunt and handmaydek resten, and as
is thow. Hatie mynde, that and thi self
seruede1 in Egipte, and the Lord thi God
ladde thee out thens in a stronge hoond,
and in an arme strei3t out ; therfore he
hath comaundid to thee, that thow kepe
I6wel the day of the saboth. Honour thi
fader and thi moder, as the Lord thi
God hath comaundid to thee, that longe
tyme thow lyue, and wel be to thee in
the loond that the Lord thi God is to
17 3yuyngem to thee. Thow shalt not slee.
JgAnd thow shalt do non leccherye. And
20 thow shalt doo no" theft. Thou shalt
not speke a3ens thi nei3bore fals witnes.
21 Thow shalt not coueyte the wijf of thi
nei3bour, ne hows, ne feelde, ne seruaunt,
ne handmayde, ne oxe, ne asse, and alle
22thingis° that of hym? ben. Thes wordes
the Lord spak to al oure multitude, in
the hil, ofi the rnyddel of fier and
clowde and derknesse, with a greet voyce,
no thinge addinge more ouer ; and he
wroot hem in two stonen tablis, that he
23 took to me. 3e forsothe, after that 36
herden a voice fro the myddel of derk-
nessis, and that 36 seen the hil to brenne,
36 comen to me alle ther princes of the
lynages, and the more thur3 birthe, and
24 seiden, Loo ! the Lord oure God hath
shewid to vs maieste8, and his mychyl-
nesse ; the voyce of hym we ban herd
fro the myddil of the* fier, and we han
preued to day that thui'3 God spekynge
25 with man a man lyueth. Whi thanne
shulen we die, and shal deuowre vs this
moost fier ? Forsothe if we heren more
the voice of the Lord oure God, we shulen
V. is — 25-
y, seruaunt2, and handmaidea, and oxeb,
and assec, and 'al thi werkd beeste6, and
the pilgrym whichf is with ynne thi 3atis ;
thats thi seruaunt resteh and thin hand-
maide, as' alsok thou. Bithenke thou1, that is
also thoum seruedist in Egipt, and thi
Lord God ledde thee out fro thennus, in
a strong bond, and arm" holdun0 forth ;
therfor he comaundide to thee, that thou
schuldist kepe the'dai of sabatP. Onoureie
thi fadir and thi modir, as thi Lord God
comaundide to thee, that thou lyue in long
tyme, and that it be wel to thee, in the
lond whichi thi Lord God schal 3yue to
thee. Thou schalt not sle. Thou schalt }1
lo
not do letcherie. Andr thou schalt not do 19
thefte. Thou schalt not speke fals wit- 20
nessyng a3ens thi nei3bore. Thou schalt 21
not coueite8 'the wijf of thi r^bore1, not"
hows, not" feeld, not" seruaunt, not" hand-
mayde, not" oxe, notv asse, and alle thingisf t that is, no
that ben hise. The Lord spak these wordis22/
to al 3oure multitude, in the hil, fro thew
myddis of fierx and of cloude? and of
myistz, with greet vois, and addidea no
thing moreb ; and he wroot tho worditf in
two tablis of stoon, whiche he 3af to me.
Forsothed after that 36 herden6 the vois 23
fro the myddis of thef derknessis, and sien*
the hil brenneh, alle 36 princis of lynagis',
and the gretterek men in birthe, nei3iden
to me, and seiden1, Lo ! oure Lord God 24
schewidem to vs his maieste and greet-
nesse ; we herden his vois fro the" myddis
of fier0, and we preuedenP to day that a
man lyuede% 'while God spakr with man.
Whi therfor schulen we die, and schal 25
this gretteste fier deuoure vs? For if we
heren more the vois of oure Lord God,
we schulen die. What is ech man, that 26
k hondmaide E. l seruedest c. m jeuyn BDE sec. m.FH. jiue c. n not c. ° thinge BFH. h hem A.
<1 fro BCDFH. r Om. A. s the majeste CE. * Om. BCDEFH.
y thi doujter p sec. m. IKOQRSTWX. z thi seruaunt is. a thi handmaide is. b thin oxe is. c thin
asse is. d thin ech helpinge i. e beestis w. { that is. g that as thou i. that also as thou s. h Om. is.
' Om. is. k also reste i. resten s. l Haue mynde is. m thi silff is. n in an arm is. ° strei3t is.
P sabot day is. q that is. r Om. IKS. s in yuel s marg. * thi neijboris wijf is. u ne his is. v ne is.
w Om. is. * the fier is. y the cloude is. z the myist is. a he addide to is. b than that
that sueth of these heestis s marg. c Om. i. d And is. e had herd i. f Om. plures. S 36 sawjen is.
fc brennynjre D. ' the lynagis is. k gretteste N. 1 je seiden s. m liath schewid is. n Om. is. ° the
fier is. p han preued is. 1 lyueth is. r God spekinge is.
V. 26 VI. 2.
DEUTERONOMY.
481
20 die. What is al flesh, that he here the
voice of God lyuynge, that fro the myd-
dil of fier spekith, as we han herd, and
•27 my3ten lyue ? Thow more goo 1113, and
here alle thingis that the Lord oure God
shal seye to thee ; and thow shalt speke
to vs, and we herynge shal doon hem.
28 The which thing whanne the Lord
hadde herd, seith to me, I haue herd the
voys of the wordes of this puple, that
thei hari spokun to thee ; wel alle thingis
29 thei han spokun. Who 3yueth hem siche
thou3t to haue, that thei dreden me, and
kepen alle my maundementis in al tyme,
that wel it be to hem, and to the sones
so of hem, into with outen ende ? Go, and
sey to hem, Turneth a3en into 3oure
si tends. Forsothe thow stoond here with
me, and I shal speke to thee al the maun-
dementis, and ceremoyns, and domes, that
thow shalt teche hem, that thei doon hem
in the loond that Y shal 3eue to hem into
:(2 possessioun. Kepe 36 therfore, and doth
hem, 'the whiche11 the Lord God hath
comaundid to 3ow ; 30 shulen not bowe
33 aside, ne to the ry3t, ne to the left, but
bi the weie that the Lord 3oure God hath
comaundid, 36 shulen goo, that 36 lyuen,
and wel be to 3ow, and 3oure daies ben
drawun along in the loond of 3oure pos-
sessyoun.
CAP. VI.
1 These ben the heestis, and cerymoyns,
and domes, that the Lord oure God co-
maundide that Y shuldev teche 3ow, and
3e doon hem in the loond to the which
2 to be weeldid 36 passen forthe ; that thow
drede the Lord thi God, and kepe alle
the maundementis, and heestis of hym,
that I comaunde to thee, and to thiw
sones, and to thi* sones sones, alle the
he here the vois of God lyuynge, that
spekith fro the8 myddis of fier1, as we
herden", and that he may lyue ? Rathere 27
nei3e thouv, and here thou alle thingis
whiche oure Lord God schal seie to thee ;
and thou schalt speke to vs, and we schu-
len herew, and schulen* do tho wordis?.
And whanne the Lord hadde herd this, 28
he seide to me, Y herde2 the vois of the
wordis of this puple, whiche thei spaken"
to thee ; thei spakena wel alle thingis.
Who schal b 3yuec 'that thei haued siche 29
soulee, that thei drede me, and kepe alle
my comaundementisf in al tyme, that it
be wel to hem and to the^ sones 'of hemh,
with outen ende ? Go thou, and seye to so
hem, Turne 36 a3en in to 3oure tentis.
Sotheli' stonde thou here with me, and Ysi
schal speke to thee alle comaundementisk,
and1 cerymonyes, and domes, whiche thou
schalt teche hem, that thei do tho in the
lond which"1 Y schal 3yue to" hem in to
possessioun. Therfor kepe 36, and 'do 36° 32
tho thingis, whiche the Lord God co-
maundideP to 3ou ; 36 schulen not bowe
awey. nether to the rht sidet rietheri to t ri~,< side, etc.
. . . that is, nether
the left side, but 36 schulen go bi the weie 33 for ony pro.
whicher 3oure Lord God comaundide8, that getun* neti* .•
5e lyue, and that it be wel to 3ou, and* !*££*£,
that 3oure daies be lengthid in the lond of here- c-
3oure possessioun.
CAP. VI.
These ben the comaundementis", andv i
cerymonyes, and domes, whiche 3oure
Lord God comaundidew that Y schulde
teche 3011, and that 36 do thox in the lond
to which 36 passen ouer to welde ; that 2
thouy drede thi Lord God, and kepe alle
hise comaundementis, and heestis, whiche
Y comaunde" to thee, and to thi sones, and
sones* of sonesb, in alle thec daies of thi
« that c. v Om. BCDEFH. w Om. BCDEFH. * Om. E.
* Om. is. * the fier is. u han herd is. vthou to him i. thou to the Lord s. w here thee 8. * Om. ILS.
y wordis that thou spekist to vs s. z haue herde is. a han spoke is. b Om. is. c jiueth to hem is.
d Om. i. e thoujt i. thoujt or mynde s. f heestis is. 8 her is. h Om. is. ' and is. k the heestis is.
1 Om. is. m that is. n Om. is. ° doth is. P hath comaundid is. 1 ne is. r that is. s hath co-
maundide is. * Om. s. u heestis i. Om. s. v Om. is. w hath comaundid is. * hem is. X thou,
Israel s. z comaundede DFGIOQHT. a to the sones is. b thi sones A pr.m. is. c Om. B.
3 Q
482
DEUTERONOMY.
VI. 3 — 16.
dais of thi lijf, that thi days ben drawen
3 along. Here, Yrael, and keep wel, that
thow doo that the Lord hath comaundid
to thee, and wel be to thee, and thow be
multiplied forthermore, as the Lord God
of thi fadres hath behoot, to 3yue to thee
4 the loond flowynge mylk and hony. Here,
5 Yrael, the Lord thi God o God is. Thow
shalt loue the Lord thi God of al thin
herte, and of al thi soule, and of alle thi
e strengthis?. And thes wordis that I co-
maunde to thee to day, shulen be in thin
7 herte ; and thow shalt telle hem to thi
sones, and deuowtly thenk, syttinge in
thin howse, and goynge in the weie, and
s slepynge, and arysynge. And thow shalt
bynd hem as a tokne in thin hoond ; and
thei shulen be before thin eyen, and not
9 be meued ; and thow shalt write hem in
thez thresfoldzz and dores of thin hows.
10 And whanne the Lord thi God hath lad
thee into the loond, for thea which he
swore to thi fadrys Abraham, Ysaac, and
Jacob, and 3eueth to thee greet and best
iicitees, that thow hast not bilde, howses
fill of alle ritchesses, that thow hast not
made out, and cysterns, that thow hast
not doluen, vyyn places, and olyue places,
12 that thow hast not plantid, and eetist,
13 and were fulfillidb, be war bisily that
thow for3ete not the Lord, that hath lad
thee out of the loond of Egipte, fro the
hows of seruage. The Lord thi God thow
shalt drede, and to hym oonli thou shalt
serue, and bi the name of hym thow
u shalt swere. 3e shulen not go aftir alyen
goddis, of alle gentilis that about 3ow
15 ben; for a gelouse God the Lord thi God,
in the myddil of thee, lest eny tyme the
woodnes of the Lord thi God wraththe
a3ens thee, and doo thee awey fro the
16 vttermoostc of the erthe. Thow shalt not
lijf, that thi daies be lengthid. Thouds
Israel, here6, and kepe, that thou do tho
thingis whichef the Lord comaundide^ to
thee, and that it be wel to thee, and thou
be multiplied more, as the Lord God of
thih fadris bih^te1, to 3yue to thee a lond
flowynge with mylk and hony. Thou Is- 4
rael, here, thi Lord God is o God. Thou 5
schalt loue thi Lord God of al thin herte,
and of al thi soulek, and of al thi strengthe.
And these wordis whiche Y comaunde toe
thee to dai, schulen be in thin herte ; and 7
thou schalt telle tho to thi sones, and thou
schalt thenke on} thom, sittynge in thin
hows, and goynge in the weie, slepynge,
and rysino-et. And thou schalt bynde tho" 8 t siepynge and
• risynye. In K-
as a signe0 in thin hond ; and tho? schulen breu it is thus,
bei, and schulen be moued bifor thin i3en ;
and thou schalt write thor in the lyntel,o
and ins the doris of thin hows. And
whanne thi Lord God hath brou3t thee in
to the lond, for which he swoor to thi fa-
dris, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob1, and
hathu 3oue to thee grete citees, and beestev,
whiche thou bildidist not, housis fulle ofiipowued thus,
alle richessis, whiche thou madist not, and ben wont to
.. i • i ii j • j • i i \ i come to a man
cisternes, which thou diggedist not, places in sleep of these
and in the go-
yng out to
wake, a man
owith reduce
his herte bi his
loue in to God ;
also slepinge
may be ex-
of vynesw, and 'places of olyuesx, whiche
thou plauntidist not, and thou^ hast ete, i2bisiedin wak-
mg ; and so if
and art fillidz, be war diligentli, lest thou is men in waking
_T11 1111 /• i ben 'J'si aboute
ro^ete the Lord, that ladde thee out ot the the loue of God,
lond of Egipt, fro the hows of seruage.
Thou schalt drede thi Lord God, and thou
schalt serue hym aloone, ^bi seruyce due
.
to (jrod onelyA, and thou schalt swere0 bi
his namej. 3e schulen not go aftir alien \i\spekmgtreuth
goddis, of alle hethen men that ben 'in
3oure cumpasc ; for God is a feruent
louyere, thi Lord God is in thed myddis
of thee, lest ony tyme the 'strong ven-
iaunce6 of thi Lord God be wrooth a3ens
thee, and do awei thee fro 'the face of the
™me .in sleeP-
Lire here. c.
*« that spentntk
wel al his wak-
mge. s.
. s. '
y streyngthe BCEFH.
c vtmost c. otemost E.
z Om. BCDJEFH. zz threshold c. thressholdes D. a Om. c. b fyllyd BCEFH.
d Om. i. e here thou s. f that is. S hath comaundid is. h joure s. ' hath bihijte is. k soule,
and of al thi mynde i pr. m. sx. ! vpon is. m hem is. n hem is. o tokene is. P thei is. <i be in
thi mynde is. r hem is. s Om. is. * to Jacob is. ll he hath is. v the beeste is. w vyne jerdis i.
x olyue placis i. y whanne thou i. z fulfillid is. » Om. DIMORST sec. m.w. b not swere M. c aboute
jou i. d Om. is. e feersnesse is.
VI.
VII. a.
DEUTERONOMY.
483
tempte the Lord thi God, as thow hast
17 temptid in the place of temptynged. Keep
the heestis of the Lord thi God, and wit-
nessyngis, and cerymoyns, that he co-
ia maundid8 to thee ; and do that is ple-
saunt and good in the si3t of the Lord,
that it wel be to thee, and thow goon yn
weelde the best loond, of thef which the
19 Lord hath swore to thi fadres, that he
shal do awey alle thin enemyes bifore
20 thee, as he hath spokun. And whanne
thi sone askith thee to morwe, seiynge,
What to hem self wolen thes witness-
yngis, and cerymoyns, and domes, that
the Lord oure God hath comaundid to
21 vs ? thow shalt seie to hyms, Thrallis of
Pharao we weren in Egipte, and the
Lord ladde vs out of Egipte, in a strong
22 hoond ; and hath doo signes, and greet
wondris, and moost yuel in Egipte, a3ens
Pharao, and alle the seruauntis of hym,
23 in 3oure si3t. And he ladde 3ow out
thens, that vs lad ynne, he 3yue the loond,
vp the which he hath swore to oure fa-
24 dres. And the Lord hath comaundid to
vs, that we doon alle thes lawful thinges,
and drede the Lord oure God, that it
wel be to vs alle the dayes of oure lijf, as
25 it is to day. And he shal be merciable
of vs, if we doon and kepen alle the
heestes of hym, bifore the Lord oure
God, as he hath comaundyd to vs.
CAP. VII.
i Whanne the Lord thi God hath lad
thee into the loond, the which to weeldeb
thow shalt goo yn, and doth awey many
gentilis before thee, Ethee, and Gergese,
and Amorre, Chananee, Pherese', Euee,
and Gebuse ; seuen folkis, of myche more
noumbre than thow art, and stronger
2'than thowk; and the Lord God take
erthef. Thou schalt not tempte thi Lord ic
God, as thou temptidists in the place of
temptyng. Kepe thou the cornaunde-i;
mentis11 of thi Lord God, and the wit-
nessyngis', and cerymonyes, whiche he co-
maundidek to thee ; and do thou that that is
is plesaunt1 and good in them si3t of the
Lord, that it be wel to thee, and that thou
entre, and welde the beste lond, of which
the Lord swoor to thi fadris, that he 19
schulde do awey alle thin enemyes bifor
thee, as he spak". And whanne thi sone 20
schal axe thee to morewe, that is, in tijme
comyng0, and schal seie,What wolen these
witnessyngis, andP cerymonyes, and domes
to hem silf, whiche oure Lord God co-
maundidei to vs? thou schalt seie to 21
hym, We weren 'seruauntis of Faraor in
Egipt, and the Lord ledde vs out of E-
gipt, in strong5 hond ; and he dide myra-22
clis, and grete wondris, and werste, 'that
is, moost peyneful * veniaunces™, in Egipt,
a3ens Farao and al his hows, in oure si3t.
And he ledde vs out therof, that he schulde 23
3yue to vs led yn, the lond of which he
swoor" to oure fadris. And the Lord co-24
maundide to vs, that we do alle these law-
ful thingis, and drede oure Lord God, that
it be wel to vs in alle the daies of oure
lijf, as it is to dai. And he schal be mer-25
ciful tox vs, if we schulen do and kepe alle
hise heestis, bifor oure Lord God, as he
comaundide toxx vs.
CAP. VII.
Whanne thi Lord God hath lad thee in i
to the lond, in to which thou schalt entre
to welde^, and hathz do awey many folkis
bifor thee, Ethei, and Gergesei, and Am-
morrey, Canenei, and Pherezei, Euey, and
Jebusei ; seuene folkis, of myche gretter
noumbre than thou art, and strengere than
thou ; anda thi Lord God hath bitake hem 2
d the temptynge A pr. m. e hath comaundid BCDEFH. ' Om. c. S hem ABCDE pr. in. FH. h weeld-
ynge E pr.m. i and Pherese BEFH. k Om. E pr.m.
f the face of erthe BCDEFGKLMNPQRTWX. above erthe is. g temptidist him IKS. h heestis i. ' wit-
nessing K. k hath comaundid is. 1 plesynge is. ni Om. i. n hath spoke or bihi^l i. spak or hijte s.
0 after comyng i. to comyng s. P Om. is. 1 hath comaundid is. r Pharaois seruauntis is. 9 a strong is.
4 Om. DIMORST sec.m.-w. " Om. IR. w spak s. * of plures. xx Om. c. y welde it i. z mhenne
he hath s marg. a mhenne s marg.
3 Q 2
484
DEUTERONOMY.
VII. 3 — 12.
hem to thee, and thow shalt smyte hem
vnto the deth, thow shalt not maak with
hem couenaunt of pees, ne haue mercy
3 of hem, ne felawship with hem mariagis;
thi dou3ter thow shalt not 3eue to his
sone, ne his doi^ter thow shalt1 take to
4 thi sone ; for she shal lede aside thi sone,
that he folwe not me, and that more he
serue to alyen goddis ; and the woodenes
of the Lord shal wraththe, and soone do
5 thee awey. But rather thes thingis '30
shulen"1 doo to hem ; the auters of hem
vndurturneth, and brekith togidres the
ymagis, and the 'mawrnet wodis" hewith
down, and the grauen thingis brenneth.
(> For an holy puple thou art to the Lord
thi God ; the Lord thi God hath chosen
thee, that thow be to hym a special pu-
ple, fro al the puples that ben vpon erthe.
7 Not for al the0 gentilis in noumbre 36
vencusiden, the Lord is ioyned to 3ow,
arid hath chosun 3ow, whanne 36 ben
s fewer than alle the puples ; but for the
Lord hath loued 30W, and hath kept the
testament that he hath sworn to 3our fa-
dres ; and he hath lad 3ow out in a strong
hoond, and hath raunsomyd fro the hows
of seruage, and fro the hows of Pharao,
!»the kyng of Egipte. And thow shalt
wyte, forP the Lord thi God he is a strong
God, and a feithful, kepynge couenaunt
and mercy to thilki that louen hym, and
to hem that kepen his heestis, into thow-
losande generaciouns ; and 3eeldynge anoon
to hem that haten hym, so that he scater
hem, and ferther differre not; anoon 3eld-
nynge to hem that thei deseruen. Kepe
th erf ore the heestis, and cerymoyns, and
domes, that I comaunde to thee to day,
12 that thow doo. If after that thow herist
thes domes, kepist hem, and doost1', the
to thee, thou schalt smyte hem 'til tob
deeth, thou schalt not make 'with hemc
a boond of pees, nether thou schalt haue
merci ond hem, nether thou schalt felow-s
schipe mariagis with him ; thou schalt not
3yue thi dorter to the6 sone 'of hymff,
nether thou schalt take his dou3tir to thi
sone; for sche schal disceyue thi sone, that 4
he sue not me, aud« that he serue more
alien goddis; and1' the strong' veniaunce
of the Lord schal be wrooth, and schalk do
awei thee soone. But rather thou schalt 5
do these thingis to hem ; destrie 36 the1
auteris 'of hemm, and breke 36 ymagis"
' of 'metal0, and? kitte 36 doun wodisi, and
brenne 36 grauurir ymagis. For thou arto
an hooli puple to thi Lord God ; thi
Lord God chees thee, that thou be a spe-
cial puple to hym, of alle puplis8 that ben
on1 erthe. Not for 36" ouercamen in;
noumbre alle folkisv, the Lord is ioyned
to 3011, and chees w 3ow, sithen 36 ben
fewere than alle puplis; but for the Lord;;
louede 3ou, and kepte " the ooth which y
he swoorz to 3oure fadris ; and he ledde
3ou out in strong bond, and a3ena bou3te
3owb fro the hows of seruage, froc 'the
hows of Faraod, kyng of Egipt. And 9
thou schalt wite, that thi Lord God hym
silf is a strong God, and feithful e, and
kepithf couenaunt and mersi to hem that
louen hym, and to hem that kepen hise
comaundementisS, in to a1' thousynde ge-
neraciouns ; and' 3eldithk anoon to hem 10
that haten hym, so that he destrie hem,
and differr1 no lengere; restorynge™ anoon
to hem that that thei disseruen. Therforn
kepe thou the comaundementis", and cery-
monyes, and domes, whiche Y comaunde
to thee to dai, that thou do0. If aftir that 12
thou herist these domes, thou kepist, and
f lltat dmllith
in eny of these
londis. s.
1 shalt not c. m thou shalt pr. m. je shole correxit ead. m. n templys E pr. m. mawmet templys ead. m.
niawmet wodis sec. m. °Om. B. P that E pr. m. in. for sec. m. °. thoo c. r deest BDEF. deest
hem H.
b vnto is. c Om. s. d vpon is. e his is. f Om. is. g Om. s. h and l/ianne is. ' feers is. k he
schal is. ! her is. m Om. is. n her joten ymagis i. the ymagis joten KR. ymagis joten OT sec.m. w.
the ymagis QT pr.m. her forgid ymagis joten s. ° Om. OHT sec. m. w. P Om. w. 1 her wodis is. rher
grauun is. s the puplis I. thi p'eple s. * vpon is. u that }e is. v olhere folkis i. w he chees i. * he
kepte is. y that is. z irctvli bihotinge s marg. a he ajen s. b Om. plures. c and fro i. d Pharaois
hous i. Farow house s. e a feithful is. f he kepith is. e heestis is. h Om. s. ' and he is. k her
while s marg. l tarie is. m restorynge or yldinge is. n heestis is. ° do hem A pr. in.
VII. 13 22.
DEUTERONOMY.
485
Lord thi God shal kepe couenaunt8 to
thee, and mercy, that he swore to thi fa-
13 dres. And he1 shal lone thee, and mul-
tiplie, and he shal blesse to the fruyt of
thi wombe, and to the fruyt of thi loond,
and to thi whete, and to thiu vyndage,
oyle, and droues, flockis of thi sheep,
vpon the loond for the which he hath
swore to thi fadris, that he 3eue it to
u thee. Blissid thow shalt be among alle
puples ; there shal not be anentis thee
bareyn of either kynde, as wel in men,
is as in thi flockis. The Lord shall doo
awey fro thee al sorwe ; and the worst
infirmytees of Egipte, that thow hast
knowun, he shal not put in to thee, but
16 to al thin enemyes. And thow shalt de-
uowr alle thew puples, 'the whichex the
Lord thi God is to 3yue to thee ; thin
eye shal not spare to hern, ne serue to
the goddis of hem, lest thei ben into
17 dounfallynge of thee. If thow seist in
thin herte, Mo ben thes folk than Y,
what maner wise shal I mowe doo awey
in hem? wol thow not drede, but recorde
that the Lord thi God hath doo to Pha-
lorao, and to alle the Egipciens, moost
veniaunces, that thin eyen han seen, and
toknes, and wondres, and a strong hoond,
and a strait out arme, that the Lord thi
God out lede thee ; so thow shalt doo to
alle puples 'the which" thow dredist.
20 Forthermore and horseflejis the Lord thi
God shal sende? to hem, to the tyme that
he doo awey alle, and scater, that fleen
21 thee, and ben 'hid mowen thei not. Thou
shalt not drede hem, for the Lord thi
God is in the myddil of thee, the greet
22 God, and feerful. He shal waste thes
naciouns 'in thi si3tz, litilmele* and bi
partees ; thow shalt not rnowe doo hem
doist thoP, thi Lord God schal kepe to
thee couenaunt, and mersi, which he swoor'
to thi fadris. And he schal loue thee, 13
and schal1' multiplie thee*, and* he schal
blesse the fruyt of thi wombe, and the
fruyt of thi lond, thi wheete, and vin-
dageu, oilev, and drouesvv of beestis, and
the flockis of thi scheep, onx the lond for
which he swoor to thi fadris, that he
schulde 3yue it to thee. Thou schalt be H
blessid among alle puplis ; noon bareyn
of euer eithir kynde schal be at>" thee, as
well in men, as in thi flockis2. The Lord la
schal do awei fro thee all ache, Aether
sorewe&; and he schal not brynge to thee
the worsteb siknessis of Egipt, whiche0
thou knewistd, but to alle thin enemyes6.
And thou schalt 'deuoure, that is(, distrie, H>
alle puplis, whiche thi Lord God schal
3yue to thee ; thin i3e' schal not spare hem,
nethir thou schalt serue the1' goddis 'of
hem', lest thei ben in to the fallyng of thee.
If thou seist in thin herte, These folkisk ben 17
mo than Y, hou may Y do awei hem? 'nyle i«
thou drede1, but haue thou mynde, what
thingis thi Lord God dide to Farao, and
alle Egipcians™ ; *he diden the gretteste0 iu
veniaunces, whiche thin i3en sien^, and
miraclis and grete wondris, and thei strong
hondr, and arms 'holdun forth*, that thi
Lord God schulde lede thee out" ; so he
schal do to alle puplis whiche thou dredist.
Ferthermore and thi Lord God schal sende 20
venemouse flies in to hem, til he do awei,
and destrye alle men, that fleddenv thee,
and thei schulen not mowe be hid. Thou 21
schalt not drede hem, for thi Lordvv is in
thex myddis of thee, grete^ God, and ferd-
fulz. He hym silf schal waste these na-22
ciouns in thi si3t, litil and litil, and bi
partis ; thou schalt not mow do awey 'tho
s comenaunt D passim. * Om. CE pr.m. u Ora. c. thi E sed expunct. ab eadem m.
that c. y sende in BCDFII. z Om. A. a bi litil mele A pr.m. litil melum c.
Om. BCDEFU.
P hem is. 1 swoor or bihi^le is. r Om. 10 sec. m. s. 8 Om. plures. * Om. ELMP. u thi vindage is.
v thin oile is. w thi droues is. x vpon is. y anentis I. z flockis shal be Goddis s. a Om. I. *" ful
yuel i. c that is. d hast knowe is. e these sikemssis shulen come 8 marg. f Om. ci. S i%en KLP.
" her is. * Om. i. k Om. K. * drede thou not i. m the Egipcians is. n Om. i. he dide to hem s.
0 ful grete i. P han seen is. 1 a i. bi a s. r myjt is. 8 an arm is. * straijt out is. u out tliennus is.
v thai nolden anoye thee and mowen not s marg. w Lord God uc pr. m. DG. * Om. i. y a grete is.
z feerful is.
486
DEUTERONOMY.
VII. 23 — VIII. 4.
awey togidre, lest perauenture be multi-
plied a^ens thee the beestys of the erthe ;
23 and the Lord thi God shal 3eue hem in
thi si3t, and sle hem, to the tyme that
24 fulli thei ben doon aweie. And he shal
take the kyrigis of hem into thin hoondes,
and thow shalt scater the names of hem
vridur heuene ; no man shal mowe with-
stoonde to thee, to the tyme that thow
25 al to-trede hem. The grauen thingis of
hem with fier thow shalt brenne ; thow
shalt not coueyt siluer and gold, of the
whiche thei ben maad, ne thow shalt
take of hem to thee eny thing, ne offend
thow for hem, for abhomynacioun it is of
26 the Lord thi God. Ne bryrige thow yn
eny thing of the mawmet into thin hows,
lest thow be maad accursid, as and it is ;
as stynk thow shalt looth, and as fil-
thhed and hortheb of abbomynacioun
thow shalt haue, for cursid it is.
CAP. VIII.
1 Al maundement that I comaunde to
thee to day be war bisili that thow doo,
that }e mowenc lyue, and that 36 ben
multiplied, and goon yn, 30 weelden the
loond, for thed which the Lord hath
2 sworn to 3oure fadres. And thow shalt
recorde of al the weie, bi the which the
Lord thi God hath lad thee fourti win-
tir, bi deseert, that he traueyle thee, and
tempte ; and weren knowun that in thin
inwitte weren styryd, whether thow
woldist kepe the heestis of hym, or nooe.
3 He trauelde thee with scarsenes, and 3af
to thee meet manna, the which vnknewe
thow, and thi fadres, that he she we to
thee, that not in oonly breed lyueth man,
but in eche word of God, that goth out
4 of the mouth of the Lord. Thi cloth-
naciouns3- togidere, lest pera venture beestis
of ertheb be multiplied a3ens thee; and 23
thi Lord God schal 3yue hemc in thi 813!,
and he schal sle hem, til thei be doon
awey outerly. And he schal bitake thed24
kyngis 'of heme in to thin hondis, and
thou schalt destrie thed names 'of hern6
vndur heuene; noon schal mow a3enstonde
thee, til thou al to-breke hem. Thou 25
schalt brenne in fier thef grauuns ymagis
' of hem1' ; thou schalt not coueite the siluer
and gold, of whiche ilio ymagis'1 ben maad,
nether thou schalt take of thok ony thing
to thee, lest thou offende1 therfor, for it is
abhominaciounm of thi Lord God. Nether 26
thou schalt brynge ony thing of the idol
in to thin hous, lest thou be maad cursid,
as also that idol is ; thou schalt wlate itn
as0 filthe, and thou schalt haue it? asi de-
foulyng, and filthisr of abhomynacioun5,
for it is cursid*.
CAP. VIII.
Be thou war diligentli", that thou do i
ech comaundementv whichw Y comaundex
to thee to dai, that 36 moun lyue, and be
multiplied, and that 30 entre, and welde
the lond, for which the Lord swoor to
3oure fadris. And thou schalt haue mynde 2
of al the weie, bi which^ thi Lord God
leddez thee bya fourti 3eerb, bic deseert,
that he schulde turmented, and schulde6
tempte f| thee£; and that tho thingis that
weren tretidh in 'thi soule' schulden be
knowun, whether thou woldist kepe hise
comauiidementis, ethir nayk. And he tur-3
mentide1 thee with nedynesse, and he 3af '"
to thee meete, manna" which0 thou knew-
istP not, audi thi fadris ^knewen notr, that
he schulde8 schewe to thee, that a man
lyueth not in breed1 aloone, but in ech
b horuthe c. horuths E. horrede D. c may BDFH. d Om. c. e nai c. noon D.
a hem is. b the erthe is. c to hem s text, to thee marg. A her is. « Om. is. f her is. S Om. s.
h Om. is. ' Om. i. *• thi ymagis s. l offende God s. m the abhominacioun s. n Om. plures. °al LP.
P Om. plures. <1 looth as is. r as filthis s. s abhomynaciouns i. * acursid is. u bisily is. T heest is.
w that GIS. x comaundide CD. 7 the which i. z hath ledde i. a in BCDFGNQRX. Om. MOW. b wyn-
ter is. c in EIKLPS. d turmente thee plures. e schude A. Om. NO. fOm. N. assaye is. sOm. plures.
h bisily ymagyned is. ' thin ynwitt is. k heestis or no i. heestis or nay s. 1 turmentitide A. hath
turmentid is. m hath jouen is. n manna to etc s. ° that i. P knewes i. 1 and neither i. r knevven
it not s. 8 wolde i. * mete i.
f that he
schulde tur-
mente thee, and
schulde tempte,
that thi ;iii-
cience were
knowun to
othere men, to
ensaumple of
hem, and to
merit to thee;
and the Scrip-
ture spekith
here, as to the
goode men of
that puple, for
bi the rule of
Isidore, ofte a
thing is arettid
to al the puple,
which thyng
acordith to it
bi resoun of o
part. Lire
here. c.
viii. 5—15-
DEUTERONOMY.
487
inge, with the which thow were couerd,
for eelde faylide not, and thi foot was
not vndur bryssed, loo ! the fourtith seer
5 is ; that thow a^en thenke in thin herte,
for as a man techith his sone, so the
c Lord thi God tauste thee, that thow
kepe the heestis of the Lord thi God,
and goo in the weies of hym, and drede
7 hym. Forsothe the Lord thi God shal
lede thee into a good lond, the lond of
ryuers, and of watrys, and of welles, in
whos feeldis and hillis breken out ge-
sdrynges of flodes; theloond of whete,
and of barly f, and of vynes, in the £
which figis, and poomgernettis, and
olyues growen ; the loond of oyle and
a of hony ; where with out eny scarsenes
thow shalt eete thi breed, and thow shal
ful vse the plente of alle thinges ; whos
stones ben yren, and of the hillis of it
10 ben doluen metallys of brasse ; that
whanne thow eetist, and were fulfillidh,
thow blesse to the Lord thi God for the
best loond that he hath 3eue to thee.
11 Kepe wel, and bewarre, lest eny tyme
thow forsete the Lord thi God, and mys-
leue the heestis of hym, and domes, and
cerymoyns, that Y comaunde to thee to
12 day ; lest after that thow etist, and were
fillid, feyr .howses bildist, and dwellidist
is in hem, and hast droues of oxen, and
flockis of sheep, and plente of siluer, and
u of gold, and of alle thinges, thin herte be
reryd, arid haue no mynde of the Lord
thi God, that hath lad thee out of the
loond of Egipte, and of the hows of ser-
15 uage, and thi leder was in greet wilder-
nes, and feerful', in the which was ser-
pentj thui'3 blast brennynge, and scor-
pioun, and 'dipsas, that is, ank eddre
that whom he bitith, he maketh thui'3
threste die1, and noon algatis watris ; the
which ladde out ryueres of the moost
t word is not
in Ebreu. c.
f m which, was
a serpent and
wordt that cometh out of11 the Lordis
..... , .
mouth, mat is, m manna, that cam down*
"at the heest of the Lordw. Thi cloth, bix4
which thovi were hilid, failide not for eld-
nesse, and thi foot was not brokun^ under-
nethe, lo ! the fourtith 3eer is ; thatz thou 5
thenke in thin herte, for as a man techith
his sone, so thi Lord God tau3tea thee, that o
thou kepe the comaundementisb of thi Lord
God, and go in hise weies, and drede hym.
For thi Lord God schal lede thee in to a?
good lond, in to the lond of ryueris, and
of ^stondynge watrisc, and of wellis, in
whos feeldis and mounteyns the depthisd
of floodis breken out; in to the lond of 8
wheete, of barli, and of vyneris6, in which
lond fige trees, and pumgranadis, and
'olyue treesf comen forth ; in to the lond
of oile, and of*? hony; where thow schalto
. , ,
ete thi breed with out nedynesse, and
schalth vse1 the aboundauncek of alle
thingis; of which lond the stonys ben
vrun, and metals of tyn ben diggid of the *««; and the
synguler is
hillis therof; that1 whanne thou hast ete, 10 takun here for
and art fillid m, thou blesse mm thi Lord -rp2n£tL«t «•,
God for the beste lond which" he 3af» to
thee. Therfor kepe thou, and be war, lest
ony tyme thou forsete thi Lord God, and
dispise hise comaundementisi1, and domes,
and cerymonyes, whiche Y comaunde to
thee to dai ; lest aftir that thou hast ete,
and art fillidi, hast bildid faire housis, and akyndeofthe
leeste serpent,
hast dwelhd m thor, and hast droues or is so that it is
oxun, and flockis of scheep, and plente of
siluer, and of gold, and of alle thingis,
thine herte bes reisid1, and thenke11 not onvi4euerediPsas
Math. Lire
thi Lord God, that ledde thee out of the
lond of Egipt, and fro thew hous of ser-
uage, and was* thi ledere in the greet wil- is
dirnesse and ferdful^, in which2 was a
serpentt brenninge with blast, and scor-
piounaj, and dipsas]|, and outirli no ' wa-
tris; whichb Lordc ledde'1 out stremes of
.
m vnj c . of
Exodi, agre-
uouseste Hie
cam, that is,
here. c.
£ that is, an
eddre that
f barlych D. e Om. c. h fillyd BDEFH. * ferdful E. J spent A. k Om. E pr. m. l to die c.
u forth fro is. v Om. IM. for manna cam doun s marg. w Om. BIM. at the Lordis hest s marg.
x with i. y brusid is. z now that I. now comen a marg. a hath tau}t is. >> heestis is. c poondis is.
d gedringis is. e vynes is. { olyues is. S Om. is. h thou schalt is. ' vse there s. k plentee is.
1 and i. m fulfillid is. mm blesse to F sec. m. n that I. ° hath joue is. P heestis is. 1 fulfillid is.
r hem is. * be thanne i. * in to pride s marg. a thou thenke is. vvpon is. w Om. BKP pr. m. LNP
QRT sec. m. wx pr. m. x he was is. y feerful is. z which wildirnesse is. a a scorpioun is. *> watris
neren in the desert, the which is. c the Lord c. d brou3te i.
heed, but vene-
meth with the
tayl. K.
|| that is, an
eddre. K.
dipsas is an ed-
dre, that mukith
hem whom he
stinffgith to die
for thirst, s.
488
DEUTERONOMY.
VIII. 16 IX. 5.
IG hard stoon, and fedde thee with manna
in wildernes, the which knewen not thi
fadres. And after that he trauelde thee,
and strengthide, at the eende he hadde
17 mercy of thee, lest thow seidist in thin
herte, My strengthe, and my3t of myn
hoond alle thes thingis to me han jeuen.
IB But record thow of the Lord thi God,
that he strengthes hath ^eue to thee, that
he fulfille his couenaunt, vvp the™1 which
he hath sworne to thi fadris, as the pre-
19 sent day shewith. If forsothe fo^eten of
the Lord thi God, folwedist alien goddis,
and herye hem, and honoure", loo ! now
Y before seye to thee, that vtterly thow
20 shalt perishe; as the gentilis, that the
Lord dyde awey in thin entre, so and }e
shulen perishe, if inobeishaunt 36 'shulen
be0 to the voys of the Lord 3oure God.
CAP. IX.
1 Here, Yrael ; thow shalt to day gon
ouer Jordan, that thow weelde moost
naciouns, and stronger than thow; greet
2 cytees, and into heuene wallid ; a greet
puple, and an hie3e ; the sones of Ena-
chym, 'the whicheP thi self hast seen, and
herd, to the whiche no man may a3en
swithstoond. Thanne to day thow shalt
wite, that the Lord thi God he shal go
before thee ; fier deuowrynge and wast-
ynge, the which brissei hem down, and
doo awey, and scatrer before thi face
4 swiftly, as he hath spokun to thee. Ne
sey thow in thin herte, whanne the Lord
thi God hath doo hem awey in thi si3t,
For my ri3twisnes the Lord hath lad me
in, that this loond I weelde ; sith for her
wickidnesses8 thes naciouns ben doon a-
s wey. Forsothe ne for thi ri3twisnesses,
and euennesse of thin herte thow shalt
the hardestee stoon, and feddef thee withic
manna in the& wildirnesse, which*1 manna
thi fadris knewen not. And after that
the Lord turmentid1 thee, and preuedek, at
the last he hadd mersi on1 thee, lest thou 17
woldist seie in thin herte, Mym strengthe,
and the my3t of myn bond 3af n alle these
thingis to me. But thenke thou on0 thi is
Lord God, that he 3af '' strengthis to thee,
that he schulde fillet his couenaunt, of
whiche he swoor to thi fadris, as present'
dai schewith. Forsothe5 if thou for3etisti9
thi Lord God, and suest aliene goddis, and
worschipist hem 'in herte1, and onourist
''with outforth", lo ! now Y biforseie to
thee, that thou schalt perische outerli; asvao
hethen men perischidenv< , whiche* the?
Lordz dide awei in thina entryng, so and1'
36 schulen perische, if 30 schulen be vn-
obedient to the vois of 3oure° Lord God.
CAP. IX.
Here thou, Israel ; thou schalt passe i
Jordan to dai, that thou welde moosted
naciouns, and strengere than thou ; grete
citees, and wallid Hil toc heuene; a greets
puple, and hi3 ; the sones of Enachym,
whiche thi silf 'siest, and herdistf, whiche
no man may a3enstonde in the contrarie
part. Therfor thou schalt wite to dai, 3
that this Lord Godh hym silf schal passe
bifor thee ; he is a fier deuourynge and
wastynge1, that schal al to breke hemk,
and1 schalm do" awei, and destrie0 bifor
thi face swiftli, as he spak to thee. Seie 4
thou not in thin herte, whanne thi Lord
God hath do hem awey in thi si3t, For
my ri3tfulnesse°° the Lord brou3teP me
yni, that Y schulde welde this lond ; sithen
these naciouns ben doon awey for her
wickidnessis. For not for thi ri3tful-5
nessisr, and equytes of thin herte thou
m vpon c.
* wickidness D.
n honoure hem A pr. m. ° weren E pr. m. P that c. q bruse E. T shatere E.
e ful hard i. { he fedde is. e Om. i. h the which i. ' hade turmentid s. k preuede thee s. l of is.
m myn own s. n jauen BCDEFKLMNOPX. han 30116 is. ° vpon is. P hath joue is. <i fulfille is. r this
present is. s For is. * ymvardly i. nithinne forth in thin affeccioun s. u hem outward i. hem withwite
forth s. v as diden i. w Om. i. x the whiche i. T thi EFIKI/OPQSTWX pr. m. z Lord God vr.
* Om. s. myn w. b also i. c cure i. d the mooste is. e vnto is. f hast seen and herd is. S the s.
h Om. i. > his enemyes s marg. k hem that tvolen not obeie to him s. ' and he s. m Om. i. n do
hem is. ° distrie hem is. °° ri3twisnesse is. P hath broujte is. 1 yn hidre s. r ri3twisnesse is. s for
the equyte is.
IX. 6 — is-
DEUTERONOMY.
489
goon yn, that thow weelde the loondes
of hem ; but for thei diden vnpitownes*,
the comynge yn, ben doon awey, and
that the Lord fulfille his word that vn-
der ooth he hath bihoot to thi fadres
e Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob. Wite thow
then, that not for thi ri3twisnesseu the
Lord thi God shal 3yue to thee this best
loond into possessioun, sith thow art a
7 puple of moost hard nolle. Haue mynde,
and for3ete thow not what maner wise
to wraththe thow terredist the Lord thi
God in wildernes; fro that day that thow
wentist out of Egipte vnto this place,
euere more ajens the Lord thou striued-
sisf. For and in Oreb thow terredist
hym, and wrooth he wolde doo thee a-
owey, whanne I stiede into the hil, that I
took two stonen tablis, tablis of coue-
naunt, thew Lord couenauntide with 3ou,
and I abood in the hil fourti days and
ny3t, breed not etynge, and water not
lodrynkynge. And the Lord 3af to me
two stonen tablis, either wrytun with the
fyngre of God, and conteynynge alle the
wordis that to 3ow he spak in the hil,
fro the myddil of fier, whanne al the
1 1 companye of the puple was gedrid. And
whanne fourti days weren passed, and so
feele ny3t, the Lord 3af to me two stonen
12 tablis, tablis of boond of pees ; and he
seide to me, Ryse, and go hens anoon,
for thi puple, that thow hast lad out of
Egipte, han forsake swiftli the weie that
thou hast shewid to hem, and han maad
13 to hem self a 3oten calf. And eftx the
Lord seide^ to rne, I biholde, that this
14 puple is of hard nolle ; suffre me, that I
trede hym doun, and doo awey the name
of hym vndur heuene ; and Y shal set
thee vpon folk that is more and strenger2
id than this. And whanne I shulde de-
schalt entre that thou welde the* lond 'of
hem" ; but for thei diden wickidli, thei
weren doon awey, whanne thou entridist,
and that the Lord schulde fillev his word
whichw he bihi3te vndur an ooth to thi
fadris, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Therfor wite thou that not for thi ri3t-e
fulnessesww thi Lord God 3af x to thee this
beste lond in to possessioun, sithen thou
art a puple of hardestev nol. Haue thouz 7
mynde, and for3etea not, hou in theaa wil-
dirnesse thou terridist thi Lord God to
greet wraththe ; fro that dai in which thou
3edist out of Egipt 'til tob this place, thou
striuedistc euere a3ens the Lord. For whis
also in Oreb thou terridist hym, and he
was wrooth, and wolde dod thee awei,
whanne6 Y stiedef in to the hil, that Yo
schulde take two tablis of stoon, the tablis
of couenaunt which& the Lord made with
3011, and Y continuede1' in the hil fourti
daies and1 ny3tis, and Y eet notk breed,
and Y drank not watir. And the Lord 3af 10
to me1, twey tablis of stoon, euer either
wrytun with Goddis fyngur, and conteyn-
ynge alle the wordis whiche he spakm to
3ou in the hil, fro the" myddis of the fier,
whanne the cumpany of puple was ga-
derid togidere. And whanne fourti daies 11
and so many0 ny3tis hadden passid, the
Lord 3af to me twei tablis of stoon, tablis
of boondP of pees; and he seide to me, 12
Rise thou, and go doun fro hennys soone,
for thi puple, whichi thou leddisf out of
Egipt, han forsake swiftli the weie which8
thou schewidist to hem, and thei han
maad to hem a 3otun calf. And eft the 13
Lord seide to me, 'Y sel that this puple is
of hard" nol ; suffre thou me, that I alto 14
breke hym, and do awey thev name vof
hymw fro vndur heuene; and Y schal or-
deyne thee onx a folk which^ is grettere
* wikkydleche E pr. m.
z steuere E pr. m.
u rijtwisnesses BCDEFH. v striue c. w that the CDE. xoftF. y seith BCDEFH.
* her is. u Om. is. v fulfille is. w that is. ww rijtwisnesses is. * hath jouen is. y moost hard i.
z Om. is. a forjete thou is. «» Om. is. b vnto is. c hast stryuen is. d haue do is. e and
whanne is. f wente vp I. stiede vp s. e that is. ^aboodeis. ' and xl. isx pr. ?n. k not there s. 1 me
there s. m hath spoken is. n Om. is. ° feel s. P the boond is. 1 that I. r hast led I. s that la.
4 I se, I se B. u an hard s. v his is. w Om. is. * vpon is. y that is.
3 R
490
DEUTERONOMY.
IX. 16 — 26.
scende fro the hil brennynge, and two
tablis of the boond of pees I heelde with
18 either hoond, and saw3 30 w to haue syn-
ned to the Lord 3oure God, and haue
maad to 3ow a 3oten calf, and han for-
sake swiftly the wey of hym, that he
17 shewide to 3ow, I threwe afer the tablis
fro myn hoondis, and breek hem in 3oure
issi3t. And I felle down before the Lord
as before, fourti days and fourti ny3t,
breed not etynge, and water not drynk-
ynge, for alle 3oure synnes that 36 diden
a3ens the Lord, and hym to wraththe
19 han terred ; forsothe I dredde the indig-
nacioun and the wraththe of hym, 'in
which* a3ens 3ow styryd, wold doo 3ow
a wey. And the Lord herde me also this
20 while. Forsothe a3ens Aaron hugeli
wrooth, he wolde hym trede, and for
21 hym lijk maner Y preiede. Forsothe
3oure synne that 36 diden, that is, the
calf, takynge Y brent with fier, and in
gobetis brekynge, and vtterly into pow-
dre doynge, Y threwe ferre into the
aastreem that descendide fro the hil. In
the brennynge forsothe, and in the tempt-
ynge, and in the Sepulcres of Lust, 36
as terreden the Lord ; arid whanne Y sente
3ow fro Cades Barne, seiynge, Stye 30
vp, and weelde 36 the loond that I haue
3eue to 3ow, and 36 han dispisid the
maundement of the Lord 3oure God, and
han not leued to hym, ne his voyce heren
2436 wolden; but euer more 36 weren rebel,
fro the day that I biganne to knowe 3ow.
25 And Y leye before the Lord fourti days
and fourti ny3tisb, in the whiche hym
mekely Y preyede, that he ne shulde do
263011 awey, as he thratte. And preiynge
I seide, Lord God, ne scater thow thi pu-
ple, and thin herytage, that thow hast
and strongere than this folk. And whanne is
Y cam doun fro the hil brennynge, and
heldez with euera either hond tweib tablis
of boondc of pees, and Y sei3, that 36 hadde 16
synned to 3oure Lord God, and hadden
rnaad to 3ou a 3otun calf, and haddend for-
sake swiftli the weie of God which6 he
schewidef to 3ou, YS castideh doun the ta-i;
blis fro' myn hondis, and brakk tho tablis
in 3oure si3t. And Y felde doun bifor the IB
Lord as 'biforto, in1 fourti daies and fourti1"
ny3tis, and Y eet notn breed, 'and drank
not" watir, for alle 3oure synnes whiche
36 diden ayens the Lord, and terriden hym
to 'greet wraththeP; for Y dredde the in- 19
dignacioun and yre'i of hymr, by which he
was stirid a3ens 3011, and wolde do8 3ou
awey. And the Lord herde me also in this
tyme'. Also the Lord was wrooth greteli" 20
a3ens Aaron, and woldev alto brekew hym,
and Y preiede in lijk maner for hym.
'Forsothe Y took 3ourex synne which? 3021
madenz, that is, the calf3, and brente itb
in fier, andc Y alto brakd ine gobetis, and
drooff outerli in to dust, and castides forth
in to the11 stronde, that cam doun fro the
hil. Also in the brennyng, and in the 22
temptacioun at the watris of a^enseiyng,
and in the Sepulcris' ofk Coueytise1, 36
terriden the Lord ; and whanne Y sente 2.1
3ou fro Cades Barne, arid seide, 'Stye 36™,
and welde" the lond which0 Y 3af P to 3ou,
and 36 dispisiden the comaundemenfi of
3oure Lord God, and 36 bileueden not to
him, nether 36 wolden here his vois ; but 24
euere 36 weren rebel, fro the day in which
Y bigan to knowe 3ou. And Y lay byfore2:>
the Lord fourti daies and fourti ny3tis, inr
whiche8 Y bisou3te hym rnekeli, that he
schulde not 'do awey* 3011, as he manaas-
side. And Y preiede", and seide, Lord 21;
a that E pr. m. b ny3t BCEFH.
z I heelde is. a Om. i. b the twei is. c the boond is. d that je hadden s. e that is. f had
schewide is. e thanne I s. h threw is. > of i. k I brak is. l bifore hond bi is. m bi fourti is. n not
in that tyme is. ° ne I dronk is. P wrathfulnesse FIKLOS. 1 the wraththe is. r the Lord s. s haue
do is. * preingefor y>u s marg. u Om. s. T wolde haue is. w broken is. x And the is. r that is.
z diden is. a calf that je maden, I took is. *> Om. plures. c Om. G. d brak it is. e into plures.
( I made it is. g caste G. I keste it is. h a K. Om. plures. * Sepulcre Q. k bi K. l Lust is. m Wende
je vp i. Stie je vp s. n welde 36 is. ° that i. P haue jouen is. 1 heest is. r in the i. 8 whiche
1'jme i. whiche tymes s. l fordo i. u preiede him is.
IX. 27 — X. 6.
DEUTERONOMY.
491
boii3t in thi mychilnes, the which thow
hast lad out of Egipte in a strong hoond.
27 Record of thi seruauntis, Abraham, Ysaac,
and Jacob ; ne bihold thow the hardnes
of this puple, and vnpitowsnesc, and
sssynne, lest perauenture the dwellers of
the loond, of thed which thow hast lad
vs out, seyn, The Lord my3te not lede
hem into the loond that he bihi3te hem,
and hatide hem ; therfor he hath lad out,
29 that he sle hem in wildernes, that ben
thi puple, and thin herytage, ' the whiche
thow hast lad out in thi greet strengthe,
and in thi strei3t out arme.
CAP. X.
1 In that tyme the Lord seide to me,
Plaan to thee two stonen tables, as the
rather weren ; and sty vp to me into the
hil. And thow shalt make a treen ark,
2 and I shal write in the tablis wordes that
weren in hem 'the whichef before thou
breeke ; and thow shalt putt hem into
3 the ark. I made therfor the ark of trees
of Sechyrn ; and whanne I hadde planed
two stonen tablis, at the lyknes of the
rather, I stide vp into the hil, hauynge
4 hem in hoondes. And he wroot in the
tables, after that that he hadde wryten
before ten wordes, that the Lord spak to
vs in the hil, fro the myddil of fier,
whanne the puple wasS gedryd, and
r, hath 3eue hem to me. And turned a3en
fro the hil, Y dessendid, and putte the ta-
bles into the ark that I made, the whiche
}it hidir to there ben, as the Lord
chath comaundid to me. Forsothe the
sones of Yrael meeueden tentis fro Be-
roth, of the sones of Jachan, in Mosera,
God, distrye not thi puple, and thin eri-
tage, whichv thouw%a3en bou3tistx in thi
greetnesse*', which thou leddistz out of
Egipt in strong* hond. Haue thou mynde27
of thi seruauntis, of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob b; biholde thou not the hardnesse of
this puple, and the wickidnesse, and the
synne t/ierqf, lest perauenture the dwell- 28
eris of the lond, out of which thou leddistc
vs, seien, The Lord my3te not bryng hem
in to the lond which'1 he bihi3te to hem,
and he hatide hem ; therfor he ledde hem
out that he schulde" sle hem in wildir-
nesse ; andf thei ben thi puple and thin 2!»
eritage, which? thou leddist out in thi
greet strengthe, and in thin arm holdun'1
forth.
CAP. X.
In that tyme the Lord seide to me, i
Hewe thou twei tablis of stoon to thee, as
the formere weren ; and stie thou1 to me
vin tok the hil. And thou schalt make an
arke, Aether a cofere\ of tree, and Y schal2
write in the™ tablis, the wordis that
weren in these tablis whiche thou brakist
bifore ; and thou schalt putte tho tablis in
to the arke. Therfor Y made an ark of 3
the trees of Sechim, and whanne Y hadde
hewe twei" tablis of stoon, at the licnesse
of the formere tablis, Y stiede0 in to the
hil, and haddeP the^ tablis in ther hondis.
And hes wroot in the tablis, bi that1 that 4
he 'hadde writun" bifore, tenv wordis,
whiche the Lord spak to 3ou in the hil,
fro thew myddis of the fyer, whanne the
puple was gaderid, and he* 3af the^ tablis
to me. And Y turnide a3en fro the hil, r.
and cam doun, and puttidez the tablis in
to the arke whicha Y hadde maad, 'whiche
tablisb ben there hidur to, as the Lord
comaundide to me. Forsothec the sones «
c wikkednes E pr. m. d Om. c. e that c. f that c. 8 is E pr. m.
v that i. w thou hast is. x ajenboujt i. V of mercy s marg. z hast led is. a a strong is. b of
Jacob is. c hast led is. d that i. e wolde i. f and, Lord is. 8 that i. h strei3t is. > thou vp is.
k in c. ' Om. i. m tho KS. thes x pr.m. n the twei is. ° jede vp i. stiede vp s. Pi hadde is.
<i tho A sec. m. T myn is. • the Lord a. l that maner is. u wroot is. v the ten is. * Om. is. * the
Lord is. y tho A sec. m. c sec.m. z I putte IB. a that is. '» the whiche i. c And is.
3 B 2
492
DEUTERONOMY.
x. 7—17-
where Aaron is deed, and biryed, for
whom his sone Eleazar here the office of
7 preest. Thens thei camen in Galaad ;
fro the which place goon forth, thei set-
tidenh tentis in Gethabatha, in the loond
8 of watris and of stremes. That tyrae I1
seuerde the lynage of Leuy, that he bere
the ark of the boond of pees of the Lord,
and stoond before hym in seruyce, and
blesse in the name of hym, into the pre-
9 sent day. Wherfor Leuy hadde no part
ne possessioun with his britheren, for he
the Lord is the possessioun of hym, as
the Lord thi God hath bihoot to hym.
10 1 forsothe stood in the hil, as bifore,
fourti dais and fourti ny3t, and the Lord
herde me in this while, and wold not
ulese thee. And he seide to me, Go, and
weend before the puple, that he goo yn,
and weelde the loond that I haue sworn
to the fadres of hem, that I shulde take
12 to hem. And nowe, Yrael, what thing
the Lord thi God askith of thee, but that
thow drede the Lord thi God, and goo in
the weies of hym, and loue hym, and
serue to the Lord thi God in al thin
13 herte, and in al thi soule ; and kepe the
heestis of the Lord thi God, and the
cerymouns of hym, that I to day co-
maunde to thee, that wel it be to thee.
14 Loo! of the Lord thi God is heuene, and
heuene of heuene, erthe, and alle thingis
15 that in it ben ; and neuerthelaterk to thi
faders ioyned is the Lord, and he1 louede
hem, and hath chosen the seed of hem,
after hem, that is, 3ow, fro alle gentils, as
16 to day is preued. Kutte 36 about ther-
fore the vttermore part of 3oure herte,
and 3oure nolle forthermore harde 36
17 not. For the Lord oure God he is God
of goddis, and Lord of lordyngis ; a
greet God, and my3ti, and dreedful"1, that
of Israel moueden tentisd fro Berothc of
the sones of Jachan in to Mosera, where
Aaron was deed, and biried, for whom his
sone Eleazar was set in preesthod. Fro 7
thennus theif camen in to Galgad»; fro
which place thei 3eden forth, and settiden
tentis in Jehabatha, in the lond of watris
and of strondis. In that tyme Y departide s
the lynage of Leuy, that it schulde bere
the arke of boondh of pees of the Lord,
and1 schuldek stonde bifor hym in1 seruyce,
and schulde blesse in his name tilm in to
present" dai. For which thing Leuy hadde 9
not0 part, nether possession with hise bri-
thren, for the Lord hym silf is his posses-
sioun, as thi Lord God bihi3te to hym.
ForsotheP Y stood in the hil asi bifore, 10
fourti daies and fourti ni3tis, and the
Lord herde me also in this tyme, and
nolder leese thee. And he seide to me, n
Go thou, and go bifor this puple, that it
entre, and welde the lond which8 Y swoor1
to her fadris, that Y schulde 3eueu to hem.
And nowv, Israelw, what axith thi Lord 12
God of thee, no* but that thou drede thi
Lord, and go in hise weies, and that thou
loue hym, and serue thi Lord God in al
thin herte, and in al thi soule ; and that is
thou kepe the comaundementisy of thi
Lord God, and the cerymonyes of hym,
whiche Y comaunde to thee to dai, that it
be wel to thee. Lo ! heuene is of thi Lord 14
God, and heuene of heuene ; the erthe
and alle thingis that ben ther ynne ben
hise; and netheles the Lord was gluedzf 15 1 the Lord u-a>
to thi fadris, and louedea hern, and he was ioyned to
chees her seed after hem, and 3ou of alle
folkis, as it is preued to dai. Therfor cir-
cumcideb ?e the prepucie, ^ethir^ vnclen- hadde "° uede
"• to hem, as ne-
nessec, of 3oure herte \, and no more make 'her to thee.
, , , _ Lire here. c.
30 harde 3oure nol. For 3oure Lord God n + of wure herte,
hym silf is God of goddis, and Lord of
h sette c. i he B. k nerthelater E. 1 Om. CE pr. m. m ferdeful BCDEFH.
yuel thoujt and
wille. Lire
here. c.
d her tentis is. e a place s marg. f Israel s. S Galaad s. h the boond is. * that s. k it
schulde is. 1 in kis s. m Om. is. n this present is. ° no is. P And is. <1 as / dide is. r he
wolde not i. s that i. * swoor of i. u jeue it is. v thou K. w Om. i. x Om. i. y heestis is.
z ioyned i. hi fenieut affeccioun a marg. a he louede IKS. b circumciden ACFX pr.m. bb that is, the s.
>c Om. i.
X. i8 — XI. 6.
DEUTERONOMY.
493
ispersoone taketh not, ne jiftis. He doth
doom to the faderles child, and ton wi-
dewe, and loueth the pilgrime, and 3yueth
i» to hym lyuelod, and clothinge. And 36
therfore loueth pilgrimys, for and 30 3oure
self weren pilgrimys0 in the loond of E-
20 gipt. The Lord thi God thow shalt drede,
and to hymP thow shalt serue, and to hym
thow shalt drawe to, and swere in the
21 name of hym. He is thi preysynge, and
thi God, that hath doi to thee thes greet
thingis, and feerful, that thin eyen han
22 seen. In seuenti soules thi fadres des-
sendeden into Egipte, and loo ! now the
Lord thi God hath multiplied thee as
sterres of heuene.
CAP XI.
1 Loue also the Lord thi God, arid kepe
wel the heestis of hym, and cerymoyns,
2 domes, and maundementis,al tyme. Knowe
36 to day that 3oure sones vnknowen, that
han not seen the disciplyne of the Lord
5oure God. the greet thingis of hym, and
3 strong hoond, and strait arme, toknes
and werkis, that he dide in the myddil of
Egipte to Pharao the kynge, and to al
4 his loond, and to al ther oost of Egip-
ciens, and8 to hors and charys ; what
maner wise couerden hem watris of the
reed see, whanne thei pursueden 3ow,
and the Lord dide hem awey vnto the
5 day that is now; and to 3ow what
thingis he hath doo in wildernes, to the
« tyme that 36 camen to this place ; and to
Dathan and Abyron, the sones of Eliab,
that was the sone of Ruben, whom the
erthe, his mouth opned, sowpide awey,
with howses and tabernaclis, and al the
substaunce of hem that thei hadden, in
lordis, 'God greetd, and mi3ti, and feerd-
fule, whichf takith not persoone^, nether
3iftish. He rnakith doom1 to the fadirles, 18
and modirles, and to the widewe ; he
loueth a pilgrym, and 3yuethk to hym lyif-
lode and clothing. And therfor 'loue 3e' 19
pilgryms, for also"1 36 weren comelyngis
in the lond of Egipt. Thou schalt drede 20
thi Lord God, and thou schalt serue hym
aloone, and thou schalt cleue to hym, and
thou schalt swere in his name". He 1321
thi preisyng, and thi God, that made to
thee these grete dedis0, and ferdfulP,
whiche thin i3en si3en°i. In seuenti menr22
thi fadris 3eden doun in to Egipt, and
lo! now thi Lord God hath multiplied
thee as the sterris of heuene.
CAP. XI.
Therfor3 loue thi Lord God, and kepe i
thou hise comaundementis and cerymo-
nyes, domes* and heestis", in al tyme.
Knowe 30 to day tho thingis whiche 2
3oure sones knowenv not, 'whiche sones
sieri notw the doctryn of 3oure Lord God,
hisex grete dedis?, and strong2 hond, and
'arm holdun forth", myraclisb and werkisc,3
whiche he dide 'in the myddis of d Egipt
to Farao, kyng, and to al 'the lond of hyme,
and to al the oost of Egipciansf, and to 4
horsis?, and carris ; hou theh watris of the
reed see hiliden hem, whanne thei pur-
sueden 3ou, and the Lord 'dide awei1 hem
'til in tok 'present dai1; and whiche m«
thingis the Lord dide" to 3ou in wilder-
nesse, til 36 camen to this place ; and to 6
Dathan and Abiron, 'the sones of Heliab0,
that was 'the sone of Ruben?, whichei the
erthe swolewide, whanne his mouth was
openyd, with 'the housis1' and tabernaclis,
and al8 the catel 'of hem* which" thei
n to the c. ° comlynges BCDE. P hym oonly E pr. m. q made JB pr. m. r Om. B. s Om. A.
d a gret God is. e fereful is. { that i. S a persoone is. h but iustli he demith riche and pore s marg.
i iust doom s. k he 3yueth is. ' loueth i. m alle is. " trenily speking and fulfilling s marg.
0 werkis is. P fereful is. 1 han seen is. r lyues i. s Herfor A. 4 and domes BEGILPSX pr. m. u his
heestis is. v kunnen B. knewen M. w that han not seen i. which sones han not seen s. x ne hise is.
y werkis is. z his strong is. a his strejt arm is. b his myraclis is. c his werkis is. d a myddus i.
e his lond is. f the Egipcians is. e the horsis i. her horsis s. h Om. is. i fordide r. k vnto this I.
vnto the s. ] day that is now s. m the whiche i. n hath do is. ° Heliab sones s. P Ruben sone s.
1 the whiche r text. Daton and Abiron marg. r her housis i. his housis s. 8 with al s. * Om. is.
u that i.
494
DEUTERONOMY.
XI. 7 — 19.
'
7 the myddil of Yrael. 3°ure eyen saw3en
alle the greet werkis of the Lord, 'the
8 whiche4 he dide, that 36 kepen alle the
maundementis of hym, the whiche I to
day comaunde to 3ow, and mowen goo
yn, and weelde the loond, to the which
930 shulen goon yn, and myche tyme lyue
in it, that vndur ooth the Lord hath bi-
hoot to 3oure fadres, and to the seed of
10 hem, mylk and hony flowynge. Forsothe
the loond, to the which to be weeldid
thow shalt goon yn, is not as the loond
of Egipte, of the" which thow wentist
out, where the seed throwun in maner of
iigardyns moystynge watrys ben lad; but
it is hilli, and feeldi, abidynge fro heuene
12 reynes, that the Lord thi God euermore
visitith, and the eyen of hym in it ben,
fro the bigynnynge of the 3eer vnto the
is eend of it. If thanne 36 obeshen to myn
heestis that I to day comaunde to 3ou,
that 36 louen the Lord 3oure God, and
serue to hym in al 3oure herte, and in al
H3oure soule; he shal 3yue to 3oure loond
reyn tyineli and laate, that 36 gederen
istogider whete, and wyn, and oyle, haye
of the feeldes to beestis to ben fed, and0
IB that 36 eten and ben fulfillidP. Be 30
war, lest perauenture 3oure herte be dis-
seyued, and 36 goon awey fro the Lord,
and seruen to alyen goddes, and honoure
17 hem ; and the Lord wrooth cloose he-
uenesi, and reynes comen not down, ne
the erthe 3yue his buriownynger, and 36
perishen swiftli fro the best loond that
is the Lord is to 3euynges to 3ow. Putte
36 thes my wordis in the herds, and in
3oure inwittis, and honge 36 hem vp for
a tokne in hoondis, and among 3oure eyen
19 sette 36. Teche 36 3oure sones, that hem
thei deuowtli thenken, whanne thow sit-
tist in thin hows, and gost in the weye,
hadden, in the myddis of Israel.
i3en sienw alle the grete werkis of the
Lord, whiche he didex, that 30 kepe alles
hise heestis whiche Y comaundey to dai to
3011, and that 36 moun entre, and welde
the lond, to which 36 schulen entre, and 9
3e lyue therynne inz myche time ; which"
lond, flowynge with mylk and hony, the
Lord bihi3te vndur an oothb to 3oure fa-
drisc and tod 'the seed of hemc. For the 10
lond, to which thou schalt entre to welde,
is not as thef lorid of Egipt, vout of whiche
thou 3edisth, where whanne the seed is
cast1 in the maner of gardyns, moist wa-
ters ben ledk; but it1 is hilli, and feldi, n
and abidithm reynes fro heuene, which 12
lond thi Lord God biholdith, and hise
i3en ben therynne, fro the bigynnyng
of the 3eer'til ton the ende therof. Ther-is
for if 36 schulen obeie to myn heestis
whiche Y comaunde to dai to 3ou, that 36
loue 3oure Lord God, and serue hym in
al 3oure herte, and in al 3oure soule ; he 14
schal 3yue to 3oure lond reyn tymeful0
and late, that 36 gadere wheete, and wyn,
and oile, hey of the feeldisf to feede^ia
beestis, that 36 r bothe ete and be fillids.
Be 36 war, lest perauenture 3oure herte be IG
disseyued, and 30 go awei fro the Lord,
and serue alien goddis, and worschipe
hem ; and the Lord be' wrooth", and close 17
heuenev, and reynes"' come not doun, ne-
ther the erthe 3yue his fruyt, and 36 pe-
rische swiftli fro the bestex lond which?
the Lord schal 3yue to 3ou. Putte 36 thes \K
wordisz in 3oure hertes and soulesa, and
honge 36 'tho wordisb for a signec in thed
hondis, and sette 3ee bitwixe 3oure i3
Techef 30111-6 sones, that thei thenke
tho wordis, whanne thou sittist in thin
hows, and goist in the weie, and lyggist
doun, and risisth. Thou schalt write tho 20
* that c. u Om. c.
5 jeuyn BCDE sec. m. FH.
0 Om. A.
P fillyd BCEFH.
1 heuene BCDEFH.
boriounyngis BD.
w han seen is. x hath do is. y comaundide BDO. z Om. i. a the which i. b stidfastly s marg.
c fadres, and her fadres s. d Om. is. e her seed is. f Om. A. e that i. h jedist out off i. > sowe is.
k led therto i. led to moiste it s. 1 the lond that Israel shal welde s. m it abidith is. n vnto is.
0 tymely i. P feeld s. 1 feed with i. r and }onr beestes s marg. s fulfillid is. * Iherfore be i.
u wrooth herfore s. v or the firmament I marg. w reyn i. x ful good i. y that i. z my wordis s.
a in joure soulis is. b hem vp is. c tokene is. d 3oure is. e 36 hem is. 36 tho K. f Teche je is.
g vpon is. h risist vp is.
XI. 20 — 3
DEUTERONOMY.
495
20 and lyist, and arysist. Thow shalt wryte
hem vpon the postis and 3atis of thin
21 hows, that thi days and of thi sones be
multiplied in the loond that the Lord
swore to thi fadris, that he shulde jyue
to hem, as long as heuene stoont aboue
22 to erthe. Forsothe if 36 kepen the heestis
that I comaunde to 3ow, and doon hem,
that 36 louen the Lord 3oure God, and
goon in alle the weyes of hym, drawynge
23 to hyrn, the Lord Almy3ti shal scater
alle thes gentilis bifore 3oure face, and 36
shulen weelde hem that ben more and
24 strenger than 36. Eche place that 3oure
foot tredith, shal be 3our ; fro deseert,
and fro Libane, and the greet flood of
Effrate vnto the west see, shulen ben
253oure termes. No man shal stoond a3ens
3ow ; 5oure dreed and feerd shulen 3yue
the Lord 3oure God vpon al the loond
that 36 ben to trede, as he hath spoke to
26 3ow. Loo ! I purpose in 3oure si3t to day
27 blessynge and cursynge ; blessynge, if 36
obeishen to the heestis of the Lord 3our
God, that to day I comaunde to 3ow ;
28 cursynge, if 36 heren not the maunde-
meritis of the Lord 3oure God, but gon
awey fro the weie that Y now shewe to
3ow, and gon after alien goddis that 36
2aknowen not. Forsothe whanne the Lord
thi God ledith thee into the loond, to the
which to be had thow goost, thow shalt
putte blessynge vpon the hil of Garisym,
:io cursynge vpon the hil1 Hebal11, that ben
bi3onde Jordan, after the weye that turn-
eth to the sunne goynge down, in the
loond of Chananeyuu, that dwellith in the
wilde feeldes a3ens Galgalam, that is bi-
side the valey strecchynge and entrynge
31 aferre. Forsothe 36 shulen passe Jordan,
that 366 weelden the loond that the Lord
3oure God is to 3yue to 3ow, and 30 ban
wordis on' the postis, and 3atisk of thin
hous, that the daies of thee and of thi 21
sones be multiplied in the lond which1
the Lord swoorm to thi fadris, that he
schulde 3yue" to hem, as long as heuene
is a boue erthe. For if 36 kepen the heestis 22
whiche Y comaunde to 3ou, and 36° do tho,
that 36 loue 3oure Lord God, and go in alle
hise weies, and cleue to hymP, the Lord 23
schal destrie alle these hethen men bifor
3oure face, and 36 schulen welde tho folkis
that ben grettere and strongere than 3e.
Ech place which i 3oure foot schalr trede, 24
schal be 3oure ; fro the3 deseert, and fro
the8 Liban, and fro the greet flood Eu-
frates 'til to* the west see, schulen be
3oure termes. Noon schal stonde a3ens25
3ou ; 30111-6 Lord God schal 3iue 3oureu out-
ward drede and inwardw drede onx ech
lond whichy 36 schulen trede, as he spak
to 3011. Lo ! Y sette forth in 3oure si3t to 20
day blissyng and cursyng; blessyng, if 3627
obeien to the heestis of 3oure Lord God,
whiche2 Y comaundea to 3oub to dai ; curs-2«
yng.if 36 heren not the heestis of 3oure Lord
Godc, but goen awei fro the weie whichd
Y schewee nowf to 3ou, and goen after alien
goddis whiche 36 knowen not. Sotheli2»
whanne thi Lord God hath brou3t thee in
to the lond, to which to enhabite& thou
goist, thou schalt sette blessyng on'1 the
hil Garisym', cursyngk on1 the hil Hebalm,
whiche hillisn ben bi3ende Jordan, aftirso
the weie that goith to the goyng doun of
the sunne, in the lond of Cananey0, that
dwellithP in the feeldi places a3ens Gal-
gala, whichi is bisidis the valey goynge
and entrynge fer. For 36 schulen passe 31
Jordan, that 36 welde the lond which r
3oure Lord Gods schal 3yue to 3ou, and
that 30 haue and welde that lond. Ther- 32
for se 36, 'that 36* filleu the cerymonyes
* Om. F, u of Hebal CE. uu Chaney A.
1 vpon is. k the jatis is. l that i. m stidefastly bihijt is. n 5yue it is. ° Om. i. P LI trewe
bileue a marg. 1 that is. r Om. i. s Om. is. * vnto is. u jou plures, w y>ure inward is. * vpon is.
y that i. z that I. a comaundide B. b thee s. c Om. B. d that is. e shal schewe G. f Om. G.
K dwelle ynne is. h vpon is. ' of Garisym c. that hi^t Garisym s. k and cursyng s. 1 vpon is. m that
hnf. Hebal s. n Om. i. ° the men of Chananey is. P dwellen is. 1 that is. r of which GQ. that is.
8 Om. plures, * Om. i. u fultille is.
496
DEUTERONOMY.
32 and weelde it. Se }e therfore that 36 ful-
fillen the cerymoyns and domes, that I to
day shal putte in 30111-6
CAP. XII.
1 Thes ben the heestes and domes, that
36 owen to doon in the loond that the
Lord Godv is to 3yue to thee, that thow
weelde it, alle dayes in the whiche vpon
2 thevv erthe thow shalt goon. Turne 30
doun alle places in thevv whiche the gen-
tilis that 36 ben to weelde, heriedw her
goddis, vpon hi3e mounteyns, and hillis,
3 and vndir al thik braunchid tree. Scatre
36 the auters of hem, and brekith togidre
the ymagis ; thex rnawmet wodes? bren-
neth with fier, and the mawmettis de-
struy 36 ; scatre 36 the names of hem fro
4theJT places. 3e shulen not doo so to the
5 Lord 3oure God; but to the place that
the Lord 3oure God chesith of alle 3oure
lynages, that he putte his name there,
6 and dwelle in it ; 36 shulen come, and
offre in that place brent sacrificis, and
3oure slayn offryngis, and dymes, and
first fruytis of 3oure hoondis, and auowis2
and 3iftis, the first goten of oxen, and of
7 sheep. And 36 shulen eete there in the
si3t of the Lord 3oure God ; and 36 shu-
len glade in alle thingis, to which putten
hoond, 36 and 3oure howses, in the whiche
s the Lord 3oure God blesse to 3ou. 3e
shulen not doo there that we doon here
to day, eche that to hyin self semeth ri3t.
9 Forsothe ne vnto the tyme that is nowe
35 comen to rest and to the possessioun,
10 that the Lord God is to 3eue to 3ow. 3e
shulen passe Jordan, and dwelle in the
loond that the Lord 3oure God is to 3yue
to 3ow, that 36 resten fro alle enemyes bi
enuyroun, and dwellen with outen eny
ndrede. In the place that the Lord 3our
XI. 32 — XII. ii.
and domes, whiche I schal sette to dai in
3oure si3t.
CAP. XII.
These ben the heestis and domes, whiche i
36 owen to do, in the lond whichy the Lord
God of thi fadrys schal 3yue to thee, that
thou welde it, in alle daies in whiche thou
schalt go onw erthe. Distrie 36 alle the* 2
places wherynne hethen men whiche 36
schulen welde, worschipidenv her goddis,
onz hi3 mounteyns, and litle hillis, and
vndur ech tre ful of bowis. Distrie 36 'the s
auteris of hema, and 'breke 36 theb ymagis ;
brennec 36 the* wodis with fier, and al to
breke 36 the idolis ; destrie 36 Hhe names
of hemd fro the places. 3e schulen not 4
do so to 3oure Lord Godf ; but 30 schulen 5
come to the place which6 3oure Lord God
cheesf of alle 3oure lynagis, that he putte
his name there, and dwelle therynne ; and G
30 schulen comes, and schulen11 offre in
that place 3oure brent sacrifices, and slayn
sacrifices, the dymes', and firste fruytis of
3oure hondis, and avowis and 3iftis, the
firste gendrid thingis of oxunk, and of
scheep. And 36 and 3oure housis1 schulen 7
ete there in the si3t of 3oure Lord God ;
and 36 schulen be glad in alle thingis to
whiche 36 putten hondm, in whiche 3oure
Lord God blesside11 3ou. 3e schulen note
do there0 tho thingis whiche weP don here
to dai, echi man thatr semeth ri3tful to
'hym silf8. For Hil in to present tyme1 a
36 camen not to reste and possessioun",
whichv the Lord God schal 3yue to 3ou.
3e schulen passe Jordan, and 35 schulen 10
dwelle in the lond whichw 3ourex Lord
God schal 3yue to 3ou, that 36 reste fro
alle enemyes vbi cumpasv, and dwelle2
without ony drede. In the place which* u
t je schulen not
do so to ymre
Lord God ; that
is, in offringe
sacrifices in dy-
uerse places, as
idolatrouris
<liclen to her
idols. Jjire
here. BC. at
mysbileuiny
men don, sech-
iny her Goddis
hither and thi-
der s.
v God of thy faders E.
z VOWyS BCDEFH.
vv Om. c. w han heried BCDE. * and A. y templis E pr. m. yy thoo CH.
v that i. w vpon is. * Om. BG. y wirschipen is. z vpon is. a her autris is. b breketh her i.
breke her s. c and brenne is. d her names is. e that is. { cheseth K. cheesith osx. S come thidre s.
h Om. ILSX. ' tithes is. k joure oxun s. ! meynees is. m the hond i. n hath blessid is. ° in the
lond that y ben to cumme s marg. P je IDS. <1 but ech i. r that that BI. s hym i. hym silf that
now he doth s. l vnto the tyme that is now is. u to possessioun is. v that i. w that is. x the is.
yaboute i. z that je dwelle s. a that is.
XIT. 12 — 18.
DEUTERONOMY.
497
God chesith, that his name be in it.
Thidre alle thingis that Y comaunde 36
shulen here, brent sacrifices, and oostis,
and dymes, and first fruytis of joure
hoondes, and what euer thing cheefe is
in 3iftis, that 30 han vowid to the Lord.
12 There 36 shulen eete before the Lord
30111-6 God, 36, and sones, and 3oure doirj-
tres, men seruauntis, and wymmen ser-
uauntis, and Leuytis, that in 3oure cytees
dwellen ; forsothe ne thei han other part
13 and possessiouna among 3ow. Be war
that thou offre not thi brent sacrifices in
Halle places that thou shalt se, but in it
that the Lord shal chese in oon of thi
lynagis thow shalt offre oostis, and doo
alle thingis that Y comaunde to thee.
15 Forsothe if thow wolt eete, and thee the
etynge of flesh delyte, sle, and eete after
the blessynge of the Lord thi God, that
he hath 3eue to thee in thyb cytees, other0
vnclene it were, that is, wemmed and
feble, other0 cleene, that is, hool and
withouten wemine, that is leueful to ben
offrid, and as capret and hert thow shalt
ic eete; with outen etynge oonli of the
blood, that'1 vpon the erthe as water thow
17 shalt heeld out. Thow shalt note mowe
eete in thyf burghtownes dimes of whete,
of wyn, an.d of thin oyle, the first geten
of R droues, and beestis, and alle thingis
that thow auowist, and wilfulli wolt offre,
is and the first fmytis of thin hoondes ; but
bifore the Lord thi God thow shalt ete
hem, in the place that the Lord thi God
chesith, thow, and thi sone, and thih
dou3ter, knaue seruaunt, and meyde ser-
uaunt, and the Leuyte that dwellith in
thi citees ; and thow shalt glade, and be
fulfild' before the Lord thi God, in alle
thingis to thek which thou strecchist thin
3oure Lord God cheesb that his narnec be
therynne. Thidur 36 schulen bere alle
thingis, whiche Y comaunde'1, brent sacri-
fices", and sacrifices^ and the dymes^, and
firsteh fruytis of 3oure hondis, and what
euere is the beste' in 3iftis, whichek 36
auowiden1 to the Lord. Ther 36 schulen 12
ete bifor 3oure Lord God™, 36, and 3oure
sones, and dou3tris, 3oure" seruauntis0,
and seruauntessisP, and the dekenes, that
dwellen in 3oure citees ; for theii han notr
other part and possessioun among 3ou. Be is
thou war lest thou offre thi brent sacri-
fices in ech place which3 thou seest, but u
in that place which* the Lord chees in oon
of thi lynagis thou schalt offre sacrifices,
and schalt" do what euer thingis Y co-
maunde to thee. Forsothev if thou woltio
ete, and the etyng of fleischis w delitith
thee, sle thou, and ete, bi the blessyng of
thi Lord God, which" he 3af y to thee in
thi citees, whether it is vnclene, 'that is,
spottid ether wemmed* and feble, ether
clene, Hhat is, hool in membris3 and with
out wemb, which is leueful to be offrid,
thou schalt etec asd a capret ande hertf;
oneli without etyng of bloods, which'1 thou i«
schalt schede out1 as watir onk the erthe.
Thou schalt not mowe ete in thi citees 17
the tithis of thi wheete, wyn1, and oile"1,
the" firste gendrid thingis of droues0, and
of P scheep, and alle thingis whiche thou
hast avowid and wolt offre bi fre wille,
and the firste fruytis of thin hondis; buti"
thou schalt ete thoi bifor thi Lord God,
in the place which1" thi Lord God chees,
thou, and thi sone, and doi^ter8, seruaunt*,
and seruauntesseu, and the dekene that
dwellith in thi citees ; and thou schalt be
glad, and schaltv be fillid" bifor thi Lord
God in alle thingis to whichex thou holdist
a possessiouns F pr. m. >> her A. c or c. d and ABDFH. e no B. f her A. S Om. c.
' fyllyd BCDEFH. k Om. c.
Om. CE.
b chesith is. c that his fame s marg. d comaunde to jo« s. e sacrifice Q. f Om. plures. B tithes is.
h the firste A pr. m. » beste thing is. k that i. l auowen is. m these offringis s marg. n Om. i.
0 men seruauntis is. P wymmen seruauntis is. Q dekenes s. r noon i. s that is. l that is. " thou
schalt is. v For is. w fleishe is. * that is. y hath jouen is. z Om. i. a Om. is. b wem, that is,
hool in eche membre s. c ete tho i. d of s. e and an is. f hert ben ete i. g her hlood is. h that i.
1 Om. i. k vpon is. 1 thi wyn is. m of thin oile i. thin oile s. n ne the is. ° thi droues is. P thi is,
1 tho thingis is. r that i. s thi dorter is. * thi man seruaunt is. u thi womman seruaunt is. T thou
schalt is. w fulfillid is. * the whiche i.
3 s
498
DEUTERONOMY.
XII. 19 — 30.
19 hoorid. Be war that thow forsake not the
Leuyte in al tyme, in thekk which thow
2odwellist in erthe. Whanne the Lord thi
God shal large thi termes, as he hath
spoke to thee, and thow wolt etc flesh,
21 that thi soule desireth, forsothe the place
that the Lord thi God chesith, that his
name be there, if it were ferre, thow
shalt slee of the1 droues, and of thi
beestis, 'the whichem thow hast, as he
hath comaundid to thee ; and thow shalt
eete in thi bur3touns, as it plesith to thee.
22 As is etun a capret and an hert, so thow
shalt eete hem ; and cleene and unclene
23 in comun shulen be etc. That oonli shun,
lest thow eete blood ; forsothe blood of
hem is for the soule, and therfore thow
24 shalt not eete a soule with flesh, but as
25 water thow shalt heeld vpon erthe, that
wel it be to thee, and to thi sones after
thee, whanne thow dost that plesith" in
20 the si3t of the Lord. And that thow
auowist and halowist to the Lord, thow
shalt take, and come to the place that
27 the Lord chesith, and offre thin offryngis,
flesh and blood, vpon the auter of the
Lord thi God ; the blood of the oostis
thou shalt heelde in the auter, and flesh
28 thi silf shalt eete. Kepe wel and here
alle thingis that I comaunde to thee, that
it wel be to thee, and to thi sones after
thee, into with outen eende, whanne thow
dost that is good and plesaunt in the si3t
2!) of the Lord thi God. Whanne the Lord
thi God scaterreth before thi face the
gentilis, to the whiche to be weeklid0
thou shalt goon yn, and weelde hem, and
so dwelle in the loond of hem, be war that
thow folwe not hem, after that the com-
ynge yn thei weren vnder turned, and
seche the cerymoyns of hem, seiynge, As
these gentils heryden her goddis, so and
forth thin bond. Be thou war lest thou i;t
forsake the dekene in al tyme, 'in which?
thou lyuest in erthe. Whanne thi Lord 20
Godz hath alargid thi termes, as he spak
to thee, and thou wolt etc fleischis a,
whicheb thi soule desirith, forsothe0 if 21
the place isd fer, which6 thi Lord God
cheesf, that his name be there, thou schalt
sle of thin oxun, and scheeps, whiche thou
hast, as vthe Lordh comaundide to thee ;
and thou schalt etc' in thi citees as it
plesith thee. As a capret and hertk is1 22
etun, so thou schalt ete tho; bothe a cleene
man and vncleene1" schulen ete therof in
comyn. Oneli eschewe thou this, that 23
thou ete not blood ; for the blood 'of tho
beestis" is for the0 lijf, and therfor thou
owist not eteP the lijfi with fleischisr, but 24
thou schalt schede8 as watir *the blood*
onu the erthe, that it be wel to thee, and 25
to thi sones after thee, whanne thou hast
do that, that plesith in the si3t of the
Lord. Sotheli thou schalt take that that2c
thou 'auowidist, and halewidistv to the
Lord, and thou schalt come to the place
whichw the Lord chees ; and thou schalt 27
offre* thin offryngis, fleischisv, and blood,
onz the auter of thi Lord God ; thou
schalt schede a in the auter the blood of
sacrifices11 ; forsothe0 thou schalt ete the
fleischisd. Kepe thou and here6 alle thingis 28
whiche Y comaunde to thee, that it be wel
to thee, and to thi sones after thee, with
outen ende, whanne thou hast do that,
that is good and plesauntf in the si3t of
thi Lord God. Whanne thi Lord God 29
hath distryed bifor thi face folkis, to
whiche thou schalt entre to^ weldeh, and
thou1 hast weldid tho folkis, and hast
dwellid in 'the lond of hemk, be thou so
war lest thou sue hem, aftir that thei ben
distried, whanne thou entrist, and thou
kk Om. c. 1 thi D. m that c. n plese CE. ° to weeldid A.
y that i. z Om. K. a fleishe is. b that i. c That is. d be is. e that is. f hath chosen is. g of
thi scheep is. h he i. ' ete thees is. k an hert is. 1 Om. B. m an vnclene is. n Om. i. of
beestis KO sec. m. QHSTWX. ° her is. P to ete is. Q blood i. blood of a beest s. r the fleishe i. the
tleishe therof s. s heelde it out i. schede out s. * Om. i. u vpon is. v hast auowid and halewid is.
w that is. * offre there is. y and fleischis A pr. m, EFLOPQRTWX. and fleishe is. z vpon is. a heelde i.
k the sacrifices is. c but is. d fleishe i. fleishe of hem s. e here thou is. f plesinge is. S and is.
h welde hem s. i whanne thou is. k her lond is.
•
XII. 3' — XIII. 6.
DEUTERONOMY.
499
si Y shal hery. Thow shalt not do lijk
maner to the Lord thi God ; forsothe alle
abhomynaciouns that the Lord contrari-
eth theiP han doon to her goddis, of-
frynge sones, and dow3tris, and bren-
32nynge with the fier. What I comaunde
to thee, that thow oonly do to the Lord,
ne adde thow eny thing, ne lasse.
CAP. XIII.
1 If there rise in the myddil of thee a
prophete, othere eny man seith hym silf
to haue seen a sweuen, and he seith be-
2 fore a tokne and wondre, and comith that
he spak, and seith to thee, Goo we, and
folwe we alien goddis, that thow vn-
aknowist, and serue we to hem, thow shalt
not here the wordis of this prophete and
dremer; for the Lord 30111-6 God temptith
3ow, that vit be maad opyni whether 36
louen hym or notr, in al 3oure herte, and
4 in al 3oure soule. The Lord 3oure God
folowe 36, and hym drede 36 ; the heestis
of hym kepith, and herith the voyce of
hym ; to hym 36 shulen serue, and to
:>hyin 36 shulen drawe to. Forsothe that
prophete or feyner of sweuens shal be
slayn ; for .he hath spoken that he turne
3ow awey fro the Lord 3oure God, that
hath lad 3ow out of the looiid of Egipte,
and hath raunsomed 3ow fro the hows of
seruage, that he make thee to erre fro
the weye that the Lord thi God hath co-
maundid to thee ; and thow shalt doo
<; awey yuel fro the myddil of thee. If thi
brother, the sone of thi moder, wol meue
thee, or thi sone, or thi doi^ter, other5
wijf that is in thi bosome, other1 freende
that thow louest as thi soule, pryueli sei-
ynge, Goo we, andu serue we to alien
seke vthe cerymonyes of hem1, and seie,
As these folkis worschipyden her goddis,
so and Y schal worschipe1". Thou schalt si
not do in lijk manere to thi Lord God; for
thei diden to her goddis alle abhomyna-
ciouns" whiche the Lord wlatith, and of-
friden" her sones and dou3trisP, and bren-
teni with fier. Do thou to the Lord this 32
thing oneli whichr Y comaunde to thee,
riethir adde thous ony thing, nether abate*.
CAP. XIII.
If a prophete risith in the myddis of i
thee, ethir he that seith hym silf to haue
seyn a dreem, and he biforseith a signe"
and a wondur to comyngev aftirw, and 2
this" that he spak? bifallith, andz he seith
to thee, Go we, and suea alien goddis,
whiche thou knowist not, and serue we .
hem, thou schalt not here the wordis of 3
that prophete, ether qfdremereb; for 3oure
Lord God assaieth 3ouf, that he wite|
opynli whether 36 louen hym ether nayc,
in al 3oure herte, and in al 3oure soule.
Sue 36 3oure Lordd, and vdrede 3ee hym ; 4
kepe 36 his comaundementisf, and here 36
vthe vois of hym&; 36 schulen serue hym,
and 36 schulen cleueh to hym. For- 5
sothe1 thilke prophete, ether thek feynere
of dremes, schal be slayn ||; for he spak
that he schulde1 turne 3ou awei fro 3oure
Lord God, that ladde 3ou out of the lond
of Egipt, and a3enbou3te 3ou fro the hous
of seruage, that ^thilke prophete schulde1"
make thee to erre fro the weie which" thi
Lord God comaundide to thee ; and0 thou
schalt do awey yuel fro the myddis of
thee. If thi brothir, the sone of thi mo- 6
dir, ether thi? sone, ethiri thir dorter,
ether the wijf which8 is in thi bosum,
ethir thi freend whom thou louest as thi
soule*, wole counsele thee, and seith" pri-
f osateth ;ou,
that is, suffrith
siche thingis to
lie doon, that
je be preued. c.
I that he wife,
that is, that he
make to be
knowun of
othere men, for
he takith not
of newe the
knowing of ony
thing, but he
knewe alle
thingis fro with
out bigynnyng,
and in this
maner God
spekith in xxij.
c°. of Genesis,
Now Y haue
knowe that
thou dredist
the Lord, that
is, Y haue made
knownn, for hi
the offring of
Isaac the obe-
dience of A-
braham was
knowun to
men, and was
put to hem in-
to ensaumple.
Lire here. c.
|| schal be slayn
without mersy,
while he is cou-
uyct bi wit-
nessis ether
knoulechith.
Lire here. c.
P that ABDFH. 1 opynly he knowe E pr. m. T noon DE. nai c. s or c. * or CD. u that CE pr.m.
1 her cerymonyes is. m worschipe hem s. n the abhomynaciouns is. ° thei offriden is. P her douj-
tris is. 1 thei brenten hem is. r that is. s thou to s. * lasse i. u tokne s. v come is. w long
iiftir A pr. m. BCKFM pr. m. p. * this thing is. y seide is. z herfore s marg. & sue we is. b a dre-
mere A pr. m. FX. that dremere K sec. in. s. c not i. d Lord God K. e dredith i. f heestis is. K his
vois is. h in Irene lone s marg. ' And is. k Om. is. J wolde i. m he is. n that is. ° and in killinge
<;f him is. P the is. 1 Om. i. r of thi is. s that is. 4 lijf i. u sei i. sei to thee s.
3 S 2
500
DEUTERONOMY.
XIII. 7 — 18.
goddis, vthe whichev vnknowist thow, and
7thi fadres, of alle gentilis in enuyrown,
that biside or ferre ben, fro the bigyn-
s nynge vnto endyngew of the loond, assent
thou not tohym,ne hyreww,ne spare to hym
thin eye, that thow haue mercy, and hide
flhyrn, but anoon thow shalt sle hym. Be
first thin hoond vpon hym, and after thee
10 al the puple put on hoond. He shal be
clepid the throwim down with stonus ;
for he wold drawe thee awey fro the
Lord thi God, that ladde thee out of the
loond of Egipte, fro the hows of seruage,
1 1 that al Irael herynge drede, and no more
12 do eny thing lijk of this thing. If thow
here in oon of thi citees, that the Lord
thi God shal 3yue to thee to dwelle", sum
13 men seiynge, The sones of Belial ben
goon out fro the myddil of thee, and ban
take awey the dwellers of thi citee, and
seiden, Goo we, and serue we to alyen
14 goddis, the whiche 36 knowen not, seche
wisely and bisily, the sooth of the thing
ful lokid ; if thow fynde it to be certeyn
that is seid, and this abomynacioun in
lodede fulfillid, anoon thou shalt smyte the
dwellers of that citee in the mouth of
the^ swerd, and do it awey, and alle
thingis that in it ben, vnto the beestis.
ifiAnd what euere thing were of purte-
naunce, thow shalt gedre in the myddil
of the stretis of it, and with that citee
thow shalt brenne vp, so that alle thingis
thow waaste to the Lord thi God, and
there be an euere lastynge sepulcre ; it
17 shal be bild no more. And there shal not
cleue of that cursid heed eny thing in
thin hoond, that the Lord turne awey
fro the wraththe of his wodenes, and
haue mercy of thee, and multiplye thae,
is as he swore to thi faders. Whanne thow
herist the voyce of the Lord thi God,
ueli, Go we and serue alien goddis, whiche
thou knowist not, and thi fadrisv, of alle;
the folkis %in cumpasw, that ben ni} ether
fer, fro the bigynnyng 'til tox the ende of
the lond-v, assente thou not to hym7; nether 8
here thoua, nether thin i3enb spare hym,
that thou haue mercyc, and hide hym, butu
anoon thou schalt sle hymt. Thin bond be t «'«>«« thou
, . . , , schalt sle him,
fyrst ond him and aftir thee al the puple whanne he »
putte to hond. He schal be oppresside 10 /,*
with stoonus, arid xschal bef slayn ; for he
wolde drawe thee awei fro thi Lord God,
that ledde thee out of the lond of Egipt,
fro the hous of seruage, that al Israel 11
heres and drede, and do no more ony thing
lijk this thing. If thou herist ony men 12
seiynge in oon of thi citees, whiche11 thi
Lord God schal 3yue to' thee to enhabitek,
The sones of Belial 3eden out fro the is
myddis of thee, and turneden awei the
dwelleris of the citee, and seiden1, Go we,
and seruem alien goddis whiche 36 knowen"
not, enquere thou bisili, and whanne the 14
treuthe of the thing is biholdun diligentli,
if thou fyndist that this thing is certeyn,
which0 is seid, and? that this abhomina-
cioun is doon in werki, anoon thou schalt 15
smyte the dwelleris of that citee bir the
scharpnesse of swerd, and thou schalt vdo
it awey8, and alle thingis that ben ther
ynne, vtil to1 beestis. Also what euer thing ic
of purtenaunce of houshold is", thou schalt
gaderev in thew myddis of thex stretis
therof, and thou schalt brenne^ with that
citee, so that thou waste alle thingis toz
thi Lord Goda, and itb bec a biriel euer-
lastynge; itd schal no more be bildid. Andi7
no thing of that cursyng schal cleue6 in
thin hond, that the Lord be turned awei
fro the yref of his strong veniaunce, and
haue mercy on? thee, and multiplie thee,
as he swoorh to thi fadris. Whanne thou is
v that c. w the ende c. the endynge E. ww hir A. x dwellynge E pr. m. y Om. c.
* knowen not s marg. w aboute I. x vnto is. y knorven these goddis s marg. z hym thai thus coun-
seilith thee s. a thou him is. & ije BCS sec. m. DIMORTW. c mercy of him s. d vpon is. e throwen
doun is. f Om. is. g here this s. h that is. i Om. i. k dwelle ynne is. l thei seiden is. m serue
we A pr. m. is. n knevven CM. ° that is. POm. s. ideedeis. rwith i. s fordo that citee i. do that citee
awey s. ' vnto the is. u isfounden there is. v gadere it togidre is. w Om. is. x Om. B. Y brenne
it is. z bifore i. bi ORSTWX. a Jj bidding of thi Lord God s marg. b Om. 10 sec. m. QRST. c be
there DIKOQRSTX. d that citee s. e dwelle is. f wraththe is. S vpon is. h trewli bihotynge 8 marg.
XIV. I — 13.
DEUTERONOMY.
501
thow shalt kepe alle the heestis of hym
that I comaunde to thee to day, that thow
doo that is plesaunt in the si3t of the
Lord thi God.
CAP. XIV.
\ Sones be 36 of the Lord 3our God ; 36
shulen not kut, ne make ballidnes, vpon
2 the deed, for 'a puple holi thow art2 to
the Lord thi God, and thee hath chosun
that thow be to hym into a special pu-
ple, of alle gentilis that ben vpon erthe.
4 Ne eete 36 thingis that ben vnclene. This
is the beest that 36 owen to eete ; oxe,
aand sheep, and she geet, hert, capret,
bugle, 'tragelaphum, that is, a beest in
part lijk an hert, and in part lijk a goota,
phigargb, origen, camelion,'that is, a beest
lijk a camele in the heed, in the bodi to
a paard, and in the nek to an horse, in
the feet to a buglec, and pardelun, 'that
o is, a litil pardc. Al beest that in two
partis deuydith the clee, and chewith
7 code, 36 shulen eete. And of thes that
chewen code, and dyuyden not clee, thes
36 shulen not eete; chameyl, haare, yr-
chun, for thei chowen code, and deuyden
not the clee, thei shulen be vnclene to
a 3ow ; a suwe forsothe, for she deuydith
the clee, and chewith no code, she shal
be vnclene ; the flesh of hem 36 shulen
not ete, and the careyns 36 shulen not
!<towche. Thes thingis 36 shulen eete, of
alle thingis that dwellen in watris ; tho
10 that han fynnys and scalis eete 36 ; tho
that with outen fynnys and scales ben,
11 eete 36 not, for thei ben vnclene. Alle
laclene briddis eete 36 ; vnclene eete 36 not,
that is, egle, and griffun, and a merlizon,
is and yron, 'that is, a whyte foul, lasse
than a grijp, and of his kyndec, and
to-reende 3011. c.
hast herd the vois of thi Lord God, thou
schalt kepe alle hise' heestis whiche Y
comaunde tok thee to day, that thou do
that1 that is plesaunt1" in the si3t of thi
Lord God.
CAP. XIV.
Be 36 the sones of 30111-6 Lord God ; 36 i
schulen not kitte 3011"}", nether 35 schulen t *»'«« 3««, >»
make ballidnesse, on" a deed man, for0 thou 2 ;(! Mtafen not
art an hooli puple to thi Lord God, and
he chees thee that thou be to hym in to
a special puple, of alle folkis? that ben oni
erthe. Ete 36 not tho thingis that ben :t
vncleene. This is a beeste which1" 30 schu-4
len ete; an oxe, and a scheep, and a goet,
an8 hert, a capret, a* 'wielde oxeu, trege-r.
lafun, ^that is, a beeste in parti lijk '# buk
of geef, and in parti liik an fieri*, a
figarde, an ostrich, a carnelioun, ^that is,
a beeste lijk in the heed to a camel, and
hath* white spottis in the bodi as a parde,
and V* lijk an hors in the necJcey, and
in2 the feet is* lijcb a^wilde oxec, and a
parded. 3e schulen ete ech beeste thati;
departith the clee 'in toe twei partis, and
chewith codef. Sotheli&3e schulen not etc;
these beestis, of these1' that chewen code',
and departenk not the1 clee ; a camel, an
hare, and™ a cirogrille, *that is, a beeste
ful of prickis, and11 is more than an °
irchoun?; for thoi chewen code1", and5 de-
parten not the clee, tho1 schulen be vn-
cleene to 3ou ; also a swyn, for it de-«
partith the clee, and chewith not code11,
schal be vncleene ; 36 schulen not ete the
fleischisv of thow, and 36 schulen not touche
thex deed bodies?. 3e schulen ete theses
thingis, of alle that dwellen in watris ; ete
36 tho thingis that han fynnes and scalis ;
ete 36 not tho thingis2 that ben with out 10
fynnes and scalis, for tho ben vncleene.
phigars A. cOm. E pr. m.
z the peple is holy E pr.m. agoot hert E pr. m. sed suppl. sec.m. in marg.
ted suppl. sec. m. in marg.
' Om. plures. the GIS. k Om. GIQT pr. m. l that thing is. m plesinge is. n vpon is. ° for, Israel s.
P the folkis is. 1 vpon is. r that is. 8 and an G. * and a CKOSX. u bugle is. v a geet buk s.
<w The whole gloss omitted in I. x it hath s. 7 it hath a necke lijk a hors s. z Om. s. a ben s.
b Om. o. c bugle s. %d The whole of this gloss and three words following omitted in i. e in s. { the
code is. quide ELP passim. g and is. b hem is. ' the code i. k departith B. ! Om. KX. m Om. is.
11 and it s. ° Om. ELP. 'pThe whole gloss om. in i. <l thees is. r the code i. 8 and thei s. * thei is.
u the code is. v fleishe is. w hem is. * here is. y bodies of tho ELP. z Om. i.
502
DEUTERONOMY.
XIV. 14 — 27.
ugryip, and kyte, aftir his kynde, and al
io thing of crowe kynde, and ostrichd, and
ny3t foul, and a koote, and an hawke,
ic after his kynde, a gerfawkon, and a swan,
and ane ybynf, 'that is a foule of Nyle
flood, that puttynge his bille into his ers,
i7purgith hym selfff, and a dyuedap, a
ispellican, and a ny3t crowe, a cormeraunt,
and a jay, eche in his kynde, and a lap-
iy wynk, and a reremos. And al that crep-
ith, and& hath fynnes, shal be vnclene, and
20 not ben eten. Alle that is clene, eete }e ;
21 al that is fain with deeth, eete 36 not of
it. To the pilgryme that is with ynne
the 3atis 3if that he eete, or sel to hym,
for thow art an hooli puple of the Lord
thi God. Thow shalt not seethe the
22kidde in the mylk of his moder. The
tenthe paart thow shalt seuer fro alle the
fruytis that growen in thi lond, bi eche
23 3eer ; and thow shalt eete in the si3t of
the Lord thi God, in the place that he
chees, that in it the name of hym be in-
wardli clepid, the dyme of thi whete, of
wyn, and oyle ; and the first gotun of
droues, and of thi sheep thow shalt offre,
that thow lerne to drede the Lord thi
•-M God, in al tyme. Forsothe whanne lenger
were the weye, and the place that the
Lord thi God chees, and hath blessid to
thee, ne thow mayst not to hym alle thes
2.-i thingis brynge, thow shalt selle alle, and
into priys turne, and thow shalt here in
thin hoond, and go to the place that the
20 Lord thi God chesith ; and thow shalt
biggest of the same money what euere
thing to the plese, otherh of droues, orhh
of sheep ; forsothe wyn, and sidre, and al
that desyrith thi soule ; and1 thow shalt
eete before the Lord thi God, and shal
•27 eete, thow, and thin hows, and the Le-
uyte that is with ynne thi 3atis ; be war
Etc 36 alle clene briddis ; ete 36 not vn- \\
cleene briddis, that is, an egle, and a
gripe, and ana aliete, ixoiP^that is, a whijtw
brid lesse than a vulturc, and isA of the
^kynde of vultris*, andf a vultur£, and a
kite bi his kynde, and al thing of rauenys u
kynde, and a strucioun, and a ny3t crowe, 15
and a lare, and an hauk bi his kynde, ah ic
fawcun, and1 a swan, and a siconye, and 17
a dippere, a pursirioun, and a reremous,
a cormeraunt, and a caladrie, allek in her is
kynde ; also a lapwynke and a backe. And 10
al thing that crepith, and hath fynnes,
schal be vncleene, and schal not be etun.
Ete 36 al thing that is cleene ; sotheli1!"
what euer thing is deed bi it silf, ete 36
not therof. 3yue thoum to the pilgrym
which" is with ynne thi 3atis, that he ete,
ether sille thou° to hym, for thou art the?
hooli puple of thi Lord God. Thou schalt
not sethe a kyde in vthe mylk of his mo-
diri. Thou schalt departe the tenthe part 22
of alle thi fruytis that comen forth in the
lond bi ech 3eer ; andr thou schal ete in 23
the si3t of thi Lord God, in the place
which5 he chees, that his name be clepid
therynne ; thou schalt offre the tithe of
thi wheete, wyn*, and oile, and the firste
gendryd thingis of thi droues, and scheep",
that thou lerne to drede thi Lord God in
al tyme. Sotheliv whanne the wei is len-24
gere, and the place which" thi Lord God
chees is fer, and he hath blessid x thee,
and thou maist not bere>' alle these thingis
to that place, thou schalt sille alle thingis*, 25
and schalt a turne b in to prijs, and thou
schalt berec in thin bond, and thou schalt
go to the place which d thi Lord God
chees; and thou schalt bie of the same 20
money what euer thing plesith to thee,
ethir of droues, ether of scheep ; also thou
schalt bie wyn, and sidur, and al thing6
d strucion E pr. m. e Om. BCDEFH. f foule that eteth froggys and eddrys E pr. m. f{ Om. E pr. m.
suppl. sec. m. in marg. S an A. SS bie c. h or c. hh Om. c. ' other c.
a Om. co. b an ixon is. c grip s. d it is s. e gryp kynde s. The whole gloss omitted in i.
f Om. is. S gTP s- h and a KO pr. m. x. ' Om. F. k alle these s. 1 but is. m thou mete is.
n that is. ° thou mete is. P an is. 1 his modir mylke is. r Om. s. s that i. * of wyn is. u of thi
scheep is. v But is. w that is. x blessid or encreesid s. or encresid i marg. 7 brynge is. z thees
thingis is. a thou schalt is. b turne tho i. turne hem KS. c bere hem is. d that is. e thingis s.
XIV. 28 — XV. 7-
DEUTERONOMY.
503
that thow forsake not him, for he hath
28 noon other paart in thi possessioun. The
thridde 3eer thow shalt seuer an other
dyme of alle thingis that growen to thee
that tyme, and put vp with ynne the
29jatis. And the Leuyte shal come, that
hath noon other paart ne possessioun
with thee, and thej pilgryme, and fader-
les child, and wedowe, that with ynne
thi 3atis ben ; and thei shulen eete, and
be fulfillid, that the Lord thi God blesse
to thee, in alle the werkis of thin hoondes
that thou shalt doo.
CAP. XV.
1 The seuenthe 3eer thow shalt doo re-
2 myssyoun, that in this ordre shal be ha-
lowid. To whom is owedk eny thing, of
freend, or nei3bore, and his brother, he
shal not inowe a3en aske it, for 3eer of
sremyssioun of the Lord it is. Of pil-
grime and comlyng thow shalt aske ;
thow shalt not haue power of a3en ask-
4 ynge the citeseyn and ny^1 kyn ; and
algatis nedi and begger there shal not be
among 3ow, that the Lord thi God blesse
to thee, in the loond that the Lord is to
stake to thee in to possessioun. If neuer-
thelaterm thou here the voyce of the Lord
thi God, and kepist alle thingis that he
comaundith, and that I to day comaunde
to thee, he shal blesse to thee, as he hath
cbihoot. Thow shalt leen vndur wed to
many folk of kynde, and thi silf shalt
borowe of no man; thow shalt haue lord-
ship vpon manye naciouns, and no man
7 shal haue lordship vpon" thee. If oon
that thi soulef desirith ; and thou schalt
ete# bifor thi Lord God, and thou schalt
make feesteh, thou, and thin hows', and 27
the dekene whichk is with ynne thi 3atis;
be thou war lest thou forsake hym1, for
he hath not other part in possessioun™.
In the thridde 3eer thou schalt departe2«
another dymen of alle thingis that growen
to thee in that 3eer, and thou schalt kepe°
with ynne thi 3atis. And the dekene schalt
come, whychi' hath noon other part ne-
theri possessioun with thee, and the pil-
grym, and ther fadirles, ether8 modirles
child, and widue1, that ben with ynne thi
3atis, ^schulen comeu, and schulenv ete, and
be fillidw, that thi Lord God blesse thee,
in" alle werkis^ of thin hondis whichez
thou schalt do.
CAP. XV.
In the seuenthe 3eer thou schalt make i
remyssioun", that schal be fillidb bi this 2
ordre. To whom ony thing is xdettid, ethir
owidc of his freend, ether nei3bore, and
brother, he schal not mowe axed, for it is
the 3eer of remyssioun6 of the Lord. Thou a
schalt axef of a pilgrymf and comelyngS;
thou hast noth power to axe1 of a citeseyn
and nei3borek ; and outerli a nedi man and 4
begger1 schal not be among 3ou, that thi
Lord God blesse thee, in the111 lond which"
he schal 3yue to thee in to the0 posses-
sioun. If netheles thou schalt? here the">
vois of thi Lord God, and schalt kepe
alle thingis whiche he comaundide'i, and
whicher Y comaunde8 to dai to thee, he
schal blesse thee, as he bih^te*. Thou 6
schalt leene to many folkis j, and thou
schalt not take borewyng of ony man ;
thou schalt be lord of ful many naciouns,
and no man schal be lord of thee. If oon 7
of thi britheren that dwellen11 with ynne
t ofapilyrym,
in Etireu it is,
of a straungere ;
a straungere is
lie, that is not
of the feith of
Jewis. Life
here. c.
% leeite to ninny
folkis, in Ehreu
it is, thou schalt
take weddis of
many folkis.
Lire here. c.
J Om. E pr. in. k aqt c. 1 thi nyj A sec. m. m nerthelater E. n of BCDEFII.
f lijf i. 8 ete thees is. h a feeste is. ' meynee is. k that is. 1 the dekenes is. m thi posses-
sioun EFIKLOPSX. " tithe is. ° kepe it is. P that is. q ne is. r Om. plures. * and DG. * the
widue BIS. u Om. plures. v thei schulen is. w fulfillid IKS. * and s. y the werkis isx sec. m.
z that i. a relesyng i. a relesinge or foryuenesse s. b fulfillid is. c owid is. d axe it i. axe that s.
e forjiuenesse is. f axe it i. axe dette s. g of a comelyng is. h no is. » axe it is. k of a neij-
bore is. 1 a begger is. m thi i. « that is. ° Om. FIKLS. P wilt i. 1 hath comaundid is. ' the
whiche i. s comaundide A. pr. m. F. * hath bihi^t is. u dwellith is.
504
DEUTERONOMY.
XV. 8 — 17.
of thi bretheren, that dwellith with ynne
the 3atis of thi citee, in the loond that
the Lord thi God is to 3yue to thee, to
pouerte come, thow shalt not a3en hard
s thin herte, ne withdrawe the hoond, but
opyn it to the pore, and thow shalt 3yue
!) loon0 that thow seest hym to nede. Be
war lest perauenture vndur crepe to thee
a wickidP thou3t, and seye in thin herte,
The seuenthe 3eer of remyssioun nei3eth ;
and thow turne awey thin eyen fro thi
pore brother, not wilnynge^ to leene hym,
that he askith to borwe ; lest he crye
a3ens thee to the Lord, and it be maad
10 to thee into synne. But thow shalt 3yue
to hym, and thow shalt not doo eny thing
fellich in his nedis to be releued, that the
Lord thi God blesse to thee in al tyme,
and in alle thingis to whiche thow puttist
11 hoond. There shulen not faile pore men
in the loond of thi dwellynge ; therfor I
comaunde to thee that thow opyn the
hoond tor thi8 nedi brother, and pore,
that in the loond dwellith with thee.
i2\Vhanne to thee were sold thin Ebrewe
brother, or Ebrewe womman, and sixe
3eer serue to thee, in the seuenthe 3eer
isthou shalt leeue hym free. And whom
with freedam thow 3yuest, thou shalt not
Hsuffre to goon awey voyd; but thow shalt
3yue weyfode of the flockis, and of the
flore, and of* thi presse, in the" which
the Lord thi God hath blessid to thee.
15 And haue mynde that thi self seruedist
in the loond of Egipte, and the Lord thi
God hath delyuered thee, and therfor I
ifinow comaunde to thee. Forsothe if he
seith, Y wole not goo out, for thi that he
loueth thee, and thin hows, and wel felith
17 hym silf to be anentis thee, thow shalt
take 'a nalv, and thril his eer in the 3ate
the 3atis of thi citee, in the lond whichv
thi Lord God schal 3yue to thee, cometh
to pouert, thou schalt not make hard thin
herte, nether thou schalt 'drawe to gyderew
thex hond, but thou schalt opene it to the R
pore man, and thou schalt '3yue loone to
which y thou siest hym haue nedez. Be»
thou war lest perauenture wickida thou3t
crepe b priueli to thee, and thou seie in
thin herte, The seuenthe 3eer of remys-
sioun6 nei3eth ; arid thou turne awey thed
i3en fro thi pore brother6, and thou nylef
3yue to hym the loone that he axith ; lest
he crie a3ens thee to the Lord, and it be
maad to thee in to synne^. But thou 10
schalt 3yue to hym, and thou schalt 'not
do ony thing falslyh in releuynge 'hise
nedis', that thi Lord God blesse thee in al
tyme, andk in1 alle thingis111 to whiche thou
schalt sette11 to hond0. Pore men schulen 11
not faile in the lond of 'thin habitaciounP;
therfor Y comaunde to thee, that thou
opene thei hond to thi brother nedi andr
pore, that lyuens with thee in the lond.
Whanne thi brothir an Ebrew man, ethir 12
an Ebrew womman, is seeld to thee, and
hath serued thee sixe1 3eer, in the seuenthe
3eer thou schalt delyuere hym fre. And ia
thou schalt not suffre hym go aweyu voide,
to whom thou hast 3yue fredom ; but thou 14
schalt 3yuev lijflode in the weye, of flockisw,
and of cornfloor", and of thi pressour, in
wbiche thi Lord God hath blessid thee.
Haue thou mynde that also thou seruedist 15
in the lond of Egipt, and thi> Lord God
delyurede thee/ et her made thee free1, and
therfor Y comaunde now to" theeb. For-ie
sothec if " 'the seruaunt& seithc, Y nylef go
out, for he loueth thee, and thin hows,
and feeliths that it is wel to hym ath thee,
thou schalt take 'a nal1, and thou schalt 17
0 hym the borwed thyng E pr. m.
u Om. c. T an hal E.
P wicke c. 1 willende c. willynge D. r of A. s the c. * in A.
v that is. w withdrawe is. x thin is. y leene him what so is. z nede to is. aa wickid is. * vnder
crepe is. c forjiuenesse is. d thin is. e lest in the I. jeer he axe for$euenesse of the dette s rnarg. f wilt
not i. nylte s. e that thou lente him not that that him nedid s marg. h no thing do disceyuahly I. do not
eny thing disceyuably s. i of hise nedynessis is. k Om. s. ' Om. o. m nedis and in alle thingis spr. m.
11 putte is. ° thin hond i. P thi dwelling is. 1 thi is. r Om. is. s liueth IK. * bi sixe A sec. m. BC.
11 awey/ro thee s. v jyue him i. jyue Mm or hir s. w thi flockis is. * thi cornfloor is. y the A.
z Om. ci. a Om. is. b to thinke her on s marg. c but is. d he i. e sey is. { wil not i. 8 he
feelith is. h anentis is. > an all K. an al ox.
XV. i8 — XVI. 3.
DEUTERONOMY.
505
of thin hows, and serue he to thee into
with outen eende ; and to the thral wom-
i« man lijk maner thou shalt doo. Thow
shalt not take awey fro hem thin eyen,
whanne thow leeuest hem fre, for after
the mede of the hired man bi sixe 3eer
he seruede to thee ; that the Lord thi
God blesse to thee, in alle the werkis that
19 thow doostvv. Of thi first goten, that ben
born in droues, and thi sheep, and what
euere thing is of maal kynde, thow shalt
halwe to the Lord thi God. Thou shalt
not worche in the first goten of oxe, ne
thou shalt shere the first goten of sheep.
20 In the si3t of the Lord thi God thow
shalt eete hem bi eche jeer, in the place
that the Lord hath chosen, thou, and
21 thin hows. Forsothe if it haue wemme,
or were crokid, or blynde, or in eny part
defourme, or feble, it shalt not be offerd
22 to the Lord thi God ; but with ynne the
3atis of thi cytee thow shalt eete it, as
wel clene as vnclene, lijk maner thei
•23shulen eete hem, as capret and hert. This
onely thow shalt kepe wel, that the blood
of hern thou eete not, but held thou out
into the erthe as water.
CAP. XVI.
i Kepe wel the monthe of thew newe
fruytis, and of the first veer tyme, that
thou doo pask to the Lord thi God ; for
in this monthe the Lord thi God ladde
•2 thee out of Egipt bi nyjt. And thou shalt
offre paske to the Lord thi God, of sheep,
or* of oxen, in the place that the Lord
thi God chees, that the name of hym
sdwelle there. Thou shalt not eete in it
sowred breed ; seuen days thou shalt eete
with outen sourdow3, breed of greet tra-
peersek his eere in the 3ateJ of thin hous,
and he schal serue thee til in to the
world01, ^that is til to the iubilee, ethir
jiftithe $eern ; also thou schalt do in lijk
maner to the0 handmayde. Thou schalt i«
not turne awei fro hem thin i3enP, wbanne
thou schalt delyure hem fre, for bi the
hire of an hirid man thei serueden thee bi
sixe 3eer ; that thi Lord God blesse thee,
in alle the werkis whiche thou doist. Of 19
the first gendrid thingis that ben borun in
thi droues, and scheep % what euer is of
male kynde, thou schalt halewer to thi
Lord God. Thou schalt not worche ins
the firste gendrid thing 'of oxe1, and thou
schalt not clippe11 thev firste gendrid thinges
of scheep. Thou schalt ete thow bi alle 20
3eeris in the si3t of thi Lord God, thoux,
and thin hows^, in the place 'which the2
Lord chees. Sotheli* if it hathb a wern,2i
ethir is crokid, ethir isc blynd, ethir is
foul, ethir feble in ony part, it schal not
be offrid to thi Lord God ; but thou schalt 22
ete it with ynne the 3atis of thi citee, bothe
a cleene man and vncleened schulen ete
thoe in lijk maner, as af capret and ans
hert. Onely thou schalt kepe thish, that2:t
thou ete not the blood of tho, but schede1
out as watir in to erthek.
CAP. XVI.
Kepe thou the monethe of newe fruytis, i
and of the bigynnyng of somer, that thou
make pask to thi Lord God ; for in this
monethe thi Lord God ledde thee out of
Egipt in the nyjt. And thou schalt offre 2
pask to thi Lord God, of scheep and of
oxun, in the place which1 thi Lord God
chees, that his name dwelle there. Thous
schalt not ete 'ther ynne"1 breed rdi3t with
sourdou3"; in seuene daies thou schalt
ete breed of affliccioun, with out sourdou3,
" deest A pr.m. w Om. BDEFH. * and BCDEFH.
k peerche i. l dore is. m word A. n Om. i. that is, iubilee ethir Jiftithe yer M. that is, to the 1. yer s.
0 an is. P ofmerci, good tville, and help s marg. 1 in thi scheep is. r halewe it is. 8 with i. * Om. s.
u schere i. v in the ELP. w thoo thingis is. * that thou i. y meynee is. z that thi is. a And is.
b haue is. c Om. is. <1 an vncleene is. e of tho is. f of a is. S of an is. h this thing is. * schede
it is. k the erthe IKS. ' that is. m in that place s. n maad sour i.
3 T
506
DEUTERONOMY.
xvi. 4 — 14.
ueyle, for in inward drede thou wentist
out of Egipt, for thou shuldist haue
mynde of the day of thi goynge out of
4 Egipt, alle the days of thi lijf. There
shal not apere sowred breed seuen days
in alle thi teermys, and there shal not
leeue of the flesh of it that is offerd the
5 euen, in the first day the morwen. Thou
shalt not mowe offre paske in eche of
thes thiy citees that the Lord thi God is
e to 3yue to thee, but in the place that the
Lord thi God chesith, that the name of
hym dwelle there ; thou shalt offre paske
the euen, at the sunne goynge down,
7 whanne thow wentist out of Egipt. Thou
shalt make it ynow3, and eete, in the place
that the Lord thi God chesith, and erly
rysyng thow shalt goo into thi taber-
snaclis. Sexe dayes thou shalt eete theerf
looues ; and in the seuenthe day, for it
is the quyletz of the Lord thi God, thou
s shalt not doo werk. Seuen wekiszz thou
shalt noumbre to thee, fro that day that
thou puttist thi kuttynge yren into the
10 corn ; and thou shalt halwe the feest day
of the seuen wekes to the Lord thi God,
a wilful offrynge of thin hoond, that thow
shalt offre after the blessynge of the Lord
11 thi God. And thou shalt eete before the
Lord thi God, thou, and thi sone, and thi
dou3tre, and thi seruaunt, and thin hand-
mayde, and Leuyte that is with ynne thi
3atis, and comlynge, and faderles child,
and wydowe, that dwellen with 3ow, in
place that the Lord thi God chesith, that
12 his name dwelle there. And thou shalt
record for seruaunt thou were in Egipt,
and kepen and doon that ben comaundid.
is And the solemptea of the tabernaclis thou
shalt halwe, bi seuen days, whanne thou
hast gedrid of the flore, and of the presse
H thi fruytis ; and shalt eete in thi feest
day, thou, and thi sone, and thib dorter,
and thi seruaunt, and handmayd, Leuyte
of thai, that is,
Of the iomt> of
for in drede thou 3edist outf of Egipt, -f- in drede t
that thou haue mynde of the dai of thi
goyng out of Egipt, in alle the daies of thi
lijf. No thing 'di3t with sourdou3° schal4 sedistout. c.
appere in alle thi termesP by seuene daies,
and of the fleischisi of thatj that is offrid
, . . .
HI the euentid, schal not dwelle in the
firste dai ;n the morewtid. Thou schalt 5
not mow offre pask in ech of thi citees
whiche thi Lord Godr schal 3yue to thee,
but in the place which8 thi Lord Godo
chees, that his name dwelle there; thou
schalt offre pask in the euentid, at the
goyng doun of the sunne, whanne thou
3edist out of Egipt. And thou schalt 7
sethe*, arid eteu, in the place whichv thiw
Lord God hath chose, and thou schalt rise
in the morewtid of the secunde* dai, and
thou schalt go in to thi tabernaclis. Bis
sixe daies thou schalt ete therf breed ; and
in the seuenthe dai, for it is the gaderyng
of thi Lord God||, thou schalt not do werk.
Thou schalt noumbre to thee seuene woukis, a °^y in°Etireii
fro that dai in which thou settidist a sikil I* is' the ^:
holdmg of thi
in to the corn ; and thou schalt halewe 10 Lord God' c-
the feeste^ dai of woukisz to thi Lord God,
a wilful offryng of thyn bond, which* thou
schalt offre by the blessing of thi Lord
God. And thou schalt ete bifore thi Lord 11
God, thou, and thi soneb, and thi dou3tir,
and thi seruaunt, and thin handmayde,
and the dekene which0 is with ynne thi
3atis, and thed comelynge, and thee fadir-
lesf ethir modirles child, and the widue,
that dwellen with 3ou, in the place 'which
this Lord God chees that his name dwelle
there. And thou schalt haue mynde for 12
thou were seruaunt in Egipt, and thou
schalt kepe and do tho thingis that ben
comaundid. And thou schalt halewe the 13
solempnytee of tabernaclis bi seuene daies,
whanne thou hast gaderid thi fruytis of
theh cornfloor, and pressour'. And thou u
schalt ete in thi feeste daik, thou, and thi
y Om. E pr.m. z quyet A. gedrynge c. zz werkes A. a solempnyte E. b Om. BCDEFH.
0 maad sour i. P coostis is. q fleishe is. r Om. K. s that is. * sethe thi offryng is. « ete it is.
T that is. w the KX. x seuenthe A. y firste is. z the woukis is. a that i. b sones s. c that is.
A thi GQ. e Om. plures. { fadirles chyld A. S that the is. h thi IK. > of the pressour is. k Om.plures.
XVI. 15 — XVII. 2.
DEUTERONOMY.
507
alsoc and comlynge, and faderlesse child,
and widew, that ben with ynne thi 3atis.
loSeuen days to the Lord thi God feestis
thou shalt halowe, in the places that the
Lord chesith ; and the Lord thi God shal
blesse to thee, in alle thi fruytis, and ind
al werk of thin hoondis, and thou shalt
Hi be in gladnes. Thre sithes ine the 3eer
shal apere echef thi maal child in the si3t
of the Lord thi God, in the place that
he chesith, in the solempnyte 'of therf
looues, ands the solempnyteh of wekis,
and in the solempnyte of tabernaclis. He
17 shal not apere before the Lord voyd ; but
echon1 shal offre, afterk that he hath, after
the blessynge of the Lord his God, that
18 he 3yueth to hym. Domesmen and may-
stris thow shalt ordeyn in alle thi 3atis,
that the Lord thi God shal 3yue to thee,
bi alle thi lynagis, that thei demen the
19 puple bi ri3t doom, ne into another paart
declinen. Thou shalt not accept persone,
ne 3iftis, for 3iftis blynden eyen of wise
men, and chaungen wordis of ri3twis
20 men. Ri3twisly that is ri3t thou shalt
pursue, that thou lyue, and weeld the
loond, that the Lord thi God shal 3yue
21 to thee. Thou shalt not plaunt1 a maw-
met wodem, and al tree biside the auter
22 of the Lord thi God ; ne thou shalt make
to thee and ordeyn ymage ; the whiche
thingis hatith the Lord thi God.
CAP. XVII.
1 Thow shalt not offre to the Lord thi
God ox, and sheep, in whom is wemme,
or eny thing of vice, for abhomynacioun
2 it is to the Lord thi God. And whanne
werenn founden anentis thee, with ynne
oon of thi 3atis, that the Lord thi God
shal 3yue to thee, man or womman, that
doth0 yuel in si3t of the Lord thi God,
maislris; this
word and is set
sone, and doi^tir1, and thi seruaunt™, and
handmayde", also the dekene, and come-
lyng°, and the fadirles ether modirles child,
and the widewe, that ben with ynne thi
3atis, ^schulen ete?. Bi seuene daies thou is
schalt halewe feestis to thi Lord God, in
the place whichi the Lord cheesr; and thi
Lord God schal blesse thee, in alle thi
fruytis, and in al the werk of thin hondis,
and thou schalt be in gladnesse. In thre ie
tymes bi the 3eer al thi male kynde schal
appere in the si3t of thi Lord, in the place
which8 he chees', in the solempnyte of therf
looues, and in the solempnyte of woukis,
and in the solempnyte of tabernaclis. A
man schal not appere voide bifor the
Lord ; but ech man schal offre vpeu thisv 17
that he hath, bi the blessyng of his Lord
God, whichw he 3af to 'that manx. Thou is
schalt ordeyne 'iugis, and maystrisf, in
alle thi 3atis| whiche thi Lord God schal
3yue to thee, bi ech of thi lynagis, that
thei deme the puple bi iust doom, and 10 pwen *? **
lernyd in the
boweJ" not in 'to thez tothera part for fa- iawis;inEbmi
uourb, ethir* yfte& *a$ens equetee. Thou
schalt not take persoonef nether 3iftis£, for
whi 3iftis blynden the i3en of wise men,
'and chaungen the wordis of iust menh.
Thou schalt pursue iustli that' that is iust, 20 perfonnen th
that thou lyue and welde the lond whichk iugis."^ °
thi Lord God schal 3yue to thee. TfcoftMjJSLS,,.
schalt not plaunte a wode, and ech tre bi the satis of each
r ' citee, netheles
the auter of thi Lord God ; nether thou 22 n°t '» each 3ate
schalt make to thee, and ordeyne an
ymage; whiche1 thingis thi Lord God
hatith. Thou schalt not offre to thi Lord1
God an oxe and a scheep in which is a
wem, ether ony thing of vice1", for it is
abhominacioun to thi Lord God.
CAP. XVII.
And whanne a man ether a womman, 2
that doon yuel in the si3te of thi Lord
it is, iugis and
exactours ; ex-
actours ben thei
that enqueren
the truthe bi
mesurable be-
tingis and tur-
mentis ; and
c forsothe E pr. m. d Om. E pr. m. e by BCDBFH. f al E pr. m. Sine. >h Om. E pr. m. > eche c.
k Om. E pr. m. ' sette E pr. m. m temple E pr. m. n thei E pr. m. ° don CDE.
1 thi doujtir isx pr. m. m man seruaunt is. n thin handmayde is. ° the comelyng is. P Om. DIKO
HST sec. m. wx. 1 that is. r hath chose I. s that is. * hath chose I. u after s. v that i. w that is.
x him is. 7 bowe thei i. z Om. AB. a oother i. tother wronge s. b drede 8. c ne s. ^for "yijle FKSX.
e Otii. is. f a persoone ix sec. m. eny persoone s. S jiftis cr$ens trervth s. h Om. s. ' that thing s.
k that is. ' the whiche i. m repreef is.
3x2
508
DEUTERONOMY.
XVII. 3 — 12.
3 and ouerpasse the couenaunt of hym, that
thei goon, and seruen to alien goddis, and
honoure hem, the sunne, and the mone,
and al the kny3thod of heuen, the whiche
4 thingis I comaundeP not ; and this were
told to thee, and herynge thou enserchist
bisilich, and fyndist it to be sooth, and
5 abhomynacioun is doon in Yrael ; thou
shalt lede out the man and womman, that
the moost yueli thing hanr doon, to the
3atis of thi cytee, and with stonus thei
fishulen be throwen doun. In mouthe of
two or three witnessis, shal perish he,
that shal be slayn ; no man be slayn, oon
7 a3ens hym seiynge witnesse. The hoond
of the witnessis first shal slee hym, and
the hoond of that8 other puple last shal
be put to, that thou doo awey yuel fro
K the myddil of thee. If hard and dowtous
anentis thee doom to be thow biholdist,
bitwix1 blood and blood, cause and cause,
lepre and not lepre, and of the domes
men with ynne thi 3atis thou seest the
word is to be varied ; aryse, and sty vp
to the place, that the Lord thi God hath
9 chosun ; and thow shalt come to the
preestis of Leuyte kynde, and to the
domysman that were that tyme ; and
thow shalt aske of hem, the whiche shu-
len shewe to thee the trewth of theu dom.
10 And thow shalt doo what euere thing
thei seyn, that ben before to the place
that the Lord hath chosun, and teche
11 thee after the lawe of hym; thou shalt
folowe the sentence of hem ; thou shalt
not bowe aside, to thev ri3t or to the left.
12 Who forsothe wexith prowd, not wil-
nyngew to obeishe to the maundement of
the preest, that that tyme serueth to the
Lord thi God, and to the doom of the
domysman, shal die that man ; and thow
shalt doo awey yuel fro the myddil of
God, ben foundun at" thee, with ynne
oon of thi 3atis whiche thi Lord God schal
3yue to thee, and thei breken the coue-
naunt of God, that thei go and serue alien 3
goddis, and worschipe hem, the sunne, and
moone0, and al the kny3thod of heuene,
whiche P thingisi Y comaundide not; arid 4
this is teld to thee, and thou herisf, and
'enquerist diligentli8, and fyndist' that it
is soth, and abhomynacioun11 is doon in
Israel; thou schalt lede out the man and 5
thev womman, that diden aw moost cursid
thing, to the 3atis of thyx citee, and thei
schulen be oppressid with stoonus. Hec
that schal be slayn, schal perische in the
mouth of tweyne, ethir of thre witnessis ;
no man be slayn, for o man seith wit-
nessyng a3ens hym. The bond of wit-;
nessis-v schal first sle hym, and thez last
honda of the tothirb puple schal be sentc,
that thou do awei yuel fro the myddis of
thee. If thou perseyuest, that hard and a
douteful doom is atd thee, bitwixe blood
and blood, cause and cause, lepre and not
lepre, and thou seest that the wordis of
iugis with ynne thi 3atis ben dyuersec;
rise thou, and stief to the place whichs thi
Lord God hath choose ; and thou schalt 9
come to the preestis of the kyn of Leuy,
and to the iuge whichs is in that tyme,
and thou schalt axe ofh hem, whiche1
schulen schewe to thee the treuthe of
doom. And thou schalt do, what euer 10
thing thei seienk, that ben souereyns in the
place which1 the Lord chees, and techen
thee bi the lawe of the Lord; thou schalt 11
sue the sentence of hem ; thou schalt not
bowem to the ri3t side, ether to the lefte.
Forsothe" that man schal die, which0 is 12
proud, and nyle? obeie to the comaunde-
menti of the preest, 'that mynystrith in
that tyme to thi Lord Godr, and to8 the
P comaundide CE. <I hydouse yuel BCDEFH.
u Oni. D. v Om. H. w willynge D passim.
r hath c. s the c. * bytwene BDEFH. betwee c.
n anentis i. ° the moone is. P the whiche i. 1 this thing is. r herist it is. s sechist bisili is.
4 thou fyndist is. u that abhomynacioun is. v Om. B. w that is. x the KX. >' the witnessis cios.
2 at the is. a the hond is. 1> other is. c put to is text, for to throne him doun with stones s marg.
d anentis is. e in her deming s marg. f go vp i. stie vp s. S that is. h Om. s. s the whiche i. k bi
trenie dome s marg. 1 that is. m bowe therfro is. n For is. ° that is. P wil not i. 1 heeste is.
r Om. is. s Om. o.
XVII. 13 — XVIII. i.
DEUTERONOMY.
509
is Irael ; and al the puple herynge shal
drede, that no man therafter inwardli
uboln with prijd. And whanne thow shalt
goo* ynto the loond, that the Lord thi
God shal 3yue to thee, and weeldist it,
and dwellist yn it, and seist, Y shal set
Vp on^ me a kyng, as han alle naciouns
15 bi enuyroun ; hym thow shalt set, whom
the Lord thi God chesith of the noumbre
of thi bretheren. Thow shalt not mowe
of other folk a man kyng make, that be
16 not thi brother. And whanne he were
ordeyned, he shal not multiplye to hym
horses2, ne lede a3en puple into Egipt,
bi noumbre of horsynge arered, namelich
sith the Lord hath comaundid to 3ow,
that no more bi the same weie 36 turnen
iya3en. He shal not haue many wyues,
that mysdrawen the soule of hym, ne of
iHsiluer nea of gold greet birthens. And
after that he sittithb in the dygnyte of
his rewme, he shal discriue to hym a
declaracioun of this lawe in a volym, tak-
yngec ad saumpler of the preestis of Le-
19 uyte lynage ; and he shal haue it with
hym, and he shal rede it alle the dais of
his lijf, that he knowe to drede the Lord
his God, and toe kepe the wordis and
cerymoyns of hym, that in the lawe ben
20 comaundid .; ne be arerydf the herte of
hym into prijd vpon his bretheren, ne
bowe he aside in to the ri3t paart or left,
that long tyme regne he, and his sones
vpon Yrael.
CAP. XVIII.
i Preestis and Leuytes, and alle that ben
of the same lynage, shulen not haue part
sentence of1 iugeu, andv thou schalt do
awei yuel fro the myddis of Israel ; and al 13
the puple schal herew, and drede", that no
man fro thennus forth bolne with pride.
Whanne thou hast entrid in to the lond, 14
whichy thi Lord God schal 3yue to thee,
JJ f thou schalt
and weldistz it, and dwellist therynne, and ordeyne him,
_r , . that is, in to
seist, Y schal ordeyne a kyng ona me, as the king ; this
alle naciouns'bi cumpasb han; thou schalt laj8"
ordeyne hymf , whomc thi Lord God ches-
ith of the noumbre of thi brethren. Thou
schalt not mow make kingd a man of an-
othir folk, which6 man* is not thi brother.
And whanne the king is ordeyned, he ie
schal not multiplie horsis to hym, nethir
he schal lede a3en the puple in to Egipt,
nethir he schal be reisids bi the noumbre
of kny3tis, moosth sithen the Lord co-
maundide to 3ou, that 36 turne no more
bi the same weie. The kyng schal 17
is of yel > if
this were an
heest,
Ded i
in this axing,
as it is seid in
j. book of
Kingis xij. c°.
Lire here. c.
J schal write,
that is, schal
make to be
writun. c.
haue with him ;
not haue ful1 many wyues, that drawen Ebrews seyen
his soulek 'to ouer myche fleischlynesse^, haveij.T
nether '/*<? schal hauem grete burthuns" of "
siluer and of gold. Forsothe0 after thati8hemy3teofte
rede there, and
he? hath setei in the troner of his rewme, another book to
be kept in the
hows of his tre-
sour, as a most
preciouse thing:
the king schal
not haue grete
he schal writej to himsilf the8 deuterono-
my* of this lawe in a Volym ether book",
and he schal take 'a saumplerv atw preestisx
of 'the kvn of Leuy-v; and he schal haue 19 charsis of »»-
uer and of gold,
it7- with hym||, and he schal rede it in alle that is to su-
the daies of his lijf, that he lerne to drede oneiy ttTthe*
his Lord God, and to kepe hise wordis "tati "Ind'to
and ceryrnonyesa, that ben comaundid in defence of his
* rewme : the
the lawe ; nether his herte be reisid in to 20 king schal not
pride onb hise brithren, nether bowe he in to him df to
to thec ri3t side, ether left side, that he
regne long tyme, he and hise sones ond
Israel.
CAP. XVIII.
Preestis and dekenes, and alle men that i
ben of the same lynage, schulen 'not haue6
his rewme.
Lire here. c.
* were E pr. m. y up A.
e Om. c. f rerid c.
z hors c. a and BCDH. b sytt BCEFH. c and takynge D. d the BCDEFH.
* of the isx sec. m. u iuge that serueth in that tyme to thi Lord God is. v Om. i. w here this i.
here this thing s. * drede the Lord s. y that is. z thou weldist is. a vpon is. b aboute i.
c whanne 8. d the king is. e that is. f Om. plures. S in to pride or tiraunterie s marg. h namely is.
i Om. DE pr. m. GIKMORSTWX. k mynde is. 1 to lustus is. m Om. i. n weijtus is. ° For is. P Om. s.
1 siten s. r trone or scle s. s Om. DIS. * deuteronomy, that is, declaracioun is. u booke is. volym
ether a book DGQRT. v ensaumple A pr.m. saumpler i. the saumpler of it s. w of plures. * the prestis i.
y Leuy kyn is. z this saiimplere s. a his cerymonyes is. ^ vpon is. c Om. FX. "1 vpon is. e haue
no is.
510
DEUTERONOMY.
XVIII. 2 12.
and herytage with that other puple of
Yrael, for the sacrifices of the Lord, and
2 offryngis of hym thei shulen eete ; and
noon other thing thei shulen take of the
possessioun of her bretheren ; forsothe the
Lord he is the herytage of hem, as he
3 hath spoke to hem. This shal be the
doom of preestis of the puple, and of hem
that offren slayn offryngis; whether^ oxe,
or sheep thei offren, thei shulen 3yue
to the preest the shuldre, and the litil
4woombe, the first fruytis of whete, of
wyn, and of oile, and a paart of wollis
5 of sherynge'1 of sheep. Forsothe hym the
Lord thi God hath chosun, of alle thi
lynages, that he stoonde and serue to the
name of the Lord, he and his sones, into
e with outen ende. If a Leuyte goo out
fro oon of his citees of al Yrael, in the1
which he dwellith, and desyryngek a
7 place that the Lord chesith, 'wol comekk
he shal serue in the name of the Lord his
God, as alle his britheren Leuytis, that
shulen stoonde that tyme before the Lord.
s That same paart of meetis he1 shal take,
'the which1" and other ; out take that, that
in his" cytee of the fadre successyoun is
9 owed0 to hym. Whanne thow goost00 into
the loond that the Lord thi God shal
3yue to thee, be war that lest? thow wori
folowe the abhomynaciouns of thilkr gen-
10 tils ; ne be foundun in thee that go aboute
his sone, or his dorter, ledynge bi the
fier, other3 that askith4 dyuynours, that
he kepe sweuens and dyuynyngis ; ne be
11 ther cleperu of deuels, ne enchaunterv, ne
counseilw rerers of deed men, ne dyuyn-
ours, andx seche of the deed the treuth.
12 Forsothe alle thes thingis the Lord wlat-
part and eritage with the tother puple of
Israel, for thei schulen ete the sacrifices of
the Lord, and the offryngis of hym; and 2
thei schulen not take ony othir thing of
thef possessioun of her britheren ; for the
Lord hym silf is the£ 'eritage of hem1', as
he spak to hem. This schal be the doomf s -f that is, the
of preestis of the puple1, and of hem that
offren sacrifices ; whether 'thei offren k an
oxe, ether a scheep, thei schulen jyue to
the preest the schuldre, and the paunche,
the1 firste fruytis of wheete, andm of wyn, 4
and of oile, and a part of wollis of the"
scheryng of scheep. For thi Lord God chees0 5
hymP of alle thi lynagis, that he stonde
and mynystrei to 'the name of the Lord1",
he and hise sones, with outen ende. If a e
dekene goith out of oon of thi citees of al
Israel, in which he dwellith, 'and wole
come8 and desirith1 the place which" the
Lord chees v, he schal mynystrew in they
name of his Lord God as alle hise bri-
theren dekenesx, that? schulen stonde in
that tyme byfore the Lord. He7- schal s
take the same part of meetis, 'which and8
othere dekenes schulen take; outakun that
that is due to hym in his citee, bi 'succes-
sioun ethir eritage0 'of fadirc. Whanne 9.
thou hast entrid in to the lond whichd thi
Lord God schal 3yue to thee, be thou war
lest thou wole sue abhomynaciouns6 of tho
folkis ; noonf be foundun in thee£ thatio
clensith his sone, ether his dou3tir, 'and
ledith bih the' fier, ethir that axith ques-
tiounsk of dyuynouris™ 'that dyuynen"
aboute the auteris, and0 that taketh? hede
to dremesi and chiteryng1" of bryddis ; ne-
thir ony wicches be1, nethir anu enchaun-n
terev, *that is, that™ disseyueth mennus
S or E pr, m. h the sherynge CE. i Om. c. k desirith A. kk welcome A. l thei E pr. m. m that c.
n ther E pr. m. ° ajt c. °° geest A pr. m. P Om. E pr. m. 1 wol not E pr. m. r thoo c. s or c.
* be rered by E pr. m. u clepers AD. v enchaunters A sec. m. w counseil he CEFH. * that A.
f Om. is. K Om. cs. h her eritage s. ' temple i. k Om. M. ' and the is. m Om. plures. n Om. i.
0 hath chosun is. P thi prest s. 1 serue is. r thi Lordis name is. s Om. is. * he desirith is.
u that is. v chees and wole come thidir i. chees and wole come s. w serue is. * the dekenes i. and
dekenes KX. y don that is. z And he s. » that also i. that and s. b the suyng is. c of his fadris
successioun i. ofhisfadir eritage s. d that is. e the abhominaciouns is. f no man is. S of thi
lynage is marg. h that ledith bi ELP. ledynge hem aboute i. and ledith hem aboute bi s. > Om. KSX.
k demaundis is. l and ELP. m fals dyuynouris is. n dyuynynge is. ° and of hem s. P taken is.
<J dremeres i/, r to chiterynge BIS. s wicches R sec. m. witche amonge yni s. l ther be is. to be R sec. m.
u ony IMS. "» enchauntere or tregitour s. in ytu i. w Om. c.
XVIII. I'
DEUTERONOMY.
511
ith^, and for thes maner hidows synnes
he shal doo hem awey in thin entre.
)3 Thow shal be parfite and with outen
Hwemme, with the Lord thi God. Thes
gen tils, whos Ioond3e shulen weeld,bryddz
coniurers and dyuynours heren ; forsothe
thow of the Lord thi God otherweys art
la enfourmyda. A prophete of thi folk and
of thi britheren as me, the Lord thi God
shal arereb to thee, hym thow shalt here ;
16 as thow hast askid of the Lord thi God,
in Oreb, whanne the company was ge-
dryd, and thow seydest, I shal here na-
more the voyce of the Lord my God, and
thisc moost fier Y shal se namore, lest Y
17 dye. And the Lord seided to me, Wei
is alle thingis thei ban spoken. A prophet
Y shal rere to hem, fro the myddil of her
britheren, lijk thee ; and I shal put my
wordis in the mouth of hym, 'and he
shale speek to hem alle thingis that Y
i» comaunde f to hym. Forsothe who the
wordis of hym that spekith 'in my name&,
20 wol not here, Y veniesour shal be. For-
sothe a prophete that thur3 prijd bi
shrewid, wil speke in my name thingis
that Y comaundidh not hym for to seye,
other' of name of alyen goddis, he shal
21 be slayn. And if bi stille thou3t thow
answerst, What maner may I vndurstonde
the word, that the Lord hath notk spokun?
22 this tokne thow shalt haue, That1 in the
name of the Lord1" thilk™ prophete seith
bifore, and cometh not, that the Lord
hath not spokun, but bi bolnynge of his
inwit the prophet hath feyned, and ther-
for thow shalt not drede hym.
that a thing seme* that? is not1;, ne-
ther a man take counsel ata hem that han
a feend spekynge 'in the wombeb, nether
takec counsel^ atc false dyuynouris nethir
sekef of deed men the? treuthe. For the 12
Lord hath abhomynaciouii of alle these
thingis, and for siche wickidnessis he schal
do awei hem in thin entryng1'. Thou 13
schalt be perfit and without filthe1, with
thi Lord God. These hethen men, 'theu
lond of whichek thou schalt welde, heren
hem that worchen bi chiteryng of briddis,
and false dyuynouris ; forsothe1 thou art
tau3t in other maner of thi Lord God. Thi 15
Lord God schal reise a prophete of thi
folk and of thi britheren as me™, thou
schalt here hym ; as thou axidist of thi IB
Lord God in Oreb, whanne the cumpany
was gaderid", and thou seidist, Y schal no
more here the vois of my Lord God, and0
Y schal no more se 'this grettisteP fier, lest
Y die. And the Lord seide to me, Thei 17
spakeni wel alle thingis. Y schal reiser to 18
hem a prophete, lijk thee, of the myddis
of her britheren, and Y schal putte my
wordis in his mouth, and he schal speke
to hem alle thingis, whiche I schal co-
maunde to him. Forsothe8 Y schal be 19
vengere* of ^that manu, that nylev here
thew wordis 'of hymx, whiche he schal
speke in my name. 'Sotheli a^ prophete 20
'schal be slayn, which2 is bischrewid with
pride, and wolea speke in my name tho
thingis, whiche Y comaundide not to hym,
that he schulde seie, ethirb bic the name
of alien goddisd. That if thou answerist 21
bi pryuy thou3t, Hou may Y vndirstonde
the word, which6 the Lord spak not?
thou schalt haue thisee sigrieff, 'The Lord 22 1
spak not this things which11 thilke pro-
phete. s mart/.
y shal wlate E pr. in. z breed A sec. in. a ordeyned E pr. m. b rere c.
e that he E pr. m. f shal comaunde E sec. m. S Om. A. ^ comaunde E pr. m. FH.
1 jif E pr.m. m Lord thi God B. n thuk E. that c.
c thi A. d seith CE.
' or c. k Om. AE pr.m.
* semeth B. y that it DFNTHX. that that it K. 'z Om. is. a of is. b with ynne hem is. c takith B.
Om. is. d Om. is. e of BIS. f seke a man is. S Om. is. h that men or triste in eny siche
thingis s marg. > filthwl 8. k whos lond is. ! but is. m me to thee s. n gaderid togidre is. ° Om. K.
P his ful greet I. his grettist s. q han spoke i. r rere is. s And is. * taking veniaunce s marg.
u him is. v wil not i. w his is. * Om. is. y And thilke schrewid i. And that s. z that s. >a thorouj
pride, that schal i. b ethir prophecieth or prechith s. c of i. d goddis, he schal be slayn i. e that is.
eethat s. f tokene, jif that that i. tokene s text, herto marg. S Om. i. h Om. i. that s.
512
DEUTERONOMY.
xix. i — 9.
CAP. XIX.
1 Whanne the Lord thi God shal scatre
the gentilis, whos loond he is to take to
thee, and thow weeldist it, and dwellist
in the citees of it, and in the howses ;
2 thre citees thow shalt seuer to thee in
the myddil of the loond that the Lord
thi God shal 3yue to thee into possessioun.
3 Thow shalt bisily make redi a weye, and
dyuyde in thre partis euenlich al the
prouynce of thi loond, that he that for
manslau3ter is flowun, haue fro ny3 whe-
4 dir he may scaap. This shal be lawe of
the mansleer fleynge, whos lijf is to be
kept. He that smytith his nei3bore vn-
witynge, and that 3isterday or the thridde
day hens, noon a3ens hym to haue had
shaat is preued, but to haue goo a weye
with hym symplich into the wode to
trees to be kit, and in the hewynge of
the trees the axe fleeth the hoond, and
the yren, slipt of n fro the haft, smytith
his freend, and sleeth ; this to oon of the
eforseid citees shal flee3, and lyue ; lest
perauenture the 'next of kyn° of hym,
whos blood is shed, thurj sorwe styryd
pursue, and take hym, if lenger the weie
were, and smyte the soule of hym that is
not gilty of deeth ; for noon a3ens hym
that is slayn haat to haue hadde before
7 is shewid. Therfor Y comaunde to thee,
that thre citees of euen space bitwixeP
s hem self thow deuyde. Forsothe whanne
the Lord thi God hath largid thi teer-
mys, as he swore to thi fadres, and hath
3yue to thee al the loond, that to hem he
'•' bihi3t ; if neuerthelateri thow kepisf the
phete biforseid' in the name of the Lord,
'and it bifallithk not1, but 'the prophetem
feynede" bi° the? pride of his soule, and
therfor thou schalt not drede hym.
CAP. XIX.
Whanne thi Lord God hath distried the i
folkis, whose lond he schal 3yue to thee,
and thou hast weldid it, and hast dwellid
in the citees and housis^ therof; thour2
schalt departe thre citees to thee 'in the5
myddis of the lond which1 thi Lord God
schal 3yue to thee into possessioun. Thou 3
schalt make redi diligentli" the weye, and
thou schalt departe euenly in to thre
partis al the prouynce of thi lond, that
he that is exilid for mansleyngv, haue 'of
ny3w whidur he may ascape. This schal 4
be the lawe of a mansleere fleynge, whos
lijf schal be kept. If a man smytith vn-
wityngli his nei3bore, and which is preuyd
to haue not had ony hatered a3ens hym 3is-
tirdai and the thridde dai agoonx, but to 5
haue go sympli-v with hym in to the wode
to hewe doun trees, and in thez fellynga
doun of trees the axe fleeth fro theb hond,
and the yrun slidith fro the helue, and
smytith, and sleeth his freend ; this man
schal flee to oon of the forseid citees, and
schalc lyue ; lest perauenture the next u
kynesrnan of hym, whos blood is sched
out, be prickid with sorewe, and 'pursue,
andd take hym, if the weie ise lengeref,
and smytes 'the lijf of hym whichh is not
gilti of deeth ; for it is schewid that he
hadde not ony hatered bifore a3ens hym
that is slayn. Therfor Y comaunde to thee, 7
that thou departe thre citees of euene
space bitwixe hem silf. Forsothe' whannek »
thi1 Lord God hath alargid thi termesm, as
he swoor" to thi fadris, and hath0 3oue to
thee al the lond which? he bihi3te to hem ;
n Om. A. ° neijbor E pr. m. P bitwen BCDEFH. <l nerthelater E. T kepe BCDEFH.
> seith bifore i. k cometh i. l not, the Lord spake it not i. mhe i. n feyriede it i. his pro-
phecie s marg. ° thorouj i. P Om. is. q in housis is. r and thou c. s in i. Om. s. * that is.
u bisily is. v mansleyng vnwilfully s. w ny3 hoonde i. of nyj a grith place s. x hennus is. y with out
malice s marg. z Om. i. a fallinge BIM. b his is. c he schal is. d Om. s. « were is. {fro the grith
toun is marg. B sleeth i. sle s. h his lijf that is. ' For is. k Om. is. l the i. m coostus is. n treuli
bihijte is. ° he hath is. P that is.
XIX. 10 21.
DEUTERONOMY.
513
heestis of hym, and dost that to day I
comaunde to thee, that thow loue the
Lord thi God, and goo in his weyes al
tyme, thow shalt adde to thee three
other ci tees, 'and of the three cytese8 aboue
10 seide the noumbre thow shalt dowble, that
giltles blood be not shed in the myddil
of the loond that the Lord thi God shal
3yue to thee to be weldid, lest thou be of
11 blood gilti. Forsothe if eny hauynge his
nei3bour to haat, weitid to the lijf of hym,
and rysynge smyte hym, and were* deed,
and fleethu to oon of the aboue seid citees,
12 the aldrenv of that citee shulen seende,
and taken hym fro the place of his out
fleynge ; and thei shulen take into the
hoond of the nei3bour 'of hymw, whos
13 blood is shed, and he shal die, ne thow
shalt haue mercy of hym ; arid thow shalt
doo awey gilti blood fro Yrael, that wel
14 it be to thee. Thow shalt not take, and
ouerbere the teermes of thi nei3bour, 'the
whichex han maad rather men in thi pos-
sessioun, that the Lord thi God shal 3yue
to thee, in^ the loond that thow takist to
isbe weldid. O witnes shal not stoond a3ens
eny man, what euere thing it were of
synne, or of greet trespas ; but in mouth
of twoz or of three witnessis shal stoonde
i6ech word. If there stoonde a witnes Iy3er
17 a3ens man, accusynge hym of trespas, thei
shulen stoond bothe, of whom is the
cause, before the Lord, in the si3t of
preestis, and domysmen, that weren in
i«thilka days. And whanne moost bisily
enseerchynge thei fynden the fals witnes
to haue seide a3ens his brothir leesynge,
io3eelde thei to hym, as he thou3te to doo
to his brother ; and thou shalt doo awey
2oyuel fro the myddil of thee, that othere
men herynge, han drede, and be not hardy
21 to doo siche thingis. Thow shalt not haue
if netheles thou kepisti hise comaunde- »
mentis1", and doist tho thingis whiche Y
comaunde8 to1 thee to day, that thou loue
thi Lord God, and go in hise weies in al
tyme, thou schalt adde to thee thre othere
citees, and thou schalt double the noumbre
of the forseid citees, that gilteles blood be 10
not sched out in theu myddis of the lond
whichv thi Lord God schal 3yue to thee to
haue inw possessioun, lest thou be gilti of
bloodx. Forsothe? if ony man hatith hisn
nei3bore, and settith aspies, Aether tre-
sonnsw, to his lijf, and risithz, and srnytith
him, and he is deed, and hezz fleeth to oon
of the forseid citees, the eldere men of that 12
citee schulen sende, and 'thei schulena take
hym fro the place of refuyt; and thei schu-
len bitakeb hym? in to the hond of the'1
nexte kynesman of hym, whos blood is
sched out, and he schal die, and thou 1:5
schalt not haue mercy one hym ; and thou
schalt do awey gilti blood fro Israel, that
it be wel to thee. Thou schalt not take, u
arid turne ouerf the termes of thi nei3bore,
whichs theh formere men settiden1 in thi
possessioun, which thi Lord God schal
3yue to thee in the lond, 'which londk thou
schalt take vto be weldid1. O witnesse is
schal not stonde a3ens ony man, what euer
thing it is of synne and of wickidnesse;
but ech word schal stonde in the mouth
of tweyne ethir of m thre witnessis. If a ie
fals witnesse stondith a3ens a man, and
accusith hym of brekyng of the lawe,
bothe", of whiche0 the cause is, schulen 17
stonde bifor the Lord, in the? si3t of
preestis"), and of iugis, that ben in tho daies.
And whanne thei sekynge1" moost diligentli IK
han founde that the fals witnesse seide a
leesyng 330118 his brothir, thei schulen 10
3elde to hym, as he thoti3te to dos to his
brother; and thou schalt do awey yuel fro
8 Om. A. l he were c. u fleeje BCDEFH. schal senden BD. v elderes c. w Om. E pr.m.
into A. z tweyne E. a thoo c.
* that c.
<l kepe is. r heestis is. 9 comaundide x. i Om. is. u Om. is. v that is. w into BG. * shed-
inge s marg. y For is. yy Om. is. z risith vp is text, ayns him preuely s marg. zz the man sleer 8.
a Om. IKOSX. b take L. c Om. plures. d Om. D. e vpon is. f ouer passe is text, hi pride ne
malice ne coueitise s marg. S the which i. lastly s. h Om. is. ' setten M. han sett is. k that is.
1 in to possessioun i. to welde 8. m Om. MX. n bothe thei is. ° whom is. P Om. is. <1 the prestis is.
r sekynge the cause is. s haue do is.
3 u
514
DEUTERONOMY.
XX. i — 8.
mercy of hym, but lijf for lijf, eye for
eye, tooth for tooth, hoond for hoond,
foot for foot thow shalt axe.
CAP. XX.
1 If thow gost out to batail a3ens thin
enemyes, and seest rydinge, and charys,
and more multitude of the aduersarye
cost than thow hast, thow shalt not drede
hem ; for the Lord thi God is with thee,
that hath lad thee out of the loond of
2 Egipt. And ney3inge now batayl, the
preest shal stoond bifore the poynt, and
3 thus he shal spek to the puple, Here,
Yrael, 30 to day a3ens 3oure enemyes doon
631 ; drede not 3oure herte, wol 36 not
be feerd ; wole 36 not 3yue sted, ne drede
4 36 hem ; for the Lord 3oure God is in the
myddil of 3ow, and for 3ow a3ens the ad-
uersaryes vshal fi3tb, that he delyuer 3ow
5 fro perelc. Thed leders forsothe bi alle
companyes, herynge the oost, shal crye,
Who is the man that hath bild a newe
hows, and hath not parformed it ? goo
he, and turne he a3en into his hows, lest
perauenture he dye in the6 bateyl, and
e another parfourme it. Who is thatf man
that hath plauntid a vyn, and 3it not hath
maad it comoun, and of the which it is
leeueful to alle men to eete ? go he, and
turn he a3en into his hows, lest perauen-
ture he dye in bateil, and another man
7 his office vse. Who is a man that hath
spousid a wijf, and hath not taak hir?
goo he, and turn he a3en into his hows,
lest perauenture he dye in bateil^, and
s another man take hir. Thes thingis seid,
theih shulen adde other thinges, and spek
to the puple, Who is a man dreedful, and
the myddis of thee, that othere men here, 20
and haue drede, and be no more hardi to
do siche thingis. Thou schalt not haue 21
mercy on hym, but thou schalt axe lijf
for lijf, i3e for 136, tooth for tooth, hond
for hond, foot for foot.
CAP. XX.
If thou goist out to batel a3ens thin i
enemyes, and seest1 multitude" of kny3tis,
and charisv, and gretterew multitude of the
aduersarie oost than thou hast, thou schalt
not drede hem ; for thi Lord God is with
thee, that ledde thee out of the lond of
Egipt. Sothelix whanne^ the batel nei3-2
ethz now, the preest schal stonde bifor the
scheltrun, and thus he schal speke to the
puple, Thou, Israel, here to dai, 36 bans
batel a3ens 3oure enemyes ; joure herte
drede not, 'nyle 36 dredea; nyle 36 3yue
stedeb, drede 36 not hem ; for 3oure Lord 4
God is in the rnyddis of 3ou, and he schal
fi3te for 3ou a3eris aduersaries", that he
delyuere 3ou fro perel. 'Also the duykisd5
schulen6 crie bi alle cumpanyesV while the
oost schal here£, Whoh is a' man that
bildidek a newe hows, and halewide1 not
itf? go he and turne a3en into his hows,
i , . . , . ,
lest perauenture he die in batel, and an-
other man halewe it. Who is a™ man that 6
plauntide a vyner, and not" 3it made it to
be corny n, and of which it is leeueful to
alle men to ete ? go he, and turne a3en in
to his hows, lest perauenture he die in
batel, and anothir man be set in his office.
Who is a° man that spowsideP a wijf, and 7
'took notl hir vbi fleischli knowyngr? go
he, and turne a3en in to his hows, lest
perauenture he die in batel, and anothir
man take hir. Whanne these thingis ben a
seid, thei8 schulen adde4 othere thingis, and
schulen" speke to the peplev, Who is a
not it, that is,
made not a
fe™{'cLir*
b he fyjteth E pr. m.
he E pr. m.
c perels A sec.m. d of F. e Om. c. f the E. S the bateil F sec. m.
* thou seest is. n a multitude is. v of charis is. w a gretter is. x But is. . J now whanne s.
z neijeth ni3 is. a be je not afeerd i. b to y>ur enemyes to entre s marg. c ymre aduersaries is. d but
the leders is. e of thi oost schulen s. f the cumpanyes is. S heringe the oost i. h and thei shulen
seie s marg. i the is. k hath bildid is. 1 hath halewid is. m the is. n hath not is. ° the is.
P hath spowsid is. q hath not take is. r Om. i. s the duykis i. the lederis of the oost s. * adde to is.
u thei schulen is. v peple thus i. peple and seie s.
XX. 9 — '9-
DEUTERONOMY.
515
with feerd herte ? goo he, and turn
into his hows, lest he make to1 drede the
hertis of his britheren, andk as he by
9 dreed is gast. And whanne the duykis
of the cost ben stil, and the eende of
spekynge ban doon, echon1 his companyes
loshal make redi to fi3tyngem. If eny tyme
thow comest ny3 to a citee to be ouer-
comen, first thow shalt offre to it pees.
11 If he resseyue, and open to thee the jatis,
al the puple that is in it shal be saued,
and shal serue to thee vndur tribute.
12 Forsothe if thei" wolen not make coue-
naunt of pees, and bigynnen a3ens thee
isbatayl, thow shalt 631 a3ens it. And
whanne the Lord thi God hath take it to
thee in thin hoond, thow shalt smyit al
that is in it of maal kynde in mouth of
H the0 swerd, with outen wymmen, and litil
children, and beestis, and other that ben
in the cytee. Al the praye thow shalt
dyuyde to the oost, and thou shalt eete
of the spuyles of thin enemyes, that the
io Lord thi God hath 3eue to thee. Thus
thow shalt doo to alle cytees, that fro
thee ben ful fer, and ben not of thes
cytees that thow art to take into posses-
icsyoun. Forsothe of thes cytees that shal
be 3eue to thee, no man thow shalt suffre
17 to lyue, but-thow shalt slee in the mouth
of swerd ; Ethee, that is, and Arnorre,
and Chananee, and Phereze, Eue, and
Jebusee, as the Lord thi God hath co-
ismaundid to thee; lest perauenture thei
techen 3ow to doon alle abhomynacyouns,
that thei ban wrou3t to her goddis, and
36 synnen a3ens the Lord 3oure God.
to Whanne thow besegist a citee myche
tyme, and with waardis enuyrounnyst
that thow ouercome it, thow shalt not
kyt down trees, of the? whiche may be
eeten, ne bi enuyroun with axes thow
shalt waast the regioun ; for a tree it is
ferdful" man, and of gastful* herte ? go
he, and turne a3en in to his hows, lest he
make 'the hertis of his brithereny forz to
drede, as he is agast bi drede. And 9
whanne the duykis of the oost ben stille,
and ban maad endea of speking, ech 'of
the princis and cheuenteyns of the oostb
schal make redie his curnpeneyes to batel.
If ony tyme thou schalt go to a citee to 10
ouercome it, first thou schalt profire pees
to itt • If the citee resseyuethc, and openeth 1 1 1 prof™ p««
, ' to it, that is
to thee the 3atis, al the puple that is ther rndurstondim
ynne schal be saued, and schald serue thee
vndur tribut. Sothelie if they nylenf make 12 ^"f^f" Ure
boond of pees£, and bigynnen11 batel a3ens
thee, thou schalt fi3te a3ens it. And whanne 13
thi Lord God hath bitake its inJ thin hondk,
thou schalt smyte bi the scharpnesse of
swerd al thing of male kynde which1 is
ther ynne, with out wymmen, and 3ongei4
children, beestis and othere thingis that
ben in the citee. Thou schalt departe al
the prey to the oost, and thou schalt ete
of the spuylis of thin enemyes, whiche
spuylis thi Lord God 3afm to thee. Thus 15
thou schalt do to alle the citees, that ben
ful fer fro thee, and ben not of these citees
which thou schalt take in to possessioun.
Sotheli" of these citees that schulen be ir,
3ouun to thee, thou schalt not suffre eny
to lyue, but thou schalt sle bi the scharp- 17
nesse of swerd ; that is to seie, Ethei, and
Ammorrey, and Cananei, Ferezei0, Euey,
and Jebusei, as 'thi Lord GodP comaund-
ide to thee ; lest perauenture thei techen is
3ou to do alle abhomynaciounsi, whiche
thei wrou3tenr to her goddis, and 36 doon
synne a3ens 3oure Lord God8. Whanne 10
thou hast bisegid a citee xin myche* tyme,
and hastu cumpassidv with strengthingisvv
that thou ouercome it, thou schalt not'v
kitte doun trees", of whiche 'me may? ete,
nether thou schalt waste the cuntrey 'bi
' Om. E pr. m. k Om. E pr. m. 1 eche c. m fijte c. n he E pr. m. ° Om. c. P Om. c.
w feerful is. x dredeful is. y his bretheren hertis is. z Om. is. a an ende i. '' Om. i. c/iefleyne
of thi oost s. c resseyueth it i. resseyueth thi pees s. d it schal is. e But is. fwilnoti. S pees with
thee is. h thei bygynnen i. ' Om. i. J in to A pr. m. k hondis w. l that is. m hath jouen is. n Bot is.
0 and Ferezei KX. P the Lord ELP. thi Lord c. i the abhomynaciouns is. r han wroujt is. s Om. j.
* bilonge is. u thou hast is. vcumpassid it is. ** strong thingis A. strengthis EILPS. w Om. "Lppr.m.
1 the trees i. J ' fruyt may be is.
3 U2
516
DEUTERONOMY.
XX. 20 — XXI. 8.
and no man, ne yt may encrees the
noumbre of men fi^tynge a3ens thee.
2oForsothe if eny trees beni not berynge
applis, but wijlde, and able into other
vses, kit doun, and mak engynes, to the
'tyme that thow taak the cytee that
fi3tith a3ens thee.
CAP. XXI.
1 Whanne there were founde in the
loond that the Lord thi God is to 3yue
to thee, a careyn of a slayn man, and
shal be vnknowun the gilti of the deth,
2 the more thur3 birth shulen goon out,
and thi domesmen, and the spacis of alle
the cytees bi enuyroun shal be meetidr
3 fro the place of the careyn ; and which
thei biholden be ner than other, the aldre
men of that citee shulen taak a shee calf
fro the droue, that hath not taak 3ok, ne
4 loond hath kit with shaar ; and thei
shulen lede it to the row3 valey, and
stony, that neuer was eeryd, ne seed
hath resseyued ; and thei shulen kit in
5 it the scullis of the calf. And preestis,
the sones of Leuy, whom the Lord thi
God hath chosun, that thei seruen to
hym, and blessen in his name, shulen goo
to, and at the word of hem al the nede
shal honge ; and what euere5 thing is1
cclene or vnclene, be it demyd. And the
more thur3 birth of that cytee shulen
come to the slayn man, and thei shulen
wasshe her hoondis vpon the shee calf,
7 that ys smyten in the valey ; and thei
shulen seye, Oure hondis hanu not shad
a this blood, ne eyen han seen. Lord, be
merciable to thi puple Yrael, that thow
hast bou3t, and rette not the innocent
blood in the myddil of thi puple Irael.
And the gilt of the blood shal be taak
cumpasz with axis; for it is 'a tree3, and
notb man, nether it may encresse the
noumbre of fi3teris a3ens thee. Forsothee2o
if onyed ben not appil trees, but 'of the
feelde, and benf able in to othere vsis, kittes
doun, and makeh thou engynes, til thou
take the citee that fi^tith a3ens thee.
CAP. XXI.
Whanne the' careyn of a man slayn is i
foundun in the lond whichk thi Lord God
schal 3yue to thee, and 'the gilti of sleyng1
is vnknowun, the grettere men in birthea
and thi iugis schulen go out, and schulen™1
mete fro the place of the careyn the spaces
of alle citees" vbi cumpas0; arid? the eldres
men of that citee, 'which thei seen to be
neer than othere i, schulen take of ther
droue a cow calf, that 'drow not5 3ok, ne-
ther kittide* the erthe with au schar; and 4
thei schulen lede that cow calf to av scharp
'valey, and ful of stoonysw, that was neuere
erid, nether" resseyuede seed ; and in that
valey thei? schulen kitte the heed of the
cow calf z. And the preestis, the sones of a
Leuy, schulen nei3ea, whiche thib Lord
God chees, that thei mynystre to hym,
and blesse in his name, and al the cause
hangec at 'the word of hemd; and what
euer thing is cleene ethir vncleene, be
denied6. And the grettere men in birtheu
of that citee schulen come to the slayn
man, and thei schulen waische her hondis
onf the cow calf, that was slayn in the
valei ; and thei schulen seief, Oure hondis 7
schedden not out this blood, nether^ oure
i3en sienh. Lord, be mercyful to thi pu-«
pie Israel, whom thou 'a3en brou3tist', and
arette thou not innocent blood in the
myddis of thi puple Israel. And the giltk
of1 blood™1 schal" be don awey fro hem0.
<l bet B. beth DEFH. T meten CD. s er JE. * be E pr. m. a hath BDFH.
z aboute i. a wode is. b no ics. not a KX. c And is. d onye of hem is. e ben wijlde is. fOm. is.
g kitte hem is. h make of hem is. ' Om. s. k that is. l he that is gilty of his deth is. m thei schulen is.
f the citees ILS. ° aboute i. P and whiche citee thei seen to be neer that careyn, than an oother is.
q Om. is. r Om. i. a s. s hath not drawe i. * hath kitte i. kitte s. " Om. i. v the plures. w stony
valey is. x ne s. Y the eldre men s. z calf or sle hir s. a neije nij is. b the FIKLOPQRSTWX. c shal
hange s. d her word is. e it denied bi hem is. f vpon is. e Om. c. h han seen is text, ivho
shedde it s marg. i hast ajen boujt is. k gilti KX. ' of that i. m blood of this deed man s. n schal
thus i. schal bi this, ordre s. ° Israel is.
•f- seye with an
ooth. Lire
here. c.
XXI. 9 — 20.
DEUTERONOMY.
517
oaweye fro hem. Forsothe thow shalt be
alyen fro the blood of the innocent that
is shad, whanne thow dost that the Lord
10 hath comaundid. If thow gost out to
thev fi3t a3ens thin eneinyes, and the Lord
thi God hath taken hem in thin hoond,
11 and hast brou3t chaytyues, and seest in
the noumbre of cheytyues a feyr worn-
man, and louest hir, and wolt ban hir to
12 wijf, thow shalt lede hir into thin hows ;
the which shal shaue the heer, and shal
iskyt about the naylis, and she shal do
ofvv the clooth in the which she is taak,
and sittynge in thin hows, she shal
weepe fader and hir moder o month ;
and aftyrward thow shalt goon yn to
hir, and thow shalt sleep with hir, and
14 she shal be thi wijf. Forsothe if after-
ward she sittith not in thin inwit, thow
shalt leeue hir free, ne selle thow inayst
bi money, ne oppresse bi power, for thow
15 hast mekid hir. If a man haue two
wyues, oon loued, and another odyows,
and getith of hir free chyldrenw, and the
icsone of the odiows were first goten, and
wold the substauuce among his sones
dyuyde, he shal not mowe the sone of
the loued make first goten, and put be-
17 fore the sone of the odiows, but the sone
of the odyows he shal knowe first goten,
and he shal 3yue to hym of thes thingis
that he hath alle thingis dowble ; for-
sothe this is the bigynnynge of the free
childrenw of hym, and to this ben owenx
is the first goten. If a man gete a rebel
sone, and a fraward, that herith not the
fadres and modresy heest, and clepid to
I9obeyshe, dispise, thei shulen taak hym,
and lede to the aldre men of the citee of
20 hym, arid to the 3ate of doom ; and thei
Forsothe^ thou schalt be alieni fro ther9
blood of the innocent which8 is sched,
whanne thou hast do that that the Lord
comaundide. If thou goist out to batelio
a3ens thin1 enemyes, that thi Lord God
bitakithu hem in thin hond, and thou
ledistv prisoneris, and thou seest in then
noumbre of prisounnerisw a fair womman,
and thou louest hir, and wole haue hir to
wijf, thou schalt brynge hir in to thin 12
hows ; 'which womman* schal schaue the?
heer, and schal* kitte thea nailes aboute,
and sche schal putte awei the clooth, wher is
ynne sche was takun, and sche schal sitteb
in thin hows, and schalc biwepe hir fadir
and modird oe monethe; and aftirward thou
schalt entre to hir, and schaltf sleepe with
hir, and sche schal be thi wijf. Buts if u
aftirward sche sittith not in thi souleh,
*that is, plesith not thi wille1, thou schalt
delyuere hir fre, nethir thou schaltk mowe1
sille hirm for money, nether oppresse bin
power, for thou 'madist hir lowe°. If ais
man hath twey wyues, oon louedP, and
Hhe tothiri hateful1", and he gendrith8 of
hir4 fre children, and the sone of theu
hatefulv wijf is thew firste gendrid", and 10
the many wolez departe thea catel bitwixe
hise sones, he schal not mowe make the
sone of the loued wijf theb firste gendridc,
and setted bifor the sone of the hateful
wijf, but he schal knowe the sone of the 17
hateful wijf the6 firste gendridf, and he
schal 3yue to that sone alle thingis double
of tho thingis that he hath ; for this sone
is the begynnyng of his fre children, and
the firste gendrid thingis ben due to hym.
If a man gendrith s a sone rebel, and is
ouerthewerth, which' herith not the co-
maundementk of fadir1 and modir, and he
v Om. E pr. m. F pr. m. vv on of E. w childer c. * ajt E. y the modres CDE.
P for is. 1 alien or vngilty is. r Om. is. s that is. * Om. i. u bitake is. v ledist with thee i.
ledist hem with thee s. w thoo prisounneris is. * the which i. y hir is. z sche schal is. a hir is.
b sitte or abide s. c sche schal is. d hir modir is. e bi a i. bi o s. f thou schalt is. S Om. BC.
h mynde is. ' plesinge to thi nil i marg. s text. k Om. D. l not mowe B. m Om. plures. n hir
bi is. ° hast mekid hir is. sit thi wille s marg. P of him s marg. 1 an oother is. that other L.
r hateful to Mm 8. s gettith i. * the hateful i marg. hir the hateful rvyf s. u Om. B. v odious i.
w his s. * bigotun i. gendrid sone s. y fadir i. z wole aftirward s. a his is. b his is. c goten
sone i. gendrid sone s. d sette him is. e to be his is. f goten sone i. gendrid sone s. g gete is.
. h a froward i. an ouerthwert s. > that is. k heest is. ' his fadir is.
518
DEUTERONOMY.
XXI. 21 — XXII. 6.
shulen seye to hem, This cure sone is
fraward, and rebel ; oure heestis dispisith
to here, to glotryes takith hede, and to
21 leccherye, and to feestis. The puple of the
cytee shal throw hym down with stonus,
and he shal dye, that 36 doon awei yuel
fro the myddil of 3011, and al Israel her-
22 ing wexe afeerd. Whanne a man syn-
neth that that is to punysshynge bi deth,
and denied to deeth were hongid in the
23gebet, the careyn of hym shal not abide
in the tree, but in the same day shal be
biried ; for cursid he is of God that hong-
ith in the tree, and thow shalt not de-
foule thi loond that the Lord thi God
shal 3yue to thee into possessioun.
CAP. XXII.
1 Thow shalt not see the oxe of thi bro-
ther, other z sheep errynge, and biside
passe, but thow shalt leede a3en to thi
2 brother. And if he is not thi ni3 brothir,
ne knowist hym, thow shalt lede into
thin hows, and thei shulen be anentis
thee, as long as thi brothir sechith hem,
sand resseyue. Lijk maner thow shalt
doo of asse, and of clothinge, and of al
thing of thi brother, that is lost ; if thow
4fyndea it, ne leeue it as alyen. If thou
seest the asse of thi brother, or oxe, to
haue fain in the weie, thow shalt not
sdispise, but vndur heeue with hym. A
womman shal not be clothidb with man-
nusc clothinge, ne man shal vse wom-
mannus clothing; abomynable forsothe
anentis God he is, that doth thes thingis.
e If goynge bi the weie, in tree or in erthe
is chastisid1", and dispisith to obei", theiio
schulen take hym, and schulen0 ledeP to
the eldre men of that citee, and to the 3ate
of doom ; and thei schulen seie to hem, 20
This oure sone is ouerthewert and rebel ;
he dispisith to here oure monestyngisi,
* ethir heestis* , he 3yueth tent to glotonyes,
and letcherie8, and feestis1. The puple of 21
the" citee schal oppresse hym with stoonus,
and he schal die, that 36 do awei yuel fro
the myddisv of 3ou, and that al Israel
herew, and dredex. Whanne a man doith22
a synne whichy is worthi to be punyschid
bi deeth, and he is denied to deethz, and
is hangid in a iebat, his careyn schal not 23
dwellea in the tre, but it schal be biried
in the same dai; for he that hangith in
the crosb is cursid of Godf, and thou
schalt not defoule thi lond which0 thi
Lord Godd 3af e theef in to possessioun.
. CAP. XXII.
Thou schalt not se'thi brotheris oxes, i
ethir scheep, errynge, and schalt passe h,
but thou schalt brynge a3enl to thi bro-
ther1'. And if thi brother1 is not ny3m,2
nether thou knowist hym, thou schalt
lede tho beestis in to thin hows, and tho
schulen be atn thee, as long as thi brother
sekith tho°, and til he resseyue hem?. In 3
lijk maner thou schalt do of 'the assei,
and cloothr, and of ech thing of thi bro-
ther, that was lost ; if thou fyndist it, be
thou not necgligent as of s an alien thing*.
If thou seest that" the asse, ethir oxev of 4
thi brothir feldew in the weye, thou schalt
not dispise, but thou schalt 'reise with
hymx. A womman schal not be clothido
in a mannys clooth 3^, nether a man schal
vse a wommannys cloth2; for he that doith*
thes thingis is abhomynable bifor God.
t that is, curs
is takun here
for peyne of
hangyng, joutin
of the iugis
that holdun the
place of God.
Lyre here. B.
is cursid of
God: InEbreu
it is thus, the
iustifiyng of
God is hanging
bi oure trans-
lacioun; curs
is takun here
for the peyne
of hanging,
3ouun of the
iugis that
holden the
place of God ;
that this be the
vndurs tending,
for he that
hangith in the
tre, is cursid of
God, that is,
for sich peyne
set of hem that
holden the place
of God, owith
to suffise, and
therfor ouer
this he owith
not to be priued
fro biriyng.
Lire here. c.
tin a marines
clooth: InEbreu
it is thus, the
vessel, that is,
armer of a man
schal not be on
a womman. G.
z or c. a fyndist E. D clad c. c a mannus CE.
m or vndirnomen s marg. n obeie to hem s. ° Om. is. P lede him IKS. 1 heestis is. r Om. is.
' to letcherie is. l to feestis is. u that KX. v nivddil s. w here it i. here this a. x drede the Lord s.
y that is. z the deeth K. a abide is. ° tre is. c that i. d Om. is. e hath jouen is. f to thee BG.
S the oxe of thi brothir i. thi brother oxe s. h passe tkerbi s. > it ajen is. k brother his beest s.
1 neijbore s. m divellinge there s marg. n anentis is. ° hem is. P Om. plures. 1 the asse of thi
brother i. thi brother asse s. r of clooth i. of his clooth s. s Om. s. * Om. x. but kepe itfeithfulli
and ^elde it ayn trewly s marg. u Om. M. v the oxe A pr. m. an oxe is. w hath falle is. * helpe to reise
it [the beest s] vp with thi brothir is. y clothing i. z clothing i. Om. s. a vsith i.
XXII. 7 — 1
DEUTERONOMY.
519
a nest of briddisd thou fyndist", and the
moder tof the bryddiss or to the eyren
aboue sittynge, thow shalt not hold hyr
7 with the sones, but thow shalt suffre hir
to goo awey, holdynge the sones takyn,
that wel it be to thee, and loong tyme
a thow lyue. Whanne thow bildist a newe
hows, thow shalt mak the wal of the roof
bi enuyroun, lest there be shad blood in
thin hows, and thow be gilti, thath other
aslidynge and fallynge hedlynge'. Thou
shalt not sowe thi vyn3eerd withk other
seed, lest and the seed that thow hast
sowun, and that growen of the vyn3eerd,
lo'togidre ben halowed. Thow shalt not
11 eere in oxe togidre and asse. Thow shalt
not be clothid1 the clothing, that is weuen
12 of wulle and of flex. Litil cordis in the
hemmes thow shalt make bi foure cor-
ners of thi mantil, with them which thow
13 shalt be couerd. If a man taak a wijf,
uand afterward haue hir to haat, and sech-
ith occasioun bi the which he leeue hir,
and castynge ajens hyr a moost yuel
name, and seye, This wijf I haue take,
and goon yn to hir I foond hyr not
ismayde; the fadir and the moder of hir
shulen taak hir, and bere with hem the
toknes of hir maydynhod to the aldre
men of the • citee, that ben in the 3ate ;
16 and the fader shal seye, My dorter I
haue 3yue wijf to this, whom for he
17 hatith, he puttith to hir a moost yuel
name, that he seye, I haue not founde
thi dow3ter mayde ; and loo ! thes ben
the tokens of the meydynhod of my
dou3ter ; and thei shulen spreede out the
clothing before the 'aldre men" of the
iscytee. And the aldre men of the citee
shulen taak the man of hir, and thei
If thou goist inb the weie, and fyndist a 6
'nest of a bridc in a tree, ethir in thed
erthe, and fyndist* the modirf sittynge
on& theh briddis ethir' eyrun, thou schalt
not holde the modirk with 'the children1,
but thou schalt suffre ''the modirm go, and?
schalt" holde the sones0 takun, that it be
wel to thee, and thou? lyue in long tyme.
Whanne thou bildist a newe hows, thou 8
schalt make a wal of the roof bi cumpas,
lest blood be sched out in thin hows, and
thou be gilti% if another man slidith, and
faller in to a dich. Thou schalt not sowe 9
thi vynerf 'of another3 seed, lest bothe the
seed which1 thou hast SOAVC, and tho
thingis that 'comen forth11 of the vynerv,
ben halewidw togidere. Thou schalt not
ere with an oxe and assex togidere. Thouiifubiesse°f'the
seed, which
schalt not be clothid in a cloth, which? is thou hast sowe,
wouun togidir of wolle and ' of flexz. Thou 12 the fmyt of the
schalt make litle cordis bi foure corneris cTuseVsMi
in the hemmys of thi mentil, 'with whicha ^"^^
thou art hilidb. If a man weddith a wijf, is^breu word
.,,. , ,., "ere signefieth
and amrward hatith hir, and sekith occa-i4bothehaiewing,
siouns bi which he 'schal forsake0 hir, and
•f- thou schall
not sowe thi
vyner: In E-
breu it is thus,
thou schalt not
puttithd a3ens hir 'the werste6 name, and
seith, Y haue take this wijf, and Y en-
tridef to hir, and Y foond not hir virgyns;
fmyt of the
vyner, plauntid
of the newe, is
vncleene bi iij.
jeer, and the
corn touchinge
the fadir and modir of hir schulen take 15 deene schuide
hir, and thei schulen bere with hem the andsoofl
signes'1 of her virgynyte to the eldre men
of the citee, that ben in' the 3ate ; and ic tith'is>
not be maad
thek fadir schal seie, Y 3af my dou3tir theroftothe
wijf to this man, and for he hatith hir, here. ' c.
he puttith to hir vthe werste1 name, that 17
he seye111, Y foond not thi dou3tir virgyn n;
and lo ! these ben the signes0 of virgynyteP
of mydou3tir; thei schulen sprede forth a
cloth \ bifor the eldre men of the citee.
J sprede forth
clooth ; that is,
as Ebrews
seyen, thei
schulen declare
the virgynete
And thePP eldere0- men of thaf citee schulen is bi the wordis of
witnessis. Lire
here. c.
d bryd DCDEFII.
1 clad c. m Om. c.
c finde c. f of A. S gollis E pr. m.
n eldres c. aldrvn E.
the c. > heeldende c. k of E pr. m.
b by BCDFGIKLMNOS. c briddus nest I. brid nest 8. d Om. plures. e Om. I. thou fyndist s.
f dammes is. S vpon is. h here I. hir s. ' or vpon is. k damme is. ' hir briddus is. m hir to i.
the daam s. n thou schalt is. ° briddus is. P that thow is. 1 gilti ther off is. for thin vnsuf.
Jicient bilding is marg. ' fallith BIS. s \vith other i. with another s. * that is. u growen is.
v vyne is. w halewid or hangid s. * an asse plures. with an asse KX. X that s. z flexen s. a that i.
b hilid with i. c mai leue i. d he puttith is. e a ful wickid i. f haue entride is. 8 a virgyn is.
h tokens is. » iugis sittinge in ». k hir s. l a ful yuel i. m seith is. n a virgyn is. ° tokens is.
P the virgynyte s. PP tho a. q elde A. r the s.
520
DEUTERONOMY.
xxir. 19 — 28.
19 shulen beet hym, condempnynge also in
an hundrid siclys of siluer, vthe whiche0
he shal jyue to the fader of the mayde,
for he hath loosed the moost yuel name
vpon a maydyn? of Yrael ; and he shal
haue hir to wijf, and he shal not mowe
2oleeue hir, al the tyme of his lijf. And if
it is soth, that he putte a3ens hyr'J, and is
not in the womman founden maydenhod,
21 thei shulen throw hir out of the jatis of
the hows of hir fader ; and men of that
citee shulen throw hyr down with stonus,
and she shal dye, for she hath doon an
vnleful thing in Yrael, that she dide
lecherie in the hows of hir fader ; and
thow shalt doo awei yuel fro the myddil
22 of thee. If a man sleep with the wijf
of another, eyther shal die, that is, the
auowtreer and the auowtresse ; and thow
23 shalt do awey yuel fro Yrael. If a wom-
man maydenr a man spowse, and eny
man in the cytee fynde hir, and lye with
24 hir, thow shalt lede either to the 3ate of
that cytee, and thei shulen be throwun
doun with stonus ; the maydyn5, for she
cryed not, whanne she was in the cytee;
the man, for he hath mekid the wijf of
his nei3bour ; and thow shalt doo awey
25 yuel fro the myddil of thee. Forsothe if
in the feeld a man fynde a womman that
is spowsid, and takynge ligge1 with hir,
26 he shal dye alone ; the womman no thing
shal suffre, ne is gilti of deeth ; for as a
theef rysith a3ens his toother, and sleeth
the soule of hym, so and the womman
27 hath suffred ; aloone she was in the feeld,
and criede, and no man was ni3 that
28my3t delyuer hir. If a man fynde a wom-
man meydynu, that hath no spows, and
takynge liev with hir, and the thing
t that sche did
take the man8, and schulen1 bete hym, and 10
ferthermore thei schulen condempne hym
in an hundrid siclis of siluer, whiche he
schal 3yue to the 'fadir of the damyselu,
for he diffamidev the werste namew onx a
virgyn of Israel ; and he schal haue hir
wijf y, and he schal not mowe forsake hir,
in al 'the tyme of his lijf. That if it isa2o
soth, that he puttith a^ens hir, and vir-
gynyte is not foundun in the damyseP,
thei schulen caste hir 'out ofc'the 3atis of 21
the hous of hir fadird; and men of that
citee schulen oppresse Mr with stoonys,
and sche schal die, for sche dide vnleue-
ful thing in Israel, that sche dide forny-
caciounet in 'the hows of hir fadirf ; arid*
thou schalt do awey yuel fro the myddis
of thee. If a man slepith with 'the
of another manh, euer eithir schal die, that f hu!d* not die
for sich synne,
is, auowter' and auowtresse k; and thou1 as it is had m
the ende of this
schalt do awey yuel fro Israel. If a man 23 c°. and in xxij.
• .* i -i . i c°. of Exodi.
spousitn a damysel virgyn, and am man Lire here. c.
fyndith hirn in the citee, and doith letcherie
with hir, thou schalt lede euer eithir to 24
the 3ate of that citee, and thei schulen
be0 oppressidP with stoonus ; the damy-
seli schal T be stony d, for sche criede not,
whanne sche was in the citee s ; the1 man
schal 'be stonydn, for he 'made low the
wijf of his nei3borev ; andw thou schalt do
awei yuel fro the myddis of thee. For- 25
sothex if a man fyndith in the feeld a
'damysel, which? is spousid, and he tak-
ith1'-, and doith letcherie with hir, he aloone
schal die ; the damysel a schal suffre no 26
thing of yuel, nethir isb gilti of deeth ;
for as a theef risithc a3ens his brothir, and
sleeth 'his lijf d, so and the damysel6 suf-
fridef ; sche was aloone in the feeld, sche 27
criede, and noon was present, that schulde
0 that c. P maide c. <l Om. BCEFH. r niaide c. s Om. A. * li c. u maide c. v lithe E.
8 that hadde tveddid hir s marg. * thei schulen is. u damesels fadir i. damesel fadir s. v diffamide hir
bi the is. w that mai be s marg. x vpon is. J to wijf c sec. m. is. z his lijf tyme is. & isfonnden s.
b womman is. c at Q. d the jatis of hir fadir BCPGLMNPQT pr. m. hir fadir jatis is. e leccherie is.
f hir fadris hous i. hir fadir hous s. S and so i. doing thus s marg. h an other mannus wijf is. > the
auowter is. k the auowtresse is. ] thus thou is. m an oother is. n hir or takith s. ° bothe be s.
P killid i. Q womman is. r Om. s. s and m'qle hawe hade help s marg. * and the s. u dye is. v de-
foulide his neijboris wijf is. w and thus is. x But is. Y womman that is. z takith hir i. takith hir
there s. a womman is. b sche is is. c risith vnnar i. risith vnwarned s. d him is. e womman is.
f bi fals . . . ping s marg.
XXII. 29 — XXIII. ii.
DEUTERONOMY.
521
29 cometh to doom, he shal 3yue, that hath
slept with hyr, to the fader of the worn-
man fifti sides of siluer, and he shal
haue hir to wijf, for he hath mekid hir ;
he shal not mowe leeue hyr, alle the dais
of his lijf.
CAP. XXIII.
so A man shal not taak the wijf of his
fader, ne shal opne the couerynge of hym.
1 A geldynge, the ballokis brisid, or kyt of,
and the 3erde kyt awey, shal not goon
2 into the chirche of the Lord. The born
of an hore shal riot goon into the chirche
of the Lord, vnto the tenthew genera-
3 cioun. Amonytis and Moabites also aftir
the tenthe generacioun shulen not goon
into the chirche of the Lord, with outen
4 eende ; for thei wolden not a3en come to
30 w with breed and water in the weie,
whenne 36 wenten out of Egipt ; and for
thei hiryd a3ens thee Balaam, the sone of
Beor, fro Mesopotany of Syrye, for to
5 curse to thee ; and the Lord thi God
wolde not here Balaam, and turnede the
cursynge of hym into thix blessynge, for-
c thi that he louede thee. Thou shalt not
make with hem pees, ne seche thow to
hem goodis, alle the days of thi lijf vnto
7 with outen eende. Thow shalt not wlaat
Ydome, for he is thi brother, ne Egip-
cian, for comlynge thow were in the
s loond of hem. Tho that weren born of
hem, the thridde generacioun shulen go
ointo the chirche of the Lord. Whanne
thow gost out a3ens thin enemyes into
fi3t, thow shalt keep thee fro al yuel
10 thing. If there were among 3ow a man
that with ny3t sleep is polut, he shal goo
1 1 out of the tentis ; and he shal not turn
before that at euen he were>" wasshe
delyuer hir. If a man fyndiths a damysel 28
virgyn that hath no spowse, and takithh,
and doith letcherie with hir, and the' thing
cometh to the doom, he that slepte with 20
hirk schal 3yue to 'the fadir of the damy-
sel1 fifti siclis of siluer, and he schal haue
hir wijfm, for he 'made hir low"; he
schal not mow forsake hir, in alle the daies
of his lijf. A man schal not take 'the wijf so
of his fadir0, riethir he schal schewe 'the
hilyng of hirP.
CAP. XXIIL
A geldyng whanne hise stoonys ben i
brokun, ethiri kit awey, and hisr 3erde is8
kit awei*, schal not entre in to the chirche
of the Lord. A11 child borun of hordoma
schal not entref in to the chirche of the
Lord, vtil tov the tenthe generacioun. Am- 3
monytis and Moabitis, 3he aftir the tenthe
generacioun, schulen not entre into the
'chirche of the Lordw with outen ende ;
for thei noldenx come to? 3ou with breed 4
and watir in the weie, whanne 36 3eden
out of Egipt ; andz for thei hireden a3ens
theea Balaam'5, the sone of Beor, froc Me-
sopotanye of Sirye, that he schulde curse
thee ; and thi Lord God nolded here Ba- 5
laame, and God turnede 'the cursyng of
Balaamf in to thi blessyng, for he louyde
thee. Thou schalt not make pees withe
hem, nethir thou schalt seke goodisS to
hem, in alle the daies of thi lijf in to with
outen ende. Thou schalt not 'haue abho- 7
mynacioun of h a man of Ydumye, for he
is thi brothir, nethir of a man of Egipt,
for thou were a comelyng in the lond of
hym'. Thei that ben borun of hem, schu-s
len entre in the thridde generacioun in to
the 'chirche of the Lordk. Whanne thou 9
schalt go out 'in to1 batel"1 a3ens thin ene-
myes, thou schalt kepe thee fro al yuel
•f- a child lorn
of hordum scha/
not enlre etc.
that is, to the
hij goiiernaimce
of the peple, but
ech man that
wolde, was res-
seytied to feith,
and vertuouse
liyf nedeftil to
saluacioun.
Lire here. BC.
w ten E pr. m. * Om. A. V be CE.
B fynde is. h he takith is. * this is. k that damesel is. ' hir fadir is. m to wijf c sec. m. n mekide
hir is. ° his fadris wijf i. his fadir wijf s. P hir priuetee is. 1 Om. M. r jif his s. s Om. plures.
* kitt off, he is. bite awey K. u And a B. The 8. v vnto is. w Lordis chirche is. * wolden not i.
T refresche s marg. z Om. c. and also s. a Om. s. b the fals prophete s marg. c of s. d wolde not i.
e him is. t his curs is. the curse of Balaam K. S goode thingis is. h wlate is. ' Egipt is. k Lordis
chirche is. 1 to is. m a batel i.
3 x
522
DEUTERONOMY.
XXIII. 12 — 23.
with watyr ; and after the sunne goynge
down he shal turn a3en into the tentis.
12 Thow shalt haue a place out of the tentis,
to the which thow shalt goon out to the
is needful thingis of kynde, berynge a stake
in a girdel ; and whanne thow sittist,
thow shalt delue bi enuyrown, and the
defied out thou shalt couer with erthe,
14 in the whych thow art releued. For-
sothe the Lord thi God goth in the myd-
dil of tentis, that he delyuer thee, and
taak to thee thin enemyes, that thi tentis
ben hooli, and no thing in hem apere of
isfilthed, lest he forsake thee. Thow shalt
not take a seruaunt to his lord, that to
ic thee hath flowen; he shal dwelle with
thee in the place that to hym plesith,
and in oon of thi citees shal rest ; and
17 make thow not hym sory. There shal
be no strumpet of the dou3tres of Yrael,
is ne horlyng of the sones of Yrael. Thow
shalt not offre the mede of the hoorhows,
ne the prijs of an hounde, in the hows of
the Lord thi God, what euere thing it
be that thow auowist ; for abomynacioun
mis either anentis the Lord thi God. Thow
shalt not leenez to thi brother at vsure
money, ne fruytis, ne eny other thing,
20 but to an alien. Forsothe to thi brother
with outen vsure that thata to hym ned-
ith thow shalt lene, that the Lord thi
God blisse to thee in al thi werke, in the
loond to the which to be weeldid thow
21 shalt goon yn. Whanne thow auowist
auowe to the Lord thi God, thow shalt
not tary to 3eelde, for the Lord thi God
shal requyre it ; and if thow taryest, it
22 shal be rettid to thee into synne. And
if thow wolt not bihoot, thow shalt be
23 with outen synne. Forsothe that that is
z okere E pr. m.
thing". If a man is among 3ou, which0 is 10
defoulid in 'sleep of ny^tv, he schal go out
of 'the castels'if ; and he schal not turneii t
, . out of the castels
ayen bifore that he be waischun in watir of the Godhed
at euentidr, and aftir the8 goyng doun of n"t out ofThe8'
schalt
the sunne he schal go* a3en in to theu
castelsv. Thou schalt haue a place with- 12 Ur'e ^re- BC
out the castelsw, to which" thou schalt go
out to nedeful thingis of kynde ; and thou is
schalt bere>' a litilz stake in thea girdil;
and whanne thou hast seteb, thou schalt
diggec 'bi cumpas'1, and 'thou schalt6 hilef
with erthe" thingish 'defied out', where 14
thou art releuydk. For thi Lord God goeth
in the1 myddis of castels™, that he dili-
uere thee, and bitake thin enemyes to thee,
that thi castels" be hooli, and no thing of
filthe appere in tho°, lesti' he forsake thee.
Thou schalt not bitakei a seruaunt to his is mi'utake
lord];, whichr seruaunt* fleeth to thee"; heie
schal dwelle with thee in the place that
plesith hym, and he schal restev in oon of
thi citees ; and make thou not hym soriw.
Noon" hoore? schal be of the dou3tris of 17
Israel, nether a letchour of the sones of l"^1™"6''
Israel. Thou schalt not offre2 the hire of M *•*•**•"*' J
with thee, and
'an hoore bowsa, nether the prijs of a
doggeb, in the hows of thi Lord God,
what euer thing it is that thou hast
avowid ; for euer eithir0 is abhomynacioun he is the thin r
bifor thi Lord God. Thou schalt not leene io«he,r ratel of
his lord, as also
to thi brothir to vsure money, neither other thingis
,. .. ... ,,. ,,. schnlen be re-
fruytis, nethir ony othir thing, but to an2ostorid. Lin
alien||. Forsothed thou schalt leene to thi he>'e' c'
whanne the
seruaunt is
80U't of his lor<1
to be slayn,
ether to be
so forth ; til the
ire of his lord
ceese, and
thanne he schal
be joldun to
his lord, sithen
|| but to an
alien, this is
graunting of a
thing not Jeue-
ful, but of a
thing lesse yuel
entre to welde. Whanne thou makistf a- 21 mor/yuei* that
uow to thi Lord God, thou schalt not tarie
!«*
lewis with
v Mii-is. Lire
here. c.
a Om. BEFll.
brothir without vsure that that hee nedith,
that thi Lord God blesse thee in al thi
werk, in the lond to which thou schalt
to ?elde», for thi Lord God schal 'requyre,
» *
n Om. s. ° that is. P his nijt sleep is. 1 "yivre tentis is. r the euentid is. s Om. s. * turne is.
u Om. B. goitre s. v tentis is. w tentis is. x the which i. 7 here with t/iee s. z Om. c. a thi i.
b sete that slaak in the erthe and maad an hool s. c digge erthe s. d aboute i. aboute the staak s,
e Om. i. f hile it s. e the erthe i. h the thingis s. ' that ben defied is. k or dischargid of thi kindeli
birlhen s marg. 1 Om. is. m the tentis is. « tentis is. ° hem is. P \estfor vnclennesse s. <1 take G.
' that is. s Om. IRST sec. m. u iustly for help s marg. v abide is. w sori or heuy s. x No is. Y strum-
pett is. z offre or accept s. a a strumpetis hous is. * lurninge ayn to vome, or berldnge ayn
Ireiilhe s marg. c that is, niche ojfring, and siche auoive is marg. d For is. e liim is. f iustly s marg.
8 jelde it is.
XXIII. 24 — XXIV. 7.
DEUTERONOMY.
523
onus goon out of thi lippis, thow shalt
kepe wel, and do as thow hast bihoot to
the Lord thi God, and thui'3 propre wil
24 and thi mouth hastb spokun. Thowc
goon vnto the vyn of thi nei3bour, thow
shalt eete grapis, as myche as it likith
to thee ; out forsothe ne beer thou with
•25 thee. If thow goo into the corn of thi
freend, thow shalt breek eeris, and with
thed hoond brisse ; forsothe with kut-
1 tynge yren thow shalt not reep. If man
taak a wijf, and haue hyr, and fynde no
grace before the eyeri of hir, for sum
filthed6, he shal wryte a libel of forsak-
ynge, and he shal 3yue in the hoond of
hyr, and he shal leeue hir fro his hows.
2 And whanne she goon out another hous-
aboond takith, and he forsothe hate hir,
and 3yue to hir a libel of forsakynge, and
leeue fro his hows, other f certeyn were
4 deed, the first housboond shal not mowe
taak her a3en into wijf, for she is point,
and is maad abomynable before the Lord ;
lest thow make to synne thi loond, that
the Lord thi God to thee hath taak to be
weeldid.
CAP. XXIV.
5 Whanne a man hath taak a wijf laate*,
he shal not goo forth to bateyl, ne to
hym eny thing of nede shal be ioynedh
opynlich, but he shal taak hede with
outen blame to his hows, that o 3eer he
eioye with his wijf. Thow shalt not taak
in stedde of a wed the nethermore and1
ouermore grynstoon, for his lijf he putte
7 to thee. If a man were taak bisili weyt-
ether axeh, that1 ; and if thou tariest, itk
schal be arretid1 to thee in to synne. If 22
thou 'nylt bihete"1, thou schalt be with out
synne. Forsothetn thou schalt kepe0, and 23 1 Forth!
' the heestis for
do that? that 3ede out onys of thi lippis, that thou hast
, ..... . i • T i /~t -i auowid, in com-
as tnou bini3tist to thi Lord God, and hast pariimm of Mm
spoke with thin owne wille and thi mouth.
If thou entrist in to the vynere^ of thi 24
nei3bore, ete thou grapis, as myche as
plesith thee ; but bere thour not8 out with
thee. If thou entrist in to 'the corn of25
thi freend', thou schalt breke" 'eeris of
cornv, and frotew togidere with 'the hondx;
but thou schalt not repe> with a sikil.
CAP. XXIV.
If a man takith a wijf, and hathz hir, i
and sche fyndith not grace bifor hise i3en
for sum vilitea, he schal write a 'libel,
ethir litil bookb, of forsakyng, and he
schal 3yuec in 'the hond of hird, and he
schal delyuere hir fro his hows. And 2
whanne sche goith out6, and weddith an-
othir hosebonde, and hef also hatith hir, 3
and 3yueths toh hir a 'litil booke' of for-
sakyng, and delyuereth 7«>k fro his hows,
ethir certis he is deed, the formere hose- 4
bonde schal not mow resseyue hir1 inm to
wijf, for sche is defoulid, and maad abho-
mynable bifore the Lord ; lest thou make
thi lond^: to do synne n, which lond° thi
Lord God 3af "° to* thee to welde. Whanne 5
a man hath take late a wijf, he schal not
go forth to batel, nethir ony thing || of
comynPP nedei schal be enioyned to hym,
but he schal 3yue tent with out blame to
his hows, that he be glad inr o 3eer with
his wijf8. Thou schalt not take in the'e
stide of wedu the lowere and the hi3ere
queerne stoon of thi brothir, for he put-
t thi land, that
is, men dwell-
inge in thi lond.
Lire here. BC.
|| nether ony
thiny etc. In
Ebreu it is, ne-
ther ony thing
schal be cn-
ioyned to him,
thatis,ofthingis
perteynynge to
batel. Lire
here. c.
b hath A. c Om. E. d thin ABDFH.
n enjoyned CE. ' or ABDFH.
e filthed of synne c pr. m. f or c. e not 3ore E pr. m.
h axe is. ' that of thee is. k that tariynge a. l rekened is. m wilt not bihoote i. n For is. °kepe
that i. kepe that word s. P fulfille it is. <l vyne jerd is. r Om. c. s none is. * thi frendis corn is.
u breke off the i. v eeris of the corn i. the corn eeris s. w frote hem is. x thin hondis is. Y repe
hem is. z haue s. a or vnclennei.se F marg. filtheheede is. b libel ci. litle booke s text, or a char-
ter marg. c jyue it is. d hir honde is. e out_/ro him s. f he the secounde husbonde s. S he jyueth is.
h Om. is. ' chartre is. k Om. plures. ' hir ayn is. m Om. DN. n bi ensaumple of thee s marg.
0 Om. is. °o hath jouen is. P Om. is. PP the comyn is. 1 needis s. r Om. DIKORST sec.m. wx.
s in tettinge hir and his meynee in good reule s mars- * Om. is. u a wed IKS.
3x2
524
DEUTERONOMY.
XXIV. 8 — 18.
ynge his brother of the sones of Yrael,
and he solde take the prijs, he shal be
slayn ; and thow shalt do awey yuel fro
8 the myddil of thee. Bisily kepe wel, lest
thow renne into plagek of lepre, but thow
shalt doon alle thingis that the prestis
of Leuyte kynde han tau3t thee, aftir
that Y haue comaundid to hem, and ful-
9 fil bisily. Haue 30 mynde what thingis
the Lord joure God dyde to Marye, in
the weye, whanne 30 wenten out of E-
logipt. Whanne thow shalt ajen aske of
thi nei3bour eny thing that he owith to
thee, thow shalt not goon into the hows
11 of hym for to taak wed ; but thow shalt
stoond with out, and he to thee shal
i2brynge forth that he hath. Forsothe if
he is pore, the wed anentis thee shal not
is al ny3t dwelle, but anoon thow shalt 3eeld
to hym before the goynge down of the
sunne, that he, slepynge in his clothinge,
blesse to thee, and thow haue ry3twisnes
14 before the Lord thi God. Thou shalt not
denye the1 mede of the nedi, and of the pore
thi brother, or of comlynge that dwellith
with thee in thi loond, and with ynne
lothi 3atis is ; but the same day thow shalt
3eeld to hym the prijs of his traueyl, be-
fore the sunne goynge down, for he is
pore, and of it susteyneth his lijf ; lest
he crye a3ens thee to the Lord, and be
icrettid to thee into synne. Fadrys shulen
not be slayn for the sones, ne sones for
the fadris, but echon™ for his own synne
17 shal dye. Thow shalt not peruert the
doom of the comlyng, and faderles child ;
ne thow shalt taak awey in stede of a
IB wed the clooth of the" widewe. Haue0
mynde that thow hast serued in Egipt,
and the Lord thi God hath delyuered
thee thens ; therfor I comaunde to thee
tidev his lijfw to thee. If a man is takun,;
^that is, conuyct in doom*, bisili aspiynge
to stele his brothir of the sones of Israel,
and whanne he hath seeld hym, takith?
priys, he schal be slayn ; and thouz schalt
do awey yuel fro the myddis of thee.
Kepe thoua diligentli, lest thou renne ins
to the sijknesse of lepreb, but thou schalt
do what euer thingis the preestis of the
kyn of Leuy techen thee, bi that that Y
comaundidec to hem, and 'fille thoud dili-
gentli. Haue 36 mynde what thingis 3oure9
Lord God dide to Marie, in the weie,
whanne 36 3ede 'out ofe Egipt. Whanne 10
thou schalt axe of thi nei3ebore ony thing
whichf he owith to thee, thou schalt not
entre in to his hows, that thou takes aweih
awed; but thou schalt stonde with outn
forth, and he schal brynge forth' that that
he hath. Sothelik if he is pore, the1 wed 12
schal not dwelle"1 bi ny3t at" thee, but is
anoon thou schalt 3elde° to hym bifor the
goyng doun of the sunne, that he slepe in
his cloth, and blesse thee, and thou haue
ri3tfulnesseP bifor thi Lord God. Thouu
schalt not denye the hire of thi brother
nedi and pore, ethir of the comelyng that
dwellith with thee in thi lond, and is with
ynne thi 3atis ; but in the same dai thou is
schalt 3elde to hym the prijs of his trauel,
bifor the*) goyng doun of the sunne, for
he is pore, and susteynethr therof8 his lijf;
lest he crye a3ens thee to the Lord, and it
be arettid' to thee into synne". Thev fa-io
dris schulen not be slayn for thew sones,
nether thex sones for^ the2 fadris, but ech
man schal die for hys owne synne. Thou 17
schalt not 'peruerte, ethir& waiwardli
turtle^3, the doom of the comelyng, andc
of fadirlesd ethir modirlesdd ; nethir thou
schalt take awei in the6 stide of wedf the
k the plage BCDEFH. ' Om. A. m eche c. n a A. ° Ha c.
v hath put i. hath thanne put s. w lijf or his lyfode s. * Om. I. or conuict iustly s. Y he takith^/br
him is. z thus thou is. a thee I. thou thee s. b this goostly and vnshamefast synne s marg. c co-
maunde is. d fulfille thou it is. e to N. f that is. S take fro him is. h Om. s. ! forth to thee a.
k And is. 1 his is. m abide i. n anentis i. ° jelde it i. jelde Itis tved s. P ri^twisnesse is text, that is,
meed for thi rv$twisnesse s marg. 1 Om. is. r he susteyneth is. s of the hire of traueil s. * rikened is.
u the with holding of iverkmennes hire s marg, v Om. is. w her is. x Oir. is. 7 of D. z her CIS.
a Om. is. b turne or messedeme s. c or is. d the fadirles is. dd modirles child is. e Om. is. f a
wed KS.
XXIV. 19 — XXV. 5-
DEUTERONOMY.
525
19 that thow doo this thing. Whanne thow
repist corn in thi feeld, and a foi'3etun
handful thow leeuest, thow shalt not
turn a3en for to taak it, but the com-
lynge, and faderles child, and widewe
thow shalt suffre to bere awey, that the
Lord thi God blesse to thee in al the
aowerk of thin hoondis. If thou gedrestP
fruytis of olyues, what euerei leeue in
the trees, thow shalt not turn a3en for
to gedre, but thow shalt leeue to the
21 comlynge, faderles child, and widewe. If
thou kuttist thi vyn fromr grapis to wyn,
thou shalt not gedre the leeuynge rey-
sens, but thei shulen falle into the vse of
the comlynge. faderles child, and widewe.
22 Haue8 mynde that thow seruedist1 in E-
gipt, and therfor Y comaunde to thee,
that thow doo this thing.
CAP. XXV.
i If there were a cause bitwex" eny
men, and ban askidv iugis, whom thei
biholden to be ry3twyse, to hym the
palme of ri3twisnes thei shulen 3yue,
whom wickidw, thei shulen condempne
2 of wickidnesx. Forsothe if hym that
hath synned thei seen worthi, thei shulen
throw doun with scourgis, and before
hem thei shulen make to be betun ; for
the mesure of synne shal be and? the
smaner of scourgyngis, so oonlich, that
the fourtith noumbre thei ouer passe not,
lest foulich rent before thin eyen thi bro-
4 ther go awey. Thow shalt not bynde the
mouth of the oxe tredinge thi fruytis in
5 the flore. Whanne bretheren dwellen to-
cloth of a widewe. Haue thou mynde, its
thats thou seruedist in Egipt, and thi
Lord God delyuerede thee fro thennus ;
therfor Y comaunde to thee that thou do
this thing. Whanne thou repist cornh in 10
the' feeld, and for3etistk, and leeuest a
repe, thou schalt not turne a3en to take it,
but thou schalt suffre that a comelyng,
and fadirles1, ethir modirles"1, and a" wi-
dewe take" awei, that thi Lord God blesse
thee in al the werk of thin hondis. If 20
thou gaderist fruytis P of olyues, what
euer thing leeueth in trees'}, thou schalt
not turne a3en to gaderer, but thou schalt
leeue8 to a comelyng, fadirles*, etheru mo-
dirlesv, and to aw widewe. If thou ga-2i
derist grapis of the" vynei-y, thou schalt
not gadere raisynsz that leeuen, but tho
schulen falle in to thea vsis of the comel-
yng, of the fadirles, ethir1' modirles0, and
of the wydewe. Haue thou mynde that 22
also thou seruedist in Egipt, and therfor
Y comaunde to thee, that thou do this
thing.
CAP. XXV.
If caused is bitwixe ony men, and thei i
axen iugis6, thei schulen 3yue the victorie
of ri3tfulnessef to him, whom thei per-
seyuen to be iust, thei? schulen condempne
hym of wickidnesse, whom thei perseyuen
to be wickid. Sotheli11 if thei seen hym 2
that synnede', worthi of betyngis, thei
schulen caste Mm* doun, andkk make1 to be
betun bifor hem ; also11 the maner of bet-
yngis111 schal be for themm mesure of synne",
so oneli that tho"n passe not the noumbre 3
of fourti0, lest thi brother be to-rent
viliche00 bifore thin i3en, and go? awei.
Thou schalt not byndePP the 'mouth of the 4
oxei tredynger thi fruytis in the corn floor.
Whanne britheren dwellen to gidere, and 5
P gedere c. 1 er E. T Om. A. a Ha c. * hast serued BCDEFH. u bytwene BCDEFH. v inter-
peled E pr. m. w wicke c. * wickenesse c. y in ABDFH.
S Om. s. h thi corn s. i thi BC. k thou forjetist is. 1 a fadirles DIS. m a modirles D. modirles
child is. n Om. plures. ° take it A pr. m. a. P the fruytis is. <J the trees i. the olyue trees s. r ga-
dere it is. 8 leeue it is. * a fadirles B. to the fadirles is. u and is. v modirles child is. w the is.
x thi BIS. y vyne is. z the raisyns is. a Om. s. b and is. c modirles child is. d a cause is.
e thinges K sec. m. { rijtwisnesse is. S and thei is. h And is. ' hath synnede is. k Om. plurex.
kk and schulen BCDFGKMNO. and thei schul is. 1 make him is. U and DIKOHST sec.m. also and wx.
m the betyngis a. mm Om. i. n the synne s. nn thou A pr.m. c. thei is. ° fourti strokis a. °° hi vwli-nt
belinge s rnarg. P go Ihanne i. go so s. PP tye s. 1 oxe mouth is. r threshynge is. tretynge o.
526
DEUTERONOMY.
XXV. 6 — 16.
gidre, and oon of hem with outen free
children2 were deed, the wijf of the deed
shal not wedde to another, but shal taak
hir his brother, and he shal arerea the
e seed of his brother. And the fyrst go ten
sone of hyr he shal clepe bi the name of
hym, that the name of hym be not doon
7awey fro Yrael. Forsothe if he wol not
taak the wijf of his brother, that to hym
bi the lawe is owidb, the womman shal
goo to the 3ate of the cyte ; and she shal
askec the more men thur3 birth, and shal
seye, The brother of my man wol not
arere seedd of his brother in Yrael, ne me
8 into wedlok taak. And anoon thei shulen
maak hym to be clepid, and thei shulen
aske. If he answere, I wol not taak hir
9 to wijf; the womman shal come ny3 to
hym, before the aldree menf, and she shal
taak the sho of his foot, and spit in his
face, and seye, Thus it shal be doo to a
man, that wol not bilde vp the hows of
10 his brother ; and shal be clepid the
name of hym in Yrael, The hows of the
iivnshod. If there han two men bytwix#
hem self chidynge, and oon a3ens thath
other bigynneth to iangle, and wilnynge
the wijf of 'that other' to delyuer hir
man fro the hoond of the stronger, and
hath put the hoond, and takun the sham-
I2fastk membris of hym, thow shalt kut of
the hoond of hir, ne be bowid on1 hyr
13 with eny mercy. Thow shalt not haue
in sak dyuerse wei3tis, more and lasse,
14 ne there shal be in thin hows a busshel
15 more and lasse. Wei3t thow shalt haue
iust and verrey, and euen busshel and
verrey shal be to thee, that myche tyme
thou lyue vpon erthe that the Lord thi
16 God shal 3yue to thee. The Lord for-
oon of hem is deed with out fre children,
the wijf of the deed brother schal not be
weddid to anothir man, but his brothir8
schal take hir, and schal* reise seedu of
his brotherv. And he schal clepe thew firste e
gendridx sone 'of hir? bi the2 name 'of
hyma, 'that is, of the deed brothir*, that
his name be not don awei fro Israel. For- 7
sothec if he nyled take the wijf of his bro-
ther, which6 is due to hym bi lawef, the
womman schal go to the 3ate of the citee ;
and sche schal axe the grettere men in
birthe, and sche schal seie&, 'The brother
of myn hosebonde nyleh reise seed1 of his
brother in Israel, nethir wolek take me in
to mariage. And anoon thei schulen makes
hym to be clepid, and thei schulen axe1.
If he answerith111, Y nyle" take hir to wijf;
the womman schal go to hym bifor the 9
eldre men of Israel, and sche schal take
awei0 the? school, and sche schal spete in
to his face, and schalr seie, Sos it schal be
doon to the man, that bildith not 'the
hows of his brother'; and 'the name ofio
hymu schal be clepid in Israel, The hows
of the man vnschood. If twei men han u
strijf bitwixe hem silf, and oon bigynneth
to stryue a3ens another, and the wijf of
'the totherv man wole delyuere hir hose-
bonde fro the hond of the strongere man,
and puttithw hondx, and 'takith the schame-
fasty membris 'of hymz, thou schalt kitteia
aweia 'the hondb of hirc, nether thou schalt
be bowid on hir bid ony mercy. Thou is
schalt not haue in thee bagge dyuerse
wei3tis, a gretteref and a lesse^, nether au
buyschel more and lesseh schal be in thin
hows. Thou schalt haue a iust wei3te and io
trewe1, and an euene buyschel 'and trewek
schal be to thee, that thou lyue in myche
z childer c. a rere c. b ajt c. <= enterpele E pr.m. d tlie seed E. ealtherBF. f men of Iraelspr.m.
S bytwene BCDEFH. h the c. » the tother c. k priueigagys E pr, m. 1 vpon BCDEFH.
s brothir that is deed s. * he schal is. u the seed i. y deed brothir s. w hir is. x bigetun i.
y Om. is. z his is. a Om. is. *> Om. i. that is deed s. c And is. d wil not i. e that i. f the lawe is.
S seie to hem is. h Mi husbondus brother wil not i. My husbond brother nyle s. ^ the seed is. k he
wil i. he wole s. ! axe him is. nl answere and seie s. u wil nat i. ° Om. is. P his is. 1 schoo off
fro his foot is. r sche schal is. s Thus is. * his brotheris hous is. u his name is. v that oo ILP. the
to OST sec. m. w. the H. w sche puttith forth is. x the hond c. hir hond is. y holdith him bi his
priuee is. z Om. is. a off is. b hir hond is. the hondis K. c Om. is. d with is. e thi is. f gretter
to bigge with is. g lesse to silk with is. h a esse is. i a trewe is. k Oni. i. and a trewe s.
XXV. i; — XXVI. 6.
DEUTERONOMY.
527
sothe shal wlaat hym that doth thes
thingis, and withstoondith"1 alle vnri3t-
ijwisnesses11. Haue° mynde what thingis
dide to thee Amalech in the weye, whanne
is thow wentist out of Egipt ; what maner
wise he a3en cam to thee, and the eendis
of thi felawship, that wery abeden, slew3,
whanne thow were defoulid with hungre
19 and traueil, and dredde not God. Ther-
for whanne the Lord thi God hath 3yue
to thee rest, and maad sugettis'' alle na-
ciouns hi enuyroun, in the loond that he
hath bihoot to thee, thow shalt doo a wey
his name vndre heuene ; be war lest thow
for3ete.
CAP. XXVI.
1 Whanne thow comyst into the loond
that the Lord thi God is to 3yue to thee
to be weeldid, and holdist ifJ, and dwellist
2 in it, thow shalt taak of alle thi fruytis
the cheef, and put in a leep ; and thow
shalt goo to the place that the Lord thi
God hath chosun, that there be inwardly
3 clepid the name of hym. And thow shalt
goon to the preest that were in thor
days, and seye to hym, I knowleche to
day before the Lord thi God, that Y am
comen inta the loond, for the8 which he
hath swore to oure fadris, that he shulde
43yue it* to vs. And the preest takynge
the leep of thin hoond, shal put before
a the auter of the Lord thi God. And thow
shalt speke in the si3t of the Lord thi
God, Sirus pursued e my fader, that de-
scendide into Egipt, and there pilgrim-
agide in moost fewe noumbre ; and he
growide into a greet folk of kynde, and
strong, and of multitude with out ende.
c And the Egipciens greuowsly traueilyden
vs, and pursueden, puttynge on moost
tyme on1 the lond which™ thi Lord God
schal 3yue to thee. For the Lord schal ic
haue hym abhomynable that doith these
thingis, and he wlatithn, WAz'r cursith0, al
vnri3tfulnesseP. Haue thoui mynde what 17
thingis Amalech dide to thee in the weie,
whanne thou 3edist out of Egipt ; hou he i«
cam to thee, and killide the laste men of
thin oost, thatr saten9 wery, whanne thou
were85 disesid with hungur and trauel, and
he dredde not God. Therfor whanne thi is
Lord God hath 3oue reste to thee, and
hath maad suget' alle naciouns 'bi cum-
pasu, in the lond whichv he bihi3te to thee,
thou schalt do awei 'the name of hymw
vndur heuene ; be thou war lest thou for-
3etex.
CAP. XXVI.
And whanne thou hast entrid in to the i
lond which ? thi Lord God schal 3yue to
thee to welde, and thou hast gete it, and
hast dwellid therynne, thou schalt take 2
the firste fruytis of alle thi fruytis, and
thou schalt puttez in a panyerea; and thou
schalt go to the place which b thi Lord
God cheesc, that his name be inwardly
clepid there. And thou schalt go to the 3
preest, that schal be in tho daies, and thou
schalt seie to hym, Y knowleche to dai bi-
for thi Lord God, that Y entrided in to
the lond, for6 which he swoor to oure fa-
dris, that he schulde 3yue it to vs. And 4
the preest schal take the panyeref of thin
hond, and schal= setteh bifor the auter of
thi Lord God. And thou schalt speke' ins
the si3t of thi Lord God, Sirus pursuede
my fadir, 'which fadir* 3ede' douri in to
Egipt, and was a pilgrym there in feweste™
noumbre; and he" encreesside in to a greet
folk, and strong0, and of multitude with-
out noumbre. And EgipciansP turment-i;
iden vs, and pursuedeni, andr puttiden'
m withstont BCDEFII. n vnrijtwisnes E.
A.
0 Ha E. P soget CE. q in it c. r that BDFH. s Om. c.
1 vpon is. m that is. n is aduersarie to is. °Om. is. P vnri3twisnesse is. 1 Om. i. r the whiche i.
s saten bihinde s. 8S was s. * suget to thee is. u aboute i. bi thi cumpas s. v that is. w Amalechus
name fro is. * forjete this is. y that is. z putte him is. a basket is. b that is. c hath chosen is.
d haue entrid is. e Om. s. f basket is. S he schal is. h sette it is. ' sey is. k that is. 1 wente K.
m a ful litle i. thi leste s. n my fadir s. ° a strong is. P men of Egipt is. q pursueden vs is. r and
thei a. * puttiden vpon vs s.
528
DEUTERONOMY.
XXVI. 7 — 15.
Tgreuows birthens. And we crieden to
the Lord God of cure faders, that hath
herde vs, and bihold oure mekenes, and
s traueyl, and anguysses ; and he hath lad
vs out of Egipt in a myjti hoond, and in
an arme strei3t out, in greet drede", in
otoknes, and wondres, and brou3te into
this place ; and hath taak to vs the loond
lomylk and hony flowynge. And therfor
nowe Y offre to thee the cheef of the
fruytis of the erthe that the Lord hath
3eue to me. And thow shalt leeue hem
in the si3t of the Lord thi God. And the
11 Lord thi God honourd, thow shalt eete
in alle goodis that the Lord thi God
hath jeue to thee and to thin hows,
thow, and Leuytis, and comlyng, that is
12 with thee. Whanne thow hast fulfillid
the tithe of alle thi fruytis, the 3eer of
tithisv the thridde, thow shalt 3eue to Le-
uyte, and comlynge, and faderles child,
and widewe, that thei eten 'with ynnew
is thi 3atis, and ben fulfillid. And thou
shalt speke in the si3t of the Lord thi
God, Y haue brou3t that is halowid frox
myri hows, and haue 3yue it to Leuyte,
and comlynge, and? faderles child, and
widewe, as thow hast comaundid to me ;
I haue not passid biside thin heestis, ne
14 haue for3et thi maundementz. Y haue
not eete of hem in my sorwe, ne haue
seuerd hem in eche vnclennes, ne haue
spendid of hem eny thing in thing of
deed coors. Y haue obeishid to the voyce
of the Lord my God, and haue doo alle
thingis thata thow hast comaundid to me.
is Bihold fro thi sanctuary, fro the hi3e
dwellynge place of heuens, and blesse
thow to thi puple Yrael, and to the loond
that thow hast 3yue to vs, as thow hast
swore to oure fadres, to the loond mylk and
greuouseste* birthuns". And we crieden?
to the Lord God of oure fadris, whichv
herdew vs, and biheldex oure mekenesse,
and trauely, and angwischisz ; and he ledde 8
vs out of Egipt in my3tia hond, andb armc
holdund forth", in grete drede, inf myraclis,
and gretes wondris, and leddeh vs1 in too
this place ; and 3af k to vs a lond flowynge
with mylk and hony. And therfor Y offre 10
now to thee1 the fyrste fruytis of the
fruitis of the lond whichm the Lord 3af
to me. And thou schalt leeue thon in the
si3t of thi Lord God. And whanne thi
Lord God0 is worchipid, thou schalt eteii
in alle the goodis whiche thi Lord God
3af to thee and to? thin hows, thou, and
the dekene, and the comelyng whichi is
with theer. Whanne thou hast fillid8 the1 12
tithe of alle thi fruytis, in the thridde 3eer
of tithis11, thou schalt 3yue to the dekene,
and to the comelyng, and to the fadirles,
ether modirlesv child, and to widewew, that
thei ete with ynne thi 3atis, and be fillidx.
And thou schalt speke in the sijt of thi 13
Lord Godxx, Y haue take awai?t that that
is halewid of myn hows, and Y 3af it to
the dekene, and to the comelyng, toz the
fadirles, ethir modirles child, and to the
widewe, as thou comaundidist to me ; Y
passide not thi comaundementis", Y for-
3at not thin heestb. Y ete not of thon
thingis in my morenyngj, nether Y de-
partide thoc in ony vnclennesse, riethir Y
spendide of tho ony thing in biriyng of
deedd body, ^that is, ine makynge feestis
therof1 in biryynges of deed menh. Y
obeiede to the vois of my Lord God, and
Y dide alle thingis as thou comaundidist
to me. Bihold thou fro thi seyntuarie, fro 15
the hi3 dwellyng place of heuene, and
blesse thou thi puple Israel, and the lond
t y haue take
au-ey, that is, V
haue departid
fro othere
thingis that
perteynen to
myn hows.
Lire here. c.
1 y eet not of
tho thingis in
my morenynff ;
that is, in the
tyme of my
nede; Y wast-
ide not siche
thingis in myn
vsis. Lire here.
c.
u fere BCDEFH.
ment c. a as E.
v the tithis CE. w bysydys E pr. m. x in E pr. m. y Om. CDEF. z coomaunde-
* moost greuous is. u burthuns on vs i. v the whiche i. w here D. x he bihelde is. y oure
trauel is. z oure angvvischis i. oure anguische s. a a my3ti is. b and in is. c an arm s. d stre3t is.
e out is. f and in is. S in grete is. h he ledde i. ' Om. plures. hem M. 1* he hath jouen is. ' thee,
prest is. m that is. n hem i. tho fruytis s. ° Om. B. P Om. s. 1 that is. r thee, shulen ete these s.
6 fulfillid is. l bi this maner the s. u thi tithis is. v the moderles s. w the widewe BCGIKLPSX sec. m.
x fulfillid is. " God, and sey, is. y Om. A. z and to A pr. m. c pr. m. DEFIKLOPQHSTW. a heestis is.
b bidding is. c hem is. d a deed is. e Om. BL. f Om. s. S biryyngis CDFMNOPQRTWX. the biryynge s.
>h the gloss omitted in i.
XXVI. i6 — XXVII. 6.
DEUTERONOMY.
529
ifihony flowynge. To day the Lord thi
God hath comaundid to thee, that thow
doo thes maundernentis and domys, that
thow kepe and fulfil of al thin hert, and
17 of al thi soule. The Lord thow hast
chosun to day, that he be to thee God,
and thow goo in the weies of hym, and
keep his cerymoyns, and heestis, and
domys, and obeish to his maundement.
is Loo ! the Lord hath chosen thee to day,
that thow be to hym a special puple, as
he hath spoken to thee, and thow keep
19 alle the heestis of hym ; and he shal
maak thee hi3er than alle the folkis, that
he hathb maad of nou3t, into preysynge,
arid name, and his glorye ; that thow be
an holy puple of the Lord thi God, as he
hath spokun.
CAP. XXVII.
1 Moyses forsothe hath comaundid, and
the eldrenc, to the puple of Yrael, sei-
ynge, Keep 36 eche maundement that I
2 comaunde to 3ow to day. Whanne 30
han passid ouere Jordan, into the loond
that the Lord thi God shal 3yue to thee,
thow shalt arered greet stonus, and with
3 piastre6 thow shalt dawbef hem, that
thow mowe# wryte in hem alle the wordis
of this lawe, Jordan ouergoon, that thow
goo into the lond that the Lord thi God
shal 3yue to thee, the loond mylk and
hony flowynge, as he hath swore to thi
Jfadres. Whanne thanne thow shalt ouer-
pasBS Jordan, arereh the stonus that Y to
day comaunde to thee, in the mownt of
Hebal ; and thow shalt dawbe' hem with
5 piastre1*. And thow shalt bild there up
an auter to the Lord thi God, of stonus
6 whom yrun hath not towchid, and of
stonus vnfourmed and vnpolishid ; and
which' thou hast 3oue to vs, as thou 'hast
swoorek to oure fadris ; the lond flowynge
with mylk and hony. To dai1 thi Lord ic
God cornaundide to thee, that thou do
these comaundementis"1 and domes, that
thou kepe and fille" of0 al thin herte,
and of al thi soule. Thou hast chose the 17
Lord to day, that he be God to thee, and
thouP go in hise weies, and thou"! kepe
hise cerymonyes, andr heestis8, and domes1,
and obeie to his comaundement". Lo ! the is
Lord cheesv thee to day, that thou be a
special puplet to hym, as he spakw to t « special p
pie; that is,
thee, and that thou kepe alle hise co- loued singu-
maundernentisx; and he schal make theei9/w.'c. "
hi3erey than alle folkis, whiche he madez
in to his preisyng, and namea, and glorieb ;
that thou be an holi puple of c thi Lord
God, as he spakd to thee.
CAP. XXVII.
Forsothe6 Moyses comaundide, and the i
eldre men, tof the puple of Israel, and
seiden&, Kepe 36 ech ' comaundement whichh
Y comaunde to 3ou to dai. And whanne2
36 han passid Jordan, in to the lond which'
thi Lord God schal 3yue to thee, thou
schalt reysek grete stoonus, and thou schalt
make tho1 pleyn with chalk, that thou 3
mowm write in tho" alle the wordis of this
lawe, whanne Jordan is passid, that thou
entre in to the lond which0 thi Lord God
schal 3yue to thee, the lond flowynge with
mylke and hony, as he swoorP to thi fa-
dris. Therfor whanne thou hast passid 4
Jordan, reise thou'1 the stonus whiche Y
comaunde to dai to thee, in the hil of He-
bal ; and thou schalt make thor pleyn with
chalk. And there thou schalt bilde an 5
auter to thi Lord God, of stoonys whiche8
yrun touchide not, and of stonys vnform-e
ed and vnpolischid ; and thou schalt offre
b Om. c. c elderes c. d rere c. e chalke E pr. m. f plane Epr.m.
SS ouerput E pr. m. h rere c. * plane E pr. m. k chalke E pr. m.
S mayest D. mey BEFH.
> that is. k stidefastly bihijt is. ' dai Israel is. m heestis is. B fulfille is. ° hem of IKS. P that
thou is. 1 that thou is. r Om. i. s his heestis is. * his domes is. u biddyng is. v hath chosen is.
w hath spoken is. * heestis is. y in grace s marg. z hath made is. a his name is. b his glorie is.
c to is. d hath spoken is. e And is. f of is. S thei seiden is. h heest, that is. ' that is. k rere
vp is. l hem is. m may i. n hem is. ° that is. P bihijtc is. 1 thou vp is. r hem is. a the
whiche i.
3 Y
530
DEUTERONOMY.
XXVII. 7 — 21.
thow shalt ofTre vpon it brent sacrifices
7 to the Lord thi God ; and thow shalt offre
pesible oostis, and thow shalt eete there,
and 'make metship1 before the Loi'd thi
« God. And thow shalt wryte vpon the
stonus alle the wordis of this lawe,
ypleynly and cleerli. And Moyses and
the preestis of Leuyte kynde seiden to al
Yrael, Tak hede, and here thow, Yrael ;
to day thow art maad the puple of the
10 Lord thi God ; thow shalt here the voice
of hym, and do the heestis, and ry3twis-
11 nesses, that I comaunde to thee. And
Moyses comaundide to the puple in that
12 day, seiynge, Thes shulen stoond to blesse
the Lord vpon the hil of Garysyin, Jor-
dan put oner; Syrneon, Leuy, Judas, Ysa-
nchar, Joseph, and Beniamyn. 'And forn
a3ensm thes shulen stoond to curse in the
hil of Hebal, Ruben, Gad, and Aser, Za-
Hbulon, Dan, and Neptalym. And the Le-
uytes shulen pronounce, and seye to alle
15 men of Irael, with an hi5e voice, Cursid
be" the man that makith grauen thing
and 3otun, abomynacioun of the Lord, the
werk of the hoondis of crafti men, and
shal put it in hidils0 ; and al the puple
leshal answer, and seye, Amen! Cursid
that honoureth not his fader and moder ;
and al the puple shal seye P, Amen !
17 Cursid that ouerberith the teermes of his
nei3bore ; and al the puple shal seye,
18 Amen! Cursid that makith to erre the
blynde in the weye ; and al the puple
19 shal seye, Amen ! Cursid that peruertith
doom of comlynge, faderles child, and
widewe ; and al the puple shal seye, A-
20 men! Cursid that slepith with the wijf
of his fader, and opneth the couerynge
of his bed ; and al the puple shal seie,
21 Amen ! Cursid that slepith with eny
beest ; and al the puple shal seye, Amen !
theron1 brent sacrifices to thi Lord God ;
and thou schalt offreu pesible sacrifices, 7
and thou schalt ete there, and thou schalt
make feeste bifor thi Lord God. And 8
thou schalt write pleynli and clereli onv
thew stoonys alle the wordis of this lawe.
And Moises and thex preestis of the kynde? a
of Leuy seiden to al Israel, Israel*, per-
seyuea thoub, and here ; to day thou art
maad the puple of thi Lord God ; thou 10
schalt here his vois, and thou schalt do
'the comaundementisc, and ri3tfulnessisd,
whiche Y comaunde to thee to dai. Andn
Moises comaundide to the puple in that
day, and seide, These men schulen stonde 12
one the hil of Garizym to blesse the Lordf,
whanne Jordan 'is passid£; Symeon, Leuy,
Judas, Isachar, Joseph, and Benjamyn.
And euene a3ens these men schulen stonde is
in theh hil of Hebal to curse, Ruben, Gad,
and Aser, Zabulon, Dan, and Neptalym.
And the dekenes schulen pronounce1, and u
schulenu seie 'with hi3 vois1 to alle the
men of Israel, Cursid is the man that 15
makith a grauun ymage and 3otunm togi-
deren, abhomynacioun of the Lord, the0
werk of P 'hondis of crafti men0!, and schalr
sette it in priiiey" place ; and al the puple
schal answere, and schal4 seie, Amen!
He is cursid that onoureth not his fadino
and modirf ; and al the puple schal seie,
Amen ! Cursid is he that 'berith oueru the 17™^
termes of his nei3boret; and al the puple it's that dis
* pisith his fa-
schal seie, Amen ! Cursid is he that makith 18 air. c.
ui i • *u j i
a blynde man to erre in the weie ; and al
the puple schal seie, Amen ! He is cursid l»
that peruertithv the doom of a comelyng,
of aw fadirles, ethir modirles child, and of didetohim s.
a widevve ; and al the puple schal seie,
Amen ! Cursid is hex that slepith with 20
'the wijf of his fadir^, and schewith the
hiling2 of his bed ; and al the puple schal
<,„„„,;,/,
J hefordolh
1 thou shalt ete E pr. m.
P segge E.
m and fro the region E pr. m. Om. sec.m. n Om. BEFH. ° hudlys E.
* ther vpon is. u offre there s. v vpon is. w tho IKS. x Om. Q. y kynrede DPGIKMNOQRSTWX.
z thou, Israel s. n tak heede I. take s. ^ Om. s. c his heestus is. d his rijtwisnessis is. e vpon is.
f that is to shewe him blesful s marg. S thei had ouer passed i. thei han ouer passed s. h Om. ELP.
1 schewe thoo with hie voice i. schewe these thingis with hie voice s. k thei schulen i. 1 Om. is. m a
jotun BIS. n Om. DIKMO sec. m. RST sec. m. wx. ° is the s. P of the ci. 1 crafty men hondis s. r he
schal is. s a priuey IKS. * Om. is. u ouerberith orfordoith is. v turneth vniustly is. w Om. coo.
x Om. os. y his fadir wyf s. z preuytee is.
XX VII. 22 — XXVIII. 9-
DEUTERONOMY.
531
aCttnid that slepith with his sister, dou3-
ter of his fader, or of his moder ; and al
•23 the puple shal seye, Arnen ! Cursid that
slepith with hisi wyues moder ; and al
•24 the puple shal seie, Amen ! Cursid that
priuely smytith his neijbour ; and al the
25 puple shal seye, Amen ! Cursid that
slepith with the wijf of his nei3bour ;
26 and al the puple shal seye, Amen ! Cursid
that takith 3iftis, that he smyte the soule
of the innocent blood ; and al the puple
27 shal seye, Amen ! Cursid that dwellith
not in the wordis of this lawe, ne hem in
deede fulfillith ; and al the puple shal
seye, Amen !
CAP. XXVIII.
1 If forsothe thow herist the voyce of
the Lord thi God, that thow doo and
kepe alle the heestisr of hym, that Y co-
maunde to thee to day, the Lord thi God
shal make the hi3er than alle the8 folkis
2 of kynde, that dwellen in erthe. And
there shulen come vpon thee alle thes
blissyngis, and shulen taak thee ; if neuer-
thelater* the heestis of hym thow herist.
3 Blessid thow in theu citee, and blessid in
4 the feeld ; blessid the fruyt of thi wombe,
and the fruyt of thin erthe, and the fruyt
of thi beestis, the flockis of thi d roues,
sand the fooldis of thi sheep; blissid thi
e beernes, and blessyd thi relikis ; blessid
thow shalt be ingoynge, and out goynge.
7 The Lord shal 3yue thin enemyes, that
rysen a3ens thee, fallynge in thin si3t ; bi
o weye thei shulen come a3ens thee, and
bi seuen thei shulen flee fro thi face.
a The Lord shal seend out blessynge vpon
thi celers, and vpon alle the werkis of
thin hoondis ; and he shal blesse to thee
9 in the loond that thow shalt taak. The
seie, Amen! Cursid is hea that slepjthb2i
with onyc beeste ; and al the puple schal
seie, Amen ! Cursid is he that slepith with 22
his sistir, the dou3tir of his fadir, ethir of
his modir ; and al the puple schal seie,
Amen ! Cursid is he that slepith with his 23
wyues modir ; and al the puple schal seye,
Amen ! Cursid is he that sleeth pryueli 24
his nei3bore ; and al the puple schal seie,
Amen ! Cursid is he that slepith with 'the 25
wijf of his nei3bored ; and al the puple
schal seie, Amen ! Cursid is he that takith 20
3iftis, that he smyte the lijf of innocent"
blood ; and al the puple schal seie, Amen !
Cursid is he that dwellithf not in the 27
wordis of this" laweh, nethir 'parfourmeth
tho1 in werk ; and al the puple schal seie,
Amen !
CAP. XXVIII.
Forsothek if thou herist the vois of thi i
Lord God, that thou do and kepe alle hise
comaundementis1, whiche Y comaunde"1 to
thee to dai, thi Lord God schal make the
hi3eren than alle folkis that lyuen in erthe.
And alle these blessyngis schulen come on0 2
thee, and? schulen take thee ; if netheles
thou herist hise comaundementis1!. Thou 3
sclmlt be blessid in citee, and blessidr in
feelds ; blessid schal be the fruyt of thi 4
wombe, and the fruyt of thi lond, and the
fruit of thi beestis ; ^blessid schulen be*
the flockis of thi grete beestis, and the
fooldis of thi scheep; blessid schulen be a
thi bernes, and 'blessid schulen bea 'thi
relifs" ; thou schalt be blessid entryngew, e
and goynge out. The Lord schal 3yue7
thin enemyes fallynge" in thi si3t, that?
schulen rise a3ens thee ; bi o weie thei
schulen come a3ens thee, and by seuene
weies thei schulen fle fro thi face. Thes
Lord schal sende out blessyng onz thi cele-
ris, and ona alle the werkis of thin hondis ;
and he schal blesse thee in the lond whichb
1 Om. E pr. in. r maundementus c. comaundemens DFH. maundemens E. 8 Om. BCDEFII. * nerthe-
later E. u Om. c.
a the man is. b gendrith is. c a is. d his nei3boris wijf is. e the innocent is. f abidith i. S the KX.
h lawe of God K. ' fulfillith hem is. k Sothely is. ' heestis is. m comaundide A pr. m. EFKLOPWX.
n in grace s marg. ° vpon is. P and thei is. 1 heestus is. r thou schalt be blessid is. s the
feeld iK»x. * Om. i. u Om. i. v thin othere thingis is. w entrynge yn IKS. x to falle is. y the
whiche i. z vpon is. a vpon is. & that is.
3 Y 2
532
DEUTERONOMY.
XXVIII. ic
-20.
Lord shal rere thee to hym into an hooli
puple, as he hath swore to thee, if thou
kepystv the heestis of the Lord thi God,
10 and gost in the weies of hym. And alle
the puples of erthes shulen seey3enw, that
the name of the Lord be inwardly clepid
vpon thee, and thei shulen drede thee.
11 To be plenteuous in alle goodis the Lord
shal make thee, in fruytisx of thi wombe,
and fruyt of thi beestys, fruyt of thi
loond, that the Lord hath swore to thi
lafadres, for? to 3yue to thee. The Lord
shal opne his best tresour, heuene, that
he 3yue reyn to thiz loond in his tyme ;
hea shal blesse to alle the werkys of thin
hoondis ; and thow shalt okyr to many
folkisb, and thi self shal not borwe to
looker of eny man. The Lord thi God shal
sett thee into heed, and not into tayl,
and thow shalt be euere more aboue, and
not vndur ; if neuerthelaterc thow here
the maundementis of the Lord thi God,
that Y comaunde to thee to day, and
14 kepist, and dost, and bowist not aside fro
hem, ne to the ri3t, ne to the left, ne hast
not folwid alien goddis, ne heried hem.
15 And if thou wolt not here the vois of
the Lord thi God, that thow keep and
doo alle the maundementis of hym, and
cerymoyns, that Y comaunde to thee to
day, shulen come vpon thee alle thes
lemalysouns, and holde thee. Cursid thow
17 shalt be in citee, cursed in feeld ; cursid
is thi bern, and cursid thi relikis; cursid
the fruyt of thi wombe, and the fruyt of
thin erthe, the droues of thin oxen, and
19 the flockis of thi sheep. Cursid thow
shalt be ingoynge, and cursid out goynge.
20 The Lord shal sende vpon thee hungre
inward, and hungre outward, and blam-
yng into alle thi werkis that thow shalt
do, to the tyme that he trede thee doun,
thou hastc take. The Lord schal reisea
theed to hym silf in to an hooli puple, as
he swoore to thee, if thou kepist the
heestis of thi Lord God, and goist in his
weies. And alle the puplesf of & londish 10
schulen se, that the name of the Lord is
iriwardli' clepid onk thee, and thei schulen
drede thee. The Lord schal make thee ton
be plenteuouse in alle goodis, in fruyt1 of
thi wombe, and in fruytm of thi beestis,
in the fruyt of thi lond, which" the Lord
swoor to thi fadris, that he schulde0 3yue
to thee. The Lord schal opene his beste 12
tresour, heuene, that he 3yue reyn to thi
lond in his tyme ; and he schal blesse
alle the werkis of thin hondis ; and thou
schalt leene to many folkis, and of no man
thou schalt take borewyng. The? Lord is
GodPP schal sette thee in to the heedi, and
not in to the tail1", and euere thou schalt be
aboue, and not8 bynethe ; if netheles thou
herist the comaundementis' of thi Lord
God, whiche Y comaunde to thee to day,
and kepist, and doist", and bowist not awey 14
fro thov, nether to the n'3t side nether"" to
the lefte side", nether suest alien goddis,
nethir-v worschipist hem. That if thou is
nyltz here the vois of thi Lord God, that
thou kepe and do alle hise heestis, and
cerymonyes, whiche Y comaunde to thee
to day, alle these cursyngis schulen come
ona thee, and schulenb take theec. Thou ic
schalt be cursid in citee, cursid'1 in feeld.
Cursid \<ichal bee thi berne, and cursid 17
schulen be thi relifsf. Cursid schal be\u
the fruit of thi wombe, and the fruyt of
thi lond ; "cursid schulen be% the drooues
of thin oxun, and the flockis of thi scheep.
Thou schalt be cursid goynge in, and "thou la
schalt beh cursid goynge out. The Lord 20
schal sende on1 thee hungur, and thurst,
and blamyngk in to alle thi1 werkis whiche
v kepe c.
latere c.
seye A. * fruyt CE. y Om. c. z his E pr, m. a and he CE. b folk c. c nerthe
c schalt A sec. m. is. d thee vp is. e bihijte is. f puple A pr. m. S of oothere i. h londis aboute s.
1 ynly I. k vpon is. ' the fruyt is. m the fruyt ci. n that is. ° wolde I. PThi BC. PP Om. Jisec.m.
1 heed an hb, s. r tail bihyn.de s. s neuer is. * heestis is. u doist hem is. T hem is. w ne s.
x Om. is. y ne K. z wilt not i. a vpon is. *> thei schulen I. c as a prisoner is taken and led ayn
his rville s marg. d and cursid is. e Om. i. f oother goodis is. S Om. i. cursid L. h Om. i. ' vpon is.
k he shall putte blamynge s. ! the B.
XXVIII. 2i — 3'-
DEUTERONOMY.
and lese swiftly, for thi moost yuel fynd-
yngis, in thed whiche thow hast forsakun
21 me. Joyn to thee the Lord pestilence,
to the tyme that he waast thee fro the
erthe, to the which thow shalt goon in
22 to be weeldyd. Smyit thee the Lord
with nede, feuer, and coold, and bren-
nynge, and heet, and corrupt eyre, and
rust ; and pursue he to the tyme that
23 thou peryshe. Be heuene that is aboue
thee braasny ; and the lond that thou
24 tredist yronye. 3yue the Lord the wedre
of thin erthe powdre, and fro heuene
come down vpon thee askis, to the tyme
25 that thow be al to-pownedf. Tak thee
the Lord fallynge down before thin ene-
myes ; bi o weye go thow& out a3ens
hem, and bi seuen fie thow, and be thou
scatered thur3 out alle the rewmes of theh
26 erthe ; and be thi careyn into meete to
alle the foulis of heuene, and beestis of
the erthe, and be there noon' that driue
27aweye. Sinyit thee the Lord with the
byil of Egipt, and the paart of the bodi bi
the which toordis ben sheten out, with scab
forsothe and itchynge, so that thow mayk
28 not be helid. Smyit thee the Lord with
madnes1, and blyndnes, and with wood-
29 nes of thou3t ; and thow shalt graasp"1
in mydday,.as is woned a blynd man to
graasp"1 in derknissis ; and make he not
redi thi weyes ; and alle tymes" wrong
chalenge suffre thou, and be thow born
down with vyolence, ne haue thow that
3odelyuer thee. A wijf tak thow, and an-
other man sleep with hyr; 'an hows bild
thow, and dwel thow not in yt° ; plaunt
thow a vyn, and kut thow not the grapis
si of it. Thin ox be slayn? before thee, and
eete thow not of it ; thin asse be cau3t
thou schalt do, til he al to-breke thee, and
leese1" swiftli, for thi werste" fyndyngisf, t thi
in whiche thou hast forsake me. The Lord 21
Joyne0 pestilence to thee, til he waaste
thee fro the lond, to which thou schalt ?od- Lire
here. c.
entre to welde. The Lord smyte? thee 22
with nedyiiessej, feuyri, and coold, bren- j and *>th mui-
, , , , ... . titiule ofchtf-
nynger, and heete, and with corrupt eir, <iren makith
and rust8 ; and pursue1 thee" til thou pe- %gS£ff
rische. Heuene whichv is aboue thee bew 23 l*ckel'J '*""«»
to greate ven-
brasun ; and the erthe which" thou tredist? \aumx many
wedlokis ben
bez yruna. The Lord 3yue dust tor reyn 24 now suffnd of
to thi lond, and aysche come doun fro he-
uene onb thee, til thou be al to-brokun.
The Lord 3yue thee fallynge bifor thin 25
enemyes ; bi o weie go thou a3ensc hem,
and bi seuene weies fle thoud, and be thou*
scaterid bi alle thef rewmes of erthe ; and 26
thi deed bodi be? in to mete to alle vola-
tils'1 of heuene, and to beestis of erthe', and
noon be that dryuek hem} awai. The Lord 27
smyte thee with the botchem of Egipt",
and "the Lord smyte0 the part? of bodii
wherbir 'ordures ben voyded* ; also ^the
Lord smyte thee* with scabbe, and 3icch-
yngu, so that thou mayst not be curid.
The Lord smyte thee with madnesse, and 28
blyndnesse, and woodnessev of thou5t ; and 2u
grope thou in mydday, as a blynd man is
wont to grope in derknessis ; and dresse he
not thi weies ; in al tyme suffre thou falsw
chaleng, and be thou oppressid bix vio-
lence, nethir haue thou ony that schal de-
lyuere thee. Take thou a wijf, and an-3o
othir man sleepe with hir ; bilde thou an
hows, and dwelle thou not ther ynne ;
plaunte thou a vyner, and gadere thou
not grapis therof. Thin oxe be offrid bifor si
thee, and ete thou not therof; thin asse
bev rauyschid in thi si3t, and bez not
d Om. c. e Om. A. f topoyned E pr. m. g thou shalt go E pr. m. h Om. c. > not BCDEFH.
k mawe E pr. m. ' woodnes E pr. m. m grappe E. D tyme BCEFH. ° a hous thou shalt bilde vp, and
thou shalt not dwelle in hit E pr. m. P offred E pr. m.
m leese thee EILPS. n ful wickid i. ° shal ioyne s. V shal smyte s. 1 with feuyr is. r with
brennynge is. s myldew KX. ether rust K marg. * he schal pursue is. u Om. plures. v that is.
w be it is. * that is. 7 tredist on is. z be it is. a of yrun BCDPGLMNOPQRTW. b to DMX. vpon is.
c bifore is. d ihoufro hem is. e Om. D. f Om. x. g be it is. h the briddus is. * the erthe 18.
k motve dryue s. ' Om. plures. m botche or vengeaunce is. n that is induracioun s marg. ° Om. i.
P hyndir part is. 1 thi bodi is. r wherby thi is. s toordis ben difyed out A pr. m. BCDFGKLMXOPQRWX.
filthheed is defied out is. * Om. i. u ichynge DIL. i3cching K. v with woodnesse is. w blameful is.
* with s. y be it s. z be it is.
534
DEUTERONOMY.
XXVIII. 32 — 43.
in thi si3t, and be it not joldun to thee ;
thi sheep be thei 3ouen to thin enemyes,
32 and be there noon") that thee help. Thi
sones and thi dou3trenr be thei takun to
another puple, seynge thin eyen, arid de-
faylynge at the si^t of hem al day ; and
33 be there not strength in thin hoond. The
fruyt of thin erthe, and alle thi traueyls
eete the puple that thow knowist not ;
and be thow euer more wronge chalengis
susteininge, and born doun alle days,
34 and stonyed at the drede8 of tho thingis
35 that thin eyen shulen seen. Smyit thee
the Lord with the moost yuel biel in
knees, and in sparlyuers* ; and mow thow
not be helid fro the sool of the foot vnto
so theu nol. And the Lord shal leede thee,
anduu thi kyng, whom thow hast ordeynd
Vpon theev, into a folk that knowist not,
thow, and thi fadris ; and thow shalt
serue there to alien goddys, tree, and
37 stone. And thow shalt be lost into pro-
ueerb, and fable to alle puplis, to thew
38 whiche the Lord shal inleede thee. Myche
seed thow shalt throw 'in tox the loond,
and litil thou shalt gedre ; for locustis
39 shulen deuowre alle thingis. A vyn thow
shalt plaunt, and delue, and wyn thow
shalt not drynke, ne gedre of it eny
thing; for it shal be wastyd with wormes.
4oOlyues thow shalt haue in alle thi
teermes, and thow shalt not be anoynt
with oyle; for thei shulen falle awey, and
41 perishen. Sones and dou3tresy thow shalt
geete, and thow shalt not vse hem ; for
42 thei shulen be lad into chaytifte. Alle
thi trees and fruytis of thi loond rust
43 shal waast. A comlynge, that dwellith
with thee in the loond, shal stey up vpon
thee, and shal be hi3er ; forsothe thow
3olduna to thee ; thi scheep be 3ouun to
thin enemyes, and noon beb that helpe
theec. Thi sones and thi dou3tris be 3ouund32
to another6 puplef, 'while thin i3en seens,
and failenh at the 813! of hem1 al day; and
no strengthe be in thin hondk. A puple 33
whom1 thou knowist not ete the fruytis
of thi lond, and alle thi trauels'" ; and
euere be thou suffrynge falsn calengis0, and
be thou oppressid in alle daiesi', and"J won- 34
drynger at the ferdfulnesse3 of tho thingis
whiche thin i3en schulen se. The Lord 35
smyte thee with the* worste botche in the
kneesf, and in the hyndere partes of the
leg ; and thou mow not be heelid fro the
sole of the" foot 'til tov thew top*. And
Lord schal lede thee, and thi kyng, whom
thou schalt ordeyne onv thee, in to a folc
whichz thou knowist not, thoua, and thi
fadris ; andb thou schalt serue there to
alien goddis, to ac tre, and stoon'1. And 37
thou schalt be lost6 in to prouerbe1, and
fables to alle puplis, to whicheh the Lord
schal brynge thee yn. Thou schalt caste 38
myche seed in to the erthe, and thou
schalt gadere' litil ; for locustis schulen
deuourek alle thingis1. Thou schalt plaunte, 39
and schalt"1 digge a vyner", and thou schalt
not drynke wyn°, nether thou schalt ga-
dere therof ony thing ; for it schal be
wastid with wormes. Thou schalt haue 40
olyue trees in alle thi termesP, and thou
schalt not be anoyntid with oile^ ; for thor
schulen falle doun, and schulen8 perische.
Thou schalt gendre1 sones and dou3tris, 41
and thou schalt not vse hem ; for thei
schulen be led in to caitifte. Rust" schal 42
waaste alle thi trees and fruytisv of thi
lond. A comelyng, that dwellith with thee 43
in the lond, schal stie onw thee, and he
^ that thei be
his wiiie, and
1 not BCDEFH. T dojtris c.
x in AD. Y doujtryn E.
8 ferde BCDEFH. t sparluris c. » thi c. uu an A. v Om. A. w Om. c.
a joldun ayn is. b be ther i. c to rekeuere hem s marg. d taken is. e a ELP. f straunge puple s.
g in seynge of thin ijen is. h failen thin ijen is. far soretve s marg. ' thi caitif children s. k hond to
helpe hem is. J that is. m trauels waaste it s. n blamful is. ° chalenge is. P tyme is. 1 and be
thou s. r without coumfort s marg. s feerfulnesse is. * Ora. s. u thi w. vvnto is. w thi CDGMOQTW.
? noil is. y vpon is. z whom i. that s. a Om. s. b neither and I. c Om. I. <1 to stoon I. to a
stoon s. e lost orfor$ete i text, s marg. *' a prouerbe is. S in to a fable is. b whom is. ' gadere
ayn is. k waaste s. 1 thi fruytis s. m Om. los. n vyne i. ° the wyn i. the wyn of U s. Pcoostis is.
U oile of hem i. oile therof s. r thei is. s Om. DGIMN sec. m. os. ' gete i. u myldew KX. ether
rust K marg. v the fruytis is. w vp vpon is.
XXVIII. 44—53-
DEUTERONOMY.
535
44 shalt goo doun, and be lower. He shal
okerz to thee, and thow shalt not oker
to hym ; he shal be into heed, and thow
45 shalt be into tayl. And there shulen
come vpon thee alle thes malisouns, and
pursuynge shulen holde thee, to the tyme
that thow dye ; for thow hast not herd
the voyce of the Lord thi God, ne hast
kept the maundementis of hym, and cery-
moyns, that he hath comaundid to thee.
46 And there shulen be in thee sygnes, and
wondres, and in thi seed, vnto with outen
47 ende ; forthi that thow hast not serued
to the Lord thi God in ioy of herte and
gladnes, for plenteuowsnes of alle thingis.
4« Thou shalt serue to thin enemye, that
God shal send into thee, in hungre, and
threst, and nakidnes, and scaarsnes of alle
thingis ; and he shal put on an yren 3ok
vpon thi scol, to the tyme that he haue
4ual to-treede thee. The Lord shal brynge
vpon thee a folk fro aferre, and fro the
vttermoosta coostis of theb erthe, into
liknes of a fleynge egle with feersnes,
whos tonge thow mayst not vnderstond ;
50 moost gredi folk, that shal not spaar to
the old, ne haue mercy of the litil child.
si And he shal deuowr the fruyt of thi
beestis, and fruytis of thin erthe, to the
tyme that thow dye, and leeue he not to
thee corn0, wyn, and oyle, droues of oxen,
and flockis of sheep, to the tyme that he
sascatre thee, and al to-treede theed in alle
thi citees ; and thi fast wallis and hi3e
shulen be destruyed, in the6 whiche thow
haddist trust in al thi loond. Thow shalt
be ensegid, with ynne thi jatis in al thi
loond, that the Lord thi God shal 3yue to
53 thee. And thow shalt ete the fruyt of
thi woombe, and the flesh of thi sones,
and of thi dou3trenf, that the Lord thi
schal be thex hi3erey; forsothez thou schalt
go doun, and schalta be theb lowered He 44
schal leene to thee, and thou schalt not
leene to hym ; he schal be in to the heed,
and thou schalt be in to the tail. And alle 45
these cursyngis schulen come on'1 thee, and
schulene pursuef, and schulen^ take theeh,
til thou perische'; for thou herdist not the
vois of thi Lord Godk, nether kepist1 hise
comaundementis1" and cerymonyes", whiche
he0 comaundide to thee. And signes?, and 4«
grete wondris schulen be in thee, and in
thi seed, til in to withouten ende; for thou 47
seruedist not thi Lord God in thei ioye
and gladnesse of herte, for the abundaunce
of alle thingis1'. Thou schalt serue thin4«
enemye, whom God schal sende to thee
in hungur, and thirst, and nakidnesse5,
and in pouert of alle thingis ; and he' schal
putte an yrun 3ok onu thi nol, til he al to-
breke thee. The Lord schal brynge onu4<>
thee a folk fro fer place, and fro the laste
endis of erthe, in to the licnesse of an
egle fleynge with bire, of whichv folc thou
maist not vnderstonde thew langage ; a 50
folk moost greedi axerex, that^ schal not
3yue reuerence to an elde man, nethir
haue mercy onz a litil child. And schalasi
deuoure the fruytb of thi beestis, and the
fruytis of thi lond, til thou perischisf,
and schald not leeue to thee wheete, wyn,
and oile, drones" of oxun, and flockis of
scheep, tilf he leese thee, and al to-breke^52
in alleh thi citees, and til' thi sadde and
hi3e wallis be distried, in whiche thou
haddist trust in al thi lond. Thou schalt
be bisegid withynne thi 3atis in al thi
lond, whichk thi Lord God schal 3yue to
thee. And thou schalt ete the fruyt of thi 53
wombe, and the fleischis1 of thi sones, and
of thi dou3tris, whiche thi Lord God schal
z gauyl D. a vtmost c. otemost E. b Om. c. c wete E pr. m. d Om. BCEFH. . e Om. c.
* thin i. Om. s. y hi^ere than thou s. z for is. a thou schalt is. b Om. ios. c lowere than he is.
d vpon is. e thei schulen is. f pursue thee is. g Om. IMN sec. m. os. h Om. is. * perischist BCDEP
GLMOPSX. k Om. D. 1 keptist BEILPSX sec. m. m heestus is. nhis cerymonyes is. ° I is. P tokenes is.
<l Om. plures. T that God sente thee s marg. s in nakidnesse is. 4 the Lord is. u vpon is. v the
whiche i. w here is. * axere this shal be s. Xitis. z vpon is. a it schal is. b fruytis c. c perishe i.
ll this puple schal I. this folk schal s. e ne droues s. { til that i. S to-breke thee is. h Om. is. » til
that is. k that is. 1 fleishe is.
536
DEUTERONOMY.
XXVIII. 54 — 62.
God hath 3eue to thee, in angwish and
wastete, with the& which thin enemye
.->4shal oppresse thee. A man delicate of
lijf, and leccherous myche, shal enuye to
his brother, and to the wijf that sittith
55 in his bosum, that he 3yue not to hem of
the flesh of his sones, the whiche he shal
eete ; forthi that no thing other he haue
in the segynge and scaarsenes, that thin
enemyes han wastid thee with ynne alle
56 thi 3atis. A tendre womman and ah deli-
cate, 'the which1 vpon thek erthe my3te
not go, ne fitch the stap of the foot, for
softnes and moost tendrenes, shal enuye
to hir man that restith in the bosum of
hir, vpon the sone and doujtres flesh,
57 and the filth of the lityl fellis, that goon
out fro the myddil of the hippis of hyr,
and vpon the free children1 that ben born
in the same our. Thei shulen ete hem
priuely, for the scaarsnesse of alle thingis
in the seege and waastete, bi the which
thin enemy shal oppresse thee with ynne
58 thi 3atis. But if thow keep and doo alle
the wordis of this lawe, that ben wryten
in this volym, and drede the name of
him gloriows and feerful1", that is the
59 Lord thi God, the Lord shal encrees thi
veniaunces, and veniauncis of thi seed ;
greet veniaunces and stedfast, infirmytees
eoinoost yuel and euerelastynge. And he
shal turn into thee alle the turmentyngis
of Egipt, that thow hast dredde, and thei
ei shulen cleue to thee. Forthermore and
alle the langouris and veniauncis, 'the
whiche" ben not wryten in the volym of
this lawe, the Lord shal brynge vpon
thee, to the tyme that he haue al to-
62 trode thee. And 36 shulen leeue fewe in
noumbre, that weren before as sterrys of
heuene for multitude ; for thow herdist
3yue to thee, in the angwisch and dis-
triyng"1, bi which thin enemye11 schal op-
presse thee. A° man delicat of lijf, and 54
'ful letcherouseP, schal haue enuye toi his
brother, and wijf r that liggith8 in his bo-
sum, lest he 3yue to hem of the fleischis'ss
of hise sones whiche he schal ete ; for he
hath noon other thing" in bisegingv and
pouertw, bi which thin enemyes schulen
waaste thee with ynne alle thi 3atis. AoG
tendur womman and delicatx, that my3te
not go on? the erthe, nether set a step of
foot, for mostz softnesse and tendirnesse,
schal haue enuye to hir hoseboncle that
liggitha in hir bosum, on the fleischisb of
sonec and dorter, and on the filthe'1 ofe57
skynnes, wherynne the child is wlappid
in the wombe{, that gon out of the myddis
of hir vscharis, ethir hipe bonyss, and onh
fre1 children that ben borun ink the same
our. Thei schulen ete vtho children1 pri-
ueli, for the scarsetem of alle thingis" in
bisegyng0 and distriyng, bi which thin
enemyP schal oppresse thee with ynne thi
3atis. Noi but1' thou schalt8 kepe and 58
do alle the wordis of this lawe, that ben
writun in this volym, 'ether book*, and
schaltu drede his gloriouse name and ferd-
fulv, that is thi Lord God, thew Lord schal so
encreese thi woundisx, and the woundis of
thi seed ; grete woundis and contynuel,
sikenessis? worste and euerlestinge. Andeo
hez schal turne in to thee alle thea tur-
mentyngis1' of Egipt, whiche thou dred-
dist, and tho schulen cleue to thee. Fer-ci
thermore the Lord schal brynge onc thee
also alle the sorewis and woundis, that
ben not writun in the volym d of this
lawe6, til he al to-breke thee. And 3662
schulen dwelle fewe in noumbre, that
weren bifore as the sterris of heuene for
S Om. c. h Om. CE. i that c. k Om. c. ' childer c. m ferdfull BCDEFH. n that c.
m in the distriyng is. n enemyes is. ° alle these yuelis shulen come to the s marg. V a letcheroure is.
1 gretli to is. * to his wijf is. s lijth i. * fleshe is. u to be releeued bi I marg. s text. v his bi-
seging is. ^ his pouert is. * a delicat is. )' vpon is. z hir most is. a lijth i. b fieish i. fleshe
departing s. c hir sone is. d filthi is. e Om. is. f modir wombe is. S hipe bonys c. leendis i. werie
hipis s. h vpon is. i the fre is. k Om. is. ' hem i. m scarsenesse is. n thingis that shal be to hem s.
0 her bisegyng is. P enemyes is. 1 Om. is. r but jif is. s wilt i. * Om. i. u but thou schalt is.
T feerful is. w ellis the s. * woundis or tourmentis is. y sikenesse c. z the Lord is. a tho c. b tour-
mentis IMNS. c vpon is. d book is. efor the grete orrib Uite of hem s marg.
XXVIII. 63 — XXIX. a.
DEUTERONOMY.
537
63 not the voice of the Lord thi God. And
as before thee the Lord gladdide vpon
3ow, wel doynge to 3ow, and 3ow° multi-
pliynge ; so he shal be glad, 3ow scater-
ynge and vndurturnynge, that 36 ben doon
awey fro the loond, to the which thow
ci shalt go in to be weeldid. The Lord
shal scater thee into alle puplis, fro the
hi3te of the erthe vnto the teermes of it ;
and thou shalt serue there to alien goddis,
'the whicheP thow knowist not, and thi
fisfadris, to trees and stonus. In tho folkis
forsothe thow shalt not rest, ne shal be
rest to the stap of thi foot. Forsothe the
Lord shal 3yue to thee there a dreedful
herte, and faylynge eyen, and a sowle
ccwastid with priue sorwe. And thi lijf
shal be as hongynge before thee ; thow
shalt drede ny3t and day, and thow shalt
fi/not trowe to thi lijf. Eerli thow shalt
seye, Who 3yueth to me euen ? and at
euen, Who 3yueth to me eerlich ? for the
drede*! of thin herte, bi the which thow
shalt be agast, and for tho thingis that
«8thow shalt se with thin eyen. And the
Lord shal brynge thee a3en with multi-
tude of shippis into Egipt, bi the weye
of the which he seide to thee, that yt
thow shuldist se no more. There thow
shalt be sold to thin enemyes, into
thrallis and thrallessis ; and there shal
not be that bigger.
CAP. XXIX.
1 Thes ben the wordis of the couenaunt
of pees, that the Lord hath comaundid
to Moyses, that he should smyte with
the sones of Yrael in the loond of Moab,
biside that boond of pees, that with hem
2 he couenauntide in Oreb. And Moyses
multitude, for thou herdist riot the vois
of thi Lord God. And as the Lord wases
glad bifore onf 3ou, and dide wel to 3011,
and multipliede 3ou ; so he schal be glad,
'and schals leeseh, and distrie' 3ou, that 3e
be takun awei fro the lond, to which thou
schalt entre to weldek. The Lord schal 64
leese1 thee in to alle puplis, fro the™ hi3-
nesse of erthe11 'til to0 the termes? therof ;
and thou schalt serue there to alien goddis,
whiche thou knowist not, andi thi fadrisr
*knowen* not1, to trees and stoonys. Alsocs
thou schalt not reste in tho folkis, nether
rest schal be to the step of thi foot. For
the Lord schal 3yue to thee there a ferd-
fulu herte, and i3en failyngev, and lijfw
waastydx with morenyng?. And thi lijfoe
schal be as hangynge bifore theez ; thou
schalt drede inf ny3t arid dai, and thou
schal not bileue& to thi lijf. In the mo-cy
rewtid thou schalt seie, Who schal 3yue
the euentid to me'1 ? and in the euentid
'thou schalt seie'1, Who schal 3yue the
morewtid to me? for the drede of thin
herte, bi which thou schalt be maad aferd,
arid for tho thingis whichek thou schalt
see with thin i3en'. The Lord schal lede o«
thee a3en bi schipis in to Egipt, by the
weie of which he seide to thee, thatra thou
schuldist no more se itn. There0 thou schalt
be seeld to thin enemyes, in to seruauntisP
and 'hand maidis^; and noon schal be that
schal delyuere theer.
CAP. XXIX.
These ben the wordis of boond3 of pees, i
which the Lord comaundide to Moyses,
that he schulde smyte* with the sones of
Israel in the lond of Moab, outakun that"
bond of pees, whichv he couenauntide with
hem in Oreb. And Moises clepid al Is- 2
« Om. c. P that c. ? ferd BCDEFH. r bie c.
f vpon is. S to is. h leese jou is. > to distrie s. k welde it is. 1 scatere i. m Om. is. n tlie
erthe is. ° vnto is. P coostus is. <1 ne s. r fadris neither and i. s knewen CM. Om. i. * Om. i.
u feerful is. y fro rveping and heuynesse s marg. w a soule i. thi lijf s. * he shal ivaaste s. )" priuey
serowe i. z shameful and noyouxe to lyue eny while s marg. f Om. is. S trowe is. h me to abide s.
1 Om. i. k that i. ! thou shall iverie with thi Ufa marg. m Om. i. n yffeithfulli thou haddist bileuid
to him and kept his hestis s marg. ° there now s. P men seruauntis is. 1 wymmen seruauntis is.
hand maidens K. r Om. plures. thee, or bigge you from thraldom s. s the boond IKS. * make is.
u the BLP. v that is.
3 z
538
DEUTERONOMY.
XXIX. 3 — 15.
clepide8 al Yrael, and seide to hem, 3e
ban seen alle thingis that the Lord hath
doo before 3ow in the loond of Egipt,
to Pharao, and alle the seruauntis of
3 hym, and to al the loond of hym ; greet
temptaciouns, that thin eyen seen, thilk1
4Sygnes, and greet wondres. And the
Lord 3af not to 3ow an vndurstondynge
herte, and seynge eyen, and eeris that
mi3ten here, vnto the day that is nowe.
5 He ladde 3ow fourti 3eer bi deseert ;
3oure clothes ben not apeyred, ne the
shoon of 3oure feet for eeld ben notu
6 wastid ; breed 36 eeten not, wyn and
sidre 36 dronken not, that 36 shulden
knowe for he is thev Lord 3oure God.
7 And 36 ben comen to this place ; and
Seon, the kyng of Esebon, went out, and
Og, the kyng of Basan, a3en comynge to
sjow to fi3t. And we smyten hem, and
token the loond of hem, and 3auen to be
weeldw to Ruben, and Gad, and to the
uhalf lynage of Manasse. Keep 36 ther-
for the wordis of this couenaunt, and ful-
fil hem, that 36 vndurstonden alle thingis
10 that 36 shulden doo. 3e stonden to day
alle before the Lord 3oure God, 3oure
princes, and lynagis, and the more thur3
birth, and doctours, al the puple of Irael,
n free children^, 3our wyues, and comlyngis
that with thee dwellen in tentes, out taak
the hewers of trees, and hem that beren
iswatris; that thow passe in the couenaunt
of the Lord thi God, and in the ooth that
is the Lord thi God smytith with thee, that
he arere thee to hym into a puple, and
he be the Lord thi God, as he hath
spokun to thee, and as he hath sworn to
thi fadres Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob.
H Ne to 3ow alone I this couenaunt smyte,
15 and thes oothes conferme, but to alle pre-
rael, and seidew to hem, 3e sienx alle
thingis whiche the Lord dide? bifor 3ou
in the lond of Egipt, to Farao and allez
hise seruauntis, and to al his lond ; the a
greet temptaciouns whiche thin i3en sien%
'tho signesb, and gretec wondris. And 4
the Lord 3af not tod 3ou an herte vndur-
stondynge, and i3en seynge, and eeris thate
moun here, til in to present1 dais. He 5
leddeh 3ou bi1 fourti 3eer thoru3k deseert ;
3oure clothis weren not brokun1, nether
the schoon of 3oure feet weren waastid bi
eldnesse ; 36 eetun not breed™, 36" drunken <;
not0 wyn and sidur, that 30 schulden wite
that he is 3oure Lord God. And 36 camen 7
to this place ; and Seon, the kyng of Ese-
bon 3ede out, and Og, the kyng of Basan,
and camen'' to us to batel. And we ban1?
smyter hem, and we token awey the3 lond n
'of hem*, and we 3auen *the lond11 to pos-
sessioun, to Ruben, and to Gad, and to
the half lynage of Manasses. Therfora
kepe 36 the wordis of this couenaunt, and
fillev 36 thow, that 36 vndirstonde all
thingis whiche 36 schulen do. Alle 36 10
stonden to day bifor 3oure Lord God,
3oure princes, and lynagis, and the gret-
tere men in birthe, and techeris", al the
puple of Israel, fre^ children, and 3ouren
wyues, and comelyngis2 that dwellen with
thee in castels", outakun the heweris of
stonusb, and outaJtun hemc that beren wa-
ins'1 ; that thou go ine the boond of pees 12
of thi Lord God, and in the ooth whichf
thi Lord God» smytith with thee, that he is
reise thee inh to a puple to hym silt', and
that he be thi Lord God, as he spak to
thee, and as he swoor1 to thi fadris, tok
Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob1. And not to 14
3ou aloone Y smyte"1 this loond of pees,
and conferme these othis", but to alle men, 15
s cleepe BEF.
y childer c.
thoo c. u Om. BCDEFH. v Om. A. w weeldyd BCDEFH. * folfulleth E.
w he seide is. x han seen is. y hath do is. 2 to alle is. a han seen is. b the tokenes is. c the
grete is. d Om. is. e whiche s. f this present is. K dai^br youre vnfeithfidnesse is. h hath ledde s.
1 Om. i. k bi is. 1 to rent is. m qf^oure otvne traueile s. n neither je I. ne je s. ° Om. is. P thei
camen is. 1 Om. i. r sinoten i. ' s her is. 4 Om. i. fro hem s. » it is. v fulfille is. » hem s.
x joure doctours is. y joure fre is. z the comelyngis is. a the tentis i. tentis s. b trees A sec. m.
c thei is. d watir i. e into s. f that is. S Om. i pr.m. s. h vp in is. i hath swoor i. stidfastly
bihijte s. k Om. i. ! to Jacob s. m make is. n biheestis is.
XXIX. 16 — 25.
DEUTERONOMY.
539
n;sent and absent. Forsothe 30 ban knowe
what maner wise we dwelten in the loond
of Egipt, and what maner wise we pass-
iden bi the myddil of naciouns; the whiche
npassynge, 36 seen abomynaciouns, and
filthis, that is, mawmettis of hem, tree
and stoon, siluer and gold, that thei
isheryeden. Lest perauenture there be a-
mong 3ow man or womman, meyne or
lynage, whos herte is turned awey to
day fro the Lord 3oure God, that he goo,
and serue to goddis of other gentils ; and
be among 3ow a rote burionynge gal and
19 bitternes ; and whanne he hadde herd
the wordis of this ooth, he blesse to hym
in his herte, seiynge, Pees shal be to me,
and Y shal go in thez shrewidnes of myn
herte ; and a dronken take the thristi,
20 and the Lord for3yue not to hym, but
thanne moost the woodnes of hym shal
wax feers, and gelowsa a3ens that man,
and sitten vpon hym alle the cursid
thingis that ben wryten in this volym ;
and he doo awey the name of hym vnder
21 heuene, and waast hym into theb lost
fro alle lynagis of Yrael, after the mali-
souns that in the book of this lawe and
22couenaunt ben conteyned. And the ge-
neracioun folowynge shal seye, and the
sones that shulen be born therafter, and
pilgrymys, and fro aferre comen, seynge
the veniauncis of that loond, and the in-
firmytees, with the whiche the Lord
23 tourmentid it, with brimstoon, and bren-
nynge with beet of the sunne, so that
forthermore it be not sowed, ne eny
thing green burioun, into ensaumple of
the vndurturnynge of Sodom and Go-
7nor, Adarne and Soboym, the whiche
the Lord vndurturned in wreth, and
24in his woodnes. And al folk shulen
seye, Whi thus the Lord hath doon to
this loond? What is this greet wrath
25 with outen mesure of his woodnes ? and
thei shulen answere, For thei han for-
"there men w
his wickid
tiring. BC
J he blesse him
siif; that is,
present and absent. For 30 witen hou we i«
dwelliden in the lond of Egipt, and how
we passiden bi the myddis of naciouns ;
whiche 36 passiden, and si3en abhornyna- 17
ciouns and filthis, that is, idols0 vof hemP,
trei and stoon, siluer and gold, whiche
thei worschipiden. Lest perauenture a- IB
mong 3ou be man ether womman, meyne
ether lynage, whos herte is turned away
to dai fro 3oure Lord God, that he go,
and serue the goddis of tho folkis ; and a
rootef buriounnynge galle and bitternesse t « note, etc.
_ , . , , that is, onv
be among 3ou ; and whanne he hath herd 19 man corrupt i.i
ther wordis of this ooth, he blesse hym
silf s| in his herte, and seie, Pees schal be
to me, and Y schal go in the schrewid-
nesse of myn herte ; and lest the drunkun
take the thirsti, and the Lord forgyue not 20
to hym, but thanne ful greetli his strong h™^ mld.e
veniaunce be feers, and the1 feruour11 asens tristily Goddis
lawe. I Are
that man, and alle the cursis that ben here. c.
writun in this book 'sitte onv hym ; and
*the Lord"" do away his name vridur* he-
uene, and waaste hym in to perdicioun^i
fro alle the lynagis of Israel, bi the cursis
that ben conteyned in the book of this
lawe and of boond2 of pees. And the ge- 22
neracioun suyngea schal seie, and the sones
that schulen be boruri aftirward, and pil-
grimys that schulen come fro fer, seynge
the veniauncis of that lond, and the sike-
nessis bi whiche the Lord turmentide that
lond, brennynge "that londb with brym-23
ston and heete of the sunne, so that it be
no more sowun, nether bringe forth ony
grene thing, in to ensaumple of destriyng
ofSodorn and ofbb Gommorre, of Adama
and of Seboym, whiche the Lord destriede
in his irec and stronge veniaunce. And 24
alle folkis schulen seie, Whi dide the Lord
so to this lond ? Whatd is the greet iree of
hisf stronge veniaunce? and thei schulen 25
answere, For thei forsoken the couenaunt
of the Lord, whiche? he couenauntide with
her fadris, whanne he ledde hem out of
z Om. A. a gelouste BCDEFII. b Om. BCDEFH.
0 the idols I. her idols s. P Om. s. 1 and tre s. r tho I. s hym silf stabli purposinge s. * his is.
u feruour berst out s. v rests vpon is. w he I. x fro vndur s. y losinge s. z the boond is. a Om. s.
b it is. ''''Om. ILS. c wrathtlie is. d What or hou grele s. e wraththe is. f this i. g that is.
3 Z 2
540
DEUTERONOMY.
XXIX. 26 — XXX. 6.
sake the couenaunt of the Lord, that he
couenauntide with the faders of hem,
whanne he lad hem out of the loond of
26Egipt, and serueden to alien goddis, and
honoureden hem whom thei knewen not,
and to whom thei wereti not taken to ;
27therfor wraththed the woodnes of the
Lord a3ens thisc loond, that he brou3t in
vpon it alle the cursid thingis that in
28 this volym ben wryten ; and he keste
hem out fro his loond in wraththe, in
woodnes, and in moost indignacyoun; and
he keste aferre in to an alyen loond, as to
29 day is preued. Hidd thingis of the Lord
ouree God ben, that ben open to vs, and
to oure sones vnto with outen ende, that
we doon alle thingis of this lawe.
CAP. XXX.
1 Whanne therfor were comen vpon thee
alle thes wordes, blessynge or malysoun,
that I haue purposid in thi si3t, and
brou3t thui'3 forthenkyng of thin herte
in alle folkis of kynde, into thef whiche
the Lord thi God hath scatred thee, and
2 were turned a3en to hym, and obey-
shidest to the heestis of him, as Y to day
comaunde to thee, with thi sones, in al
sthin herte and in al thi soule, and the
Lord thi God shal bryng thee a3en fro
thi chaytifte, and shal haue mercy of
thee, and eft shal gedre thee fro alle pu-
plis, into the whiche thee before he sca-
4 tride ; if to the eendis of heuene thow
were scatryd, thens shal a3en drawe thee
3 the Lord thi God ; and shal taak, and
brynges into the loond that weldiden
thi fadris ; and thow shalt holde it, and
blessynge to thee, of more noumbre he
shall make thee to be than weren thi fa-
edris. The Lord thi God shal circumcyde
thin herte, and the herte of thi seed, that
thow loue the Lord thi God in al thin
the lond of Egipt, and thei serueden alien 26
goddis, and worschipiden hem, whiche thei
knewen not, and to whiche thei weren not
3ouunh ; therfor the strong veniaunce of 27
the Lord was wrooth a3ens this lond, that
he brou3te yn on1 it alle the cursis that
ben writun in this book ; and he castidek 28
hern out of her lond, in ire1 and strong
veniaunce, and in gretteste1" indignacioun ;
and he castide" forth in to an alien lond,
as it is preued to dai. Thingis0 ben hidPf 29 + thingis ben
of oure Lord God, ^that is, in his bifor-
knowing\ whiche r thingis8 ben schewid
to us, and to* oure sones with outen ende, "jesemed to
dampnacioun ;
that we dou alle the wordis of this lawe. whiche i«m
schewid to vs,
that is, ben
punyschid by
mannus doom.
Lire here. c.
CAP. XXX.
Therfor v whanne alle these wordis w i
comen on* thee, blessyng ether cursing,
which Y settidey forth in thi si3t, and
thouz art leda bi repentaunce of thin herte
among alle folkis, in to whiche thi Lord
God hath scaterid thee, and turnestb a3ena
to hym, and obeiest to hise comaunde-
mentisc, as Y comaundided to thee to dai,
with thi sones, in al thin herte and in al
thi soule, thi Lord God schal lede thees
a3en fro thi caitifte, and schal6 haue mercy
on thee, and eft he schal gadre thee from
alle puplis, in to whiche he scateridef the
bifore. If thou art scaterid to the endis|4 j the endis etc.
of heuene, fro thennus thi Lord God schal '
withdrawe* thee ; and he schal takeh and 5
schal' bringe thee in to the lond whichk
thi fadris weldiden ; and thou schalt holde
it1, and he schal blesse thee, and schal"1
make thee to be of more noumbre than
thi fadris weren. Thi Lord God schal c,
circumcide thin herte, and the herte of
thi seed, that thou loue thi Lord God inn
al thin herte and in al thi soule, and
c thi A. d These been the hud E pr. m. e joure E pr. m. t Om. c. S inbrynge E.
h taken to is. > vpon is. k hath cast is. l wrath is. m ful gret i. nhath throwen hem is. ° Dyuers
thingis s. P hid or preuy s. q Om. is. ' the whiche i. s Om. is. 4 shuleii ben to s. u fulfille is.
v Wherfor L. » Om. i. * vpon is. 7 haue sett is. zjifthous. a Om. s. •» thou turnest i. 3'if thou
turnest s. c heestis is. d haue comaundid is. e he schal is. f hath scaterid is. ? drawe is. h take
thee is. i Om. is. k that i. l it welsumli is. m he schal is. n of s.
XXX. 7 — i
DEUTERONOMY.
541
herte and in al thi soule, and thow may
7lyue. Forsothe alle thes malisouns the
Lord shal turn vpon thin enemyes, and
hem that haten thee thei shulen pursue.
a Forsothe thow shalt turne a3en, and here
the voice of the Lord thi God, and thow
shalt doo alle the maundementis that I
9 comaunde toh thee to day ; and the Lord
thi God shal make thee to be plenteuous
in alle the werkis of thin hoondis, in the
progeny of thi woomb, and in the fruyt
of thi beestis, in plenteuowste of thin
erthe, and in largyte of alle thingis.
Forsothe the Lord shal turne a3en, that
he ioye on thee in alle goodis, as he
10 ioyede in thi fadres ; if neuerthelater1
thow herest the voyce of the Lord thi
God, and kepist the heestis of hym, and
cerymoyns, that in this lawe ben writen,
and turn 33611 to thek Lord thi God, in
nal thin herte, and in al thi soule. This
heest that I comaunde to thee to day, is
12 not aboue thee, ne ferre put, ne in he-
uene set, that thow maist seye, Who of
vs may to heuene sty vp, that he brynge
it to vs, and we heren it, and fulfillen
lain dede? ne bi3ond see1 set, that thow
pleyn, and seye, Who of vs may passe
oner the see, and it to vs hidir brynge,
that we mowen here, and doon that that
uis comaundid? But ri3t ny3 thee is the
word, in thi mouth and in thin herte,
is that thow doo it. Bihold that to day I
haue purposid in thi si3t lijf and good,
16 and a3enward deth and yuel ; that thow
loue the Lord thi God, and goo in the
weies of hym, and keep the heestis of
hym, and cerymoyns, and domes ; and
thow lyue, and he multiplie thee, and
blesse to thee, in the loond to the™ which
17 to be weeldid thow shalt goon yn. For-
sothe if thin herte were turned awey,
maist0 liuef. ForsotheP the Lord
turne alle these cursyngis oni thin ene-
myes, and on hem that hatenr and pur-
suen thee. Sotheli thou schalt turne a3en8, a
and schalt1 here the vois of thi Lord God,
and schaltu do alle the heestis whichev Y
comaunde to thee to dai ; and thi Lord 9
God schal make thee to be plenteuouse, in
alle the workis of thin hondis, in the chil-
dren of thi wombe, andw in the fruyt of
thi beestis, inx abundaunce of thi lond, and
in largenesse of alle thingis. For the Lord
schal turne 33611, that he haue ioye on-v thee
in alle goodis, as he ioyede in thi fadris ;
if netheles thou herist the voys of thi 10
Lord God, and kepist hise heestis and
cerymonysz, that ben writuri in thisa lawe,
and thoub turne a3en to thi Lord God in
al thin herte, and in al thi soule. Thisn
comaundementc whiched Y comaunde to
thee to day, is not aboue thee, nethir isei2
set ferf, nethir is& set in heuene, that thou
maisth seie, Who of vs may stie1 tok he-
uene, that he brynge it1 to vs, and we
here1", and fille" in werk ? nether it0 is set n
bi3ende the see, 'that thou pleyneP, and
seye, Who of vs may passe ouer the see*),
and brynge it tilr to vs, that we moun
here and do that that is comaundid5? But u
the word is ful ny3 thee, in thi mouth and
in thin herte, that thou do it. Biholde is
thou, that to day Y haue set forth in thi
si3t lijf and good, and a3enward deeth and
yuel ; that thou loue thi Lord God, and 10
go in hise weies, and kepe* hise heestis,
and" cerymonyesv, and domes" ; and that
thou lyue, and he multiplie thee, and blesse
thee in the lond to which thou schalt
entre to welde. But if thin herte is turned 17
awey, and thou nyltx here^, and thou art
disseyued bi errour, and worschipist alien
goddis, and seruest hem,Y biforseie to thee i«
Schal 7 t Loue therfore
jour enetnyes
hertity and
preieth for Item .
a. marg.
h Om. BCDEFII. ' nerthelater CE. k thee the A. l the see c. ra Om. c.
0 thou maist is. P For thanne is. <l vpon is. r haten thee is. s Om. is. * thou schalt is. u thou
schalt is. v that is. « Om. s. x and in IK. y vpon is. z his ccrymonys is. a the i. b yf thou is.
c heeste is. d that is. e it is is. f ferfro thee is. g it is is. h Om. IKOQHSTWX. j vp to is.
k into KX. 1 thennes Goddis heest s. m here it is. n fulfille it is. ° this heest s. P pleyne thee is.
'1 Om. A pr. m. CEFGLNPQT pr. m. x. T Om. A. hidir is. s comaundid to vs s. ' that thou kepe i.
thou kepe a. u Om. a. v his cerymonyes is. w his domes is. x wilt not i. y here him i. here thi
Lord s.
542
DEUTERONOMY.
XXX. 18 — XXXI. 7.
and woldist not here, and bi errour dis-
seyued honourist alyen goddis, and seruest
18 hem, I before seye to thee to day, that
thow perishe, and litil tyme thow shalt
dwelle in the loond, to the which Jordan
ouer put thow shalt goon yn, that it be
iflweeldid. Wytnesses Y inwardly clepe
heuene and erthe to day, that Y haue
purposid to 3ow lijf and deth, good and
yuel, blessynge and cursynge ; chees ther-
for lijf, that and" thow lyue and thi
20 seed, and thow loue the Lord thi God,
and thow obeysh to his voyce, and to
hym thow drawe to ; forsothe he is thi
lijf, and the lengthe of thi days ; that
thow dwelle in the loond, for the0 which
the Lord hath swore to thi fadris Abra-
ham, YsaacP, and Jacob, that he 3eue it
to hem.
CAP. XXXI.
1 And so Moyses 3ede(', arid spak alle
2 thes wordes to al Yrael, and seide to
hem, Of an hundrid and twenti 3eer Y
am to day, Y may namore goon out and
come yn, namelich whanne and the Lord
hath seide to me, Thow shalt not passe
3 this Jordan. Therfor the Lord thi God
shall passe before thee; he shal doo awey
alle thes gentils in thi si3t, and thow shalt
weeld hem ; and this Josue shal passe be-
4 fore thee, as the Lord hath spoken. And
the Lord shal doo to hem as he dide to
Seon, and to Og, the kyng of Amorreis,
and to the loond of hem ; and he shal do
.r>hem awey. Whanne thanne and thes he
shal taak to 3ow, lijk maner 36 shulen
doo to hern, as I haue comaundid to 3ow.
cManlich do 36, and 'be 3er coumfortid ;
wole 36 not be feerd, ne dred at the si^t
of hem, for the Lord thi God he ys thi
leder, and he shal not leeue, ne forsaak
7 thee. And Moises clepide8 Josue, and
seide to hym before al the multitude of
the sones of Yrael, Tak coumfort, and be
thow strong ; forsothe thow shal lede in
to dai, that thou schalt perische, and
schaltz dwelle litil tyme in the lond to
which thou schalt entre to welde, whanne
thou schalt passe Jordan. Y clepe to day i<>
heuene and erthe witnesses*, that is, aun-
gels and men, that Y haue set forth to
3ou lijf and deeth, good and yuel, blessyng
and cursyng ; therfor chese thou lijf, that
bothe thou lyue and thi seed, and that 20
thou loue thi Lord God, and obeie to his
vois, and cleue to hym, for he is thi lijf,
and the lengthe of thi daies ; that thou
dwelle in the lond, for which the Lord
swoor to thi fadris, tob Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob0, thatd he schulde6 3yue it to
hem.
CAP. XXXI.
And so Moises 3ede, and spak alle these i
wordis to al Israel, and seide to hem, Y2
am to dai of an hundrid and twenti 3eer,
Y may no ferthere go out and go yn,
moostf sithen also the Lord seide to me,
Thou schalt not passe this Jordan. Ther-s
for? thi Lord God schal passe bifore thee ;
he schal do awei these folkis in thi si3t,
and thou schalt welde hem ; and this Josue
schal go bifor thee, as the Lord spak. And 4
the Lord schal do to hem as he dide to
Seon, and Ogh kyng1 of Arnmorreis, and
to 'the lond of hemk ; and he schal do hem
awey. Therfor whanne the Lord hath bi- 5
take to 3ou also hem, 36 schulen do in lijk
maner to hem, as Y comaundide1 to 3ou.
Do 36 manli, and be 36 coumfortid ; nyle 36 e
drede in herte, nethir drede 36 at the si3t
of hem, for thi Lord God hym silf is thi
ledere, and he schal not leeue m, nether
schal" forsake thee. And Moyses clepidT
Josue, and seide0 to hym bifor al the mul-
titude of the sones of Israel, Be thou coum-
fortid, and be thou strong ; for thou schalt
lede this puple in to the lond whichi1 the
P Om. BF pr. m. ° Om. c. P and Ysaac E. <) jede awey E pr. m. r beth c. s cleep EF.
z thou schalt is. a to witnesse A pr. m. is. b Om. o. c to Jacob s. d Om. i. e wolde i. f namely is.
S therfor Israel s. h to Og is. > the kyngis si. kyngis CFS sec. m. k her londis is. 1 haue comaundid is.
m leeve thee is. n Om. i. ° he seide is. P that is.
XXXI. 8 — 16.
DEUTERONOMY.
543
this puple into the loond that the Lord
hath sworn hym to 3euynget to the faders
of hem ; and thow shalt it dyuyde bi lot.
a And the Lord that is 30111' leder, he shal
be with thee, ne shal leeue" ne forsaak
thee ; wole thow not drede, ne be feerd.
9 And so Moyses wroot this lawe, and took
it to the preestis, the sones of Leuy, that
beren the ark of the boond of pees of the
Lord, and to alle the aldrenv of Yrael.
10 And he comaundide to hem, seiynge,
After seuen 3eer the 3eer of remyssioun,
in the solempnytees of the tabernaclis,
11 alle men of Yrael corny nge togidre, that
thei aperen in the si3t of the Lord her
God, in the place that the Lord hath
chosun, thow shalt rede the wordis of this
12 lawe before al Yrael, hern herynge, and
in oon al thi puple gedrid, as wel men as
wymmen, litil childrenw, and comlyngis
that ben with ynne thi 3aatis ; that her-
ynge thei lernen, and dreden the Lord
oure God, and keep and fulfille alle the
is wordis of this lawe ; forsothe the sones
of hem that now vnknowen, that thei
mowen here, and thei dredden the Lord
her God alle days in thex whiche thei
dwellen in erthe to the which, Jordan
ouer put, 30 shulen goon that it be had.
14 And the Lord seide to Moyses, Loo ! ny3
beri the days of thi deeth ; cleep Josue,
and stoond 36 in the tabernacle of wit-
nessynge, that Y comaunde to hym.
Therfor Moyses and Josue 3eden, and
stoden in the tabernacle of witnessynge ;
is and the Lord aperide there in a pelere of
a clowde, that stood in the entre of the
IG tabernacle. And the Lord seide to Moyses,
Loo ! thow shalt sleepe with thi fadris,
and this puple arysynge^ shall doo forny-
cacioun after alien goddis, in the loond to
the which he shal goon yn, and dwelle in
it ; there he shal forsaak me and make
Lord swoor that he schal '* 3yue to 'the
fadris of hem1" ; and thou schalt departe it
bi lot. And the Lord hym silf whiche8 is a
3oure ledere, schal be with thee, he schal
not leeue, nether schal1 forsake thee ; nyle
thou drede", nether drede thou in herte.
Therfor Moyses wroot this lawe, and bi-'J
took it tov the preestis, sonesw of Leuy, that
baren the arke of thex bond of pees of the
Lord, and to alle the eldere men of Israel.
And Moyses comaundide to hem, and seide, 10
Aftir seuen 3eer, in the 3eer of remyssioun,
in they solempnete of tabernaclisz, whanneu
alle men of Israel schulen come togidere,
that thei appere in the si3t of her Lord
God, in the place 'which thea Lord chees,
thou schalt rede the wordis of this lawe
bifor al Israel, while thei heren, and while 12
al the puple is gaderid togidere, as wel to
men, as to wymmen, to litle children, and
comelyngisb that ben with ynne thi 3atis ;
that thei here, and lerne, andc drede 3oure
Lord God, and kepe'1 and fille6 allef the
wordis of this lawe ; also that the sones is
of hem, that now knowen not, moun here«,
and that thei drede her Lord God in alle
daies in whiche thei lyuen in the lond to
whiche 3eh schulen go to gete, whanne
Jordan is passid. And the Lord seide to u
Moises, Lo ! the daies of thi deeth ben'
ny3 ; clepe thou Josue, and stonde 36 in
the tabernacle of witnessyng, that Y co-
maunde to hym. Therfor Moises and
Josue 3edenk, and stooden1 in the taber-
nacle of witnessyng; and the Lord ap-i,-)
peride there in am pilere of cloude", that
stood in the entryng of the tabernacle.
And the Lord seide to Moises, Lo ! thou m
schalt slepe with thi fadris, and this0 pu-
ple schal rise?, and schali do fornycaciounr
aftir alien goddis in the lond, to8 which
lond1 it schal entre, that it dwelle ther
ynne ; there it schal forsake me, and schal"
1 jiue c. jeujrn E sec. m. u leeue thee c. v elders c. w childer c. x Om. c. y risende c.
1 shulde K. r her fadris is. s that is. l Om. is. u drede outwaard is. v Om. is. w the sones is.
x Om. i. Y Om. is. z the tabernaclis is. a that her is. *> to comelyngis is. c to G. d that thei
kepe is. c fulfille is. f Om. c sec. m. S here the lane s. h thei A. i buth L. k jeden forth is.
1 thei stooden is. m the is. n a cloude is. ° the A pr. m. P rise vp is. 1 it schal is. r fornycacioun
or ydolalrie, goynge s. s into is. * Om. is. u it schal is.
544
DEUTERONOMY.
XXXI. 17 — 25.
at nou3t the couenaunt of pees, that Y
ncouenauntid with hym. And my woodnes
shal wraththe a3ens hym in that day, and
Y shal forsaak hym, and hiyde my face
fro hym, and he shal be into deuowr-
ynge ; and alle yuels and turmentyngis
shulen fynde hym, so that he seie in that
day, Forsothe for God is not with me,
isthes yuels ban foundun me. Forsothe Y
shal hide, and bile my face in that day,
for alle the yuels that he hath doo, for
19 he hathz folwida alien goddis. And so
now wryte 36 to 3ow this songe, and
teche 36 the sones of Yrael, that mynd-
fullib thei hoolden, and with mouth synge;
and this dyte be to me for witnessinge
20 among the sones of Yrael. Forsothe I
shal leede hym into the loond, for thec
which I haue sworn to the fadris of hym,
mylk and hony flowynge ; and whanne
thei hadden eete, arid weren fillid, and
fat, thei shulen turn to alien goddis, and
serue to hem ; and mysseyd to me, and
thei shulen make at nou3t my couenaunt.
21 After that many yuels and tourment-
yrigis han founden hym, this songe shal
answere to hym for witnessynge, that no
foi^etynge shal doo awey fro the mouth
of thi seed. I knowe forsothe the thow3tis
of hym, what thingis he be to doo, to day
ore Y lede hym into the loond that I haue
22bihoot to hym. Thanne Moyses wroot a
as songe, and tau3te the sones of Yrael. And
the Lord comaundide to Josue, the sone
of Nun, and seith, Tak coumfort, and be
stronge ; forsothe thou shal brynge yn
the sones of Yrael into the loond that I
haue bihoot, and I shal be with thee.
24 After thanne that Moises wroot the
wordes of this lawe in a volym, and ful-
2ofillide, he comaundide to the Leuytis
that beren the arke of the boond of pees
make void the boond of pees, whichv Y
couenauntide with it. And my strong 17
veniaunce schal be wrooth a3ens that pu-
ple in that dai, and Y schal forsake it,
and Y schal hide my face fro it, and it
schal be in to deuouryng ; alle yuels and
turmentyngis schulen fynde it, so that it
seie in that dai, Veriliw for the Lord is
not with me, these yuelis han founde me.
Forsothe* Y schal hide ?, and schalz hileis
'my facea in that dai, for alle the yuels
'whiche it dideb, for it suedec alien goddis.
Now therfor write 36 to 3ou this song, and 19
'teche 36 d the sones of Israel, that thei
holde it* in mynde, and synge bif mouth ;
and that this song be to me for a.% wit-
nessyng among the sones of Israel. For 20
Y schal lede hym in to the lond, for which
Y swoor to hise fadris, flowynge with
mylk and hony; and whanne thei han ete,
and ben fillidh, and ben maad fat, thei
schulen turne' to alien goddis, and thei
schulenk serue hem ; and thei schulen bac-
bite me, and schulen1 make voide my co-
uenaunt. Aftir that many yuels and tur-2i
mentyngis1" han founde" hym°, this song
schal answere hym? for witnessing, whichi
song no for3etyng schal do awey fro the
mouth of thi seed. For Y knowe the
thou3tis therof to day, what thingis it
schal do, bifore that Y bringe it iu to
the lond which1" Y bihi3te to it. Therfor 22
Moises wroot the song, and tau3tes the
sones of Israel. And the Lord comaundide 23
to Josue, the sone of Nun, and seide, Be
thou coumfortid, and be thou strong ; for
thou schalt lede the sones of Israel in to
the lond which* Y bihi3teu, and Y schal
be with thee. Therfor aftir that Moises 24
wrootv the wordis of this lawe in a book,
and fillide"', he comaundide to Leuytis xt 25 <r
J that is, to
that baren the ark of boond>" of pees of
lynage of Leuy.
Lire here. c.
* Om. H. a suede BCEFH. b myndeful c. c Om. c. d myssygge BDEFH. e er CE.
v that is. w Forsothe i. * Sotheli is. y hide my face is. z Om. I. » it is. b that this puple hath
don i. whiehe this peple hath do s. c hath suede is. d techeth i. e Om. plures. f it in is. K Om. is.
h fulltillid is. » turne hem s. k Om. i. 1 thei schulen is. m tourmentus i. » taken is. ° hem c.
it i. Israel s. P to hym is. 1 the which i. * that is. s he taujte it to is. t that is. « bil^te
hem is. * had writen is, w fulfillide hem i. fulfillide the Lordis heest s. * the Leuytis is. y the
boond i.
XXXI. 26 — XXXII. 7.
DEUTERONOMY.
545
26 of the Lord, seiynge, Take 36 this book,
and puttith it in the side of the arke of
the boond of pees of the Lord 3oure God,
that it be there a3ens thee into witness-
27 ynge. Forsothe Y knowe thi stryuynge,
and thi moost hard nol ; 3it lyuynge me,
and goynge yn with 3owe, euermore stry-
uyngly 36 diden a3ens the Lord ; myche
•jsmore whanrie I shal bef deed. Gedre 30
to me alle the more thur3 birth, bi 3oure
lynages, and doctours, and I shal speke
hem, herynge thes wordes, and I shal in-
wardly clepe a3ens hem heuene and erthe.
29 Forsothe I haue knowun, that after my
deeth wickidlichs 36 shulen doo, and 36
shulen bowe aside soon fro the wey that
I haue comaundide to 3ow ; and there
shulen come a3ens to 3ou yuels in the
last tyme, whanne 36 ban doon yuel in
the si3t of the Lord, that 36 terreri hym
so bi the werkys of 3oure hoondis. Thanne
Moyses spak, herynge al the company of
Yrael, the wordis of this dite, andh vnto'
the eende fulfillid.
CAP. XXXII.
1 Here 36, heuens, thingis that Y speke ;
here the erthe the wordis of my mouth.
2 To gidre sprynge in reyn my loore ;
flowe as dewe my speche, as wedrek vpon
aerbe, and as dropes vpon cornes1. For
the name of the Lord I shal inwardly
cleep ; 3eueth huge doynge to oure God.
i Of God perfit ben the werkys, and alle
his weyes domes ; a trewe God, and with
outen eny wickidnes™, ry3twis and euen.
sThei ban synned to hym, and not his
sones in filthis ; shrewid kynred, and
6 mysturnyd. Thes thingis a3enward 3eeld-
ist thow not" to the Lord, O fole puple
and vnwise? Whether is he not thi fader,
that hath weeldid thee, and maad, and
7 fourmed thee of nou3t ? Haue mynde of
the Lord, and seide, Take 36 this book, 21;
and putte 36 it in the side of the arke of
boondz of pees of 3oure Lord God, that it
be there a3ens thee in to witnessyng. For 27
Y knowe thi stryuyng, and thin hardest*
nol ; 3it while Y lyuede and entride with
3ou, 36 diden euere stryuyngli a3ens the
Lord; hou myche more'1 whanne Y schal
be deed. Gadere 36 to me all the grettere2«
men in birthe, and techeris,bi 3oure lynagis,
and Y schal speke to hem, herynge these
wordis, and Y schal clepe a3ens hem he-
uene and erthe. For Y knowe, that aftirao
my deeth 36 schulen do wickidli, and schu-
lenc bowe awei soone fro the weie which*1
Y comaundide to 3011 ; and yuels schulen
come to 3ou in the laste tyme, whanne 36
'han doe yuel in thef si3t of the Lord, that
36 terre hym to ire& bi the werkis of 3oure
hondis. Therfor while al the cumpeny of so
the sones of Israel herde, Moises spak the
wordis of this song, and fillidell'til to' the
ende.
CAP. XXXII.
3e heuenes, here what thingis Y schal i
speke; the erthe here the wordis of my
mouth. My techyng wexe togidere as 2
reyn ; my speche fletek out as dew1, as
lytil1" reyn onn eerbe, and as dropis0 on?
gras. For Y schal inwardli clepe the:<
name of the Lord ; 3yue 30 glorie to oure
God. The werkis of God ben perfit, and 4
alle hise weies ben domes ; God is feithful,
and without ony wickidnesse; God^ is
iust and ri3tful. Their synneden a3enso
hym, and not hise sones in filthis8, *ihat
is1, qfu idolatrie; schrewid and waiward
generacioun. Whether thou 3eldist these c
thingisv to the Lord, thou fonned puple
and vnwijs ? Whether he is not thi fadir,
that weldidew thee, and made V and
f were E pr. m.
n Om. E pr. in.
S wickeli c. h Om. A. ' to E pr. m. k reyn E pr. in. 1 corners n. m wickenesse c.
z the boond i.
Om. i.
a moost hard i. b ivole
slrine s marg.
'
c je schulen is. d that is. e hadden don o.
wrath s. h he fulfillide it is. ' vnto is. k flowe is. l on erthe K marg. m softe is.
0 vpon is. ° or bnriotvnyngis K marg. P vpon is. 1 he is. rThei that mysbileeueden is. s the filthis is.
* Om. is. n Om. DGKN pr. m. QRTX. v that thou doist to ydolis s marg. w hath weldide is. x hath
fourmed i pr. m. hath made s. y Om. DFGIKMNOQRSTW. and fourmyd x marg.
4 A
546
DEUTERONOMY.
XXXII. 8 — 17.
olde days, and thenk eche generaciouns ;
aske thi fader, and he shal telle to thee,
thi more, and thei shulen seie to thee.
8 Whanne deuydide the hi3est folkis of
kynde, whanne he seuerde the sones of
Adam, he sette the teermys of puplis
after the noumbre of the sones of Yrael.
oPart forsothe of the Lord the puple of
hyin ; Jacob the litil corde of his hery-
lotage. He foond hym° in a deseert loond,
in place? of orrouri, and of waast wilder-
nes ; he ladde hym aboute, and tau3te,
1 1 and kept as the apple of his eye. As
an egle forthclepynge his bryddis to flee,
and onr hem houynge, he spraderr out his
weengis, and took to hym, and beer in
12 his shuldres. The Lord8 alone was the
leder of hym, and was not with hym an
13 alien God. He sette hym on an hi3e
erthe, that he my3te ete the* fruytis of
feeldes, that he my3te sowkeu hony of
thev stoon, and oyle of the moost hard
14 stone ; butre of the droue, and mylk of
sheep, with the talw3 of loombs and of
wethers, of the sones of Basan ; and
gootw with marghx of whete, and blood
i5of grapis? my3te drynk moost cleer. Ful
fat maad is the loued, and a3en wynsed ;
fulfattidz, fulgresida, outlargid ; he laft
Godb his maker, and 3eed abak fro Godc,
10 his 3yuer of heelth. Thei eggiden him
in alyen goddis, andd in abomynaciouns
17 to wraththe arereden6. Thei offriden to
deuels, and not to God, to goddis the
whiche thei knewen not ; newe and
fresshe camen, 'the whichef heryeden not
axe
thee of nou3t ? Haue thou minde of elde 7
daies, thenke thou alle generaciounsz ;
thi fadir, and he schal telle to theea,
thic grettere men, and thei schulen seie to
thee. Whanne the hi3ested departide folkis, s
whanne he departide6 the sones of Adamf,
he ordeynede the termes= of puplis1' bi'
the noumbre of the sones of Israelt. For- 9 -r <tf the sones
of Israel, the
sothek the part of the Lord is his puple ; transiadoun of
T 1*1 « • f i • • mi ^xx* hath, of
Jacob is the mil part ot his entage. 1 he 10 the sones of
Lord foond hym in a deseert lond, ^that
is, priued ' of Goddis religioun™, in the"
place of orrour0 "ethir hidousnessev, and
of wast wildirnesse ; the Lord ledde hym
aboute, and tau3te hym^, and kepter as the
apple of his i3es. As an egle stirynge his n
briddis to fie, and fleynge on* hem, he
spredde forth his wyngis'1, and took hemv,
and barw in hise schuldrisx. The Lord 12
aloone was his ledere, and noon alien god
was with hym. The Lord ordeynede hym 13
on? an hi3 lond, that he schulde ete the
fruytis of feeldis, that he schulde souke
honyz of aa stoonb, and oilec of the hard-
ested roche* ; boterej of the droue, and u t i>utre yeten
mylke of scheepf, with the fatnesse of
lambren and& of rammes, of the sones of
Basan ; and that h he schulde ete kydis
with the1 merowek of wheete, and schulde1
drynke the cleereste blood"1 of grape".
The louede0 puple was 'maad fatP, and 15
kikidei a3en||; maadr fat withoutforth8,
maad fat with ynne, and alargid1; he for-
sook God his makere, and 3edeu awei fro
vGod hisv helthew. Thei terriden hymx to
in alien goddis", anda thei excitidenb
cience in afhier-
site, sweet milk
is Inue that
n'imchilh vertu,
fatnesse is good
eiisaumplejiow-
inge churitulli
to other, s.
|| it wynside, it
was maad fatt,
ful gretid and
fde asen Gorl
01 gruccntnf/e
0 hem .1. P a place c. 1 errour A. r open E pr. m. rr sprarde A. s God E pr. m. * Om. UCDEFH.
11 ete E pr. m. v a CE. w gotus CE. x the merjw E. y the grapis BDFH. the grape CE. z folfatty E pr. m.
R folgrecy E pr. m. b the Lord E pr. m. c the God E pr. m. d Om. H. e arreden BFH. rereden c.
f that c.
nesse; it WHS
maad fat with
oute forth, it
was maad fat
with inne forth,
and alargid bi
good fame. s.
z knows what mercy God hath do to thee s marg. a Om. i. b Om. i. c the is. d hijeste God is.
e seueryde i. sundride s. f in the proud making of (he tour of Babiloyne a marg. S termes or posses-
siourts s. h or sones K marg. ' after is. k and is. ! out s. <m Om. i. n a is. ° hidoustee is.
P Om. is. 1 Om. plures. hym verttie s. r he kepte him is. s a* a louinge nurische berith Mr child, or
a shepherd a lomb s marg. t aboue is. u wyngis of mercy s. v hem into his proteccioun is. w he bar
hem is. ''•for thi that he oonly shuldc be dred and loued s marg. y Israel vpon is. z hony or stvei deuo-
cioun and lone is. a the is. b stoon, that is, his lane is. c oile of mercy is. d harderste A. ful hard i.
e roche, Crist is. f the scheep B. S Om. IMS. h that Israel s. ' Om. is. k merowe or tried
flour is. 1 he schulde is. m blood or mjne is. n the grape s. °derelinge s. P fottid i. Ispurnedeo.
r and maad M. and is unmaad G. s withinne G. bi aboundaunce of temporal goodie s marg. * largid N.
u he jede is. v Godis c. w sauyour D. help jiuere i. helthe jeuer s. x God is. y wraththe is.
z goddis that thei herieden s. a Om. is. b stiriden him is.
XXXII. i8 — 30.
DEUTERONOMY.
547
is the faders of hem. God that thee gat
thow hast forsaak, and hast for3et the?
19 Lord thi shaper. The Lord saw}, and
to wraththe was rerid ; for eggiden hym
20 his sones and dou3tres. And he seith, Y
schal hyde my face fro hem, and I shal
behold the last thinges of hem ; genera-
cioun11 forsothe mysturned it is, and vn-
•21 trewe sones. Thei han eggid me in hym
that was not God, and han terred1 in her
vanytees ; and I shal egge hem in hym
that is nok puple, and in fole folk of
•22kynde I shal terre hem. Fier is vndur-
tent in my woodnes, and it shal brenne
vnto the last thingis of helle ; and it shal
deuowre the loond with his buriownynge,
and of hillis the foundementis shulen
23 brenne. I shal gedre vpon hem yuels,
and myn arewis I shal fulfil in hem.
24 Thei shulen be wastid with hungir, and
briddis shulen deuour hem in biting
moost bitter; teeth1 of bestism I shal sende
in hem, with woodnes of hem drawinge
25 on erthe, and crepinge. With out forth
shal waast hem swerd, and with yn forth
dreed ; the 3ong togidre and mayden, the
2C sowkynge with the old man. And I seide,
Where forsothe ben thei ? to ceese Y shal
2?maak fro men the mynde of hem. But
for the wrath of enemyes I lafte for
a while, lest perauenture wolden wexe
prowde the enemyes of hem, and seye,
Oure hi3e hoond, and not the Lord, hath
28doon alle thes thingis. Folk with out
counseil it is, and with out wisdom ;
2!)wolde God thei sauerden, and vndur-
30 stoden, and last thingis purueyden. What
maner wise oon pursuede a thowsand,
and two my3ten dryue ten thowsand?
to wrathfulnesse inc abhomynaciounsd.
Thei offriden to feendis", and not to God, 17
to goddis whiche thei knewen not, newe
goddis, and freische camenf, whiche 'the
fadris of hem? worschipiden not. Thou IK
hast forsake God that gendride1' thee, and
thou hast fo^ete' 'thi Lord creatourk. The 19
Lord 813', and was™ stirid to wrathfulnesse ;
for hise sones and dou3tris terriden hymn.
And the Lord seide, Y schal hyde0 my 20
face fro hem?, and Y schal biholde 'the
laste thingis of hem4! ; for if is a waiward
generacioun, and vnfeithful sones5. Thei 21
terriden4 meu in hymv that was not God,
and thei 'terriden to irew in her vanyteesx;
and Yy schal terrez hem ina hymb, that is
riot ac puple, andd Y schal terree hemf 'to
yre^ in a fonnedh folk'. Fier, that is, peyne 22
maad redi to hem^, is kyndlid in my
stronge veniaunce, and it schal brenne 'til
to1 the laste thingis of helle ; and it schal
deuoure"1 the loud with his fruyt", and it
schal brenne the foundementis of hillis0.
Y schal gadere 'yuels on hemT, and Y schal 23
fille myn arewis in hem. Thei schulen be 24
waastid with hungur, and briddis schulen
deuoure hem with bitteristei bityng ; Y
schal sende in to hem the teeth of beestisr,
with the woodnesse of wormes* drawynge
on* erthe, and of serpentis. Swerd with 2:.
outforth and drede with ynneu schal waaste
hem ; a 3ong man and a virgyn togidre, av
soukynge child with an elde man. And 21;
Y seide, Where ben theiw ? Y schal make
the mynde of hem tox ceesse of men^. But 27
Y delayede2 for the yrea of enemyes, lest
perauenture 'the enemyes of hemb shulden
be proude, and seie, Oure hi3 hond, and
not the Lord, dide alle these thingis. Itc28
K of the BCDEFII.
m briddis A.
a ! my generacioun E pr. m. * terred me E pr. m. k not c. 1 tethes E pr. m.
<•' in her is. d that is her ownejindingis is marg. e deuelis is. f camen vp bi her Jyndyngis is.
S her fadris is. h bigaat i. ' forjete of s. k the Lord thi maker is. ' sawj that i. sawj thin vnkinde-
nesse a. m he was is. n hym to veniaunce s. ° hile A. P withdrawing fro hem my help s marg. 1 her
laste thingis is. r this s. s sones thei ben s. * han terrid is. u me to wrath is. v worshipinge hym s.
w han moued me to vengiaunce is. x veyn ydolis is. X Om. is. z terre or wraththe s. a in takinge is.
b hym that is alien folk to me a. c ytt a chosin is. d Om. s. e wraththe i. { Israel is. K Om. is.
h fonnend i. i folk to hir demynge s. k ydolatouris s. gloss om. in i. * vnto is. "' deuoure or waa&te a.
n fruyt, that is, vnfeithful men and her nerkis s. ° hellis G. that is hem of whom others taken yuel en-
saumple i marg. s, text. P togidre hir yuels is. 1 moost bittir is. r beestis, that is, tirauntis oppressing
hem s. 8 Om. i. t Vpon is. ° ynne forth is. v and G. w thei now is. * Om. G. y alle men i.
z tariede i. delayede or tariede a. a wrath s. b her enemyes is. c Israel is.
I A 2
548
DEUTERONOMY.
xxxri. 31 — 43.
Whether not therfore" for her God solde
31 hem, and the Lord closide hem ? For-
sothe oure God is not as the goddis of
:« hem, and oure enemyes ben iugis. Of
the vyn of Sodoms the vyn of hem, and
of the subaarbis of Gomor; the graap of
hem graap of gal, and the cluster moost
ssbittre. Gal of dragouns the wyne° of
hem, and venyin of eddres vncurable.
34 Whether ben not thes thingis hid anentis
35 me, and merkid in my tresours ? Myn is
veniaunce, and Y shal 3eeld to hem in
tyme, that the foot of hem slyde ; ny3 is
the day of perdicioun, and to be? ny3
3<;hi3en the tymes. The Lord shal deme
his puple, and in his seruauntis he shal
haue mercy ; he shal se that feble be the
hoond, and closid forsothe ban faylid, and
37 the lafte ben wastid. And thei shulen seye,
Where ben the goddis of hem, in whiche
3« thei hadden trust ? Of whos slayn sacri-
fice1! thei eten the fatnesse1', and drunken
the wyn of the offryngis of licours,
arise8, and helpe thei to 3ow, and in nede
3»3ow defende'. Seeth that Y am alone,
and there is noon other God sane me ; I
shal slee, and I shal maak to lyue ; Y shal
smyte, and I shal heel ; and there is not
40 that fro myn hoond may11 delyuer. I
shal heue vp to heueue myn hoond, and
41 Y shal seye, I lyue with outen eende. If
I whette as leit my swerd, and myn
hoond taak doom, Y shal 3eeld vengynge
to myn enemyes, and to hem that hatiden
4anie, I shal quite. I shal drenche myn
arewis in blood, and my swerd shal de-
uour flesh of the blood of slayn, and of
the chaytifte of thev nakid heed of ene-
43myes. Preyse 3e, gentils, the puple of
hym, for the blood of his seruauntis he
shal wreek, and veniaunce he shal quyte
is a folk with out counsel, and with out
prudenced; Ye woldef that» thei saueriden,20
and 'vnderstoden, and1' purueiden the' laste
thingis. How pursuede oonk of enemyes a so
thousynde qfJewis, and tweyne1 dryuen1"
awey ten thousynde ? Whether not ther-
fore11 for her God selde0 hemP, and the
Lord closidei hem togidere1"? For oure si
God is not8 as the goddis of hem*, and
oure enemyesu ben iugis. The vyner of3-2
hern isv ofw the vyner of Sodom, and of
the subarbis of Gomorre ; the grape of
hem is the" grape of galle, and the clustre
is most bittir. The galle of dragouns is 33
the wyn of hem, and the venym of eddris,
that may not be heelid. Whether these 34
thingis ben not hid at' me, and benz seelid
in myn tresourisa? Veniaunce is myn, and 35
Y schal 3elde to hem in tyme, that the
foot of hem slide ; the dai of perdicioun is
ny3, and tymesb hasten to be present. The so
Lord schal deme his puple, and he schal
do merci in hise seruauntis ; the puple
schal se that the hond of fi^teres is sijkc,
and also men closid failiden, and the'1 re-
sidues6 ben waastid. And theift schulensyt <'»<i
. TTT-i i r . that is, good
seie, Where ben the goddis of hem&, in men among the
whiche thei hadden trust? Of whos sacri-3s e
fices thei eeten fatnessish, and drunkun1
the wyn of fletynge sacrifices, rise thei
and helpe 3ou, and defende thei 3ouk in
nede. Se1 36 that Y am aloone1", and noon so
other God is outakun me ; Y schal sle,
and Yn schal make to lyue; Y° schal
smyte, and Y schal make hool ; and noon
is that may delyuere fro myn hond. AndP40
Y schal reisei myn hond tor heuene, and
Y schal seie, Y lyue with outen ende. If Y4i
schal whette my swerd as leit, and myn
hond schal take doom, Y schal 3elde ven-
iaunce to myn enemyes, and Y schal quyte*
" Om. A. ° vyn AII. P come E pr. m. <1 sacrifices CE. r futtenesses BCDEF n.
risyn E sec. m. t thei defendyn E pi: m. » Om. E pr. m. v Om. c.
s rise thei c.
d warnesse is. e Om. i. f wolde God is. g Om. s. •» Om. LS. ' for the DGRT. k Oo man is.
1 two men is. m drouen i. dreuen s. n herfore B. ° had sold is. P \\ern, forsakinge hem is. q had
closid is. r togidere in here enemyes hondis is. s not vniust is. t hem ben s. u enmy s. v Om. s.
w Om. GIS. x a is. Y anentis is. z thei ben is. a tresories A. t> the tymes is. "sijkorjebleis.
d Om. s. e remnaunt puple or left i. or the remenaunt peple s. { here enmyes i marg. thei, that is, her
cinnycs s. S her goddis is. h the fatnessis B. ' thei drunkun is. k Om. F sec. m. J Se or vitdir-
stonde s. m God aloone s. n Om. RT. ° and Y DGKNQUTX. P Om. BC. 1 reise vp is. r til to w.
8 aquyte is.
XXXII. 44 — S2-
DEUTERONOMY.
549
into the enemyes of hem ; and he shal
be merciful to the erthe of his puple.
44 Thanne Moyses cam, and spak alle the"'
wordis of this songe in the eris of the
puple ; and he and Josue, the sone of
43 Nun. And he fulfillide alle thes wordis,
40 spekynge to al Yrael ; and seide to hem,
Put 36 3oure hertis into alle the wordys
that I witnesse to }ow to day, that 36
comaunden hem to 3oure sones to keep,
and to doo, and to fulfille alle thingis
47 that ben wryten of this lawe ; for not in
veyn thei ben comaundid to 3ow, but that
echon* in hem shulde lyue ; the which
doynge long tyme 36 abiden in the loond,
to the which to be weeldid, Jordan ouer-
48 put, 36 shuleri goon yn. And the Lord
spak to Moises in the same day, seiynge,
4!) Sty vp into this hil Abarym, that is,
passynge, into the hil Nebo, that is in the
loond of Moab, a3ens Jeryco ; and se the
loond of Chanaan, that to be hold I shal
taak to the sones of Yrael, and dye thow
so in the hil. The which stiynge vp, thow
shalt be ioyned to thi puplis, as died
Aaron, thi brother, in the hil of Hor,
ai and was put to his puples. For 30 han
trespassid a3ens me, in the myddil of the
sones of Yrael, at the Watris of A3en-
seiynge?, in Cades of the deseert of Syn ;
and 36 halwide not me amonge the sones
52 of Yrael. A3enward thow shalt se the
loond, and shalt not goon into it, that I
shal 3yue to the sones of Irael.
to hem that haten* me. Y schal filleu42
myn arewis with blood, and my swerd
schal deuoure fleischisf of the blood of t that i«, /«•<»
hem that ben slayn, and of the caitifte of thejS^^1*
the heed of enernyes maad nakidj. Folkis, 43 : of the biw,i
• vii T •» /• i /* i of hem lhat lien.
preise 3ev thew puphsx of hym>, for he stain here
schal venie the blood of hise seruauntis, J^SV
and he schal 3elde veniaunce inz to thea the caiti/tee <,/
auntecnst her
enemyes of hem ; and he schal be merciful *««', m«"<i
,, i j f i • mi_ c -Mr • iiakid nf (Mlix
to the lond ot his puple. 1 terror Moises 44 help, cna */MI
cam, and spak alle the wordis of this song %5%
in the eerisb of the puple ; bothe he and alle f"' '"
r L ward. s.
Josue, the sone of Nun. And vhe fillidec4o
alle these wordis, and spak to alle Israel,
and seide to hem, Putte 36 3oure hertis in 4«
to alle the wordis whiche Y witnesse to
3ou to day, that 36 comaunde'1 to 3oure
sones, toe kepef, and do» thoh, and to ful-
fille1 alle thingis that ben writun in the
book of this lawe ; for not in veyn thok 47
ben comaundid to 3ou, but that alle men
schulden lyue in1 thom; whichen wordis0
3eP schulen doi, and schulen contynue inr
long tyme in the lond, to which 36 schulen
entre to welde, whanne Jordan iss passid'.
And the Lord spak to Moises in the same 48
day, and seide11, Stie thouv in to this hil 49
Abirym, that is, passyng, in to the hil of
Nebo, which w is in the lond of Moab,
a3ens Jerico ; and se thou the lond of Ca-
naan, which" Y schal 3yue to the sones of
Israel to holde, and die thou> in thez hil.
In to which hil& thou schalt stieb, and 50
schaltc be ioyned to thi puplis, as Aaron,
thi brother, was deed in the hil of Hor,
andd was put to his puplis. For 3ee tres-5i
passidenf a3ens me, in the£ myddis of the
sones of Israel, at the Watris of A5en-
seiyng, in Cades of deseert1' of Syn ; and
36 halewiden not me among1 the sones of
Israel. A3enward thou schalt se the lond, 52
and schaltk not entre in to it, which1 Y
schal 3yue to the sones of Israel.
w Om. c. * eche c. y Ajen-seiyngus c.
4 han hatid i. hatiden s. u fulfille is. vOm. D. w tlio s. Om, GQHT. * puple BCDFGKLJINOPQHSTWX.
y God is. z Om. si. a Om. B. b heerynge is. c Moyses fulfillide is. d comaunde thces is.
e and AEFGLPQX. Om. o. f kepe hem s. g to do I. h hem s. ' fille plures. k these thingis s. ' in doytige is.
111 tho thingis is. n the whiche s. ° Om. I. P jif je is. 1 do thanne je schul abide I. and je shulen
abide s. r Om. IMNOQST sec. m. s y han s. * ouerpassid is. u seide lo him s. v thou vp is.
w that is. x that is. y thou here s. z /his s. a Om. i. t> weende vp i. stie vp s. c thou schalt is.
d Om. i. e thou Moises and Aaron s. f han trespassid i. S Om. is. h the desert is. ' in shemynge
my hoolynesse among s. k thou schalt IK. 1 that i.
550
DEUTERONOMY.
XXXIII. i — 13.
CAP. XXXIII.
1 This is the blissynge, with the which
Moyses, man of God, blissede the sones
2 of Irael before his deeth ; and seith, The
Lord fro Syna cam, and fro Seir is
sprongun to vsz ; he aperide fro the hil
of Pharan, and with hym thousandis of
seyntis ; in the ri3t hoond of hym firy
3 lawe. He louede puples ; alle seyntis in
the hoond of hym ben, and that nei3en to
the feet of hym, shulen taak of the loor
4 of hym. Lawe comaundide to vs Moyses,
the erytage of the multitude of Jacob.
5 And there shal be anentis the moost ri3t
a kyng, the princis of the puple gedrid
e with the lynagis of Yrael. Lyue Ruben,
and dye he not, and be he litil in noum-
7 bre. This is of Jude the blessynge ; here,
Lord, the voyce of Jude, and to his puple
with ynne leede hym ; his hoondisa shu-
len fi"3t for it, and helper of it he shal be
«a3ens the aduersaryesb of it. Forsothe to
Leuy he seith, Thi perfeccioun and thi
loor fro thin hooli man, whom thow hast
preued in temptacioun, and hast denied
nat the Watris of A3enseiynge; the which
hath seide to his fader and to his moder,
I knowe 3ow not, and to his britheren, I
vnknowe hem ; and thei knewen not her
sones. Thes kepten thi speech, and thi
10 couenaunt ; heelden thi domys, O!c Jacob,
and thi lawe, O ! Yrael ; thei shulen put
maadd encense in thi woodnes, and brent
11 sacrifice on thin auter. Blesse, Lord, thee
strength of hym, and the werkis of the
hoondis of hyrn tak ; smyit the backis of
the enemyes of hym, and that haten hym,
iaarysef thei not. And to Beniamyn he
seith, Moost loued of the Lord shal dwelle
tristili in hym ; as in a chaumbre al day
he shal dwelle, and betwix^ the shuldres
is of hym he shal rest. Forsothe to Joseph
CAP. XXXIII.
This is the blessing, bim which Moises, i
the man of God, blesside the sones of Is-
rael bifor his deeth ; and seide, The Lord 2
cam fro Syna, and he roos to us fro Seir ;
he apperide fro the hil of Pharan, and
thousandis11 of" seyntis with hym; a? lawe
of fier ini his ri3thond. He louede puplis ; 3
alle'seyntis ben in his bond, and thei that
nei3en to hise feet schulen take of his doc-
tryn. Moisis comaundide lawer 'to vss, eri-4
tage'l of the multitude of Jacob". And the 5 t «•««//«, *'«'•
king schal be at the moost ri3tful, whanne thin^™
princes of the puple schulenv be gaderid j*a"eew^
togidere with the lynagis of Israel. Ru- « ^^^
ben lyue, andw die not, and be he litil in ofhemvnmou-
* ably. Lire here.
noumbre. This is the blessyng of Juda ; 7 c.
Lord, here thou the vois of Juda, and
brynge in hym to his puple ; hise hondis
schulen fi3te for hym, and the helpere of
hym schal be a3ens hise aduersaries. Also 8
he* seide to Leuy, Thi perfeccioun and thi
techyng is of an hooly man, whom thou
preuedisff in temptacioun, and demedistz
at the Watris of A3enseiynge ; which a 9
Leuy seide to his fadir and to his modir,
Y knowe not 3ou, and to hise britherenb,
Y knowe not hem ; and knewen0 not herd
sones. These kepten thi speche, and these
kepten6 thi couenaunt ; A !f Jacob, thei 10
kepten thi domes, and" 'thou, Israel, thei
kepteifc thi lawe' ; thei schulen putte en-
cense11 in thi strong veniauncej, and brent i putie enceme
,_ i i • TIII i *^ ^' strong
sacrifice on1 thin auter. Lord, blesse thouii veniaunce, that
the strengthe of hyrnm, and resseyue thou thVstrong vim-7
the werkis of his hondis ; smyte thou the ia""ce frro thi
* _ peple. Lire
backis of hise enemyes, and thei that haten i>en. c.
hym, rise" not. And he" seide to Benja- 12
myn, The moost loued of the Lord schal
dwelle tristili in hym, 'that is, in the
Lord"0; he schal dwelle al day as in a
chaumbur, and he schal reste bitwixe the
2 }ow E pr. m. a hoonde B. hondyn DEFII. ^ aduersarye A pr. in. H. c of A. d Om. E pr. m.
e to the A. f rise c. S bytween BCDEFII.
m with i. n a thousand G. ° Om. G. P the is. f] was and is in s. r the lawe i. to vs to kepe the
lawe s. s Om. s. * the eritage is. u he comaundide to be departid euenly s marg. v Om. IL. w lie s.
x Moyses is. y hast preued is. z hast denied is. demedist it F sec.m. a the which i. b britheren, he
seide is. c thei knewen IKS. thei, that is, her after comers, knewen s. d his l>. e han holde is. f O is.
S Om. G. h Om. is. * lawej O ! Israel is. k encense, or hooly preicr s. ! thei schul pittle vpon is.
m hem G. Leuy is. n rise thei is. ° Moyses is. °° Om. IMS.
XXXIII. 14 26.
DEUTERONOMY.
551
he seith, Of the blessynge of the Lord
the loond of hym ; of the applis of he-
uene, and of the dewe, and of the see'1
14 vnderligging' ; of applis of the fruyt of
is sunne, and of mone ; andj of the cop of
thek oold mounteyns, and of applis of
iceuerlastynge hillis ; and of fruytis of the
erthe, and plente of it. Blessynge of hym
that aperyde in the busshe come vpon
the heed of Joseph, and vpon the fortop
17 of Nazarey among his britheren. As of
the first goten bool the feirnes of hym ;
homes of an vnicorn the homes of hym ;
in hem he shal wyndowe1 gentilys, vnto
the teermes of the erthe. Thes ben the
multitudys of Effraym, and thes thou-
is sandis of Manasse. And to Zabulon he
seith, Glad thow, Zabulon, in thi goynge
i!)out, and,Ysachar, in thi tabernaclis. Pu-
plis at the hil thei shulen cleep, and there
thei shulen offre slayn sacrifices of ry3t-
wysnesse ; the whiche the flowynge of the
see as mylk shal sowke, and hid tresours
20 of graueils. And to Gad he seith, Blessid
in breede Gad ; as a lioun he restide, and
21 he took arme and fortop. And he saw3
his prynsehod, that in his paart a doc-
tour he was seid vp ; the which was with
princis of puple, and dide ri3twisnesses of
22 the Lord, and hys doom with Yrael. To
Dan forsothe he seith, Dan, keetlyng of
23 a lyon, shal flowe laargly fro Basan. And
to Neptalym he seide, Neptalyrn plen-
teuownesse™ shal ful vse, and ful shal be
with blessyngis of the Lord ; eerly and
24 mydday he shal weeld. To Aser forsothe
he seith, Blessid in sones Aser, be he
plesynge to his bretheren ; weet he in oyle
25 his foot. Yrun and bras the shoynge of
hym ; as days of thi 3ongth so and thin
26eelde. There is noon other God as the
moost ri3t God ; the stier of heuen vthin
schuldris of hymP. Also hei seide to Jo- i»
seph, ' His londr is of the Lordis blessyng ;
of the applis of heuene, arid of the8 dewe,
and* of watir liggynge bynethe ; of the u
applis of fruytis'1 of the sunne and rnoone ;
of the coppe of elde munteyns, and of the 15
applis of euerlastynge litle hillis; and ofie
thev fruytis of the lond, and of the ful-
nesse therof. The blessyng of hym that
apperide in the busch come onw the heed
of Joseph, and onw the copx of v Nazarey2,
^that is, hoolia, among hise britheren. As 17
the first gendrid of a bole is the feirnesse
of hymb; the homes of an vnicorn benc
the homes'1 of hyme ; in thof hes schal
wyndewe11 folkis, 'til to1 the termesk of
erthe. These1 ben the multitudis of Ef-
fraym, and these ben the thousyndis of
Manasses. And hem seide to Zabulon, IK
Zabulon, be" thou glad in thi goyng out,
and, Ysacar, in0 thi tabernaclis. Thei PIS
schulen clepe puplis to the hil, there thei
schulen offre sacrifices of i^tfulnesset ;
whiche schulen souke the flowing of the
see as mylk, and hid tresours of r grauelrr.
And hes seide to Gad, Gad is blessid1 in 20
broodnesse ; he restide as a lioun, and he
took11 the arm and the nol. And he si32i
his prinshed, that vthe techerev was keptw
inx his partxx; which y Gad* was with
thea princes of the puple, and dideb the
ri3tfulnessesc of the Lord, and hisd doom
with Israel. Also hee seide to Dan, Dan, 22
af whelp of a lioun, schal flowe largeli fro
Basan. And he seide to Neptalym, Nep-23
talym schal vse abundaunce, and he schal
be ful& with blessyngis of the Lord; and
he schal welde the see'|~ and the south,
Also he seide to Aser, Aser, be blessid i&
sones, and plese he hise britheren ; dippe l>x',f to th.p
south part trier-
lie his foot in oile. Yrun and bras the 25 of. fy<Ie in th<>
. .
scho ot hym ; as the dai of thi 3outhe so
\ym. Lire
here. c.
h scee A. i vnderliende c. J Om. BCDEFH. k Om. BCDEFH. ' wynewe CE. m plenteuousnesses c.
P the Lord is. <l Moises is. r the lond of Joseph i. Joseph lond s. 8 Om. BIS. * Om. GMW. u the
fruytis GIS. v Om. is. w vpon is. * fortopp i. cop or henfh s. Y of tlie i. z the Nazarey s. a Om. I.
b Joseph is. c Om. i. d homes, thai is, the strcngl/iis s. e Joseph is. f tho strengthis is. g Jo-
seph s. h wynvve IKL. wyndewe or dense s. ' vnto is. k coostis is. 1 Vnclene seedis (hat shulen be
mynrvid s marg. m Moyses is. n Om. s. ° glade thou in s. P thei, that ix, Zabulon and Ysachar s.
1 rijtwisnesse is. r as of B. rr grauelis A sec. m. s Moises s. 4 plesid G. u took/ro his ailuersarie is.
vhe is. w kept or ordcyned s. x a techer in is. X3C part or peple s. Y the which i. zOm. i. °Om. is.
b he dide is. c rijtfulnesne cs. d the Lordis 8. e Moises s. f the IL. that is, as. 8 fulfillid s.
552
DEUTERONOMY.
XXXIII. 27 XXXIV. 7.
helper" ; thui'3 the hidows doynge of
hym to and fro rennen0 the clowdes.
27 The dwellynge place of hym aboue, and
vndurnethe euerlastynge aarmys ; he shal
cast out fro thi face the enemye, and he
28 shal seye, Be thow to-trode. Yrael shal
dwelle trustilych, and aloone ; the eye of
Jacob in the loond of whete, and of wyn ;
and heuens shulen wexe derk thur3 dewe.
29Blessid art thow, Yrael; who? lijk of
thee, thon puple that art saued in the
Lord ? Sheeld of thin help and swerd of
thi glorye thi God ; thin enemyes shulen
denye thee, and thow shal treed neckis
of hem.
CAP. XXXIV.
1 Ascende'i thanne Moyses fro the wijlde
feeldys of Moab, vpon the hil of Nebo,
in to the cop of Phasga, a3ens Jericho.
And the Lord shewide to hym al the loond
2 of Galaad vnto Dan, and al Neptalym,
and 'the loond of r Effraym and Manasse,
and al the loond of Juda, vnto the last
s see ; and the sowth paart, and the breede
of the feeld of Jericho, cyte8 of Palmys
4 vnto Seor. And the Lord seide to hym,
This is the loond for the which Y swore
to Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob, seiynge,
To thi seed I shal 3yue it ; thow hast
seen it with thin eyen, and thow shalt
snot passe to it. And thanne Moyses, the
seruaunt of the Lord, dyed there, in the
loond of Moab, comaundynge the Lord.
6 And he biryede hym in the valey of the1
loond of Moab, a3ens Phegor ; and no
man knewe the sepulcre of hym vnto the
7 day that is now. Moyses of an hundrid
and twenty 3eerisu was whanne he diede ;
the ey3ev of hym daswed not, ne the
and thin eeldeh. Noon other god is as 20
the God of the moost ri3tful, that is, *as
the1 God * of the puple* of Israel, gouern-
edk bil moost ri^tful lawem; the stiere"
of heuene is0 thin helpere P ; cloudisf ren- t <*>«/«. in
nen aboute bi the glorie of hym. His 27 heuenes ami
dwellynge place is aboue, and armesi ener- ™°
lastynge ben bynethe ; he schal caste out
fro thi face the enemy, and he schal seier,
Be thou al to-brokun. Israel schal dwelle 28
trustili and aloone ; the i3e of Jacob ins
the lond of whete, and of wyn ; and he-
uenes schulen be derk with dew. Blessed 20
art thou, Israel ; thou puple that art saued
in the Lord, who is lijk thee1 ? The scheld
of thin help and the swerd of thi glorie
is thi God ; thin enemyes schulen denye
thee, and thou schalt trede her neckis.
CAP. XXXIV.
Therfor Moyses stiedeu fro the feeldii
places of Moab onv the hil of Nebo, in to
the cop of Fasga, a3ens Gerico. And the
Lord schewide to hym al the lond of Ga-
laad 'til tow Dan, and al Neptalym, and2
the lond of Effraym and of Manasses, and
al the lond of Juda, 'til tow the laste* see ;
and the south part, and the breede of the3
feeld of Jerico, of the citee of Palmes 'til
toy Segor. And the Lord seide to hymz, 4
This is the lond for which Y swoor to
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob1 ; and Y seideb,
Y schal 3yue it to thi seed; thou hast seyn
it with thin 13611, and thou schalt not passe
'to it0. And Moyses, the seruaunt of the^
Lord, was deed there, in the lond of Moab,
'for the Lord comaundided. And the Lord^
biriede hym| in a valey of the lond of
Moab, a3ens Fegor, and no man knewe
his sepulcre 'til in to present day6. Moises 7
was of an hundrid and twenti 3eer whanne
he diede ; his i3e dasewide not, nethir hise
teeth weren stirid f. And the sones of8
* biriede him,
by the seruyce
of aungels.
Lire here. c.
n the helpere of hym E pr. m.
s the cyte E pr.m. * in E pr. m.
0 rennende c. P who is E pr. m.
u jer c. v eyen A.
Ascendede CE. T al E pr. m.
h eelde, Azer s. ' Om. s. k that is, governed s. 1 hi the s. m gloss omitted in i. n stiere vp is.
0 Om. i. P helpere, Azer s. 1 his armes is. r seie to him is. s i* s. * to thee is. u stiede vp is.
v vpon is. w vnto is. x laste orferrest i. laste or fertherest s. y into is. z Moyses is. a to Jacob s.
b seide to Moises s. c therto i. d at the Lordis maundement i. at the Lordis comaundement s. e vnto
this day i. vnto the day that is now s. f moued is.
XXXIV. 8 — 12.
DEUTERONOMY.
553
s teeth of hym ben meued. And the chil-
drenw of Irael wepten hym in the wijlde
feeldis of Moab thretti dais; and fulfillyd
ben the dais of mournynge of hem weyl-
synge Moises. Forsothe Josue, the sone
of Nun, is fulfillid with the spyryt of
wisdom, for Moyses putte on hym his
hoondis ; and to him obeishiden the sones
of Yrael, and diden as the Lord co-
lomaundide to Moyses. And there roos
not a prophete ferthermore in Yrael as
Moyses, whom the Lord knewe face to
11 face, inx alle sygnes and wondres, 'the
whiche? bi hym he sentez, that he shulde
doo in the loond of Egipte to Pharao,
and to alle the seruauntis of hym, and to
12 al the loond of hym; and ala strong
hoond, and greet merueyls, that Moises
dide before al Irael.
Israel biwepten hym thretti daies in the
feeldi places of Moab ; and the daies of
weilyng of men ' bymorenynge^ Moises
weren fillidh. Forsothe' Josue, the sone of 9
Nun, was fillidk with 'the spyrit of1 wis-
dom, for Moises settide™ hise hondis on"
hym ; and the sones of Israel obeieden to
Josue, and diden0 as the Lord comaundide
to Moises. And 'a profeteP roos no moreio
in Israel 'as Moises^f, whom the Lord t as
. , , 'hat is, euene
knewe face to face, in alle myraclisr, and n to him. Lire
grete wondris, whiche the Lord sente3 bi
hym, that he schulde do in the lond of
Egipt to Farao, and alle* hise seruauntis,
and to al theu lond 'of hymv, andw alia
strong" hondy, and thez 'grete merueylis,
whichea Moyses dide bifor alb Israel0.
Here endith the book ofDeutronomi, and Here endith Deutronomy, and here bi-
nowe bigyneth the prolog of Josue and gynneth the book of JosueA.
ofJudicum and qfRuthb.
w childer c. x and ABDFH. y that c. z sende E. a to al B. ^ Here endith Deutronomy, and here
bigynneth Josue. D. Explicit liber Deutrotiomii. Incipil prologus Josue. E. No final rubric in BCFH.
g biweilinge i. h fulfillid is. l Sothely is. k fulfillid is. 1 Om. i. m had put is. n vpon is. ° thei
diden is. Pprofit Apr.m. sick a profete as Moyses was is. qOm. is. r the myraclis is. s sente or dide s.
* to alle is. u his is. v Om. is. w God was with him and s. x the strong A sec. m. y hond or power s.
z Om. QRT. a. myraclis, that i. meruels, that s. b the al s. c Israel, the Lord knewe hem, and dide hem s.
d Here eendith the book of Deutronomij, and here bigynneth the book of Josue. B. Here endith Deutronomye,
and here bigynneth Josue. cw. Here endith Deutronomye, and bigynneth a prolog on Josue. G. Heere endith
the book of Deulronomie, and bigynnith the book of Josue. IN. Heere eendeth Pentaleucon, se now the
prolog of Josue. K. Here endith the book ofDeid ronomye, and here biginneth a prologe on the book of Josue.
Amen. M. Here enden the fyue bookis of Moyses, and bigynneth the prolog on the book of Josue. o. Here
endith Deutro. and biginneth Josue. QS. Here enden the boakis of Moises, and bigynneth the booc of Josue. x,
No final rubric in DEFLPRT.
4 B
JOSHUA.
[Prologue on the book of Joshua*. ,]
THIS book of Josue makith mynde, how the Lord spak to Josue aftir the deeth of
Moises, and seide, Ech step which }oure foot schal trede, Y schal 3yue to 3011. Be
thou comfortid, and be thou strong, for thou schalt lede yn the sones of Israel
in to the lond, for which Y swoor to her fadris Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob. And
whanne the prestis that bareri the arke of God hadden set her feet on the ryuer
of Jordan, the watir departide and }af weie, til al the peple of Israel were passid
ouer; and the wallis of Jerico fellen doun, withouten mannes hondis. Also Josue
faujt with alle the kingis of that lond, and ouercam hem, and made the princes
of the oost to trede on the neckis of hem, and hangide hem in iebatis, as the Lord
comaundide. And whanne enemyes fledden, the children of Israel pursuweden ; and
the Lord sente hail fro heuene, and killide mo with stones of hail thanne the sones of
Israel my3ten take with swerd. And at the preier of Josue the sunne and mone
stoden in the firmament, ouer his cours in the space of a dai, til the peple of God
vengide it self of hise enemyes. And Josue departide the lond to the sones of Israel
bi lot, by her lynages and meynees, with coordis ; and Israel seruede the Lord in alle
the daies of Josue.
The prolog of Josue*.
AT the last endidb the fyue bokis of
Moises, as of greet boond delyuered, to
Josuebb, the sone of Naue, we puttenc
hoond, whom Ebrews clepencc Josue Ben
Nun, that is, Josue, the sone of Nun ;
and to the book of Jugis, whom thei
clepenec Sophyn ; and to Ruth, and to
Hester, the whiche with the same names
thei tellen out. And we moneishend the
reder, that the wode of Ebrew names,
and distyncciouns bi membris dyuydid
the bisy wryter keep wel, lest and oure
traueyl and the studie of hym peryshe ;
and that in the fyrst, that oft Y haue
witnessid, wite he me not in toe repre-
[Prologue to Joshua^J}
AT the laste whanne the fyue bookes of
Moyses weren endid, we, deliuerid as of
a gret boond, putten to the hond to Josue,
the sone of Naue, whom Ebrewe clepen
Josue Ben Nun, that is, Josue, the sone of
Nun ; and also we setten hond to the
booke of Juges, which thei clepen Sophyn;
and to the book o/"Ruth, and the booke of
Hester, whiche thei tellen out with the
same names. And we amonesten the re-
dere, and the bisie writere awaite wel
the silablis of names of Ebrews, and dis-
tyncciouns departid bi membris, lest bothe
oure traueyle and the studie of him pe-
rische ; and that he knowe in the bygyn-
a From B. Prologus Josue c. No initial rubric in AEFH.
cc callen /. d inoneste c. e the A.
b ende i. bl) Jesu EFH. c putteth E.
a This Prologue is from M. b This Prologue is from o.
JOSHUA.
555
uynge of oold men newe thingis to sti-
thief, as my freendis putten blame ; but
for foul& paart to offre^K of my tonge, to
men, whom11 neuerthelater1 oure saum-
pleers delyten, that for the sixe saum-
pleers of Greekis, the whiche and neden
cost and moost traueil, haue thei oure
makynge. And 3ifek where euere thei
dowten in redynge of oold volyms, thei
togidre berynge thes tokk thilk1, fynden
that thei sechen ; moost sith anentys La-
tyns so feele ben saumpleers, how feele
bokis, and echonm after his doom other0
addide or withdrewe, that is seen to hym ;
and forsothe it may not be sooth that
discordith0. Wherfor the scorpioun ceese
to ful ryse a3ens vs with crokid wounde,
and leeue he00 of hooli werk to reproue
with venymyd tonge, or takynge if it
plese, or dispisynge if it displese ; and
haue he mynde of tho? verse, Thi mouth
aboundide with malice, and thi tonge
wrou3te trecheries ; sittynge a3ens thi
brother thow speek, and a3ens the sone
of thi moder thou puttistPP sclaundre ;
thes thingis thow didist, and Y heelde
my pees ; thou eymedist wickidli^, that
Y shal be of the lijk ; Y shal vndurnyme
thee, and sette thee a3ens thi face. For-
sothe what profit is of the herer, or of
the reeder, vs to sweete in traueilynge,
and to traueile in bacbytynge? other to
sorur the Jewis, that of chalengynge of s
hem and of scornynge Cristen be 'doon
awey4 occasioun, and men of the chirche
it to dispise, also and to tere, wherof ad-
uersaries ben tourmentid? And if the oold
oonliche interpretacioun plese to hem, the
which and to meu displesith not, and no
thing theiu with out wenen to be taak ;
whi tho thingis that vndur signes of a
sterrev, and vndur signes of an arowe, or
ben addyd, or kut awey, thei reden, and
dispisen? Whi Danyel after the transla-
cioun of Theodosiun chirchis han res-
seyued ? Whi Origen thei merueilen, and
nynge, as I ofte haue witnessid, that I
haue not forged newe thingis in repreef
of olde translatours, as my frendis putten
blame on me ; but for my foule parte I
kriowleche me to offre to men of my Ian-
gage, the whiche oure ensaumpleris de-
liten, that thei haue oure makynge for the
sixe saumpleris of Grekes, which han nede
to cost and ful greet traueile. And if thei
douten euere owther in the redynge of
olde volyms, if thei bringen these to gider
to thilke, thei moun fynden that that thei
sechen ; moost sithen anentis Latin men
ther ben as many sampleris as bookes, and
ech man aftir his owne dom he addide to,
or with drowe that that semede to be do ;
and forsothe it may not be sooth that dis-
cordith. Wherfor now the scorpioun ceesse
to ryse a3ens vs with his crokide wounde,
and stynte he to repreue an hooly werk
with his venemouse tunge, ethir accept-
ynge oure writyng if it plese, ethir dis-
pisynge if it displese ; and haue he mynde
of these versis, Thi mouth aboundide
with malice, and thi tunge wrou3te tri-
cheries ; sittynge a3ens thi brothir thou
speeke, and a3ens the sone of thi modir
thou puttidist sclaundir ; these thingis
thou didist, and I held my pees ; thou
gessydist wickidly, that I schal be lijk thee;
I schal vndirnyme thee, and make ordy-
naunce a3ens thi face. For what profit is
it of the herere, or of the redere, vs to
sweete in trauelynge, and to othere men
to trauaile in bacbytynge ? ethir Jewis to
be sory, that occasioun be don awey of
chalengyng of hem, or of scornynge Cris-
tene men, and men of Cristen chirche to
dispise it, and also to tere with wordes,
wherebi aduersaries ben turmentid? And
if oonly the olde translacioun plese to hem,
which displesith not me, and thei wenen
that no thing schulde be acceptid with out
that ; whi thanne dispisen thei suche thingis
that thei reden, to be addid to, ethir to be
koruen awey vndur the signe of a sterre,
f studye n. S mannys E prirna vice, lijte sec. vice; foul alia man. t>8 office /. h the whiche E pr.m.
1 nerthelatere c. k jife thei AB sec. m. kk till /. 1 thoo c. thei /. m eche c. n or CE. ° myssoun-
eth E pr. m. °° Om. I. P thes /. PP puttidest /. q wickeli c. r scorn A. s to CE. l offered E pr. m.
tl men /. » Om. E pr. m. that /. v storye A.
4 B 2
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JOSHUA.
I. I 2.
Eusebe of w Pamphili, alle makyngis also
expownyngex? Other^ what foli was, after
that thei seiden sooth thingis, to brynge
forth tho that ben fals? Where of forsothe
in the Newe Testament thei mowen
preuez the taken* witnessyngis, 'the
whicheb in oold bokis ben not had ?
These thingis we seyn, lest we ben seen
vtterli to be stil to wrongful chalengers.
Ferthermore after the deeth of 'the holi
wommanc Paule, whos lijf is saumplecc
of vertue, and thesd bokis, 'the whiche6 to
the mayden of Crist, Eustochie, Y myjte
not denye, we han denied, while the
spiryt shal gouern thes lymes, to sitten
to the explariacioun of the f prophetis,
and to 'turnen a3en to the now? long laft
werk, as bi a maner turnynge a3en after
outlawynge; nameli sith Pawmachie, an
hooli man and rnerueilows, this same thing
askith bi lettrea, and we, hiynge to the
contreh, owen to ouerpasse with a deef'
eer the 'deth beryngek songis of mer-
mynns.
Here eendith the prolog of Josue and
Judicum and of Ruth, and nowe bigyn-
neth the book ofJosue^.
ethir vndir the signe of an arowe ? And
whi han chirchis resseyued Danyel aftir
the translacioun of Theodocion? Whi mer-
ueylen thei Origen, and also Eusebie of
Pamphilie, expouninge alle translaciouns ?
Or what folie was that, that aftir tyme
thei hadden seid trewe thingis, to brynge
forth thoo that ben false ? And wher of
mowe thei preue witnessyngis that ben
resseyued in the Newe Testament, the
which ben not had in olde bookes ? We
seyn these thingis, lest we be seen vtterly
to be still to wrongful calengers. Ferther-
more aftir the deth of the hooly womman
Paula, whos lijf is ensaumple of vertu,
and aftir makynge of these bookis, whiche
I mi3te not denye to Eustochie, the maiden
of Crist, we han purposid vs to sitte to
expownynge of the prophetis, al the while
the spirit schal gouerne these lymes, and
aftir to turne a3en to that werk that longe
hath be left bi hinde, as by a maner of
turnynge a3en aftir outlawynge ; namely
sitha Pawmachie, the hooly man and mer-
uelouse, askith this same thing bi lettris,
and we, hei3ynge to the cuntre of heuen,
owen to passe ouer with a deefF eere the
dedliche songis of meremaydens, and of
othir that bacbiten ethir counselen othir
weies than thei schulden.
Here endith the prolog, and bigynneth
the book.
Josue '.
CAP. I.
1 AND it is doon after the deth of
Moyses, the seruaunt of the Lord, that
the Lord spak to Josue, the sone of Nun,
the seruaunt of Moyses, and seide to hym,
2 Moyses, my seruaunt, is deed ; rise, and
Here bigynneth the book of Josue™.
CAP. I.
AND it was doon aftir the deeth ofi
Moyses, seruauntb of the Lord, that the
Lord spak to Josue, sonec of Nun, the
mynystred of Moyses, and seide to hym,
Moises, my seruaunt, is deed ; rise thou, 2
w and of c. * disputynge E pr. m. y or c. z not preue c. a takynge E pr. m. b that c.
c seynt E pr. m. cc a saumple i. d after thes E pr. m. e that c. f Om. c. 8 turne ajen to the newe A.
torne ajeyn E prima vice, to repete as with a manere of ajeyn tornynge the nowe sec. vice, torne ajeyn
to the nowe alia man. Om. i. h contrairie A pr. m. > doumbe E pr. m. k dedely E pr. m. kk Here endelh
the prolog, se now the book of Josue. i. No rubric in CEF/I. * From B. No initial rubric in ACEFH, but
only running title.
a Om. o pr. m. aa From MP. Josue L.
the sone i. d seruaunt i.
No initial rubric in the other MSS.
the seruaunt IKX.
I- 3 — 1
JOSHUA.
557
passe ouer this Jordan, tbow, and al the
puple with thee, into the loond that Y
3 shal 3yue to the sones of Yrael. Eche
place that the stap of 5oure foot shal
treed, to 3ow Y shal taak, as Y spak to
4 Moyses, fro 'deseert and Libane and1"
vnto the greet flood of Effrates ; al the
loond of Etheus, vnto the greet see a3ens
the sunne goynge doun, shal be 3oure
5 teerme. Noon shal mowe to 3ow to a3en-
stoond alle the dais of thi lijf ; as Y was
with Moyses, so Y shal be with thee ;
«Y shal not leeue, ne forsaak thee. Tak
coumfort, and be strong ; forsothe thow
shalt dyuyde bi lot to this puple the
loond, for the" which Y haue swore to
7 thi faders, that Y take it to hem. Take
coumfort therfor, and be ful strong, that
thow keep, and doo al the lawe, that
Moyses, my seruaunt, hath comaundid to
thee ; ne bowe thow aside fro it to the
ry3t or to the left, that thow vnderstoond
s alle thingis that thow dost. The volyin
of this law goo not awey fro thi mouth,
but thow shalt deuowtly think in it days
and ny3tis, that thow kepe and do alle0
thingis that ben wryten in it ; thanne
thow shalt make redi thi weie, and vn-
y derstoond it. I comaunde to thee ; tak
coumfort, and be strong ; wole thow not
drede, and wole thow not be feerd ; for
with thee is the Lord thi God in alle
thingis, to what euere thingis thow shalt
10 goo. And Josue comaundide to the pryncis
of the puple, seiynge, Goo 36 bi the myddil
of the teritis ; and comaunde 36 to the pu-
11 pie, and seye 36, Make 36 redi to 3011
meetis, for after the thridde day 36 shulen
passse ouer Jordan, and goo into the loond
to be weeldid, that the Lord 3oure God
12 is to 3yue to 3ow. Forsothe to Rubenytis,
and Gaddytis, and to the half lynage of
isManasse he seith, HaueP mynde of the
word that comaundide to 3ow Moises,
the seruaunt of the Lord, seiynge, The
Lord 3oure God hath 3yue to 3ow rest andi
and passe this Jordan, thou, and al the
puple with thee, in to the lond which dd
Y schal 3yue to the sones of Israel. Ys
schal 3yue to 3ou ech place which the step
of 3oure foot schal trede, as Y spak to
Moyses, fro the deseert and Liban" til to 4
the greet flood Eufrates ; al the lond of
Etheis, 'til tof the greet see a3ens the
goyng doun of the sunne, schal be 3oure
terme. Noon schal mow a3enstonde 3011'-
in alle the daies of thi lijf; as Y was with
Moises, so Y schal be with thee ; Y schal
not leeue, nether Y schal forsake thee. Be «
thou coumfortid, and be thou strong ; for
thou schalt departe bi lot to this puple
the lond, for which Y swoor to thi fadris,
that Y schulde 3yue it to hem. Therfor 7
be thou coumfortid, and be thou ful strong,
that thou kepe and do al the lawe, whichs
Moyses, rny seruaunt, comaundide to thee;
bowe thou not fro it to the rijt side, ether
to the left side, that thou vndirstonde alle
thingis whiche thou doist. The book of 8
this lawe departe not fro thi mouth, but
thou schalt therike therynne in daies and
ny3tis\ that thou kepe and do alle thingis
that ben writun therynne ; thanne thou
schalt dresse thi weie, and schalt1 vndir-
stonde it. Lo ! Y comaunde to thee ; be o
thou coumfortid, and be thou strong; nyle
thou drede 'withoutforth, and nyle thou
drede withynnek ; for thi Lord God is
with thee in alle thingis, to whiche thou
goost. And Josue comaundide to the'io
princis of the puple, and seide, Passe 36
thoru3 the1 myddis of the castels ; and
comaunde '36 to the puple™, and seie 56",
Make 36 redi metis to 3ou, for after then
thridde dai 36 schulen passe Jordan, and
36 schulen entre to welde the lond, which0
3oure Lord God schal 3yue to 3ou. Also 12
he? seide to men of Ruben, and 'to meni
of Gad, and to the half lynage of Manasses,
Haue 36 mynde of the word whichr Moises, is
the 'seruaunt of the Lord8, comaundide to
3ou, and seide, 3oure Lord God hath 3oue
m Libane desert E pr. in. n Om. c. ° tho E pi: m. P Hauith CE. <1 in A.
d(l that i. e fro Llban i. f vnto I. S that I. h in nyjtis I. ' thou schalt i. k ne be thou afeerd i.
1 Om. i. ni Om. i. n je to the peple i. ° that i. P Josue i. lOm. i. rthat i. 9 Lordis seruaunt i.
558
JOSHUA.
I. 14 — II. 3.
14 al the loond ; joure wyues and 3oure chil-
dren and beestis shulen dwelle in the
loond that Moyses hath taak to 3ow bi-
jonde Jordan ; 36 forsothe passith armed
before }oure bretheren, alle the stronge
is men in hoond ; and fi3te 56 for hem, to
the tyme that the Lord 3yue rest to 3oure
britheren, as and to 3ow he hath 3eue ;
and that thei forsothe weelden the loond
that the Lord 30111-6 God is to 3yue to
hem ; and so 36 shulen turn a3en into the
loond of 3oure possessyoun, and 36 shulen
dwelle in it, that to 3ow hath 3euen Moi-
ses, the seruaunt of the Lord, bi3ond Jor-
16 dan, a3ens the risynge of the sunne. And
thei answerden to Josue, and seiden, Alle
thingis that thow hast comaundid to vs
we shulen doo, and whidir euerr thow
lyseendist, we shulen goo; as we han
obeishid in alle thingis to Moises, so and
we shulen obeyshe to thee ; oneli the
Lord thi God be with thee, as he was
is with Moyses. Who a3en seith to thi
mouth, and obeishith not to alle the8
wordis/the whiche1 thow hast comaundid
to hym, dye he ; thou oonly tak coum-
fort, and do rnanlych.
CAP. II.
1 Sente thanne Josue, the sone of Nun,
fro Sechym two men, aspics in hidlis,
and seide to hem, Gooth, and biholdith
the loond, and the cyte of Jerycho. The
whiche goynge 3eden into an hows of a
womman strumpet, Raab bi name, and
2 thei restiden anentis hir. And it is told
to the kyng of Jerycho, and seid, Loo !
men ben goon yri hythir" bi ny3t, of the
sones of Yrael, forv to aspye the loond.
s'And the kyng of Jericho sentew to
Raab the" strumpet, seiynge, Bryng out
the men, that camen to thee, and ben
coraen into thin hows ; forsothe aspies
to 3011 reste and al the lond ; 3oure wyues u
and 3oure sones and beestis* schulen dwelle
in the lond which" Moises 3af to 3ou bi-
3ende Jordan; but passey 30 armed, 'alle
strong in hondw, bifor 3oure britheren;
and fi3te 36 for hem, til thex Lord 3yueis
reste to 3oure britheren, as vhe 3af x also
toz 3ou, and 'til alsoa thei welden the lond
whichb 3oure Lord God schal 3yue to hem ;
and so turnec 36 a3en in to the lond of
3oure possessioun, and 36 schulen dwelle
in that lond which11 Moises, 'seruaunt of
the Lord6, 3af tof 3ou ouers Jordan, a3ens
the'rysyngof the sunneh. And thei an-ic
sweriden to Josue, and seiden, We schulen
do alle thingis whiche thou comaundidist'
to vs, and we schulen go, whidir euer thou
sendist vs ; as we obeieden in alle thingis 17
to Moises, so we schulen obeie also to
thee ; oneli thi Lord God be with thee, as
he was with Moyses. Die he that a3en-is
seith thi mouthk, and obeieth not to alle
thi wordis1, whiche thou comaundist to
hym ; oneli be thou coumfortid, and do
thou manli.
CAP. II.
Therfor Josue, the sone of Nun, sente i
fro Sethym twei men, aspieris in hiddlis,
and seide to hem, Go 36, and biholde 36
the lond, and the citee of Jerico. Whichem
3eden, and entriden into the hous of a
womman hoore11, 'Raab bi name0, and
restideni' ati hir. And it was teld, 'and 2
seidr to the kyng of Jerico, Lo ! men of
the sones of Israel entriden8 hidir bi ny3t,
to aspie the lond. Therfor the kyng of 3
Jerico sente to Raab the hoore1, and seide,
Brynge out the men, that camen to thee,
and entriden" in to thin hous ; for thei
ben aspieris, and thei camen to biholde al
r er E. s thi CEH.
Om. E pr. m.
* that c pr.m. « to hir A. v Om. c. w Sente therfore the kyng of Jericho E pr.m.
t joure beestis i. u that i. v alle je stronge men in bond, passe i. w Om. i. x tyme that the i.
V Om. i. z he hath jouen to i. a also til the tyme that i. b that i. c thanne turne i. d that i. e the
Lordis seruaunt i. f Om. i. S bi3onde i. h sunne rising i. ' comaundist DKQSW. hast comaundid i.
k word i. 1 biddingis i. m The whiche i. n strumpett i. ° that hijt Raab I. P thei restiden I.
1 with i. r Qm- i. s han entrid i. * strumpett i. u that entriden i.
II. 4 — 1
JOSHUA.
559
thei ben, and al the loond to bihold thei
4cornen. And the womman takynge the
men hidde, and seith, Y knowleche, that
thei camen to me, but Y knewe not
swhens thei weren ; and whanne the 3ate
was closid in derknessis, and thei togidiys
3eden out, Y note whidir thei wenten ;
pursue 36 anoon, and 3e shulen atake hem.
6 Forsothe she made the men to stye vp
into the soler of hir hows, and couerde
hem with stuble of flaxe, that was there.
7 Forsothe thei, that weren sent, folweden
hern bi the weye that ledith to the foordis
of Jordan ; and hem goon out, anoon the
s3ate was closid. And not 3it thei hadden
slept, that weren hid, and loo! the wom-
9 man styede vp to hem, and seith, Y haue
knowe that the Lord shal taak to 3ow
the loond ; forsothe 3oure gastnes is fain
into vs, and alle the dwellers of the loond
10 ben abasshidy. We han herd, that the
Lord hath dryed vp the watres of the
Reed See at 3oure incomynge, whanne 36
weren goon out of Egipte ; and what 36
han doon to the two kyngis of Amorreis,
that weren bi3onde Jordan, Seon and
nOg, 'the whichez 36 han slayn ; and thes
thingis herynge we dredden, and oure
herte basshede, ne spiryt bood in vs at
3oure yncomynge ; forsothe the Lord 3oure
God he is God in heuene aboue, and in
laerthe bynethe. Nowe therfor swere 36 to
me bi the Lord 3ourea God, that what
maner wise Y mercy haue doo with 3ow,
so and 36 doo with the hows of my fader;
13 and 3ife 36 to me a verrey tokne, that 36
sauen my fader and moder, and brother,
and my sisters, and alle that of hern ben,
and 36 delyueren oureb soulis fro deth.
14 The whiche answerden'to hirc,Oure soule
be for 3011 into deth, if neuerthelaterd
thowe bitraye vs not ; and whanne the
Lord hath taak to vs thef loond, we shu-
y baschid BCEFH. z that c. a Om. BCEFH.
E passim. e %e E pr.m. f this A.
the lond. Andv the womman took the 4
men, and hidde hemw, and seide, Y know-
leche, theix camen to me, but Y wiste not
of whenus thei weren ; and whanne the 5
3ate was closid in derknessis, and thei
3eden out togidire, Y nooty whidur thei
3eden ; pursue 36 z soone, and 36 schulen
takea hem. Forsotheb sche made the men c
to stiec in to the soler of hir hows, and
hilided hem with stobil6 of flex, that was
there. Sothelif thei, that weren sent,;
sueden hern bi the weie that ledith to the
fordis of Jordan ; and whanne thei weren
goon out, anoon the 3ate was closid. Thei s
that weren hid, slepten not 3it, and lo !
the womman stiedeS to hem, and seide,
Y knowe that the Lord hath bitake to 3ou 9
thish lond; for 3oure feerdfulnesse felde1 in
to vs, and alle the dwelleris of the lond
Veren sikek. We herden1, that the Lord 10
driede™ the watris of the Reed See at 3oure
entryng, whanne 36 3eden out of Egipt ;
and what thingis 36 diden to twei" kyngis
of Ammorreis, that weren bi3ende Jordan,
to Seon and Og, whiche0 36 killiden ; and 11
we herden these thingis, and we dredden,
and oure herte Vas sike?, andi spirit r
dwellide not8 in vs at 3oure entryng ; for
3oure Lord God hym silf is God in heuene
aboue, and in erthe bynethe. Now ther-i2
for swere 30 to me bi the Lord God, that
as Y dide merci with 3ou, so and 36 do
with the hows of my fadir ; and 3yue 36
to me a veri signe1, that 36 saue my fadir 13
and modiru, and my britheren and sistris,
and alle thingis that ben herne, and dily-
uere oureT lyues fro deeth. Whichew an-u
sweriden to hir, Oure lijf be for 3ou in to
deeth, if netheles thou bitraiest not vs ;
and whanne the Lord hath bitake to vs
the lond, we schulen do mercy and treuthe
inx thee. Therfory sche let hern doun fro 15
the wyndow bi a corde ; for hir hows cle-
1 joure E pr. m. c Om. E pr. m. d nerthelater c passim.
v And Raab i. w Om. plures. * that thei i. y ne wot is. not DDK. z je hem i. a ouertake i.
b And i. c go up i. d sche hillde i. e stobil or schyueres i. f And i. S wente up i. h the s. * is
fallen i. k ben abaishid i. l han herd i. m hath dried up i. n the twei i. ° the whiche I. P baishide i.
<t ne the i. and the K. r spirit of couinfort i. s Om. i. * tokene i. u my modir i. v 30 joure i. w The
whiche I. * with i. y Thanne i.
560
JOSHUA.
n. 15 — 24.
do in thee merci and treuth. She
thanne lafte& hem bi a coord out of a
wyndowe ; forsothe the hows of hir cle-
leuede to the wal. And she seide to hem,
To the mounteyns styeh 36, lest perauen-
ture thei turnynge a3ens a3ens comen to
3ow ; there be 36 hid thre days, to the
tyme that thei turrien a3en ; and so 36
lyshulen goo bi 3oure weye. The whiche
seiden to hyr, Gyltles we shulen be fro
this ooth, with the which thow hast with
is ooth boundun vs, yf, we comynge into
the loond, this reed litil coord were not
a tokne, and thow byndist it in the win-
dowe, bi the1 which thow hast late vs go ;
and thi fader and moder, bretheren and
al thi kynne thow gederist in thin hows;
19 he that the dore of thin hows were goon
out, the blood of hym shal be into his
heed, and we shulen be alien ; forsothe
the blood of alle that with thee weren in
the hows, shal rebound into oure heed, if
20 hem eny man towchith. And if vs thou
wolt bitraye, and this word brynge forth
into thek mydil, we shulen be clene fro
this ooth, with the1 which thou hast made
21 vs swere"1. And she answerde, As }e
hann spokun, so be it doon. And letynge
hem that thei wente forth, she hongide0
22 a litil reed coord in hir wyndowe. For-
sothe thei goynge camen to the moun-
teyns, and dwellyden there thre dais, to
the tyme that thei weren comen a3en
that? pursueden ; forsothe sechynge bi al
23 the weie, thei fonden hem not. The
whiche comynge'' into the cyte, ben comen
a3en, and the spies'" descendiden fro the
hil; and ouerpassid Jordan thei camen to
24 Josue, the sone of Nun ; and thei tolden
tos hym alle thingis that fellen to hem,
and seiden, The Lord hath taken al this
loond into oure hoondis, and thur3 drede
ben throwe down alle the dwellers of it.
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forth i. * into i. y thei dwelliden i. * pursueden hem i. a soujten hem i. b citee ayn i. bb Om. Apr. m.
c hadden bifalle i. d Om. i.
uydez to the wala. And sche seide to hem, ie
Stie 3eb to the hilli places, lest perauenture
menc turnynge a3en meete 3ou ; and be 36
hidde there three daies, til thei comen
a3en ; and so 36 schulen god bi 3oure weie.
Whiche6 seiden to hir, We schulen be 17
giltles of this ooth, bi which thou hast
chargid vs, if, whanne we entren in to the IB
lond, this reed corde is notf a signe&, and
thou byndist it not in the wyndow, bi
which thou lettisth vs doun ; and thou1
gaderist not in to thi hows thi fadir and
modir, and britheren, and al thi kynrede ;
the blood of hym schal be onk his heed, 19
that goith out at the dore of thin hows,
and we schulen be alien1, that ism, giltles" ;
forsothe0 the blood of alle men that ben
in the hows with thee, schal turne in to
oureP heed, if ony man touchith hem.
'That ifi thou wolt betraie vs, and brynge 20
forth in to ther myddis this word, we
schulen be cleene of this ooth, bi which
thou hast chargid vs. And sche8 answer- 21
ide, As 36 han spoke, so be it doon, And
sche lefte hem, that thei schulden go1, and
sche hangide au reed corde in her wyndow.
Sotheliv thei 3edenw, and camen tox the 22
hilli places, and dwellideny there three daies,
til thei turneden a3en that pursueden2; for
thei sou3tena bi ech weie, and founden not
hem. And whanne the sekeris entriden23
in to the citeeb, the spieris turneden a3en,
and camen doun fro the hille ; and whanne
thei hadde passid Jordanbb, thei camen to
Josue, the sone of Nun ; and thei telden 24
to hym alle thingis that bifeldenc to hem,
and seiden, The Lord hath bitake al the
lond in to oure hondis, and alle thed dwell-
eris thereof ben casten doun bi drede.
111. I 12.
JOSHUA.
561
CAP. III.
i Therfor Josue, fro ny3t arysynge', me-
uede the tentis ; and thei goynge fro Se-
chym camen to Jordan, he and alle the
sones of Yrael, and dwelten there hi thre
•2 dais. The which ouerpassid, wenten be-
3 dels bi the mydil of the tentis, and bi-
gunnen to crye, Whanne 36 seen the ark
of the boond of pees of the Lord oure
God, and prestis of the lynage of Leuy
berynge it, forsothe 36 togidre riseth,
4 and folwe 30 the forgoers"; andv be
there betwixew 3ou and the ark a space
of cubitis two thowsand, that aferre 30
mowen se, and knowe bi what weye 30
goon, for bifore 36 han not goon bi it ;
and be war, that 36 ne3en not to the ark.
5 And Josue seide to the puple, Be 36 hal-
wid ; forsothe to morwe the Lord shal do
camonge 3ow merueyls. And he seith to
the prestis, Takith the ark of the boond
of pees of the Lord, and gooth before the
puple. The whiche the heestis fulfillynge
7 token, and wenten before hem. And the
Lord seide to Josue, To day Y shal bi-
gynne to enhaunce thee before all Yrael,
that thei knowen, that as I was with
sMoyses, so and I am with thee. For-
sothe thow comaund to the preestis, that
berenx the ark of the boond of pees, and
sey thou to hem, Whanne 36 weren goon
in a paart of the watre of Jordan, stoond-
9 ith in it. And Josue seide to the sones
of Yrael, Cometh hidre, and herith the
10 word of the Lord oure God. And eft,
In this, he seith, 30 shulen wyte that the
Lord God lyuynge in the mydil of 3ow
is ; and he shal scatre in 3oure si3t Cha-
nane, Ethe, Euee, and Pherese, Gergese
11 forsothe, and Jebuse, and Amorre. Loo !
the arke of the boond of pees of the Lord
of al erthe shal goo before 3ow thur3
12 Jordan. Makith redy twelue men of
CAP. III.
Therfor Josue roos bi ny3t, and mouede 1
tentis0 ; and thei 3eden out of Sechym, and
camen to Jordan, he and alle the sones of
Israel, and dwellidenf there thre daies.
And whanne tho daies weren passid, 2
crieriss 3eden thorou3 the1* rnyddis of
tentis', and bigunnen to crie, Whanne 363
seen the arke of boond of pees of 3oure
Lord God, and the preestis of the genera-
cioun of Leuy berynge it, alsok rise 361, and
suem the biforgoeris ; and a space of twey 4
thousynde cubitis be bitwixe 3ou and the
arke, that 36 moun se fer, and knowe bi
what" weie 36 schulen entre, for 36 ^ederi
not0 bifore bi it ; and be 36 war, that 36
nei3e not to the arke. And Josue seide 5
to the puple, Be 36 halewid, for to morew
the Lord schal make merueilis among
3ou. And Josue seide to the preestis, 6
Take 30 the arke of the? boond of pees
vof the Lordi, and go 36 bitbr the pupler.
Whiche5 filliden* the heestis", and tookenv
the ar/ee, and 3edenw bifor hemx. And 7
the Lord seide to Josue, To dai Y schal
bigynne to enhaunse thee bifor al Israel,
that thei wite, that as Y was with Mojses,
so Y am also with thee. Forsothe y co-8
maunde thou to preestis2, that beren the
arke of bond of pees, and seie thou to
hem, Whanne 36 han entrid in to a part
of the watir of Jordan, stonde 30 ther-
ynrie. And Josue seide to the sones ofo
Israel, Nei3e 36 hidur, and here 36 the
word of 3oure Lord God. And eft he n»
seide, In this 30 schulen wite that the
Lord God lyuynge is in the myddis of
3ou ; and he schal distrye in 3oure si$t
Cananey, Ethei, Euey, and Feresei, and
Gergesei, and Jebusei, and Amorrei. Lo!n
the arke of boonda of pees of the Lord of
al erthe schal go bifor 3ou thorou3 Jordan.
Make 36 redi twelue men of the twelue 12
risende c. u forgers D pr. m. fii. v Om. E pr. m. v bytwene BEFII, betwe c. * thei beren c,
e thens the tends i. ' thei dwelliden i. g bedelis i. h Om. i.
' je togidre A sec. m. m sue je DFIQ. " which i. ° han not gon i.
of the Lord R. s the whiche i. * fulfilliden i. u heestis of Josue i.
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4 c
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v thei tooken i. w jeden forth A.
562
JOSHUA.
III. 13 IV. 5.
twelue lynagis of? Irael, eche bi eche
13 lynagis. And whanne han put the steppis
of her feet the preestis, that beren the
arke of the boond of pees of the Lord
God of al erthe, in the watres of Jordan,
the watres that ben nethermore shulen
renne, and fayle"; forsothe tho that camen
fro aboue shulen stoond togidre in o
H glob. Thanne wente out the puple fro her
tabernacliszz, that thei passen ouer Jor-
dan ; and the preestis that beren the arke
of the boond of pees 3eden before hym.
15 And hem goon into Jordan, and the feet
of hem wet yn paart of the water ; Jor-
dan forsothe fulfillide the brenkis of his
ietrow3 in tyme of heruest; the watris
dessendynge stoden in o place, and at
liknes of an hil mych swellynge thei
apereden ferre fro the cyte that was
clepid Edom, vnto the place Sarthan ;
forsothe thoo that weren nethermore,
into the see of wildernes, that now is
clepid deed, dessendiden, forto thei vt-
i;terly failiden. Forsothe the puple wente
a3en Jordan ; and the preestis, that beren
the arke of the boond of pees of the Lord,
stoden gyrd vpona the drye erthe in the
middil of Jordan, and al the puple pass-
ide ouere thui'3 the drye trow3-
CAP. IV.
1 The which ouergoon, the Lord seide
2 to Josue, Chees twelue men, eche bi eche
3 lynagis, and comaund to hem, that thei
taken fro the mydil of Jordans trow3,
where stoden the feet of theaa preestis,
twelue hardest storms ; the whiche 36
shulen set in the place of tentis, where 36
4 this ny3t fitchen tentis. And Josue cle-
pideb twelue men, whom he chees of the
5 sones of Irael, eche of eche lynagis ; and
seith to hem, Gooth bifore the arke of
the Lord 3oure God to the mydil of Jor-
dan, and berec 36 thensd eche eche stonus
lynagis of Israel, bi ech lynage ob man.
And whanne the preestis, that beren the is
arke of boond of pees of the Lord God of
al erthe, han set the steppis of her feet in
the watris of Jordan, the watris that ben
lowere schulen renne doun, and schulen
faile ; forsothe0 the watris that comen fro
aboue schulen stonde togidere in o gobetd.
Therfor the puple 3ede out of her taber- u
naclis toe passef Jordan ; and the preestis
that baren the arke of boond of pees 3eden
bifor the puple. And whanne the preestis 15
entriden in£ to Jordan, and her feet weren
dippid in theh part of watir'; forsothek
Jordan 'hadde fillid1 the brynkis of his
trow™ in the" tyme of 'ripe corn0; theio
watris 3eden doun, and stoden in o place,
and wexideni' grete at the licnesse of an
hil, and apperideni fer fro the citee that
was clepid Edom, 'til to1' the place of Sar-
than ; sotheli5 the watris that weren low-
ere 3eden doun in to the see of wildir-
nesse, which* is now clepid the deed see,
'til the" watris failiden outirli. Forsothevi;
the puplew 3ede thorou3 Jordan ; and the
preestis, that baren the arke of the boond
of pees of the Lord, stoden gird onx they
drie erthe in the myddis of Jordan, and al
the puple passide thorou3 the drie trowz.
CAP. IV.
And whanne theizz weren passid ouera, i
the Lord seide to Josue, Chese thou twelue 2
men, by ech lynage o man, and comaundes
thou tob hem, that thei take fro the myddis
of the trowc of Jordan, where the 'feet of
preestisd stoden, twelue hardiste stoonys ;
whiche6 thou schalt sette in thef place of
castels?, where 36 schulen sette tentis in
this ny3t. And Josue clepide twelue men, 4
whiche he hadde chose of the sones of
Israel, of ech lynage o man ; and he seide 5
to hem, Go 36 bifore the arke of 3oure
Lord God to the myddis of Jordan, and
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d preestis feet i. « the whiche i. f Om. i. e the tentis i.
IV. 6 — i-j.
JOSHUA.
563
in 3oure shuldres, after the noumbre of
cthe sones of Irael, that it be a tokne bi-
twixee 3ow. And whanne the sones of
Irael asken 3ow to morwe, seiyrige,What
7 to hem wolen thes storms ? }e shulen an-
swere to hem, The watrys of Jordan han
failid before the arke of the boond of
pees of the Lord, whanne he passide it ;
therfor thes stonus ben set into thef
mynd £ of the sones of Yrael, vnto with
8 outen ende. Thanne the sones of Yrael
diden as Josue comaundide to hem, ber-
ynge fro the inydil of Jordanus trow3
twelue stonus, as to hym the Lord co-
maundide, after the noumbre of the sones
of Yrael, vnto the place in theh which
thei setten tentis ; and there thei put-
9 tiden1 hem. Forsothe other twelue stonus
putte Josue in the mydil of Jordans
trow3, where stoden preestis, that beren
the ark of the boond of pees of the Lord ;
and ben there vnto the day that is nowe.
10 Forsothe the preestis, that beren the arke,
stoden in the mydil of Jordan, to the
tyme that alle thingis weren fulfillid,
that the Lord comaundide to Josue, for
he shulde speke to the puple, as Moises
had seide to hym. And the puple hyede,
n and passide forth. And whanne alle
weren goon ouere, 3ede ouere and the arke
of the Lord, and the preestis wenten be-
12 fore the puple. Forsothe the sones of
Ruben, and Gad, and half the lynage of
Manasse, aarmed wenteri before the sones
of Irael, as to hem comaundide Moyses.
13 And fourti thowsand of fi3tynge men bi
companyes and oostis wenten vpon the
pleyn and wijld feeldis of the cyte of
14 Jericho. In that day the Lord magny-
fiede Josue before al Yrael, for thei shul-
den drede hym, as thei dredden Moyses,
is3it while he lyuede. And he seide to
ifi hym, Comaund to the preestis that beren
the arke of the boond of pees, that thei
nstyen vp fro Jordan. The which co-
here 36 fro thennus in 3oure schuldris ech
man o stoon, bi the noumbre of the sones
of Israel, that it be a signe1' bitwixe 3ou. e
And whanne 3oure sones schulen axe 3ou
to morewe, that is, in tyme Vo' comynge*,
and schulen seie,What wolen these stonus1
'to hem silfm? 36 schulen answere to hem, 7
The watris of Jordan failiden bifor the
arke of boond of pees of the Lord, whanne
the arke passide Jordan n ; therfor these
stoonus ben set in to mynde of the sones
of Israel, til in to withouten endef. Ther-s
c xu f T i j-i T ende, that is,
tor the sones or Israel diden as Josue co- in long tyme
maundide to hem, and baren0 fro the mynd. Un
myddis of the trow'' of Jordan twelue Am;' c>
stoonys, as the Lord comaundide to hem,
bi the noumbre of the sones of Israel, 'til
toi the place in which thei settiden tentis;
and there thei puttiden tho stonys. Alson
Josue puttide othire twelue stoonys in the1"
myddis of the trow8 of Jordan, where the
preestis stoden, that baren the arke of
boond of pees of the Lord ; arid tho stoonys
ben there vtil in to* present dai. Forsothe11 10
the preestis, that baren the arke, stoden
in thev myddis of Jordan, til alle thingis
weren fillidw, whiche the Lord comaund-
ide, that Josue schulde speke to the puple,
as Moises hadde seide to hym. And the
puple hastide, and passidex. And whanne n
alle men hadden passid, also the arke of
the Lord passide, and the preestis 3eden
bifor the puple. Also the sones of Ruben, 12
and of Gad, and half the? lynage of Ma-
nasse, 3eden armed bifor the sones of Is-
rael, as Moyses comaundide to hem. And is
fourti thousynde of f^ters 3eden bi her
cumpanyes and gaderyngisz on the pleyn
and feeldi places of the citee of Jerico.
In that day the Lord magnyfiede* Josue n
bifor al Israel, that thei schulden drede
hym, as thei dreden Moises, while he
lyuede 3it. And the Lord seide to Josue, 15
Comaunde thou to the preestis that beren ie
the arke of boond of pees, that thei stieb
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* passide ouer Jordan i. Y Om. s. z bi her gaderyngis i. a made gret i. b stie vp i.
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564
JOSHUA.
IV. 18— V. 3.
maundide to hem, seynge, Styek vp fro
is Jordan. And whanne thei weren goon
vp, berynge the arke of the boond of pees
of the Lord, and the drye erthe hadden
bigunne to treed, the watris ben turned
into his trow3, and floweden, as bifore
10 thei weren woned. Forsothe the puple
fro Jordan stiede the tenthe day of the
firste moneth, and settiden1 tentis in Gal-
galis, a3ens the este coost of the cyte of
20 Jericho. Forsothe the twelue stonus, 'the
whichem thei token fro Jordans trow},
21 Josue putte in Galgalis ; and seide to the
sones of Irael, Whanne 3oure sones asken
to morwe her fadres, and seyn to hem,
22 What to hem wolen thes stonus ? 30 shu-
len teche hem, and seye, Bi the drye
23 trow} we passiden this Jordan, the Lord
oure God driynge the watris of it in oure
si3t, to the tyrne that we weren ouer-
24 passid, as he dide bifore in the Reed See,
'the which" he dryede to the tyme that
25 we weren ouerpassed, that alle the pu-
plis of loondis leeren0 the moost strong
hoond of the Lord, and that 36 dreden
the Lord 3oure God al tyme.
CAP. V.
1 After thanne that alle the kyngis of
Amorreis, that dwelten bi3onde Jordan
at the west coost, and alle the kyngis of
Chanaan, that the ni3 places weeldiden
of the greet see, herden, that the Lord
hadde dryed the flodis of Jordan before
the sones of Yrael, to the tyme that thei
weren goon ouere, the herte of hem is
discoumfortid P, and aboodi not in hem
spiryte of hem, dredynge the entre of the
2 sones of Yrael. That tyme seith the
Lord to Josue, Maak to thee stonen
knyues, and circumcide the secounde
3 tymer the sones of Yrael. He dide that
the Lord comaundide, and circumcydide
fro Jordan. And Josue k comaundide to 17
hem, and seide, Stie 361 fro Jordan. And i«
whanne thei hadden stiedm, berynge the
arke of boond of pees of the Lord, and
hadde bigunne to trede onn the drie erthe,
the watris turneden a3en in to her trowe0,
and flowidenP, as thoi weren wont before.
Forsothe1" the puple stiede8 fro Jordan in 19
the tenthe dai of the firste monethe, and
thei settiden tentis in Galgalis, a3ens the
eest coost of the citee of Jerico. Also2»
Josue puttide in Galgalis the twelue
stonys, whiche thei hadden take fro the
trow1 of Jordan. And he seide to the 21
sones of Israel, Whanne 3oure sones schu-
len axe to morewe her fadris, and schulen
seie to hem, What wolen these stoonys vto
hem silfu? 36 schulen teche hem, and 3^22
schulenw seie, We passiden this Jordan bi
the drie botme, for oure Lordx God driede23
the watris therof in oure si3t, til 3' we
passiden2, as he dide bifore in the Reed 24
See, which he driede while we passiden,
that alle the puplis of londisa lurneb the 25
strongeste0 hondd of the Lord, that6 alsof
36 drede 3oure Lord God in al tyme.
CAP. V.
Therfor aftir that alle kyngis s of Am-i
morreys herden, that dwelliden ouer Jor-
dan at the west coost, and alle the'1 kyngis
of Canaan, that weldiden ny3' places of
the greet see, that the Lord hadden dried
the flowyngisk of Jordan bifor the sones
of Israel, til thei passiden1, the herte of
hem was111 failid, and spirit" dwellide not
in hem, dredynge the entring of the sones
of Israel. In that tyme the Lord seide to 2
Josue, Make to thee knyuesf of stoon, and
circumside thou the sones of Israel, in0
the secunde tyme. Josue dide tho thingiss
whiche the Lord comaundide, and he cir-
cumsideP the sones of Israel in the'hil of
•(• knynes; in
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n the spirit of trist i. the spirit K. ° Om. i. P circumcidide plures.
V. 4—14-
JOSHUA.
565
the sones of Yrael in the hil of mens
4 3erdis. Forsothe this is the cause of the
secounde circumcicioun; al the puple that
wente out of Egipte of maal kynde, alle
the men fi3ters, ben deed in deseert bi
5 mooste longe enuyrounyngis of weye, the
whiche alle weren circumcidid. Forsothe
c the puple that is borerr in deseert bi fourti
3eer, in the weye of moost wyde wilder-
nesse, were8 vncircumcidid to the tyme
that thei weren wastid, that ban not herd
the voyce of the Lord, and to whom be-
fore* he swore, that he wold shewe hem
7 the loond flowynge mylk and horiy. Of
thes the sones camen after into stede of
the faders, and ben circumsidid of Josue ;
the whiche, as thei weren born, weren in
hoolnes of her jerdes, ne hem in the weie
seny man circumcidide. Forsothe after
that alle ben circumcidid, thei dwelten in
the same place of her tentis, to the tyme
9 that thei weren helid. And the Lord
seide to Josue, To day I haue taak aweye
the reproof of Egipt fro 3owen. And the
name of that place is clepid Galgala, vnto
10 the day that is nowe. And the sones of
Yrael dwelten in Galgalis, and diden pask
the fourtenthe day of the moneth at euen,
1 1 in the wilde feeldys of Jerycho ; and thei
eeten of the fruytis of the erthe that"
other day, therf looues, and corn powned
12 of the same 3eer. And manna faylide
after that thei eeten of the fruitis of the
erthe ; ne the sones of Yrael vseden na
more that meet, but eten of the fruytis
of the present 3eer of the loond of Cha-
isnaan. Forsothe whanne Josue were in
the feeld of the cytee of Jerycho, he
reryde the eyen, and saw3 a man a3ens
hym stondyrige, and holdynge a drawen
out swerd ; and he wente to hym, and
seith, Oure thou art, or of the aduersa-
uries? 'The whichv answerde, Nay, but
prepuciesi. Sothelir this is the cause of4
the secunde circumcisioun ; al the puple
of male kynde, that 3ede out of Egipt, alle8
men fi^teris, weren1 deed in deseert bi the
lengeste" cumpassis of weiev, whiche ws
alle weren circumsidid. Sotheli" the pu-
ple? that was borun in deseert bi fourti «
3eer, in the weie of broddestez wildirnesse,
was vncircumsidida tilb thei weren waastid,
that herden not the 'vois of the Lordc, and
to whiche he swoor bifore, that he schulde
schewe to hem the lond flowynge with
mylk and hony. The sones of hem camen 7
aftirward in to the place d of fadris", and
thei weren circumsidid of Josue ; whiche,
as thei weren borun, weren in prepucief,
nether ony man hadde circumsidid hem in
the weie. Forsothe^ aftir that alle1' weren «
circumsidid, thei dwelliden in the same
place- of tentis', til thei weren heelid. And'J
the Lord seide to Josue, To dai Y haue
take awei fro 3ou the schenschip of Egipt.
And the name of thatk place was clepid
Galgala, 'til in to present1 dai. And theio
sones of Israel dwelliden in Galgalis, and
madenm pask in the fourtenthe dai of the
monethe at euentide, in the feeldi places of
Jerico; and 'thei eten of the" fruytis ofu
the lond 'in the tothir day, therf looues,
and potage0 of the same 3eer, Aether cornys
seengid and frotid in the hondv. And 12
manna failide aftir that thei eten of the
fruytis of the lond ; and the sones of Is-
rael vsiden no more that mete, but thei
eten of the fruytis of present i 3eer of the
lond of Canaan. Sothelyr whanne Josue VA
was in the feeld of the cite of Jerico, he
reiside the* i3en, and si3l a marif stond-
ynge a3ens hym, and holdynge a drawun
swerd ; and Josue 3ede outu to hym, and
seide, Art thou ourev, ethir 'ofw aduersa-
riesx? To whom he answeride, Nay, butu
Y am prince of the 'hoost of the Lord?,
•f- a man, that
is, an aungel
in the licnesse
of a man. IAT&
rr hoor A. * was E. * Ora. ABFH. tt nowe A, u the c. v to whom E pr. m.
•I'ouer part of her jerdis i. r And i. s the men is. * of hem weren i. u ful longe i. v \veies K.
w the whiche i. * But i. X other puple i. z the ful brod i. a vncircumside c. b til the tyme i.
c Lordis vois i. d placis i. e her fadris i. f hoolnesse of her jerdis i. S And i. h thei alle i. ' her
tentis i. k the s. 1 vnto this i. m thei maden i. n in the tether day thei eeten therff looues, and
potage of the i. ° Om. i. P Om. ix. 'I that present IK. rAndi. suphisi. the sij i. "Oni. A sec.m.
v with us i. w cure EILP. Om. p pr. in. >x aduersarie F.piKLOP^r. m. spr.m. Y Lordis hoost i.
566
JOSHUA.
v. 15 — vi. 9.
I am prince of the oost of the Lord, and
15 nowe Y come. Josue felle redi into the
erthe, and onowrynge, seith, What thing
16 my Lord spekith to his seruaunt? Lowse,
he seith, the sho fro thi feet ; forsothe the
place, in thew which thow stondist, is
hooli. And Josue dide, as to hym was
comaundid.
CAP. VI.
1 Jericho forsothe was closid and waardid,
for drede of the sones of Irael, and no
2 man dorst goo in, or goo out. And the
Lord seide to Josue, Loo, Y haue jeue
into thin hoondis Jericho, and the kyng
3 of it, and alle the stronge men. Gooth
about the cytee, alle 36* filters, to gidre
4bi the day; so 36 shulen do six days. For-
sothe the seuenthe day the prestis shu-
len taak seuen trompes, whos vse is in
the iubile ; and go thei before the arke
of the boond of pees; and seuen sithisy
3e shulen goo about the cyte, and the
prestis shulen crye with the trompes.
5 And whanne the voyce of the trompe
lenger and thicker2 ful sowneth, and in
3oure eeris braggith, al the puple shal
crye with moosta out crye ; and the wallis
of the cyte shulen fuldoun falle, and eche
shal goon in bi the place, a3ens the which
e thei stoden. Josue thanne, the sone of
Nun, clepideb the prestis, and seide to
hem, Taak 36 the arke of the boond of
pees, and seuen other prestis taak thei
seuen trompes of the iubilees, and goo
7 thei before the arke of the Lord. For-
sothe to the puple he seith, Gooth, and
enuyrowneth the cite, aarmed goynge be-
s fore the arke of the Lord. And whanne
Josue hadde eendid thec wordis, and seuen
preestis with seuen trompes crieden be-
fore the arke of the boond of pees of the
o Lord, and al the puple aarmed wente be-
fore, the left comouns folowid the arke,
and now Y come1". Josue felde8 lowe to1!.-,
erthe, and worschipide, and seide, What
spekith my Lord to his seruaunt? Heic
seide, Vnlace" thi schoov fro thi feet, for
the place, in which thou stondist, is hooli.
And Josue dide, as it was comaundid to
hym.
CAP. VI.
Forsothe Jerico was closid and wardid, i
for the drede of the sones of Israel, and
no man durste entrew, ethir go outx. And 2
the Lord seide to Josue, Lo! Y 3af y in to
thin hondis Jerico, and the king therof,
and alle strongz mena. Alle 36 fi3teris,»
cumpasseb the citee onys bi the day; so
36 schulen do inc sixe daies. Forsothe11 in 4
the seuenthe dai the preestis schulen take
seuene clariouns, of e whiche vthe vss isf in
iubile £; and thei schulen go bifor the
arke of boond of pees ; and seuen sithes 36
schulen cumpasse11 the citee, and the
preestis schulen trumpe with clariouns1.
And whanne the vois of the trumpe schal r>
sowne lengerek, and more1 bi whiles, andm
schal0 sowne0 in 3oure eeris, al the puple
schal crie togidere with gretteste? cry ;
and the"! wallis of the citee schulen falle
alle doun, and alle men schulen entrer bi
the place, a3ens which thei stonden. Ther-B
for Josue, the sone of Nun, clepide preestis8,
and seide to hem, Take 36 the ark of
boond' of pees, and seuene othere preestis
take seuene u clariouns of iubilev 3eeris,
and go thei bifor the arke of the Lord.
Also Josue seide to the puple, Go 3e, and 7
cumpasse 36 the citee, and go 36 armed
bifor the arke of the Lord. And whanne a
Josue hadde endid the™ wordis, and se-
uenew preestis trumpiden with seuen cla-
riounsx bifor the arke of boond-v of pees of
the Lord, and al the puple armed 3ede bi-g
fore, thez tothir comyn puplef offi^teris
w Om. c. x the B. y sithe BFH. * more braggynge E pr. m. a a moost CE. b deep EF. c thes A.
T came i. s felde doun i. * vnto the i. to the DKO pr. m. into w. u Louse i. v schoyng i. w go
yn i. x out therof i. y haue jouen i. z the strong i. a men of it i. b cumpasseth i. c bi i. dAnd i.
e Om. i. f ben vsid i. S the iubilee i. h go aboute i. ' the clariouns i. k longe tyme i. 1 Om. i.
m Om. i. n the voice schal i. ° sowne thicke i. P moost gret i. q alle the i. r entre yn i. s the
preestis i. t the boond i. u thei seuene i. T the iubile i. w these i. w the seuene i. x trumpis i.
y the boond i. z and the i.
t comyn peple ;
in Ebreu it is,
the tother ga-
dering to gi-
dere. c.
VI. 10 — 20.
JOSHUA.
567
and with trompes alle thingis thei sown-
loeden. Forsothe Josue comaundide to the
puple, seiynge, 3e shulen not crye, ne
shal be herd 3oure voyce, ne eny word
of 3oure mouth shal goon out, to the tyme
that the day come, in thed which Y schal
seye to 3ow, Crieth, and with an out
11 voyce crieth. Thanne the arke of the
Lord enuyrounde 'the cytee onys bi day,
and turned a3en into the tentis dwellide
12 there. Thanne Josue rysynge frof ny3t,
the preestys token the arke of the Lord ;
is and seuen of hem seuen trompes, of the
whiche vse is in the iubilee ; and thei
wenten before the arke of the Lord, go-
ynge and trompynge ; and the puple
armed wente before hem. Forsothe that
other comouns folwide the arke, and with
i* trompis sownede. And thei wenten aboute
the citee the secounde day onys, and
turneden a3en into the tentis ; so thei
isdiden sixe days. Forsothe the seuenthe
day eerly rysynge wenten about the cytee,
if. as it was disposid, seuen sithes^. And
whanne the seuenthe goynge about the
prestis cryeden with trompes, Josue seyde
to al Yrael, With an out voice crie 30 ;
forsothe the Lord hath taak to vs the
17 citee ; and be this cyte cursid, and alle
thingis that'in it ben to the Lord. Alone
Raab the strompet lyue, with alle that
with hir in hows ben ; forsothe she hidde
messangeris h 'the whiche1 we senten.
is 3e forsothe beth war, lest of thes thingis
that ben comaundid eny thing 36 towchen,
and ben gilti of trespasse ; and alle the
tentes of Yrael be vndur synne, and dis-
lotourblid. Forsothe what euer thing of
gold and of siluer were, and of brasen
vesselis, and of yren, to the Lord be it
halowid, put vp in the tresours of hym.
20 Thanne al the puple criynge out, and
criynge the trumpis, after that into the
suede the arke, and alle thingis sowneden
with clariounsa. Sothelib Josue comaund-io
ide to the puple, and seide, 3e schulen not
crye, nethir 3oure vois schal be herd, ne-
thir ony word schal go out of 3oure mouth,
til the dai come, in which Y schal seie to
3ou, Crye 36°, and make 36 noyse. Ther-ii
for'1 the arke of the Lord cumpasside the
citee onys bi day6, and turnedef a3en in to
the castels^, and dwellide there. Therfor11 12
while1 Josue roos bi ny3t"t", preestisk tooken t '» »»?'«•• in
the arke of the Lord; and seuene of the is eerly, for he
preestis token seuen clariouns. of1 whiche ™rewJd,et>i-
'the vss ism in iubilee", and 3eden° bifor ^^^
the arke of the Lord, 'and 3edenP, and therfor it may
* . be nemyd of
trumpiden ; and the puple 3ede armed bi- euer either.
for hem. Sothelii the tother comyn puple
suede the arke, and sownede with clari-
ounsr. And thei cumpassiden the citee in 14
the secunde dai onys, and turneden a3en
in to the castels8; so thei dyden in4 sixe
daies. Sotheli" in the seuenthe dai thei 15
risidenv eerli, and cumpassiden the citee,
as it was disposid w, seuen sithis. And i«
whanne in the seuenthe cumpasx preestis?
sowneden with clariouns, Josue seide to al
Israel, Crie 36, for the Lord hath bitake
the citee to vs ; and this citee be cursidj, 17 +
ethir distried, and alle thingis that ben
therynne be hnlewid to the Lord. Raab ?<:th both? l'is-
• tnyng and ha-
the hoorz aloone lyue, with alle mena that fewing, the
J citee and the
ben with hir in the hows ; for sche hidde dweiiens weren
, . , T-. distried. gold
the messangeris whiche we senten. For- is and siluer; bras
sothe" be 36 war, lest 36 touchen ony thing u^;h™nyn°nuend-
of these that ben comaundidc to 3ou, and weren hal«wid
to the Lord.
3ed ben gilti of trespassyng ; and alle the Lire here. c.
castels6 of Israel bef vndur synne, and be
troblid. Sothelis what euer thing is of 19
gold, and of siluer, and of brasun vessels,
and of yrun, beh halewid to the Lord, and
beh kept in hise tresoris. Therfor' while 20
al the puple criede, and the trumpis sown-
eden, aftir that the sowne sownede in the
Om. c. e Om. A. { at E pr. m. 8 sithe BFH. h mansongers E. ' that c.
a the trumpis i. b And i.
Thanne i. ' whiles that i. k the preestis i.
c Om. s. d Thanne i. e the day IK. f it turnede i. S tentis i.
1 Om. i. m weren vsid i. n the jubilee i. ° the
v risen I. w or-
c forboden i.
51. • wnues mat i. • me preesus i. • \jm. i. " vsm i. - me juu
prestu jeden i. P Om. is. Q And i. r trumpis i. s tentis i. * Om. i. u And i. v ris
deyned i. * goyng aboute i. y the preestis i. z strumpet i. a the men i. b And i. '
d Om. K. e tentis i. f be Iherfore i. S For i. Om. s. h be it i. ' Thanne i.
568
JOSHUA.
VI. 21 VII. I.
eeris of the multitude the sown braggide,
the wallis arioon felleri down ; and echon
styeden vp bi the place that a3ens hem
21 was. And thei token the cytee, and
slewen alle that weren in it, fro man
vnto womman, fro jonge vnto oold ; for-
sothe oxen, and sheep, arid assis, in mouth
22 of thek swerd thei smyten. To the two
men forsothe, that aspiers weren serite,
seide Josue, Gooth into the hows of the
womman strompet, and brynge1 hir forth,
and alle that ben of hir, as to hir bi ooth
2336 han stedefastly seide. And the 3ongem
goon yn, ladden out Raab, and hir eldris,
bretheren forsothe, and al purtenaunce to
houshold, and al the kynrede of hir ; and
out of the tentis of Yrael thei maden to
24dwelle. Forsothe the cyte, and al that
were foundun11 in it, thei brenten, with
outen the gold, and siluer, and brasen
vessels, and yren, 'the whiche0 into the
25 tresory of the Lord thei sacriden. For-
sothe Raab strompet, and the hows of
hir fader, and al that she hadde, Josue
made to lyue ; and thei dwelten in the
myddil of Irael, vnto the present day ;
forthi that she hidde the messangers, 'the
whicheP he hadde sent for to aspie Jery-
cho. In that tyme Josue cursidei, sei-
26ynge, Cursid the man before the Lord,
that rerith vp or bildith Jericho cyte! In
his first goten ligger he the foundementis
of it, and in the8 last of the free children
27 putte he the 3atis of it. Was thanne the
Lord with Josue, and the name of hym
is pupplishid in al the loond.
CAP. VII.
i The sones forsothe of Yrael han ouer-
passid the maundement, and han mys-
takun of the curse ; for Achor, the sone
eeris of the multitude, the walles felden
doun anoon ; and ech man stiedek bi the
place that was a3ens hym. And thei token
the citee, and killiden1 alle thingis that 21
weren therynne, fro man 'til tom womman,
fro 3ongn child 'til to0 eld man; also thei
smytidenP bi thei scharpnesse of swerd,
oxun, andr scheep, and assis. Forsothe8 22
Josue seide to twei* men, that weren sent"
aspieris, Entre 36 in to the hows of the
womman hoorey, and brynge 36 forth hir,
and alle thingis that ben hernew, as 36
madenx stedfast^ to hir bi anz ooth. And 23
the 3onge men entridena, and leddenb out
Raab, and her fadir, and modir, arid bri-
theren0, and al thed purtenaunce of hous-
holde, andf the? kynrede 'of hirh; and
maden' to dwelle without the castelsk of
Israel. Sotheli1 theim brenten the citee, 24
and alle thingis that weren foundun ther-
ynne, without" gold, and siluer, and bra-
sun vesselis, and yrun, which thei halew-
iden in to the 'treserie of the Lord0. So- 25
theli Josue made Raab the hooreP to lyue,
and 'the hows of hir fadir'i, and alle thingis
that sche hadde; and thei dwelliden in the
myddis of Israel, 'til in tor present dai ;
for sche hidde the messangeris, whiche hes
sente to asspie Jerico. In that tyme Josue
preiede hertli, and seide, Cursid bifor the 26
Lord be the man, that reisith1 and bildith
the citee of Jerico ! Leie he the founde-
mentis therof in his firste gendrid sone,
and putte he the 3atis therof in the laste
of freu children. Therfbrv the Lord was 27
with Josue, and his name was pupplischid
in ech lond.
CAP. VII.
Forsothe the sones of Israel braken 'the 1
comaundementw, and mystoken* of the
halewid thing; fory Achar, the son of
k Om. c. 1 bringeth c. m jonge men B sec. m. n Om. E pr. m.
preyde E pr. m. '' leie c. leeche E pr. m. legge sec. m. s his E pr. m.
0 that c. P that c. <l ajeyns
k stiede up i. 1 thei killiden I. m vnto i. n a Jong I. ° vnto an i. P killiden I. 1 Om. I. r Om. i.
8 And i. * the two i. u sent to be i. T strumpet i. w hirs i. * bihi3t i. y stidefastly i. z Om. i.
a entriden yn i. b thei ledden i. c alle here britheren i. d Om. c. e hir houshold o sec. m. hir i.
f and al KX pr. m. S Om. i. h Om. i. i thei maden hem i. k tentis i. ' And i. m the men of Israel i.
n outtake i. ° Lordis treserie i. P strumpet i. <l hir faders hows i. r vnto this i. s Josue i. * reisith
vp i. " his fre i. v Thanne i. w Goddis heste i. x thei mystoken i. V for thi i.
VII. 2 10.
JOSHUA.
569
of Charmy, sones of Zabdi, sone* of Zare,
of the lynage of Juda, took sum what of
the curse ; and wrooth is the Lord a3ens
2 the sories ofYrael. And whanne Josue
wolde send fro Jericho men a3ens Hay,
that is biside Bethauen, at the eest coost
of the bur3 town Bethel, he seide to hem,
Stieth vp, and aspye 36 the loond. The
whiche fulfillynge the heestis, aspieden
3 Hay ; and turned a3en thei seiden to
hym, Stye not vp al the puple, but two
thowsandis* or thre of men goon, and
doon a wey the cytee ; whi al the puple
in veyn is traueyld a3ens moost fewe
4 enemyes ? Styeden thanne vp thre thow-
sand of fi^tynge men, the whiche anoon
5 turnynge backis, ben smyten of the men
of the cytee of Hay ; and fellen down of
hem thretti and sixe men ; and the ad-
uersaryes pursueden hem fro the 3ate
vnto Sabarym ; and thei fellen bi lowe
and short weyes fleynge. And the herte
of the puple myche dredde, and at the
elickenesse of water is molten. Forsothe
Josue kitte his clothis, and redi felle doun
into the erthe before the arke of the Lord,
vnto euen, as wel he as alle the aldren of
Yrael ; and thei putten powdre vpon her
7 heedes. And Josue seide, Alas ! alas !
Lord God, what woldist thow this puple
brynge ouer Jordan flood, for to taak vs
in the hoond of Amorrei, and for to leese?
Wolde God, as we bigunnen, we hadden
a dwellid bi3onde Jordan. My Lord God,
what shal Y seye, seynge Yrael to his
9 enemyes backis turnynge ? Chananees
shulen here, arid alle the dwellers of the
loond and togidre gedryd thei shulen
enuyroun vs, and doon awey oure name
fro the loond ; and what shal thou doo
10 to thi greet name? And the Lord seide
to Josue, Ryse, whi lijst thow bowidu in
Charmy, sone2 of Zabdi, sone of Zare, of
the lynage of Juda, tokea sum thing of
the halewidb thing; and the Lord was
wroothc a3ens the sones of Jsrael. And 2
whanne Josue sente men fro Jerico a3ensd
Hai, which6 is bisidis Bethauen, at the
eest coost of the citee Bethelf, he seide to
hem, Stie 36 s, and aspie 3eh the lond.
Whiche' fillidenk 'the comaundementis1,
audm aspieden Hay; and thei turnedens
a3en, and seiden to hym, 'Not al the pu-
plen stie°, but twey ether thre thousynde
of men go, and do awei the citee; whi
schal al the puple be trauelid in veyn
a3ens fewesteP enemyes? Therfori thre 4
thousynde of fi3terisr stieden8, whiche4
turneden theu backis anoon, and werens
smytun of the men of Hay ; and sixe and
thretti men of hem vfelden dounw ; and
aduersaries * pursueden hem fro the 3ate
til toy Saberym ; and thei felden doun
fleynge bi lowe places. And the herte of
the puple dredde", and wasa maad vnstide-
fast at the licnesse of watir. Sothelibe
Josue torente hise clothis, and feldec lowe
to the"1 erthe bifor the arke of the Lord,
'til toc euentid, as wel he, as alle the eldef
men of Israel; and thei castiden powdir
on? her heedis. And Josue seide, Alas ! 7
alas ! Lord God, what woldist thou lede
this puple ouer the flood Jordan, that thou
schuldist bitake vs in the hond of Am-
morrey, and schuldeh leese vs1? Y wolde,
thatk as we bygunnen, we1 hadden dwellid
bi3ondis Jordan. My Lord God, what 8
schal Y seie, seynge Israel turnynge the
backis to hise enemyes ? Cananeys, and 9
alle dwelleris™ of the lond schulen here",
and thei schulen be gaderid togidere, and
schulen0 cumpasP vs, and schulen0 do awei
oure name fro erthe ; and what schalt
thou do to thi grete name ? And the Lord 10
8 the sone E pr. m. * thousend c. u redy E pr. m.
z the sone I. a token A pr. m. b cursid A sec. m. marg. I marg. c wrooth herfore i. d to fijte ajens i.
e that i. f of Bethel is. Sje up i. hOm. plures. ' the whiche i. k fulfillinge i. ^ishestisi. mOm. i.
n stie up i. ° al the puple stie not vp thidere i. P ful fewe i. <1 Thanne i. r fijtynge men i. s stieden
vp i. * the whiche i. u here i. w weren slayn i. * the aduersaries i. J vnto i. z drede myche I.
a it was i. b and i. c he fel doun i. d Om. GMSX. e vnto the i. ! eldre i. e upon i.
h schuldist BCPIMNW. ' Om. plures. k Om. i. l that we i. m the dwelleris i. n here this i. ° thei
schulen i. P enuyroune i.
4D
570
JOSHUA.
VII. II 21.
11 the erthe ? Yrael hath synned, and hath
broken my couenaunt ; and thei han taak
of the corse, and han stoln, and Ii3ed,
12 and han hidde among her vessels. Ne
Yrael shal mowe stoond before her ene-
myes, and hem he shal flee, for he is
point with the curs ; I shal not be more
with 3011, to the tyme that 36 han alto
troden hym that is gilti of that hidows
13 trespas. Ryse, halwe the puple, and sey
to hem, Be 36 halwid a3en to morwe ; for-
sothe thes thingis seith the Lord God of
Yrael, Cursynge is in the mydil of thee,
Irael ; thow shalt not mowe stoond be-
fore thin enemyes, to the tyme that he
be doon awey fro thee, that is defoulid
H with this hidows gilt. And 36 shulen
come eerly eche bi 3oure lynagis ; and
what euer lynage the lot fynde, he shal
come bi his kynredis, and kynrede bi
ishowsis, and hows bi men. And sov euerw
he in that gilt were taak, he shal be brent
with fier with al his substaunce, for he
hath brokun the couenaunt of the Lord,
16 and" hath do sacrilege in Yrael. And
so Josue rysynge eerly, sette Irael bi her
lynagis ; and it is founden the lynage of
17 Juda; which^, whanne after his meynees
was offred, it is founden thez meynee of
Zare ; forsothe thilka bi men offrynge he
isfoonde Zabdi ; whos hows in sondryb
men dyuydyng, he foonde Achor, the sone
of Charmy, sonec of Zabdi, sonec of Zare,
19 of the lynage of Juda. And he seided to
Achor, My sone, 3if glorye to the Lord
God of Yrael, and knowlech, and shewe
to me, what thow hast doon; ne hyde
2othou. And Achor answerde to Josue,
and seide to hym, Trewly,Y haue synned
before the Lord God of Yrael, and thus
21 and thus Y haue do ; Y saw3 forsothe
among the spuylis a ful good reed mantil,
seide to Josue, Rise thoui; whi liggisf
thou low in the erthe? Israel synnede8, n
and brak* my couenaunt ; and" thei tokenv
of the halewidw thing, and thei han stole",
and lieden, and hidden among her vessels.
Andy Israel may not stonde bifore hisei2
enemyes, and Israel" schal fie hem, for it
is defoulid with cursyng ; Y schal no more
be with 3ou, til 3ea al to brekeb hym which0
is gilti of this trespas. Rise thou, halewed 13
the puple, and seie thou to hem, Be 36 ha-
lewid a3ens to morewe ; for the Lord God
of Israel seith these thingis, Ae ! Israel !
cursyng is in the myddis of thee ; thou
schalt not mowe stonde bifor thin enemyes,
til he that is defoulyd bi this trespas, be
doon awei fro thee. And 36 schulen come 14
eerli, alle men bi 3oure lynagis ; and what-
euer lynage the lot schal fynde, it schal
come bi hise meyneesf ; and thes meyneeh
schal come bi housis', and thek hous1 schal
come bi men. And whoeuer schal be takun \o
with this trespas, he schal be brent bim
fier with al his catel, for he brak the coue-
naunt of the Lord, and dide vnleueful
thing in Israel. Therfor Josue roos eerly, ie
and settide" in ordre Israel, bi hise ly-
nagis ; and the lynage of Juda was
foundun0; and whanne that lynage was 17
brou3t forth bi hise meynees, the meyne
of Zare was foundun. And Josue brou3te
forth it? bi men, ethir housis, andi foond
Zabdir; whos hows8 he* departide in to is
alle" men bi hemsilf ; and he foondv Achar,
the sone of Charmy, sone of Zabdi, sone
of Zare, of the lynage of Juda. And hew 19
seide to Achar, My sone, 3yue thou glorie
to the Lord God of Israel, and knowleche
thou, and schew to me what thou hast do;
hide thou notx. And Achar answeryde to 20
Josue, and seide to hym, Verily, Y syn-
bifor the Lord God of Israel, and
v whoso CE. w er CE. x for he E pr. m. y the which BEFH. * in the A. a thoo c. b sondrynge ABFH.
sunder c. c the sone E pr. m. & seith CE.
1 thou up i. r lijst i. s hath synnede i. * hath brak i. " Om. i. v han take i. w cursid i. * stole
of it i. y and therfore i. zhei. a that je i. b destrie i. c that i. d halewe thow i. e O thou i.
f kynredes i. g that i. h kynrede i. i meynees i. k that i. ' housis A pr. m. meynee i. m with i.
n he sette i. ° foundun gilti i. P that meynee i. 1 Om. i. r he foond Zabdi giUi i. s housholde
meynee i. * Josue i. u dyuerse i. v foond gilti i. w Josue i. x it not i. J haue synnede i.
VII. 22 VIII. 2.
JOSHUA.
571
and two hundreth siclis of siluer, and a
goldun rewle of fifti siclis ; and coueyt-
ynge took awey, and hidde in the erthe,
a3ens the myddil of my tabernacle ; for-
sothe the siluer Y couerde with the dol-
22 uen erthe. Sente thanrie Josue seruauntis,
the whiche rennynge to the tabernacle of
hym, thei founden alle thingis hid in the
•23 same place, and the siluer togidre ; and
thei takynge awey fro the tent token
thee thingis to Josue, and to alle the
sories of Yrael ; and threwen forth before
•24 the Lord. And so Josue takynge Achor,
the sone of Zare, and the siluer, and the
mantil, and the golden rewle, and sones
and dou3tres of hym, oxen, and asses, and
sheep, and thilkf tabernacle, and al the
purtenaunce, and al Yrael with hym, lad-
25 den hem to the valey of Achor ; where
seide Josue, For thow hast disturblid vs,
out stourbe thee the Lord in this day.
And al Irael stonede hym ; and alle
thingis, that his weren, ben wastid with
26fier. And thei gedreden vpon hym a
greet heep of stonus, the which abidith?
stil vnto the day that is nowe. And the
wodenesse of the Lord is turned awey
fro hem ; and the name of the place is
clepid unto this day the valey of Achor.
CAP. VIII.
1 Seyde forsothe the Lord vnto1' Josue,
Ne drede thow, ne be feerd ; tak with
thee al the multitude of niters, and ris-
ynge sty vp into the burgh toun of Hay;
loo, Y haue taak into' thin hoond his
kyng, and puple, and cytee, and loond.
2 And thou shalt do to the citee of Hay
and to his kyng, as thow didist to Jeri-
cho, and to the kyng of it ; the pray for-
Y didez 'so and so* ; for among the spuylis2i
Y sij a reed mentil ful good, and two him-
drid siclis of siluer, and a goldun reule of
fifti siclis; and Y coueytideb, and took
awei, and hiddec in the erthe, a3ens the
myddis of my tabernacle ; arid Y hilide
the siluer with erthed doluun. Therfore22
Josue sente mynystrisf, whycbeS runnen to
his tabernacle, and foundun alle thingis11
hid in the same place, and the siluer to-
gidere ; and thei token' awei fro the tente, 23
and brou3tenk 'tho thingis1 to Josue, and
to alle the sones of Israel ; and thei cast-
idenm forth bifor the Lord. Therforn Jo- 24
sue took Achar, the sone of Zare, and the
siluer, and the mentil, and the goldun
reule, and hise sones, and dou3tris, oxun°,
assis, and scheep, and thef tabernacle 'it
silf i, and al the purtenaunce of householdr,
and al Israel with Josue ; and thei8 ledden
hem* to the valei of Achar ; where Josue 25
seide", For thou disturblidistv vs, the Lord
schal disturblew thee in this dai. Arid al
Israel stonyde hymf; and alle thingis that t and ai Israel
weren hise, weren wastid bi fier. And thei26Acha/synnede
gaderiden onx hym a greet heep of stoonys,
whiche ? dwellen2 tila in to present b day.
•
And the strong veniaunce of the Lord was
turned awei fro hemc; and the name of
that place wasd clepid the valey of Achar
'til to8 dayf.
the synne of
sacrilegie, in
stelinge an ha-
lewid thing,
and he synnede
in defouling of
the sabat, for
he dide that
thefte in the
day of sabat,
and therfor he
was punysched
Forsothes the Lord seide to Josue, Ne- 1 that°is, ofston-
CAP. VIII.
ther drede thou' withoutforth'Vnether drede
thou withynne'; take with thee al the mul-
titude of fi3terisk, and rise thou, and stie1
in to the citee of Hay ; lo, Y haue bitake
inm thin bond the king therof, and the
puple, and the citee, and the lond.
thou schalt do to the citee of Hay, and to
the king therof, as thou didist to Gerico,
e thoo c. f that c. 8 abj-tte BCEFH. h to BCEH. ' in BCEFH.
yng for the
breking of sa-
bat, and this
peyne is or-
deyned for
breking of the
sabat in xv c°.
of Numery ;
the ij. tyme he
A nr\ o was punysched
1 bi the peyne of
brennyng with
hise purte-
naunces, as God
comaundide in
this c°. Lire
here. c.
z haue do i. a thus and thus i. b coueytide tko i. c I hidde tho. d the erthe ic. e Thanne i.
f seruauntis i. S the whyche i. n these thingis i. ' token these thingis i. k thei broujten I. 1 hem i.
m castiden hem i. n Thanne i. ° his oxun i. P his self i. 1 Om. i. r his household i. 9 Om. i.
4 him A pr. m. et plures. u seide lo Mm i. v hast distourblid i. w ful out distourble i. x upon i. y the
whiche i. z abiden there i. a stille i. Om. K. b this i. c Israel i. d is i. e vnto i. f this day i.
5 And i. h Om. i. ' ne be thou not aferd i. k fijtynge men i. 1 stie up i. m into i.
572
JOSHUA.
VIII. 3 — 12.
sothe and alle the lyuyngek beestis 30
shulen taak to 3ow ; put busshementis1
3 to the cyte bihynde"1 it. And Josue roos,
and al the oost of filters with hym, for to
stye vp into Hay ; and he sente the ny3t
thretti thowsand chosen of stronge men ;
4 and he comaundide111111 to hem, seiynge,
Putte 36 busshementis11 bihynde the cytee,
ne ferther goo 30 awey ; arid 36 shulen be
sal redi ; forsothe Y and that0 other mul-
titude that is with me, 'fro forn a3ensP
we shulen come a3ens the cite ; and
whanne thei weren gon out a3ens vs, as
wei diden before, we shulen flee, and
6 turne backis, to the tyme that thei pur-
suwynge more along fro the cyte ben
drawen a ferre; forsothe thei shulen wene
7vs to flee as before. Vs thanne fleynge
and hem pursuynge, 36 shulen ryser fro
the busshement, and 36 shulen waast the
cytee ; and the Lord 3oure God shal taak
sit into 3oure hoondis. And whanne 36
han taak it, sette 36 it a fier ; so alle
thingis 36 shulen doo, as Y haue co-
9maundide. And he lefte hem, and thei
wenten to the place of the busshement,
and thei seten betwixe5 Bethel and Hay,
at the west coost of the cytee of Hay.
Forsothe Josue that ny3t dwellide in the
lomydil of the puple. And rysynge eerly
he tolde felawis, and he styede with the
eldren* in the frownt of the oost, biset
11 with help of filters. And whanne thei
weren comen, and hadden styed vp fro
a3ens of the citee, and thei stoden at the
north coost of the cytee, bitwix" the
12 whiche and hem was a mydil valey. For-
sothe fyue thousand men he chees, and
putte in the busshement bitwixv Batha-
uenw and Hay, fro the west paart of the
and to the king therof n ; sotheli0 36 schu-
len take to 3ou the prey, and alle lyuynge?
beestis ; sette thou 'aspics, ethir buysche-
rnentis*, to the citee bihynde it. And Jo- 3
sue roos, and al the oost of fi3teriss with
hym, to* stieu in to Hay ; and bi ny3te he
sente thretti chosen thousynde of stronge
men ; and cornaundidev to hem, and seide, 4
Sette 36 buyschementis bihynde the citee,
and go 36 not ferthere ; and alle 30 schulen
be redi; forsothew Y, and the tothir mul-s
titude which* is with me, schulen come
on? the contrarie side a3ens the citee ; and
whanne thei schulen go out a3ens vs, as
we diden bifore, wez schulen fie, and turne
thea backis, til thei pursuenb, and ben 6
drawun away ferthir fro the citee ; for
thei schulen gesse, that we schulen flec as
bifored. Therfore while we schulen fie, and 7
theif pursue, 36 schulen ryse& fro the buysch-
ementis, and schulen h waste the1 citee;
and 3oure Lord Godk schal bitake it in to
3oure hondis. And whanne 36 han take 8
it1, 'brenne 3em it; xso 36 schulen do" alle
thingis, as Y comaundide0. And Josue s»
lefte hem, and thei 3eden to the place of
buyschementis, and satenP bitwixe Bethel
and Hay, at the west coost of the citee of
Hay. Forsothe i Josue dwellide 'in that
ny3tr in the8 myddis of the puple. And 10
he roos eerli, and nourn bride felowis', and
stiede" with the elderev in the frount of
the oost, and wasw cmnpassid with thex
helpe of fi3terisy. And whanne thei had-ii
den come, and hadden stiedz a3ens the
citee, thei stoden at the north coost of the
citee, bitwixe which a citee and hem theb
valei was in the myddis. 'Sotheli hec hadde 12
chose fyue thousynde men, and hadded
settee in buyschementis bitwixe Bethauen
k Om. E pr. m. l aspyes E pr. m. m after E pr. m. mm comaunde a. a aspyes E pr. m. ° the c.
P fro ajeyns E pr.m. forn ajeyns CE sec.m. 1 thei A. r aryse BEFH. s betwe c. between n. l elders c.
11 bytwene BEFH. betwe c passim. v bytwene BEFH. w Bethel E pr. m.
n of it i. °but i. Pthe luyyngei. r aspies i. buyschementis c. 9fi3tynge mem. tfortoi. "stieupi.
v he comaundide r. w for i. x that i. y upon i. z thanne while we i. a cure i. b pursuen us r.
c fle hem i. d we diden bifore i. e Thanne i. f while thei i. S arise i. h je schulen i. » her i.
k Om. i. ! Om. plures. m brenneth i. n do je i. ° haue comaundid to jou i. P thei saten i. <l And
that nijt i. r Om. i. s Om. i. t his felowis i. u he stiede vp i. v eldere men IK. w he was i.
* Om. i. 7 fijtynge men i. * stied up i. a the whiche i. ° a i. c And Josue i. d he hadde i.
e sette hem i.
VIII. 13 22.
JOSHUA.
573
13 same cyte. Forsothe al 'that otherx cost
at the north made redi the poynt, so that
the last of the multitude atteyneden the
west coost of the cytee. Josue thanne
wente that ny3t, and stood in the mydil
14 of the valey ; that whanne the kyng of
Hay had seen, he hiede eerli, and wente
out with al the oost of the cyte, and he
dresside the poynt ajens the deseert, vn-
knowynge that bihynde the bak weren?
is hid busshementis. Forsothe Josue and
al the multitude of Yrael jauen steede
to the place, feynynge dreed, and fleynge
iebi the weie of wildirnesse; and thei cri-
ynge out togidre, and hem self togidre
gladly clepynge pursueden hem. And
whanne thei weren goo fro the cytee,
17 and not oon forsothe in the cytee of Hay
and Bethauen was laft, that pursuwede
not Yrael, as thei breken out leeuynge
18 the borgh towns open, the Lord seide to
Josue, Heue vp 'the sheeldz that is in
thin hoond, a3ens the cyte of Hay ; for
19 to thee Y shal taak it. And whanne he
hadde houen vp the shelda fro a3ens theb
citee, the busshementis that weren hid,
rysen anoon, and goynge to the cytee
20 token c, and sett it afier. Forsothe the
men of the citee, that pursuweden Josue,
beholdynge and seynge the smook of the
cite vnto heuene stie vp, thei my3ten no
more hidir and thidir fleynge11 atwynne,
namelich whanne thei that feyneden m'3te,
and wenten to wildirnesse, a3ens the pur-
suwers moost my3tili hadde with stonden.
21 And seynge Josue and al Yrael, that the
citee was takun, and smook of the citee
stiedef vp, turned a3en smoot the men£ of
22 Hay. Forsothe and thei that token, and
hadden sett the cytee a fier, goon out fro
the citee a3ens her mydlis of enemyes,
thei bigunnen to smyit ; and whanne on
and Hay, in the west part of the same
citee. Sothelif al the tothir oost dresside is
scheltrouns to the north, so thath the
laste men of the multitude touchiden' the
west coost of the citee. Therfork Josue
3ede in that ny3t, and stood in the1 myddis
of the valei ; and whanne the kyng of Hai 14
had seyn that"1, he hastide eerli, and 3ede
out with al the oost of the" citee, and he
dresside scheltrun0 a3ens the deseert ; and
wisteP not that buyschementis weren hid
bihinde thei bak. Forsother Josue and al is
the multitude 'of Israel8 3auen place, feyn-
ynge drede, and fleynge bi the weie of wil-
dirnesse ; and thei* crieden togidere, andie
excitidenu hem silf togidere, andv pursu-
eden hemw. And whanne thei hadden go
awey fro the citee, and sothely not oonx 17
hadde left in the citee of Hai and Beth-
auen ?, that 'pursuede not z Israel, and
thei leften the citees opyn, as thei hadden
broke out, the Lord seide to Josue, 'Reise is
thoua the scheeld whichb is in thin hond,
a3ens the citee of Hay ; for Y schal 3yue
it to thee. And whanne hec hadde reisidd 19
the scheld6 a3ens the citee, buyschementisf,
that weren hid, riseden? anoon ; and thei
3eden to the citee, and token, and brenten
it. Forsotheh the men of the citee, that 20
pursueden Josue, bihelden, and si3en the
smoke of the citee stie 'til to1 heuene ; and
thei my3ten no more fie hidur andk thi-
dur; most1 sithen thei™ that hadden feyned
fli3tn, and 3eden to wildirnesse, withstoden
stronglieste0 Va3ens theP pursueris. And 21
Josue si3, and al Israel, that the citee was
takun, and thei smoke of the citee stieder;
and he turnede a3en, and smoot8 the men
of Hay. Sotheli1 also theiu that hadden 22
take and brent the citee, 3eden out of the
cytee a3ens her menv, and bigunnen w to
smyte the myddil men of enemyesx ; and
x the tother c. y weren not E pr. m. z thy swerd E pr. m. * swerd E pr. m.
it c. d fleen CE. e fleyj ABH. f was stiede E pr. m. S sones of men E pr. m.
of the CE. c token
{ And i. S the scheltroun i. h Om. i. i rechiden to i. k Thanne i. 1 Om. i. that s. m this i.
n his i. ° his scheltrun i. P he wiste i. 1 his i. r For i. 8 Om. i. * the men i. u with gladnesse
stireden i. v and thei i. w the men of Israel i. x oo man i. V in Bethauen i. z ne he pursuede i.
a Reise up i. b that i. ° Josue i. d reisid up i. e his baner i. f of Hai the buyschementis i. g risen
up i. h And i. i vp unto i. k ne i. ' namely i. m that thei A. n hem to fle i. ° moost strongli i.
P her i. q that the i. r stiede up i. s killide i. * And i. u tho men i. v enmyes i. w thei
bigunnen i. x her enmyes i.
574
JOSHUA.
VIII. 23 — 33.
eithir partyeh aduersaries weren slayn,
so that no man of so myche a multitude
23 were saaf, forsothe the kyng of Hay thei
token lyuynge, and offerden to Josue.
24 Thanne alle slayn that Yrael to deseert
goynge pursuweden, and in the same
place bi swerd fallynge, the sones of
Yrael turneden aseri smyten to1 the cytee.
25 Forsothe there weren that in the same
dai dieden, fro man vnto womman, twelue
thowsand of men, of al the cyte of Hay.
26 Forsothe Josue withdrewe not the hoond,
that in hi3th he putte vp holdynge the
sheeld, to the tyme that alle the dwellers
27 of Hay weren slayn. Forsothe the beestis
and the praye of the cytee the sones of
Yrael dyuydeden to hem silf, as the Lord
28 hadde comaundid to Josue ; the which
brente the cytee, and made it an euer-
29lastynge toumbe. Forsothe the kyng of
it he hongidk in a gybet, vnto euen and
the sunne goynge doun. And Josue co-
maundide, and thei putten doun the ca-
reyn of hym fro the cros; and thei threwen
in that entre of the cytee, throwen togidre
vpon hym a greet heep of stonus, the
which abidith stil vnto the day that is
sonowe. Thanne Josue bilde vp an auter
to the Lord God of Yrael in the hil of
31 Hebal, as Moyses, the seruaunt of the
Lord, hadde comaundid to the sones of
Irael, and it was wryten in the volym
of the la we of Moyses, an auter of stonus
vnhewid1, the whiche yren hath not
towchid. And he offerde vpon it brent
sacrifice to the Lord, and he offrede pe-
32 sible slayn sacrifices ; and wroot vpon the
stonus short declaracioun of the lawe of
Moyses, that he tolde before the sones of
33 Yrael. Forsothe al the puple, and the
more thur3 birth, and duykis, and iugis
stoden on either paart of the arke, in the
whanne aduersaries2 weren slayn 'on euer
ethir parta, so that no man of so greet
multitude was sauyd, thei tokun also the 23
kyng of Hay lyuynge, and brou3tenb toc
Josue. Therfor, whanne alle mend weren 24
slayn, that pursueden Israel goynge6 to
deseert, and feldenf bi swerd in the same
place, the sones of Israel turneden 33611,
and smytiden& the citeeh. Forsothe' thei 25
that 'felden dounk in the same dai, fro man
'til to1 womman, werenm twelue thousynde
of men, allen men0 of the citee of Hay.
SotheliP Josue withdrew not thei hond,2c
which he hadde dressid an hi3 holdynge
'the scheld, tilr alle the dwelleris of Hay
weren slayn. Forsothe5 the sones of Israel 27
departiden to hem silf the werk beestis,
and the preye of the citee, as the Lord
comaundide to Josue ; which1 brente the" 28
citee, and made it an euerlastynge biriel.
And he hangide the king therof in a iebat, 29
'til to thev euentid and thew goynge doun
of the sunne. And Josue comaundide, and
thei puttiden" doun his deed bodi fro the
cros ; and thei 'castiden forth him? in thilkez
entryng of thea citee, and gaderidenb onc
hym a greet heep of stoonus, whichd heep
dwellith6 'til in tof present? dai. Thanne 30
Josue bildide an auter to the Lord God of
Israel in the hil of Hebal, as Moises, the 31
'seruaunt of the Lordh, comaundide to the
sones of Israel, and it is writun in the
book of Moises lawe, an auter of stoonys
vnpolischid1, whiche k yrun touchide1 not.
And hem offride theron" brent sacri-
fice0 to the Lord, and he offrideP pesible
sacrifices; and he wroot oni the stoonys 32
the Deutronomyerf of Moises lawe, 'which
he hadde declarid8 bifor the sones of Is- !mt the tin™
rael. Sotheli' al the puple, and the gret- 33
tere men in birthe, and theu duykis, and
iugisv stoden onw 'euer either1 side of the
b paarte E. ' Om. CE. k heeng c. ' vnhewen c.
z her aduersaries i. a bihynde and bifore i. b thei broujten i. c him to IK. d the men i. efleyngei.
f hadden falle i. S destrieden i. h citee of Hai i. i And i. k weren sleyn i. 1 unto i. m weren
alle i. n Om. i. ° Om. is. P For i. °. his i. r up his baner til that i. s and i. * and Josue i.
u that i. v vnto i. w to the i. * putten i. y threwen it out i. z the i. a thilke i. b thei gaderiden i.
c upon i. d the which i. e abijdith there i. f vnto i. S this i. h Lordis seruaunt i. i vnpulshed L.
fc that i. ! hath touchid i. m Josue i. n therupon i. ° sacrifices K. P offride also i. 1 upon i.
r declaratioun i. s that Moises hadde dyuersely told i. l And i. Forsothe plures. u Om. i. v the
iugis s. w upon i. * euery A. eithir c.
VIII. 34 — IX. 6.
JOSHUA.
575
sy3t of prestis and Leuytis™, that beren
the arke of the boond of pees of the
Lord ; as the comlynge, so and the withyn
goten ; the half paart of hem biside the
hil of Garysym, and half biside the hil
of Hebal, as Moyses comaundide, the ser-
uaunt of the Lord. And first forsothe he
34 blessede to the puple of Yrael. After
thes thingis he radde alle the wordis of
blessynge, and cursynge, and alle that
weren wryten in the volym of the lawe.
35 No thing of thes thingis, that Moyses co-
maundide, he left vntowchyd ; but alle
thingis he openyde before al the multi-
tude of Yrael, the wymmen, and litil chil-
dren, and comlyngis, that among hem
dwelliden.
CAP. IX.
i The whiche thingis herd, alle the kyngis
bijond Jordan, that dwelten in mountens,
and in the" wilde feeldis, and in the see
sydes, and in the brenke of the greet see,
and thes that dwelten biside Liban, Ethe,
and Amorre, Chanane, and Phareze, and
2Euee, and Jebuse, ben gedryd togidre
for0 to fi3t a^ens Josue and Irael, 'with
oon inwitP, and with "the samei accord.
3 And thei that dwelten in Gabaon, herynge
alle thingis that Josue hadde doo to Je-
4 rycho and to Hay, and fellich thenkynge,
token to hem meetis, olde sackis to the
assis on puttynge, and rent wyn hotels
sand sowed, and ful olde shoon, 'the
whicher to the doom of oldnes ben sowid
with patchis ; thei clothiden8 with oold
clothes ; forsothe the looues, that thei
beeren for lyuelood 'bi the weye1, weren
6 hard and in gobetis broken. And thei
wenten to Josue, that thanne dwellide in
the tentis of Galgale, and seiden to hym,
and to al Yrael togidre, Fro a long loond
we han comen, pees coueytynge to make
arke, in the sijt of preestis and dekenes?,
that baren the arke of boondz of pees of
the Lord ; as a comeling, so and a man
borun in the lond ; the mydil part of hem
stood bisidis the hil Garasym", and the
myddil partb stood bisidis the hil Hebalc,
as Moises, the 'seruaunt of the Lordd, co-
maundide. And first6 'sotheli hef blesside
the puple of Israel. Aftir& these thingis 34
he redde alle the wordis of blessyng and
of cursyng, and alle thingis that weren
writun in the book of lawe. Heh leftess
no thing vntouchid of these thingis that
Moises comaundide ; but he declaride alle
thingis bifor al the multitude of Israel,
to wymmen, and litle1 children, and to
comelyngis that dwelliden among hem.
CAP. IX.
And whanne these thingis weren herd, i
alle the kyngis bijende Jordan, that lyued-
enk in the1 hilly places, and in 'the feeldi"1
places, in the" coostis of the see, and in
the brynke of the greet see, and thei that
dwellen0 bisidis Liban, Ethei, and Ammor-
rei, Cananei, and Feresey, Euey, and Je-
busey, weren gaderid togidere to fi3te a3ens 2
Josue and Israel, with o wille, and the?
same sentence0!. And thei that dweltenrs
in Gabaon, herden alle thingis8 whiche*
Josue hadde do to Jerico, and to Hay;
and thei thoujten felli, and token" to hem 4
silf v metis, and puttydenw elde sackis on
assis, and wyn hotels brokun and sewidx,
and ful elde schoon, whiche^ weren sewid 6
togidere with patchisz, to Hhe schewyng of
eldenessea ; and theib weren clothid with
elde0 clothis ; also looues d, whiche thei
baren for lijflode in the weie, weren harde
and brokun in toe gobetis. And thei 3eden 6
to Josue, that dwellide thanne in tentis
in Galgala ; and thei seiden to hym, and
to al Israel togidere, We comenf fro a fer
m deeknys E pr. m. n Om. BCEFH. ° Om. c. P oo jeer E pr. m. 1 o E pr. vice, r that c. s clad c.
* Om. E pr. m.
y of dekenes i. 7- the boond i. a of Garisym K. b part of hem i. c of Hebal c pr. m. K. d Lordis
seruaunt i. e Josue first i. f Om. i. g And aftir DGIKMNOSQX. h Josue i. ' to litle 10. k dwelten i.
1 Om. i. m playn i. n Om. i. ° dwelten i. p with the i. 1 acoord i. r dwellen AEFLNP. s the
thingis i. * that i. « thei token I. v Om. i. w thei puttiden i. x pacchid I. Y the whiche i. z oolde
patchis K. a schewe her oldenesse i. b these men i. c ful olde i. " the looues i. e Om. c. { camen i.
576
JOSHUA.
ix. 7—17.
with 3ow. And the men of Irael an-
Tswerden 'to hem", and seiden, Lest pera-
uenture in the loond, that to vs is owedv
bi lot, 36 dwellen, and we mowen not
8 make boond of pees with 3ow. And thei
to Josue, Thi seruauntis, thei seyn, we
ben. To whom Josue forsothe, Whow,
he seith, ben 36, and whens ben 36
9 comen ? Thei answerden, Fro a ful ferre
cuntre thix seruauntis ben comen in the
name of the Lord thi God, we ban herd
the loos of his power, alle thingis that
10 he hath doo in Egipt, and to the two
kyngis of Ammorreis bi3onde Jordan; to
Seon the kyng of Esebon, and to Og the
kyng of Basan, that weren in Astaroth.
n And seiden to vs the elders and alle the
dwellers of cure loond, Takith in 3oure
hoondis meetis for the moost long weye ;
and 33611 come je^ to hem, and seie 30,
3oure seruauntis we ben ; boond of pees
12 make 30 with vs. And looz ! the looues,
whanne we wenten out of oure howsis fora
to come to 3ow, we token hooteaa, nowe
thei ben maad drye, and of greet eeld to
13 breek ; the hotels of wyn newe we ful-
filliden, nowe thei ben brooke and loosid ;
clothis and shoon, with the whiche we
ben clothidb, and 'the whichec we ban in
feet, for the length of lenger weye ben to
u troden, and almeestd wered. Thei token
thanne of the meetis of hem, and the
is mouth of the Lord thei askeden not. And
Josue with hem made pees. And the boond
vof pees8 goon yn he bihi3te, that theif
shulden not be slayn ; forsothe the princes
16 of the multitude sworen to hem. For-
sothe after three daies of the goon yn
couenaunt, thei herden, that in ny3 thei
dwelten, and thei weren to comen= among
17 hem. And the sones of Yrael meueden
tentis, and camen into the citeesh of hem
the thridde day, of the whiche thes ben
lond, and coueytens to make pees with
3ou. And the men of Israel answeriden
to hem, and seidenh, Lest perauenture 36 7
dwellen in the lond, which' is due to vs bi
eritage, and we moun not make bond of
pees with 3ou. And thei seiden to Josue, a
We ben thi seruauntis. To whichek Josue
seide, What men ben 36, and fro whennus
camen 30 ? Thei answeriden, Thi ser- 9
uauntis camen fro a ful fer lond in the
name of thi Lord God, for we herden1 the
fame of his power, allem thingis whiche
he dide in Egipt, and to twei" kyngis of 10
Ammorreis bi3endis Jordan ; to Seon king0
of Esebon, and to Og kyngP of Basan, that
weren in Astroth. And the eldere menu
and alle the dwelleris of oure lond seiden
to vs, Take 36 metis in 3oure hondis, for
lengestei weie ; and go 36 to hem, and
seie 36, We ben 3oure seruauntis ; make 36
boond of pees with vs. And we token 12
hoote looues, wharme we 3eden out of oure
housis to come to 3ou ; now thor ben maad
drye and brokun, for greet eldenesse8 ; we is
filliden newe hotels of wyn ; now tho* ben
brokun and vndoon u ; the clothis and
schoon, with whiche we ben clothid, and
whiche we ban 'in thev feet, ben brokunw
and almost x wastid, fro the lengthe of
lengere*" weie. Therforz ^tlie sones qfls-u
raela token of theb metis of hemc, and thei
axiden not 'the mouthd of the Lord. And is
Josue made pees with hem. And whanne
the boond of pees was maad, hee bihi3te,
that thei schulden not be slayn ; and the
princes of the multitude sworen to hem.
Forsothef aftir thre daies of the boond of IB
pees maad, theis herden, that theih dwell-
iden in ny3 place, and that thei schulden
be1 among hemk. And the sones of Israel 17
mouyden tentis1, and camen™ in the thridde
dai in to the citees of hem", of whiche
citees these ben the names ; Gabaon, and
u Om. c. v ajt c. w What E pr.vice. x we thi E pr.m. J Om. c pr.m. z Om. E pr.m. a Om. c.
sahoole^. b clad c. c that c. ^ folly E pr.m. e Om. B. f he E pr. vice. S comynge E pr. m. h citees.
E we coueyten i. h seiden to hem c. ' that i. k whom i. l han herd i. m and alle is. n the two i.
9 the king i. P the kyng i. q the ful long i. r thei i. s eelde i. * thei i. u vnsewid i. T on oure i.
w to broke i. x wel nyj i. y long i. z Thanne i. a thei i. b Om. ci. c these men i. d counseil i.
e Josue i. f And i. S the men of Israel i. h tho men i. ' be soon i. k tho men i. 1 her tentis i.
m thei camen i. n tho men i.
IX. i8 — 27.
JOSHUA.
577
the names, Gabaon, and Saphyra, and
isBeroth, and Charyathiarym. And thei
smyten not hem, forth! that the princis
of the multitude hadden sworn to hem in
the name of the Lord God of Yrael. And
so grutchide al the comoun a3ens the
19 princis ; the whiche answerden to hem,
We han sworn to hem in name of the
Lord God of Yrael, and therfor we mowen
20 not hem towche ; but this we shulen doo
to hem, be thei reserued forsothe that
thei lyuen, lest a3ens vs the wraththe of
the Lord be styrid, if we forsweren vs to
21 hem ; but so lyue thei, that in to the
vses of al the multitude, trees thei kutten,
and watris thei beren. The whiche spek-
saynge thes thingis, Josue clepide Ga-
bonytis, and seide tohem,Whi wolden 30
disseyue vs bi gijl, for1 to seie, Ful ferre
we dwellen fro 3ow, sith in the mydilj of
23 vs 36 ben? And so vnder cursynge 30
shulen be, and there shal not fayl of 3our
lynage, kyttynge trees, and watris ber-
24 ynge, in to the hows of my God. The
whiche answerden, It is told to vs thi
seruauntis, that the Lord thi God hadde
bihoot to Moyses, his seruaunt, that he
shulde taak to 3ow al the loond, and
scatre alle the dwellers of it ; we therfor
moyche dredden, and purueiden to oure
lyues, constreyned with 3oure dreedk, and
25 this counseil we maden. Forsothe nowe
in thin hoond we ben ; that to thee ry3t
26 and good is seen, do thow to vs. Than
Josue dide, as he seide, and delyuerde
hem fro the 'hoondis of the1 sones of
27 Irael, that thei weren not slayn. And
Josue demyde in that day hem to be into
seruyse of al the puple, and of the auter
of the Lord, kuttynge trees and watres
berynge, vnto the tyme that is nowe, in
the place that the Lord hath"1 chosun.
Caphira, and0 Beroth, and Cariathiarym.
And theiP smytideni not hern, for the IB
princis of the multitude hadden swore to
hem in the name of the Lord God of Is-
rael. Therfor al the comyn puple grutch-
ide a3ens the princis r of Israel; whiche8 19
answeriden to hem, We sworen to hem in
the name of the Lord God of Israel, and
therfor we moun not touche hem ; but we 20
schulen do this thing to hem, sotheli1 be
thei reserued" that thei lyue, lest the ire
of the Lord be stirid a3ens vs, if we for-
swerenw to hem; but so lyue thei, that 21
thei hewe trees, and here watris, in to the
vsis of al the multitude. And while thei
spaken these thingis, Josue clepide Ga-22
bonytis", and seide to hem, Whi wolden
36 disseyue vs bi fraude, "that 36 seiden?,
We dwellen ful fer fro 3ou, sithen 36 benz
in the myddis of vs? Therfor 36 schulen 23
be 'vndur cursyng% and noon schal faile
of 3oure generaciounb, hewynge trees and
berynge watris, in to the hows of my God.
Whiche0 answeryden, It was told to vs thi 24
seruauntis, that thi Lord God bihi3te to
Moises, his seruaunt, that he schulde bi-
take to 3ou al the lond, and schulded leese
alle the dwelleris therof ; therfor we dred-
den greetli, and purueiden to oure lyues,
and werene compellid bi 3oure drede, and
we token this counsel. 'Now forsothef we 25
ben in 'thin bonds ; do thou to vs that,
that semeth ri3tful and good to thee.
Therforh Josue dide, as he seide', and de-2G
lyueredek hem fro the hondis of the sones
of Israel, that thei schulden not be slayn.
And in that dai Josue demyde hem to be 27
in to the1 seruyce of al the puple™, and of
the auter of the Lord, and to hewe trees,
and to here watris, 'til in to present tyme",
in the0 place which the Lord hadde? chose.
' Om. cpr.tn. ) myldil A. k ferde DEFH. l Om. A. m hadde CE.
0 Om. i. P Israel I. 1 destriede i. r puple EFGMNOPUX. s and the princis i. * Om. i. u kept i.
w forsweren us DGIKMNOQSX. * the men of Gabaon. y for to sey i. z ben dtvellinge i. a in thraldom i.
b lynage i. c The whiche i. d that he schulde i. e we weren i. 'And now i. S thi power i. h Thanne i.
' bihi3te hem i. k he delyuerede i. l Om. s. m puple of Israel i. n vn to the tyme that is now I.
0 that i. P hath i.
4 E
578
JOSHUA.
x. i — 9.
CAP. X.
1 The whiche thingis, whanne hadde herd
Adonysedech, kyng of Jerusalem, that is,
that Josue hadde taak Hay, and hadde
vndurturned it ; forsothe as he dide to
Jericho and to the kyng of it, so he dide
to Hay and to the kyng of it ; and that
Gabonytis weren ouerflowen" to Irael,
2 and weren bounden in pees with hem, he
dradde greetly ; forsothe a greet cite was
Gabaon, and oon of the kyngis citees,
and more than the burgh toun Hay, and
alle the0 filters of it moost stronge.
3 Thanne sente Adonysedech, kyng of Je-
rusalem, to Ocham, kyng of Ebron, and
to Pharam, kyng of Herymoth, and to
Japhye, kyng of Lachis, and to Addabir,
4 king of Eglon, seiynge, Stye 36 vp to me,
and bryngeth help, and out fi3te we Ga-
baon, for he is ouerflowen to Josue, and
5 to the sones of Yrael. Thanne thei gedrid
styeden vp, fyue kyngys of Amorreis,
kyng of Jerusalem, kyng of Ebron, kyng
of Herymoth, kyng of Lachis, kyng of
Eglon, togidre with her hoostis ; and
thei settidenP tentis about Gabaon a3en-
e fi3tynge it. Forsothe the dwellers of the
citee of Gabaon bisegid, senten to Josue,
that thanne dwellide in tentis at Galga-
lam, and seide to hym, Ne with drawe
thou thin hoondi fro the help of thi ser-
uauntis ; sty vp anoon, and delyuer vs,
and bryng help; forsothe there ben comen
to gidre a3ens vs alle the kyngis of Am-
7 morreis, that dwellen in mounteyns1". And
Josue stiede vp fro Galgalis, and al the
oost of fi3ters with hym, moost stronge
» men. And the Lord seide to Josue,
Drede5 thow not hem, forsothe into thin
hoondis Y haue taken hem ; noon of hem
9 to thee shal mowe a3enstoond. And so
CAP. X.
And whanne Adonysedech, kyng of Je-i
rusalem, hadde herde these thingis, that is,
that Josue hadde take Hai, and hadde de-
stried it ; for as Josue hadde do to Jerico
and to the kyng therof, so he dide to Hay,
and to the kyng therof; and that Gabaon-
ytisi hadden fled to Israel, and weren
boundun in pees with hem, Adonysedech^
dredde greetli ; for Gabaon was a greet
citee, and oon of the kyngis citees, and
gretterer than the citee of Hai, and alle the
n3teris therof weren most8 stronge'. Ther-s
for Adonysedech, kyng of Jerusalem, sente
to Ocham, kyng of Ebron, and to Pharam,
kyng of Herymoth, and to Japhie, kyng of
Lachis, and to Dabir, kyng of Eglon, and
seide, Stie 36 to me, and helpe 36", that we 4
fi3te a3ens Gabaon, for it wasv 3oldun to
Josue, arid to the sones of Israel. Ther-s
forw fyue kyngis of Ammorreis, the kyng
of Jerusalem, the kyng of Ebron, the kyng
of Herymoth, the kyng of Lachis, the1
kyng of Eglon, weren gaderid^, and sti-
edenz togidere with her oostis ; and set-
tidena tentis a3ens Gabaon, and fou3tenb
a3ens it. Sothelic the dwelleris of thedc
citee of Gabaon, ''that weren6 bisegid f,
senten s to Josue, that dwellide than in
tentis at Galgala, and seideh to hym.With-
drawe not thin hondis fro the help of thi
seruauntis ; 'stie thou1 soone, and delyuere
vs, and helpe thouk; for alle the kyngis of
Amorreis, that dwelliden in the hilli places,
camen togidere a3ens vs. And Josue sti-7
ede1 fro Galgala, and al the oost of inters™,
'the strengeste" men, 'with hym°. Ands
the Lord seide to Josue, Drede thou not
hem, for Y 3af P hem in to thin hondis ;
nooni of hem schal mow a3enstonde thee.
Therforr Josue felde sodenli on5 hem, and 9
n ouerflowynge ADFII.
s Keep E pr. m.
0 Om. c. P sette c. 1 hoondes BCEFH. r the mounteyns B sec.m. CBFH.
q men of Gabaon i. r it was more i. s ful i. * stronge men i. u me i. v is i. w Thanne i. x and
the i. y gaderid togidre i. z thei stieden i. a thei settiden i. b thei foi^ten i. c And whanne i.
d Om. L. e Om. plures. f Om. RS. S thei senten i. h thei seiden i. ' stie up i. k Om. s. ! stiede
up i. m filters with him i. n moost stronge i. ° Om. i. P haue jouen i. <i and noon i. r And
so i. s upon i.
X. io — ig.
JOSHUA.
579
Josue felle on hem feerlich, al ny3t stiynge
10 vp fro Galgalis ; and the Lord distour-
bide hem fro the face of Yrael, and de-
fowlide bi a greet veniaunce in Gabaon;
and pursuede hem bi weye of the stiynge
vp of Betheron, and smoot vnto Azecha
11 and Macedass. And whanne thei flowen
the sones of Yrael, and weren in the go-
ynge doun of Bethoron, God sente vpon
hem greet stonus fro heuene.vnto Azecha ;
and ben deed manye mo with stoonus of
hawl, than* whom with swerd had smytun
12 the sones of Yrael. Thanne Josue spak
to the Lord, in the day that he took
Ammorre in the sijt of the sones of
Yrael ; and seide before hem, Sunne, ajens
Gabaon be thow not meued, and mone,
isa3ens the valey of Haylon. And the
sunne and the mone stoden, to the tyme
that the folk vengide hem self of her ene-
myes. Is not this wryten in the book of
rijtwise men ? And so stood the sunne in
the mydil of heuene, and hyede not to
14 goo doun the space of o day; there was
not before neu afterward so loong a day;
obeishynge the Lord to the voyce of man,
15 and fi3tynge for Yrael. And Josue turn-
ede a3en, with al Yrael, into the tentis of
i c Galgala. Forsothe fyue kyngis flowen,
and hidden hem in the spelunk of the
17 citee of Maceda. And it is told to Josue,
that there weren foundun fyue kyngis
lurkinge in the spelunk of the cite of
is Maceda. The which comaundide to fe-
lawis, and seith, Ouerturne 36 greet
stoonus at the mouth of the spelonk, and
putte 36 redi men, that kepen hem closid ;
1936 forsothe wole 36 not stoond, but pur-
sue 36 enemyes, and al the eendis of hem
fleynge sleeth ; ne lette je hem goon into
the socours of 3oure citees, 'the whichev
the Lord 3oure God hath taak into 3oure
stiede* inu al thev ny3t fro Galgala ; andw 10
the Lord 'disturblide hemx fro the face of
Israel?, and al to-brakz with greet veni-
aunce ina Gabaon. And Josue pursuede
hem bi the weie of the stiyng of b Bethe-
ron, and smoot0 'til tod Azecha and Ma-
ceda. And whanne thei fledden the sones 1 1
of Israel, and weren in the goyng doun of
Betheron, the" Lord sente grete stoonus
onf hem fro heuene, til# to Azecha ; and
many mo weren deed bi the 'stoonys of
hailh, than thei whiche the sones of Israel
'smytiden bi' swerd. Thanne Josue spak 12
to the Lord, in the dai in which he bitook
Arnorreyk in the si3t of the sones of Is-
rael ; and Josue seide bifore hem1, Sunne,
be thou not mouyd a3ens Gabaon, and
the moone a3ensm the valei of Hailon.
And the sunne and the moone stoden, til" 13
the0 folc of God vengide? it? silf of hise'
enemyes. Whether this is not writun in
the book of iust men ? And so the sunne
stood in the myddis of heuene, and hast-
ides not to go doun in the space of o' dai ;
so long a dai was not bifore and aftir-u
ward ; for the Lord obeiede to the vois of
manu, and fau3tv for Israel. And Josue is
turnede a3en"|~, with al Israel, in to the
tentis of Galgala. Forsothew fyuex kyngis IG
fledden, and hidden hem silf in the denne
of the citee of Maceda. And it was teld 17
to Josue, that fyue kyngis weren foundun
hid in the denne of the citee of Maceda.
Which* Josue comaundide to felowis, and is
seide, Walewe 36 grete stoonus to the
'mouth of the dermez, and putte a 36 witti
men, that schulen kepe the closid kyngis ;
sothelib nyle 30 stondec, but pursue 36 the 19
enemyes, and slee 36 alle the lasted of
fleeris6; and suffre 36 not hem entref in to
the strengthis of her citees, whiche^ ene-
myes 3oure Lord God bitookh in to' 3oure
t Josue turn-
ede a)en ; this
is M'iil bifor-
taking, for
Josue turnede
not ajen til he
hadde perfit
victorie, as to
tho thingis that
ben tretid in
this c°. Lire
here. c.
ss Mareda A. * that E pr. m. u and BCEFII. v that c.
4 wente up I. u Om. i. v that I. w and he I. x made hem agast I. y men of Israel I. z brak
hem i. a he in I. b up of i. c he smoot hem i. d vnto he cam to I. e and the A. f upon I. 8 til
thei camen i. h hail stoonys i. ' killiden with i. k the men of Amorrey i.
moued ajens i. n vnto the tyme i. ° to the H. P had vengid i. 1 hem i.
4 a CGIKQX. " a man i. v he faujt i. w For the r. x the fyue i. yand i.
deyne i. b and i. c abide i. d laste men i. e the fleeris i. f to entre i.
bitake i. ' Om. i.
4 E 2
the peple i. m be it not
r her i. s it hastide i.
z dennys mouth i. a or-
K the whiche i. h hath
580
JOSHUA.
X. 2C
-28.
aohoondis. Slayn thanne the aduersaries
with a greet veniaunce, and vnto the
deeth almestw consumpt, thilkx that fro?
Irael my3ten flee, wenten into thez
21 strengthid a citees. And al the cost
turnede ajen to Josue, in Maceda, where
thanne weren the tentis, thei hoole and
in hoole noumbre ; and no man a}ens the
sones of Yrael was hardy to grucche.
22 And Josue comaundyde, seiynge, Opynb
the mouth of the spelonk, and bryngith
to me fyue kyngis that in it lorken.
23 And the seruauntis diden, as to hem was
comaundid ; and thei brou3ten to hym
fyue kyngis fro the spelonk; the kyng of
Jerusalem, the kyng of Ebron, the kyng
of Hermoth, the kyng of Lachis, the kyng
24 of Eglon. And whanne thei weren brou3t
out to hym, he clepidec alle the men of
Yrael, and seith to the pryncis of the
cost, that withd hym weren, Goth, and
puttith 3oure feet vpon the neckis of thes
kyngis. The which whanne thei hadden
goon, and troden the neckis of hem suget
25 with the feet, eft he seith to hem, Wole
36 not drede, ne be 36 afeerd, take 30
coumfort, and be 36 stronge ; forsothe so
the Lord shal doo to alle 3oure enemyes,
2ca3ens whom 30 shulen fi3t. And Josue
smoot, and slew3 hem, and hongide6 vpon
fyue stokkis; and thei weren hongid vnto
27 the euen. And whanne the sunne cam
down, he comaundide to felows, that thei
doon hem doun fro the gibetis ; the whiche
doon doun, theif threwen hem into the
spelonk, in the which thei lorkiden ; and
thei puttidens vpon the mouth of it greet
stoonus, that abiden stil toh the tyme
28 that is nowe. Forsothe the same day
Josue took Maceda, and smoot in mouth
of swerd; and the kyng of it, and alle
Ure
hondis. Therfork whanne the aduersaries 20
weren betun with greet veniaunce, and
weren almost wastid 'til to1 deeth, thei
that my3ten fle Israel, entriden in to the11
strengthid citees. And al the oostm turn- 21
ede a3en hoole, and in hoole noumbre to
Josue, in to Maceda, where the tentis"
weren thanne ; and no man was hardi to
grutche,' ether to make priuy noise0, a3ens
the sones of Israelf. And Josue comaund-22t
ideP, and seide, Opene 36 the vmouth of the »/ Israel,
denne^, and brynger forth to me the fyue
kyngis that ben hid therynne. And the 23
mynystris8 diden, as it was comaundid to
hem ; and thei brou3ten forth to Josue
fyue1 kyngis fro the denne ; the kyng of
Jerusalem, the11 kyng of Ebron, the kyng
of Herymoth, the kyng of Lachis, ther
kyng of Eglon. And whanne thei weren 24
led out to Josue, he clepide alle the men
of Israel, and seide" to thex princes of the
cost, that weren with hym, Go 36, and
sette 3oure feet on^ the neckis of these
kyngis. And whanne thei hadden go, and
trediden2 thea neckis of ' the kyngis^ suget0
'to her feetd, eft Josue seide to hern6, Nyle 25
36 drede, nethir 'drede 30 with ynnef, be
36 coumfortid, and be 36 stronge ; fors the
Lord schal do soh to alle 3oure enemyes,
a3ens whiche 36 schulen fi3te. And Josue 20
smoot', and killide hem, and hangidek on1
fyue trees ; and thei weren hangid 'til tora
euentid ". And whanne the sunne 3ede27
doun, he comaundide to0 felowis, that thei
schulden put hem doun fro the iebatis ;
and whanne thei weren put doun, thei
'castiden forth i1 hem"! in to the denne, in
which thei weren hid ; and thei puttiden
grete stoonus onr the mouth therof, whiche8
stoonus dwellen* 'til to" presentv tyme.
Inw the same dai Josue took alsox Maceda, 28
w folly E pr. m. * thoo c. Y Om. BFH. z Oin. BCEFH. a smale E pr. m. b Opyn je E.
c cleepe BEF. d Om. A. e heng c. f Om. BCE sec, m. FH. S putte CE pr. m. h vnto E.
k Thanne i. ! vnto thei. ^Om.Asec.m. m cost of Israel I. n tentis of Israel i. °Om.iiix. Pcomaundei.
i dennys mouth i. r bryngith i. s seruauntis i. * the fyue i. u and the i. vandthei. w he seide i.
x Om.'i. y upon i. z troden FI. traden ELP. treden G. a with her feet the i. ^ hem i. c suget
made i. d Om. i. e Israel i. f be je aferd i. g for so i. h Om. i. > smoot tho kingis i. k he
hangide GIKMNOSX. ! hem on K. hem up on i. m vnto i. n the euentid IK. ° Om. i. P threwen i.
1 hem out i. r upon i. s the whiche i. * abijden there stille i. u into plures, vnto i. v this i.
w Also in i. x Om. i.
X. 29 — 4°-
JOSHUA.
581
his dwellers he slew3; and he lefte not in
it, nameli, litil relikis; and he dide to the
king of Maceda as he dide to the kyng
29 of Jericho. He wente with al Yrael fro
Maceda into Lebna, and he fau3t a3ens
so it, the which the Lord took, with his
kyng, in the hoond of Irael ; and thei
smyten the cite in the mouth of swerd,
and alle the dwellers of it, and thei leften
not in it eny relikis ; and thei diden to
the kyng of Lebna as thei diden to the
31 kyng of Jericho. Fro Lebna he passide
into Lachis, with al Yrael ; and the oost
32disposid bi enuyroun, a3enfau3t it. And
the Lord took Lachis in the hoond of the
sones of Yrael ; and he took it that other
day, and smoot in mouth of swerd, and
eche lijf that was in it, as he dide to
33 Lebna. That tyme stiede vp Yram, the
kyng of Gazer, for' to helpe Lachis ;
whom Josue smoot with al his puple vnto
34 the deth. And wente fro Lachis vnto Eg-
35 Ion, and enuyrounde, and out fau3t it the
same day ; and smoot in mouth of swerd
alle the lyues that weren in it, after alle
36 thingis that he dide to Lachis. Forsothe
he stiede with al Yrael fro Eglon vnto
37 Ebron, and fau3t a3ens it, and took, and
smoot in mouth of swerdk; the kyng for-
sothe of it, and alle the burgh touns of
that regioun, and alle the lyues that
dwelliden in it ; he lafte not in it eny
relikis ; as he dide to Eglon so he dide
to1 Ebron, al thingis that in it he foond
38 wastynge with swerd. Thens turned a3en
39 into Dabyr, he took it, and waastid ; the
kyng forsothe of it, and alle the bur3
towns bi enuyroun he smoot in mouth
of swerd ; he lafte not in it eny relikis ;
as he dide to Ebron, and Lebna, and to
the kyngis of hem, so he dide to Dabir
40 and to the kyng of it. And so Josue
and smooty bi the scharpnesse of swerd,
and killidez the kyng therof, and alle the
dwell eris therof a ; heb lefte not therynnec,
namelid, litlee relikisf ; and he dide to the
kyng of Maceda as he hadde do& to the
kyng of Jerico. Forsothe h Josue passide 29
with al Israel fro Maceda in to Lempna,
and fau3t! a3ens it, which k the Lord bi-so
took, with the kyng therof, in the bond of
Israel ; and thei1 smytidenm then citee bi
the scharpnesse of swerd, and alle the
dwelleris therof, and leften0 not onyP re-
likis*! therynner ; and thei diden to the
kyng of Lempna as thei hadden do to the
kyng of Jerico. Fro Lempna hes passide 31
with al Israel in to Lachis ; and whanne
the oost was disposid1 bi cumpas, he fau3t
a3ens it. And the Lord bitook Lachis in 32
the bond of the sones of Israel ; and heu
took itv in the tothirw dai, and smootx bi
the scharpnesse of swerd, and? ech manz,
that was therynne, as he hadde do to
Lempna. In that time Yram, kynga of 33
Gazar, stiede tob helpe Lachis ; whom
Josue smoot c, with al his puple, tild to
deeth. And hee passide fro Lachis in to 34
Eglon, and cumpassidef, and ouercam it 35
in the same dai ; and he smoot bi the£
scharpnesse of swerd alle men that weren
therynne, bi alle thingis whiche1' he hadde
do to Lachis. Also he' stiedek with al Is-se
rael fro Eglon in to Ebron, and fau3t'
a3ens it™, and took", and smoot0 bi the 37
scharpnesse °° of swerd ; and the kyng
therof, and alle citeesP of that cuntrey, and
alle men that dwelliden therynne; he lefte
not ony relikisi therynne ; as he hadde do
to Eglon so he dide also to Ebron, and
wastide bi swerd alle thingis that weren
therynne. Fro thennus her turnyde in to 33
Dabir, and took its, and wastide1 ; and he 39
smoot bi theu scharpnesse of swerd the kyng
» Om. c. k the swerd c. l and to CE.
y he smoot i. z he killide i. a of it i. b Josue i. c in it i. d jhe i. e smale i. { relyues plures.
or ouyl ofvalu i. & dide i. h And i. ' he fau3t i. k which cilee i. 1 men of Israel i. m smoten i.
n that i. ° thei leften i. P oonli D. Om. i. °. relyues B. relifs D. Om. i. r therynne ony thing of
valu i text; or relikis i mar g. s Josue i. * ordeyned i. u Josue i. v Lachis i. w secounde i. x he
smoot it i. Y he slow3 i. z lijf i. a the kyng i. b up to i. c Om. i. d smote i. e Josue i. { cum-
passide it i. g Om. i. h that i. * Josue i. k stiede up i. J he faujt i. m Ebron i. u he took i.
0 smoot it i. °° scharnesse A. P the citees i. 1 thingis of value i. relijke s. r Josue i. s Om. i.
4 wastide it i. u Om. i.
582
JOSHUA.
X. 41 — XI. 6.
smoot al the mounteyn loond, and south,
and feeldi, and Assedoch with his kyngis;
and he lafte not in it eny relikys, but
alle that my3ten breeth he slow3, as the
Lord God of Yrael comaundide to hym ;
41 fro Cades Barne vnto Gazam, and al the
42 loond of Josson vnto Gabaon, alle the
kyngis and regiouns of hem, with o feers-
nes he took, and wastide ; forsothe the
43 Lord God of Israel fau3t for him. And
he turnede a3en with al Yrael to the place
of the tentis in Galgala.
CAP. XL
1 The whiche thingis whanne herd™ Ja-
byn, the kyng of Asor, he sente to Jodab,
kyng of Madiam, and to the kyng of Se-
2 meron, and to the kyng of mm Acsaph, and
to the kyngs of the north, that dwelten
in mounteyns, and in the pleyn a3ens the
south of Seneroth, and in the wijld feeldis,
3 and regiouns of Dor, bisidis the see, and
to Chanane fro the eest and west, and
Ammorre, and Ethee, and Phereze, and
Jebuse in the mounteyns, and Euee, that
dwelt in" the rotis of Hermon, in the
4 loond of Maspha. And alle wenten out
with her companyes, ful myche puple, as
the grauel that is in the brenk of the
see, and hors, and chaaris, of multitude
5 with outen noumbre. And alle thes
kyngis camen to gydre in oon at the
watris of Meron, for0 to fi^t a^ens Yrael.
e And the Lord seide to Josue, Ne drede
thow hem, to morwe forsothe this same
our Y schal taak hem alle to be woundid
in the si3t of Yrael ; the hors of hem thow
shalt kut of the synewis at the knees,
of fijtens. Lire
''
nesse, as to the
firste 'batel) for
Josue faujte in
myche tyme, as
in xi. c°. Lire
here. c.
therof, and alle tounnesv lbi cumpasw; he*
lefte not ony relikis y therynne ; as he
hadde do to Ebron, and to Lempna, and
to 'the kyngis of tho", so he dide to Dabir,
and to the kyng therof. And so Josue 40
smoot3 al the 'lond of the hillisb, and ofc
the south, and 'of the feeldd, and Asedoch
with her kyngis; he lefte not therynne
ony relikis6, but he killide al thing that
myste brethet, as the Lord God of Israel t '«• *<#»* "i
. , , thing that mytfe
comaundide tof hym ; fro Cades Barne til 41 brethe; this is
tos Gazan, and al the lond of Jesson, vtil
to^ Gabaon Josueh took, and wastide with 42 £f
o fersriesset alle the'1 kyngis, and 'cuntreis i56681'8 ,caraen
J m to the prey
of hemk ; for the Lord God of Israel fau3t
for hym. And he1 turnede a3en with al43j
T i , * i i /".LA' •/-ill
Israel to the place of tentis m Galgala.
r< A T> YT
I/ A Jr. -A.1.
And whanne Jabyn, kyng1" of Asor, i
hadde herd these thingis, he sente to Jo-
bab, kyngm of Madian, and to the kyng
of Semeron, and to the kyng of Acsaph ;
forsothe" to the kyngis of the north, that 2
dwelliden in the hilli0 places00, and in the
pleyn a3ens the south of Seneroth, and in
the feeldi places, and cuntreis? of Dor, bi-
sidis the see, and0- 'to Cananeir fro the eest 3
and* west4, and to Ammorrey, and Ethei",
and Fereseiv, and Jebuseiw, in the 'hilli
places", and to Euey, that dwellide at the
rootis^ of Hermon, in the lond of Maspha.
And allez 3ederi out with her cumpanyes,4
a ful myche puple, as the grauel which"
is in the 'brynk of the seeb, and horsisc,
and charis, of greet multitude. And alle 5
these kyngis camen togidere at the watris
of Meron, to fi3te a3ens Israel. And thec
Lord seyde to Josue, Drede thou not hem,
for to morewe, in this same our, Y schal
bitake alle these men to be woundid in
the si3t of Israel; thou schalt hoxe 'the
horsis of hemd, and thou6 schalt brenne 'the
m hadde herd E. mm Om. A. n at BEFH. ° Om. c.
v the townes ci. w aboute it i. x and he i. y thingis of valu i. z her kyngis i. a smoot and
deslriede i. b mounteyn lond i. c Om. i. d the playn lond i. e relifs EDO. thingis aftir him i text,
or relikis, marg. f Om. i. g vnto i. h he i. i her i. k her cuntreis i. 1 Josue i. m the kyng i.
n and i. o mounteyns i. °° place s. P in the cuntreis i. 1 and he sente i. r Om. i. s to the i. * west,
to Cananey i. u to Ethei i. v to Feresei ci. w to Jebusei i. * mounteines i. y of the Ml i marg.
z thei i. a that i. b see brynk i. c ther 3eden out horsis i. d her horsis i. e her charis thou i.
XI. 7—17-
JOSHUA.
583
and the chaaris thow shalt brenne with
7fier. And Josue cam, and al his cost
with hym, a3ens hem, at the watris of
Meron sodeynlich, and felle vpon hem.
s And the Lord took hem into the hoondis
of Yrael ; the whiche smyten hem, and
pursuden vnto greet Sydon, and to wa-
tris of Maserephoh, and? to the feeld of
Masphe, that is at the est part of it. So
he smoot alle, that noon of hem relikis
9 he lefte ; and he dide as the Lord co-
maundide to hym ; the hors of hem he
kuttide1! the sinewis atr the knee, and the
10 charys he brente. And turned a3en anoon
he took Asor, and the kyng of it he
smoot with swerd ; forsothe Asor bi oold
tyme among alle these rewmes heelde the
11 princehod. And he smoot alle lyues that
there dwelten, he lefte not in it eny re-
likis, but vnto the deeth alle thingis he
waastide ; and that cytee he destruyede
12 with brennynge. And alle the citees bi
enuyroun and the kyngis of hem he
took, and smoot, and dide awey, as
Moyses, the seruaunt of the Lord, co-
ismaundide to hym, with out the citees
that weren in the hillis, and in the8 hil-
lokis* set; and the other Yrael brente vp;
oon onelich, the 'moost strengthid", Azor,
uflawme brente vp. And al the praye of
thes citees, and beestis, the sones of Yrael
dyuydeden to hem self, alle the enemyes
laslayn. As the Lord cornaundide to his
seruaunt Moyses, so Moyses comaundide
to Josue, and he alle thingis fulfillide ;
and he passide not biside ofv alle the
maundementis, forsothe ne o word, that
ic the Lord comaundide to Moyses. And
so Josue took al the mounteyn loond, and
the south loond, and Gosen, and the pleyn,
and the west coost, and the hil of Yrael,
17 and the wijld feeldis of it ; and a paart
charisf bi' fier. And Josue cam, and
his oost with hym, a3ens hem soderili, ath
the watris of Meron, ' and felden on hem'.
And the Lord bitook hem in to the hondis 8
of Israel ; whichek smytiden1 hem, "f/iat is,
the hethen kyngis and her oostes™, and
pursuedenn 'til to0 grete Sidon, and the?
watris of Maserophoth, and toi the feeld
of Maspha, which r is at the eest part
therof. Josue3 smoot so alle men1, that
he lefte no relikis" of hem; and he dide 9
as the Lord comaundide to hym ; he hox-
ide 'the horsis of hemw, and brente the*
charis. And he turnede a3en anoon, and 10
took Asor, and 'smoot bi^ swerd the kyng
therof2; for Asor helde bi eld tyme the
prinsehed among alle these rewmes. And n
'he smoot* alle persoonesb that dwelliden
there, he lefte not ony relikysc therynne,
but he wastide alle thingis 'til tod deeth ;
also he distriede thilke citee bi brennyng.
And he took alle 'citees bi cumpase, and 12
'the kyngis of hemf, and smoots, and dide
aweib, as Moises, the 'seruaunt of the
Lord', comaundide tok hym, without ci-is
tees' that weren set in them grete hillis",
and in litle hillis ; and Israel brente the
othere0 citees ; flawme wastide P oneli o
citee, Asor, the strongeste. And the sones 14
of Israel departiden to hem silf al the prei,
and werki beestis of these citees, whanne
alle men1" weren slayn. As the Lord co- is
maundide to his seruaunt Moises, so Moises
comaundide to Josue, and 'he fillide8 alle
thingis ; he' passide not" of alle comaunde-
mentis"T, 'nether o word sotheliw, which*
the Lord comaundide to Moises. And so ic
Josue took al the 'lond of the hillis?, and
of z the south, thea lond of Gosen, and the
pleynb, and the west coost, and thec hil of
Israel, and the feeldi places therof; and 17
thed part of the hil that stiethe to Seir
P Om. A. q cutt BCEFH. r and A. 3 Om. CE. ' tombys E pr. m. u leste E pr. in. v Om. c.
f Om. i. K with i. h and he fel upon hem at r. ' Om. i. k and Josue and his oost r. ' smyten
m Om. s. n thei pursueden hem i. ° vnto i. P vnto the i. 1 vnto i. r that i. s And Josue
4 hem i. u thingis i. w her horsis i. x her i. y he killide with i. * of it i. a Josue killide
b the persoones i. c thingis i. d vnto the i. e the citees aboute i. f her kyngis i. 8 he killide hem
h hem awei i. ' Lordis seruaunt i. k Om. i. l the citees i. m Om. A sec.m. ELP. n mounteyns
0 tothere K. P brente up i. <1 the werk i. r the men of hem i. 8 Josue fulfilide i. * neither sotheli
he i. ™ o word i. v the hestis i. w Om. i. * that i. y mounteyn lond i. z the lond of i. a and
the i. b pleyn lond i. c he take the i. d Om. i. e strecchith up i.
584
JOSHUA.
XI. 18 — XII. 3.
of the hil that steieth vp to Seyr vnto
Baalgath, bi the pleyn of Libany vndur
the hil of Hermon ; alle the kyrigis of
hem he took, and smoot, and slew3-
isMyche tyme fau3t Josue a3ens thes
19 kyngis; there was now cyte, that took
hym not to the sones of Yrael, saue Euee
that dwellid in Gabaon ; alle with fi^tynge
20 he took. Forsothe the sentence of the
Lord it was, that the hertis of hem weren
ful hardid, and shulde fi3te a3ens Yrael,
and falle, and thei shulde not disserue
eny mercy, but shulden perisshe, as the
21 Lord hadde comaundid to Moyses. In
that tyme Josue cam, and slew3 Ena-
chym, fro the mownteyns of Ebron, and
Dabir, and Anab, and of al the hil of
Juda, and of Yrael, and the cytees of
22 hem he dide awey. He lefte not eny of
the stok of Enachym in the loond of the
sones of Yrael, out taak the cytees of
Gaza, and Geth,and Azoto,in thex whiche
23 aloon thei ben left. Thanne Josue took
al the loond, as the Lord spak to Moyses,
and took it into possessioun to the sones
of Yrael, after paarties and herv lynagis ;
arid the loond restyde fro bateilz.
CAP. XII.
1 Thes ben the kyngis whom the sones
of Yrael smyten, and weeldiden the loond
of hern, by3ond Jordan, at the sonnea
arisyngeb, fro the streem of Arnon vnto
the hil of Hermon, and al the est coost
2 that biholdith the wildernes. Seon, kyng
of Amorreis,that dwellid in Esebon, hadde
lordship fro Aroer, that is set vpon the
brenk of the streem of Arnon, and of the
mydil paart in the valey, and of half Ga-
laad, vnto the streem of Jaboch, that is
3 the teerme of the sones of Amon, and fro
the wildernes vnto the see of Cenoroth,
a3ens the est, and vnto the see of deseert,
that is the moost salt see, at the est coost,
'til tof Baalgath, bi the pleyn of Liban
vndur the hil of Hermon ; Josue took, and
smoot, and killide alle the kyngis of tho£
places, Josue fau3t myche tyme a3eiisis
these kyngis ; 'no citee wash, which bitook \9
not it silf to the sones of Israel, out takun
Euey that dwellide in Gabaon ; he took
alle1 bi batel. For it was the sentence of 20
the Lord, that 'the hertis of hemk schulde
be maad hard, and that thei schulden
fi3te a3ens Israel, and schulden1 falle, and
schuldenm not disserue ony mercy, and
schulden11 perische,as the Lord comaundide
to Moises. Josue cam in that tyme, and 21
killide0 Enachym, that is, giauntis, fro the
'hilli placis? of Ebron, and of Dabir, and
of Anab, and fro all the hil of Juda, and
of Israel, and dider awei 'the citees of
hern8. He lefte not ony man of the gene- 22
racioun of Enachim* in the lond of the
sones of Israel, without" thev citees of
Gasa, and Geth, and Azotus, in whiche
aloone theiw weren left. Therforx Josue 23
took al the lond, as the Lord spak to
Moyses, and he 3af it in to possessioun
to the sones of Israel, bi her partis and
lynagis ; and the lond restide fro batels.
CAP. XII.
These ben the kyngis whiche the sones i
of Israel han smyte, and weldiden 'the
lond of hem?, bi3ende Jordan, at the 'ris-
yng of the sunnez, fro the stronde of Ar-
non 'til toa the hil of Hermon, and al the
eest coost that biholdith the wildirnesse.
Seon, the kyng of Amorreis, that dwellide 2
in Esebon, was lord fro Aroer, whichb is
set on the brenke of the stronde of Arnon,
and of the myddil part in the valey, and
of half Galaad, tilc to the stronde of Ja-
both, which is the terme of the sones of
Amon, and fro the wildirnesse 'til tod the
see of Ceneroth, a3ens the eest, and 'til toes
the see of deseert, whichf is the saltist see
w not A. x Om. c. V his E pr. m. z batails BCEFH. a south ABCFH. & risynge c.
f vnto i. g these i. h ther was no citee i. ' alle men i. k her hertis i. ; that thei schulden i.
m thei schulden i. n that thei schulden i. ° he killide i. P mountaynes i. 1 Om. K sec. m. r he
dide i. s her citees s. * geauntis i. u outake i. v in the i. w geauntis i. x Thamie i. y her
londis i. z eest i. a vnto i. b that i. c and i. <J vnto i. e vnto i. f that i.
XII. 4 22.
JOSHUA.
585
bi the weye that ledith to Bethessymoth,
and fro the south paart that vnderlieth
4 to Assedoch, vnto Phasga. The teerme
of Og, kyngc of Basan, of the relikis of
Raphaym, that dwelten in Astaroth and
in Edram, and he hadde lordship in the
hil of Hermon, and in Salacha, and in al
5 Basan, vnto the teermes of Gessury and
Machati, and of d the half paart of Ga-
laad, and the teerme of Seon, kynge of
cEsebon. Moyses, the seruaunt of the
Lord, and the sones of Yrael smyten
hem ; and Moyses took the loorid of hem
into possessioun to Rubenytis and to Gad-
itis and tof the half lynage of Manasse.
7 Thes ben the kyngis of the loond, whom
Josue smoot and the sones of Yrael bi-
3ond Jordan, at the west coost, fro Algads
in the feeld of Liban, vnto the hil whos
paart steiethh into Seyr ; and 'Josue took
it1 into possessyoun to the lynagis of
s Yrael, to eche her paartis, as wel in
raounteyns, as in pleynk and wijld feeldis;
in Asseroth, and in the wildernes, and in
the south was Ethee, and Ammorree, Ca-
nanee, and Phereze, Euee, and Jebusee.
9 The kynge of Jericho, oon ; the kyng of
Hay, oon, that is of the side of Betel ;
10 the kyng of Jerusalem, oon ; the kyng
u of Ebron, oon; the1 kyng of Herymoth,
12 oon; the kyng of Lachis, oon; king of
13 Eglon, oon ; king of Gazer, oon ; king
1 4 of Dabir, oon; kyng of Gader, 0011 ; kyng
of Herma, oon ; kyng of Hedreth, oon ;
15 kyng of Lebna, oon ; kyng of m Odollam,
16 oon ; kyng of Maceda, oon ; kyng of Be-
Jg tel, oon ; kyng of Thaphua, oon ; kyng
of Affer, oon ; kyng of Affeth, oon ; kyng
19 of Saron, oon; kyng of Madan, oon;
20 kyng of Azor, oon ; kyng of Sameron,
21 oon ; kyng of Axaph, oon ; kyng of The-
22 nach, oon ; kyng of Maggedo, oon ; kyng
at the eest coost, bi# the weie that ledith
to Bethessymoth, and froh the south part
that liggith' vndur Assedoch,' til tok Phasga.
The terme of Og, kyng of Basan, of the*
relikis1 of Raphaym, "that is, giauntism,
that" dwelliden in Astoroth and in E-
draym, and he0 was lord in the hil? of
Hermon, and in Salacha, and in al Basan,
'til to'i the termesr of Gessuri and Machati, s
and of the half part of Galaad, and to the
terme5 of Seon, kyng of Esebon. Moyses, c
the 'seruaunt of the Lord', and the sones
of Israel 'smytiden hern" ; and Moises }af
'the lond of hemv in to possessioun to Ru-
benytisw and 'to Gadditisx and to half the
lynage of Manaasses. These ben the^ kyngis?
of the lond, whichez Josue and the sones
of Israel smytiden* bi3ende Jordan, at the
west coost, fro Algad in the feeld of Liban,
'til tob the hilc whos part stiethd in to
Seir ; and Josue }af ite in to possessioun
to the lynagis of Israel, to echf his owne
part, as wel in 'hilli placis? as in pleyns
and feeldi placis ; in Asseroth, and in wil-
dirnesse, and in the south was Ethei, and
Ammorrei, Cananei, and Pheresei, Euey,
and Jebusei. The kyng of Jerico oonh ; 9
the kyng of Hai, which1 is at the side of
Bethel, oon; the kyng of Jerusalem, oonk; 10
the1 kyng of Ebron, oon; the kyng of He-n
rymoth, oon ; the kyng of Lachis, oonm ;
the" kyng of Eglon, oon; the kyng of 12
Gazer, oon ; the kyng of Dabir, oon°; the is
kyng of Gader, oon ; the kyng of Herma, u
oon ; the kyng of Hedreth, oon ; the kyng ir>
of Lempna, oon ; the kyng of Odollam,
oonP; the kyng of MacedaPP, oon; thei kyng ic
of Bethel, oon; thei kyng of Thaphua, 1 7
oonr ; the8 kyng of After, oon ; the8 kyng is
of Affeth, oon ; the8 kyng of Saron, oon ;
the8 kyng of Madon, oon*; the" king ofio
Asor, oon ; the" kyng of Semeron, oon ; 20
c the kyng BCEFII. d to E pr. m. e the kyng BEfH. f Om. A. S Galaad E pr. m. Asgad sec. m.
k stieth up BCEFH. ' the Lord took hit to Josue E pr. m. k pleines c. 1 Om. BCEF. m Om. ABF.
K in i. h he was lord fro I. > lijth i. k vnto I. 1 relikis or of the left partis I. m Om. is. in tvhirhe
tveren strange geauntis i marg. n the whiche i. ° Og i. P mount I. 1 vnto I. r coostis I. s coost I.
1 Lordis seruaunt i. u killiden these kyngis i. v her londis i. w the men of the lynage of Ruben i.
* of the lynage of Gad i. y Om. i. z whom i. a han smyten i. *> vnto i. c -mount i. d strecchith
up i. e that lond i. f ech lynage i. g the hilli places plures. the mounteyns i. h was oon, oon.
' the which Hay i. k oon was i. 1 Om. i. m oon was i. n Om. i. ° oon was i. P oon was i.
PP Masceda A. 1 Om. i. r oon was i. s Om. i. l oon was i. u Om. r.
4 F
586
JOSHUA.
XII. 23 — XIII. 10.
of Cetes, oon ; kyng of Jachanaen of Car-
23 mel, oon ; kyng of Dor and of the pro-
uynce of Dor, oon ; kyng of the Gentils
24 of Galaad, oon; kyng of Thersa, oon;
alle the kyngis, oon and thretti.
CAP. XIII.
1 Josue was old and of greet age ; and
the Lord seyde to hym, Thow hast
eeldid, and art of loong age ; and the
moost wide" loond is left, that not 3it is
2 dyuydid hi lot ; that is, al Galile Philis-
3 tiym, and al Gessury, fro the trubli flood
that weetith Egipt, vnto the teermys of
Accharon a3ens the north ; the loond of
Chanaan, that in fyue litil kyngis of Phi-
listiym is dyuydid, Gazeus, and Azotyus,
Ascalonytes, Getheus, and Accharonytes.
4 At the south forsothe ben Euees, al the
loond of Chanaan, and fro Mara of Sy-
donys, vnto Affecha, and the teermes of
5 Ammorrei, and his nij coostis ; forsothe
the regioun of Liban a3ens the est, fro
Baalgat, vndur the hil of Hermon, to the
otyme that thou goo into Emath, of alle
that dwelliden in the hil, fro Liban vnto
the watris of Masserephoth, and al Sy-
donys; Y am, that shal doon awey hem
fro the face of the sones of Yrael ; come
it thanne in to the paart of the herytage
of Yrael, as Y haue comaundid to thee.
7 And nowe diuyde0 the loond into posses-
sioun to nyne lynagis, and to the half
8 lynage of Manasse, with the which Ru-
ben and Gad weeldiden the loond, that
Moyses, the seruaunt of the Lord, bi3ond
the flodis of Jordan took to hem, at the
9 est coost ; fro Aroer, that is set in the
brenk of the streeme of Ernon, in the
inydil of the valey, and al the wijld
lofeeldis of Medaba, vnto Dibon, and alle
the kyng of Axaph, oon ; the" kyng of 21
Thenach, oon; theu kyng of Magedo, oonv;
thew kyng of Cetes, oon ; thew kyng of Ja- 22
chanaem of Carmele, oon ; the kyng of 23
Dor and of the prouince of Dor, oon ; the
kyng of folkis of Galgal, oon ; the kyng 24
of Thersa, oon ; alle the kyngis, oon and
thretti.
CAP. XIII.
Josue was eld and of greet age ; and i
the Lord seide to him, Thou hast woxe
eld, and artx of long tyme ; and largeste?
lond is left, which2 is not 3it departid bi
lot; that is, al Galilet, Filistiym, and ala -\-aiGaiiie; in
Gessuri, fro the troblid flood that moistiths '
Egipt/ til toathe termesb of Acaron a3enus
the north ; the lond of c Chanaan, whichd is
departid 'in toe fyue litle kyngis of Filis-
tym, off Gaza, and of 8 Azotus, of Asco-
lon, of Geth, and ofh Accaron. Forsothe1 4
at the south ben Eueis, al the londk of Ca-
naan, and Maara1 ofra Sidonyes0, ytil to0
Affetha, and to the tennesP of Amorrei,
and thei coostisr of hyms; and the cuntrei &
of Liban a3ens the eest, fro Baalgath, vn-
dur the hil of Hermon, til* thou entrist
into Emath, of" alle men that dwellidenve
in the hilw, fro thex Liban Hil toy the wa-
tris of Masserephoth, and allez men of
Sidon3; Y amb, that schal do awei hem fro
the facec of the sones of Israel ; therford
come ite in to thef part of eritages of Is-
rael, as Yh comaundide to thee. And thou 7
now departe the lond in to possessioun to
the nyne lynagis, and to the half lynage of
Manasses, with which lynage Ruben and 8
Gad weldiden the lond, which1 lond Moises,
the 'seruaunt of the Lordk, 3af to hem bi-
3ende the flowyngis of Jordan, at the eest
coost; fro Aroer, which1 is set in the 9
brynke of the stronde of Arnon, in them
middis of the valei, and alle the feeldi
places of Medaba, "til ton Dibon, and alle 10
n wylde B. ° diuydid A sup, ras,
u Om. i. v oon was i. wOm. i. x thou art i. y the moost large i. zthati. avntor. ktermei. c also
of i. d that i. e among i. ! that is the king of i. S the king of i. h (he king of i. ' and i. k lond
also i. ' of Maara i. m and CD. and of i. n Sydony i. ° vnto i. P costis i. 1 to the i. r termes i.
8 it i. * til that i. u that is the cuntrey of i. v dwellen i. w mount i. x Om. DGIKMOQSUX. y vnto i.
z alle the i. a Sidonye i. b it am i. c sijt i. d thanne i. e this possessioun i. f Om. i. S the
eritage i. h Y haue i. ' the which i. k Lordis seruaunt i. ' that i. m Om. i. n vnto i.
XIII. ii — 23.
JOSHUA.
587
the citees of Seon, the? kyng of Amorreis,
that fau3t in Esebon, vnto the teermes of
nthe sones of Amon, and Galaad, and to
the teermys of Gessuri and Machati, and
al the hil of Herraon, and al Basan vnto
i2Selecha; al the kyngdom of Og in Basan,
that regnede in Astaroth, and in Edraym ;
and he was of the relikis of Raphaym ;
and Moyses smoot hem, and dyde hem
isawey. And the sones of Yrael wolden
not destruye Gessery and Machati ; andi
dwelliden in the mydil of Yrael vnto the
14 day thatr is nowe. Forsothe to the ly-
nage of Leuy he jaue no possessioun, but
the sacryfices", and the slayn offryngis of
the Lord God of Yrael; that is his hery-
lotage, as he hath spokun to hym. Thanne
Moyses 3af possessioun to the 'linage of
the* sones of Ruben, after her kynredis ;
ic and the teerme of hem was fro Aroer,
that is set in the brenk of the streeme of
Arnon, and in the mydil valey of the
same streeme, al the pleyn that ledith to
nMedaba and Esebon, and alle the litil
towns of hem, that ben in the wijld
feeldis ; forsothe Dibon, and Baal Ba-
moth, and the burgh toun of Baal Meon,
is and Gesa, and Sedymoch, and Mephe,
19 and Caryathaym, and Sabama, and Sara-
20 thaphar, in the hil of the valey of Bethe-
roeth, and Assedoch, Phascha, and Betha-
21 issymoth ; alle the feeldi citees, and alle
the rewmes of Seon, kyngu of v Amrnor-
rei, that regnede in Esebon, whom Moy-
ses smoot, with his princis, Madian, Euee,
and Recten, and Sur, and Hur, and Re-
bee, dukys of Seon, dwellers of the loond.
22 And Balaam, the sone of Beor, dyuynour,
thew sones of Yrael slewen with swerd
23 with other slayn. And the teerme of the
sones of Ruben is maad the flood of Jor-
dan ; this is the possessiounx of Ruben-
the citees of Seon, kyng0 of Amorreis, that
regnyde in Esebon, 'til to? the termesi of
the sones of Amon, and of Galaad, and ton
the termesi of Gessuri, and of Machati,
and al the hilr of Hermon, and al Basan,
'til tos Salecha ; al the rewme of Og in 12
Basan, that regnede in Astoroth, and in
Edraym ; 'he was4 of the relikisu of Ra-
faym, '£//«£ is, of giaunlisv ; and Moises
smootw hem and didex awey hem?. And is
the sones of Israel nolden* destrye Gessurri
and Machati ; and thei dwellidena in the
myddis of Israel, 'til in to present daib.
Sothelic he 3af not possessioun to the ly- u
nage of Leuy, butd sacrifices6, and slayn
sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel ; thatf
is 'his eritage^, as God^ spak' to hymk.
Therfor1 Moises jaf™ possessioun to the is
lynage of the sones of Ruben, bi her kyn-
redis ; and 'the term of hem" was fron;
Aroer, which" is seti" in the brenke of the
stronde of Arnon, and in the myddil valei
of the same stronde, al the pleyn thati
ledith to Medaba, and Esebonr, and alle 17
the townes of thos, that ben in the* feeldi
places ; and Dibon, and Baal Bamoth, and
the citee of Baal Meon, and Gesa, and Se- is
dymoth, and Mephe, and Cariathaym, and 10
Sabana, and Sarathaphar, inu the hil of
the valey of Betheroeth, and of Asedoch, 20
Phasca, and Bethaissymoth ; alle thev feeldi 21
citees, and alle the rewmes of Seon, kyng"'
of Amorrey, that regnede in Esebon, whom
Moyses smoot, with hise princes, Madian,
Eueyx and Recten, and Sur?, and Hur,
and Rebee, duykis z of Seon, enhabitersa
of the lond. And the sones of Israel kill- 2-2
iden bi swerd Balaam, the^ fals diuynour,
the sone of Beor, with othere men slaync.
And the termed of the sones of Ruben was 23
maad the flood of Jordan ; this is the pos-
sessioun of Rubenytis6 bi her kynredis of
P Om. c. 1 Om. Anvil, hot E pr. m. r Om. B. s sacryfice B.
v Om. E. w the whiche the E pr. m. x possessiouns ABE pr. m. FII.
Om. A. » the kyng E pr. m.
° the kyng i. P vnto I. 1 coostis I. r mounteyne i. s vnto i. 4 this was I. u peple left r. * that
be geauntis i marg. Om. s. w killide i. * dide hem IK. 7 Om. plures. z wolden not i. a han
dwellid i. t> vnto the day that is now i. c And i. d but to hem he }afi. e wilful offringis i. f the
which lynage i. ? the eritage of the Lord i. h the Lord i. * seide i. k Moises i. ' Om. i. m jaf
thanne i. n her term i. ° that i. P Om. i. <l also that i. r to Esebon i. s hem i. l Om. i.
u and K. v Om. i. w the kyng i. * also Euey i. Y Assur c. z the duykis i. and duykis K.
a dwellers i. b Om. plures. c slayn there i. d termes A pr. m. e men of Ruben i.
4 F 2
588
JOSHUA.
XIII. 24 XJV. T.
ytis bi her kynredis of citees and litil
24 touns. And Moyses 3af to the lynage of
Gad, and to his sones, bi her kynredis,
possessioun, of the which the dyuysioun
20 is this; the teermys of Jaser, and alle
the citees of Galaad, and half paart of the
loond of the sones of Amon, vnto Aroer
26 that is a3ens Tabba; and fro Esebon vnto
Ramoth Masphe, and Bethamyn, and Ma-
27nayn, vnto the teermys of Dabir; in the
valey also? of Betharan and Bethnenar,
and Sochoth, and Saphan, that other
paart of the kingdom of Seon, kyngz of
Esebon ; forsothe of thisa eend of Jordan
isb the vttermostc part of the see of Ce-
nereth bi3ond Jordan, at the eest coost.
28 This is the possessyoun of the sones of
Gad, bi her meynees, citees and towns
29 of hem. And he 3af to the half lynage
of Manasse, and to his sones, after her
so kynredis, possessioun, of the which this
is the bigynnynge ; Ammyneym, and al
Basan, and alle the kyngdoms of Og, thed
kyng of Basan, and alle the touns of
Jayr, that ben in Basan, sexti bur3 touns;
31 and half part of Galaad, and Ascharoth,
and Edrai, citees of the kingdom of Og,
kyng of e Basan ; to the sones of Machir
andf to the sones of Manasse, and to the
half paart of the sones of Machir, after
32 her kynredis. This possessioun dyuydede5
Moyses, in the wijld feeldis of Moab bi-
3ond Jordan, a3ens Jericho, at the est
33 plage. Forsothe to the lynage of Leuy
he 3af no possessioun ; for the Lord God
of Yrael he is the possessioun of hym, as
he hath spokun to hym.
CAP. XIV.
] This is that the sones of Yrael weeld-
iden in the loond of Chanaan, the wbiche
3euen to hym Eleazar the preest, and
citees and of1 townes. And Moises 3afk to 24
the lynage of Gad, and to the1 sones ther-
ofm, bi hern kynredis, possessioun0, of
which? this is departyngi ; he $af the 25
termes of Jazer, and alle the citees of Ga-
laad, and the half part of the lond of the
sones of Amon, 'til tor Aroer which8 is
a3ens Tabba ; and fro Esebon 'til to4 Ra- 26
moth of Masphe, and Bethamyn, and Ma-
nayn, 'til to" the termes of Dabir ; and in 27
the valei he ^afv Betharan, and Bethneuar,
and Socoth, and Saphan, thew tother part
of the rewme of Seon, kyngx of Esebon ;
and the ende of this? is Jordan, 'til toz the
laste part of the see of Cenereth oner Jor-
dan, at the eest coost. This is the pos-28
sessioun of the sones of Gad, bi her
meynees, the citees and townes a of thob.
Hec 3af also possessioun to the half ly-29
nage of Manasses, and to hise sones, bi her
kynredis, of which possessioun this is the so
bigynnyng ; hec $qf Ammaym, and al Ba-
san, and alle the rewmes of Og, kyngd of
Basan, and alle the townes of Jair, that
ben in Basan, sixtie citees; andf half the 31
part of Galaad, and Astoroth, and Edray£,
the citees of the rewme of Og, kyng of h
Basan; to' the sones of Machir, sonesk of
Manasses, and to half the part of the
sones of Machir, bi her kynredis. Moises 32
departide this possessioun in the feeldi
placis of Moab ouer Jordan, a3ens Jericho,
at the eest coost. Forsothe he1 3af not™ 33
possessioun to the lynage of Leuy; for the
Lord God himself of Israel is the posses-
sioun of Leuyn, as the Lord spak° to
hym.
CAP. XIV.
This 'thing itP is, whichi the sones of i
Israel weldiden in the lond of Canaan,
which1" lond Eleazar the preest, and Jo-
Josue, the sone of Nun, and princis of sue, the sone of Nun, and the princes of
y forsothe E pr. m. z the kyng E pr. in.
f Om. BCEFH. S dyuyde A.
the E pr. m. b is to E. c otemost E. d Om. c. e Jn BEFH.
. k jaf a possessioun i. 'hisi. mOm.i. uhise \pr.m. etplurcs. °Om.i. P the which possessioun l.
1 the departyng I. r vnto i. s that I. l vnto i. u vnto I. v yifto hem i. v" that tvas the i. x the
kyng i. y that terme i. z vnto i. a the townes i. b hem i. c Moises i. d the kyng i. e the
whiche ben sixti i. f also i. S of Edray i. h in BCPKMNLOQRSUX. ' he jaf to i. k the sones i.
1 Moises i. m no i. n the kynrede of Leuy i. ° seide i. P Om. i. 1 the possessioun that i. r the
which i.
XIV. 2 II.
JOSHUA.
589
2 the meynees bi the lynagis of Yrael, bi
lot alle thingis dyuydynge, as the Lord
comaundide in the hoond of Moyses, to
3 nyne lynagis and to an half lynage. For-
sothe Moyses 3af to the two lynages and
to the half lynage bi3ond Jordan posses-
sioun ; with outen the Leuytis, that no
thing of erthe token among her bri-
4 theren ; but into the place of hem camen
the sones of Joseph, into two lynagis dy-
uydid, Manasse, and Effraym. And Le-
uytis token noon other paart in the
loond, but cytees to dwelle yn, and sub-
urbis of hem to howsbeestis and hish
s feeld beestis to be fed. As the Lord co-
maundide to Moyses, so the sones of
Yrael diden, and dyuydeden the loond.
e And so the sones of Juda wenten to
Josue in Galgalis ; and Caleph, the sone
of Jephone Cenezeus, spak to hym, Thou
hast knowun, what the Lord hath spokun
to Moyses the man of God of1 me and
7 of thee in Cades Barne. Of fourti 3eer
Y was, whanne Moyses, the seruaunt of
the Lord, sentek me fro Cades Barne forto
bihold the loond, and I toolde to hym,
s that me semed sooth. Forsothe my bre-
theren, that stieden vp with me, dis-
coumfortiden1 the herte of the puple, and
neuerthelaterm Y folwide the Lord my
9 God. And Moyses swore in that day,
seiynge, The loond, that thi foot shal
treed, shal be thi possessioun, and of thi
sones with out eend ; for thou hast folwid
10 the Lord thi God. Forsothe the Lord
hath grauntid to me lijf, as he hath bi-
hoot vnto the day that is nowe. Fyue and
fourti 3eer ben, sith the Lord spak this
word to Moyses, whanne Yrael wente
thur3 wildirnes. To day Y am of fyue
11 and ei3ti 3eer, so my3ti, as that tyme Y
was my3ti, whanne Y was sent to aspie ;
meynees8 bi4 the" lynagis of Israel 3aUen
to hem, and departidenv alle thingis bi lot, 2
as the Lord comaundide in the hond of
Moises, to nynevv lynagis and thew half
lynage. For Moisesx hadde 3ouey to 'the 3
tweyz lynagis and to the3 half lynage
'possessioun ouer Jordanb; without the
Leuytisc, that token no thing of the lond
among her britheren ; but the sones of 4
Joseph weren departid in to twei lynagis,
of Manasses and of Effraym, and 'weren
eirisd in to the place of hem". And 'the
Leuytisf token noon other part in the lond,
no but citees to dwelle&, and the subarbis
of tho to werkeh beestis and her scheep
to be fed1. As the Lord comaundide to 5
Moises, so the sones of Israel diden, and
departidenk the lond. And so the sones c
of Juda nei3iden! to Josue in Galgalis ;
and Caleph, the sone of Jephone, of Ce-
neth, spak to himm, Thou knowist, what
the Lord spak to Moises, the man of God,
of me and of thee in Cades Barne. Yn was 7
of fourti 3eer, whanne Moises, 'seruaunt of
the Lord0, sente me fro Cades Barne, that
Y schulde biholde the lond, and Y teelde
to hym that, that semyde soth to me.
ForsotheP my britheren, thats tieden"! with 8
me, discoumfortiden the herte of the puple,
and neuerthelesr Y suede my Lord God.
And Moises swoor in that dai, and seide,9
The lond, which8 thi foot trad', schal be
thi possessioun, and of thi sones with-
outen ende ; for thou suedist thi Lord
God. Sotheli" the Lord grauntide lijf to 10
me, as he bihi3te, 'til in to present daiv.
Fourti 3eer and fyue ben, sithen the Lord
spak this word to Moises, whanne Israel
3edew bix they wildirnesse. To dai Yz am
of vfoure scoor 3eer and fyuea, and Y am 1 1
as my3ti, as Y was my3tib in that time,
whanne Y was sent to aspiec ; the strengthe
h her c. ' for B pr. m. k sende E. ' myslosedyn B pr. m. m nerthelatere CE.
• the meynees i. * of i. u tho plures. v these departiden i. vv the nyne N. « to an i. to
ths DEFGKI/MNOPQRSUWX. x bijonde Jordan Moises i. T joue possessioun i. z two i. ij LO. a an i.
b Om. i. c dekens i. d these by successioun camen i. e Leuytis, and weren eiris i. f thei i. S dwelle
ynne i. h her werke i. ' fed ynne i. k thei departiden i. 1 wenten i. m Josue i. n Caleph i marg.
0 the seruaunt of the Lord BCFLNP pr. m. the Lordis seruaunt i. the man of God o. P and i. 9 jeden
up i. * nertheles i. s that i. * hath troden i. u And i. v into the day that is nowe i. w wente i.
1 thorouj i. y Om. I. z Y Caleph i. » fyue and eijti jeer K. b Om. i. c biholde the lond i.
590
JOSHUA.
XIV. 12 — XV. 6.
the strength of that tyme in me vnto
to" day abydith stil, as wel to fyt, as to
12 goo. 3yf thanne to me this hil, the
which0 the Lord hath bihoot to me, thee
forsothe herynge, in the which ben Ena-
chym, and greet citees and strengthid? ;
if perauenture the Lord be with me, and
shal mowe doo aweye hem, as he hath
is bihoot to me. And Josue blisside to
hym, and took to hym Ebron into pos-
14 sessyon. And fro that tyme Ebron was
to Caleph, the sone of Jephone Ceneze,
vnto the present day ; for he folwide the
15 Lord God of Yrael. The name of Ebron
before was clepid Caryatharbe. Adam
moost greet there in the loond of Ena-
chym was set ; and the loond ceesside fro
bataylis.
CAP. XV.
1 Thanne the lot of the sones of Juda,
bi her kynredis, was this ; fro the teerme
of Edom vnto the deseert of Syn a3ens
the south, and vnto the last paart of the
2 south coost, the bigynnynge of it fro the
hei3t of the moost salt see, and fro the
tonge of it, that biholdith to the south.
3 And 'it goothi out a3ens the stiynge vp
of Scorpion, and passith into Syna ; and
stiede vp into Cades Barne, and cometh
into Efron, stiynge vp tor Daran, and
4 enuyrounynge Cariacaa, and thens pass-
ynge into Asemona, and comynge to the
streeme of Egipt ; and the teermes of it
shulen be the greet ses ; this shal be the
seend of the south coost. Fro the est
the bigynnynge forsothe shal be the salt
see, vnto the eendis of Jordan, and tho
thingis, that biholden the north, fro the
tonge of the see vnto the same flood of
6 Jordan. And the terme stiede into
Bethaegla, and gooth fro the north into
Betharaba, stiynge vp to the stoon of
'of that tymed dwellith stabli in me 'til toe
dai, as wel to fijte, as to go. Therfor 3yuef 12
thou to me this hil, which £ the Lord bi-
hi3te to me, while also thou herdisth, in
which1 hil ben Enachym, and grete 'citees,
and strengthidk ; if in hap the Lord is1
with me, and Y maim do hem awei, as he"
bihi3te to me. And Josue blesside hym°, 13
and 3af P to hym Ebron in to possessioun.
And fro that tyme Ebron was toi Caleph, 14
soner of Jephone, of Cenez, 'til in tos pre-
sent dai ; for he suede the Lord God of
Israel. The name of Ebron was clepid ^
bifore Cariatharbe. Adam*, the gretteste",
wasv set there in the lond of Enachym ;
and thew lond ceesside fro batels.
CAP. XV.
Therfor* this was the part of the sones i
of Juda, bi her kynredis ; fro? the termez
of Edom 'til toa deseertb of Syn a3ens the
south, and 'til toc the laste part of the
south coost, the bigynnyng therof fro the 2
hi3nessed of the saltist see, and fro the
arm therof, that biholdithdd to the south.
And it goith out a3ens the stiyng of 3
Scorpioun6, and passithf in to Syna; and it
stieths in to Cades Barne, and cometh1' in
to Ephron, and it stieth ' to Daran, and
cumpassithk Cariacaa ; and fro thennus it 4
passith1 in to Asemona, and comethm to
the stronde of Egipt ; and the termes
therof schulen be the greet see ; this schal
be the ende of the south coost. Sothelin5
fro the eest the bigynnyng schal be the
saltiste see, 'til to0 the laste partis of Jor-
dan, and tho partis, that biholden the
north, fro the arm of the see 'til to? the
same flood of Jordan. And the terme^e
stieth1' in to Bethaegla, and passith8 fro
the north in to Betharaba ; and it stieth1
11 Om. BF. ° that c. P litul E pr. m. 1 he shal goon E pr. m. T fro A pr. m. s cyte A.
d Om. i. e vnto this i. f Josue, jyue i. S that i. h herdist it i. i the which i. k strengthid citees i.
1 be i. m schal mowe i. n the Lord i. ° Caleph i. P he jaf i. 1 of i. r the sone i. 8 vnto this i.
* Om. i. u moost i. v Adam was i. w that i. x Thanne i. y the whiche part lastide fro i. z coost i.
a vnto i. b the deseert is. c it duride unto i. d heijte i. dd bihodith A. e the scorpioun IK.
f it passith forth i. S stieth up i. h it cometh i. i stieth up i. k it cumpassith i. l passith forth i.
m it cometh i. n And i. ° vnto i. P vnto i. 1 terme of it i. r stieth up i. s it passith i. * stieth
up i.
t kynredis, that
is, meynees.
Lire here, c.
XV. 7 — 1
JOSHUA.
591
yRoen, the sone of Ruben, and strecch-
ynge vnto the termys of Debara, fro the
valey of Achor a3ens the north, biholdynge
Galgala, that is forn' a3ens of the stiynge
vp of Adomyn, fro the south part of the
streem, and passith the watris, that ben
clepid the welle of the sunne; and shulen
ben the goyngis out of it to the welle of
a Rogel. And it stieth vp bi the valey of the
sone of Ennon, fro the side of Jebusei, to the
south ; this is Jerusalem ; and fro thennus
hym self arerynge" to the cop of the hil,
that is a3ens Jehennon at the west, in the
hei3t of the valey of Raphaym, a3ens the
9 north ; and passith fro the cop of the hil
vnto the welle of the water of Nepthoa,
and cometh vnto the touns of the hil of
Ephron ; and is bowid into Bala, that
is Caryathiarym, that is of the cyte of
lowodis; and gooth about fro Baala a3ens
the west, vn to the hil of Seir, and passith
bisidis the side of the hil of Jarym to the
north into Selbon, and gooth down into
Bethsamys, and passith into Thanna ;
1 1 and cometh a3en the north partis of Ac-
charon fro the side, and is bowid to
Sechrona, and passith the hil of Baala,
and cometh into Gebnel, and of the greet
see a3ens the west in the eend it is closid
12 to gidrys. Thes ben the teermes of the
sones of Juda,bi enuyroun in herkynredis.
is To Calephv, the sone of Jephone, he hath
3ouun part in the mydil of the sones of
Juda, as the Lord comaundyde to hym,
Caryatharbe, of the fader of Enach ; it is
14 Ebron. And Caleph dide awey fro it thre
sones of Enach, Sysay, Achyman, and Tol-
ls may, of the stok of Enach. And fro thens
comynge doun he cam to the dwellers of
Dabir, that before was clepid Caryath-
lesepher, that is, citee of lettrys. And
Caleph seide, Whoso smytith Caryath-
sepher™, and takith it, Y shal 3yue to hym
to the stoon of Boen, soneu of Ruben, and 7
goithv 'til tow the termes of Debera, fro
the valei of Achar a3ens the north ; and it
biholdith Galgala, whichx is 'on the con-
trarie part of? the stiyng of Adomyn,
fro the south part of the stronde ; and it
passith the watris, that ben clepid the
welle of the sunne ; and the outgoyngis
therof schulen be toz the welle of Rogel.
And it stietha bi the valei of the sone of 8
Ennon, bi the side of Jebusei, at the
south ; this is Jerusalem ; and fro thennus
it reisithb it silf to the cop of the hil,
whichc is 336113 Jehennon at the west, in
the hi3nessed of the valei of Raphaym,
a3ens the north ; and it passith froe the 9
'cop of the hilf tils to the wel of the watir
Nepthoa, and comethh vtil to' the tounes
of the hil of Ephron ; and it is bowid in
to Baala, whichk is Cariathiarym, that is,
the citee of woodis ; and it cumpassith fro 10
Baala a3ens the west, 'til to1 the hil of
Seir, and it passith bi the side of the hil
Jarym to the north in Selbon, and goith"1
doun in to Bethsamys ; and it passith11 in
to Thanna, and cometh0 a3ens the partis 1 1
of the north bi the side of Accaron ; and
it is bowid to Secrona, and passithP the hil
of Baala ; and it cometh in to Gebneel, and
it is closid with the ende of the grete see,
a3ens the west. These ben the termes of 12
the sones of Juda, bi cumpas in her mey-
nees. Sothelii Josue 3af to Caleph, soner 13
of Jephone, part in the myddis of the
sones of Juda8, as the Lord comaundide
to hynijCariatharbe1, of the fadir of Enach;
thilke is Ebron. And Caleph dide awei 14
fro it" thre sones of Enach, Sisai, and
Achyman, and Tholmai, of the genera-
cioun of Enach. And Caleph stiedev fro is
thennus, and camw to the dwelleris of Da-
bir, that was clepid bifore Cariathsepher,
that is, thex citee of lettris. And Caleph i«
4 Om. E pr.m. u rerende c. v Caleph forsothe E. vv Caryatsephe A.
u that is, of the sone i. v it goith i. w vnto I. * that i. J forn ajens i. z lastynge to i. » stieth
up i. b up reisith i. c that i. d heijte i. e forth fro i. * Om. G. S Om. plures. h it cometh i.
' vnto i. til s. k that i. l vnto i. m it goith i. n passith forth i. ° it cometh i. P it passith i.
1 And i. r the sone i. 8 the sones of Jude r. * this part hi$t Cariatharbe i. u thennus i. v stiede up i.
w he cam i. * Om. i.
592
JOSHUA.
xv. 17 — 42.
17 Axam, my doi^ter, wijf. And Othonyel,
the sone of Zeneth, the brother of Ca-
leph, the 3ongerw, took it ; and he }af to
is hym Axam, his doi^ter, wijf. The which,
whanne she wente togidres, hir man
meuede to hir forx to axe of hir fader
a feeld ; and she si3ide, as she sat in the
asse ; to whom Caleph, What hast thow,
19 he seith ? And she answerd, 3if to me
a blessynge ; the south loond and drye
thou hast 3yue to me ; ioyn and a water?
loond. And Caleph 3af to hir 'a watry
2oloondz, aboue and bynethe. This is the
possessioun of the lynage of the sones of
21 Juda, bi her kynredis. And her citees
weren fro the last parties of the sones of
Juda, biside the teermes of Edom, fro the
south of Capsahel, and Edel, and Jagur ;
2| Eccyna, and Dymona, Edada, and Cades,
24 and Alor, and Jethnan, and Ypheth, and
25 Thelem, and Balaoth, and Asor, Nobua,
26 and Caryoth, Effron ; this is Assoromam ;
27 Same, and Molida, and Aser, Gabdaa, and
asAssemoth, Bethfeleth, and Acertual, and
asBersabee, and Baiuhia, and Baala, and
so Hymesen, and Betholad, and Exil, and
31 Herma, and Sichelech, and Meacdemena,
32Sensena, Lebioth, and Selymetem Rem-
moth ; alle the citees nyyn and thretti,
33 and the touns of hem. Forsothe in the
feeldis of Eschoal, and Saraa, and Asena,
34 and Azanoe, and Eugannem, and Thaph-
35 ua, and Enaym, and Jesemoth, Adulam,
Socco, and Azecha/and Sarym, Aditaim,
so and Gedam, andb Giderothaimc ; the cy-
37 tees fourteen, and the touns of hem ; Sa-
senam, and Eseba, and ' Magdalgad, Delence,
39 and Melcha, Betel, Lachis, and Baschath,
40 and Eglon, Esbon, and Leemas, and Ceth-
41 lis, and Gideroth, and Bethdagon, and
Nenna, and Maceda ; cytees sexteen, and
42 the townes of hem ; Jambane, and Ether,
and Asam, Jepta, and Jesua, and Nesib,
seide, Y schal 3yue Axa, my dorter, wijf
to hym that schal smyte^ Cariathsepher,
and schalz take it. And Othynyel, sonean
of Ceneth, the 3ongere brother of Caleph,
took thatb citee ; and Caleph 3af Axa, his
dou3tir, wijf to hym. And whanne 'sche is
3ede togiderec, hir hosebonde counseilide
hir, that sche schulde axe of hir fadir a
feeld ; and sche si33ide, as sche sat ond the
asse; 'to whom6 Caleph seidef, What hastio
thou&? And scheh answeride, 3yue thou
blessyng' to me ; thou hast 3oue to me the
south lond and dryek ; ioyne thou also the1
moist lond. And Caleph 3af to hir the"1
moist lond, aboue and bynethe. This is 20
the possessioun of the lynage of the sones
of Juda, bi her meynees. And the citees 21
weren" fro the laste partis of the sones of
Juda, bisidis the termes of Edom, fro the
south0 ; Capsahel, and Edel, and Jagur,
Ectyna, and Dymona, Edada, and Cades, ^
and Alor, and Jethnan, and Ipheth, and 24
Thelon, and Balaoth, and Asor, Nobua, 25
and Cariath, Effron ; this is Asseromam ; 26
Same, and Molida, and Aser, GabdaP, and 27
Assemoth, Bethfelech, and Asertual, and 28
Bersabee, and Baiohia, and Baala, and 29
Hymesen, and Betholad, and Exul, and so
Herma, and Sichelech, and Meacdemana, 3i
and Sensena, Lebeoth, and Selymetem 32
Remmoth 1 ; alle 'the citees r, nyn and
thretti st, and the1 townes 'of thou. So- 33 1 a/ie
xxxix. In E-
theliv in the feeldi places, Escoal, and bre
Sama, and Asena, and Azanoe, and En- 34 an
gannem, and Taphua, and Enaym,
Jecemoth, Adulam, Socco, and Azecha, w tmthe,
othere that
and Sarym, Adytaym, and Gedam, and 36 ben ouer this
_,., , „ . , , , noumbre weren
Giderothaym ; fourtene citees, and the assigned after.
townes of thow; Sanam, and Aseba, and 37 "^^J^.
Magdalgad, Delen, and Melcha, Bethel, 38 meon< c-
Lachis, and Baschat, and Esglon, Esbon, *j
and Leemas, and Cethlis, and Gideroth, 41
and Bethdagon, and Neuma, and Maceda ;
w lasse c pr. m. E pr. m.
» Om. A. " Om. A.
1 Om. c. y watri CE. moyst dongy E pr.m.
c Rothaim A. cc Magdalgaddelen A.
z moyst dongy E pr. m.
y destrie i. z he schal I. a the sone i. b the i. c thei jeden IKX sup. ras. d upon I. e and i.
f seide to her i. g thou in thi mynde i. h Axa i. ' a blessyng i. k a drye i. l therto a i. m a i.
n Om. i. ° south weren these citees i. P and Gabda BD. <1 and Remmoth DGIKMNOQSX. r these ben i.
3 thretti citees i. l her i. " Om. i. v And r. w her townes i.
XV. 44 — XVI. 2.
JOSHUA.
593
44 and Ceyla, and Asib, and Maresa, cytees
45 nyne, and the towns of hem ; Accharon
46 with towns and his villagis; from Accaron
vnto the see, alle that drawen to Azaot,
47 and the villagis of it ; Azaoth with touns
and his villagis ; Gaza with towns and
his villagis, vnto the streeme of Egipt ;
48 and the greet see the teerme of it ; and
in the hil of Samyr, and Jecther, and
49 Socco, and Edenna, Charyath Senna ;
so this is Dabir ; Anab, and Yschemo, and
51 Ammygosen, and Olom, and Gilo, citees
52 enleuen, and the towns of hem ; Arab,
53 and Roma, and Esaam, and Ammin, and
54 Bethfasua, and Aphecha, and Ariymacha,
Caryatharbe ; that is Ebron ; and Sior,
55 citees nyne, and towns'1 of hem ; Maon,
5cand Hermen, and Ziph, and Jothae, Ze-
5;rahel, and Zachadamer, and Anoe, and
Chaym, Gabaa, Canna, citees ten, and the
58 towns of hem ; Alul, and Bethsur, and
59 Jodor, Mareth, and Bethanoth, and Beth-
ecen, citees sixe, and the touns of hem ;
oo Caryathbaal ; that is Caryathiarym, citee
of wodis ; and Rebda, citees two, and the
ci touns of hem ; in the deseert of Bethara-
6-2 ba, Medyn, and Cyriacha, and Nebsan,
and the citee of salt, and Engadi, citees
six, and the touns of hem ; thei weren
eatogidre an hundryd and fifteen. For-
sothe Jebuse6, the dweller of Jerusalem,
my3te not the sones of Juda doon a wey;
and Jebuse6 dwelt with the sones of
'Juda inf Jerusalem vnto the day that is
now.
CAP. XVI.
1 And the lot of the sones of Joseph
felle fro Jordan a3ens Jericho, and to the
watrys of it, fro the est ; the wildirnes
that stieth vp fro Jericho to the hil of
2 Bethel, and goth out fro Bethel Luzan,
arid passith the teerme of Architaroth,
sixtenex citees, and 'the townes of tho? ;
'Jambane, and Ether, and Asam, Jepta, *?
and Jesua, and Nesib, and Ceila, and Azib, 44
and MarezaJT, nynz citees, and 'the townes
of thoa; 'Accaron with hise townes and 45
vilagis ; fro Accaron til to the see, alle 46
thingis that gon to Azotus, and the townes
therof ; Azotus with hise townes and vi-47
lagis; Gaza with hise townes and villagis,
til to the stronde of Egipt ; and the grete
see is the terme therof; and in the hil, 48
Samyraa, and Jeccher, and Socco, and Ede- 49
ma, Cariath Senna ; this is Dabir ; Anab, 50
and Ischemo, and Ammygosen, and Olom, 51
and Gilob, enleuenebb 'citees, and the townes
of thoc; 'Arab, and Roma, and Esaam, and 53
Amum, and Bethfasua, and Afecha, Am- 54
macha, and Cariatharbe ; this is Ebron ;
and Siorcc, nynd citees, and 'the townes of
thoe; 'Maon, and Hermen, and Ziph, and 55
Jothae, Zerahel, and Zocadamer, and Anoe, 56
and Chaym, Gabaa, andf Kannaff, tens ci-s?
tees, and 'the citees of thoh ; 'Alul, and 58
Bethsur, and Jodor, Mareth, and Betha-59
noth, and Bethecen, sixe citees, and the
townes of thohh; Cariathbaal; this is Ca-«o
riathiarym, the citee of woodis ; and Reb-
da, twei citees, and 'the townes of tho1 ; inei
deseertk, ' Betharaba, Medyn, and Siriacha,
Nepsan, and the citee of salt, and Engad-62
dikk, sixe1 citees, and 'the townes of thom ;
*the citees11 weren togidere an hundrid and
fiftene. Sotheli the sones of Juda my3ten 63
not do awei Jebusei, the dwellere of Je-
rusalem ; and Jebusei dwellide with the
sones of Juda in Jerusalem 'til in to0 pre-
sent day.
CAP. XVI.
And the lotP, ^ethir part^, of the sones i
of Joseph felde fro Jordan a3ens Jerico,
and atr the watris therof, fro the eest ; is
the wildirnesse, that stieth3 fro Jerico to
the hil of Bethel, and it goith out* fro 2
Bethel 'in tou Luzan, and passithv the
d the towns CE. e Jesube A. f Om. A.
* and sixtene i. y her townes, bi name i. XX Om. i. z and nyn i. a her townes i. aa of Samyr K.
>h Om. i. bb and ther weren enleuene i. c citees, with townes and vilagis therof i. cc Om. i. « and
nyn i. e her townes i. * Om. pltires. vff Om. i. S and ten i. h her townes i. llh Om. i. ' her
townes i. k the deseert i. kk Om. i. ! weren sixe i. m her townes i. n these i. ° vnto this i.
P lond Q. 1 Om. cisx. r to i. s stieth up i. * forth i. « vnto i. v it passith i.
4 G
594
JOSHUA.
XVI. 3 — XVII. 2.
sand cometh doun to the west biside the
teerrae of Jefleti, vnto the teermes of the
nethermoreS Betheron, and of Gazar; and
the regiouns of it ben endid inh the greet
4 see, that weeldiden the sones of Joseph,
sManasses and Effraym. And the teerme
of the sones of Effraym, bi her kynredis,
is maad, and the possessioun of hem a3ens
the est, Acharothaddar vnto the ouermore1
« Betheron. And goon out the side coostis
into the see ; forsothe Mathmethath bi-
holdith the north, and enuyrouueth the
teermys a3ens the est in Thanarselo, and
7 passith fro the streme of Janoe ; and goth
doun fro Janoe into Atharoth and Noa-
thara, and cometh into Jericho; and goth
a out to Jordan fro Thaphua, and passith
a3ens the see in to the valey ful of reedis ;
and the goyngis out of it ben to the
moost salt see. This is the possessioun of
the lynage of the sones of Effraym, bi her
a meynees; and the citees ben seuerd to the
sones of Effraym in the mydil of the
possessioun of the sones of Manasse, and
10 the towns of hem. And the sones of
Effraym slewen not Chanane, that dwelt
in Gaser ; and Chanane dwellid in the
mydil of Effraym vnto this day tribi-
tarye.
CAP. XVII.
1 And the lot felle to the lynage of Ma-
nasse, forsothe he is the first goten of
Joseph ; to Machir, the first goten of Ma-
nasses, the fader of Galaad, that was a
man fi3ter, and hadde the possessioun of
2 Galaad and Basan ; and to the relikis of
the sones of Manasse, after her meynees;
to the sones of Abieserj, and to the sones
of Heleph, and to the sones of Hesryel,
and to the sones of Sichem, and to the
sones of Epher, and to the sones of Se-
myda ; thes ben the sones of Manasse,
sonek of Joseph, maalis, bi her kynredis.
terme of Architaroth, and it goith douns
to the west, bisidis the terme of Jefleti,
'til tovv the termes of the lowere Bethoron,
and of Gazer ; and the cuntrees therof
ben endid with the greet see, whichew4
cuntreis Manasses and Effraym, the sones
of Joseph, weldiden. And the terme of 5
the sones of Effraym, bi her meynees, and
'the possessioun of hemww was maad a3ens
the eestx, Accarothaddary 'til toz the hi3ere
Bethoron. And the coostis goon out in tos
the see; sothelia Mathmetath biholdith the
north, and cumpassithb the termes a3ens
the eest in Tharnarselo, and passith0 fro 7
the stronde of Janee ; and it goith doun
fro Janee in to Atharoth and Noatharad,
and cometh8 in to Jerico ; and it goith out
to Jordan fro Taphua, and passith a3ens 8
the see in tof the valey of 'the place of &
rehedis ; and the goyngis out therof ben
toh the salteste see. This is the posses-
sioun of the sones of Effraym, bi her
meynees ; and citees1 and the townes of 9
thok ben departid to the sones of Effraym,
in the myddis of the1 possessioun of the
soues of Manasses. And the sones of Ef- 10
fraym killiden"1 not Cananey, that dwellide
in Gazer ; and Cananey dwellide tributarie
in the myddis of Effraym til in" to this
day.
CAP. XVII.
Forsothe0 lot felde in? to the lynage of i
Manasse, for he is the firste gendridi sone
of Joseph ; lot* felde to Machir, the firste
gendrid5 sone of Manasses, to the fadir of
Galaad, that was a werriour, and he hadde
possessioun1 Galaad and Basan. And lot 2
felde to the othereu ofv the sones of
Manasses, bi her meynees ; to the sones
of Abiezer, and to the sones of Heleth,
arid to the sones of Hesriel, and to the
sones of Sichen, and to the sones of Epher,
and to the sones of Semyda ; these ben the
sones of Manasse, sonew of Joseph, the
g nethere c. h to CE. i ouere CE. J Abieses A.
vv vnto i. w the whiche i. w» her possessioun i. * eest the tvhiche terme was i. J Accaroth and
Addar DKOX. * vnto i. a for t. b ;t cumpassith i. c it passith i. d into Noathara i. «it conieth i.
: Oui. K. g Om. G. h vnto i. i the citees i. k tho coostus i. 1 his i. m slowen i. n Om. i.
0 And the i. P Orn. BC. q higoten i. ' it i. * bigoten i. t to possessioun i. « tother IK. v Om i.
w the sone i.
XVII. 3 — ii.
JOSHUA.
595
3 To Salphat forsothe, the sone of Epher,
sone'1 of Galaad, sonek of Machir, sonek
of Manasse, were no sones, but oonli
dou3tres ; of the whiche thes ben the
names, Maala, and Noa, and Negla, and
JMelcha, and Tersa. And thei camen in
the si3t of Eliazar, preest1, and of Josue
sonem of Nun, and of the princis, sei-
ynge, The Lord hath comaundid bi the
hoond of Moyses, that possessioun were
3ouun to vsn in the mydil of oure° bri-
theren. And he 3af to hem, after the heest
of the Lord, possessioun in the mydil of
5 the britheren of the fader of hem. And
the litil cordis fellen to Manasse ten, with
out the loond of Galaad and Basan bi-
e 3ond Jordan ; forsothe the dou3tres P of
Manasse hadden herytage in the mydil
of the sones of hym. Forsothe the loond
of Galaad felle into the lot of the sones
7 of Manasse, that weren left. And the
teerme of Manasse was fro Aser Machy-
nathat, that biholdith Sichem, and gooth
out to the ri3t biside the dwellers of the
swelle of Taphue. And forsothe in the
lot of Manasse felle the loond of Taphue,
that is biside the teermes of Manasse,
9 and of the sones of Effraym. And the
teerme of the valey ful of reedis cometh
doun in the south of the streeme of the
cytees of Effraym, that ben in the mydil
of the cytees of Manasse. The teerme of
Manasse fro the north of the streern, and
10 the goynge out of it gooth to the see ; so
that the possessioun of Effraymi be fro
the south, and fro the north of Manasse,
and either closith the see ; and thei ben
ioyned to hem self in the lynage of Aser
fro the north, and in the lynage of Ysa-
1 1 char fro the est. And the herytage of
Manasse was in Ysachar and in Aser,
Versan and the litil touns of it, and Jeb-
laan with his litil touns, and the dwellers
male children, bi her meynees. Sothelixs
to Salphaat, the sone of Epher, sone of
Galaad, sone of Machir, sone of Manasses,
wereny not sones, but dou3tris aloone ; of
whichez these ben the names, Maala, and
Noa, and Eegla, and Melcha, and Thersa.
And theia camen in the si3t of Eleazar, 4
preestb, and of Josue, sonec of Nun, and
of the princes, and seiden'1, The Lord co-
maundide bi the hond of Moises, that
possessioun should be 3ouun to vs in the
myddis of oure britheren. Ande Josue 3af
to hem possessioun, bi comaundement f of
the Lord, in the myddis of the britheren
of her fadir. And ten cordis, ^that is, 5
londis mesurid bi ten cordis £, felden to
Manasses, without the lond of Galaad and
of Basan bi3ende Jordan ; for the dou3- <;
tris of Manassesf weldiden eritage in the ^ of Manass
myddis of the sones of hym. Sotheli' the phaath, that
lond of Galaad felde in to the part of the
sones of Manasses, that weren residue".
And the terme of Manasses was fro Azer 7
Machynathath, that biholdeth Sichem, and
goith1 out"1 ton the ri3t side, bisidis the
dwelleris of the welle Taphue ; for the H
lond of Thaphue, which0 is bisidis the
termeP of Manasses, and of the sones of
Effraym, felde in the lot of Manasses.
And the terme of the valey of place 1 ofst
rehedis goith doun in the south of the
stronde of the citees of Effraym, that ben
in the myddis of the citees of r Manasses.
The terme of Manasses is fro the north
of the stronde, and the goyng out therof
goith to the see ; so that the possessioun 10
of Effraym is fro the south, and the pos-
sessioun of Manasses fro8 the north, and
the see closith euer either ; and tho1 ben
ioyned to hem silf in the linage of Aser
fro the north, and in the lynage of Isa-
char fro the eest. And the eritage ofn
Manasses was in Isachar and in Aser,
"asses-
here. c.
k the sone E pr. m. l the preest E pr. m. m the sone E pr. m. ^^owspr.m. ° joure E pr. m.
P doujtren BEFH. 1 hit E pr. m.
* But i. y ther weren i. 2 the whiche i. a these i. b the preest i. c the sone i. d thei seiden i.
e And bi heeste of the Lord i. f the comaundement c. S that ben londis ymeete bi cordis i. Om. sx.
' For i. k left ah/ue i. ' it goith i. '» forth i. ° of K. ° that i. P termes DEKGIKLMOPQRSUWX.
1 the place i. r Om. A. 8 is fro i. * tho postessiouns i.
4 G2
596
JOSHUA.
XVII. 12 18.
of Dor, with her borgh touns ; forsothe
the dwellers of Endor,with her litil touns,
and also the dwellers of Thanath, with
her litil touns, and the dwellers of Ma-
gedo, with her litil touns, and the thridde
12 part of the cytee of Nophet. Ne the
sones of Manasse my^ten these cytees
vndurturn, but Chanane bygan to dwelle
13 in this loond. Forsothe after that the
children of Yrael weren recouerdr, thei
sugetiden the Chananeis, and maden tri-
butaryes to hem, and slewen hem not.
14 And the sones of Joseph speken to Josue,
and seiden, Whi hast thow 3eue to me
loond into possessioun of lot and of o litil
coord, sith Y am of so myche multitude,
15 and the Lord hath blessid me ? To whom
Josue seith, If 'thow art a myche puple8,
sty into the wode, and hew to thee spacis
in the loond of Pherezei, and Raphaym ;
for streyt is to thee the possessioun of
i«the hil of Effraym. To whom answerden
the sones of Joseph, We shulennot mowe
stie vp to the mounteyns, sith yren cha-
rys vsen the Chananees, that dwellen in
the feeldi loond; in the which ben set
Bersan, with his litil touns, and Jerazel
nhauynge the mydil valey. And Josue
seide to the hous1 of Joseph, 'that isu,
Effraym and Manasse, Thow art a myche
puple, and of greet strengthe ; thow shalt
is not haue o soort, but thow shalt passe to
the hil, and hew to thee, and purge spacisv
to dwelle. And thow shalt mowe forther-
more goo forth, whanne thow hast vndur
turned Chananee, whom thow seist yren
charis to han, and to be moost strong.
•(•o/o lot ; that
is, lytil in com-
parisoun of my
multitude.
Lire here. c.
Bersan, and the townes therof, and Jeb-
laan, with hise townes, and the dwellers
of Dor, with her citees ; and the dwelleris
of Endor, with her townes, and also the
dwelleris of Thanath, with her townes, and
the dwelleris of Maiedo, with her townes,
and the thridde part of the citee Nophet.
And the sones of Manasses mi3ten not 12
distrie these citees, but Cananei bigan to
dwelle in this lond. Sotheli" aftir that is
the sones of Israel werenv stronge, thei
maden suget Cananeis, and madenw tribu-
taries to hem silf, and killidenx not Cana-
neisy. And the sones of Joseph spaken to u
Josue, and seiden, Whi hast thou 3oue to
me lond in to possessioun of o lotf and
partz, sithen Y am of so greet multitude"1,
and the Lord hath blesside me, ^that is,
hath alargid me in children*? To which ec 15
Josue seide, If thou art myched puple, stie
thou6 into the wode, and kittef doun to
thee spaces in the lond of Feresei, and of
Raphaymff, for the possessioun of the hil of
Effraym is strei3t to? thee. To whom the ic
sones of Joseph answerden, We moun not
stieh to the hilli places, sithen Cananeis,
that dwellen in the 'lond of the feeld1,
vsen ironne charis ; in whichk lond Ber- ''' is not to ™-
durstonde that
san, with hise townes, and Jesrael, weld- ony lynage
hadde many
ynge the myddil valey, ben set. And 17 lottis, but this
Josue seide to the hows1 of Joseph, and he^IS '
of Effraym, and of Manasses, Thou art
myche puple, and of greet strengthe ; thou stondun thus,
thou schalt not
Schalt not haue O lot ;, but thou Schalt 18 be apayed with
passe to the hil, and thou schalt kitte doun
to theem; and thou schalt dense spaces to
dwelle11. And thou schalt mow go forth
ferthere, whanne thou hast distried Ca-
nanei, whom thou seist to haue iroiie
charis, and to be moost strong0.
keuered E pr. m. » thy peple is moche B pr. m. * sones
u and of E pr. m. v placis A.
in thi lot, but
thou schalt gete
the residue in
ouercomynge
with Goddis
help thyn ad-
uersaries; and
whanne thei
ben ouercomun,
thou maist kitte
dinin wodis, and
make large
spacis to dwelle.
Lire here. c.
« And i. v hadden wexe i. w tbei maden hem i. * thei killiden hem I. y Om. I. z of o litil
mesure i. a a multitude i. b that is, in encresing of children i. Om. sx. c whom i. d a myche i.
e thou up i. f kitte thou i. ff Raphym A. & out to i. h wende up i. ' feldy lond i. k the which i.
1 meynee i. m thee trees i. n dwelle ynne i. ° strong men i.
XVIII. I — 10.
JOSHUA.
597
CAP. XVIII.
1 And allew the sones of Yrael ben ge-
dryd in Sylo, and there thei pi3ten the
tabernacle of witnessynge; and the loond
2 was suget to hem. Forsothe there dwelten
of the sones of Yrael seuen lynagis, that
3 jit not hadden taak her possessiouns. To
whom seith Josue, How long Velewen 3ex
with slewth, and 36 goon? not into the
loond to be weeldid, that the Lord God
4 of 3oure faders hath 3yue to 3011 ? Chesith
of eche lynagis thre men, that Y senile
hem, and thei goon, and enuyroun the
loond, and discryue it after the noumbre
of eche multitude, and thei tellen to me,
s that thei ban discryued. Dyuyde 36 to
3ou the loond into seuen partis ; Judas
be in hys teermes at the south coost, and
6 the hows of Joseph fro the north ; the
mydil loond bitwixz thes discryue 36 into
seuen partise; and thanne 36 shulen come
to me, that before the Lord oure God I
7 sende to 30 w her lot ; for there is not
a mong 3ou paart of Leuytis, but preest-
hod of the Lord, this is the herytage of
hem. Forsothe Gad, and Ruben, and the
half lynage of Manasse now ban taak
her possessiouns bi3ond Jordan, at the est
coost, the whiche Moyses, the seruaunt of
8 the Lord, hath 3eue to hem. And whanne
the men weren rysen fora to goon, to dis-
cryue the loond, Josue commaundide to
hem, seiynge, Gooth aboute the loond,
and discryue 36 it, and torneth a3en to
me, that here bifore the Lord 3oure God
9 in Sylo Y sende to 3ou lot. And so thei
wenten, and goynge about it in seuen
parties dyuydeden, wrytynge in volym ;
and thei turneden a3en to Josue, into the
lotentis of Sylo. The whiche leide lottis
before the Lord God in Silo, arid dy-
uydede the loond to the sones of Yrael,
CAP. XVIII.
And alle the sones of Israel weren ga-i
derid in Silo, and there thei 'settiden faste?
the tabernacle of witnessing ; and the lorid
was suget to hem. Sothelii seuene linagis 2
of the sones of Israel dwelliden1", that had-
den not jit takun her possessiouns. To 3
whiche8 Josue seide, Hou longe faden 36
'bi cowardise*, ''ethir slouthe™, and entren
not to welde the lond, which the Lord
God of 3 oure fadris 3afv to 3ou? Chese 364
of ech lynage thre men, that Y sende hem,
and thei go, arid cumpasse the lond ; and
that thei discryue 'the londw bi the noum-
bre of ech multitude, and bryngex to me
that, that 36 ban discriued. Departe $65
the lond to 3ou in to seuene partis ; Ju-
das be in hise termes at the south coost,
and 'the hows? of Joseph at the north;
discryue 36 'the myddilz lond bitwixe hem e
in to seuene partis ; and thanne 36 schulen
come to me, that Y sende lot to jou here
bifor 3oure Lord God ; for the part of Le-7
uytisa is not among 3ou, but theb preesthod
of the Lord, this is the0 eritage 'of hemd.
Forsothee Gad, and Ruben, and the half
lynage of Manasses haddenf take now her
possessiouns £ ouerh Jordan, at the eest
coost, whiche1 possessiouns* Moises, the
'seruaunt of the Lord1, 3af to hem. And 8
whanne the men hadden risem to go, to
discryue the lond, Josue comaundide to
hem, and seide, Cumpasse 36 the lond, and
discryue it", and turrie0 a3en to me, that
Y sende lot to 3ou here in Silo, bifore
3oure Lord God. And so thei 3edenP, and 9
cumpassiden that lond, and departideni 'in
tor seuene partis, writynge8 in a book;
and thei turneden a3en to Josue, in to the
castels4 in Silo. Which" Josue sente lottis 10
bifor the Lord God in Silo, and departidev
the lond to the sones of Israel, in to seuene
w Om. E pr. m. * je waxe dryje E pr. m. y gootli BEFH. z bytwene BEFH. betwe c. a Oin. c pr. m.
P pi3ten i. lAnd i. r dwelten there I. s the whiche i. * or welowen i. Om.sx. u thorouj slouthe i.
Om. sx. v hath jouen i. w what the lond is i. * brynge je i. y be the meynee i. z half the i.
a dekens i. b of the i. c her i. d Om. i. e For i. fhani. S possessioun i. 1> bijonde i. 'the
whiche i. k Om. GIKMSX. ! Lordis seruaunt i. m rise up i. n y it i. ° turneth i. P 3eden forth i.
1 thei departiden i. r it into IK. s writynge it i. * tentis i. u And i. v he departide i.
598
JOSHUA.
XVIII. ii — 19.
11 into seuen parties. And stiede vp the
first lot of the sones of Beniamyn, by her
ineynees, that thei weelden the loond bi-
twixb the sones of Juda and the sones of
12 Joseph. And the teerrae of hem was a3ens
the north fro Jordan, goynge bisyde the
side of Jerycho of the north coost ; and
fro thens a3ens the west to the raounteyn
stiynge, and coraynge to the wildirnes of
Bethanen, and passynge biside Luzan to
13 the south ; that is Bethel ; and he cam
doun into Astaroth of Adar, into the hil
that is at the south of the nether Beth-
14 eron ; and is bowid goynge about a3ens
the see, to the south of the hil that bi-
holdith Betheron a3ens Affrijk ; and the
goyngis out of it ben Scaryathabaal, andc
the whiche is clepid Caryathiarym"1, the
cyteee of the sones of Juda ; this is the
greet coost a3ens the see, to the west.
15 Forsothe fro the south, of the part of
Caryathiarym, gooth out the teerme a3ens
the see, and cometh vnto the welle of
16 watris of Nepthoa; and comith doun into
the paart of the hil that biholdith the
valey of the sones of Ennon, and is a3ens
the north coost, in the vttermoostf paart
of the valey of Raphaym ; and Gehennon,
that is, the valey of Ennon, 'cometh doun#
by side the side of Jebusei, to the south,
17 and cometh to the welle of Rogel, pass-
ynge to the north, and goynge out to
Empsemes, that is, the welle of the sunne,
18 and passith vnto the litil hillis that ben
'forn a3ensh of the stiynge vp of Adomyn;
and cometh doun to Thabem Boen, that is,
the stoon of Boen, sone1 of Ruben, and
passith fro the side of the north to the
wijld feeldis ; and cometh doun into the
igpleyn, and gooth biside a3ens the north
of Bethagalam; and the goyngis out of it
ben a3ens the tong of the saltest see, fro
partis. And the firste lot of the sones of n
Beniamyn, hi her rneynees, stiede x, that
thei schulden welde the lond bitwixe the
sones of Juda and the sones of Joseph.
And the terme of hem}1 was a3ens the north 12
fro Jordan, and passidez bi the side of Je-
rico ofa the north coost; and it stiedeb
fro thennus a3ens the west to thec hilli
places, and it cam to thed wildirnesse of
Bethauen ; and it passide bisidis Luza to is
the south; thilke6 is Bethel; and it goith
doun in to Astoroth Adar, in to the hil
whichf is at the south of lowere? Beth-
eron ; and ish bowid, and cumpassith' a3ens u
the see, at the south of the hil that bi-
holdith Betheron a3ens the north ; and the
outgoyngis therof ben in to Cariathbaal,
which k is clepid also Cariathiarym, the
citee of the sones of Juda ; this is the
greet coost a3ens the see, at the west.
Sotheli1 fro the south, bi the part of Ca- 15
riathiarym, the terme goith out a3ens the
see, and cometh™ til to the wel of watris"
of Nepthoa ; and it goith doun in to the ie
part of the hil that biholdith the valei of
the sones of Ennon, and is0 a3ens the north
coost, in the laste part of the valey of Ra-
phaym ; and Jehennon, that is, the valei
of Ennon, goith doun bi the side of Jebu-
sei, at the south, and cometh? to the welle
of Rogel, and passithi to the north, and 17
goithr out to Emsemes, that is, the welle
of the sunne, and passith8 to1 the litleis
hillis that ben a3ens the stiyng" of Ado-
myn ; and it goith doun to Taben Boen,
that is, the stoon of Boen, sonev of Ruben,
and passidew bi the side of the north to
the feeldi places ; and it goith doun in to
the pleyn, and passithx forth a3ens the is
north to Bethagala ; and the outgoyngis
therof ben a3ens the arm of the salteste
see, fro the north, in? the ende of Jordan
b bytwene BEFH. betwe c. c that E pr. m. d and Caryathiarym E pr. m. e cytees ABFH. f vtmost CE.
S Om. E pr. m. h fro the region E pr.m. i the sone E pr. m.
x stiede up i. y the sones of Beniamin i. z it passide i. a at i. b lastide i. c Om. s. d Om. A.
e that i. f that i. S the lowere i. h it is i. 4 it cumpassith i. k that i. ! And i. m it cometh i.
n the watris i. ° it is i. P it cometh i. 1 it passith i. r it goith i. s it passith i. t Vnto i. til
to DEFGKLMNOPQRUWX. » stiyng up i. ^ the sone i. w it passide forth i. * it passith i. y and i.
XVIII. 20 — XIX. 10.
JOSHUA.
599
the north, in the eend of Jordan to the
20 south coost, that is the teerme of it fro
the est. This is the possessioun of the
sones of Beniamyn, hi her teerrnys in en-
21 uyroun, and her meynees ; and his citees
weren Jericho, and Bethegla, and the
22valeyk of Casis, Betharacha, and Sama-
23 raym, and Bethel, and Anym, and Affara,
24 and Offyra, the toun Hesmona1, and Of-
fym, and Gabee, cytees twelue, and the
25 touns of hem ; Gabaon, and Rama, and
2« Beroth, and Mesphe, Chaphera, and Any-
27 mosa, and Recen, Jerephel, and Tharela,
28 and Sela, and Heleph, and Jebus, that is
Jerusalem, Gabaath, and Curiath, citees
fourteen, and the touns of hem ; this is
the possessioun of the sones of Beniamyn,
aftir her meyneis.
CAP. XIX.
1 And the secounde lot of the sones of
Symeon is goon out, bi hism kynredis ;
2 and was the herytage of hem in the
mydil of the possessioun of the sones of
Juda, Bersabee, and Sabee, and Melada,
3 and Asersualbala, and Asem, and Beltho-
tlaad, and Bethularma, and Sicelech, and
g Bethmarthaboth, and Asersua, and Beth-
elaboth, and Saroem, cytees thretteen,
7 and the touns of hem ; Aym, and Rem-
mon, and Athar, and Asam, citees foure,
8 and the touns of hem ; alle the litil touns
bi enuyroun of thes citees, vnto Balath
Brameth, a3ens the south coost, were
cytees seuenteen. This is the herytage
of the sones of Symeon, after" her kyn-
oredis, in the possessioun and litil coord
of the sones of Juda, for he was more ;
and therfor the sones of Symeon hadden
possessioun in the mydil of the herytage
10 of hym. And the thridde lot felle of the
sones of Zabulon, bi her kynredis; and
the teerme of the possessioun of the
sones of Zabulon is maad vnto Sarith,
atz the south coost, whicha is the terme20
therof fro the eest. This is the possessioun
of the sones of Beniamyn, bi her termes
in cumpas, and bi her meynees; and the 21
citees therof weren Jerico, and Bethagla,
and the valei of Casis, Betharacha, and 22
Samaraym, and Bethel, and Anym, and 23
Affara, and Offira, the toun of Hesmona, 24
and Offym, and Gabee, twelue b citees0,
and 'the townes of thod; Gabaon, and 25
Rama, and Beroth, and Mesphe, and" Ca-2c
phera, and Ammosa, and Recem, Jarephel, 27
and Tharela, and Sela, Heleph, and Jebus, 28
which* is Jerusalem, Gabaath, and Cariath,
fouretene? citeesh and 'the townes of tho' ;
this is the possessioun of the sones of Ben-
iamyn, bi her meynees.
CAP. XIX.
And the secounde lot of the sones ofi
Symeon 3ede out, bi her meynees ; and the
eritage of hem, in the myddis of posses- 2
siounk of the sones of Juda, was Bersa-
bee, and Sabee, and Melada, and Asersua, 3
Bala1, and Asem, arid Beltholaad, Bethu-4
larma™, and Siceleth, and Bethmarchaboth, 5
and Asersua, and Bethelebaoth, and Saro- 6
em, threttene citees, and vthe townes of
thon ; Aym, and Remmon, and Athar, and 7
Asam, foure citees, and vthe townes of tho°;
alle the townes bi cumpas of these citees, 8
vtil to? Balath Brameth, a3ens the south
coost, weren seuentene citees. This is the
eritage of the sones of Symeon, bi her
meynees, in the possessioun and part^ ofo
the sones of Juda, for it was more ; and
therfor the sones of Symeon hadden pos-
sessioun1' in the5 myddis of the eritage
therof1. And the thridde lot of the sones 10
of Zabulon felde, bi her meynees ; and the
terme of possessioun of the sones of Zabu-
lon was maad rtil to" Sarith ; and it stiethv n
fro the see, and Medalaw; and it cometh
k valeis ABCFH. l of Hesmona E pr. m. m her c. n bisidys E pr. m.
z is at i. a that i. b these ben the twelue i. c citees theroff i. d her townes i. e Om. plures.
{ that i. e these ben fouretene i. h citees therof i. ' her townes i. k the possessioun i. ' and Bala i.
m and Bethularma i. n her townes i. ° her townes i. P vnto i. <l in the part i. r her possessioun i.
» Om. i. * of Juda i. u vnto i. T stieth up i. w fro Medula i.
600
JOSHUA.
XIX. II — 29.
nand stiede0 vp fro the see, and Medala,
and coraeth in to Debbaseth, vnto the
12 streem that is a3ens Jesenam ; and turneth
fro Saryth, a3ens the est, into the eendis
of Secelech Thabor; and gooth out to Da-
is bereth ; and stieth vp a3ens Jasie ; and
thens passith to the est coost, Gethepher,
and Thachasym; and geeth out into Rem-
umon, Amphar, and Noa; and gooth about
to the north, and Nachon; and the goynge
15 out of it ben of the valey of Jeptael, and
Cathel, and Neamay, and Semrom, and
Jedaba, and Bethleem, citees twelue, and
if! the touns of hem. This is the herytage
of the lynage of the sones of Zabulon, bi
her kynredis, and citees, and touns of
17 hem. Of Ysachar wente out the feerth
I8lot,bi his kynredis; and his heritage was
is Jezrael, and Cathsaloth, and Symeon, and
2oEnraym, and Seon, and Anaarath, and
21 Cabith, and Cesyon, Hames, and Ra-
mech, and Enganym, and Enadda, and
22 Bethfeses. And the teerme of it cometh
vnto Thabor, and Seesyma, and Heth-
semes ; and the goyngis out of it weren
of Jordan, cytees sexteen, and the touns
2a of hem. This is the possessioun of the
sones of Ysachar, bi her kynredis, cytees,
24 and litil touns of hem. And felle the
fifthe lot to the lynage of the sones of
25 Aser, bi her kynredis ; and the teermes of
hem was Alchat, and Acly, and Bethen,
26 and Mesaph, and Elmelech, and Amaad,
and Messal ; and cometh unto Carmyl of
27 the see, and Syor, and Labanath ; and
tornith a3ens the est of Bethdagan, and
passith vnto Zabulon, and the valey of
Jeptael, a3ens the north, into Bethemeth,
and Neiel ; and gooth out to the left of
28 Cabul, and Acram, and Roab, and Omy-
29non, and Chane, vnto greet Sydon; and
turneth a3en into Horma, vnto the 'moost
strengthidP cytee Tyrum, and vnto Osam ;
in to Debbaseth/ til tox the stronde which?
is a3ens Jecenam ; and it turneth a3en fro 12
Sarith, a3eris the eest, in to the coostis of
Sechelech Tabor ; and goithz out to Da-
berth ; and it stietha a3ens Jasie ; and fro 13
thennus it passith b to the eest coost to
Gethefer, and Thacasymc ; and it goith
out in to Remmon, Amphard, and Noa ;
and cumpassith6 to the north, and Na-u
chonf ; and the goyngis out therof ben the
valei of Jeptael, and Cathel, and Neamai, is
and Semrom, and Jedaba, and Bethleem, ,
twelue citees, and 'the townes of tho£.
This is the eritage of the lynage of the 10
sones of Zabulon, bi her meynees, andh
the citees and 'townes of tho'. The fourthe 17
lot 3ede out to Isacar, bi hise meynees ;
and the eritage therof was Jezrael, and is
Casseloth, and Symen, and Affraym, and i»
Seon, and Anaarath, and Cabith, and Ce-20
sion, Hames, and Ramech, and Enganym, 21
and Enadda, and Bethfeses. And the terme 22
therof cometh 'til tok Tabor, and Seesyma1,
and Hethsemesm; and the outgoyngis ther-
of weren Jordan, sixtene citees, and 'the
townes of thon. This is the possessioun 23
of the sones of Ysachar, bi her meynees,
thenn citees and the townes of tho. And 24
the fiuethe lot felde to the lynage of the
sones of Aser, by her meynees ; and the 25
terme of hem was Alchat, and Adi, and
Bethen, and Mesaph, and Elmelech, and 20
Amaad, and Messal; and it cometh 'til to0
Carmel of? the see, andi Sior, and Laba-
nath1' ; and it turneth a3en, a3ens the eest, 27
to Bethdagan; and passith8 'til to1 Zabu-
lon, and to the valei of Jeptael, a3ens the
north, in Bethemeth, and Neyel ; and it
goith out to the left side to Gabul, and -23
Acranu, and Roob, and Omynonv, and
Chane, 'til tow grete Sidon ; and it turneth 2»
a3en into Horma, 'til tow the strongeste
citee Tire, and 'til tow Ossam ; and the
0 stejeth CE. P leste E pr. m.
x vnto i. V that I. * it goith i. a stieth up i. b passith forth I. c to Thacasym I. d into
Amphar i. e it cumpassith i. f to Nachon i. S her townes i. h and these ben i. » her townes and
vilagis i. k vnto i. ' to Seesyma i. m to Hethsemes i. » her townes i. nn and these ben the i.
0 vnto i. p that is a mount of i. q Om. i. r to Labanath i. 9 it passith i. * vnto i. u to Acran i.
Y to Omynon i. w vnto i.
XIX. 3° — 48«
JOSHUA.
601
and the goyngis out of it shulen be into
30 the see, fro the litil coord Aczima, and
Affeth, and Roab; cytees two and twenti,
31 and the touns of hem. This is the pos-
sessioun of the sones of Aser, bi her kyn-
saredis, citees, and thei touns of hem. Of
the sones of Neptalym the sext lot fel, bi
33 her meynees ; and bigunne the teerme fro
Heleth, and Helon, and Sannayra, and
Adarny, that is Neseb, and Jebnael, vnto
Letun ; and the goynge out of hem unto
34 Jordan ; and cometh a3en the teerme, a3ens
the west, in Arnoth Thabor ; and thens
gooth out in to Hucota, and passith into
Zabulon, a3ens the south, and into Asor,
a3ens the west, and into Juda, at Jordan,
35 a3ens the rysyng of the sunne ; of the
'moost strengthidr cite8 Assedyn, Ser, and
36 Amraath, and Rechath, and Cenereth, and
37 Edema, and Arama, Asor, and Cedes,
38 and Edray, and Nason, and Jeron, and
Magdael, Horem, and Bethanath, and
Bethsemes; citees nynteen, and the touns
39 of hem. This is the possessyoun of the
lynage of the sones of Neptalym, bi her
kynredis, citees, and the litil touns of
40 hem. To the lynage of the sones of Dan,
bi her meynees, wente out the seuenthe
41 lot; and was the teerme of his possessioun
Saraa, and Aschahol, and Darsemes, that
42 is, the cytee of the sunne, Selenym, and
43 Haylon, and Jethela, and Helom, and
44 Thenna, and Acrom, and Hethesem, and
45 Jebtom, and Baalath, Lud, and Beneba-
46rach, and Jethremmon, and Yharchon,
and Arechon, with the teerme that bi-
4;holdith Joppen, and with that eend is
closid. And the sones of Dan stieden vp,
and fou3ten a3ens Lesem, and token it,
and smyten it in mouth of swerd, and
weeldiden, and dwelten in it, clepynge
the name of Lesan Dan, of the name of
48 Dan, his fader. This is the possessioun
of the lynage of the sones of Dan, bi her
outgoyngis therof schulen be in to the see,
fro the part of Aczyma, and AfFethx, and so
Roob^; two and twenti citees, and 'the
townes of thoz. This is the possessioun 31
of the sones of Aser, bi her meynees, 'thea
citees, and 'townes of thob. The sixte lot 32
of the sones of Neptalym felde, bi her
meynees; and thec terme bigan ofd He- 33
leth, and Helon, and Sannaira, and Adarny,
'which ise Neceb, and Jebnael, 'til tof Le-
tum ; and the outgoyng of hem til? to
Jordan ; and the terme turneth a3en, a3ens 34
the west, in to Arnoth of Thabor ; and
fro thennus it goith out in to Hucota, and
passith h in to Zabulon, a3ens the south,
and in to Asor, ajens the west, and in to
Juda, at Jordan, a3ens the risyng of the
sunne; of the strongeste citee Assydym, Ser, 35
and Amraath, and Rechath, Cenereth, and 3C
Edema, and Arama, Asor, and Cedes, and 37
Edrai, Nason, and Jeron, and Magdael, 33
Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethsernes ;
nyntene citees, and 'the townes of tho'.
This is the possessioun of the lynage ofsg
the sones of Neptalym, bi her meynees,
thek citees, and the townes of tho1. The 40
seuenthe lot 3ede out to the lynage of the
sones of Dan, bi her meynees; and the 41
terme of the possessioun therof m was Sa-
raa, and Ascahol, and Darsemes, that is,
the citee of the sunne, Selenym, and Hai-42
Ion, and Jethala, Helom, and Thenna, and 43
Acrom, Helthecem, Jebtom, and Baalath, 44
Lud, and Benebarach, and 'Jethremmon11, 45
and Ihercon, and Arecon, with the terme 46
that biholdith Joppen, and is closid with 47
that ende. And the sories of Dan stieden0,
and fou3ten a3ens Lesem ; and thei token
it?, and smytideni it bi the scharpnes of
swerd, and haddenr in possessioun, and
dwelliden therynne ; and thei clepiden the
name therof Lesan Dant, by the name of -\-LesanDan;
. . . in Ebreu it is
Dan, her fadir. This is the possessioun 48 Lesem Dan,
of the lynage of Dan, bi her meynees, the8
1 Om. A. r leste E pr. m. s Om. ABFH.
x of AfFeth i. V of Roob i. z her townes i. a and her i. b her townes i. the townes of tho Kb.
c her i. d fro A sup.ras. e that is clepid i. f vnto i. S lastith i. h it passith i. ' her townes i.
k and her i. ' tho citees i. m of this lynage i. n Jeth, Remmon A. Jeth and Remmon i. ° wenten
up i. P Lesem i. q thei smoten i. r thei hadden it i. s and her i.
sem bifore, thei
clepeden Dan.
Lire **"*• C'
602
JOSHUA.
XIX. 49 — XX. 6.
kynredys, cytees, and litil touns of hem.
49 And whanne he hadde fulfillid bi lot the
loond to dyuyde to eche bi his1 lynagis,
3euen the sones of Yrael possessioun to
Josue, the sone of Nun, in her11 mydil,
50 after the heest of the Lord, the citee that
he askide, Thannath Sara, in the hil of
Effraym ; and he bildidev the cytee, and
51 dwellide in it. Thes ben the possessiouns
that bi lot dyuydeden Eleazarvv, the
preest, and Josue, the sone of Nun, and the
princes of the meynees, and of the lynagis
of the sones of Yrael, in Silo, before the
Lord, at the dore of the tabernacle of
witnessynge, and partiden the loond.
CAP. XX.
i And the Lord spak to Josue, seiynge,
Spek to the sones of Yrael, and sey to
ahem, Seuer 30 the cytees of fugityues, of
whiche I spake to 3ou bi the bond of
3 Moises, thatw fle3e to hemx, whoso euer^
a lijf hath srnytun vnwitynge z ; that
he mowe ascaap the wrath of the nei3-
4 bore, that is wreker of the blood, whanne
to oon of these cytees he fleeth. And he
shal stoond before the 3atis of the citee,
and he shal speke to the aldrena of that
citee tho thingis that hym silf preuen
innocent; and so thei shulen take hym,
sand 3yue hym a place to dwelle. And
whanne the blood wreker hym pursue6,
thei shulen not take hym in to his hoondis ;
for vnwitynge he smoot the nei3bore of
hym, ne before two dayes or thre daies he
G shal be preued the enemye of hym. And
he shal dwelle in that citee to the tyrae
that he stoond before dom, cause 3eeldynge
of his deedec. And abide he stille that hath
slayn, to the tyme that the greet preest dye,
that were in that tyme ; thanne shal the
mansleer turne a3en, and go into the citee
citees, and townes* of tho. And whanne 49
thei hadden fillid" to departe the lond bi
lot to alle men bi her lynagis, thev sones
of Israel 3auen possessioun to Josue, sonew
of Nun, in the myddis of hem, bi the so
comaundement x of the Lord, the citee
whichy he axide, Thannath Sara, in the
hil of Effraym ; and hez bildide thea citee,
and dwellide therynne. These ben the si
possessiouns whiche Eleazar, preestb, and
Josue, sonec of Nun, and the princis of
meyneesd, and of the lynagis of the sones
of Israel, departiden bi lot in Silo, bifor
the Lord, at the dore of tabernacle6 of
witnessing, and departidenf the lond.
CAP. XX.
And the Lord spak to Josue, and seide, i
Spek thou to the sones of Israel, and seie
thou to hem, Departe 36 the citees of fu- 2
gytyuess, Aether of men exllid for vnwil-
ful schedyng of bloodh, of whiche1 citees
Y spak to 3ou bi the bond of Moises, thatka
whoeuer sleeth vnwytyngli a man, fie1 to
thom citees ; that" whanne he hath fled to 4
oon of these citees, he may ascape the ire0
of the nei3bore, whichf is veniere of blood''.
And he schal stonde bifor the 3atis of the
citee, and hef schal speke to the eldre men
of that citee tho thingis that schulen preue
hym innocent1"; and so thei schulen res-
seyue hym, and schulen8 3yue to hym
place* to dwelleu. And whanne the ven-s
gere of bloodv pursueth hym, theiw schulen
not bitake hym in to the hondis" of the
vengere ; for vnwityngli he killide his
nei3bore, and is^ not preued his enemy
bifor the secounde dai* ethir the thridde
dai. And he schal dwelle in that citee, til<;
he stonde bifor the doom, and 3eldea causeb
of his dede. And he that killide «c man,
dwelle 'in that citeed, tile the grete preest
t that sieve the
man umrit-
tinyly. I marc;.
* her A. ^ hisEpr.m. v bilde BCFH. vvAleazarj. w
he flee to hem A. a elderes c. b purswueth c. c deeth A.
Om. A. x hem that A. y er E. z vnwitynge
1 the townes ib. u fulfillid i. v thanne the i. w the sone i. x heest i. y the which i. z Josue i.
8 that i. b the preest i. c the sone i. d the meynees i. e the tabernacle GIRO. f thei departiden i.
8 exiled men i. h Om. isx. ' the whiche i. k'Om. K. J fle he i. »> the s. n and i. ° wrath i.
P that i. 1 the deth i. r giltlees therof i. s thei schulen i. t a place i. " dwelle ynne i. v the
blood i. w thei of that citee i. x power i. y he is i. z Om. KX. a 3elde or scheme i. b the
cause plures. c the i. d there i. e til that i.
xx. 7 — xxi. 5-
JOSHUA.
603
7 and his hows, fro the which he flei3. Arid
thei seuerdend Cedes ine Galile, of the
hil of Neptalim, and Sichem in the hil of
Effraym, and Caryatarbe, that is Ebron,
sin the hil of Juda. And bi3ond Jordan,
a3ens the est coost vof Jerichof, thei or-
deynden Bozor, that is set in the feeldys
wildirnes of the lynage of Ruben, and
Ramoch in Galaad, of the lynage of Gad,
and Gaulon in Basan, of the linage of
oManasse. Thes ben the citees ordeynd
to the sones of Irael, and to comlyngis
that dwellen among hem, that 'heh flee3e
to tho, the whiche vnwitynge a lijf hath
smyten ; and he die not in the hoond of
the nei3bour, coueytynge to wreek the
shad blood, to the tyme that he to ex-
pounen' his cause, stoond before the
puple.
CAP. XXI.
J And the princes of the meynees of
Leuy camen to Eleazar, the preest, and
to Josue, the sone of Nun, and to the
dukys of the kynredis, bi eche lynagis of
2 the sones of Yrael ; and thei speken to
hem in Silo, of the loond of Chanaan,
and seiden, The Lord comaundide bi the
hoond of Moyses, that there shulden be
3eue to vs cytees to dwelk, and suburbis
3 of hem to beestis to be fed. And the
sones of Irael 3auen of1 her possessiouns,
after the heest of the Lord, citees and
4 suburbs of hem. And the lot wente out
in to the meynee of Chaat, of the sones
of Aaron, preest, of the lynage of Juda,
and of Symeon, and of™ Beniamyn, citees
sthretteen; and to 'that other" of the
sones of Chaath, that is, to the Leuytis
that weren ouer, of the lynagis of Ef-
fraym, and of Dan, and of half the lynage
die, whichf is in that tyme ; thanne the
mansleere schal turne a3en, and he schal
entre in to his citee and hows^,'fro whichh
he fledde'. Arid thei ordeyneden Cedes"?
ink Galilee, of the hil of Neptalym, and Si-
chem in the hil of Effraym, and Cariath-
arbe, thilke is Ebron, in the hil of Juda.
And bi3ende Jordan, a3ens the eest coost 8
of Jerico, thei ordeyneden Bosor, which1
is set in the feeldi wildirnesse of the ly-
nage of Ruben, and Ramoth inra Galaad,
of the lynage of Gad, and Gaulon in Ba-
san, of the lynage of Manasses. These 9
citees weren ordeyned to alle the sones of
Israel, and to comelyngisn that dwellen
among hem, that he that killide vnwit-
yngli a man, schulde fie to tho citees;
and he schulde not die in the hond of
nei3bore°, coueitynge to venge the blood
sched out, tilP he stood bifor the puple, to
declare his cause.
CAP. XXI.
And the princes of meyneesi of Leuy i
nei3iden to Eleazar, preest1", and to Josue,
sone8 of Nun, and to the* duykis of kyn-
redis", bi alle the lynagis of the sones of
Israel; and the Leuytis" spaken to hem 2
in Sylow, of the lond of Canaan, and seid-
enx, The Lord comaundide bi the honde
of Moises, that citees schulden be 3ouun
toy vs to dwelle ynne, and the subarbis of
tho toz werk beestis to be feda. And the 3
sones of Israel 3auen'of her possessiounsb,bi
comaundement0 of the Lord, citees and the
subarbis of thod. And the lot 3ede out in 4
to the rneynee of Caath, of the sones of
Aaron, preest6, of the lynagesf of Juda,
and of Symeon, and of Beniamyn, thret-
tene citees ; and to the otheres of the sones 5
of Caath, that is, to dekenesh that weren
left, of the lynagis of Effraym, and of
Dan, and of the half lynage of Manasse,
d demedyn E pr. m. e and ABCFH. f Om. A. S feeldli A.
dwel in A. 1 Om. H. m Om. A. n the tothere c.
h thei E pr. m. ' expounynge E pr. m.
{ the which i. 6 into his hows I. h that i. ' fledde fro I. " citees c. k a citee in i. l that i.
m of i. n the comelyngis i. ° the nei3bore i. P til that i. <l the meynees i. r the preest i. 9 the
sone i. * Om. GKMSXD. « the kynredis i. v thei i. w Sylo, a citee i. x thei seiden i. y Om. s.
''• for oure i. a fed ynne i. b Om. i. c the comaundement i. d tho to the possessiouns of dekens i.
e the preest i. { lynage A pr. m. EILMF. S tothere K. h the dekenes i.
4 H 2
604
JOSHUA.
XXI. 6 22.
G of Manasse, cytees ten. Forthermore to
the sones of Gerson wente out lot, that
thei taken of the lynagis of Ysachar, and
Aser, and Neptalym, and of the half
lynage of Manasse in Basan, cytees in
7noumbre thretteen; and to the sones of
Merary, bi her kynredis, of the lynagis
of Ruben, and of Gad, and of Zabulon,
8citees twelue. And the sones ofYrael
3auen to the Leuytis citees, and suburbs
of hem, as the Lord comaundide bi the
hoond of Moyses, eche bi lot 3yuynge.
9 Of the lynagis of the sones of Juda, and
of Symeon, Josue 3af citees, of the0 whiche
10 thes ben the names ; to the sones of
Aaron, bi the meynees of Chaath, of
LeuyP kynde; forsothe the fyrst lot goon
11 out to hem is ; Caryatharbe, of the fader
of Enach, that is clepid Ebron, in the hil
of Juda, and the suburbs of it bi enuy-
12 roun ; forsothe feeldis and the touns of it
'he 3af to Calephi, the sone of Jephone,
is to weeld. He 3af thanne to the sones of
Aaron, preesf, Ebron, the citee of fli3t,
and the suburbs of it, and Lebna with
14 his suburbs, and Gether, and Yschymon,
|jjand Elon, and Dabyr, and Aym, and
Lethan, and Bethsames with his sub-
urbs ; citees nyne, of the lynagis, as it
17 is seid, of two8 ; forsothe of the lynage
of the sones of Beniamyn, Gabaon, and
isGabae, and Anathot, and Almon with
19 his suburbs; citees foure. Alle togidre
the citees of the sones of Aaron, preest,
20 thretteen, with her suburbis. Forsothe
to that* other of Leuyte kynde, bi the
meynees of the sones of Caath, this" the
21 3ouen possessioun ; of the lynage of Ef-
fraym, the cytee of fli3t, Sichem, with hys
suburbs, in the hil of Effraym, and Ga-
22ser, and Cebseyn, and Bethoron with his
ten' citees. Sothelik lot 3ede out to the 6
sones of Gerson, that thei schulden take1
of the lynagis"1 of Isachar, and of Aser,
and of Neptalym, and of the half lynage
of Manasses 'in Basan n, threttene citees
in noumbre ; and to the sones of Merari, 7
bi her meynees, of the lynagis of Ruben,
and of Gad, and of Zabulon, twelue0 citees.
And the sones of Israel 3auen to dekenesP a
cytees, and the0- subarbis 'of thor, as the
Lord comaundide bi the hond of Moises ;
and alles 3auen bi1 lot. Ofu the lynagis 9
of the sones of Juda, and of Symeon,
Josue 3af citees ; to the sones of Aaron, bi 10
the meynees of Caath, of the kyn of Leuy,
of whiche v citees these ben the names ;
forw the firste lot 3ede" out to hem; Ca-n
riatharbey, of the fadir of Enach, whichz
is clepid Ebron, in the hil of Juda, and
thea subarbis therof bi cumpas ; sothelib 12
he hadde 3ouec thed feeldis and townes6
therof to Caleph, sonef of Jephone, to haue
in possessioun. Therfor Josue 3af to the 13
sones of Aaron, preests, Ebron, a1' citee of
refuyt, and the subarbis 'of it', and Leb-
namk with hise1 subarbis111, and Jether, and u
Yschymon, and Elon, and Dabir, and Ayn, Jjj
and Lethan, and Bethsames, with hern sub-
arbis ; nyne citees, of twei lynagis, as it is
seid. Sotheli0 of the lynage of the sones 17
of Beniamyn, he ytfv Gabaon, and Gabee,
and Anatoth, and Almon, with her sub- is
arbis ; 'foure citees0-. Alle the citees to- 19
gidere of the sones of Aaron, preesf, weren
threttene, with her subarbis. Forsothe8 to 20
'the othere1, bi theu meynees of the sones
of Caath, of the kyn of Leuy, this pos-
sessioun was 3ouun ; of the lynage of 21
Effraym, the citee of refuyt, Sichenv,with
hise subarbis, in the hil of Effraym, andw
Gazer, and Sebsam, and Bethoron, with 22
0 Om. c. P Leuite BCEFH.
11 this is CE,
Caleph jaf to E pr. m. r the preest E pr. m. » tvveine CE. t the c.
' weren gotten ten I. k And I. 1 take in the cuntre of Basan i. «» lynage I. n Om. i. ° were gotten
twelue i. P the dekenes i. q her i. Om. K. r Om. i. of hem N. s a"i]e the sones of Israel i. * to the
dekens bi i. u possessiouns of i. v the whiche i. w and i. * that jede i. y was Cariatharbe, a citee i.
z that i. a of the i. b Om. i. c he jaf GKNOS sec. m. x. he $af to the dekens i. d and he jaf the i.
e the townes i. f the sone i. e the preest i. h to be a i. i therof i. k he jaf Lebnam i. 1 the i.
m subarbis of it i. " hise Apr. m. et plures. ° And i. P jn/to the dekens foure citees i. 1 Om. i.
r the preest i. s but i. * the tother plures. u Om. DGiNHSxb. v was Sichen i. w and foure othere
citees i.
XXI. 23 — 4
JOSHUA.
605
23 suburbs; citees foure; and of the lynage
24 of Dan, Helthece, Gebethon, and Hay-
halon, and Gethremmon with his suburbs;
25 cytees foure ; forsothe of the half lynage
of Manasse, Thanach, and Gethremon,
26 with his suburbs, citees two. Alle the ten
cytees and suburbs of hem ben 3eue to
the sones of Caath, of the lower degree.
27 Forsothe to the sones of Gerson, of Le-
uyte kynde, he hath 3ouun, of the half
lynage of Manasse, citees of fli3t, Gaulon
in Basan, and Bosram, with his suburbis;
28 citees two ; forsothe of the lynage of Ysa-
29 char, Thesion, Dabireth, and Geroinoth,
and Enganym with his suburbs ; citees
so foure ; of the lynage of Azer, Masai, and
3i Abdon, and Elechat, and Roob with his
32 suburbs; cytees foure; and of the lynage
of Neptalym, citee of fli3t, Cedes inliu Ga-
lile, and Ainodor, and Carthan with his
33 suburbs; cytees three. Alle the citees of
the meynees of Gerson, thretteen, with
34hisT suburbs. Forsothe to the sones of
Merary, Leuytis of the lower degre, bi
her meynees, is 3ouun, of the lynage of
35 Zabulon, Getheron, and Carcha, and Dem-
na, and Nalol ; cytees foure, with her
36 suburbs ; of the lynage of Gad, the cytee
of fli3t, Ramoth in Galaad, and Manahym,
and Esebon, and Jazer ; citees foure, with
37 her suburbs ; and of the lynage of Ru-
ben, bi3ond Jordan, a3ens Jericho, citee
of refuyt, Bozor in the wildernes of My-
sor, and Jazer, and Jecson, and Maspha ;
ss citees foure, with herw suburbs. Alle the
cytees of the sones of Merary, bi meynees
39 and her kynredis, twelue. And so alle
the citees of Leuytis, in the mydil of the
possessioun of the sones of Yrael, weren
4oei3t and fourti, with her suburbs, eche
41 bi meynees delid. And the Lord God
hath 3ouun to Yrael al the loond that he
her" subarbis; vfoure citees ? ; also of the 23
lynage of Danz, Helthece, and Gebethon,
and Haialon, and Gethremmon, with her 24
subarbis; 'foure citees a; sothelib of the 25
half c lynage of Manasses, Thanach'1, and
Gethremon,with her subarbis; 'twei citees6.
Alle the citees tenf, and the? subarbis 'of 26
thoh weren 3ouun to the sones of Caath,
of the lowere degree. Also to1 the sones 27
of Gerson, of the kyn of Leuy, Josue 3af
of the half lynage of Manasses, citeesk
of refuyt, Gaulon in Basan, and Bosra,
with her subarbis, 'twei citees1. Forsothe™1 28
of the lynage of Isachar, he 3#/>n Cesion,
and Daberath, and Jerimoth, and Engan-29
nym, with her subarbis ; 'foure citees0. Of so
the lynage of Aser, he yafv Masai, and
Abdon, and Elecath, and Roob, with her 31
subarbis; 'foure citeesi. Also of the ly-32
nage of Neptalym, *he ^afr the citee8 of
refuyt, Cedes in Galile, and Amodor, and
Carthan, with her subarbis ; 'thre citees*.
Alle the citees of the meynees of Gerson 33
weren threttene, with her subarbis. 80-34
theliu to they sones of Merary, dekenesw
of the lowere degree, bi her meynees, wasx
3ouuny Getheran, of the linage of Zabulon,
and Charcha, and Demna, and Nalol ; 'foure 35
citees z, with her subarbis. And3 of the 36
lynage of Gad, heb yt/'c the citeed of re-
fuyt, Ramoth in Galaad, and Manaym,
and Esebon, and Jaser; 'foure citeese, with
her subarbis. And of the lynage of Ru- 37
ben, bi3ende Jordan, a3ens Jerico, he ^uf
'the citeef of refuyt, Bosor in& the wildir-
nesse of Mysor, and Jazer, and Jecson,
and Maspha ; 'foure citeesh, with her sub-
arbis. Alle the citees of1 Merary, bise
her meynees and kynredis, weren twelue.
And so alle the citees of Leuytisk, in the1 SP
myddis of possessioun111 of the sones of Is-
rael, weren ei3te and fourti, with her sub- 40
uu and A. v her c. w his E pr. m.
* hise A pr. m. et plures. y Om. i. * Dan he ^af hem foure citees i. a Om. i. b And i. <= Om. is.
d he $af to hem two citees Thanach i. e Om. i. f weren ten i. eheri. hthat i. ' Om. s. k two citees i.
1 Om. i. m And i. n yif to hem foure citees i. ° Om. i. P $qf to hem foure citees i. 1 Om. i.
r Om. i. 8 three citees i. * Om. i. » And i. v the dekens of the i. w Om. i. x weren i. y jouun
foure citees i. z Om. i. a Om. i. b Josue i. c %af to hem i. d foure citees i. e Om. i. f to hem
four citees i. 8 that is in i. h Om. i. > joaen to the sones of i. k the dekens i. 1 Om. i. " the
possessioun i.
606
JOSHUA.
XXI. 42 — XXII. 7.
swore liyrn self to 3eue to faders of hem,
and thei weeldiden it, and dwelten in it.
42 And of hym is 3ouun pees in alle na-
ciouns bi enuyroun ; and noon of the ene-
myes is hardi to withstoond hem, but alle
43 ben brou3t into the lordship of hem. For-
sothe ne o word that to hem he bihi3te
hym self to be to 3euex, was maad in
veyn, but in dedys alle thingis ben ful-
fillyd.
CAP. XXII.
1 The same tyme Josue? clepidez Ruben-
ytis, and Gadditis, and half thea lynage of
2 Manasse, and seide to hem, 3e han doo
alle thingis that to 3ou comaundide
Moyses, the seruaunt of the Lord, and to
3 me in alle thingis 36 han obeishid ; ne 36
han left youre britheren long tyme vnto
the present day, kepynge the heest of the
4 Lord 3oure God. For thanne the Lord
3our God hath 3eue to 3oure britheren
rest and pees, as heb hath bihoot, turne
36 a3en, and gooth yn to 3our tabernaclis,
into the loond of 3oure possessioun, that
took to 3ow Moyses, the seruaunt of the
s Lord, bi3ond Jordan; so oonli that 30
kepen attentifly, and in dede fulfil, and
the maundement and the lawe, that co-
maundide to 3ow Moyses, the seruaunt
of the Lord ; that 36 louen the Lord 3oure
God, and goon in alle his weies, and kepe
wel the heestis of hym, and drawe to
hym, and serue in al herte, and in alle
e3oure soule. And Josue blesside to hem,
and lafte hem, the whiche ben turned
7a3en into her tabernaclis. And Moyses
3af to the half lynage of Manasse posses-
sioun in Basan ; and therfor to the half
that lefte ouere, Josue 3af lot among hisc
other britheren bi3ond Jordan, at the west
arbis ; and alle citees* weren departid by
meynees. And the Lord 3af to Israel al4i
the londf which aa he swoor hym silf to t ai the land,
. , . , _ that is, as
3yue to theb fadris of hemc, and thei had- myche lond as
den it in possessioun, and dwelliden ther-
ynne. And pees was 3ouun of hymcc in 42
to alle naciouns vby cumpasd; and noon of *««. c.
enemyes was6 hardi to withstonde hemf,
but alleK weren dryuen in to theh lord-
schip "of hem1. Forsothe nether o word, 43
whichk he bihi3te him silf to 3yue to hem1,
was voide, but alle wordis™ weren fillid"
in werkis.
CAP. XXII.
In the same tyme Josue clepide men0 of i
Ruben, and men0 of Gad, and half the
lynage of Manasses, and seideP to hem, 2
3e han do alle thingis whiche Moises/ ser-
uaunt of the Lordi, comaundide to 3ou,
also 36 obeieden to me in alle thingis ; 3
nether 30 han lefte 3oure britheren in mych
tyme til in to present1" dai, and 36 kepten5
the cornaundement1 of 3oure Lord God.
Therfor for 3oure Lord God 3afu reste4
and pees to 3oure britheren, as he bihi3te,
turne 36 33611, and go 36 in to 3oure taber-
naclis, and in to the loond of 3oure pos-
sessioun, whichv lond Moyses, the 'ser-
uaunt of the Lordw, 3af to 3ou bi3ende
Jordan ; so onely that 36 kepe bisili, and o
fillex in werk the comaundement and? lawe,
'which lawez Moises, the 'seruaunt of the
Lorda, comaundide to 3ou; that 36 loue
3oure Lord God, and go in alle hise weies,
and kepe hise heestis, and cleue to hym
and serue himb in al 3oure herte, and in al
3oure soule. And Josue blesside hem, and B
lefte hem, whichec turrieden a3en in to her
tabernaclis. Sothelid Moyses hadde 3oue7
possessioun in Basau to the half lynage of
Manasses ; and therfor to the half lynage
that lefte Josue 3af part among her othere
britheren bi3endis Jordan, at the west
x 3eu7nge E pr. m. exp. sec. V Jesu EF. * deep BEF. » Om. BEFH. b Om. B. c Om. Epr.m.
* tho i. aa that i. b her i. c Om. i. cc the Lord i. d aboute i. e weren i. f the sones of Israel i.
g alle men i. h her i. i Om. r. k that i. 1 Israel i. m his wordis i. n fulfillid i. o the men i.
P he seide i. q the Lordis seruaunt i. the seruaunt of the Lord GK. * this present i. s han kept i.
heest i. u hath 3oue i. v the which i. w Lordis seruaunt i. x fulfille i. y of the IK.
of DKFLMNOFQRsuxb. z that i. a Lordis seruaunt i. »> Om. plures. <= the whiche i. d For i.
XXII. 8 — i;.
JOSHUA.
607
coost. And whanne he shulde leeue hem
into her tabernaclis, and hadde blessid
s hem, he seide to hem, In myche sub-
staunce and rytches6 turne 36 a3en to
3oure seetis ; with siluer, and gold, and
bras, and yren, and manyfold clothinge ;
deuyde 36 the praye of enemyesf with
93oure britheren. And the sones of Ru-
ben, and the sones of Gad, and the half
lynage of Manasse turneden a3en, and
wenten fro the sones of Yrael fro Silo,
that is set in Chanaan, that thei goon
into Galaad, the loond of her possessioun,
that thei hadden after the heest of the
10 Lord in the hoond of Moyses. And
whanne thei weren comen to the mynde*
hyllis of Jordan, into the loond of Cha-
naan, thei bildiden biside Jordan an au-
1 1 ter of mychilnes with out mesure. The
which whanne the sones of Yrael hadden
herd, and to hem certeyn messangeris
hadden toold, the sones of Ruben, and of
Gad, and the half lynage of Manasse to
haue bilde an auter in the loond of Cha-
naan, vpon Jordansh myride' hillis, a3ens
12 the sones of Yrael, alle thei camen togidre
in Cylo, that thei stien vp, arid fi^ten
i333ens hem. And 'in the mene tymek thei
senten1 to hem into the loond of Galaad,
Phynees, the sone of Eleazar, preestm,
14 and ten princes with hym ; eche of eche
is lynages. The whiche camen to the sones
of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half
lynage n of Manasse, vnto the loond of
is Galaad, and seiden to hem, Thes thingis
sendith al the puple of the Lord ; What
is this transgressioun ? Whi han 36 for-
sakun the Lord God of Yrael, bildynge a
sacrilege auter, and fro the heriynge of
17 hym goynge awey? Whether litil it is
to 3ou that 36 synneden in Belphegor,
and vnto the day that is nowe the spot
of this hidows gilt in 3ou dwellith, and
e richysses E. f the enemyes E. S litul E pr.
1 sendyn E. m the preest E pr. m. " the lynage E
f to the title
hillis ; in Ehreu
it is, to the
tennes of Jor-
Ebreu it is, au
auter of gret-
teste silt. c.
coost therof. And whanne Josue leet hem
go in to her tabernaclis, and hadde blessid
hem, he seyde to hem, With myche catel a
and richessis turne 30 a3en to 3oure seetis ;
with siluer and gold, and bras, and yrun,
and mychee clothing ; departe 36 the prey
of enemyes with 3oure britheren. And theu
sones of Ruben, and the sones of Gad, and
'half thef lynage of Manasses turneden a3en,
and 3eden fro the sones of Israel fro Silo,
which? is set in the lond of Canaan, that
thei schulden entre in to Galaad, the lond
of her possessioun, which? thei gaten bi
'comaundement of the Lord'1 in the hond
of Moises. And whanne thei hadden come 10
to the litle hillist of Jordan, in to the lond
of Canaan, thei bildiden bisidis Jordan an
auter of greetnesse| ouer comyn mesure. dan- c-
And whanne the sones of Israel hadden 11 * anauter°i
greet nesse; in
herd this, and certeyn messangeris hadden
teld to hem, that the sones of Ruben, and
of Gad, and the half lynage of Manasses
hadden bildid an auter in the lond of Ca-
naan, on1 the heepis of Jordan, 336118 the
sones of Israel, allek camen togidir in Silo, 12
that1 thei schulden stiem, and fi3te a3ens
hem. And in the meene tyme thei senten 13
to hem in to the lond of Galaad, Fynees,
preest n, the sone of Eleazar, and tenu
princes0 with hym ; of ech lynage o prince.
WhicheP camen to the sones of Ruben, and is
of Gad, and ofi ther half lynage of Ma-
nasses, in to the lond of Galaad, and
seiden8 to hem, Al the puple of the Lord ie
sendith* these thingis ; What is this" tres-
passyng? Whi han 36 forsake the Lord
God of Israel, and hanv bildid a cursid
auter, and han go awei fro thew worschip-
ing of hym ? Whether" it is litil to 3ou 17
that 36 synneden || in Belfegor, and the
« .1. , ,,.,, . ,., .
wem or this trespas dwellith in 3ou til in
to present? dai, and many of the puple
felden dounz ? And to daya
•
11 wher a «
litil to sow, thai
)e syn
m. h Jordand A.
pr.m.
> litul E pr.m.
han forsake is *e sy?ne °f,
Fegor is lytil
to sou, of which
we ben not
k eft E pr.m. cleene til to this
e with myche i. f the half i. e that i. h the Lordis heest i. ! upon i. k alle thei i. l and s.
m stie up i. n the preest i. ° prestis i. P the whiche i. 1 to GIKMNOXD. r Om. CP. s thei seiden i.
* bendith to yu i. « Om. s. v Om. i. w Om. i. * Wher plures. y this present i. z doun bi ven-
iauncefor her marvmetrie i. a day that is none i.
608
JOSHUA.
XXII. 18 — 27.
is many of the puple ban fain doun? And
36 to day han forsakun the Lord, and to
morwe in to al Israel the wrath of hym
i9shal wexe wood. And if 36° wenen the
loond of 3oure possessioun to be vnclene,
gooth to the loond, in the which is the
tabernacle of the Lord, and dwelle 30
among vs, oonly that fro the Lord 36
goon not awei, and fro oure felawship,
an auter bilden vp biside the auter of the
20 Lord oure God. Whether not Achor, the
sone of Zare, passide biside the heest of
the Lord, and vpon al the puple of Yrael
the wrath of hym felle? ? And he was
o man ; and wolde God he alone hadde
aiperishid in his hidows gilt. And the
sones of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the
half lynage of Manasse, answerden to the
22 princes of the message of Yrael, The
raoost strong Lord God of Israel he hath
knowun, and Yrael togidre shal vndur-
stoond; if bi inwit of trespassynge this
auter we han maad vp, keep he vs not,
23 but punyshe nowe ; and if bi that mynde
we han doon, that brent sacrifices, and
sacrifice, and pesible slayn offryngis vpon
24 it we han put, he seche, and deme ; and
not more bi that thenkynge and treet
that we shulen say, To morwe shulen seye
3oure sones toi oure sones, What to 3ow
25 and to the Lord God of Yrael? The
Lord hath put a teerme bitwixr vs and
3ow, O sones of Ruben and sones of Gad,
Jordan flood ; and therfor 36 han no part
in the Lord ; and bi this occasioun 3oure
sones shulen turne awey oure sones fro
the dreed of the Lord. And so we trow-
26 eden better, and seiden, Make we out to
vs an auter, not into brent sacrifices, ne
27 to slayn offryngis to be offrid, but into
witnessynge bitwix8 vs and 3ow, and
3oure children and progenye and oure,
the Lord, and to morewe, that is, in tyme
fob comyngec, the ire of hymd schal be feers
a3ense al Israel. That if 36 gessen, that 10
the lond of 3oure possessioun is vncleene,
passe f to the lond, 'in which? the taber-
nacle of the Lord ish, and dwelle 30 among
vs, oneli that 36 go not awei fro the Lord,
and fro oure felouschipe, bi an auter
bildid' outakun the auter of oure Lord
God. Whetherk not Achar, the sone of20
Zare, passide the comaundement1 of the
Lord, and hisra ire felde on" al the puple
of Israel ? And he was o man ; and we
wolden that he aloone hadde perischid in
his trespas. And the sones of Ruben, and 21
of Gad, and of half the lynage of Ma-
nasses, answeriden to the princes of the
message of Israel, The strongeste Lord 22
God hym silf of Israel knowith, and Israel
schal vndirstonde togidere ; if we bildiden
this auter for entent of trespassyng, *that
is, of" ydolatryeP, hei kepe not vs, but
punysche inr present time ; and if we diden 23
bi that mynde, that we schulden putte
theronnes brent sacrifice, and sacrifice1,
and pesible sacrifices, he seke, and deme;
and not more'bi that thou3tu and tretyng24
that we seidenv, 3oure sonesw schulen seie
'to morewx to oure sonesf, What is to 3011
and to the Lord God of Israel y? 3fiZ
sones of Ruben, and 36 sones of Gad, the 25
Lord hath set a terme, the flood Jordana,
bitwixe vs and 3ou ; andb therfor 36 han
, , ,
notc part in the Lord; andd bi this occa-
IT .
sioun 3oure sones schulen turne awei oure
sones fro thee drede of the Lord. Therfor
we gessiden betere, and seidenf, Bilde we 20
an auter to vs, not in to brent sacrifices,
nethir to sacrifices? to be offrid, but in to 27
witnessyng bitwixe vs and 3ou, and bi-
twixe oure children and 3oure genera-
cioun, that we serue the Lord, and that
t to oure sones,
that is, whanne
thei schulen
the place of his
tabernacle,
What is to ym
and so forth,
that is, -,c han
no part in God.
Lire here. c.
0 we A. P felle on CE. 1 with E pr. m. r bytwene BCEFH. 9 bytwene BCEFH.
0 Om. IQ. c Gloss omitted in sx. d the Lord i. e ajens to A pr. m. BCHUW. f passe je plures. gthat i.
h is ynne i. » /o y-ufor yurefantasie i wiarg. k Wher plures. ' heest i. m the Lordis i. n upon i.
0 Om. KS. P Gloss omitted in i. 1 the Lord i. r he us in this i. s therupon i. * sacrifice of yfle or
of preier i. » rather we diden it with this thinkyng i. v schulden sey thus i. v sones herafter i.
* Om. i. y or What clayme y to be of his puple i marg. z O je DGIKMNQSX. a of Jordan i. b Qm. s.
c no DEFGiKLMNopQHSwxb. d and y, Israel i. e Om. IKS. f we seiden i. e slayn sacrifices i.
XXII. 28 — 34-
JOSHUA.
609
that we seruen to the Lord, and of oure
rijt ben to offre brent sacrificis, and slayn
offringis, and pesible oostis ; and 3oure
sones seyn not to morwe to oure sones,
There is not paart to }ou in the Lord.
28 And if thei wolen seye, thei shulen an-
swere to hem, Loo ! the auter of the
Lord, that maden1 oure fadres, not into
brent sacrificis, ne into sacrifices", but
into oure and 3oure witnessynge euer-
29 lastynge. God shilde fro vs this hidows
gilt, that we goon aweye fro the Lord,
and his steppis we forsaken, an auter
made out to brent sacrificis, and sacri-
ficis, arid slayn offryngis to ben offred,
biside the auter of the Lord oure God,
that is maad out before the tabernacle of
30 hym. The whiche thingis herd, Phinees,
the preest, and princisv of the message of
Yrael, that weren with hym, ben plesid ;
and the wordis of the sones of Ruben,
and of Gad, and of half lynage of Ma-
31 nasse gladli thei token. And Phynees,
the sone of Eleazar, preest w, seide to
hem, Now we witen, that with 3ou is the
Lord ; for alien 36 ben fro this trespas,
and 36 han delyuerd the sones of Yrael
32 fro the hoond of the Lord. And he
turned a3en with the princis fro the sones
of Ruben and of Gad, fro the loond of
Galaad of x the coostis? of Chanaan, to
the sones of Yrael ; and tolde to hem.
33 And the word pleside to alle men her-
ynge ; and the sones of Yrael preysiden
God, and seiden, that no more thei shulden
goo vp a3ens hem, and fi3te, and do aweie
34 the loond of the possessioun of hem. And
the sones of Ruben and the sones of Gad
clepenz the auter, that thei hadden maad,
Oure Wituessynge, that the Lord he be
God.
han not power
to putte us
awey. Lire
here. c.
it be of oure ri3t to offre brent sacri-
fices'1, and sacrifices', and pesible sacri-
fices ; and that 3oure sones seie not to
morewe to oure sones, No part in the
Lord is to 3ou. Andk if ^oure sones} wolenas
seie this, ^oure sonesm schulen answere
hem, Lo ! the auter of the Lord, which"
oure fadris maden0, not in to brent sacri-
fices, nether? in to sacrifice1!, but in to
oure and sour witnessing euerlastingef. t««tooure
1 f and joure wit-
Fer be this trespas fro vs, that we go awei 29 messing, that «•<•
. . , . han rijt to come
fro the Lord, and forsake hise steppis, bi and offre in the
an auter bildid to brent sacrifices, and sa- {aberatcfe^rf
crificesr, and sacrifices of preisyng to be %££%,£
offrid8, outakun the auter of oure1 'Lord
Godu, which v is bildid bifore his taber-
nacle. And whanne these thingis weren 30
herd, Fynees, preest, and thew princes of
message" of Israel, that weren with hym,
weren plesyd ; and thei resseyueden gladli
the wordis of the sones of Ruben, and of
Gad, and of the half lynage of Manasses.
And Finees, preesl/, the sone of Eleazar, 31
seide to hem, Now we wyten, that the
Lord is with 3011 ; for 36 ben alien2 fro
this trespassyng, and 36 han delyuered the
sones of Israel fro the hond, ^tliat is,
punyschyng*, of the Lord. And Fynees 32
turnede a3en with the princes fro the
sones of Ruben and of Gad, fro the lond
of Galaad to the coost of Canaan, to the
sones of Israel ; and he telde b to hem.
And the word pleside to alle men her- 33
yngec; and the sones of Israel preisiden
God, and seiden, that nod more 'thei
schulden6 stie a3ens hem, and fi3te, and do
awei the lond of her possessioun. And 34
the sones of Ruben and the sones of Gad
clepiden the auter, whichf thei hadden
bildid, Oure Witnessyng, that the Lord
hym silf is God|.
1 hath made E pr. m. u sacrifise E. v the princis c. w the preest E pr. m. * at E pr. m. y nyj
coost E pr. m. z clepeden c.
h sacrifice i. ' sleyn offryngis i. k That i. ! thei i. m me i. n that i. ° maden it i. P ne r. <J sleyn
sacrifices i. r slayn sacrifices i. s offrid theron i. * Om. i. u the Lord oure God i. v that i. w Om. i.
1 the message i. y the preest i. z alien or giltlees i. a or punysc/tyng i. Om. s. b tolde these thingis i.
c herynge it i. d thei wolden no i. e Om. i. f that i.
4i
J that the Lord
him silf is God;
that is, that the
Lord is oure
God, as and of
the Ebrews that
dwellen in the
lond of Canaan,
ether of liiheest.
Lire here. c.
610
JOSHUA.
XXIII. I — 13.
CAP. XXIII.
1 Oiierturned forsothe myche tyme after
that the Lord hadde ^eue pees to Irael,
sugettid alle naciouns in enuyroun ; and
Josue now of long lijf, and of ful old age,
2 Josue clepida al Yrael, and the more thui'3
birth, and princis, and dukys, and mays-
tris, and seide to hem, I haue eeldid, and
s am of more goon forth age ; and 36 bi-
holden alle thingis that the Lord 3oure
God hath doon to alle naciouns bi enuy-
roun, what maner wise for 3ou he hath
4foii3ten. And nowe for he hath dyuydid
to 3ou bi lot al the loond, fro the est paart
of Jordan vnto the greet see, and manye
&3it naciouns ouerleeuen, the Lord 3oure
God shal scater hem, and doo awey fro
3oure face; and 36 shulen weeld the loond,
6 as he hath bihoot to 3ow. Oonly takith
comfort, and beth bisy, that 36 kepen alle
thingis that ben writun in the volym of
the lawe of Moyses, and that 36 bowen
not aside fro hem, ne to the ri3t ne to the
7 left, lest after that 30 goon into the gen-
tylis, that among 3ou ben to comeb, 30
sweren in the name of the goddis of hem,
s and serue to hem, and honoure hem. But
cleue 36 to the Lord 3oure God, the which
9 thing 36 ban doon vnto this day ; and
thanne the Lord Godc shal doo awey
in 3oure si3t greet gentilis, and moost
stronge ; and no man shald withstoond to
io3ow. Oon of 3011 shal pursue a thousand
men of enemyes, for the Lord 3oure God
for 3ou he shal fi3t, as he hath bihoot.
n This oonli moost bisily be 36 war before,
12 that 36 louen the Lord 5oure God. And
if that6 30 wolen drawef to the errours
of thes gentilis that among 3ou dwellen,
and with hem mengiths maryagis, and
isfrenships cowple, nowe thanne wite 36,
•f schal distrie
hem if 36 wor-
schipen him
litre, c.
CAP. XXIII.
Forsothe s whanne myche tyme was i
passid after that the Lord had 3oue pees
to Israel, forh alle naciouns 'in cumpas'
weren sugetk; and whanne Josue was
thanne1 of long lijf, and 'of fulm eld age,
Josue clepide al Israel, and the grettere2
men in birthe, and the princes, and dukis,
and maistris, and seide" to hem,Y 'wexide
elde°, and Y am of gretterei age; and 303
seenr alle thingis whiche 3oure Lord God
hath do to alle naciouns 'bi cumpas8, hou
he fau3tl for 3ou. And now for he de-4
partide" to 3ou bi lot al the lond, fro the
eest part of Jordan 'til tov the grete see,
and many naciouns ben left 3it, 3oures
Lord God 'schal distrie hem|, and schal*
take^ awei fro 3oure face ; and 36 schulen
welde thez lond, as he bihi3te to3ou. Onelie aeuoutiy.az,t:
be 36 coumfortid, and be 36 bisy, that 36
kepe alle thingis that ben writun in the
book of Moises lawe, and bowea not awei
fro thob, nether to the ri3t side nether to
the left side, lest aftir that 36 ban entrid 7
to thec hethene men, that schulen be among
3011, 36 swere in the name of 'the goddis of
hemd, and 36" serue tho goddis, and wor-
schipe hem. But cleue 30 to 3oure Lord s
God, whichf thing 36 han do 'til in to£
this dai ; and thanne11 the Lord God schal 9
do awei in 3oure si3t grete folkis, and'
strongestek ; and noon schal mow a3en-
stonde 3ou. Oon of 3ou schal pursue aio
thousynde men1 of enemyes™, for 3oure
Lord God schal fi3te for 3ou, as he bihi3ten.
Be 36 war bifore moost diligentli of thisn
thing oneli, that 36 loue 3oure Lord God.
That if 36 wolen cleue to the errouris of 12
these folkis0 that dwellen among 3ou, and
wolen medle mariagis with hem, and cou-
ple frenschipis, wite 36 ri3t now, that '3oure 13
Lire
a cleepe BEF. b comynge E pr. m
drawe E pr. m. S meng CE.
c thi God E pr. m. d shal moun c. shal mowe E. e Om. E. f of
S And r. h and whanne i. » aboute I. k sugectid i. sugetide GKMO. l now i. m ful of plures.
n he seide i. ° haue eldid i. 1 greet DN. ful gret i. r biholden i. s aboute i. l hath foujten i.
u hath departid i. v Vnto i. * he schal i. J take hem i. z her i. a bowe je i. b tho thingis r.
c Om. oiKMNsoxb. d her goddis i. e Om. i. f the which i. e vnto i. h Om. s. l Om. i. k moost
stronge i. 1 Om. GQW. m jour enemyes K. n hath bihijt i. ° vnfeithful folkis i.
XXIII. 14 — XXIV. 4-
JOSHUA.
611
that the Lord joure God do hem not
awey bifore 3oure face, but to 3ow thei
shulen be in to a diche, and greue, and
hurtynge of 3oure side, and a staak in
joure eyen, to the tyme that he doo 3011
a wey, and scater fro this best loond, that
14 he hath taak to 3011. Loo! I to day goo
into the weie of al erthe ; and with al
inwit 36 shulen knowe, that of alle the
wordis 'the whiche11 'the Lord' hath bi-
hoot hym self to be tok doo1 to 3ou,
he hath not passid biside oon in veyn.
is Thanne as he hath fulfillid in dede that
he hath bihoot, and welsumli alle thingis
ben comen, so he shal brynge vpon 3ow
what thing of yuels he hath thrett, to
the tyme that he do 3ow awey, and
scater fro this best loond, that he hath
10 taak to 3ou. Forthi that 36 han biside
passid the couenaunt of the Lord 3oure
God, that he hath couenauntid with 3ow,
and 36 han serued to alien goddis, and
honourde hem, soone and swiftli shal
aryse in 3ow the woodnes of the Lord ;
and 36 shulen be takun awey fro this
best loond, that he hath taak to 3ow.
CAP. XXIV.
1 And Josue gedride al the lynages11 of
Yrael in Sechym ; and clepide™ the more
thur3 birth, and princes, and iugis, and
maystris ; and stoderi in the si3t of the
2 Lord. And to the puple thus he spak,
Thes thingis seith the Lord God of Yrael,
Bi3ond the flood dwelten oure fadres fro
the bigynnynge, Thare, the fader of Abra-
ham, and Nachor, and serueden to alien
3 goddis. I haue taak 3oure fader Abra-
ham fro the eendis of Mesopotanye, and
haue brou3t hym in to the loond of Cha-
4 naan ; Y haue multiplied his seed, and 3af
to hym Ysaac ; and to hym eft I 3af
Jacob and Esau ; of the whiche to Esau
Lord God? schal not do awei hem bifor
3oure face, but thei schulen be to 3ou in to
a dich, and a** snare, and in to hirtyng of
3oure sidef, and in to stakis in 3oure i3en,
til 3oure Lord God take awei 3ou, and dis-
trier fro this beste loond, which5 he 3af to
3ou. Lo ! Y entre to dai in to* the weye u
of al ertheu ; and 36 schulen knowe Vith
al soulev, that of al wordisw whiche the
Lord bihi3te hym silf tox 3yuey to 3ou, not
oon passide in veyn. Therfor as he fillide2 \5
in werk that, that he bihi3tea, and alle
thingis bifeldenb vbi prosperitec, so he schal
brynge ond 3ou whateuer thing of yuelis
he manaassidec> til he take awei 3ou, and
distrief fro this beste lond, which& he 3af
toh 3ou. For 36 braken1 the couenaunt of i«
V3oure Lord Godk, which1 he made with
3011, and serueden"1 alien goddis, and wor-
schipeden" hem, sone° and swiftli P the
strong veniaunce of the Lord schal rise'ori
toi 3011 ; arid 36 schulen be takun awei fro
this beste lond, which1" he 3af to 3ou.
t in to hirliiiy
of yture side ;
in Ebreu it is,
in to seking of
joure sidis, that
is, thei schulen
seke joure
pruyutes to
distrie 3011 and
caste out of the
lond. Lire
here. c.
CAP. XXIV.
And Josue gaderide alle the lynagis of i
Israel in to Sechem ; and he clepide the
grettere men in birthe, and the princes,
and iugis, and maistris ; and thei stoden
in the si3t of the Lord. And hes spak 2
thus to the puple, The Lord God of Israel
seith these thingis, 3oure fadris dwelliden
at the bigynnyng bi3ende the flood Eu-
frates, Thare, the fadir of Abraham, and
Nachor, and thei serueden alien goddis.
Therfor Y took 3oure fadir Abraham fro 3
the coostis of Mesopotanye, and Y brou3te
hym in to the lond of Canaan ; and Y
multipliede 'the seed of hym1, and Y 3af4
Isaac to hym ; and eft Y 3af to Isaac,
h that c. ' he E pr. m. k Om. F. 1 doynge E pr. m. u lynage A. m cleepe BEF.
P the Lord joure God i. q into a i. r distrie 3011 i. s that i. * Om. s. ufor soone 1 schal die, as ech
man shal i marg. v of al goitre ynwitte i. w the wordis i. * to be i. y do GKMNOSxb. z hath fulfillid -I.
a hath bihi3t i. 1> han bifalle i. c welsumly to -you i. d upon i. e hath manaassid i. f distrie 3011 i.
8 that i. h Om. i. i han broken i. k the Lord joure God i. ' that i. m 36 han serued i. n han
worsehipid i. o thcrfore sone i. P hastily i. 1 a3ens i. r that i. s Josue i. * his seede i.
4 I 2
612
JOSHUA.
xxiv. 5 — 14.
Y 3af the hil of Seyr to weeld ; Jacob"
forsothe and his sones descendiden into
5 Egipt. And Y sente0 Moyses and Aaron,
and smoot Egipt bi manye signes and
ewondris, and ladde out 3011 and 3oure fa-
dres fro? Egipt. And 36 camen to the
see, and Egipciens pursueden 3oure fa-
dris with charis, and rydynge, vnto the
7 Reed See. And the sones of Yrael cry-
eden to the Lord, the which putte derk-
nesi bitwix1" 3ow and the Egipciens, and
brou3te vpon hem the see, and couerde
hem. 3oure e7en h&n seen a^e thingis,
that Y haue doo in Egipt. And 36 han
s dwelt in wildirnes myche tyme. And
'I haue8 brou3t 3ow in to the loond of
Amorrey, that dwellid by3ond Jordan ;
and whanne thei shulden fy3t a3ens 3011,
Y took hem into 3oure hoondis, and 36
weldiden the loond of hem, and slewen
yhem. Forsothe Balac, the sone of Se-
phor, the* kyng of Moab, roos, and fau3t
a3ensu Irael ; and he sente, and clepide
Balaam, the sone of Beor, for he shulde
10 curse to 3ou. And I wolde not here
hym, but a3enward bi hym I blessidev
to 3ou, and delyuerdew 3ow fro his
11 hoondis. And 36 passiden ouer Jordan,
and camen to Jericho ; and men" of that
citee fasten a3ens 3ow, Amorre, and
Phereze, and Chanane, Ethee, arid Ger-
gese, and Euee, and Jebuse ; and I took
12 hem into 3oure hoondis. And I sente
before 3ou hors flee3is, and I? keste hem
out fro her placis, the two kyngis of
Amorreis, not in swerd and in thi bowe.
is And z Y haue 3yue to 3ou the loond, in
thea which 36 han not trauayld, and ci-
tees'the whicheb 36 han not bild, that 36
shulen dwelle in hem, vynes and olyues,
u'the whicheb 36 han not plauntid. Nowe
thanne drede 36 the Lord, and serue 36
Jacob, and Esau, of whiche" Y 3af to
Esau the hil of Seir, to 'haue in posses-
siounv ; forsothe w Jacob and hise sones
3eden doun in to Egipt. And Y sente a
Moises and Aaron, and Y smoot Egipt
with many signes" and wondris, and Ye
ledde 3ou and 3oure fadris out of Egipt.
And 36 camen to the see, and Egipciansy
pursueden 3oure fadris with charis, and
multitude of kny3tis, Hil toz the Reed See.
Forsothea the sones of Israel crieden to 7
the Lord, and he settideb derknessis bi-
twixe 3ou and Egipcians ; and he brou3te
the see onc hern'1, and hilide hem. 3°ure
i3en siene alle thingis, whiche Y dide in
Egipt. And 36 dwelliden in wildirnesse inf
myche tyme. And Y brou3te 3ou in to the «
lond of Ammorrei, that dwellide bi3ende
Jordan ; and whanne iheis fasten a3ens
3011, Y bitook hem in to 3oure hondis, and
36 hadden1* in possessioun'the lond of hem1,
and 36 killiden hem. Sothelik Balach, the 9
sone of Sephor, the king of Moab, roos,
and fau3t a3ens Israel ; and he1 sente, and
clepide Balaam, the sone of Beor, that he
schulde curse 3ou. And Y nolde™ here hym, 10
but a3enward bi hym" Y blesside 3ou, and
delyuerede0 3ou fro hise? hondisi. And 36 1 1
passiden Jordan, and camen to Jerico; and
men of that citee fou3ten a3ens 3ou, Am-
morrei, and Feresei, and Cananei, Ethei,
and Gergesei, andr Euei, and Jebusei ; and
Y bitook hem in to8 3oure hondis. And 12
Y sente flies with venemouse tongis1 bifor
3ou, and Y castide" hem out of her places;
Y kyllide twei kyngis of Ammorreis, not
in thiv swerd andw bowe. And Y 3af to is
3ou the lond in which 36 traueiliden not,
and citees whiche* 36 bildiden not, that 36
schulden dwelle in tho, and vyneris, and
places of olyue trees, whiche^ 30 plauntiden
not. Now therfor drede 36 the Lord, and u
n and Jacob A. ° sende JE. P of E pr.m. 1 derknesses CE. rbytwene BEFII. betwe c. s Om. E pr. in.
t Om. E pr. m. u with E pr. m. v blysse B. w lyuerede BEFH. x the men E pr. m. y Om. H.
1 Om. B. a Om. c. b that c.
u the whiche sones I. v welde i. w and i. x tokens i. y men of Egipt i. z vnto i. a And i.
b putte i. c upon i. d the Egipcians i. e han seen i. f Om. i. S men of Ammorey i. h hadden her
lond i. i Om. i. k And i. i Balach i. m wolde not i. n Balaam i. ° I delyuerede i. P the i.
q hondis of Balaach i. rOm. i. s Om. is. * that ben bredde of dede careyns K sec. in. marg. u threwe I.
v Om. K sec. m. w ne in thi i. x the whiche i. y the whiche i.
XXIV. IS — 24.
JOSHUA.
613
to him with perfit herte and moost trewe;
and doth awey goddis, to the whiche
3oure faders serueden in Mesopotanye
and in Egipt ; and serue 36 to the Lord.
is Forsothe if yuel it semethc to 3011, that
36 seruen to the Lord, choys is 3ouun to
3011 ; chese 36 to day to 3011, that plesith,
to whom moost cheefly 36 owen to serue ;
whether to goddis, to thed whiche han
serued 3oure faders in Mesopotanye, or
to the goddis of Amorreys, in whos loond
36 dwellen ; forsothe I and myn hows
tcshulen serue to the Lord. And al the
puple answerith and seith, Awey be fro
vs that we forsaken the Lord, and seruen
17 to alien goddis. The Lord cure God hee
ladde vs out and oure fadris fro the loond
of Egipt, fro the hows of seruage, and vs
seynge dide greet toknes; and kepte vs in
al the weie, hi thef which we wenten, and
in alle puplis, bi thef whiche we passiden;
IB and keste out alle gentils, Amorre, the
dweller of the loond, that we ben comen
yn. We shulen therfor serue to the Lord,
19 for he is the» Lord oure God. And Josue
seide to the puple, 3e shulen not mowe
serue to the Lord ; God forsothe is holi,
and a strong louer, ne for3yueth to 3oure
20 hidows synnes and giltis. If 36 leue the
Lord, and seruen to alien goddis, he shal
turne hymself, and tourment 3011, and
turne vpsedoun, after that he hath 3eue
21 to 3ow good thingis. And the puple
seide to Josue, It shal not be so. as thou
spekist, but to the Lord we shulen serue.
22 And Josueh to the puple, Witnessis, he
seith, 36 ben, that 3ou self han choosun
to 3ou the Lord, that 36 seruen to hym.
23 And thei answerden, Witnessis. Now
thanne, he seith, do 36 awey alien goddis
fro the myddil of 3ou, and bowe 3oure
24 hertis to the Lord God of Yrael. And
the puple seide to Josue, To the Lord
serue 36 hym with perfite herte and moost
trewe ; and do 36 awei the goddis, to
whiche2 3oure fadris seruydena in Meso-
potanye, and in Egipt ; and serue 36 the
Lord. But if it semeth yuelb to 3ou, 'that 15
36° serue the Lord, chesyngd is 3ouun to
3ou ; chese 36 to 3ou to dai that, that
plesith6, whom 30 owen most to serue ;
whether to goddisf, whiche » 3oure fadris
serueden in Mesopotanye, whether'1 to the
goddis of Ammorreis, in whose lond 36
dwellen ; forsothe Y, and myn hows' schu-
len serue thek Lord. And al the puple ic
answeride and seide, Fer be it1 fro vs
that we forsake the Lord, and serue alien
goddis. 'Oure Lord Godm hym silf ledde 17
vs and oure fadris out of the lond of
Egipt, fro the hows of seruage, and dide"
grete signes0 in oure si3t ; and he kepte
vs in al the weie, bi which we 3eden, and
in alle puplis, bi whiche P we passiden ;
and he castidei out alle folkis, Ammorrei1", IB
the dwellere8 of the lond, in to which we
entriden*. Therfor we schulen serue the"
Lord, for he is 'oure Lord Godv. And i»
Josue seide to the puple, 3e nioun not
serue the Lordwf; for God is hooli, and ax t J« m<"<» ««<
serue the Lard;
strong lenient y louyere, and hez ror3yueth that is, of hard
• j a T e f 3G moun. for
not 3oure trespassis and synnesa. It 36 tor- 20 vertu aboute
saken the Lord, and seruen alien goddis, h^j ' /'"« and
the Lord schal turne 'hym silf b, and schale here- c-
turment 3oud, and schal6 distrief, after that
he hath 30116 goodis& to 3ou. And the 21
puple seide to Josue, It schal not be so,
as thou spekist, but we schulen serue the
Lord. And Josue seide to the puple, 3e22
ben witnessish, that' 36 han chose the Lord
to 3ou, that 36 serue him. And thei an-
sweriden, We ben witnessisk. Therfor, he' 23
seide, Now do 36 awei alien goddis fro the
myddis of 3ou, and bowe 36 3oure hertis
to the Lord God of Israel. And the puple 24
seide to Josue, We schulen serue 'oure
c seme c. <1 Om. c. e hath A. { Om. c. S Om. CE. h Josue seide A.
z the whiche i. a han serued I. b yuel or greuous i. c to i. d chois i. e plesith to jou i. f tho
goddis i. S to whom i. h either i. i meynee i. k to the i. 1 that i. m The Lord oure God i. n he
dide i. ° wondris i. P the whiche i. 1 threwe i. r the men of Ammorey i. 8 dwellers i. * entren i.
u to the i. v the Lord oure God i. w Lord but in holynesse i. x Om. i. Y and a feruent i. z Om. i.
a joure synnes i. b hymsilf fro ^ou i. c he schal i. d Om. i. e Om. i. f distrie jou i. S gode thingis i.
h witnessis to ymre silf i. ' for is. k witnessis of this tcntence i. ' Josue i.
614
JOSHUA.
XXIV. 25—33.
oure God we shulen seme, and obeish-
ynge we shulen be to the heestis of hym.
25Thanne Josue smoot boond of pees in
that day, and purposide to the puple
20 heestis and domys in Sichem. And he
wroot alle thes wordis in the volym of
the lawe of God. And he took a ful greet
stoon, and putte it vndur an ook, that was
27 in the seyntuarye of the Lord. And he
seide to al the puple, Loo ! this stoon shal
be to 3ow into witnessynge, that 30 han
herd alle the wordis of the Lord, 'the
whiche' he hath spokun to 3ou, lest per-
auenture afterward 36 wolden denye, and
2slei3e to the Lord 3oure God. And he
lefte the puple, eche into his possessioun.
29 And after thes thingis dyede Josue, the
sone of Nun, the seruaunt of the Lord,
so of an hundryd and of ten 3eer. And thei
biryeden him in the eendis of his posses-
sioun, in Thanathsare, that is set in the
hil of Effraym, fro the north part of the
si hil of Gaas. And Yrael seruede to the
Lord alle the days of Josue, and of the
eldrenk, that long tyme lyueden after
Josue, and 'the which1 knewe alle the
werkis of the Lord, that he dide in
32lrael. Forsothe the boones of Joseph,
'the whiche™ the sones of Yrael token
fro Egipt, thei birieden in Sichem, in a"
paart of the feeld that Jacob bou3te of
the sones of Emor, fader0 of Sychem, for
an hundrid 3onge sheep ; and it was into
33 possessioun of the sones of Joseph. For-
sothe Eleazar, the sone of Aaron, preestP,
diede; and Phynees and his sones birieden
him in Gabaa, that is 3yue to hym in the
mount of Effraym.
Here endith Josue, and now bigynneth
Judicum^.
for *? Ebrf!w
word here sig-
nefiethbothe
ook and lyn-
tei, and nb tre
owith to be bi-
s;dis the auter
Lord Godm, and we schulen be obedient
to hise heestis. Therfor Josue smoot a 25
boond of pees in that dai, and settide"
forth to the puple comaundementis0 and
domes? in Sichen. And he wroot alle 20
these wordis in the book of Goddis lawe.
And he took a greet stoon, and puttidei
it vndur an ookf, that was in the seyn-
tuarie of the Lord. And he seide to al27
the puple, Lo ! this stoon schal be to 3ou
r r
in to witnessing, that 36 herdenr alle the
wordis of the Lord, whiche8 he spak* to
, i -I j
3ou, lest perauenture 36 wolden denye"
aftirward, and lye to 3oure Lord God.
And hev lefte the puple, ech man in to 28
. . the seyntuane
his possessioun. And after these thingis 29 may be
Josue, the sone of Nun, the 'seruaunt of
the Lordw, diede, anx hundride 3eer eld
and ten. And thei birieden hym in the so *he?? ,
J in sichen ; and
costis of his possessioun, in Thannath of therfor it may
<-l 1 • 1 • • 1 1 M <• T-1 /¥• We^ ""* Se'd Vn'
Sare, which^ is set in the hil ot Enrayin, dur an ook, w
fro the north part of the hil Gaas. And si
Israel seruede the Lord in alle the daies
of Josue, and of the eldre men, that
lyueden mz long tyme aftir Josue, and
whichea eldre men knewen alle the werkis
of the Lord, whiche he hadde do in Israel.
Also' the sones of Israel biriedenaa theboonys 32
of Joseph, whicheb theic baren fro Egipt
ind Sichen, in the6 part of the feeld, whichf
feeld Jacob bou3te of the sones of Emor,
fadirs of Sichen, for an hundrid 3ongeh
scheep ; and it' was in to possessioun of
the sones of Joseph. Also Eliazar, sonek33
of Aaron, preest1, diede ; and Fynees and
hise sones biryden hym in Gabaa, which™
was 3ouun to hym" in the hil of Ef-
raym.
Here eendith Josue, and here bigyn-
neth the book qfJudicum0.
camen to preye,
and to here
Lire ™r'
1 that c. k elderes c. 1 that c. m that c. n the E pr.m. ° the fader E pr. m. P the preest E pr. m.
1 Explicit liber Josue. Incipit liber Judicum. E. Here endith the bok of Josue. F. No final rubric in ECU.
m the Lord oure God i. n he puttide i. ° hestis I. P dome A. 1 he puttide i. r han herd i. 8 the
whiche i. 4 hath spoken i. u denye it i. v Josue i. w Lordis seruaunt i. x of an GiKMNSxb. Y the
which i. z Om. GiKMNosxb. a the whiche i. aa Oni. i. ^ the whiche i. c the sones of Israel i. d thei
birieden in i. e a i. f the which i. Sthe fadir i. hofjongei. ' that feeld i. k the sone i. ' the preest i.
m that i. n Eleazar i. ° From s. Here endith Josue, and here bigynneth Judicum. CDFOQUW. Here
endith Josue, and here bigynneth a prolog on Judicum. G. Heere endith the book of Josue. i. He.ere endeth
Jostle, se now the book of doomes. K. Here endith the book of Josue, and here biginneth a prologe on the
book of Judicum. M. Heere eendith the book of Josue, and heere bigynneth the book of Judicum. NRX. Here
eendith Josue, and bigynneth Judicum. s. Here endith Josue, and bigynneth the book of Judicum. b. No
final rubric in AELP. ""
JUDGES.
\_Prologue on the book of Judges.']
THIS book of Judicum makith mencioun, how the sones of Israel braken the boond
of the Lord, and serueden aliene goddis, after the deeth of Josue, and of elder men
that lyueden long tyme after the deeth of Josue, whiche hadden seyn the merueilis
and grete dedis of the Lord, and othere men risen aftirward, whiche herden the
comaundementis and domes of the Lord and diden alle thingis contrarie. Wherfore
the Lord bitook hem in to the hondis of her enemyes, and weren maad tributaries to
hem, and serueden hem ; and whanne thei weren turmentid and angwischid greetli,
thei crieden to the Lord ; and he herde hem, and sente iugis, that is, domesmen, whiche
delyuereden hem for a tyme, til thei eftsone hadden for3ete the Lord. And therfore
the Lord lefte enemyes to hem, whiche thei my3ten not distrie, to punsche hem,
whanne thei wenten awei fro the Lord, and fro hise comaundementis a.
Here bigynneth the bok qfJudicum*.
CAP. I.
1 AFTIB. the deeth of Josue the sones
of Irael coimseilden the Lord, seyynge,
Who shal stye vp bifore vs a3ens Cha-
2 nane, and be duk of bateil ? And the
Lord seide, Judas shal stie vp ; loo ! I
.-.haiie taak the loond in his hoond. And
Juda seith to Symeon, his brothir, Sty vp
with me in my lot, and fi^t a3ens Cha-
nane, that I goo with thee in thi lot.
4 And Syrneon wente with hym ; and Juda
stiede vp. And the Lord took Chanane
and Phereze in to the hoondis of hem,
and thei smyten in Bezech ten thousand
5 of men. And thei foonden Adonybezech
in Besech, and thei fou3ten a3ens hym,
o and smyten Chanane, and Phereze. Ado-
nybezechb forsothe flei3, whom pursuynge
Here bigynneth Judicum*.
CAP. I.
AFTIR the deeth of Josue the sones ofi
Israel counselidenc the Lord, and seidend,
Who schal stiee bifor vs a3ens Cananeif,
and schal be duik of the batel ? And the 2
Lord seide, Judas schal sties ; lo ! Y haue
3oue the lond in to hise hondis. And Ju-s
das seide to Symeon, his brother, Stie
thouh with me in my lot, and fi3te thou
a3ens Cananei, that Y go with thee in thi
lot. And Symeon 3ede with hym ; and 4
Judas stiede'. And the Lord bitook Ca-
naney and Feresei in to 'the hondis of
hemk, and theikk killiden in Besech ten
thousynde of1 men. And thei foundens
Adonybozech in Besech, and thei fou3ten
a3ens hym, and smytiden"1 Cananei, and
Feresey. Forsothe" Adonybozech fledde, G
a From F. Judicum. D. No initial rubric in ACEH. & Adonybech A.
8 This Prologue is from M. l> From AELP. Here bigynneth the book of Judicum. HI. No initial rubric
in the other MSS. c counseliden with i. d thei seiden i. e stie up I. f the men of Cananei i. g stie
up i. l> thou up i. ' stiede up i. k her hondis i. kk the A. ! Om. i. m thei ouercamen i. n And i.
616
JUDGES.
i. 7—17.
thei, token, kit of the otiermost partis of
7 the hoondis of hym, and ofb feet. And
Adonybezech seide, Seuenti kyngis, kut
of the ouermore paartis of hoondis and
of feet, gedreden vndur my bord relyues
of meetis ; as I haue doo, so the Lord
hath dooc to me. And thei broujten
hym into Jerusalem, and there he died.
s Thanne the sones of Juda ouercomynge
Jerusalem token it, and smyten in mouth
of swerd, takynge al the citee to bren-
onynge. And afterward descendynge thei
fou3ten a^ens Chanane, that dwellyd in
the mounteyns, and at the south, in the
lowijld feeldis. And Judas goynge a3ens
Chanane, that dwellid in Ebron, whoscc
name was bi old tyme Caryatharbe,
smoot Sisay, and Achyman, and Tholo-
11 may. And thens goon, wenten to the
dwellers of Dabir, whos name was old
Cariathsepher, that is, the citee of lettris.
12 And Caleph seide, Who smytith Caryth-
sepher, and wastith it, I shal 3yue to
is hym a wijf, Axam, my dorter. And
whanne Othonyel, the s'one of Senech,
the lasse brother of Caleph, hadde taak
it, he 3af to hym a wijf, Axam, hys dou3-
uter. The which goynge in the weie, hir
man monestided, that she shulde axe hir
fader a feeld ; the which whanne she
hadde si3id, sittynge in an asse, Caleph
15 seide to hir, What hast thou ? And she
answerde, 3if to me a blessynge, for a dry
erthe thou hast 3yue to me ; 3if and a
moyst with watris. And Caleph 3af to
hir moyst aboue, and moyst bynethe.
icForsothe the sones of Cyney, cosyne to
Moises, stieden vp fro the citee of palmes
with the sones of Juda, into the deseert
of his lot, that is at the south of Arach ;
17 and thei dwelliden with him. And Ju-
das wente with Symeon, his brother ; and
thei smyten to gidre Chananee, that
whom thei pursueden, and token, and kit-
tiden0 the endis of hise hondis and feetP.
And Adonybozech seide, Seuenti kyngis,?
whanne the endis of hondis i and feetr
weren kit awey, gaderiden relifs of metis
vndur my bord ; as Y dides, so God hath
3olde to me. And thei brou3ten hym in
to Jerusalem, and there he diede. Ther-8
for1 the sones of Juda fou3ten a3ens Jeru-
salem, and token" it, and smytidenv bi the
scharpnesse of swerd, and bitoken"' al the
cytee to brennyng. And aftirward thei 9
3eden doun, and fou3ten a3ens Cananey,
that dwellide in the hilli places, and at
the south, in 'feeldi placesx. And Judas 10
3ede a3ens Cananei, that dwellide in Ebron,
whos name was bi eld tyrne Cariatharbe ;
and Judas killide Sisay, and Achyman,
and Tholmai. And fro thennus he 3eden
forth, and yeAe? to thez dwelleris of Dabir,
whos eld name was Cariathsepher, that is,
the citee of lettris. And Caleph seide, Y 12
schal 3yue Axa, my dorter, wijf to hym
that schal smyte Cariathsepher, and schal
waste it. And whanne Othonyel, sonea of 13
Seneth, the lesseb brother of Caleph, hadde
take itc, Caleph 3af Axa, his doi^ter, wijf
to hym. And hir hosebonde stiride hir, 14
goynge in the weie, that sche schulde axe
of hir fadir a feeld ; and whanne sche
hadde si3id, sittynge ond thee asse, Caleph
seide to hir, What hast thou ? And sche 15
answeride, 3iuef thou blessyng^ to me, for
thou hast 3oue ah drye lond to me ; 3yue
thou also1 a moyst lond with watris. And
Calephk 3af to hir the moist lond aboue,
and the1 moist™ lond bynethe. Forsothe" IG
the sones of Cyney, valye of Moyses°f , t ««« of M<A-
. « . pi *ii ses> *n Ebreu
stieclenP tro the citee ot palmes with the it is, the fadir
sones of Juda, in to the desert of his lot, °m°ises wiyt
whichi desert is at the south of Arath ;
and dwellidenr with hyms. Sotheli* Judas 17
3ede with Symeon, his brother ; and thei
b Om. A. c jolde CE sec. m. cc whas A. d monyschid BFH. e cosyns A sec. m.
0 thei kitten off i. P of his feet i. q her hondis i. r of her feet i. s haue do i. * Thanne i. « thei
token i. v thei smoten it i. w thei bitoken i. * wijlde feeldis s. y he came i. 2 Om. s. a tne sone i.
b 3°nger i. c that cytee i. d upon i. e her i. f Fadir, jiue i. S a blessyng i. h Om. i. > to me
also i. k ner fadjr ,, 1 a , m moisti s. n And whanne i. ° Moyses alije i. P stieden up i. <1 the
which i. r thei dwelliden i. s Judas 10 marg. t And i.
I. 1 8 — 30.
JUDGES.
617
dwellid in Sephat, and thei slewen hym ;
and the name of the cytee was clepid
isHorma, that is, cursynge. And Judas
took Gazam with his eendis, and Asca-
lonem, and Accharon with his teermys.
i» And the Lord was with Judas, and the
mounteyns he weeldide ; and he my3te
not doo awey the dwellers of the valei,
for thei aboundiden in chaarys ful of
2oweepnes in maner of sithis. And thei
3yuen to Caleph Ebron, as Moises seide,
the which dide awey fro it thre sones of
21 Enach. Jebuse forsothe, the dweller of
Jerusalem, the sones of Beniamyn, diden
not awey ; and Jebuse dwelt with thef
sones of Beniamyn in Jerusalem vnto the
•22 days that is uowe. Forsothe the hows of
Joseph stiede in to Bethel, and the Lord
23 was with hem. For whanne thei sege-
dynh the cite, that before was clepid Luza,
24 thei seey3ini a man goynge out of the
cytee, and thei seiden to hym, Shewe to
vs the entre of the cytee, and we shulen
25 do with thee merci. The which whanne
he hadde shewid to hem, thei smyten the
citee in mouth of the swerd ; forsothe
thilk man and al his kynrede thei leften.
26 The which left wente into the loond of
Sechym, and bilde there a citee, and clepide
it Luzam ; the which is clepid so vnto
27 the day that is nowe. Forsothe Manasses
dide not awey Bethsan, and Thanael with
his lytyl touns, and the dwellers of En-
dor, and Geblaam, and Magedo with his
litil touns ; and Chanane bigan to dwel
2« with hem. Forsothe after that Yrael is
comfourtyd, he made hem tributaryes,
•>'j and doon awey wold he not. Forsothe
Effraym slewe not Cananee that dwellid
:w in Gazer, but dwellid with hym. Zabu-
lon dide not a wey the dwellers of Cethron
and of Naalon ; but Chananee dwelt in
the mydil of hym, and is maad to hym
smytidena togidere Cananei, that dwellide
in Sephar, and killidenb hym ; and the
name of that citee was clepid Horma, that
is, cursyng, Aether perfit c distriyng, for
thilke citee was distried outerly^. And is
Judas took Gaza with hise coostis, and
Ascolon, and Accaron with hise termes.
And the Lord was with Judas, and heio
'hadde ine possessiounf the hilli places;
and he£ my3te not do awey the dwelleris
of the valei, for thei weren plenteuouse in
'yrun charish, scharpe as sithis. AndVAeao
sones of'1 Israel 3auen Ebron to Caleph,
as Moises hadde seidk, which1 Caleph dide
awei fro it thre sones of Enach. For- 21
sothem the" sones of Beniamyn diden not
awei Jebusei, the dwellere of Jerusalem ;
and Jebusei dwellide with the sones of
Beniamyn in Jerusalem Ntil in to0 present?
dai. Also the hows'! of Joseph stieder in 22
to Bethel, and the Lord was with hem.
For whanne thei bisegiden the citee, that 23
was clepid Lusa bifore, thei sien a man 24
goynge out of the citee, and thei seiden to
hym, Schewe thou to vs the entrynge of
the cyteef , and we schulen do mercy with t schewe thou
thee. And whanne he hadde schewid to 25 trfog of the"
'
hem, thei smytiden8 the citee bi scharpnes
of swerd; sotheli4 thei delyueriden that
* vndur the
man and al his kynrede. And heu was 20 erthe,
• iii/«un'0 "tran
delyuerede, andv 3ede in to the lond of gerfs. Lire
Sethym, and bildidew there a citee, and
clepid it Luzam ; which is clepid so til in
to presentx dai. Also Manasses dide not 27
awei Bethsan and Thanael with her
townes, and the dwelleris of Endor, and
Geblaam and Magedo with her townes ;
and Cananei bigan to dwelle with hem.
Sotheli after that Israel was coumfortid, 28
he made hem tributaries, ^ethir to paye
tribute?, and noldez do awey hem*. Sotheli 2»
Effraym killide not Cananei that dwellyde
in Gaser, but dwellide with hym. Zabu-3o
f Om. E pr. m. S tyme E pr. TO. h sugettiden A. ' seynge A.
a smoten I. b thei killiden I. c Om. KW. 'd that is, cursinge either destriynge GMNQb. gloss omitted
in isx. e Om. A pr. m. EFKLOPsb. lf weeldide i. g Judas i. h charis ful of wepnes i. ' Om. I. k boden i.
1 and i. m But i. n Om. c. ° vnto i. P this present i. 9 meynee i. r stiede up i. s smoten i.
* and i. i whanne he oiKMNSxb. v and he o. he oiKMSxb. Om. N. w he bildide i. x this present i.
T Om. isx. z wolde not i. a Om. plures.
4, K
618
JUDGES.
i. 3i—n. 4.
31 tributarie. Forsothe Aser dide not aweye
the dwellers of Cho, and of Sidon, Alab,
and AzenbusJ, and Alba, and Aphe, Cha-
32 aloa, and Pha, and Roab ; and he dwellid
in the raydil of Chananeik, the dweller of
33 the1 lond, ne he slew3 him. Neptalim dide
not awei the dwellers of Bethsames, and
, of Bethanach ; and he dwellide among
Chanane, the dweller of the lond ; and
Bethsamytes and Bethanites weren to
34 him tributaries. And Amorre artide the
sones of Dan in the hil, ne he 3af to hem
place that to the pleyner thei my3ten
35 descende ; and he dwelte in the hil of
Hares, that is to seye, Witnessinge, in
Hailon, and Salabym. And the hondm
of the hous of Joseph is agreggid a3ens
Amorre, and he is maad to hym tribu-
setarie. Forsothe the terme of Amorre was
fro the stiynge vp of Scorpioun, and Pe-
tra, and the hei3er places.
CAP. II.
1 And the aungel of the Lord stiede vp
fro Galgala to the place of wepers, and
seith, I haue ladde 3011 out of Egipt, and
brou3t into the loond, for" the which Y
swore to 3oure faders, and haue bihoot,
that Y shulde not maak in veyn my co-
uenaunt with 3ow into with outen eend ;
2 so oonly that 30 smyten no boond of pees
with the dwellers of this loond, and that
3e turnen vpsedoun the auters of hem ;
and 36 wolden not here my vois. Why
3 thes thingis han 36 doon ? 'Whether for0
Y wolde not do awey hem fro 3oure face,
that 36 han enemyes, and the goddis of
4 hem ben to 3ou into fallynge. And
whanne the aungel of the Lord hadde
spoken thes wordis to alle the sones of
Ion dide not awey the dwelleris of Cethron,
and of Naalon; but Cananei dwellide in the
myddis of hym, and was maad tributarie
to him. Also Aser dide not awey the 31
dwelleris of Acho, and of Sidon, of Alab,
and of Azazib, and of Alba, and Aphechb,
and of Aloa, and of Pha, and of Roob;
and hec dwellide in the myddis of Ca-32
naney, dwellered of that lond, and killide6
not hym. Neptalym dide not awei the 33
dwelleris of Bethsames, and of Bethanach ;
and hef dwellide among Cananey, dwellereS
of the11 lond ; and Bethsamytis and Beth-
anytis weren tributarie to hym1. And 34
Ammorrey helde streit the sones of Dan
in the hil, and 3af k not place to hem to go
doun to pleynere places ; and he1 dwellide 35
in the hil of Hares, 'which is interpretidm,
Witnessyng, in Hailon, and in Salabym.
And the hond of the hows" of Joseph was
maad heuy°, and he? was maad tributarie
to hym0!. And the terme of Ammorrei wassc
fro the stiyng of Scorpioun, and the8
stoon, and hi3ere places.
CAP. II.
And the aungel of the Lord stiede1 fro i
Galgala to the place of weperis, and seide",
Y ledde 3ou out of Egipt, and Y brou3te
30«v in to the lond, 'for which™ Y swoorw
to 3oure fadris, and bihi3te, that Y schulde
not make void my couenaunt with 3ou in
to with outen ende ; so oneli that 36 schulde 2
not smyte boond of pees with the dwelleris
of this lond, and schulden* distrie 'the
auteris of hem> ; and 30 noldenz here my
vois. Whi diden 36 these thingis ? Wher-s
forea Y noldeb do hem awei fro 3oure face,
that 36 hauec enemyes, and that 'the goddis
of hemd be to 3ou in to fallyng. And 4
whanne the 'aungel of the Lord6 spakf
these wordis to alle the sones& of Israel,
thei reisiden her vois, and wepten ; and
j Azazibus E. k Chanaan A. l that E. m lond A. n fro A. ° Wher fore E.
bofAphechi. c Azer i. d the dwellere i. « Azer killide i. f Neptalim i. g the dwellere i.
h that K. i Neptalyin i. k he jaf i. 1 Dan i. >» that is to sey i. n meynee i. ° heuy or did i.
P Joseph i. <1 Amorey i. r up of the i. s fro the i. * stiede up i. u he seide i. v Om. plures.
vv that i. w swoor fore i. x that je i. 7 her auteris i. z wolden not i. a For the whiche thing i.
b wolde not i. c haue hem i. d her goddis i. e Lordis aungel i. f had spoke i. S peple i.
II. 5—17-
JUDGES.
619
Yrael, thei rereden vp her vois, and
5 wepten ; and the name of that place is
clepid, of wepers, or of terys ; and thei
cofferden her oostis to the Lord. Josue
thanne lefte the puple ; and the sones of
Yrael wenten a wey, echoon into his pos-
7sessioun, that thei holden it. And thei
serueden to the Lord alle the days of
Josue, and of the eldren that loong tyme
after hym lyueden, and knewe alle the
greet werkis of the Lord, the whiche he
8 dide withP Yrael. And Josue, the ser-
uaunt of the Lord, the sone of Nun, of
9 an hundrid and ten 3eer died ; and thei
birieden hym in the eendis of his pos-
sessioun, in Thanathsare, in the hil of
Effraym, fro the north coost of the hil of
loGaas. And al that generacioun is ge-
drid to her fadris ; and other risen, thati
knewen not the Lord, and the werkis that
11 he dide with Yrael. And the sones of
Yrael diden yuel in the si3t of the Lord,
and serueden to Baalym, and Astaroth ;
12 and laften the Lord God of her fadris,
that ladde hem out of the loond of Egipt,
and folweden alien goddis, goddis of the
puple r that dwelten in Hhe viroun8 of
hem ; and thei honourden hem, and to
13 wrath stiriden the Lord, leuynge hym,
and seruynge to Baal and to Astaroth.
14 And the Lord, wrooth a3ens Irael, took
hem into the hoondis of destruyers, the
whyche token hem, and solden to ene-
myes, that dwelten bi enuyroun ; ne thei
is my3ten a3enstoond her aduersaries ; but
whidir euere* thei wolden goo, the hoond
of the Lord was vpon hem, as he spak
and swore to hem ; and hugely thei ben
ic tourmentid. And the Lord areride iugis,
that shulden delyuer hem fro the hoondis
of wasters, but and hem theiu wolden not
17 here, doynge fornycacioun with alien god-
the name of thath place was clepid, of '5
weperis, ether of teeris ; and thei of-
friden there sacrifices to the Lord. Ther-6
fork Josue lefte the puple ; and the sones
of Israel wenten forth, ech man in to his
possessioun, that thei schulderi gete it.
And thei serueden the Lord in alle the?
daies of Josue, and of eldere1 men that
lyueden aftir hym inm long tyme, and
knewen alle the grete werkis of the Lord,
whiche he hadde do with Israel. For- 8
sothe" Josue, sonenn of Nun, 'seruaunt of
the Lord0, 'was deedi' of an hundrid 3eer
and teni ; and thei birieden hym in the 9
endis of his possessioun, in Thannath of
Sare, in the hil of Effraym, at the north
coost of the hil Gaas. And al that gene- 10
raciounr was gaderid to her fadris; and
othere men8 riseden*, that knewen not the
Lord, and the werkis whiche he 'hadde
dou with Israel. And the sones of Israel n
diden yuel in the si3t of the Lord, and
thei serueden Baalym and Astaroth ; and 12
forsokenv the Lord God of her fadris, that
ledden hem out of the lond of Egipt ; and
thei sueden alien eoddis, the goddis of t ««M «»*«»»,•
. that is, to tur-
puphsw, that dwelhden in the cumpasse mentehem, as
of hemx, and worschipeden? thoz goddis,
and excitidena the Lord to greet wraththe,
and forsokenb hym, and serueden Baalc 13 + And the Lord
reiside ntyis ;
and Astorothd. And the Lord was wrooth 14 whanne the
T 11- sones of Israel
a3ens Israel, and bitook6 hem in to the werensetm
hondis of rauyscheris, whichef rauyscheriss ^en'to die
token hem, and seeldenh to enemyes, that Lord; :for fisese
* jyiieth vndur-
dwelliden 'bi cumpas'; and theik mysten stonding, and
thanne God jaf
not a3enstonde her aduersaries; but whi-isremedi to hem
dir euer thei1 wolden go, the hond"1 of the he "Sir; but
Lord was on" hemf, as he spak and swoor
tirnten
to hem; and thei weren turrnentid greetli. to her spewing,
and therfor
And the Lord reiside0 iugis:):, that 'dely-iopunysching
ueridenP hem fro the hondis of destrierisi,
but their nolden5 here hem1, and thei diden
P to A. 1 and AIIFII. T peplis BEFH. * enuyron E. * er E. u he E pr. m.
h the i. ' the place of i. k Thanne i. l the eldere GIQ. m Om. DGiKMNOQSxb. n And i. nn the
sone i. ° the Lordis seruaunt i. P Om. i. <1 ten, diede i. r generacioun of Israel i. a men of Israel i.
* resen up i. u dide i. v thei forsoken i. w tho puplis i. x her cumpasse i. y thei worschipiden i.
* thilke i. a thei stiriden i. b thei forsoken i. c to Baal i. d to Astoroth i. e he bitook i. f the
whiche i. K Om. i. h solden hem i. i aboute i. k Israel i. ! Israel i. m wrath i. n upon i.
0 reiside up i P and delyueride i. 1 the destrieris i. r Israel i. s wolde not t. t her iugis i.
4 K 2
opyn in chapi-
tris suynge.
Lire here. c.
620
JUDGES.
II. 18 — III. 3.
dis, and honourynge hem. Soone thei
forsoken the wey, bi the which the faders
of hem wenten ; and herynge the heestis
of the Lord, alle thingis thei diden con-
letrarie. And whanne the Lord hadde
reryd iugys in the dais of hem, he was
bowid bi mercyv, arid he herde the weil-
yngis of the tourmentidw, and he dely-
ueride hem fro the deeth of wasters.
i9Forsothe after that the iuge was deed,
thei turneden a3en, and manye thingis
diden more than diden the faders of hem,
folwynge alien goddis, and seruynge to
hem, and honourynge hem; thei laften
not her fyndyngis, and the moost hard
weye bi the which thei weren wonyd to
20 goo. And the woodnes of the Lord is
wrooth a3ens Irael, and seith, For this
folk hath maad at nou}t my couenaunt
that Y couenauntide with the faders of
hem, and my vois he dispyside to here ;
21 and Y shal not doo a wey the Gentilis,
22 the whiche Josue lafte, and is deed ; that
in hem Y haue knoulechynge of Yrael,
whethir thei kepen the weie of the Lord,
and goon in it, as kepten the faders of
23 hem, or noon. Thanne the Lord lafte alle
these naciouns, and wold not anoon ouer-
turne, ne took into the hoondis of Josue.
CAP. III.
1 Thes ben the Gentilis, that the Lord
lafte, for to lerne Irael in hem, and alle
that knewen not the bateils of Cha-
2 nanees ; and afterward the sones of hem
shulden lerne to stryue with enemies, and
3 to haue vsage of fi3tynge in batayl. The
fyue princesx of Philistynys, and al Cha-
nane, and Sydon, arid Euee the whiche
dwelten in Liban hil, fro the hil of Baal
of Hermon vnto the entre of Emath.
fornycacioun^that is, idolatrie™, with alienw
goddis, and worschipidenx hem. Soone
thei forsoken the weie, bi which 'the fa-
dris of hemy entriden ; and thei herden
the 'comaundementis of the Lordz, and
didena alle thingis contrarie. And whanne is
the Lord reisideb iugis in 'the daies of
hemc, he was bowid bi mercy, and he
herde the weilyngis of hem turmentidd,
and he delyuerede hem fro the sleyng of
wasteris6. Sothelif aftir that the* iuge is
was deed, thei turneden a3en, and diden
many thingis grettere vz'» yuelh than her
fadris diden ; and thei sueden alien goddis,
and serueden hem, and worschipiden hem;
thei leften not her owne fyndyngis, and
the hardeste' weie 'bi whichk thei weren
wont1 to go™. And the strong veniaunce 20 1 that in hem
of the Lord was wrooth asens Israel, and r^ay; »» yg
is maad, that a
he seide, For this puple hath maad voide thing vnknow-
un be knowun,
my couenaunt which" Y couenauntide with and therfor God
her fadris, and dispiside0 to here my vois ;
also'1 Y schal not do a wey folkisi, whicher 21
Josue 'lefte, and was deed8; that in hem 22 no ^"e is bid
fro him; but lie
Y asaief Israel, whether thei kepen1 the is seid to asaye
f .-, T J J iU a tning> that
weie of the Lord, and goen ther ynne, as herb; summe
her fadris kepten v, ether nayw. Therfor 23 kn'owun'to
the Lord leftex alle these naciouns, and °*eremen,
that weren vn-
noldey destrie soonez, nethir bitooka in to knowun to
, . T . T hem. And in
the hondlSb Of JoSUe. this maner God
asayede the
sones of Israel
CAP. III. in the forst-id
hethen men,
These ben the folkis whiche the Lord i f"r as lo"ge as
they serueden
lefte0, that in hem he schulde teche Israel, the Lord, they
... . hadden maistri
and alle men that knewen not the batels OUer hethen
of Cananeis ; and that aftirward 'the sones 2 ™™^n^heil
of hemd schulden lerne to fiste with ene- for8'**™ *he
Lord, thei
myes, and to haue custom6 of batelf. He 3 weren maad
j j* f • c TTT i i i /-. suget to hethen
lefte tyue princes or Jb ihsteess, and al Ca- men ; and i
nanei, and the puple of Sidon, and Euey
that dwelliden in the hil Libanh, fro the
hil Baal1 Herrnonk'til to1 the entryng of
men. Lire
here. c.
v more mercy A. w tormentyngys E pr. m. x satrapis E pr. m.
u Om. sx. w straunge i. x thei worschipiden i. y her fadris i. z Lordis hestis i. » thei diden i.
b reiside up i. c her daies i. d that weren turmentid i. e her destrieris i. f But i. g here i.
h Om. i. » ful hard i. k that i. ! woned i. m go bi i. n that i. ° ban dispisid i. P and GiMNsxb.
q the folkis i. r the whiche i. s that is deed, lefte i. * kepten o. v kepten it i. w no i. * lefte
alijue i. y he wolde not i. z hem soone i. a he bitook hem i. b bond i. c lefte alyue i. d her sones i.
« the vse i. * fijting i. g the Filistees i. h that hnfe Liban i. of Liban s. "of Baal i. * of Hermon i.
1 vnto i.
III. 4—15-
JUDGES.
621
4 And he lafte hem, that in hem he myjte
haue experiens of Yrael, whether thei
wolen here the heestis of the Lord, the
which hath comaundid to the faders of
hem by the hoondis of Moyses, or noon.
s And so the sones of Yrael dwelten in the
mydil of Chananeei, Ethei, and Amor-
rei, and Pherezei, and Euei, and Jebusei.
cAnd wyues thei token dou3tres of hem,
and theiy token her dou3trisz to the sones
of hem, and serueden to thea goddis of
7 hem. And thei diden yuel in the si3t of
the Lord, and forjeten of the Lord her
God, seruynge to Baalym, and to Asta-
s roth. And the Lord, wrooth a3ens Yrael,
took hem into the hoondis of Chusanra-
sathaym, kyug of Mesopothanye, and thei
9 serueden to him ei3t 3eer. And thei cri-
eden to the Lord, the which areryde to
hem a saueour, and delyuerde hem, that
is, Othonyel, the sone of Cenez, the lasse
10 brother of Caleph. And the spiryt of
the Lord was in hym, and he demyde
Irael. And he wente out to fi3t, and the
Lord took into the hoondys of hym Chu-
sanrasathaym, the kyng of Syrie, and
11 oppresside hym. And the loond restid
fourti 3eer ; and Othonyel, the sone of
12 Cenez, died. Forsothe the sones of Yrael
addiden to doon yuel in the si3t of the
Lord ; the which coumfortide a3ens hem
Eglo, the kyng of Moab, for thei diden
13 yuel in the si3t of the Lord. And he
cowplid to hem the sones of Amon and
of Amalech ; and he wente, and smoot
Yrael, and he weeldide the citee of
uPalmys. And the sones of Yrael ser-
ueden to Eglon, the kyng of Moab,
iaei3teen 3eer. And aftirward thei cryeden
to the Lord ; the which reryde to hem a
saueour, Aod bi name, the sone of Gera,
soneb of Gemyny, the which either hoond
vside for the ri3t. And the sones of
Emath. And hem lefte hem, that in hem 4
he schulde asaie Israel", whethir thei wolden
here the 'heestis of the Lord0, whiche he
comaundide to her fadris bi the bond? of
Moises, ethir nai. And so the sones ofa
Israel dwelliden in the inyddis of Cananei,
of Ethei, and of Ammorrei, and of Feresei,
and of Euey, and of Jebusey, and wed-c
diderii wyues, the dou3tris of hem ; and
the sones of Israel 3auen herr dou3tris to
'the sones of hern8, and serueden1 'the
goddis of hem". And the sones of Israel 7
diden yuel in the 'si3t of the Lordv, and
for3atenw herx Lord God, and serueden
Baalym, and Astaroth. And the Lords
was wrooth a3ens Israel, and bitook? hem
in to the hondis of Cusanrasathaym, kyng
of Mesopotariye, and thei serueden hym
ei3te 3eer. And thei crieden to the Lord, 9
and he reiside to hem a sauyour, and de-
lyuerede hem, that is, Othonyel, sonez of
Ceneth, 'the lessea brothir of Caleph. And 10
the spirit of the Lord was in hym, and he
demyde Israel. And he 3ede out to batel,
and the Lord bitook in to hise hondisb
Cusarirathaym, kyng of Sirie ; and Otho-
nyel oppresside hym. And the lond restidec n
fourti 3eer; and Othonyel, soned of Ceneth,
diede. Forsothe6 the sones of Israel ad- 12
diden to do yuel in the 'si3t of the Lordf ;
and he coumfortide a3ens hem Eglon, the
kyng of Moab, for 'thei diden^ yuel in the
'si3t of the Lord*1. And the Lord couplide is
to hym1 the sones of Amon and Ama-
lech14; and he1 3ede, and smoot Israel, and
hadde™ in possessioun the citee of Palmes.
And the sones of Israel serueden Eglon, u
kyng" of Moab, ei3tene 3eer. And aftir-ia
ward thei crieden to the Lord ; and he
reiside to hem a sauyour, Aioth bi name,
the sone of Gera, sone of Gemyny, which0
Aioth vside euer either hond for the ri3t
bond. And the sones of Israel senten? bi
y Om. A. z doujtren BFH. a Om. A. *> the sone E pr. in.
m the Lord i. n al Israel r. ° Lordis heestis i. P witnesse i text, or hond marg. 1 thei weddiden i.
r ther K. 8 her sones i. * thei serueden to i. u her goddis i. v Lordis sijt i. w thei forjaten i.
x ther K. y he hitook i. z the sone i. a and the jounger i. b hond i pr. m. c restide in pes i. d the
sone i. e And i. f Lordis sijt i. e Israel dide i. h Lordis sijt i. ' Eglon i. k of Amalech i.
1 Eglon i. m he hadde i. n the kyng K. ° the which i. P senden i.
JUDGES.
III. 16 — 26.
Yrael senden bi hym 3iftis to Eglon, the
16 kyng of Moab ; the which maade to hym
a swerd bitynge in eche side, hauynge in
the mydil a pomel of lengthe of the palm
of an hoond ; and he is gird with it
vndur the coot armure, in the ri3t hipe.
17 And he offerde 3iftis to Eglon, the kyng
of Moab ; forsothe Eglon was myche fat.
is And whanne he hadde offerd to hym
jiftis, he folwide felawis that with hym
19 camen ; and turned a3en fro Galgalis,
where weren the mawmettis, seide to the
kyng, A preue word Y haue to thee,
O kyng. And he comaundide silence.
And alle men goon out, that weren about
20 hym, Aod wente into hym ; forsothe he
sat in the somer sowpynge place alone.
And he seide, The word of God Y haue
to thee. The which anoon roos fro the
21 troon. And 'Aod straiyte outc the left
hoond, and he took the swerd fro hisd
ri3t hipe ; and he pi3tee into his wombe
22 so strongly, that the pomel folwide the
yren in the wound, and that with moost
fat grees it was streyned ; ne he drewe
out the swerd, but so as he smoot, he
lafte in the bodi ; and anoon bi the pry-
uetees of kynde the tordis of the wombe
23 bursten out. Forsothe Aod, closyde moostf
bisilich the doris of the sowpynge place,
24 and fastnyd with lok, wente out bi the
postern. And the seruauntis of the kyng
goon yn, sey3en& the 3atis of the sowp-
inge place closid, and seiden, Perauenture
he purgith the wombe in the somer sowp-
2synge place. And abidynge long, to the
tyme that thei weren ashamyd, and se-
ynge that no man opnyde, thei token the
keye, and opnynge thei foonden her lord
L>oliggynge deed in the erthe. Forsothe
Aod, while thei weren disturbid, flow3
awey, and he passide the place of maw-
him 3iftis, 'that is, tribute^, to Eglon, kyng
of Moab ; which1" Aioth made to hym a 16
swerd keruynge on euer either side, hau-
ynge in the myddis a pomelf of the lengthe t this that
„ .-, ,, 1-. sueth, hauunne
of thes pawm of an bond ; and he was m the myddis
the idols whiche
Eglon hadde
set in Galgalis,
whiche place
Jewis helden
gird therwith vndir* vthe saiu, 'that is, a
kny^tis mentilv,'m the ri3t hipew. And 17
he brou3te 3iftis to Eglon, thex kyng of
Moab ; forsothey Eglon was ful fat. And is
whanne he hadde 3oue 3iftis to the kyng,
he pursuede2 felowis that camen with hym ;
and he turnede 33611 fro Galgalist, where 19 + Gaigaiis,
whanne he si?
idohs weren, and he seide to the kyng,
Aa kyng, Y haue a priuei word to thee.
And heb comaundide silence. And whanne
alle men weren goon out, that weren aboute h°oiy ; ,?nd
. , tglon dide this
hymc, Aioth entride to hym; forsothed hee20indispHofthe
. . . . . , hooly place,
sat aloone in a somer parlour. And Aioth herb; Aioth was
seide, Y haue the word of God to thee. £?££"*
Whichf roos anoon fro tbe& trone. And 21 ]^lon- Lire
here. c.
Aioth helde forth theh left hond, and took
the'1 swerd fro his ri3t hype ; and he
fastnedek in to the 'wombe of the kyng1 22
so strongli, that the pomel, Aether hiltem,
suede the yrun in the wounde, and was"
holdun streite 'in the thickeste0 fatnesse
with ynneP ; and hei drow not out the
swerd, but so as he hadde smyter, he lefte5
in the' bodi ; and anoon bi the priuetees
of kynde the tordis" of the wombe braste
out. Forsothev whanne the doris of the 23
parlour weren closid moost diligentliw, and
fastned with lok, Aioth 3ede out bi 324
posterne||. And the 'seruauntis of the \\biaposternt,
. . , . • „ .7 j 7 . . in Ebreu it is,
king* entriden, not tri* the parlour, but tn,y a porche. c.
the porche, and thei sien the doris of the
parlour closid, and seiden2, In hap hea
purgith the wombe in the somer parlour.
And thei abididenb longe, til thei weren 2:>
aschamed ; and thei sien that no man
openedec, and thei token the keie, and
thei openyden, and foundend her lord lig-
c he strei3te out to Aod E pr. m. d the E pr. m. e putte ABFH. f Om. E pr. m. S seynge ABFH.
1 Om. sx. r the which I. s a I. * on the rijt hipe undir i. u a coote armure i. v Om. sx pr. m.
w Om. i. x Om. BCEGIMPQHX. Y and i. z suede forth aflir his i. a O i. *> the king i. <= the
kyng i. d and i. e the kyng r. f The which i. S his i. h his i. » his i. k putte it i. 1 kyngis
womb i. m Om. CDGiKMNOQSxb. n it was i. ° with moost i. P ynne the wombe i. <1 Aioth i. r smyte
Eglon i. s lefte it i. t his i. u orduris i. v And i. w bisily i. x kyngis seruauntis i. y into plures.
z thei seiden i. a the kyng i. b aboden so i. c openede the dore i. d thei founden i.
III. 27 — IV. 6.
JUDGES.
623
mettis, whens he turnede a3en ; and he
27 cam into Seyrath. And anoon he sown-
ede with tromp in the hil of Effrayra ;
and the sones of Yrael dessendiden'1 with
28hym, hym goynge in the frount. The
which seide to hem, Folwe 30 me, for-
sothe the Lord hath taak oure enemyes,
Moabitis, into oure hoondis. And thei
wenten doun after hym, and thei occupy-
eden the foordis of Jordan, that ouer-
29 senden' in to Moab. And thei sufferden
not eny man to passe ouere, but thei
smyten Moabites that tyme about ten
thowsand, alle my3ti and stronge men ;
30 noon of hem my3te ascaape. And Moab
is mekid that day vndur the hows of
Yrael, and the loondk restide foure scoor
si 3eer. After this was Sangar, the sone of
Anath, that smoot of Philistiym six hun-
drid men with a shaar ; and he forsothe
defendide Irael.
CAP. IV.
1 And the sones of Yrael addeden to doo
yuel in the si3t of the Lord, after the
2 deeth of Aod. And the Lord took hem
in to the hoondis of Jabyn, kyng1 of Cha-
naan, that regnede in Asor, and hadde a
duk of his oost, Siseram bi name ; and
3 he dwellyd in Aroseth of Gentilis. And
the sones of Yrael crieden to the Lord ;
forsothe he hadde nyne hundred chaaris,
ful of wepenes, the maner of sithis, and
bi twenti 3eer greetli he oppresside hem.
4 Forsothe Delbora was a prophetesse, wijf
of Laphidoth, that demyde the puple in
5 that tyme ; and she sat vndur the palm
tree, 'the which"1 bi name of hir was
clepid, bitwix" Rame and Bethel, in the
mount of Effraym ; and the sones of
Yrael stieden vp to hir into al doom.
e The whiche sente, and clepide Barach,
gynge deed ine the erthe. Sothelif while 21;
thei weren disturblid, Aioth fledde out,
and passidee the place of idols, fro
whennus he turnede a3en; and he cam inh
to Seirath. And anoon he sownede with a 27
clarioun in the hil of Effraym ; and the
sones of Israel camen doun with hym, and
he 3ede in the frount. Which1 seide to hem, 28
Sue 36 me, for the Lord hath bitake oure
enemyes, Moabitis, in to oure hondis. And
thei camen doun after hym, andk ocupi-
eden the forthis1 of Jordan, that ledde ouer
in to Moab. And thei suffriden not ony29
man to passe, but thei smytidenm Moab-
itis11 in that tyme aboute ten thousande0,
alle my3ti men and stronge ; no man of
hem my3te ascape. And Moab was maadso
low in that dai vndur the bond of Israel,
and the lond restide P fourescoor^ 3eer.
Aftir hymr was Samgar, the sone ofsi
Anath, that8 smoot of Filisteis sixe hun-
drid men with a scharf; and he also de-
fendide* Israel.
CAP. IV.
Arid the sones of Israel addiden to do i
yuel in the Vsi3t of the Lord", aftir the
deethv of Aioth. And the Lord bitook hem 2
in to the hondis of Jabyn, kyng of Canaan,
that regnede in Asor ; and hew hadde a
duyk of his oost, Sisara bi name ; and hew
dwellide in Aroseth of" hethene men. And 3
the sones of Israel crieden to the Lord ;
for hey hadde nyn hundrid yrone charis,
keruynge2 as sithis, and twenti 3eer he
oppresside hema greetli. Forsotheb Del- 4
bora was ^a prophetesse, the wijf | of Lapi-
doth, which0 Delbora demyde the puple d
in that tyme ; and sche sat vndur a palm ,•>
tree, that was clepid bi her name, bitwixe
Rama and Bethel, in the hil of Effraym ;
and the sones of Israel stieden6 to hir at
ech dom. And sche sente, and clepide
Barach, the sone of Abynoen, of Cedes of
k dessendiden doun E pr. m.
n betwe c.
' thei ouersenden E pr. m. k hond E. l the kyng E pr. m. m that c.
•f* with a schar,
in Ebrew it is,
with a goode
ofoxe. c.
I the wiyf, in
Ebreu it is, a
womman
chaimdeler. c.
e on i. f And i. 8 he passide i. h in A. * The which i. k and thei i. 1 foordis IKB. m smeten i.
n Om. i. o thousande Moabitis i. P restide in pes i. q ei3ti KMNSX. seuenti w. r Om. i. s iuge the
whiche i. * defende A. u Lordis sijt i. v lijf i. w Jabyn I. * a cilee of i. y Jabyn i. zfnl of
tvepnessis scharpe i. "Israeli. b And i. c the which i. d puple of Israel i. e stieden up i.
624
JUDGES.
iv. 7—15.
the sone of Abynoen, of Cedes of Nepta-
lym, arid she seide to hym, The Lord
God of Yrael hath comaundide to thee,
Go, leed the oost into the hil of Thabor,
and tak with thee ten thousand of fyt-
ynge men of the sones of Neptalym and
7 of the sones of Zabulon. Forsothe I shal
brynge to thee, in the place of the streera
of Cyson, Sisaram, prince of the oost of
Jabyn, and the chaaris of hym, and al
the multitude ; and Y shal taak hem in
s thin hoond. And Barach seide to hyr,
If thow comest with me, Y shal goo ; if
thow wolt not come with me, Y shal not
9 goo. The which seide to hym, Forsothe
Y shal goo with thee ; but in this while
victory shal not be witid to thee ; for in
the hoond of a womman Sisara shal be
taak. And so Delbora roos, and wente
10 with Barach in to Cedes. The which,
clepid Zabulon and Nepthalym, stiede vp
with ten thousand of fy3tynge men, hau-
nynge Delbora in his felawship. Forsothe
Aber Cynee wente awey sumtyme fro
other Cynees his britheren, the sones of
Obbab, cosyn of Moyses ; and he strei3te
tabernaclys vnto the valey, that is clepid
laSennym, and was biside Cedes. And it
is told to Cysare, that Barach, the sone
of Abynoem, hadde stied vp into the hil
13 of Thabor. And he gedryd nyn hundryd
chaaris, ful of wepenys, maner of sithis,
and al the oost fro Aroseth of gentilis to
H the streem of Cyson. And Delbora seide
to Barach, Rise, this is forsothe the day,
in the0 which the Lord hath taak Sysa-
ram into thin hoondys ; loo ! he is thi
leder. And so Barach descendide fro the
hil of Thabor, and ten thowsand of fi3t-
isynge men with hym. And the Lord
feeryde Sisaram, and alle the chaaris of
hym, and al the multytude, in the mouth
of swerd, at the si3t of Barach, in so
rnyche that Sisara of the chaar lepynge
Neptalym, and sche seide to hym, The
Lord God of Israel comaundide to thee,
Go thou, and lede an oost in to the hil of
Thabor, and thou schalt take with thee
ten thousande 'of fi3terisf of the sones of
Neptalym and of the sones of Zabulon.
Sotheli e Y schal brynge to thee, in the?
place of the stronde of Cison, Sisara,
prince h of 'the oost of Jabyn \ and his
charis, and al the multitude ; and Y schal
bitake hem in thin bond. And Barach 8
seide to hir, If thou comest with me, Y
schal go ; if thou nylt k come with me,
Y schal not go. And sche seyde to hym, 9
Sotheli1 Y schal go with thee ; but in this
tyme the victorie schal not be arettide to
thee ; for Sisara schal be bitakun in1" the
bond of a womman. Therfor" Delbora
roos, and 3ede with Barach in to0 Cedes.
And whanne Zabulon and Neptalym weren 10
clepid, heP stiede with ten thousynde of
fi3teris, and hadde Delbora in his felou-
schipe. Forsothei Aber of Cyneth hadde 11
departid sum tyme fro othere Cyneysr hise
britheren, sones8 of Obab, ' alie of Moises*"}" ;
and he hadde set forth tabernaclis 'til tou thefadirof
the valei, which" is clepid Sennym, and
wasw bisidis Cedes. And it was teld to 12
Sisara, that Barach, sonex of Abynoen,
hadde stiede^ in to the hil of Thabor. And is
hez gaderide nyn hundrid yronne charis8,
keruynge as sithis, and al the oost frob
Aroseth of hethene men to the stronde
of Cison. And Delbora seide to Barach, 14
Rise thouc, for this is the day, in which
the Lord bitookd Sisara in to thin hondis ;
lo ! the Lord is thi ledere. And so Barach
cam doun fro the hil of Thabor, and ten
thousynde of fy3teris with hym. And the 15
Lord made aferd Sisara, and alle 'the charis
of hyme, and al the multitude, bi the
scharpnesse of swerd, at the si3t of Ba-
rach, in so myche that Sisara lippide doun
of the chare, and fledde 'a footef. And
o Om. c.
f fi3tinge men i. B And I. h the prince I. ' Jabyns oost I. k wilt not I. ' And i. m in to i.
n And so i. o Om. i. P Barach i. q And i. Sotheli KLO. r men of Cyney i. s the sones i. ' Moyses
alie i. u vnto i. v that i. w he was i. x the sone i. 7 stiede up i. z Sisara i. a cham^u/ of
tvepnes i. b of KS. c thou up i. d hath bitake i. e his charis i. ' on foote DEIKL sec. m. MNP.
IV. 16 — 23.
JUDGES.
625
IG doun on his feet, fli^. And Barach pur-
suede the fleynge chaaris and the oost
vnto the see vrito Aroseth of Gentilis ;
and al the multitude of enerayes fellen
17 doun P vnto thei deeth. Sisara forsothe
fleynge cam to the tent of Jahel, wijf r of
Aber Cynei ; forsothe there was pees bi-
twix Jabyn, the kyng of Asor, and the
is hows of Aber Cynei. Jahel thanne goon
out in to a3en comynge of Sisare, seide
to hym, Com into me, my lord ; ne drede
thow. The which goon into the taber-
nacle of hyr, and couerd of hir with a
19 mantel, he seide to hir, )if to me, Y bi-
seche, a litil of water, for Y thriste
myche. The which openyde a hotel of
mylk, and 3af to hym to drynk, and
aocouerde hym. And Sisara seide to hir,
Stoond before the dore of the tabernacle,
and whanne there cometh eny man, ask-
inge thee, and seiynge, Whether here is
eny man ? thou shalt answere, Noon is.
21 And so Jahel, the wijf of Aber, took a
neyl™ of the tabernacle, takynge8 there
with an hamer ; and she goon out priue-
lich, and with silence putte vpon the
templis of his heed a neylss, arid smyten
with an hamer pi3t doun into the brayn
vnto the erthe ; the whych, felawshipynge
22 sleep to deeth, faylide, and died. And lo!
Barach4 folwynge Sisaram cam ; and Jahel,
goon into a3en comynge of hym, seide to
hym, Com, and Y shal shewe to thee a
man, whom thow sechist. The whych,
whanne he hadde goo in to hir, he saw3
Sisaram liggynge" deed, and a neylu pi3t
23 into his templis. God therfor lowide in
that day Jabyn, the kyng of Chanaan,
bifore the sones of Yrael ; the whiche
woxen eche day, and with strong hoond
beren doun Jabyn, the kyng of Chanaan,
to the tyme that thei hadden doo hym
awey.
Barach pursuede the charis fleynge and
the oost 'til to? Aroseth of hethene men;
and al the multitude of enemyes felde doun
'til toh deeth. Sotheli'1 Sisara fledde, and 17
cam to the tente of Jahel, the wijf of Aber
Cyney ; forsothek pees waas bitwixe Jabyn,
kyng of Asor, and bitwixe the hows of
Aber Cyney. Therfor Jahel 3ede1 out in IB
to the comyng of Sisara, and seide"1 to hym,
My lord, entre thou to me, entre thou to
me ; drede thou not. And he entride in
to 'the tabernacle ofhir", and was0 hilid of
hir with a mentil. And he seide to hir, 19
Y bisechei', 3yue 'thou to?P me a litil of 1
watir, for Y thirste greetli. And sche
openyde a 'hotel of mylkr, and 3af to" hym
to drynke, and hilide* hym. And Sisara 20
seide to hir, Stonde thou bifor the dore
of the tabernacle, and whanne ony man
cometh, and axith thee, and seith, Whe-
ther ony man is here ? thou schalt an-
swere, No man is here. And so Jahel, 21
the wijf of Aber, took a nayl of the taber-
nacle, and sche took also an hamer; and
sche entride pryueli, and puttideu with
silence thev nail onw the temple of his
heed, and sche fastnede the nail smytun
with thex hamer in to the? brayn, 'til toz
the erthe ; and he slepte, and diede to
gidere, and failidea, and was deed. And 22
lo ! Barach suedeb Sisara, 'and camc ; and
Jahel 3ede out in to his comyng, and seide
to hym, Come, and Y schal schewe to thee
the man, whomd thou sekist. And whanne
he hadde entrid to hir, he si3 Sisara lig-
gynge deed, and a nail fastnede in to hise
templis. Therfor in that day God 'made 23
low" Jabyn, the kyrig of Canaan, bifor the
sones of Israel; whichef encresiden ech dai,
and with strong bond oppressiden^ Jabyn,
the kyrig of Canaan, til thei diden hyrn
awey.
9 and takynge E pr. m. 9S veyl ABFH.
P Om. BCFH. q Om. A. r the wijf E pr. m. " veyl ABFH.
* Balach A. tl lyjinge BEFH. u veyl ABFH.
g vnto i. h vnto i. ' And I. k for I. l wente DoiKMNoQsxb. m sche seide i. n her tabernacle I.
0 he was i. P biseche thee i. PP thou F. Om. x. 1 Om. GIKNSX. r mylke hotel i. s O.ii. i. t sche hilide i.
u pi3chide K. picchide osx. put MP. Om. i. v sche putte the i. w upon i. x Om. CG. y his i.
z vnto i. a he failide lijf i. b came and suede i. c Om. i. d that i. e lowide i. f the whiche i.
S thei oppressiden i.
4 L
626
JUDGES.
v. i — 14.
CAP. V.
i And Delbora and Barach, the sone of
2Benoem, songen in that day, seiynge, Je
that wilfully offerden of Yrael3oure lyues
3 to peryl, blissith to the Lord. Here, 36
kyngis ; perseyue, 36 princes, with eeris ;
Y am, Y am, vthe whichew to the Lord
shal synge, and seye salm to thex God of
4Yrael. Lord, whanne thow wentist out
fro Seyr, and passidist bi the regiouns of
Edom, the erthe is meued, and heuens
5 and clowdis droppeden with watris ; hillis
floweden fro the face of the Lord, and
Synai fro the face of the Lord God of
G Israel. In the dais of Sangar, soiie? of
Anath, in the dais of Jahel, restiden the
paththis, and tho that wenten in bi hem
jeden a wey bi streyt berydz paththis out
7 of the weye. Stronge men seseden in
Yrael, and restiden, to the tyme that
s Delbora roos, moder in Yrael. Newe
bataylis hath chosun the Lord, and the
3atis of enemyes he ouerturnede ; swerd
and speer aperyde not in fourti thowsand
9 of Yrael. Mynherte shal loue the princis
of Yrael ; 36 that bi propre wil han offrid
10 3ou to peryl, blissith to the Lord ; 30
that stiena vp vpon shynyngeb assis, and
sittithc aboued in doom, and goon in the
11 weye, spekith. Where the chaaris ben
hurtlid, and the oost of the enemyes is
queynt, there the ri3twisnessis of the
Lord ben told, and mercy into the
stroonge men of Yrael ; thanne the puple
of the Lord cam doun to the 3atis, and
i2hadde the prynshod. Ryse, ryse, Del-
bora, ryse, and spek the dyte of songe ;
ryse, Barach, and thou, sone of Abynoem,
istak thi chaytyues. The relyues of the
puple ben saued; the Lord in stronge men
H hath fou3ten. Fro Effraym he hath doon
hem a wey into Amalech, and after hym
+• Lord, whanne
thou ledist out
fro Seir, in for-
sakinge that
puple in her
errours, lii thi
just dom. Lire
here. c.
H °fjsr«el; '"
Lbreu it is m
Israel, so that
this word xl.
CAP. V.
And Delbora and Barach, soneh of Aby- 1
noen, sungen in that dai, and seiden, 3^2
men of Israel, that'offriden wilfuli' 3oure
lyues to perel, blessek the Lord. 3e kingis, 3
here, 3C1 princes, perceyueth™1 with eeris ;
Y am, Y am the womman, that schal synge
to the Lord ; Y schal synge to the Lord
God of Israel. Lord, whanne thou 3edist4
out fro Seirf, and passidist bi the cuntrees
of Edom, the erthe was moued, and he-
uenes and cloudis droppiden with watris ;
hillis flowiden fro the 'face of the Lord", 5
and Synai0! fro the face of the Lord God
* and Synay ;
of Israel. In the daies of Sangar, sonePe and here is set
of Anach, in the daies of Jahel, paththis tMs woriUnd,
restiden, and thei that entriden bi tho
3edenci bi paththis out of the weie. Stronge 7
r <
men in Israel cessiden, and restiden, til
_. ,, j- • T i rm
Delbora roos, a modir in Israel. Thers
Lord chees newe batels, and he destriede
the 3atis of enemyes ; scheeld and spere ap-
periden not in fourti thousynde of8 Israel II. v*e with *•
, thousinde
Myn herte loueth the princes of Israel ; o oneiy, therfor
,1 /v. • i i i • it is to fille,
36 that offriden 3ou to perel bi 3oure owyn whanne the
wille, blesse 30 the Lord ; speke1 36, that 10 %*££??-
stien on schynynge assis, and sitten aboue *'• tno<isin(1e>
J J that is, in the
in doom§, and goen in the weyu. Where 1 1 noumbre of
,1 i ... ,.. , . , xl. thousinde of
the charis weren nurtiid1 doun to gidere,
and the oost of enemyes was straunglid,
there the Vi3tfulnessis of the Lordw be
teldx, and mercy? among the stronge2 of
Israel; thanne the 'puple of the Lorda
cam doun to the 3atis, and gat prinsehodb.
Rise, rise thou, Delbora, rise thou, and 12 ^'^^
speke a song ; rise thou, Barach, and thou, with him- Lire
... here.
sone of Abynoen, take thi prisoneris. The is § m doom, that
relikisc of the puple ben sauyd ; the Lord
fau3t a3ens stronge men of d Effrayrn. He 14
dide awei hem ine Amalech, and aftir hym
of f Beniamyn in to thi puplis, thou Ama-
lech. Princes of Machir and off Zabulon
armed men ;
also it may lie
seid hi oure
translacioun
in xl. thousindi-
of Israel, for
thouj first
weren x. thou-
sinde with Ba-
rach, in the
w that c. x Om. H sec. m. y the sone E pr. m. z beest E pr. m. a ban styjed E pr. m. b stronge
E pr. vice, semynge sec. v. shynynge sec. m. c sitten c. d aboun BF. abouen E.
h the sone i. ' han wilfuli offrid i. k blesse je i. 1 Om. i. m perceyue plures. perceyue je i.
n Lordis face i. ° fro Synai i. P the sone i. 1 thei jeden i. r And the i. s men of i. l Om. i.
u wey, speke je i. v hurlid j. w Lordis rijtwisnesse i. x teld out i. y his mercy i- z strouge men i.
a Lordis puple i. b the prinsehod i. c relifis i. d fro i. e in to oiKMNOxb. f fro i.
v. is — 26.
JUDGES.
627
fro Beniamyn in to thi puplis, O Ama-
lech. Fro Machir princis descendiden,
and fro Zabulon, that cost shulden lede
15 to fi3t. Dukis of Ysachar weren with
Delbora, and the steppis of Barach thei
folweden, the whiche, as into heuedi6 fall-
ynge and helle, he }af hym silf to peryl.
Ruben a3ens hym diuydide, of greet willi
its men is foundun stryuynge. Whi dwellist
thow bitwixf twos teermys, that thow
here the noysis of flockis ? Ruben ajens
hym dyuydide, of greet willi men is
17 foundun ah strijf1. Gad bi3onde Jordan
restide, and Dan tentide to shippis. Aser
dwellid in the brenk of the see, and in
ishauens abood. Forsothe Zabulon and
Neptalym offerden herk lyues to deeth,
in in the1 regioun of Moreme. Kyngis
camen, and fou3ten ; fou3ten the kyngis
of Chanaan in Thanath, biside the watris
of Magedan ; and neuerthelater™ no thing
20 token the praytakers. Fro heuene it is
fou3ten a3ens hem ; sterrys dwellynge in
ordre and in her course a3ens Sysaram
21 fou3ten. The streem of Syson drow3 the
careyns of hem, the streem of Cadunym,
streem of Cyson. Treed thou, my soule,
22 stronge men. Cleas of hors fullen hem
fleynge with feerse, and bi heedlyngemm
fallingeD the moost stroonge men of ene-
•23myes. Curse 36 to the loond of Meroth,
seide the aungel of the Lord, curse 30 to
the dwellers of it, for thei camen not to
the help of the Lord, in to the help of
24 the moost stronge men of hym. Blessid
among wymmen Jahel, the wijf of Aber
Cynei ; be she blessid in hir tabernacle.
25 To the askynge water sche 3af mylk, and
in the viole of pryncis she brou3te forth
26 butter. The left hoond she putte to the
nayl, and the ri3t to the hamers of
smythis ; and she smoot Cisaram, sech-
3eden doun, that ledden oost? to fi^te. The 15
duykis of Isachar weren with Delbora, and
sueden the steppis of Barach, which1' 3af
hym silf to perel, as in to a dich1, and in
to helle. While Ruben was departid a3ens
hym silf; the strijf of greet hertyd men
was foundun1'. Whi dwellist thou bitwixe IG
'tweyne endis1, that thou here the hiss-
yngism of flockis ? While Ruben was de-
partid a3ens hym silf, the strijf of greet
hertid men was foundun. Gad restide bi- 1?
3endis Jordan, and Dan 3af tent to schippis.
Aser dwellide in the 'brenke of the see",
and dwellide0 in hauenes. Forsothe? Za- is
bulon and Neptalym offriden her lyues to
deeth i, in the cuntre of Moremar, *that
is interpretid, hi$s. Kyngis camen, andia
fou3ten ; kyngis of Canaan fou3ten in
Thanath, bisidis the watris of Magedon ;
and netheles thei token no thing bi prey.
Fro heuene vme fau3t' a3ens hem ; sterris 20
dwelliden in her ordre and cours", and
fou3tenv a3ens Sisara. The stronde of 21
Cyson drow Hhe deed bodies of heinw, the
stronde of Cadymyn, the" stronde of Cy-
son. My soule, to-trede thou stronge
menf. Thexx hors howis felden^, while 22 1 stronge men,
, /. a jj -.1
the strongeste of enemyes fledden with
bire, and felden heedli. Curse 5e the lond 23 «
of Meroth, seide the 'aungel of the Lordz, strengthe, and
wolden do
curse se ' the dwelleris of hyma, for thei aw«y the pupie
„ * of the Lord.
camen not to the" help of the Lord, in Lin here. c.
toc the help of the strongeste11 of hym.
Blessyd among wyrnmen be Jahel, the 24
wijf of Aber Cyney ; blessid be sche in
hir tabernacle. To Sisara* axynge wath*25
sche 3af mylk, and in a viol| of princes : »» a viol,
sche 3aff botere. Sche puttide* the left
hond to ah nail, and the1 ri3t hond to the*
'harneris of smy3this] ; and sche smoot Si-
sara, and sou3te in the111 heed a place of
wounde, and perside" strougli the0 temple.
that is, Sisara,
e hedi c. hedy E. * betwe c. among E pr. m. g thy E pr. m. h Om. E pr. m. the BCE sec. m. FH.
' striuynge E pr.m. k Om. E pr. m. ' Om. E pr. m. m nerthelater CE. mm heuedlynge B. n fallige A.
e the cost IK. ^ that i. ' dich hedly i. k foundun or perceyued i. ' two termes i. m priuey
noyse i. n see brenke i. ° he dwellide i. P And i. <1 the deeth i. r Roma plures. Morome i.
» Om. isx pr.m. * it was foujten i. « in her cours i. v thei foujten i. w her deed bodies i. x and
the GIKMN sec.m. o sec.m. qsxb. xx Om. i. y fellen awey i. z Lordis aungel i. a his dwelleris i.
h Om. i. c ne into i. d moost stronge i. e the, that is, Sisara i. * jaf him i. 8 putte IM. h the i.
' her i. k Om. B. 1 smythes hameris i. hamer of smyjthis N. m his i. n sche perside i. ° his i.
4 L 2
628
JUDGES.
v. 27— vi. 5.
ynge in the heed the place of the wound,
27 and the temple my3tilich thrillynge"11. Bi-
twix the feet of hir he felle, failid, and
dyede ; and he was wrappid bifore the
feet of hir, and he lay out of lijf, and
28 wretchidful. Bi the wyndow biholdynge
3ollide the moder of hym ; and fro the
sowpynge place she spak, Whi tarieth to
turne a3en the chaar of hym? Whi tary-
eden the feet of the foure whelid cartis
29 of hym? 'Oon wiser than that0 other
wijfis of hym to the moder in lawe thes
aowordis answerde, Perauenture now he
dyuydith spuylis, and the moost feyr of
wymmen is chosun to hym ; clothis of
dyuers colours to Sysare ben taak into
praye, and dyuerse portenaunce to neckis
si to be anourned is born to gidre. So
perischen alle thin enemyes, thou Lord ;
forsothe thoo that louen thee, as the
sunne in his rysynge shyneth, so glit-
aateren thei. Arid the loond restide bi
fourti 3eerP.
CAP. VI.
1 The sones forsothe of Yrael diden yuel
in the si3t of the Lord, the which took
hem in the hoond of Madian seuen 3eer.
2 And thei ben oppressid greetli of hem ;
and thei maden to hem caaues, and spe-
lunkis in hillis, and moost defensable
a placis to withstonden. And whanne Irael
wex feers, 'Madian stiede vpi, and Ama-
4 lech, and other of the est naciouns; and
anentis hern pitchinge tentis, as thei weren
in grasse, alle thingis thei wastiden vnto
the entre of Gaze, and no thing per-
teynynge to the lijf vtterli thei laften in
5 Yrael, ne sheep, ne oxer, ne asses. For-
sothe thei and alle the flockis of hem
caineii with her tabernaclis, arid at the
licknes of locustis alle placis8 fulfillide
He felde bitwixe 'the feet of hirP, he 27
failide, and diede ; he was waltryd bifor
hir feet, and he lay with out soulei, and
wretchidful. His modir bihelde bi a wyn-28
dow, and 3ellide ; and sche spak fro the
soler, Whi tarieth his chaar tor come a3en?
Whi tarieden8 the feet of his foure horsid
cartis ? Oon wisere than 'othere wyues of 29
hym1 answeride these wordis to the rnodir
of hir hosebonde, In hap now he departith so
spuylis, and the faireste of wymmen is
chosun to hym ; clothis of dyuerse colouris
ben 3ouun to Sisara in to prey, and dy-
uerse aray of houshold is gaderid to ourneu
neckis. Lord, alle thin enemyes perischeai
so; sotheliv, thei that louen thee, schyne"
so, as the sunne schyneth in his risyngf. t «'» his ™«»w,
in Ebreu it is,
And the lond restide^ fourti 3eer. 32 in his strengthe
CAP. VI.
Forsothe2 the sones of Israel diden yuel 1
in the '5131 of the Lorda, and he bitook
hem in theb bond of Madian seuene 3eer.
And theic werend oppressid of hem greetly; 2
and 'thei madene dichis, and dermes to hem
silf in hillis, and strongeste f places to fi^te
a3en&. And whanne Israel hadde sowe, 3
Madian stiedeb, and Amalech, and othere
of the 'naciouns of the eest' ; and thei set- 4
tiden tentis1 atm the sones of Israel, and
wastiden" alle thingis 'as tho weren" in
eerbis, ethirv grene corn, ltil toi the en-
tryng of Gaza, and outirli thei leften not
in Israel ony thing perteynynge to lijf,
notr scheep, not oxun, not assis. For thei 5
and alle her flockis camen with her taber-
naclis, and at the licnesse of locustus thei
011 thirlende c.
thei E pr. m.
0 The c. P wynter B. 1 he styede opp to Madyan E pr.m. r oxyn CE. s thyngys
P her feet i. q lijf i. r for to i. s tarien i. * an other of his wyues i. u ourne with r. v and i.
x schyne thei i. y restidej'ro batel i. z And i. a Lordis sijt i. b to the i. c Israel i. d was i.
e Israel made i. f moost stronge i. S ajen Madian i. h stiede up i. j eest naciouns i. ' her
tetitis i. m bisidis i. n thei wastiden i. ° that weren K. as thei weren x. P other su. <1 vnto i.
r ne i.
VI. 6 — :6.
JUDGES.
629
the vnnoumbrable multitude of men and
of camels, and wastynge what euere thing
e thei touchiden. AndYrael is mekid greetli
7 in the si3t of Madian. And he cryede to
the Lord, askynge help a3ens Madiany tis ;
8 the which sente1 to hem a man prophete,
and spak, Thes thingis seith the Lord
God of Yrael, Y haue maad 3ou to come
doun fro Egipt, and haue brou3t 3ou out
afro the hous of seruage, and delyuerd fro
the hoond of Egipciens, and of alle theu
enemyes that tourmentiden 3ow ; and
haue throwun hem out atv 3oure entree,
and haue taak to 3ow the loond of hem ;
10 and seide, I the Lord 3oure God ; ne
drede 30 the goddis of Amorreis, in whos
loond 36 dwellen ; and 36 wolden not here
nmy vois. Forsothe the aungel of the
Lord cam, and sat vndur the ook, that
was in Effra, and perteynede to Joas, the
fader of the meyne of Ezry. And whanne
Gedeon, the sone of hym, shockidew out,
and purgide whetis in the pressynge
12 place, that he flei3 Madian, the aungel of
the Lord apperide to hym, and seith, The
Lord with* thee, moost stroong of men.
13 And Gedion seide to hym, Y biseche, my
lord, if the Lord is with vs, whi thanne
hari taak vs alle thes yuels ? Where ben
the merueyls of hym, the whiche oure
faders tolden, and seiden, The Lord hath
lad vs out of Egipt? Now forsothe he
hath forsakun vs, and takun in the hoond
n of Madian. And the Lord bihelde to
hym, and seith, Go in this thi strength,
and thou shalt delyuer Yrael fro the
hoond of Madian ; wite thow, that Y
15 haue sent thee. The which answerynge
seith, My lord, Y biseche, in what shal
Y delyuer Yrael ? Loo ! my meyne is
lowest in Manasse, and Y leest in the
ic hows of my fader. And the Lord seide
to hym, I shal be with thee, and thow
filliden5 alle thingis, and a multitude of
men and of camels was with out noumbre,
and wastiden1 what euer thing thei touch-
iden. And Israel was 'maad low" greetli G
in the si3t of Madian. And IsraeF criede 7
to the Lord, 'and axydew help a3ens Ma-
dianytis ; and he sente to hem a man, a 8
profete, and he spakx, The Lord God of
Israel seith these thingis, Y made 3011 to
stie fro^ Egipt, and Y ledde 3ou out of the
hows of seruage, and Y delyueride $ouz fro o
the bond of Egipcians, and of alle ene-
myes3 that turmentiden 3ou ; and Y cast-
ideb hem out at 3oure entryng", and Y 3af
to 3ou 'the lond of hemd; and Y seide, 10
Y am *3oure Lord Gode; drede 36 not
the goddis of Ammorreis, in whose lond
36 dwellen ; and 36 noldenf here my vois.
Forsothe^ an aungel of the Lord cam, andii
sat undur an ook, that was in Effra, and
perteynede11 to Joas, fadir 'I of the meinee t and perieyu-
of Ezri. And whanne Gedeon, 'his sonek, air, not°bYre-~
threischide out1, and purgide wheetism in dryng/uu'for
a pressour, that he schulde fie Madian, an 12 he,was mw?>
and more prm-
aungel of the Lord apperide to hym, and c'Pal in that
• -i mi T 11 'ii raeynee. Lire
seide, 1 he Lord be with thee, thou strong- here. c.
este of men. And Gedeon seide to hym, 13
My lord, Y biseche, if the Lord is with
vs, whi therfor" ban alle these yuels take
vs ? Where ben the merueils of hym°,
whiche oure fadris telden, and seiden, The
Lord leddeP vs out of Egipt? 'Now for-
sothe^ he hath forsake vs, and hath bitake
vsr ins the bond of Madian. And the u
Lord bihelde to hym, and seide, Go thou
in this strengthe of thee, and thou schalt
delyuere Israel fro the bond of Madian ;
wite thou, that Y sente1 thee. Which w\r>
Gedeon answeride, and seide, My lord,
Y biseche, in what thing schal Y delyuere
Israel ? Lo ! my meynee is the loweste
in Manassesv, and Y am the leeste in the
hows of my fadir. And the Lord seide ic
1 sende E. n joure E pr. m. v of A. w shekede E. x be with E jir. m.
8 fulfilliden i. * thei wastiden i. u lowed I. v he I. w axynge I. x spak to hem I. y up fro i.
z Oru. plures. a the enemyes i. b threwe i. c entree i. d her lond r. e the Lord joure God i.
* wolden not i. e And i. h it perteynede i. > the fadir i. k the sone of Joas i. l Om. i. m whete i.
n thanne i. ° the Lord i. P hath ledde i. 1 For now i. r Om. plures. * in to K. * haue sente i.
u And i. v the lynage of Manasses i.
630
JUDGES.
VI. 17 — 26.
17 shalt smyte Madian as o man. And he,
If Y haue foundun, he seith, grace be-
fore thee, 3if to me a tokne, that thou
is be, 'the which^ spekist withz me ; ne goo
thou hens, to the tyme that I turne a3en
to thee, bryngynge sacrifice, and offrynge
to thee. The which answerde, Y shal
19 abide thi comynge. And so Gedeon
wente in, and sethide a kydde, and of a
busshel of flour therf looues, and fleish
puttynge in the leep ; and the flesh
broththe puttynge in to the pot, he took
alle thingis vndur the ook, and offerde
20 to hym. To whom seide the aungel of
the Lord, Tak the flesh, and the therf
looues, and putte vpon the3 stoon, and the
broththe heelde there vpon. And whanne
21 he hadde doo so, the aungel of the Lord
strei3te out the vttermostb part of the
3eerde that he heelde in hoond, and he
touchid the flesh, and the therf looues ;
and fier stiede up fro the stoon, and con-
sumede the flesh, and the therf looues.
Forsothe the aungel of the Lord va-
nysshide awey fro the eyen of hym.
22 And Gedeon seynge that it was the aun-
gel of the Lord seith, Wo me, Lord God,
for Y haue seen the aungel of the Lord
23 face to face. And the Lord seide to hym,
Pees with thee ; ne drede thow, thou
24 shalt not dye. Thanne Gedeon bilde there
an auter to the Lord, and he clepidec it
the Pees of the Lord, vrito the day that is
now. And whanne 3it he hadde be in
25Effra, that is the meyne of Ezry, that
ny3t the Lord seide to hym, Tak the bole
of thi fader, and another bole of seuen
3eer, and thou shalt distruye the auter of
Baal, that is of thi fader, and the wode,
26 that is about the auter, hew doun ; and
thou shalt bilde an auter to the Lord thi
God in the ouermostd of this stoon, vpon
the which thou puttist before sacrifice ;
for it is to offre
to God aloone,
sithen Gedeon
asaye bi a signe
to hym, Y schal be with thee, and thou
schalt smyte w Madian as o man. And 17
Gedeon seide, If Y haue foundun grace
bifor thee, 3yue to me a signex, that thou,
that spekist to me, art sente of Goddis
part; go? thou not vawei froz hennus, til is
Y turne a3en to thee, and brynge sacrifice,
and offre to theef- Whichea answeride, Y
schal abide thi comyng. And so Gedeon 1 9 <>«•«,• not that
. , . , , , Gedeon wolde
entride", and sethide0 a kide, and took that the sam.
therf looues of a buyschel of mell, and
fleischisd in a panyere ; and he sente8 the
broth of fleischisf in& a pot, and barh alle
thingis' vndur ank ook, and offride1 to
i mi i I/-ITI w^er he were
hymf. lo whom the aungel ot the Lord 20 a man ether an
seide, Take thou the fleischis™, and therf n GodTb^Ge-
looues, and putte0 on that stoon, and
schedeP the1) broth aboue. And whanne
in accepting of
her hadde do so, the aungel of the Lord 21 the sacrifice w
helde forth the 'ende of the 3erdes which' peride to Mm
he helde in theu bond, and he touchide
the fleischisv, and the therf looues ; and
fier stiedew fro the stoon, and wastidex the
fleischis^, and therf z looues. Forsothea the
aungel of the Lord vanyschide fro hise
i3en. And Gedeon si? that he was 'an22fcriijcet°him>
but that the
aungrel of the Lordb, and seidec, Lord God, sacrifice schuide
. beoffridtoGod
alas to me, for Y 813 the aungel of the M him. Lire
Lord face to face. And the Lord seide to 23
hym, Pees be with thee ; drede thou not,
thou schalt not die. Therford Gedeon 24
bildide || there an auter to the Lord, and
he clepide it the Pees of the Lord, 'til in
toe present dai. And whanne hef was 3it
in Effra, whichs is of the meynee of Ezri,
the Lord seide to hym in that ny3t, Take 25 ™h"
thou 'the bole of thy fadirh, and anothir
bole of seuene 3eer, and thou schalt distrie
the auter of Baal, which' is thi fadris,
and kitte thou doun the wode, which is
aboute the auter ; and thou schalt bilde 20
an auter to thi Lord God in the hi3nesse
of this stoon, onk which thou puttidist
sent of God ;
and Gedeon
synnede not in
this. Lire here.
c.
* seid bi anti-
cipaooun, for
he bildide not
but aftir
here. c.
y that c. z to E. a that BCE sec. vice, FH. this E pr. v. b vtmost CE. c cleepe BEF. d ouemost E.
w smyte or skunfile i. * tokene I. y and go i. z Om. DGIK pr. m. NOQSX. a The Lord i. b 3ede
yn i. c seethe i. d fleish i. e putte i. f the fleshe i. ? into plures. h he bar i. » these thingis i.
k the i. l offride tho i. m fleshe i. n the therf i. ° putte hem i. P helde i. 1 Om. s. r Gedeon i.
8 jerdus ende i. * that i. u his i. v fleshe i. w stied up i. x deuowride i. y fleshe i. z the therf i.
a And i. b the Lordis aungel i. c he seide i. d Thanne i. e vnto this i. f Gedeon i. e the which i.
h thi fadris bole i. bole of thi fadir s. » that i. k upon the i.
VI. 27 — 36-
JUDGES.
631
and thou shalt take the secounde bole,
and offer brent sacrifice vpon the hepe of
wode, that thow hast kut of e the wode.
27 Thann Gedeon taken to ten men of his
seruauntis, dide as the Lord comaundide
to hym. Forsothe dredynge the hows of
his fader, and the men of that cytee, by
day he wold not doon, but alle thingis
28 the ny3t he fulfilde. And whanne the
men of his burgh tounf erly weren rysen,
thei seen the auter of Baal destruyed,
and the 'mawmet woode? hewun doun,
and another bole set vpon the auter, that
29thanne was bild vp. And thei seiden
to gidre, Who hath doon this ? And
whanne thei soften the doer of the dede,
it is seide, Gedeon, the sone of Joas, dide
so alle these thingis. And thei seiden to
Joas, Bryng forth thi sone hider, that he
be deed, for he hath destruyed the auter
31 of Baal, and hewen doun the wode. To
whom he answerde, Whether 36 ben
wrechers of Baal, that 36 fi3ten for hym ?
who is the aduersarye of hym, dye he,
before the morwetide Ii3t come ; if he is
God, venge he hymsilf of hym that hath
32 deluen vp the auter of hym. Fro that
day Gedeon is clepid Jeroboal, forthi that
Joas seide, Baal take veniaunce of hym
that hath ddluen down the auter of hym.
33 Therfor al Madian, and Amelech, and the
este puplis ben gedrid to gidre, and pass-
ynge ouer Jordan settidenh tentis in the
34 valey of Jezrael. Forsothe the spyryt of
the Lord clothide Gedeon ; the which
criynge with tromp clepide to gidre the
hows of Abiezer, for he shulde folwe
35 hym. And he sente messangers into al
Manassen, the which and he folwide
hym ; and other messangers into Aser,
and Zabulon, and Neptalym, the whiche
3ca3en camen to hym. And Gedeon seide
to the Lord, If thow makist saaf bi myn
sacrifice bifore ; and thou schalt take the
secounde bole, and thou schalt offre brent
sacrifice on1 the heep of trees, whichem
thou kittidist doun of the wode. Therfore 27
Gedeon took ten men of hise seruauntis,
and dide" as the Lord comaundide to hym.
Sotheli0 Gedeon dredde the hows of his
fadir, and the men of that citee, and nolde?
do bi dai, but fillidei alle thingis bi ny3t.
And whanne men of that citee hadde rise 28
eerly, thei sien the auter of Baal distried,
and the wode kit doun, and the tothir bole
put onr the auter, that was bildid thanne.
And thei seiden togidere,Who hath do this? 29
And whanne thei enqueriden the doer of
the deed, it was seid, Gedeon, the sone of
Joas, dide alle these thingis. And thei so
seiden to Joas, Brynge forth thi sone
hidur, that he die, for he distriede8 the
auter of Baal, and kittide* doun the wodeu.
To whichev hew answeride, Whether 36 bensi
the venieris of Baal, that 36 fi3te for hym ?
he that is aduersarie of hym, diex, bifor
that? the Vli3t of the morew daiz come ;
if he is God, venge he hym silf of hym
that castide* doun his auter. Fro that dai 32
Gedeon was clepid Gerobaalf , forb Joasc t
, , , • j -n j. i • f i 'hat is> strong
hadde seid, rJaal take veniaunce 01 hym ajenus Baal,
that castide'1 doun his auter. Therfor
Madian, and Amalech, and the puplis of Aere- c>
the eest weren gadirid togidere, and pass-
idene Jordan, and settidenf tentis in the
valey of Jezrael. Forsothe the spirit of the 34
Lord clothides Gedeon ; 'and he'1 sownede'
with a clariounk, and1 clepide togidere the
hows;n of Abiezer, that it schulde sue hym.
And he sente messangeris in to al Ma- 35
nasses, and he suede Gedeon ; and he sente
othere" messangeris in to Aser, and Zabu-
lon0, and Neptalym P, whiche i camen to
hym. And Gedeon seide to the Lord, Ifac
thou makist saaf Israel bi myn bond, as
thou hast spoke, Y schal putte this flees 37
e fro E pr. vice, of sec. v. f touns A. S herynge place E pr. m. h setten c.
1
upon i. m the whiche i. n he dide i. ° And i.
9 hath distried i. l hath kit i. u wode aboule it i.
P he wolde not i. 9 he fulfillide i. r upon i.
v whom i. w Joas i. x die he i. y Om. i.
z morowe lijt i. a hath cast i. b for thi GIKNX sup. ras. b. c that Joas GiKNSxb. d hath cast i. e thei
passiden ouer i. f thei aettiden i. S or fulfillide i marg. h the whiche i. > sownynge i. k trumpe r.
1 Om. i. m meynee i. n Om. o. ° to Zabulon DGiKMNOQSxb. P to Neptalym o. 1 and thei i.
632
JUDGES.
vi. 37— vii. 5.
hoond 'the puple of Irael, as thow hast
37 spokun, Y shal put this fleese of wul in
the floore ; if dewe in the fleese alone
were, and in al the erthe drouth, Y shal
wyte, that bi myn hoond, as thou hast
38 spokun, thow shalt delyuer Yrael. And
it is doo so. And fro thek ni3t risynge,
thrust out of the fleese, he fulfillede an
so holw3 vessel with dew ; and eft he seide
to the Lord, Ne wexe not wrooth thi1
woodnes a3ens me, if 3it ones Y tempte
a tokne sechynge in the fleese ; Y preye,
that oonli the fleese be diye, and al the
40 erthe with dewm moyst. And the Lord
dide that ny3t, as he axide ; and there
was drou3th in the" fleese alone", and
41 dewe in al the erthe. Thanne Jeroboal,
the which and Gedeon, fro ny3t rysynge,
and al the puple with hym, cam to the
wel that is clepid Arad. Forsothe the
tends of Madian weren in the valey, at
the north coost of the hi3e hil.
CAP. VII.
2 And the Lord seide to Gedeon, Myche
is the puple with thee, and lest Yrael
glorie a3ens me, Madian shal not be taak
into the hoondis of hym, and lest he seye,
»Bi my strengthis I am delyuerd. Spek
to the puple, and alle herynge, preche,
Who is feerful and dredy, turne he a3en.
And there wenten a3en fro the hil of
Galaad, and ben turned a3en of the pu-
ple two and twenti thowsand of men ;
4 and onely ten thowsand beden stil. And
the Lord seide to Gedeon, 3it there is
myche puple; lede hem to the watris,
and there I shal preue hem, and of whom
Y shal seye to thee, that goo with thee,
he goo ; whom I shal defende to goo,
she turne a3en. And whanne the puple
was goon doon to the watris, the Lord
seide to Gedeon, ThilkP that with hoond
and with tonge lapen the watris, as
of wolle in the cornr floor ; if dew8 is in
the flees aloone, and drynesse is in al the
erthe, Y schal wite, that thou schalt dely-
uere Israel bi myn bond, as thou hast
spoke. And it was don so. And heu roosss
bi ny3t, and whanne the flees was wrongun
out, he fillide a pott with deew ; and he 39 1 ° p°t, «i
Ehreu it is, i
seide ert to the Lord, 1 hi strong veniaunce bacyn. c.
be not wrooth a3ens me, if Y asaie, *that
is, axe a signev, 3it onys, and seke a signew
in the flees ; Y preye, that the flees aloone
be drie, and alx the erthe be moist with
deew. And the Lord dide in that ny3t,4o
as Gedeon axide ; and drynesse was in
the flees aloone, and deew was in al the
erthex.
CAP. VII.
Therforz Jerobaal, which alsoa Gedeon, i
roos bi ny3t, and al the puple with hym,
and camb to the welle which0 is clepid
Arad. Sotheli'1 the tentis of Madian weren
in the valey, at the north coost of the hi3
hil. And the Lord seide to Gedeon, Myche 2
puple is with thee, and Madian schal not
be bitakun in to the hondis (ther of e, lest
Israel hauef glorie a3ens me, and seie, Y
am delyuerid bi my strengthis. Spekes
thou to the puple, and preche thou, while
alle men heren, He that is ferdful 'in
herteS, and dredeful 'with outforthh, turne
a3en. And thei1 3eden awei fro the hil of
Galaad, and two and twenti thousynde of
men turniden a3en fro thek puple; and oneli
ten thousynde dwelliden1. And the Lord 4
seide to Gedeon, 3et the puple is myche ;
lede thou hem to the watris, and there
Y schal preue hem, and he gom, of whom
Y schal seye, that he go ; turne" he a3en,
whom Y schal forbede to go. And whanne 5
the puple hadde go doun to watris0, the
Lord seide to Gedeon, Thou schalt departe
hem bi hem silf, that lapen watris with
bond and tunge, as doggis? ben wont to
1 Om. E pr. m. k Om. CE. l in B. "» the dew BEFH. n al the E pr. m. ° Om. E pr. m. P Thoo c.
r drie i. » the dew i. u Gedeon i. v Om. ix. w tokene i. x that al i. T drie flore i. z Thanne i.
a also is c sec. m. also was i. * he cam i. c that i. d And i. e of it i. f Om. i. g Om. i. k Om. i.
1 the sones of Israel i. k that GIKMNO sec. m. Qxb. l abiden i. m go with thee i. u and turne i.
0 the watris i. P houndis i.
VII. 6 — i
JUDGES.
633
houndis ben wonedi to lape, thou shalt
seuere hemr aside ; forsothe thilks, that
bo widen the knees drynkyrige, in that
e other paart shulen be. And so was the
noumbre of hem, that with hoond throw-
ynge to the mouth watris hadden lapid,
thre hundrid men; forsothe al'that other*
7 multitude the" knee bowid dronke. And
the Lord seith to Gedeon, In three hun-
drid men, that lapiden watris, Y shal
delyuer 3ou, and taak Madian in thin
hoond ; forsothe al vthat otherv multitude
« be turned a3en into his place. And so
metis taken for the noumbre, and trom-
pis, al 'that othirv multitude he co-
maundide to goon to her tabernaclis; and
he, with thre hundrid men, 3af hym silf
to the bateil. Forsothe the tentis of Ma-
sdian weren vndur in the valey. The
same ny3t the Lord seide to hym, Rise,
and go doun into the tentis, for Y haue
10 taak hem in thin hoond ; forsothe if alone
thou dredist to goo, go doun with thee
11 Phara, thi child. And whanne thou herist
what thei speken, thanne thin hoondis
shulen be coumfortid, and sikerer thou
shalt goo doun to the tentis of thew ene-
myes. Thanne descendide he, and Phara,
his child, into a paart of the tentis, where
12 weren the watchis of armed men. For-
sothe Madian, and Amalech, and alle the
este puplis shed layen in the valey, as
multitude of locustis ; forsothe camels vn-
noumbrable there weren, as grauel that
islieth in the brenk of the see. And whanne
Gedeon was comen, a man tolde a sweuen
to his nei3bore, and in this maner he
toolde that he saw3, Y saw3 a sweuen,
and it seemed to me, as a loof of barlich
maad vndir asshen to be trendlid, and
into the tentis of Madyan to goo doun ;
and whanne it were comyn tox the taber-
nacle, it smoot it, and turnede vpsedoun,
lape; sothelii their, that drynken with
knees8 bowid1, schulen be in the tothir
part. And so the noumbre of hem, that«
lapiden watris bi bond11 castynge to the
mouth, was thre hundrid men ; forsothev
al the tothir multitude drank knelynge.
And the Lord seide to Gedeon, In thre?
hundrid men, that lapiden watris, Y schal
delyuere 3ou, and Y schal bitake Madian
in thin bond ; butw al the tothir multi-
tude turne a3en in to her place. And 8
sox whanne thei hadden take meetis and
trumpis for the noumbrey, he comaundide
al the tothir multitude to go to her taber-
naclis ; and hez, with thre hundrid men,
3af hym silf to batel. Sothelya the tentis
of Madian weren bynethe in the valey.
In the same ny3t the Lord seyde to hymb,9
Ryse thou, and go doun in to 'the castels
of Madian6, for Y haue bitake hem in
thin bond ; sotheli'1 if thou dredist to go 10
aloon, Phara, thi child, go doun with thee.
And whanne thou schalt here what thei6 11
spekenf, thanne thin hondis schulen be
cournfprtid, and thou schalt do down si-
kerere to the tentis of enemyes^. Therfor1'
he1 3ede doun, and Phara, his child, in to
thek part of tentis1, where the watchis of
armed men weren. Forsothe™1 Madian, and 12
Amalech, and alle the puplis of the eest
layen spred" in the valey, as the multitude
of locustis ; sotheli0 the camelis weren vn-
noumbrable, as grauel that liggith'1 in the
vbrenke of the seel. And whanne Gedeon 13
hadde comer, a man tolde a dreem to his
nei3bore, and telde8 bi this maner that,
that he hadde seyn, I si3 a dreem, and it
semyde to me, that as 'o loof of barly*
bakun vndur theu aischis was walewid,
and camv doun in to the tentis of Madian ;
and whanne it hadde come to a tabernacle,
it smoot w and distriede 'that tabernacle1,
and made? euene outirly to the erthe.
<1 wont EFH.
into A.
1 Om. CE pr. m. s thoo c. * the tother c. u that A. v the tother c. w thin A.
1 and i. r tho i. s the knees I. * foolden i. u the hond CDIK pr. m. v and i. w and i. x Om. i.
X noumbre of hem i. z Gedeon i. a And i. b Gedeon i. c her tentis i. d And i. e the Madianytis i.
f schul speke i. e the enemyes i. h Thanne i. ' Gedeon i. k a r. l the tentis i. m And i. .n spred
abrod i. ° and i. P lijth i. q see brenke i. r come doun i. 8 he telde i. * a barly loof i.
u Om. GiNsxb. v it cam i. w smoot it i. * the tabernacle c. it i. y made it i.
4 M
634
JUDGES.
VII. 14 22.
14 and al doun to the erthe euenede. He,
to whom he spak, answerde, This is noon
othere thing, but the swerd of Gedeon,
soneF of Joas, a man of Irael ; forsothe
the Lord hath takun into the hoondis of
hym Madian and alle the tentis of it-
is And whanne Gedeon hadde herd the
sweuen, and the remenynge of it, he
heryede, and, turned a3en to the tentis of
Yrael, seithz, Ryse 36 ; forsothe the Lord
hath takun into oure hoondis the tentis
ic of Madian. And he dyuydide the thre
hundrid men in thre parties, and he 3af
trompis in the hoondis of hem, and voyd
wyn pottys, and laumpis in the myddis
17 of the pottis. And he seide to hem,
What je seen me doona, that doo 36 ; Y
shall goo into a paart of the tentis, and
iswhatYshal doo, folwith. Whanne the
trompe fulsowneth in myn hoond, for-
sothe 36 bi the enuyroun of the tentis
trompith, and crieth togidre, To the Lord
19 and to Gedeon. And Gedeon wente in,
and thre hundred men that weren with
hym, into a part of the tentis, bigyn-
nynge the watchis of the mydny3t ; and,
the kepers reryd, thei bigunnen with
trompis to cryen, and clappen togidre
2obitwixb hem seluen the wyn pottis. And
whanne bi enuyroun of the tentis in thre
placis thei fulsowneden, and the stenys
hadden broken, thei heelden with the
left hoondis the laumpis, and with the
ri3t the sownynge trompis ; and thei cri-
eden, The swerd of the Lord and of
21 Gedeon ; stondynge eche in his place, by
enuyroun of the enemyes tentis. And
so alle the tentis ben disturblidc; and
22 criynge out and 3ellynge, flowen ; and
neuerthelaterd the thre hundryd men
stoden to stedfastli, sownynge with trom-
pis. And the Lord sente yn swerd in alle
That2 man answeride, to whom he spak, u
This is noon other thing, noa but the
swerd of Gedeon, 'sone of Joasb, a man of
Israel ; forc the Lordd hath bitake Madian
and alle 'tentis therof6 in to the hondis of
Gedeon. And whanne Gedeon had herdia
the dreem, and 'the interpretyngf therofs,
he worschypide the Lord, and turnede
a3en to the tentis of Israel, and seide,
Ryse 36 ; for the Lord hath bitake in to
oure hondis the tentis of Madian. Andie
he departide threh hundrid men in to thre
partis, and he' 3af k trumpis in her hondis,
and vovde1 pottis, and laumpismt in the t «>ui laumpis;
• , that is, bren-
myddis of the pottis. And he seide to 17 nynge i.rondi«,
T-» ii_- iU- i • Un ether torchis,
hem, Do 30 this thing which" 36 seen me that my3ten
do ; Y schal entre in to a part of the tentis,
and sue 36 that, that Y do. Whanne the is here- c-
trumpe in myn bond schal sowne, sowne
35 also'bi the cumpas of0 tentis, and crye
36 togidere, To the Lord and to Gedeon.
Andf Gedeon entridei, and thre1' hundrid 19
men that weren with hym, 'in to a part
of the tentis, whanne the watchis of myd-
ny3t bigunnen s ; and whanne the keperis1
weren reysid, thei" bigunnen to sowne
with trumpis, and to bete togidere the
pottis among hem silf. And whanne thei 20
sowneden in thre places bi cumpas, and
haddeu broke v the pottis, thei helden
laumpis in thew left hondis, and sownynge
trumpis in thew ri3t hondis ; and thei cri-
eden, The swerd of the Lord and of Ge-
deon ; and stoden" alle in her place, 'bi 21
the cumpas of? the tentis of enemyes2.
And so alle 'the tentis3 weren troblidb;
and thei criedenc, and 3elliden, and fled-
dend; and neuertheles6 the thre hundrid 22
men contynueden, sownynge with trumpis.
And the Lord sente swerd in alle the
castelsf, and thei killiden hem silf bi deeth
ech other; and thei fledden 'til toe Beth- 23
y the sone E pr. m.
later c passim.
2 he seith E pr. m. a to do CE. b bytwen BCEFH. c disturbid c. d nerthe-
remeenyng i.
" that i. " o al
z And that i. a Om. i. b Joas sone i. c forsothe i. d Lord God K. e her tentis i.
g of it i. h the thre i. ' Om. s. k jaf hem i. 1 empty i. m laumpis brennynge i.
aboute the i. P And whanne the mydnyjt wacchis bigunnen i. <i entride into a part of her tentis i.
r the thre i. s Om. i. * keperis of her rvacchis i. u Gideon and hise i. v broke togidre i. w her i.
x thei stoden i. y aboute i. z her enemyes i. a thei i. l> troblid in her tentis i. c crieden out i.
d fledden arvey i. « netheles i. f tentis i. g into i.
VII. 23 — VIII. 4.
JUDGES.
635
the tentis, and thei kutten of hem seluen
23 bi sleynge echon other, fleynge into Beth-
saka, and bi the cop of the brenke, fro
Elmonla into Thebbath. The men of
Irael forsothe criynge togidre, of Nepta-
lym, and Aser, and al° Manasse, 'pur-
sueden MadianP; and the Lord 3af to
the puple of Yrael victory in that day.
24 And Gedeon sente messaiigers into al the
hil of Effraym, seiynge, Comith doun
into a3en metynge of Madian, and occu-
pieth the watres vnto Bethhemi and Jor-
dan. And al Effraym criede, and forn
occupiede the watres and Jordan vnto
2oBethhara. And two men of Madian
takun, Oreb and Zeb, he slow3 ; Oreb in
the stoon of Oreb, forsothe Zeb in the
pressynge place of Zeb ; and thei pur-
sueden Madian, the heedys of Oreb and
of Zeb berynge to Gedeon, ouer the
floodis of Jordan.
CAP. VIII.
i And the men of Effraym seiden to
hym, What is this that thou woldest doo,
that thou clepedist not vs, whanne thou
shuldist go to 631 r a3ens Madian ?
chidynge stronglich and almest violence
2brynggynge yn. To whom he answerde,
What siche thing forsothe my3te Y doo,
what 36 han doon ? Whether is not be-
tere the graape of Effraym than the
avendage of Abiether? Into 3oure hoondis
the Lord hath takun the princis of Ma-
dian, Oreb and Zeb. WThat siche thing
mi3te Y doos, what thing 36 han doo?
The which thing whanne he hadde
spoken, the spyryt of hem took rest, bi
the1 which thei bolneden a3ens hym.
4 And whanne Gedeon was comyn to Jor-
dan, he passide it with thre hundrid
men, that weren with hym ; and for
werynes, fleynge thei my3ten not pursue.
secha, and bi theh side, fro' Elmonla in to
Thebbath. Sothelik men of Israel crieden
togidere, of Neptalym, and of Aser, and
of alle Manasses, and pursueden1 Madian ;
and the Lord 3af victorie to the puple of
Israel in that day. And Gedeon sente 24
messangeris in to al the hil of Effraym,
and seide™, Come 36 doun a3ens the com-
yng of Madian, and ocupie 30 the" watris
'til to0 Bethbera and Jordan. And al
Effraym criede, andP bifore ocupide the
watris andi Jordan 'til tor Bethbera. And 25
Effraym killide twei men8 of Madian, Oreb
and Zeb ; he killide Oreb in the ston of
Oreb, forsothe1 *he /eillideu Zeb in the pres-
sour of Zeb ; and 'thei pursuedenv Madian,
and barenw the heedis of Oreb and of Zeb
to Gedeon, ouer the flodis of Jordan.
CAP. VIII.
And the men of Effraym seiden toi
hymx, What is this thing, which v thou
woldist do, that thou clepidist not vs,
whanne thou 3edist to batel a3ens Ma-
dian ? And thei chidden z strongli, and
almest a didenb violence. To whichec he 2
answeride,vWhat sothelid siche thing my3te
Y doe, what maner thing 30 didenf ? Whe-
thir a reisyn of Effraym is not betere
than the vindagis of Abiezer ? And the »
Lord bitooks in to 3oure hondis the princes
of Madian, Oreb and Zeb. What sich
thing my3te Y doh, what maner thing 36
did en1? And whanne hek hadde spoke
this thing, the spirit of hem1 restide, bi
which thei bolneden a3ens hym. And4
whanne Gedeon hadde come to Jordan,
he passide it with thre hundrid men, that
weren with hym ; and for weerynesse thei
my3ten not pursue hem that fledden. And 5
0 of E pr. m. P Madyan was pursuwed E pr. m. 1 Bethhara E pr. m. r the fijt CE. s Om. F. * Om. c.
h a priuei i. ' thei wenten fro i. k And I. 1 thei pursueden i. m he seide i. n Om. i. ° vnto i.
P and thei i. q of K. r vnto i. s cheefi marg. * and i. u Om. i. v Effraym pursuede i. w thei
baren i. * Gedeon i. V that i. z chidden with him i. a wel nyj i. b thei diden to him i. c whom i.
11 And what i. e haue do i. { han do i. S hath bitake i. h haue do i. ' han do i. k Gedeon i.
1 Effraym i.
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636
JUDGES.
VIII. 5—15.
5 And he seide to the men of Socchoth,
Y biseche, 3yueth looues to the puple,
that is with me ; for greetlich thei de-
fauten, that we mowen pursue Zebee
6 and Salmana, kyngis of Madian. The
princis of Soccoth answerden, Perauen-
ture the palmes of the hoondis of Zebee
and of Salmana ben in thin hoond, and
therfor thow askist, that we 3euen to
7 thin oost looues. To whom he seith,
Whanne therfor the Lord shal taak into
myn hoondis Zebee and Salmana, and
whanne Y were turned ayen ouercomer
in pees, Y shal to-teren 3oure flesh with
a thornes and breris of deseert. And thens
goynge he cam into Phanuel ; and he
spak to the men of that place lijk thingis,
and to whom thei answerden, as an-
sswerden the men of Soccoth. And to
hem he seide also, Whanne Y were turn-
ed a3en ouercomer in pees, Y shall de-
lostruy this tour. Zebee forsothe and Sal-
maiia restiden with al her oost ; forsothe
fifteen thowsarid men abiden stil of alle
the cumpanyes of the estu puplis, sleyn
an hundryd and twenty thousandisv of
1 1 filters and of drawers out swerd. And
Gedeon stiynge vp bi the weye of hem
that dwelliden in tabernaclis at the eest
coost of Nobee and Lecaa, he smoot the
tentis of the enemyes, that weren siker,
and no thing of aduersyte ortroweden.
12 And Zebee and Salmana flowen, whom
pursuynge Gedeon took, disturblid al the
is oost of hem. And he turnynge a3en fro
14 the bateyl before the sunne rysynge, hew
took a child of the men of Soccoth ; and
he askyde hym the names of the pryncis,
and of the eldren of Soccoth ; and he dis-
criuyde seuenty and seuen men bi noum-
lobre. And he cam to Socoth, and seide to
hem, Loo Zebee and Salmana ! vpon the
whiche 3ee mysseyden to me, seiynge,
he™ seide to the men of Socoth, Y biseche,
3yue 36 looues11 to the puple, which0 is
with me ; for thei failiden greetli, that we
mouri pursue? Zebee and Salmana, kyngis
of Madian. Thei princes of Socoth an- 6
sweriden m scorne, In hap the pawmes of
the hondis of Zebee and of Salmana ben
in thin hondr, and therfor thou axist, that
we 3yue looues to thin oost. To whiche8 7
he* seide, Therfor, whanne the Lord schal
bitake Zebee and Salmana in to myn
hondis, and whanne Y schal turne a3en
ouercomere in pees, Y schal to-reende 3oure
fleischis" with thev thornes and breris of
deseert w. And hex stiede? fro thennus, s
and camz in to Phanuel ; and he spak lijk
thingis to men of that place, to whom also
thei answeriden, as the men of Socoth
hadden answerid. And soa heb seide to 9
hem, Whanne Y schal turne a3en ouer-
comere in pees, Y schal distrie this tour.
Forsothe0 Zebee and Salmana restiden 10
with al her oost ; fora fiftene thousynde
men leften of alle the cumpenyes of the
'puplis of the eestc, whanne an hundrid
and twenti thousynde of 'fijteris and of
menf drawynges out swerd weren slayn.
And Gedeon stiedeh bi the weye of hemn
that dwelliden in tabernaclis at the eest
coost of Nobe and of Lethoa, and smoot1
the 'tentis of enemyesk, that weren sikur,
and supposideu not ony thing of aduersite.
And Zebee and Salmana fledden, whiche1" 12
Gedeon pursuede and took, whanne al vthe
oost of heinn was disturblid. And he0 is
turnede a3en fro batel bifor the 'risyng of
the sunne fP, and tooki a child of the men 14
of Socoth ; and he axide hym the names
of the princes and elderer men of Socoth ;
and hes descryuede seuene and seuenti men
in noumbre. And he cam to Socoth, and
seide to hem, Lo Zebee and Salmana1! of
whiche 36 vpbreideden me, and seiden, In
'J ""hi',"' {mo{
the sunne, that
is, bifor the
pownen. Lire
here. c.
u Om. ABFH. v thousend c. w Om. E sec. m.
m Gedeon i. n bred i. ° that i. P tkanne pursue i. <1 And the I. r hondis i. s whom i.
1 Gedeon i. u fleshe i. vOm. i. w the deseert i. * Gedeon i. y stiede up i. z jede s. a Om. plures.
b Gedeon i. c And i. d and i. e eest puplis i. f fi3tynge men i. S ledinge s. h stiede up i. ' he
smoot i. k enemyes tentis i. '» whom i. n her oost i. ° Gedeon i. P sunne risyng i. 1 he
took i. r of the eldere i. s Gedeon i. * Salmana ben taken i.
VIII. 16 — 26.
JUDGES.
637
Perauenture the hoondys of Zebee andx
Salmana in thin hoondis ben, and therfor
thou askist, that we }euen to the men,
that ben weiy and ban defautid, looues.
is He took thanne the eldre of the cyte,
and thornes of deseert and breris, and to-
rente with hem, and distruyede the men
i7ofSocoth; forsothe the tour of Phanuel
he turnede vpsedoun, slayn the dwellers
is of the cyte. And he seide to Zebee and
to Salmana, What weren the men, whom
36 slowen in Thabor? The whiche an-
swerden, Lijk thee, arid oon of hem as
is the sone of a kyng. To whom he, My
britheren thei weren, the sones of my
moder; God lyueth, if je hadden kepte
20 hem, Y wolde not haue slayn 3ow. And
he seide to Jepter, his fyrst gotun, Ryse,
and sle hem. The which drewe not out
the swerd ; forsothe he dredde, for a
21 child he was 3it. And Zebee and Sal-
mana seyden, Thow ryse, and fal into vs ;
for after age and strength thow art of a
man. Gedeon roos, and slewe Zebee and
Salmana, and took the ournementis, and
billis,with the whiche the neckis of kyngis
22 chamels ben wonyd to be anourned. And
alle the men of Yrael seiden to Gedeon,
Haue lordship of vs, thow, and thi sone,
and the sone of thi sone ; for thow hast
23 delyuerd vs fro the hoond of Madian. To
whom he seith, I shal not haue lordship
of 3ou, ne my sone shal haue lordship in
24 3ou, but the Lord shal haue lordship. And
he seide to hem, Oon askynge Y aske of
3ow, 3eueth to me the eere ryngys of
3oure praye ; forsothe Ysmaelitis weren
2swoned to han golden eereryngis. The
whiche answerden, Moost glaadly we
shulen 3eue. And spredynge a brood vpon
the erthe a mantil, thei threwen forth in
26 it the eere ryngis of the praye ; and the
wei3t of the askid eereryngis was a thou-
sand and seuenti siclis of gold, with outen
hap the hondis of Zebee and of Salmana
ben in thin hondis, and therfor thou axist,
that we 3yue looues to men, that ben weeri
and failiden. Therfor Gedeon took the i«
eldere men of the citee, and thornes" and
breris of deseert, and hev to-rente with
tho, and al to-brak the men of Socoth ;
also hew destriede the tour of Phanuel, 17
whanne the dwelleris of the citee weren
slayn. And he seide to Zebee and Salma- 1«
nax, What maner men weren thei, whiche?
36 killiden in Thabor? Whiche2 answer-
iden, Thei weren lijk thee, and oon of
hem was as the sone of a kyng. To i»
whichea heb seide, Thei weren my bri-
theren, the sones of my modir ; the Lord
lyueth, if 36 hadden saued hem, Y 'nolde
slec 3ou. And hed seide to Jepther, his 20
firste gendrid" sone, Rise thou, and sle hem.
Which f drow not swerd&; for he dredde,
for he was 3it a child. And Zebee and 21
Salmana seiden1', Ryse thou, and falle on'
vs ; for thou art bi the age and strengthe
of man. Gedeon roos, and killide Zebee
and Salmana, and tookk the ournementis,
and bellis1, with"1 whiche the neckis of
kyngis" camels ben wont to be maad fair.
And alle the0 men of Israel seiden to Ge-22
deon, Be thou lord of vs, thou, and thi
sone, and the sone of thi sone ; for thou
deliueridisf vs fro the hondi of Madian.
To whicher he seide, Y schal not be lord 2:!
of 3ou, nethir my sone schal be lord on
3ou, but the Lord schal be lord8. And he' 24
seide to hem, Y axe oon axyng of 3ou,
3yue 36 to me the eere ryngis of 3oure
prey ; for Isrnaelitis weren wont to haue
goldun eere ryngis. Whicheu answeriden, 25
We schulen 3yue moostv gladli. And thei
spredden forth vv a mentil onw the erthe,
and castidenx forth therynne? 'eere ryngisz
of the prey; and the wei3te of 'eere ryngisz2<;
axid a was a thousynde and seuene hun-
drid siclis of gold, with out ournementis
* and of E.
u also thornes i. v Om. s. w Gedeon i. * to Salmana i. y that i. z The whiche i. a whom i.
b Gedeon i. c wolde not haue slawe i. d Gedeon i. e goten i. f And Jepther i. g his swerd i.
h seiden to Gedeon i. * into i. k he took i. 1 the bellis i. m bi i. n the kyngis i. ° Om. plures.
P hast delyuered i. 1 power i. r whom i. s lord on 3011 i. * Gedeon i. u The whiche i. v thee
these ful i. vv for A, w upon i. x therupon thei castiden i. y Om. i. z the eere ryngis i. a that he axid i.
638
JUDGES.
VIII. 27 — IX. 2.
the ourriernentis and? brochis and purpur
clooth, thez which the kyngis of Madian
weren wont to vse, and biside the goldun
27 bee3isa of chamels. And Gedeon maad of
it a coop, and putte it in Effra his citee ;
and al Yrael dide fornycacioun in it ; and
it was maad to Gedeon and to alle the
28 hows of hym into fallynge. Forsothe
Madian is mekid before the sones of
Yrael, ne thei my3ten more ouer reer vp
the nollis ; but the loond restide bi fourty
3eer, in the which Gedeon was in dig-
29 nyte. And so Joroboal, the sone of Joas,
aojede, and dwelte in his hows; and he
hadde seuenti sones, that camen out of
the hype of hym, forthi that he hadde
31 many wyues. Forsothe the secoundarye
wijf of hym, that he had in Sichem, gatb
32 hym a sone, Abymalech bi name. And
Gedeon, the sone of Joas, is deed in a
good age, and biryed in the sepulcre of
Joas his fader, in Efra, of the meyne of
33 Ezry. Forsothe after that Gedeon is deed,
the sones of Irael ben turned awey, and
han doo fornycacioun with Baalym ; and
thei smyten with Baal couenaunt of pees,
34 that he were to hem into God, ne thei
recordiden of the Lord her God, 'the
whichc delyuerde hem fro the hoond of
35 alle her enemyes bi enuyroun ; ne thei
diden mercy with the hows of Jeroboal
Gedeon, after alle the good thingys that
he dide to Yrael.
CAP. IX.
1 Abymalech, the sone of Jeroboal, 3eed
forsothed into Sichem to the britheren of
his moder ; and he spak to hem, and to
al the kynrede of the hows of his modir,
seiynge, Spek to alle the men of Sychem,
2 Whether is it betere to 3ou, that seuenti
and brochis and cloth of purpur, whiche
the kyngis of Madian weren wont to vse,
and outakun goldun bies of camels. And 27
Gedeon made therof ephotb, that is, a
preestis cloth,* and propirc cloth11 of the
hi^este preeste, and he puttidef it in his
citee Ephra ; and al Israel diden forny-
cacioun, ^that is ydolatrye%, ther ynne ;
and it was maad to Gedeon and to al his
howsh in to fallyngf. Forsothe' Madian 20 1 »» to failing,
was maad low bifor the sones of Israel,
and thei my3ten no more reise nollis k;
but1 the lond restide fourti 3eer, in whiche mest doon awe>'
aftir his deth,
Gedeon was souereyn. And so Jerobaal, 29 as in ;» c°.
,, -, i i n i • t • i • Lire here. c.
sonem ot Joas, 3eden, and dwellide in his
hows ; and he hadde seuenti sones, that 30
3eden out of his thi3, for0 he hadde many
wyues. ForsotheP a concubyn, ''that is,-A\
secoundarie wijf^, of hym, whom he
hadde in Sichem, gendride to hym a sone,
Abymelech bi name. And Gedeon, sone r 32
of Joas, diede in good elde, and was biried
in the sepulcre of Joas, his fadir, in Ephra,
of the meynee of Ezri. Forsothe8 aftir 33
that Gedeon was deed, the sones of Israel
turneden awey \fro Goddis religioun*, and
diden" fornycacioun, *that is, idolatriev,
with Baalym ; and thei sinytidenw boond
of pees with Baal, that he schulde be to
hem in to God, nether thei" hadden mynde34
of her Lord God, that delyuerede^ hem
fro the hond of alle her enemyes ' bi cum-
pasz ; nether thei diden merci witha the 35
housb of Gerobaal Gedeonc, bid alle the
goodis6 whichef he 'hadde do& to Israel.
CAP. IX.
Forsothe Abymelech, the sone of Gero- 1
baal, 3ede in to Sichem to the britheren of
his modir ; and he spak to hem, and to al
the kynrede of 'the hows of his modirh,
and seide, Speke 36 to alle the1 men of2
Sichern, What is betere to 3ou, that seuenti
V of A. z with the E pr. m. R beeyje E. b gat to c. c that c. d forth A.
b a prestis coope i. c purpur N. 'd Om. w. e bijsshop K. gloss omitted in BIX. f putte i.
S Om. BIX. l» meynee i. * But i. k up her nollis i. l and i. m the sone i. n vvente i. ° for thi
that i. P And i. q Om. B. r the sone i. s And i. t Om. i. « thei diden i. v Om. BI. w smoten i.
1 Israel i. y hadde delyuered i. z aboute i. a to i. b meynee i. c that is, Gedeon i. d aftir i.
e gode thingis i. * that i. e dide i. h his modir Lous i. > Om. iKMOQsb.
IX. 3—14-
JUDGES.
639
men, allee the sones of Jeroboal, ban
lordship of 3ow, otherf o man be lord to
3ow? and togidre bihold }e, for 3oure
3 boon and ^oure flesh Y am. And the
britheren of his moder speken of hym to
alle the men of Sichem alle thes wordes ;
and thei boweden the herte of hem after
Abymalech, seyinge, Oure brother lie is.
i And thei 3auen to hym seuenti pownde
of siluer of the hethen temple of Baal
Berith ; the which hiride to hym of it
nedi men and vagaunt, and thei folweden
5 hym. And he cam into the hows of his
fader in Ephra, and he slew3 his bri-
theren the sones of Jeroboal, seuenti men,
vpon os stoon. And Joatham, the sone
of Jeroboal, the leest, abood stil, and is
chid. And alle the men of Sichem, and
al the meynee of the cite of Mello, ben
gedred togidre, and wenten, and ordeyn-
eden hem a kyng, Abymalech, biside the
;ook that stood in Sichem. The which,
whanne was told to Joatham, he 3ede, and
stood in the cop of the hil of Garysym,
and, areridh vp the voice, cryede, and
seyde, Here 30 me, men of Sichem, so
s that God here 3011. Treese wenten for
to anoynte vpon hem a kyng ; and thei
seiden to the olyue, Comaund thou to vs.
9 The whiche answerde, Whethir may Y
forsake my fatnes, the whiche and Goddis
vsen and men, and come, that bitwix1
10 trees Y be auaunsid? And the trees seiden
to the fige tree, Com thou, and tak kyng-
1 1 dom vpon vs. The which answerde to
hem, Whether may Y forsake my swetnes
and moost swete fruytis, and goo that
12 bitwix' other trees Y be auaunsid? And
is the trees speken to the viyn, Com, and
comaunde to vs. The which answerde,
Whether may Y forsake my wyn, that
gladith God and men, and bitwix1 other
14 trees be auaunsid? And alle the trees
seiden to the thorn, Com, and comaund
men, alle the sones of Gerobaal, be lordis
of 3ou, whether that o man be lord to 3ou?
and also biholdek, for1 Y am 3oure boon,
and 3oure fleisch. And the britheren of 3
his1" modir spaken of hym alle these wordis
to alle the men of Sichem ; and bowiden"
her hertis aftir Abymelech, and seiden,
He is oure brother. And thei 3auen to 4
hym seuenti wei3tis of siluerf of the tem-
ple of Baal Berith ; and he hiride to hym
therof men pore and hauyngej no certeyn
dwellynge, and thei sueden hym. Ands
he cam in to 'the hows of his fadir0 in
Ephra, and killideP hisei britheren the
sones of Gerobaal, 'seuenti men, on o
stoonr. And Joathan, the lestes sone of
Gerobaal, lefte', and wasu hid. Forsotheve
alle the men of Sichem, and alle the
meynees of the citee of Mello, weren
gadirid to gydere, and thei 3eden, and
madenw Abymelech kyng, bysidis the ook
that stood in Sichem. And whanne this?
thing was teld to Joathan, he 3ede, and
stood in the cop of the hil Garisym, and
criedx with Vois reisid^, and seide, 3e men
of Sichem, here2 me, so that God here 3011.
Trees 3eden to anoynte a kyng ona hem ; 8
and thob seiden to the olyue tre, Comaunde
thou to vs. Whichec answeride, Whether »
Y may forsake my fatnesse, whichc bothe
Goddis and men vsen, and come, that Y
be auaunsid among trees ? And the trees 10
seiden to the fige tree, Come thou, and
take the rewme ond vs. Which6 answeride 11
to hem, Whether Y may forsake my swet-
nesse and swettestef fruytis, and go that
Y be auaunsid among othere trees ? Also 12
'the treess spaken to the vyne, Come thou,
and comaunde to vs. Whichh answeride, is
Whether Y may forsake my wyn, that
gladith God and men, and be auaunsid
among othere trees? And alle trees' seiden u
to the ramne, etherk theue thorn, Come
thou, and be lord on1 vs. Whichem an-15
t Ixx. wei)tis
of silver. In
Ebreu it is,
Ixx. |il;itis of
silver, c.
•f- and hauynye.
Ill Ebreu it is,
and vnbolde,
ether coward is.
c.
e of E pr. m. * or c. e a c. h rerid c. * bytwene BCEFH.
k bihold 36 plures. 1 that KX. m Abymalechus i. n thei bowiden i. o his fadir hous I. P upon
a stoon he killide i. 1 seuenti men, hise i. r Om. i. s jungist i. * was lefte i text, vnslayn marg.
u Om. i. v And i. w thei maden i. * he cried i. y hije vois i. z hereth i. » upon i. b thei i.
c the whiche i. d upon i. e the which i. f my ful swete i. 8 thei i. h the which i. ' the trees i.
k or ELP. or the i. 1 upon i. m the whiche i.
640
JUDGES.
IX. 15 — 25.
is thow vpon vs. The whiche answerde to
hem, If verreily me kyng 30 han or-
deynde to 3ou, cometh, and vnder my
shadewe restith ; forsothe if 36 wolen not,
go out fier fro the thorn, and deuowre
ic the seedis of Liban. Nowe thanne if
ri3tly and withouten synne 36 han or-
deynde vpon 3011 a kyng, Abymalech,
and wel han doo with Jeroboal, and with
the hows of hym, and han 3olden while
to his benfeetis, the which fau3t for 3011,
17 and his lijf 3af to peryls, for) to delyuer
ui3ou fro the hoond of Madian ; the whiche
36 nowe han rysyn a3ens the hows of my
fader, and han slayn his sones, seuenti
men, \ipon o stoon, and han ordeynde a
kyng, Abymalech, the sone of the werk
womman of hym, vpon the dwellers of
Sichem, forthi that 3oure brother he be ;
i!>if thanne ri3tly and with outen vice 36
han doo with Jeroboal and the hows of
hym, to day glade 36 in Abymalech, and
20 he glade in 3011; forsothe if shrewidli,
fier goo out of hym, and waast the
dwellers of Sichem, and the bur3 toun of
Mello ; and go out fier fro the men of
Sichem, and fro the burgh toun of Mello,
21 and deuowre Abymalech. The whiche
thingis whanne he hadde seid, he fleij,
and wente intoBereram, and dwelte there,
for drede of Abymalech k, his brothir.
22 And Abymalech regnede vpon Yrael thre
233eer. And God sente the worst spiryte
bitwix1 Abymalech and the dwellers of
Sichem, the whiche bigunne to wlaat
24 hym, and the hidows gilt of the slau3ter
of the seuenti sones of Jeroboal, and the
shedynge of blod of hem, to 3eelde into
Abymalech, his brothir, and into the
tother princis of Sichemytis™, that hym
2ohelpedenn. And thei puttiden0 aspics
a3ens hym in the cop of hillis ; and while
sweride to hem, If 30 maken me verili
kyng to 3ou, come 36", and reste0 vndur
my schadewe ; sothelii*, if 30 nyleni, fier
go out of the ramne, and deuoure the ce-
dris of ther Liban. Now therfor if ri3t- ie
fulis and without synne '30 han4 maad
Abymelech kyng on™ 3ou, and 3ev han do
wel with Jerobaal, and with his hows, and
3ew han 3olde while to the benefices x of
hym, that fau3t for 3ou, and 3af his lijf to? 17
perelis, that he schuldez delyuere 3ou fro
the hond of Madian ; and 3ea hanb rise is
now a3ens the hows of my fadir, and hanc
slayn hyse sones, seuenti men, ond o stoon,
and 'han maade Abymelech, sonef of his
handmaydes, kyngh on' the dwelleris of
Sichem, for he is 3oure brother ; therfork i'j
if 36 han do ri3tfuli, and with out synne
with Gerobaal and his hows, to dai be 30
glad in Abymelech, and be he glad in 3ou;
but if 36 hari do weiwardli, fier go out 'of 20
hym1, and waste the dwelleris of Sichem,
and the citee of Mello ; and fier go out
of™ the men of Sichem, and of" the citee
of Mello, and deuoure Abymelech. And 21
whanne he0 hadde seide these thingis, he
fledde, and 3ede in to Berara, and dwellide?
there, for drede of Abymelech, his brother.
And Abymelech regnede oni Israel thre 22
3eer. And the Lord sente| the worste 23 -\theLvrd sente,
spirit bitwixe Abymelech and the dwell-
eris of Sichem, whiche bigynnen to holde "'' *hat 1S> dis-
oJ sencione ethir
hymr abomynable, and to arette the felony 24 discord to be
f i £ *•» c /-( L i raid bi the
of sleyng of seuenti8 sones of Gerobaal, wickid spirit
and the schedyng out of her blood, in to
Abymelech her brother, and to1 othere
princes of Sichem, that hadden helpid"
thei schulden
hym. And theiv settidenw buyschementis 25 ^ distried to
, _. . ., , . ,. ,.„. , gidere. Lire
a3ens hymx in the h^nesse ot hillis ; and here. c.
the*" while thei abideden2 vthe comyng of
hyma, thei hauntiden theftis, and token
preies of men passynge forthb ; and it was
i Om. c. k Abymach A. ! bytwene BCEFH. m Sychemys BCEFH. n holpen c. ° puttyn E.
n Om. ELP. o reste 56 K. resteth i. P and i. Qwole not i. rOm. DGiKsiNOQsxb. s je han rijtfuli i.
* Om. i. u upon i. v if je DGiKMNoqxb. w jif je DGiKMNOQxb. x manifold wel doyngis i.
y for DKLMNopQRSxb. z wolde i. a if je DGKMNOQSxb. b haue i. c je han i. d upon i. e Om. i.
f the sone i. S concubyne DiKMoqsxb. h je han maad kyng i. i upon i. k And therfor K. 1 fro
Abymalech i. fro him woxb. from him KS. H the fier b. m fro DiaioQsxb. from K. n fro i. ° Joathan i.
P he dwellide i. q upon i. r the king i. s the seuenti i. l into DiKOQsb. u holpen iKxb. helpen Q.
helpin s. v men of Sichem i. w setten i. * the king i. y Om. i. z aboden i. abiden M.
comyng i. b therforth i.
IX. 26 —
JUDGES.
641
thei biden the comynge of hym, thei
hawntiden theftis, takynge prayes of the
goers byside ; and it is told to Abyma-
2clech. Forsothe Gaal, the sone of Obed,
with his bretheren cam, and passide into
Siccymam ; at whos comynge reryd the
-27 dwellers of Sichem, wenten out into
feeldisP, wastynge vynes, and grapis tred-
ynge ; and the querys maad of syngers
thei wenten into the temple of her God,
and bytwixi meetis and drynkis thei curs-
asedenii to Abymalech, criynge Gaal, the
sone of Obed, Who is this Abymalech ?
And what is Sichem, that we seruen to
hym? Whether is not he the sone of Jero-
boal, and set a prince, Zebul his seruaunt,
vpon the men of Emor, ther fader of Si-
chem ? Whi thanne shulen we serue to
2u hym ? Wolde God eny man 3eue this
puple vnder myn hoond, and I shulde
doo awey fro the mydil Abymalech. And
it is seid to Abymalech, Gedre a multi-
aotude of oost, and com. Forsothe Zebul,
the prince of the cytee, herd the wordis
of Gaal, the sone of Obed, is ful wrooth ;
si and sente preueli to Abymalech messa-
gers, seiynge, Loo ! Gaal, the sone of
Obed, cam into Siccymam with his bri-
theren, 'and a3en fi3tiths the citee a3ens
32 thee ; aryse- also the ny3t with the puple,
that is with thee, and lurk in the feeld ;
33 and first eerli rysynge the sunne, fal vpon
the cite ; forsothe hym goynge out a3ens
thee with his puple, do to hym that thow
34 mayst. And so Abymalech with al his
oost roos the ny3t, and sette bushementis
sobiside Siccymam, in foure placis. And
Gaal, the sone of Obed, wente out, and
stood in the entre of the 3ate of the cytee.
Forsothe Abymalech roos, and al the oost
with hym, fro the place of the busshe-
36 mentis. And whanne Gaal hadde seen
the puple, he seide to Zebul, Loo ! fro
teld to Abymelech. Forsothe0 Gaal, 'the 2
sone of Obed'1, cam6 with his britheren,
and passide in to Siccima; at whos en-
tryng the dwelleris of Sichem weren reisid,
and 3eden out 'in tof feeldis, and wastidena?
vyneris, and 'to-tradens grapis ; and with
cumpeneys of syngeris maadh thei entriden
in to 'the temple of her God', and among
metisk and drynkis1 thei cursiden Abyma-
lech111, while" Gaal, the0 sone of Obed, 28
criede, Who is this? Abymelech? And
what is Sichem, that we serue hym ?
Whether he is not the sone of Jerobaal,
and madei Zebul his seruaunt prince onr
the men of Emor, fadir8 of Sichem? Whi
therfor schulen we serue hym? 'Y wolde1, 29
that" sum man 3af v this puple vndur myn
hond, that™ Y schulde takex awei Abime-
lech fro the myddis?. And it was seid to
Abymelech, Gadere thou the multitude of
oostz, and come thoua. For whanne the 30
wordis of Gaal, soneb of Obed, weren herd,
Zebul, the prynce of the citee, was ful
wrooth ; and he sente priueli messangeris 31
to Abymelech, and seidec, Lo ! Gaal, soned
of Obed, cam6 in to Siccymam, with hise
britheren, and he excitith the citee to f^te
a3ens thee ; therfor rise thou bi ni3t with 32
the puple, whichf is with thee, and be
thou hid in the feeld; and firsts inh the 33
morewtid, whanne the sunne rysith, falle
on' the citee ; forsothek whanne he1 goth
out with his puple a3ens thee, do thou to
hym that that thou maist. Therfor11 Abyme- 34
lech roos with al his oost bi ny3t, and set-
tide™1 buyschementis bisidis Siccimam, in
foure placis. And Gaal, the sone of Obed, 35
3ede out, and stood in the entryng of 'the
3ate of the citee". Forsothe0 Abymelech
and al the oost with hyrn roos fro the
place of buyschementis. And whanne Gaal 36
hadde seyn the puple, he seide to ZebulP,
Lo ! a multitude cometh doun fro the
1 bitwene BEFH. betwe c. VI burseden AD. T Om. E sec. m. s begynneth to ouyr-
P the feeldis CE.
comyn E pr. m.
c And i. d Obed sone i. e he cam i. f togidre with Gaal into the i. 8 al to-traden i. h ymaad i.
' her goddis temple i. k etyngis i. ' drynkyngis i. m her kyng i. n while that i. ° Om. pliires. P he
this i. 1 he hath maad i. r upon i. » the fadir i. 4 Wolde God i. u Om. i. v wolde jiue i.
w and DIKOQS. x do i. Y myddis of Sichem i. z an oost i. a thou cqens Gaal i. *> the sone i. c he
seide i. d the sone i. e is come i. f that i. S the first c. h into o. ' thou upon i. k and i. ' Gaal i.
11 And so i. m sette IM. n citee gate i. ° And i. P his priuee enmy i marg.
4 N
642
JUDGES.
IX. 37—47-
the hillis a multitude descendith. To
whom he answerde, The shadewis of hillis
thow seest as mennus heedis, and by this
37 errour thou art desseyued. And eft Gaal
seith, Loo ! the puple fro the nouel of the
erthe cometh doun, and o cumpanye com-
meth bi the weye that biholdith1 the ook.
38 To whom seide Zebul, Where is nowe
thi mowth, bi the which thou speek, Who
is Abymalech, that we seruen to hym ?
Whether is not this the puple, whom
thow despisedist ? Go out, and 63! a3ens
39 hym. Gaal thanne wente, abydynge the
puple of Sichemys, and fau3te a3ens Aby-
4omalech. The which pursuede hym fle-
ynge, and in the cytee threste ; and there
fellen of the parti of hym many vnto the
41 3ate of the cyte. Arid Abymalech sat in
Rana"; Zebul forsothe Gaal and his fe-
laws he" putte out of the cyte, ne in it
42 he suffrede to dwelle. Thanne the day
folowynge the puple 3ede out into the
feeld ; the which whanne it was toold to
43 Abymalech, he took his oost, and dy-
uydide in thre companyes, settynge
busshementis in the feeldis; and seynge
that the puple wente out of the cytee, he
44roos, and felle into hem with his oost,
a3enfi3tyngev and biseegynge the cytee.
Forsothe two companyes, opynly ren-
nynge hidir and thidir bi the feeld, the
45 aduersaryes pursueden. Forsothe Aby-
malech al that day ouercam the cytee,
the which he took, slayn the dwellers of
it, and it destruyede, so that salt in it
46 he sprengide. The which thing, whanne
hadden herd thei that dwelten in the
tour of Sychemys, wenten into the temple
of her god Beryth, where a boond of pees
with hym thei couenauntiden ; and of it
the place took name, the which was
47greetli strengthid. And Abymalech her-
hillis. To whom he^ answeride, Thou
seest the schadewis of hillis as the 'heedis
of menr, and thou art disseyued bi this
errour. And eft Gaal seide, Lo ! a puple8 37
cometh doun fro the myddis of erthe1, *that
is,fro the hi^nesse ofhillisu, and o cumpeny
cometh bi the weie that biholdith the ook.
To whom Zebul seide, Where is now thiv38
mouthw, bi which thou spekist, Who is
Abymelech*, that we serue hym ? Whether
this is not the puple, whom thou dis-
pisidist? Go thou out, and fi3te a3ens hym.
Therfory Gaal 3edez, while the puple ofaa
Sichen abooda ; and he fau3t a3ens Aby-
melechb. Which0 pursuede Gaald fleynge, 40
and constreynedee to go{ in to the citee;
and ful many of his^ part11 felde doun vtil
to1 the 3ate of the citee. And Abymelech 4 1
sat in Ranna ; sothelik Zebul puttide1 Gaal
and hise felowis out of the citee1'1, and suf-
friden not to dwelle ther ynne. Therfor42
in the dai suyrige the puple 3ede out in to
the feeld ; and whanne this thing was teld
to Abymelech, he took his oost, and de-43
partide vin to0 thre cumpenyes, and settide?
buyschementis in the feeldis ; and he si3
that the puplec' 3ede out of the citee, and
he roos, and felde onr hem with his cum- 44
peny, and enpugnyde8 and bisegide1 the
citee. Sothely" twei cumpenyes 3eden
aboute opynli bi the feeld, and pursueden
aduersariesv. Certisw Abymelech fau3t45
a3ens the" citee in? al that dai, which*
he took, whanne the dwellerisb weren
slayn, and that citee was destried, so that
hec spreynted abrood salt ther ynne. And 40
whanne thei, that dwelliden in the tour of
Sichem, hadde herd this, thei entriden in
to the temple of her god Berith, where
theie hadden maad boond of pees with
hym ; and of thatf the= place took nameh,
which1 place was ful strong. And Aby-47
4 bihodith A. tt Bana All. u Om. c. v ouyrcomynge E pr. m.
1 Zebul i. r mennus heedis i. s multitude G. * the erthe ciu. u Om. i. v the x. w mouth of
boost i. x he this Abymelech i. y Thanne i. z jede out i. a abood in the citee i. b Abymelech that
ouercame Gaal i. c and i. d him i. « constreynede him IKM. * fie i. S the i. h partie of Gaal i.
1 vnto i. k and i. l putte IM. m citee of Sichem i. n he suffride hem i. ° it in i. P he sette i.
i puple of Gaal i. r upon i. s ensegide hem i. * faujte ajens i. u And i. v her aduersaries i.
w And i. x that i. y Om. i. «• the which i. t> dwelleris therof i. c Abymalech i. d sprengid KX.
e bi avotvis makyng thei i. f that ydole i. S Om. c. h the name i. > the which K.
IX. 43—57-
JUDGES.
643
ynge the men of the tour of Sichemys
togidre gedredw in o glob, ^or company*,
48 stiede vp into the hil of Selraon with al
his puple ; and takun to an axe he kytte
of a braunche of a tree, and putte on the
shuldir berynge, he seide to felawis, That
3e seen me doo, that anoon doo 36.
4»Thanne stryuyngly of? the trees kut-
tynge of braunchis thei foleweden the
duyk ; the whiche enuyrounynge the
place of socour, brentenz vp ; and so is
doon, that thui'3 smook and fier a thow-
sand men weren slayn, men togidre and
wymmen, of the dwellers of the tour of
so Sichem. Forsothe Abymalech thens go-
ynge cam to the burgh toun Thebes, the
which enuyrounnynge bisegide with cost.
51 Forsothe the tour was hi3e in the mydil
cytee, to the which flowen togidre men
and wymmen, and alle the princis of the
cytee, closid moost fastly the 3ate ; and
vpon the roof of the tour stondynge by
52 the pynnaclis. And Abymalech comynge
ny3 biside the tour fau3t strongli, and
nei3ynge to the dore, he was about to
53 put vndir fyre ; and, loo ! a womman the
brekynge of a mylnstoon from aboue
throwynge hurtlide to the heed of Aby-
54 malech, and brak his brayn. The which
clepide anoon his squyer, and seith to
hym, Drawe out thi swerd, and smyte
me, lest perauenture it be seid, that of
a womman I am slayn. The which, ful-
55 fillynge the heesta, slew3 him ; and him
slayn, alle that with hym weren of Yrael
»6 ben turned a3en to her seetis. And God
3eeldide the yuel that Abymalech dide
a3ens his fader, slayn his seuenti bre-
•>7 theren. And to the Sichemys is 3oldun
that thei wrou3ten, and is comen vpon
hem the cursynge of Joatham, soneb of
Jeroboal.
melech herde thek men of the tour of Si-
chem gaderid1 togidere, and he stiede™ in 48
to the hil Selmon11 with al his puple ; and
with an axe takun he kittide0 dounP a
boow of a tre, and he bar it, put on^ ther
schuldur, and seide8 to felowis1, Do 36"
this thing, whichw 36 seen me do. Ther- 49
forx withy strijf thei kittiden dounz bowis
of thea trees, and sueden the duyk; whicheb
cumpassideric and brenten vthe tourd ; and
so it was doon, that with smooke and fier
a thousynde ofe men weren slayn, men
togideref and wymmens, of the dwelleris
of the tour of Sichem. Forsothe11 Aby-so
melech wente forth fro thennus, and cam
to the citee1 of Thebes, whichk he cum-
passide, and bisegide with an cost. For-6i
sothe1 the tour was hi3 in the myddis of
the citee, to which™ men togidere" and
wymmen fledden0, and alle the princes of
the citee, while the 3ate was closid strong-
liesteP ; and theii stoden onr the roof of the
tour bi toretis. And Abymelech cam bi-82
sidis the tour, and fau3t strongli8, and he
nei3ede to1 the dore, and enforsideu to putte
fier vndurv; and lo! ovv womman castidew53
fro aboue a gobet of a mylnestoonx, and
hurtlide^ to vthe heed of Abymelechz, and
braka his braynf. And he clepide sooneb 54 1 *«*»•«?», -in
, . j • j v TV Ebreu it is his
his squyer, and seide to hym, Drawe out noi, for if
thi swerdc, and sle me, lest perauenture it
be seid, that Yam slan of a womman. hadde be deed
anoon. Lire
Whichd performedee ' the comaundementisf,
and'killide Abymelechs ; and whanne heh55
was deed, alle men of Israel that weren
with hym turneden a3en to her seetis1.
And God 3eldide to Abymelech the yuel so
that he dide a3ens his fadir, for he killide
hise seuenti britheren. Also that thingk57
was 3oldun to men of Sichem, which"' thei
wrou3ten, and the curs of Joathan, sonen
of Jerobaal, cam on0 hem.
w gedre A. * Om. BCEFH. y to ben beforn of E pr. in. z brenden CE. a hestis BCEFH. b the
sone E pr. m.
k that i. l weren gaderid i. m stiede up i. n of Selmon GIKMNOSX. ° kitte i. P adoun KX.
") upon i. r his i. s he seide i. * his felowis i. u je anoon i. w that i. x Thanne i. y a i.
z adoun i. a Om. i. b the whiche i. c cumpassiden the tour i. d it up i. e Om. i. f Om. i.
K wymmen togidre i. h And i. ' citees MOX. k the which i. ' And i. m whom i. n Om. i.
0 fledden togidre i. P ful strongly i. 1 men i. r upon i. s strongli ayns it i. l nyj i. u enforside
him i. v vndur it i. vv a plures. w threwe doun i. * mylle stoon i. Y she hurlide it i. z Abyme-
lech heed i. a it brak i. b anoon i. c swerd anoon i. d The which i. e fultillide i. f his hestis i.
1 slewj him i. h Abymaleeh i. > placis i. k yuel i. m that i. n the sone i. ° upon i.
4 N 2
644
JUDGES.
X. I — 12.
CAP. X.
1 Aftir Abymalech roos a duyk in Yrael,
Thola, the sone of Phua, the faders bro-
thir of Abymalech, a man of Ysachar,
that dwellide in Sanyr, of the hil of Ef-
2 fraym ; and he demyde Irael thre and
twenti jeer, and he is deed, and biried in
3 Sanyr. To whom cam after Jayr Galad-
ites, that demede Irael bi two and twenti
43eer; hauynge thretti sones, sittynge vpon
thretti coltis of assis, and princis of thretti
cytees, the whiche of the name of hym
ben clepid Anochiayr, that is, the burghis
of Jayr, vnto the day that is nowe, in the
sloond of Galaad. And Jayr is deed, and
biryed in the place to the which is the
6 name Camon. Forsothe the sones of Yrael
to oold synnes ioynynge newe, diden yuels
in the sijt of the Lord, and serueden to
mawmettis, Baalym and Astaroth, and to
goddis of Syrye, and of Sidon, and of
Moab, and of the sones of Arnon, and of
Philistiymc; and thei laften the Lord,
7 and heryeden not hym. Ajens whom the
Lord wexe wrooth, and took hem into
the hoondis of Philistiymc, and of the
8 sones of Amon. And thei ben tour-
mentid, and hidously oppressid bi eijteen
3eer, alle that dwelliden bijonde Jordan
in the loond of Ammorre, that is in Ga-
11 land. incc so mych, that the sones of Arnon,
Jordan ouerpassid, wastiden Judam and
Beniamyn and Effraym ; and Yrael is
iotormeritidd wel myche. And criynge to
the Lord thei seiden, We han synned to
thee, for we han forsakun cure God, and
n serueden to Baalym. To whom the Lord
spak, Whether not the Egipciens, and
Amorreis, and the sones of Amon, and of
12 Philistiyme, Sidoneus forsothe, and Ama-
lech, and Chanaan oppressiden 3011, and
3e han cried to me, and Y haue dely-
Phua, sone of
Dodo. Dodo
herebiE-
and by coltis
thei vndur-
stonden ;onge
horsis and
CAP. X.
Aftir Abymelech roos a duyk in Israel, i
Thola, the sone of Phuaf, brother? of 'the t^ua,- wher
fadir of Abymelechi ; Thola was a man of dmm hath of
Ysachar, that dwelliden in Sanyr, of the
hil of Effraym ; and he demyde Israel thre 2
and twenti 3eer, and he 'was deedr, and
biriede5 in Sanyr. His successour wass
Jair, a man of Galaad, that demyde Israel
bi* two and twenti" jeer ; and he hadde 4
thretti sones, sittynge abouev thretti coltis}; * Coins, that is
of femalw assis, and threttix princes of °IL-™transia-
citeesx, whiche* ben clepid bi xhis name-, S^SS
Anoth Jair, that is, the citees of Jair, 'til
in toh present0 day, in the lond of Galaad.
And Jair 'was deedd, and biriede" in as
place 'to which the name isf Camon. For-« A
sothe& the sones of Israel ioyneden newe
synnes to elde synnes, and diden yuelsh in
the 'sijt of the Lord1, and seruedenk to the1
idols of Baalym, and of m Astoroth, and to
the goddis of Sirie, and of Sidon, and of
Moab, and of the sones of Amon, and of
Filistiym ; and thei leften the Lord, and
worschipiden not hym. And the Lord was?
wrooth ajens hem, and he" bitook hem in
to the hondis of Filistiym, and of the sones
of Amon. And alle that" dwelliden ouerP s
Jordan in the lond of Ammorrey, whichi
is in Galaad, weren turmentid and op-
pressid greetli bi eijtene 3eer, in so myche 9
that the sones of Amon, whanne thei had-
den passid Jordan1", wastiden Juda and
Benjamyn and Effraym ; and Israel was
turmentid greetli. And thei crieden to 10
the Lord, and seiden, We han synned to
thee, for we forsoken oure God, and ser-
uyden Baalym. To whiche8 the Lord spak4, 11
Whether not Egipciansu, and Ammorreis,
and the sones of Amon, and of v Filistiym,
and Sidonyes, and Amalech, and Canaan, 12
oppressidenw 3ou, and 30 crieden to me,
c Filisteis c. « and ABH. d turned
Filisteis c.
P the brother i. 1 Abymalechus fadir i. r diede i. s was biried i. * Om. CIKNRX. u thre and
twenti KMNX. xxiij. BCGLOPQRSU sec. m. T upon i. w sche i. x thei weren i. y thritti citees i. z the
whiche i. a her fadir name i. b vnto r. c this present i. d diede i. e was biried i. f that hijte i.
g Certis i. h yuel c. > Lordis sijt i. k thei serueden i. 1 Om. i. m to i. n Om. plures. ° the sones
of Israel that i. P bijonde i. ithati. r Om. A pr. m. et plures. s whom i. * seide i. u the Egipcians i.
v Om. i. w han oppressid i.
X. I3 — XI. 5-
JUDGES.
645
is ueryd 3011 fro the hoondis of hem ? And
neuerthelaterf 36 han forsake me, and
heried alien goddis ; therfor I shal not
adde, that eny more I delyuer 3011.
nGooth, and inwardli clepith the goddis
'the which es 36 han chosen ; delyuer thei
1530x1 in these tyme of angwish. And the
sones of Yrael seiden to the Lord, We
han synried ; 3eeld thow to vs what euere
thing plesith to thee ; oneli nowe delyuer
16 vs. The whiche ledynge alle thingis fro
her coostis, threwen out the mawmettis
of alien goddis, and serueden to the
Lord ; the which sorewide vpon the
nwrecchidnes of hem. And soh the sones
of Amon criynge togidre in Galaad
pi3ten tentis, a3ens whom the sones of
Yrael gedryd in Masphat setten tentis.
is And the princis of Galaad seiden eche to
his nei3bors, He, that first of 3ou a3en the
sones of Amon bigynneth to fi3t, shal be
the duyk of the puple of Galaad.
CAP. XI.
1 There was also in that tyme Jeptee
Galadites, a man moost strong and fy3ter,
the sone of a womman strompet, that is
2 born of Galaad. Forsothe Galaad hadde
a wijf, of whom he took sones, the
whiche aftirward that thei1 weren waxen,
kesten out Jeptee, seiynge, Eyre in the
hows of cure fader thou shalt not mowe
be, for of avowtresse modir thou art
3 born. Whom he fleynge and shonnynge
dwellide in the loond of Tob ; and there
ben gedrid to hym nedi men and ste-
•ilynge, and as prince thei sueden. In
thook days fou3ten the sones of Arnon
5a3ens Yrael; the whiche sharpli instoond-
ynge, the more thur3 birth wenten fro
schal not adde ;
vndur a condi-
cioun, if thei
that ben set in
as it i
bi thingis sn-
ynge. Lire
here. c.
and Y delyuerede 3ou fro 'the hondis of
hemx? And netheles 30 forsokeny me, and 13
worschipidenz alien goddis ; therfor Y schal
not addea|, that Y delyuere 3ou more. Go u t therfor y
je, and clepeb goddis whiche c 36 han
chosed ; delyuere thei 3ou in the6 tyme of
angwisch. And the sones of Israel seiden 15
to the Lord, We han synned ; 3elde thou
to vs what euer thing plesith theef; oneli
delyuere vs now. And thei seidens these ic
thingis, andh castiden forth fro her coostis
alle the idols of alien goddis, and serueden
the Lord ; which* hadde 'rewthe, ether
compassiourfi , on1 the™ vwretchidnessis of
hem". And so the sones of Amon crieden 17
togidere, that is,clepyden hem silf togidere0
to batel, and excitiden a^ens Israel?, and
settiderii tentis in Galaad, Va3ens whicher
the sones of Israel weren gaderid8, and
settiden tentis in Masphat. And the is
princes of Galaad seiden ech to hise nei3-
boris, He, that bigynneth first of vs to
fi3te a3ens the sones of Amon, schal be
duyk of the puple of Galaad.
CAP. XI.
And so in that tyme Jepte, a man ofi
Galaad];, was a ful strong man, and fi^tere1,
the sone of a womman hooreu, whichv
Jepte was borun of Galaad. Forsothew2
Galaad hadde a wijf, of which* he hadde
sones, whiche? aftir thatz thei encressidena,
castiden out Jepte, and seiden, Thou maist
notb be eir in the hows of oure fadir, for
thou art born of a modir auoutresse||.
'Whiche britheren0 he fledde'1, and eschew- 3
idee, and dwellidef in the lond of Tob;
and pore men and Moynge thefte^ weren
gaderid to hym, and suedenh as a prince.
In tho daies the sones of Amon fou3ten4
a3ens Israel; and whanne thei contynu-s
eden scharpli1, the grettere men in birthe
f neuerlater E. S that c. gg Om. c. h Oin. A. * twei A. k that BKFH.
* her hondis i. y han forsake i. z han worschipid i. a adde to i. b clepe tho i. c that i. d chose
to jou i. e Om. i. f to thee i. e seiynge i. h Om. i. * the which i. k compassion B text, ether
ruthe marg. rewthe I. 1 upon i. m her T. n wrecchidnesse of hem G. wrecchidnesse i. ° Om. c.
P Gloss, om. in i text, ech mouynge oother to batel ayns Israel i marg. 9 thei settiden i. r and i.
• gaderid ajens hem i. * a fijtere i. u strompet i. v the which i. w And i. * whom i. y the
whiche i. z Om. i. » weren woxe i. b Om. s. c And I. d fledde his britheren I. e ethchewide
hem i. f he dwellide i. Stheues i. h sueden him i. ' her enmytees i marg.
£ Galaad is
name of a lond,
and name of
a cite therynne,
and name of
a man, and in
all these thre
manerys Jepte
was of Galaad.
Lire here. c.
II of a modir
auoutresse; in
Ebreu and in
bokis correctid
it is had of an-
othir modir.
Lire here. c.
1i This word and
rloinge thefle is
not in Ebreu,
for it is bileue-
fnl that thei
diden prey
onely of aduer-
saries of the
sones of Israel,
as Dauyil and
hise men diden,
as it is had in
i. book of
Kyngis. xxvij.
c°. Lire here. c.
646
JUDGES.
XI. 6 — 17.
Galaad for to take into her help Jeptee
c of the loond of Tob ; and thei seiden to
hym, Com, and be oure prince, and fyt
7 a3ens the sones of Amon. To whom he
answerde, Ben not 36, that hatiden me,
and kesten out fro the hows of my fader,
and nowe je ben comen to me thur3 nede
8 constreyned ? And the princis of Galaad
seiden to Jepte, For this cause thanne
nowe to thee we ben comen, that thou
goo with vs, and fL]t ajens the sones of
Amon, and be duyk of alle that dwellen
9 in Galaad. Forsothe Jeptee seide to hem,
If vereyli 36 ben comen to me, that I fi3te
for 30 w a3en the sones of Amon, and the
Lord take hem into myn hoondis, shal
10 Y be 3oure prynce? The whiche an-
swerden to hym, The Lord, that thes
thingis herith, he meene and witnes is,
n that oure biheestis we shulen doo. And
so Jeptee 3ede with the princis of Ga-
laad, and the puple made hym theirkk
prince ; and Jeptee spak alle his wordis
12 before the Lord in Maspha. And he
sente messagers to the kyng of the sones
of Amon, 'the which1 of his persone shulde
seye, What to me and to thee is, for thou
art comun a3ens me, that thou waste1"
13 my loond ? To whom he answerde, For
Yrael took my loond, whanne he stiede
vp fro Egipt, fro the coostis of Arnon
vnto Jaboth and Jordan, nowe thanne
14 with pees 3eeld to me it. Bi whom eft
Jeptee sente, and comaundide to hem, that
thei shulden seye to the kyng of Amon,
io Thes thingis seith Jeptee, Yrael took not
the loond of Moab, ne the loond of the
16 sones of Amon ; but whanne fro Egipt
thei styeden, he 3ede bi wildernes vnto
17 the Reed See, and cam into Cades ; and
he sente messagers to the kyng of Edom,
seiynge, Let me, that I passe bi thi loond;
the which wold not assente to his preiers.
of Galaad, 3eden to take in to 'the help of
hem silfk Jepte fro the lond of Tob ; and e
thei seiden to hym, Come thou, and be
oure prince, and fyte1 ayens the sones of
Amon. To whiche"1 he answeride, Whe-7
thir not 36 it ben, that haten" me, and
castiden" me out of the hows of mi fadir,
and now 36 camen? to me, and weren com-
pellid bi nede ? And the princes of Galaad 8
seiden to Jepte, Therfori for this cause
wer camen now to thee, that thou go with
vs, and fi3t a3ens the sones of Amon ; and
that thou be the duyk of alle men that
dwellen in Galaad. And Jepte seide too
hem, Whether 36 camen verili8 to me, that
Y fi3te for 3ou a3ens the sones of Amon,
and if the Lord schal bitake hem* in to
myn hondis, schal Y be 3oure prince?
Whiche™ answeriden to hym, The Lord 10
hym silf, that herith these thingis, is me-
diatour and witnesse, that we schulen dov
oure biheestisw. And sox Jepte wente?]!
with the princes of Galaad, and al the
puple made hym her prince ; and Jepte
spak alle hisez wordis bifor the Lord in
Maspha. And he sente messangeris to 12
the kyng of the sones of Amon, whichea
messangeris schulden seie'of his persooneb,
What is to me and to thee, for thou hast
come'a3ens mec to waaste my lond? Tois
whiche'1 the kyng answeride, For Israel
whanne he stiede fro Egipt took awei my
lond, fro the coostis of Arnon 'til toe Ja-
boch and to Jordan, now therfor 3eelde it
to mef with pees. Bi whiche? massangeris 14
Jepte sente eft1', and comaundide to hem,
that thei schulden1*11 seie to the kyng of
Amon, Jepte seith these thingis, Israelis
took not the lond of Moab, nether the
lond of the sones of Amon ; but whanne ic
thei stieden1 fro Egipt, vhe 3edek bi the
wildirnesse 'til tokk the Reed See, and cam
in to Cades ; and he sente messangeris to 17
kk there A. l that c. ra wastest A pr. m.
k her owne help i. ' fijte thou i. "» the whiche i. n hatiden i. °threwen i. P han come I. q Om. i.
r thanne we i. s withoute fraude i marg. * Amon i. u The whiche i. v fultille i. w biheestis to
thee i. x thanne i. >' wente forth i. z her i. a the whiche i. b to the kyngis owne persoone i.
c Om. i. d the whiche messangeris i. e vnto i. f me ayn i. S the whiche i. h eft ajen i. hh schuden A.
' 3eden up i. k Israel wente i. kk vnto i.
XI. i8 — 27.
JUDGES.
647
And he sente to the kyng of Moab, the
which and he dispiside to 3yue passynge ;
is and so he abood in Cades, and enuy-
rounde aside the loond of Edom, and the
loond of Moab ; and he cam to the eest
coost of the loond of Moab, and he sette
tentis bi3onde Aruon, and he wold not
entre the teermys of Moab ; forsothe Ar-
non is ni3 coost to the loond of Moab.
19 And so Yrael sente messagers to Seon,
the kyng of Ammorreis, that dwellide in
Esebon; and seide to hym, Leete me, that
20 Y passe bi thi loond vnto the flood. The
which and he, dispisynge the wordis of
Yrael, leete hym not passe bi his teermys,
but a multitude with outen eend gedrid
wente out ajens hym into Gessa, and
2istrongli withstood. And the Lord took
hym into the hoondis of Yrael with al
his oost ; the which smoot hym, and
weeldide al the loond of Ammorree, the
22 dweller of that regioun, and al the costus"
of it fro Arnon vnto Jaboch, and fro the
zawildernes vnto Jordan. The Lord than
God of Yrael turnede0 vpsedoun Amorre,
fi3tynge a3ens hym to his puple Yrael.
And thou nowe wolt weelde the loond?
24 of hym ? Whether not thoo thingis, vthe
whichei weeldithr Camos, thi god, to thee
thur3 ri3t ben owids? Forsothe thingis
that the Lord oure God ouercomer heelde,
25 in oure possessioun shulen falle ; but per-
auenture thow be betere than Baalach,
the sone of Sephor, kyng of Moab, othere'
thou mayst teche, that he stroue a3ens
26 Yrael, and fau3te a3ens hym, whanne he
dwelte in Esebon, and in the litil touns
of it, and in Aroer and hys litil touns,
and in alle the" cytees be3onde Jordan,
by thre hundred 3eer. Whi so mych
tyme no thing vpon this askynge thou
2;asaydist? Therfor I synne not in thee,
but thou a3ens me dost yuel, bryngynge
the kyng of Edom, and seide, Suffre thou
me, that Y go thoru3 thi lond ; which1
kyng noldem assente to his" preyeres0.
Also Israel sente to the kyng of Moab,
arid he dispiside to 3yueP passage ; and so is
Israel dwellyde in Cades, and cumpasside'i
bi the side the lond of Edom, and the lond
of Moab; and her cam to the eest coost
of the lond of Moab, and settide5 tentis
bi3ende Arnon, nether he wolde entre in
to the termes of Moab ; for Arnon is the
ende of the lond of Moab. And so Israel H)
sente rnessangeris to Seon, kyng* of Am-
morreis, that dwellide in Esebon ; and
theiu seiden to hym, Suffre thou, that Y
passe thorou3 thi lond 'til tov the ryuer.
And he dispiside the wordis of Israel, and 20
suffride not hym passe bi hise termes, but
with a multitude with out noumbre ga-
derid to gidere hew 3ede out a3ens Israel,
and a3enstoodx strongli. And the Lord 21
bitook hym^ with al his oost in to the
hondis of Israel ; and Israel2 smoot hym,
and hadde in possessioun al the lond of
Ammorrey, dwellerea of that cuntrey, and 22
al the coostis therof fro Arnon 'til tob Ja-
boch, and fro the wildirnesse'til tob Jordan.
Therfor" the Lord God of Israel distriede23
Ammorrey, n^tynge a3ens hym for his
puple Israel. And wolt thou now haued
in possessioun 'his lond6? Whether not
tho thingis whichef Chamos, thi god,
hadde in possessioun, ben due to thee bi
irjt? ForsotheS tho thingis whiche'oure24
Lord God'1 ouercomere gat', schulen falle
in to oure possessioun ; nok but in hap 25
thou art betere than Balach, the sone of
Sephor, kyng of Moab1, ether thou maist
preuem, that he" stryuede a3ens Israel,
and fau3t a3ens hym, whanne he0 dwellide ac
in Esebon, and in townes therof, and in
Aroer, and in townes therof, and in alle
citees bi3ende Jordan, bi thre hundrid
n coost ABFH. ° turnynge A. P boond B. 1 that c pr. m. r weeldis BF. 8 ajt c. tore. u Om. c.
1 the which i. m wolde not i. n the i. ° preyeris of Israel i. P jyue Israel i. 1 he cumpasside i.
r Israel i. s he settide i. l the kyng i. u the messangers i. v vnto i. w Esebon i. x a3enstood
him i. y Esebon i. z he i. a the dwellere i. *" vnto i. c And thanne i. d haue this lond i.
e Om. i. f the whichei. g Sothely i. h the Lord our God i. i hath goten i. k Om. IMSX. 1 that
made no chalenge of the lond that God tokefro him i marg. m sey i. n Balach i. ° Israel i.
648
JUDGES.
XI. 28 — 38.
into me bataylys not ry3twise ; deme the
Lord, domysman of this day, bitwexev
asYrael and the sones of Amou. And the
kyng of the sones of Amon wold not
assente to the wordis of Jeptee, 'the
29 whichew hi messagers he sente. Thanne
is doon vpon Jeptee the spyrit of the
Lord, and he enuyrounnynge Galaad and
Manasse, Maspha and Galaad, and thens
sopassynge tox the sones of Amon, he
vowede avowe to the Lord, seiynge, If
thou takisty the sones of Amon into myn
31 hoondis, who so euere first were gon out
fro the 3atis of myn hous, and a3en
cometh to me turnynge a3en with pees
fro the sones of Amon, I shal offre hym
32 brent sacrifice to the Lord. And Jeptee
passide forth to the sones of Amon, forz
to n"3te a5ens hem, whom the Lord took
33 into the hoondis of hym ; and he smoot
fro Aroer for to that thou come into
Mennyth, twenti citees, and vnto Abel,
that is with vynes set, with a wel greet
veniaunce ; and the sones of Amon ben
34 mekid of the sones of Yrael. Forsothe
to Jeptee turnynge a3ens into Maspha,
his hous, a3encamzz to hym his oonli
goten dou3tera with tymbrys and chorys;
forsothe he haddeb noon other free chil-
Sodren. The whiche seen, he kitte his
clothis, and seith, Alias ! dorter myn,
thou hast disseyued me, and thi self art
desseyued ; forsothe Y haue openyd my
mouth to the Lord, and I shal not mowe
3edoo other thing. To whom she an-
swerde, Fader myn, if thou hast openyd
thi mouth to the Lord, do to me what
euere thing thou hast bihoot, grauntid to
thee veniaunce and victorye of thin ene-
37 myes. And she seide to the fader, This
oonli 3if to me, that I praye ; leete me,
that two monthis Y enuyroun the hillis,
and weyle my maydenhod with my fe-
sa lawis. To whom he answerde, Go. And
3eer. Whi in so myche time assaieden 30
no thing on this axyng a}en ? Therfor not 27
Y do synne a3ens thee, but thou doist yuel
a3ens me, and bryngist in batels not iust
to me ; the Lord, iuge? of this dai, deme
bitwixe the sones of Israel and bitwixe
the sones of Amon. And the kyng of the 28
sones of Amon noldei assente to the1"
wordis of Jepte, whiche he sente bi mes-
sangeris". Therfor the spirit t of the Lord 29 1 the st»"t,
r ' that wille and
was maad on* Jepte, and he cumpasside hardynesseto
Galaad and Manasses, Maspha and Ga- Pu^ie,°inthe
laad ; and he passide fro thennus to the $*°{Lfr?dh
sones of Amon, and madeu a vow to the so here- c-
Lord, and seide, If thou schalt bitake the
sones of Amon in to myn hondis, whosi
euer goith out first of the dores of myn
hows, and cometh a3ens me turnynge a3en
with pees fro the sones of Amon, Y schal
offre hym brent sacrifice* to the Lord.
And Jepte 3ede to the sones of Amon, to 32
fi3te a3ens hem, whiche the Lord bitook
in to hise hondis ; and he smootw fro 33
Aroer vtil to thou comestx in to Mennyth,
twenti citees, and 'til toxx Abel, which? is
set aboute with vyneris, with ful greet
veniaunce ; and the sones of Amon weren
maad low of the sones of Israel. For- 34
sothez whanne Jepte turnede a3en in to
Maspha, his hows, his oon gendrid" dou3-
ter cam to hymb with tympanys and
croudisc ; for he hadde not othere fre chil-
dren. And whanne 'sche was seynd, he 35
to-rente his clothis, and seide, Alias ! my
dou3tir, thou hast disseyued mej, and thou i thou hast
art disseyued ; fore Y openyde my mouth ; "EH™ iHs,
to the Lordf, and Y may do noon other SS^t
thiner. To whom sche answeride, My fa- 36 thou art d'8-
turblid. c.
dir, if thou openydist thi mouth to? the
Lord, do to me what euer thing thou bi-
hi3tist, while veniaunce and victorie of
thin enemyes is grauntid to thee. And 37
sche seide to theh fadir, 3yue thou to me
oneli this thing, which' Y biseche ; suffre
v bytwene BEFH. betwe c. w that c.
a doujtris ABFH. b hath ABFH.
into A sec. m. y take c. z Om. c. zz ajencamen ABFH.
P iust iuge i. q wolde not I. r tho c. s the messangeris I. * upon I. " he made I. v sacri-
fices ACDEKKLMNOPQSUX. w smoot or ouercame i. x til to that he came DFIKLMNOPBSX. vnto that he
com E. til that he came GO. *x vnto i. y that i. z And i. a bigotun i. * meete hym i. c crOudis
daunsynge i. d he sawje hir i. e certis i. f Lord, vowynge a vowj i. S so to i. h hir i. i that i.
xr. 39 — xir. 5.
JUDGES.
649
he lafte hir two monthis. And whanne
she was goon with felawis and hir com-
peers, she wepte hyr maydenhod in the
39 hillis. And fulfillid two monthis, she is
turned a3en to hir fader, and he dyde to
hire, as he auowidec ; the which knewe
not man. Therfor maner spronge in
4oYrael, and vsage is kept, that after the
sercle of o 3eer the dou3tris of Yrael
coinen to gidre in oon, and weylen the
dou3ter of Jeptee Galadyte foure dayes.
CAP. XII.
1 Loo ! forsothe in Effraym is sprongun
a debate; forsothe the goers a3en the
north seiden to Jeptee, Whi goynge to
the 63! a3ens the sones of Amon thou
woldist not clepe vs, that we wenten
with thee ? Therfor we shulen brenne
2 thin hows. To whom he answerde, An
hydows debate was to me and my pu-
ple a3en the sones of Amon, and 3ow Y
clepyde, for 30 shulden 3yue help to me.
aand 36 wolden not doon. The which
biholdynge Y putte in myn hondis my
lijf d ; and Y passide to the sones of Amon,
and the Lord took hem into myn hoondis ;
what haue Y dissented, that a3ens me 30
4 rysen into6 batayl ? And so clepid to him
alle the men of Galaad, he fau3t a3ens
Effraym ; and the men of Galaad smyten
Effraym ; for he seide, Fugitiue is Galaad
fro Effraym, and dwellith in mydilf of
s Effraym and Manasse. And Galadites
men occupiden the forthis of Jordan, bi
whiche& Effraym was forh to turne a3en.
And whanne a man of the noumbre of
Effraym fleynge was comyn to tho'
thou me that in two monethis Y cumpasse
hillis, and biweile my rnaidynhed with my
felowis. To whom hek answeride, Go thou. ss
And he sufferide hir in1 two monethis. And
whanne sche hadde gom with hir felowis
and pleiferis11, sche biwepte hir maydyn-
hed in the0 hillis. And whanne tweysa
monethis weren fillidP, sche turnede a3en
to hir fadir, and he dide to hir as he
avowide ; and sche knew noti fleischli ar
man8. Fro thennus* au custom cam in
Israel, and thev custom is kept, that aftir40
the 'ende of the 3eerw thex dou3tris of Is-
rael come togidere, and biweile^ 'the dou3-
tir of Jeptez of Galaad vfoure daiesa.
CAP. XII.
'Lo! forsotheb discencioun roos in Ef-i
fraym; for whic thei,thatd passiden a3ense
the north, seidenf to Jepte,Whi 3edist thou
to batel a3ens the sones of Amon, and
noldists clepe vs, that we schulden go
with thee ? Therfor we schulen brenne
thin hows. To whiche he answeride, 2
Greet strijf was to me and to my puple
a3ens the sones of Amon, and Y clepide
3011, that 36 schulden *3yue help toh me,
and 36 nolden1 dok. 'Which thing1 Y si3m,s
and" puttide my lijf in myn hondis'f; and
Y passide0 to the sones of Amon, and 'the
Lord? bitook hem in to myn hondis ; what
haue Y disseruyd, that 36 ryse togidere
a3ens me in to batel? Therfor whanne 4
alle the men of Galaad weren clepid to
hym0!, he fau3t a3ens Effraym ; and ther
men of Galaad smytiden8 Effraym ; for he
seide, Galaad is Yugitif ether1 exilid fro
Effraym, and dwellith|u in the myddisv of
Effraym and of Manasses. And the men 5
of Galaad ocupieden the forthisw of Jor-
dan, bi whiche* Effraym schulden turne
a3en. And whanne a man fleynge of the
•(• and puttide
my lyif ; that
is, bi nede oft
thinynge Y
puttide my liyf
to perel in fijt-
inge with fewe
men ajen the
sones of Amon.
Lire here. c.
* dwellith ; this
word dwellith
is not in Ebreu.
c.
c uowide c.
' the AV.
sowle E pr. m. e to E pr. m. { the mydil CE. S the which E. n Om. c.
k hir fadir i. ' bi i. m go forth i. n her pleiferis i. ° Om. uisxb sec. m. P fulfillid i. 1 no man i.
' Om. iKxb. 9 Om. i. l that tyme i. u the s. v that i. w jeris ende i. x Om. i. y bi foure daies
thei biweilen i. z Jepteus daujter i. a Om. i. b And, lo i. c Om. phires. d Om. p. e toward t.
f and seiden BCEFLPRUW. e woldist not i. h haue holpen i. > wolden not i. k do so i. ' And i.
m seynge that i. n Om. i. o passide forth i. P God i. 1 Jepte i. r Om. i. s smoten i. * Om. i.
u yt he dwellith i. v myddil i. w foordis IK. * the whiche i.
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650
JUDGES.
XII. 6 — XIII. 3.
fordisj, and hadde seyde, Y preye, that
36 leten me passe ; Galaaditis seiden to
hym, Whether art thou an Effrate ? The
c which seiynge, Y am not, thei askiden
hym, Seye thanne Sebolechk, that is to
mene, an eere. The which answerde,
Shebolech, bi the same lettre an eere not
my3ti to bryngen out. And anoon takyn
thei kyttiden1 his throot in that goynge
ouer Jordan ; and there fellen in that
tyme of Effraym two and fourti thow-
7sandis'n. And so Jeptee demyde Galaad-
ites of Yrael sexe 3eer ; and he is deed,
8 and biryed in his citee of Galaad. After
this demyde Yrael Abethsan of Beth-
9leem, that hadde thretti sones, and so
feele doirjtris, the whiche sendynge out
to housbondis he 3af, and of the same
noumbre to his sones he took wyues,
bryngynge yn to his hows ; the which
loseuen 3eer demyde Yrael, deed, and by-
11 ryed in Bethlem. To whom cam aftir
Degelon Zabulonyt, and demyde Yrael
12 ten 3eer, and is deed, and byried in Zabu-
13 Ion. After hym demyde Yrael Abdom,
14 the sone of Elel, Pharatony tn ; the which
hadde fourty sones, and thretti of hem
sones sones, stiynge vpnn vpon seuenti
coltis of assis, and he demyde Yrael ei3t
i53eer; and he is deed, and biried in Pha-
raton, the loond of Effraym, in the hil of
Amalech.
CAP. XIII.
1 And eft the sones of Yrael diden yuel
in the si3t of the Lord, the which took
hem in to the hoondis of the Philisteyns
2 fourti 3eer. And there was a maner man
of Saraa, and of the lynage of Dan,
Manue bi name, hauynge a wijf bareyn.
s To whom apery de the aungel of the
Lord, and seide to hyre, Bareyn thou art,
t an eer; this
word, which is
interpreted an
eer, is not in
Ebren; Ebre\vs
set for rfn-
nyng, ethir
ferenesse of
c. "
noumbre of Effraym hadde come to
forthisz, and haddea seid, Y bisecheb, that
thouc suffre me passe; mend of Galaad
seiden to hym, Whether thou art a man
of Effraym ? And whanne he seidee, Y
am not, thei axiden hym, Seie thou ther-e
for Sebolech, 'whiche is interpretidf, 'an
eerf of corns. Whichh answeride1, Thebo-
lech, and my3tek not brynge forth an eer
of corn bi the same lettre. And anoon
thei strangeliden1 hym takunm in thilke
passyng of Jordan ; and two and fourti
1 °
thousynde11 of Effraym felden doun in that
tyme. And so Jepte, 'a man0 of Galaad, 7
demyde Israel sixe 3eer ; and he Vas
deed'', and biriedi in his citee Galaad.
Abethsan of Bethleem, that hadde thretti |j
sones, and so many dou3tris, demyde Israel
aftir Jepte; whicher dou3tris he sente out,
and 3af tos hosebondis, and he took wyues
to hise sones of the same noumbre, and
brou3tel in to hys hows ; which" demyde
Israel seuene 3eer; and he 'was deedv, and10
biriedw in Bethleem. Whos successour was n
Hailon of Zabulon ; and he demyde Israel
ten 3eer ; and he was deed, and biried in 12
Zabulon. Aftir hym Abdon, the sone of is
Ellel, of Pharaton, demyde Israel ; which" 14
Abdon hadde fourti sones, and of hem
thretti? sones, stiynge onz seuenti coltis of
femala assist, 'that is, mulisb, and hec : femai assis is
. . not in Ebreu,
demyde Israel ei3te 3eer ; and he was is and bi coltis
deedd, and biried6 in Pharaton, in the stodunsonge
horsis, stronge
and chosun.
Lire here. c.
loond of Effraym, inf the hil of Amalech.
CAP. XIII.
And eft the sones of Israel diden yuel 1
in the 'si3t of the Lords, which11 bitook
hem in to1 the hondis of Filisteis fourti
3eer. Forsothek a man was of Saraa, and1 2
of the kynrede of Dan, 'Manue bi name"1,
and he hadde a bareyn wijf. To 'which3
wijfn an0 aungel of the Lord apperide,
J forthis BCEH. k Sobolech A. 1 cutten CE. m thousend c. n Pharatonyk A. nn Om. CE.
y the FiKMxb. Om. L. z fordis K. a Om. i. b biseche jou i. c je IKMOX sec. wz.b. d the men i. e hadde
seid c. f that is to sey i. S a corn eer i. h The which i. i answeride and seide i. k he myjte i.
1 token and strangeliden i. m Om. i. D thousynde men i. ° Om. i. P diede i. 1 was biried i. r the
whiche i. s hem to i. * he brou3te hem i. " and Abechsan i. v diede i. w was biried i. * the
which i. y tneren thretti i. z upon i. a sche i. b Om. iKMOQSxb. c Abdon i. d diede i. e was
biried i. f and in i. g Lordis si}t i. h and he i. ' Om. i. k And i. 1 Om. CDW. m that hijte
Manue i. n hir i. o the i.
XIII. 4 — '3-
JUDGES.
651
and with out free children ; but thou shalt
4 conseyue, and here a sone. Be war thanne,
lest thou drynke wyn and sither, ne eny
5 thing vnclene thou eete ; for thou shalt
conseyue, and here a sone, whos heed
shal no rasure towche ; forsothe he shal
be a Nazare of God from his childhod, and
fro the wombe of the moder ; and he shal
bygynne to delyuer Yrael fro the hoond
6 of the Philistiens. The which, whanne
she was comen to0 hire housbond, seide
to hym, A man of God cam to me, hau-
ynge an aungelis chere, feerful wel myche;
whom whanne Y hadde askid, who he
was, and whennus he was comen, and
what name he were clepid, he wolde not
7 to me seye ; but thus he answerde, Loo !
thou shalt conseyue, and bere a sone ;
be war that thou drynke no wyn ne
sither, ne eete eny thing vnclene ; for-
sothe he shal be a Nazare child of the
Lord, fro his 3on3th and fro the wornbe
of the moder into the day of his deeth.
e And so Manue preyede the Lord, and
seith, Y biseche, Lord, that the man of
God, ' the whicheP thou sentist, com eft,
and teche vs, what we owen to doo of
9 the child, that is to be born. And the
Lord herde Manue preiynge ; and eft
aperide the aungel of the Lord to his
wijf sittynge in the feeld ; forsothe
Manue hir housboond was not with hir.
The which, whanne she hadde seen the
10 aungel, hiede, and ranne to hir man, and
tolde to hym, seiynge, Loo ! the man
11 aperide to me, whom before I saw3- The
which roos, and folewide his wijf; and
comynge to the man he seide to hym,
Art thow the which? spak to the wom-
12 man ? And he answerde, Y am. To
whom Manue, Whanne, he seith, thi
word were fulfillid, what wolt thou, that
the child doo, or fro what thing shal he
iskepe hym silf ? And the aungel of the
and seide to hir, Thou art bareyn, and
with out fre children ; but thou schalt
conseyue, and schalt P bere a sone. Ther-4
for be thou war, lest thou drynke wyn,
and sydur, nethir ete thou ony vnclene
thing ; for thou schalt conceyue and schaltP *
bere a sone, whos heed a rasour schal not
towche ; for he schal be a Nazarei*) of
Godr fro his 3ong age, and fro the modris
wombe ; and he schal bigynne to dely-
uere Israel fro the bond of Filisteis. And 6
whanne sche hadde come to hir hosebonde,
sche seide to hym, Thes man of God cam
to me, and hadde1 an" aungelv cheer, and
he was ful ferdful,*that is, worschipfulv
' and reuerent*; and whanne Y hadde axide
hym, who he was, and fro whannus he
cam, and bi what name he was clepid, he
nolde^ seie to me ; but he answeride thisz, 7
Lo ! thou schalt conseyue, and schalta bere
a sone; be thou war, that thou drynke
notaa wyn neb sidur, nether etec ony vn-
cleene thing ; for the child schal be a Na-
zarey, *that is, hooliA of the Lord, fro his
3onge agee arid fro the modris f wombe
'til toe the dai of his deeth. Therfors
Manue preide the Lord, and seide, Lordh,
Y biseche, that the man of God, whom
thou sentist, come eft, and teche vs, what
we owen1 to do of the child, that schal
be borun. And the Lord herde Manue 9
preiynge ; and the aungel of the Lord ap-
peride eft to his wijf sittynge in the feeld;
forsothek Manue, hir hosebonde, was not
with hir. And whanne sche hadde seyn
the aungel, sche hastide, and ran to hir 10
hosebonde, and telde to hym, and seide,
Lo ! the man whom Y si3 bifore, apperide
to me. Which1 roos, and suede his wijf; n
and he cam to the man, and seide to
hym, Art thou he, that hastm spoke to
the" womman ? And he answeride, Y am".
To whom Manue seide, Whanne thi word 12
schal be nllidP, what wolt thou, that the
0 in to A. P that c.
P Om. i. 1 that is, holi K marg. p text. r the Lord p. s A i. * he hadde i. uOm. s. v angelis plures.
w Om. BGINX. * Om. BGIKMNOQSxb. J Wolde not I. z thus DOIKLMNOPQSXb. a Om. I. aa no E.
b nether BDEFiMNPRSUWxb. c ete thou i. d Om. i. e Om. s. f modir i. 6 vnto i. h Om. i. ' owy s.
k and i. 1 The which i. ln Om. i. n thit i. ° am he i. V fulfillid I.
4 O 2
652
JUDGES.
XIII. 14 — 24.
Lord seide to Manue, Fro alle thingis
that Y spak to thi wijf, absteine he hym.
H And what euer thing growith of the vyn
eete he not, wyn and sithir drynk he
not, noon vnclene thing eete he ; and that
Y haue comaundid to hym, fulfille he and
15 kepe. And so Manue seide to the aungel
of the Lord, Y biseche thee, that thou
assente to my preiers, and we make to
16 thee a kidde of the she geet. To whom
answerde the aungel, If thou me con-
streynest, Y shal not eete thi looues ;
forsothe if thou wolt doo brent sacrifice,
offre thou that to the Lord. And Manue
wist not, that it was the aungel of the
17 Lord. And he seide to hym, What is
name to thee, that if thi word were ful-
fillid, we doon worship to thee ? To
IB whom he answerde, Whi askist thou my
19 name, that is merueylows ? And so Ma-
nue took a kidde of the geet, and sacri-
fices of licours, and putte vpon the stoon,
offrynge to the Lord that doth mer-
ueylows thingis. Forsothe he and the
20 wijf of hym biheelden. And whanne the
flawme of the auter stiede into heuene,
the aungel of the Lord togidre in the
flawme stiedei vp. The which thing
whanne Manue hadde seen and his wijf,
2iredi thei fellen into the erthe. And na
more to hym aperide the aungel of the
Lord. And anoon Manue vndurstood to
22 be the aungel of the Lord. And he seide
to hys wijf, Bi deeth die we, for we han
23 seen the Lord. To whom answerde the
womman, If the Lord wold slee vs, of
oure hoondis brent sacrifice and offryngis
of licours he wold not haue take ; but
alle thes thingis he wold not haue shewid
to vs, ne tho thingis that1" ben tos com
24 haue seid. And so she beere a child,
and clepide the name of him Sampson ;
and the child wexe, and the Lord bless-
here. c.
J wondurful.
In Ebreu it is,
which is hid
ethir unknow-
un. c.
|| that doith
child do, ethir fro what thing schal he
kepe hym silf? And the 'aungel of theis
Lordi seide to Manue, Absteyne he hym
silf fro alle thingis which Y spak to thi
wijf. And ete he not what euer thing u
cometh forth of the vyner, drynke he not
wyn, and sidur, ete he not ony vncleene
thing and filler he ; and kepe that, that
Y comaundide8 to1 hym. Therfor Manue is
seide to the 'aungel of the Lordu, Y bi-
sechev, that thou assente to my preieris,
and we arayf to thee a 'kide of the geetw. t araye, that
To whom the aungelww of the Lord an-
sweride, Thou3 thou constreynest mex, Y
schal not ete thi loouesy ; forsothe2 if thou
wolt make brent sacrifice, offre thou ita to
the Lord. And Manue wiste not, that it
was 'an aungel of the Lord1'. And Manue 17
seide to hym, What name is to thee, that
if thi word be fillidc, we onoured thee ? the Lord> and
to the wondur-
To whom he answeride, Whi axist thou is fui ethir hid to
my name, which" is wondurful]; f? Therfor i» w°as not of "the6
Manue took a 'kide of the geet?, and and therforlt8'
fletynge sacrifices, and puttideh on' thek perteynede not
* to him to offre
stoon, and offryde1 to the Lord that doith sacrifice; but
T i- i ii • -ii -n ,„ i 11. he offride mater
wondirful thingis || . J orsothe1" he and his of sacrifice to
wijf bihelden. And whanne the flawme 20 ^^e name of
of the auter stiede in to heuene, the aun- ^ich^seide
gel of the Lord stiede" togidere in the that his name
was woundur-
flawme. And whanne Manue and his wijf fui ethir Priuy,
hadden seyn this, thei felden lowe to erthe0. mater he at
And the aungel of the Lord apperide nosi^J^™1*^.
more to hem. And anoon Manue vndur- for profetis
spekinge in the
stood, that he was an? aungel of the name of the
Lord. And he seide to his wijf, WesScffraMautoriti
schulen die bi deeth, for we sien'i the pVeisti's.as'itfc
Lord. To whom the womman answeride, 23 ".^"^
If the Lord wolde sle vs, he schulder not Kingis xvm. c°
forsothe Manue
haue take or oure hondis brent sacrifices, wieuyde that
and moiste sacrifices, but nether he schulde8 pende,' was a
haue schewid alle thingis1 to vs, nether 'he ^ ^y
schulde" haue seidv tho thingis, that schu- h,e was m°re
0 than a profete,
len comew. Therfor* sche childide a sone, 24 for he was an
aungel. Lire
here. c.
steij c. ' Om. BFH. * Om. a.
q Lbrdis aungel i. r fulfille B. s haue comaundid i. t Om. KX. u Lordis aungel i. v biseche
thee i. w geet kide i. ww aunge A. * constreyne i. Y breed i. 2 but i. a that i. b the Lordis aungel i.
c fultillid i. d honoure i. e that i. the which K. f merueilous i. S geet kide i. h he putte i. putte M.
1 upon i. k a i. 1 he offride hem i. m And i. n stiede up i. ° the erthe i. P the i. 1 han seen i.
r wolde i. s wolde i. * these thingis i. « Om. i. v seid to us i. w ben to comynge i. x And so i.
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25 ide to hym. And the spyrit of the Lord
began to be with hym in the tends of
Dan, bitwix1 Saraa and Eskahol.
CAP. XIV.
1 Sampson thanne dessendide inu Than-
natha, and seynge there a womman of
2 the dou3tris of Philistienv, stiede vp, and
tolde to his fader and his moder, seiynge,
Y saw3 a womman in Thannatha of the
doujtris of Philistiensv, whom, Y biseche,
3 that thou take to me wijf. To whom
seiden the fader and his moder, Whether
is there no womman in the dou3tresw of
thi britheren and in al thi puple, for
thou wolt take a wijf of Philistienv, that
ben vncircumcidid ? And Sampson seide
to his fader, This tak to me, for she
4 pleside to myn eyen. His fader and
moder wisten not, that the thing shulde
be doo of the Lord ; and he shulde seche
occasioun a3ens the Philistienv; forsothe
that tyme Philistienv lordshipide to Yrael.
5 And so Sampson dessendide with his fa-
der and moder in to Thannatha ; and
whanne thei weren comen to the vynes
of the bour3 toun, and there aperide a
feers whelp of a lyoun and rorynge, and
ea3en cam to hym. The spyrit of the
Lord forsothe felle into Sampson, and he
taar the lioun, as he shulde to-teer out
a kide, into gobetis, no thing vtterli hau-
ynge in hoond ; and that to fader and
7 moder he wold not shewe. And he
dessendide, and spak to the womman,
8 that pleside to his eyen. And after a
fewe days turnynge a3en for" to take hir,
he wente aside for to se the careyn of the
lioun ; and loo ! a swarm of beese was in
the mouth of the lioun, and an hony
gcoombe. The which whanne he hadde
and clepide his name Sampson ; and the
child encreessidey, and the Lord blesside
hym. And the spirit of the Lord bigan25
to be with hym in the castelsz of Dan,
bitwixe Saraa and Escahol.
CAP. XIV.
Therfora Sampson 3ede doun in to Than- 1
natha, and he si3 there a womman of 'the
dou3tris of Filisteisb ; and he stiede0, and 2
telded to his fadir and 'to hise modir, and
seide, Y si3 a womman in Thannatha of
the 'dou3tris of Filisteesf, and Y biseche,
that 36 take hir a& wijf to me. To whom 3
his fadir and modir seiden, Whether noh
womman is' among the dou3tris of thi
britheren and in al my puple, for thou
wolt take a wijf of Filisteisk, that ben
vncircumcidid ? And Sampson seide to his
fadir, Take thou this wijfio me, for sche
pleside1 myn i3en. Forsothe™ his fadir 4
and modir wisten not, that the" thing was
don of the Lord ; and that he0 sou3te occa-
siouns a3ens Filisteis P ; for in that tyme
Filisteis weren lordis of Israel. Therfors
Sampson 3ede doun with his fadir and
modir in to Thannatha ; and whanne thei
hadden come to the vyneris of the citee,
a fers and roryngei 'whelp of a liounr ap-
peride, and ran to Sampson. Forsothe3 <i
the spiritt of the Lord felde in to Samp-
son, and he to-rente the liotm*, as if he
'to-rendideu a kide 'in to gobetisv, and
outerli he hadde no thing in thew hondx;
and he noldey schewe this to thez fadir
and modir. And he 3ede doun, and spak 7
to the womman, that pleside hise i3en.
And aftir summe daies he turnede a3ena«
to take hir V» to matrimony eb; and he
'bowide aweyc to se the 'careyn of the
liound ; and lo ! a gaderyng" of bees was
in the 'mouth of the liounf, and 'a coomb
of honys. And whanne he1' hadde take it1 9
t the spirit;
that is, the spi-
rit of strengthe,
that was jouun
frely ofthel/ord
to him. Lire
here. c.
1 bytvven BCEFH. u in to A. v Filisteis c. w doujtren BEFH. x Om. c.
y wexide i. z tentus i. a Thanne I. b Philistees doujtris i. c stiede up I. d tolde this I. eOm. r.
f Filistees doujtris i. 8 Om. i. h ther is no i. l Om. i. k the Filisteis i. 1 hath plesid i. m But i.
n this i. ° Sampson i. P the Filisteis i. q a rorynge CDGiNb. r liouns whelp i. s And i. l lioun into
gobetis i. u torentide BNPxb. torente GMW. hadde torente i. v Om. i. w his i. x hondis c. y wolde
not i. z his i. a Om. i sec. in. t>Om. i. c wente aside i. d liouns careyn i. e swarm i. f liouns
mouth i. g an honycombe i. h Sampson i. ' the combe i.
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•'7-
takun in hoondis, he etc in the weye ;
and comynge to his fader and moder, he
3af to hem part, the which and thei
eeten ; and neuerthelater he wolde not
shewe to hem, that the hony he took of
10 the mouth of the lioun. And so his fader
dessendide to the womman, and made to
his sone Sampson a feest ; forsothe so
11 3ong men weren wont to doo. Whanne
thanne the cyteseyns of that place hadden
seen him, thei 3ouen to him bord felawis
thretti/the whichey shulden be with hym.
12 To whom spak Sampson, Y shal purpose
to 3ow a dowtous word, the which if 36
soylen to me with ynne seuen dais of the
feest, Y shal 3yue to 3ou thretti lynnen
is clothis, and so fele cootis ; forsothe if 30
mowen not assoyle, 36 shulen 3yue to me
thretty lynnen clothis, and of the same
noumbre cootis. The whiche answerden
to hym, Purpos the probleme, that we
Hheren. And he seide to hem, Of the
eter 3ede out meete, and of the strong
wente out swetnes. And thei mi3ten not
is bi thre days soylen the proposicioun. And
whanne the seuenthe day was ny3, thei
seiden to the wijf of Sampson, Faage to
thi man, and meue hym, that he shewe
to thee what bitokeneth the probleme.
The which thing if thou wold not doo,
we shulen brenne thee and the hows of
thi fader. Whether therfor }e han clepid
IG vs to the brydale for to robben ? The
which shedde anentis Sampson teeris, and
pleynede, seiynge, Thow hatidist me, and
not louest, and therfor the redels, that
thow hast purposid to the sones of my
puple, thou wolt not to me expowne. He
answerde, To my fadir and moder I wold
not seye, and to the shal I mowe shewe?
17 Therfor seuen days of the feest she wepte
anentis hym, at the last the seuenthe dai
in hondisk, he eet1 in the weie ; and he
cam to his fadir and modir, and 3afm part
'to hemn, and thei eeten ; netheles he nolde0
schewe to hem, that he hadde take honyP
of the 'mouth of the lioun"). And so his 10
fadir 3ede doun to the womman, and made
a feestef to his sone Sampson; forr 3onge t a feeste, for
j » rriu _c , the solempnyte
men weren wont to do so5. Ihertorii0fweddingis.
whanne the citeseyns of that place had- Lire here- c-
den seyn hym1, thei 3auen to hym thretti
felowis, whiche u schulen be with hym.
To whichev Sampson spak, Y schal putte 12
forth to you a probleme, ^tliat is, a dou^te-
ful word and priuyw, and if 36 'asoilen
itx to me^ with ynne seuen daies of thez
feeste, Y schal 3yue to 3ou thretti lynnun
clothis, and cootis3 'of the same noumbreb;
sotheli0 if 36 mound not soyle8, 30 schulen is
3yue tof rne thretti lynnun clothis, and
cootis sof the same noumbre&. Whicheh
answeriden to hym, Sette1 forth the pro-
blemek, that we here it1. And he seide to u
hem, Mete 3ede out of the etere, and swet-
nesse 3ede out of the stronge. And bi thre
daies thei my3ten not assoile the xpropo-
sicioun, that is, them resoun setn forth0.
And whanne the seuenthe dai cam|, thei? 15 1 the seuenthe
seiden to 'the wijf of Sampson^, Gloser thin of the feeste,
hosebonde, and counseile8 hym, that he th'at hf(
schewe to thee what the probleme1 signy-
fieth". That if thou nylty dow, we schulen
brenne thee and vthe hous of thi fadirx.
Whether herfory 30 clepiden TS to wed-
dyngis, that 30 schulden robbe vs ? And ie
sche scheddez teerys at Sampson, and
pleynedea, and seide, Thou hatist me, and
louest notb, therfor thou nyltc expowned
to me the probleme6, whichf thou settidist^
forth to the sones of my puple. And heh
answeride, Y nolde1 seiek to my fadir and
modir, and schal Y mow schewe1 to thee ?
Therfor bi seuene dayes of the feest sche 17
here. c.
y that c.
k his hondis i. 1 eet it i. m jaf hem i. n therof i. ° wolde not i. P that hony i. 1 liouns mouth i.
r for so i. s Om. i. t Sampson i. u the which i. v whom i. w or a priuy douteful word i. x tellen I.
X me the vndirstonding therof i. z this i. a as many cootis i. b Om. i. c and i. d cunnen I.
e assoile it i. f Om. i. S as many cootis i. h The which i. i Put i. k thi sotil axyng i. 1 Om. plures.
m Om. i. n put i. o forth of Sampson i. P these men i. q Sampsons wijf i. r Fage i. s moue i.
* sutel axyng i. u meneth i. v wilt not i. w Jo jt ,. x ti,i fadr;s hous i. y therfore i. z schedde
out i. a complaynede i. b me not i. c wolt not i. d vndo i. e sutel axyug i. f that i. 6 hast
put i. h Sampson i. i wolde not i. k seie Ms thing i. 1 schewe it I.
XIV. i8 — XV. 5.
JUDGES.
655
whanne she was heuy to hym, he ex-
pownede. The which anoon tolde to hir
laciteseyns. And thei seiden to him the
seuenthe day before the sunne goynge
doun, What is swetter than hony, and
what is stronger than az lyoun ? The
which seide to hem, If 36 hadden not
erida in my she calf, 30 shulden notb
is haue founden my proposicioun. And so
the spyryt of the Lord felle into hym;
and he wente doun to Aschalonen, and
he smoot there thretti men, of whom the
takun clothis he 3af to hem that the
redilis soileden ; and wroothc weld myche
he stiede vp into the hows of his fader.
20 Forsothe the wijf of hym took an hous-
boond, oon of hire freendis and wowers.
CAP. XV.
1 Afftir a litil forsothe of tyme, whanne
the dais of whete ripynge stooden yn,
cam Sampson wilnyngef to se his wijf,
and he brou3te to hir a kide of the she
geet ; and whanne he wold goo into the
bedde of hir, as he was wont, the fadir
2 of hir defendide hym, seiynge, Y wende
that thou haddist hatid hyr, and therfor
Y took hir to thi freend ; but she hath
a sister, that is 3onger and feyrer than
3 she, be she to thee for hir a wijf. To
whom Sampson answerde, Fro this day
blame shal not be in me a3ens the Philis-
tiens^, Y shal do to 3ow forsotheh yuels.
4 And he 3ede, and took thre hundryd
foxys, and the taylis of hem he ioynede
to the taylis, and broondis he boond in
s'the myddil', the whiche teendynge with
fier he lafte, andk hidir and thidir thei
wepte atm hym; at" the laste 'he ex-
pownede0 in the seuenthe daiP, whanne
sche was diseseful to hym. And anoon
sche teldei to hir citeseyns. And thei 18
seiden to hymr in the seuenthe dai bifor
the goyng doun of the sunne, What is
swettere than hony, and what is strengere
than a lioun? And he8 seide to hem, If
36 hadden not erid* in my cow calf,* that is,
my wijf^, 36 hadden not founde my pro-
posicioun. Therfor the spirit of the Lord 19
felde in to hymv ; and he 3ede doun tow
Ascalon, and killyde there thretti menx,
whose clothis he took awey, and he^ 3af
to hem that soilidenz the problemea; and
heb was ful wrooth, and stiedec in to 'the
hows of his fadir d. Forsothe6 his wijf 20
took an hosebonde, oon of thef frendiss
and keperish 'of hir1.
CAP. XV.
'Forsothe aftir sum del of tymek, whanne i
the daies of wheete heruest nei3iden, Samp-
son cam, and wolde visite his wijf, and
he brou3te to hir a 'kide of geet1; and
when he wolde entre in to hir bed bi cus-
tom, 'the fadir of hirm forbeed hym, and
seide, Y gesside that thou haddist hatid 2
hir, and therfor Y 3af hirn to thi freend ;
but sche hath a sistir, which0 is 3ongere
and fairere than sche, be sche Vijf to
theeP for hir. To whom Sampson an- 3
sweride, Fro this dayi no blame schal be
in me a3ens Filistees, for Y schal do yuels
to 3ou. And he 3ede, and took thre hun-4
drid foxis, and ioyneder 'the tailis of hem8
to tailis, and boond' brondisv in thew
myddis", whiche y he kyndlid with fier, a
and leetz hema, that thei schulden renne
abouteb hidur and thidur ; 'which 3edenc
z the CE. a erryd A. b no c. c wroot A. d ful c. « his CE. { willende c. willyng EH.
6 Filisteis c passim. b Om. A. ' myddes c. k that E.
m upon i. n and at i. ° Om. i. P dai he tolde it to hir clerly i. <i tolde it r. r Sampson i.
* Sampson i. t or listed -you i marg. u or wijfi. v Sampson i. w in to K. x ofGoddis enmyes i marg.
7 Om. plures. z assoiliden i. a his resoun i. b Sampson i. c stiede up i. d his fadris hous i.
e And i. f hir i. K frendis of hir o. b of hir priuey keperis DGiKNQSxb. priuei keperis MO.
' Om. DiKOQSxb. k But a litil tyme aftir i. l geet kide i. m hir fadir i. n hir wijf i. ° that i. P the
wijf i. 1 day forth i. r he ioynede togidere i. s her tailis i. * he boond i. vfiry brondis i. w Om. i.
* myddil of the tailes i. 7 the which brondis i. z made the foxes to i. aOm. plures. b aboue N et alibi.
c the which runnen i.
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XV. 6 12.
runnen ; the whiche anoon wenten into
the cornys of the Philistiens, the whiehe
sette a fier, and the fruytis, now brou3t
to gidre, and the 3it stoondynge in the
stobil, ben brent, in so mych that vynes
«and olyues the flawm wastide. And the
Philistiens seiden, Who hath doon this
thing? To whom it is seide, Sampson,
the sone in lawe of Thannath, for he
took his wijf, and 3af to another, thes
thingis he hath wrou3t. And the Phi-
listiens stieden vp and brenten as wel the
7 womman as hir fader. To whom seith
Sampson, Al be it that thes thingis 36
han doon, neuerthelater 3it of 3011 Y shal
aske a1 veniaunce, and thanne Y shal
s reste. And he smoot hem with a greet
veniaunce, so that astonyinge thei putten
on the calf of the leg to the hipe ; and
he dessendynge dwellide in the spelunk
9 of the stoon of Ethan. Than Philistiens
stiynge vp into the loond of Juda setten
tentis in the place/ the whichm afterward
is clepid Lethi, that is, a cheek boon,
10 where the oost of hem is hellid". And
thei of the lynage of Juda seiden to hem,
Whi han 36 stied vp a3ens vs? The
whiche answerden, That we bynden
Sampson we ben comen, and we 3eelden
to hym that in vs he hath wrou3t.
a Thanne thre thousand of men of Juda
dessendiden to the den of the flynt of
Ethan; and thei seiden to Sampson, Wost
thou not, that the0 Philistiens comaundenP
to vs ? Whi this thing woldist thou doo?
To whom he seith, As thei diden to me,
12 Y dide to hem. To bynden thee, thei
seyn, we ben comen, and to take into the
hoondis of Philistiens. To whom an-
swerde Sampson, Swerith, and bihotith
anoon in to the cornesd of Filisteis", bif
whiches kyndlid, bothe cornesh vborun now1
to gidere, and 3itk stondynge in the stobil,
weren brent, in so myche that the flawme
wastide vyneris1, and 'places ofra olyue
trees. And Filisteis11 seiden, Who dide 6
this thing? To whiche0 it was seid, Samp-
son, hosebondeP of the 'dou3tir of Than-
nathei0-, for he took awey Sampsones1"
wijf, and 3af s to another man, Vrou3te
this thing*. And Filisteisu stiedenv, and
brenten bothe the womman and hir fadir.
To whichew Sampson seide, Thou3 36 han 7
do thisx, netheles 3it Y schal axe? ven-
iaunce of 3ou, and than Y schal reste.
And hez smoot hema with greetb woundec, s
so that thei wondriden, and 'puttiden the
hyndrerecc part of the hipe on the thi3d ;
and6 hef 3ede doun, and dwellide in the
denne of the stoon of Ethan. TherforSo
Filisteish stieden1 in to the lond of Juda,
and settidenk tentis in the place, that was
clepid aftirward Lethi, that is, a cheke,
wher vthe oost of hem1 was spred abrood.
And men of the lynage of Juda seiden to 10
hem, Whi 'stieden 36™ a3ens vs ? Whiche"
answeriden, We comen that we bynde
Sampson, and 3elde to hym tho thingis
whiche0 he wrou3te in? vs. Therfor thren
thousynde of men of Juda 3eden doun to
the denne of the flynt of Ethan ; and thei
seiden to Sampson, Woost thou not, that
Filisteis comaunden to VSPP? Why woldist
thou do this thing 1? To whiche1" he seide,
As thei diden to me, Ys dide to hem. Thei 12
seien, We comen to bynde thee, and to'
bitakeu thee'' in to the 'hondis of Filisteis" .
To whichex Sampson answeride, Swere 30,
and 'biheete 36? to me, that 36 sle not me.
And thei seiden, We schulen not sle thee, is
1 Om. c. m that c. n held CE. ° Om. A. P comaundiden a.
d corn i. e the Filisteis i. f with the i. S which brondis i. h the comes plures. ' that weren now
borun i. k that weren jit i. 1 her vyneris i. m the placis of her i. n the Pilisteis i. ° whom i.
P the hosebonde i. 1 Thannatheis doujtir i. r his i. sjafhiri. * Om. i. u the Filisteis i. T stieden
up i. w the whiche Philisleis i. x this thing i. y axe and take i. z Sampson i. a the Philistees I.
b a greet i. c veniaunce i. cc hindere KX. 'd thei smoten the thije with the calf of the leg i. e sofaste
iheifledden and i. f Sampson i. g Thanne i. h the Philisteis i. ' stieden up i. k thei settiden i.
1 her oost i. m han je stied up i. n The which i. ° the which i. P ajens i. PP thei han lordschip
onusimarg. q thing to hem i. ""whom!, s so Y i. * Om. G. u take i. v Om. plures. v Philistees
hondis i. x whom i. y bihoteth i.
XV. 13 — 20.
JUDGES.
657
is to me, that 36 shulen not slee me. And
thei seiden, We shulen not slee thee,
but bounden we shulen 3yue. And thei
bounden hym with two newe coordis,
and token hym fro the stoon of Ethan.
H The which whanne was comen to the
place of the cheek boon, and Philistiens
criynge out weren a3en comen to hym,
the spiryt of the Lord felle into him, and
as ben wont at the smelle of fier trees to
be waastid, so and the boondis, with the
whiche he was bounden, ben scaterid and
isloosid. And takynge a foundun cheek
boon, that is, the cheeklap of an asse,
that lay, he slew3 with it a thousand
16 men ; and seith, In the cheek boon of
an asse, that is, in the iow of the colt
of assis, I haue doon hem awey, and
lysmyten a thousand men. And whanne
thes wordis syngynge he hadde fulfillid,
he threwe awey the iow fro the hoond;
and he clepide the name of that place
Ramathlei, that is to mene, the heuynge
isvpof the cheek boon. And threstynge
welP mych he criede to the Lord, and
seith, Thou hast 3euen in the hoond of
thi seruaunt this moost helthe and vic-
torie ; and loo ! for threst I dye, and I
shal falle into the hoondis of the vncir-
locumcidid. And so the Lord opnede a
woong tooth in the cheek boon of the
asse, and watris wenten out of it, the
whiche drunkun he fedde the spiryt, and
strengthis took a3en ; and therfor isr
clepid the name of that place a Welle of
the inwardli clepynge fro the cheek boon
aovnto this day that is nowe. And he
demyde Yrael in the dais of the Philis-
tiens twenti 3eer.
but we schulen bitake thee boundun*.
And thei bounden him with tweizz newe
cordis, and tokena frob the stoon of E-
than. And whanne thei hadden come to 14
the place ofc cheke, and Filisteisd cri-
ynge6 hadden runne to hym, the spirit of
the Lord felde in to hym, and as stikis
ben wont to be wastid at the odourf of
fier, so and the bondis, with whiche he*
was boundun, weren scaterid and vn-
boundunh. And1 he tookk a cheke found- 15
un1, that is, the lowere"1 cheke boon of an
asse, that lay", 'and he0 killyde Vith it?
a thousinde men ; and seidei, With the is
cheke of an asse, that is, with the lowerer
cheke of a colt of femals assis, Y dide*
hem" aweyv, and Y killidew a thousynde
men. And whanne he songex these wordis, 17
and 'hadde fillidy, he castidez forth1 fro
theb hond the lowerec cheke d; and hee
clepide the name of that place Ramath
Lethi, 'which is interpretidf, the reisyng
of a chekes. And he1' thristide greetly, is
and criede1 to the Lord, and seide, Thouk
hast 3oue in1 the hond of thi seruaunt this
grettest helthe and victory ; and lo ! Y die
for thyrst11, and Y schal falle in to the
hondis of vncircumcidid men. Therfor the 19
Lord openyde a wang tooth in the cheke
boon of the asse, and watris 3eden out
therof,'bi whichem drunkun he refreischide
the" spirit, and resseuede strengthis ; ther-
for the name of that place was clepid the
Welle of the0 clepereP of the chekei 'til tor
present dai. And he8 demyde Israel in 20
the daies of Filistiym twenti 3eer.
fl ful c. r he A. this B.
z boundun to hem I. zz two i. ° thei token i. b him fro plures. c that is clepid I. d the
Philisteis i. e criynge hije i. comynge b. f hoot tastyng i. 8 Sampson i. h lowsid i. ' And whanne i.
k had foundun i. J Om. i. m nether i. n there lay i. ° he toke it, and i. P therwith i. q he
seide i. r nether i. * sche i. * haue don i. u Qm. i. y awey Philistees «. w haue killide therwith i.
* had hi3e cried i. y fully eendid hem i. z threwe i. a awey i. b his i. c nether i. d cheke bon i.
e Om. s. f that is to sey i. e cheke bon i. h Sampson i. ' he criede i. k Thou Lord i. l in to i.
11 thyst A. m and whanne he hadde i. n his i. ° Om. D. P ynwardly clepere i. q cheke boon i. r til
in to plures. vnto this i. • Sampson i.
4 P
658
JUDGES.
XVI. I — 9.
CAP. XVI.
i He 3ede forsothe into Gazam, and there
he saw3 a womman strompet, and wente
ayn to hir. The which thing whanne
Philistiens hadden seen, and was pup-
plishid anentis hem, Sampson to haue
comen into the citee, thei segeden hym
about, kepers put in the 3atis of the citee ;
and there al ny3t with silence abidynge,
that the morwetide comen him goynge
3 out thei my3ten slee. Forsothe Sampson
slept vnto mydny3t ; and thens rysynge
he took both leeues of the 3ates, with her
postes and lok ; and put on the shuldres
he beer to the cop of the hil that bihold-
4ith Ebron. After thes thingis he louede
a woman that dwellide in the valey of
sSoreth, and she was clepid Dalida. And
there camen to hyr princis of Philistiens,
and seiden, Bigijl hym, and lern of hym,
in what he hath so myche strength, and
in* what maner wise hym we mowen
ouercome, and bounderi tourmente ; the
which thing if thou dost", we shulen 3yue
to thee ech a thousand hundridv platisw
«ofsiluer. ThanneDalydaww spak to Samp-
son, Sey to me, I biseche, in what isx
thi moost strength, and what thing be?
with the which boundun thou maist not
7breek? To whom answerde Sampson, If
with seuen senewy coordis not 3it dried
and 3it moyst Y were boundun, Y shal
s be feble as other men. And the princisz
of the Philistiens brou3ten to hir seuen
coordis, as she seide ; with the whiche
9 she bounden hym, lurkynge anentis hir
busshementis, and in the bed place abid-
ynge the endea of the thing. And she
criede to him, Philistienb vpon thee,
CAP. XVI.
Also Sampson 3ede in to Gazam, andi
he si3 there a womman hoore1, and he en-
tride to hir. And whanne Filisteisu had- 2
den seyn this, and it was pupplischid atv
hem, that Sampson entridew in to the
citee, thei cumpassiden hym, whanne1
keperis weren? set in the 3atez of the
citee ; and theia abididenb there al ny3tc
Vith silenced, that in the morewtid thei
schulen kille Sampson goynge out. For- 3
sothe6 Sampson slepte til to vthe myddis of
the ny3tf ; and vfro thennus& he roosh, and
took'1 bothe thek closyngis, ethir1 leeues™,
of the 3ate, with hise" postis and lok°;
and he bar tho leeuesv, put' onr the8 schul-
dris, to the cop of the hil that biholdith
Ebron. After these thingis Sampson louyde 4
a womman that dwellide in the valey of
Soreth, and sche was clepid Dalida. And a
the princes of Filisteis1 camen to hir, and
seiden, Disseyue thou hymu, and lerne
thou of hym, in what thing he hath so
greet strengthe, and how we mowen ouer-
come hym, and turmente hym boundunv;
thatw if thou doist, we schulen 3yue to
thee ech man a thousynde and an hundrid
platis of siluer. Therforx Dalida spak to «
Sam pson,Y biseche?, seie thou to me,wher
ynne is thi gretteste* strengthe, and what
is that thing, with which thoua boundun
maistb not breke ? To whom Sampson an- 7
sweride, If Y be boundun with seuene
coordis of senewisc not 3it drye Nand 3it
moisted, Y schal be feble6 as othere men.
And the princis of Filisteis brou3ten vtos
hirf seuene coordis, as£ he hadde seide;
with whicheh sche boond him, whiles
buyschementis1 weren hid atk hir, and
s jutis A. t Om. E. « do c.
be A. z wise maistres E pr.m.
Om. E pr. m. w cicles E pr. m. ww Dalyla A.
eendynge BEFH. b Philisteym c.
* be BCEFU. Y may
* strompet r. u the Filisteis i. v among i. « had entride i. * the i. Y Om. i. z jatis i. a the
Philistees i. b abidinge i. « that nyjt i. d priuely i. e And i. f myd nyjt i. K Om. i. h roos up
to go thenns i. » he took i. k Om. A. sec. m. l or the i. other v. m the leeues D. n the i.
0 the lok i. P satis i. <1 Om. i. r up on i. s his i. * the Philisteis i. u Sampson i. v ivlianne he Is
boundun i. w the whiche thing i. * Thanne i. Y biseche thee i. z moost i. a if thou were i. b thou
maist i. c moist senewis i. d Om. i. e lethi i. f Om. i. S to Dalida, as I. h the whiche i. ' the
buyschementis of Philistees i. k anentis i.
XVI. if
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JUDGES.
659
Sampson! The which brak the boondis, in
what maner wise a man wold breeke the
threed of a top of flexe, that is sponnen
with spotel, whanne the smelle of fier it
hath takun ; and it is not knowun in
10 what thing his strength was. And Da-
lida seide to hym, Loo ! thow hast bigilid
me, and fals thou hast spokyn ; namely
nowe shewe to me, with what thing
11 thow owist to be boundun. To whom
he answerde, If I were boundun with
newe coordis, 'the whichec weren not 3it
ind werk, I shal be feble, and of other
12 men lijk. With thec which eft Dalida
boond him, and criede, Philistienf vpon
thee, Sampson ! in the bed place busshe-
mentis maad redi. The which so brak
13 the boondis as thredis of webbis. And
Dalida eft seide to hym, Howe long shalt
thou bigile me, and fals thow shalt speek?
Shewe where with thou owist to be
bouudun. To whom answerde Sampson,
he seith, If seuen heerys of myn heed
with warp threed thou plattist, and a
nayl with hem about bounden to the
uerthe thow ficchist, I shal be feble. The
which thing whanne Dalida hadde doo,
she seide to hym, Philistien vpon thee,
Sampson ! The which arysynge fro sleep,
drow3 out the nayl, with heeris and warp.
is And Dalida seide to hym, What maner
wise thou seist, that thou louest me,
whanne thin ynwit is not with me ? Bi
thre sithis thou hast lowen to me, and
thou woldist not seye to me, in what
IG thing iss thi moost strength. And
whanne she was heuy to hym, arid bi
manye dais to hym bisili cleuede, space
to resten not 3yuynge, hyre lijf failide,
17 and vnto the deeth is feblid. Thanne
openynge the trewth of the thing, he
seide to hir, Yren neuer wente vpon myn
abididen1 in a closet"1 the eride of the"
thing. And sche criede to hym, Sampson,
Filisteis0 ben on? thee ! Whichi brak ther
boondis, as if s a man brekith a threed of
herdis, writhun1 with spotle, whanne it
hath take" the odourv of fier ; and it was
notw knowun wher ynne his strengthe
was. And Dalida seide to hymx, Lo ! 10
thou hast scorned me, and thou hast spok
fals ; nameliy now schewe thou to me,
with what thing thou schuldist be bound-
un. To whom he answeride, If Y be 1 1
boundun with newe coordis, that weren
not 3it in werk, I schal be feble2, and lijk
othere men. With whiche3 Dalida boond 12
him eft, and criede b, Sampson, Filisteesc
ben ond thee ! the6 while buyschementis
weren maad redi in a closetf. Which? brak
'so the1' boondis as thredis of webbis. Andi:«
Dalida seide eft to hym, Hou long schalt
thou disseyue me, and schalthh speke fals ?
Schew thou to me, with what thing thou
schalt be boundun. To whom Sampson
answeryde, he seide, If thou plattist '
seuene heerisf of myn heed with a strong
boond, and fastnest to the erthe a naile
boundun a boute with thesek, Y schal be
feble1. And whanne Dalida hadde do this, u w.?» deP«tid bi
vii. gobetis.
sche seide to hym, Sampson, Filisteism Lire here. c.
ben on" thee ! And he roos fro sleep, and
drow° out the nail, with the heeris and
strong? boond"!. And Dalida seide to hym, 15
Hou seist thou, that thou louest me, sithen
thi souler is not with me ? Bi thre tymes
thou liedist8 to me, and noldist' seie to
me, wher ynne is thi moost strengthe.
And whanne sche was diseseful to hym,ic
and cleuyde to hym contynueli bi many
daies, and 3af u notv space to reste, his lijf
failide, and was maad wery 'til to" deethx.
Thanne he openyde the treuthe of the 17
thing, and seide to hir, Yrun stiede>" ne-
•f uii. Iteeris.
In Ebreu it is,
vii. gobetis of
heer, for the
heer of his heed
c that c. d Om. A. e Om. c. f Pilisteim c. g be BCFH.
1 the! abooden i.
8 Om. DGKMOQsxb.
m priuy place i. n this i. ° the Filisteis i. P up on i. 1 And he i. r tho
* throwen i. wouen w. " touchid i. v heete i. w not yt i. * Sampson
netheles i. z lethi i. a the whiche i.
sche criede I. c the Filisteis i.
up on i.
e Om.
f priuy place i. S And Sampson i. h his i. llh Om. i. ' plattist togidre i. k these heeris i. 1 lethi
m the Philisteis i. n upon i. ° he drow i. Pa strong i. 1 boond tied Iherto i. r inward affeccioun
5 hast lied i. l woldist not i. u to him jaf i. v no i. w unto i. * the deeth i. J came i.
4 P 2
660
JUDGES.
XVI. 18 — 25.
heed, for thi Nazare, that is, sacrid to the
Lord, Y am fro the worabe of my moder;
if myn heed were shauen, my strength
shal goon awey fro me, and shal fayl,
is and be as other men. And she seynge
that he hadde knowlechid to hir al his
inwit, sheh sente to the princis of Philis-
tiens, and badde, Stye 36 vp 3yt oons, for
nowe to me he hath openyd his herte.
The whiche stieden vp, takun to the
19 money that thei bil^ten. And she made
hym sleep vpon hir knees, and in her
bosum to leyn the heed ; and she clepide
the harbour, and he shoofe seuen heeris
of hym ; and she biganne to throwe hym
awey, and fro hir to putte ; forsothe
20 anoon strength fro hym wente. And she
seide, Philistiens1 vpon thee, Sampson!
The which fro sleep rysynge, seide in his
inwit, I shal goo out, as I dide before,
and me I shal shaake out ; vnknowinge
that the Lord was goon awey fro hym.
21 Whom whanne Philistiens hadden cau3t,
anoon thei drewen out his eyen, and lad-
den hymk boundun with cheyns to Ga-
zam, and closid in prisoun thei maden to
22grynde. And nowe his heeris bigunnen
23 to growe a3en ; and the princis of Philis-
tiens camen to gidre in oon, for to offre
oostis of greet worship to Dagon, her
god, and for1 to eete, seyinge, Oure god
hath takun oure enemye Sampson into
24 oure hoondis. The which also the puple
seynge preyseden her god, and the same
thing seiden, Oure god hath taken into
oure hoondis oure adversarie, 'the which"1
hath doon a wey oure loond, and slayn
25 many. And thei ioiynge bi feestis, nowe
taken meetis, thei comaundiden, that
Sampson shulde be clepid, and biforn
hem pleye ; the which lad out fro the
uerez ona myn heed, for Y am a Nazarei,
that is, halewid to the Lord, fro 'the wombe
of my modirb ; if myn heed be schauun,
my strengthe schal go awei fro me, and
Y schal failec, and Y schal be as othere
men. And sched si3 that he6 knowlechidef is
to hir al his wille, Aether herte s ; andh sche1
sente to the princes of Filisteis, and co-
maundidek, Stie 30' 3it onys, for now he
openydem his herte to me. Whiche0 sti-
eden°, with? the money takun i which1"
thei bihi3ten. And sche made hym slepe8 19
one hir knees, and 'bowe the" heed in hir
bosum ; and sche clepide a harbour, and
schauedev seuene heerisf of hym ; and sche
bigan to castew hym awei, and to putx fro
hir; for anoon the strengthe 3ede awei
fro him. And sche seide, Sampson, Fi-2o
listeisJ" ben onz thee ! And he roos fro *«»•«• c.
sleep, and seide toa his souleb, Y schal go
out, as andc Y dide bifore, and Y schal
schake me fro boondisA; and he wiste not,
that the Lord hadde goon awei fro hym.
And whanne Filisteis6 hadden take hym, 21
anoon thei didenf out hise i3en, and led-
denK hym boundun with chaynes to Gaza,
and 'maden hym closid h in prisoun to1
grynde. And nowk hise heeris bigunnen 22
to growe a3en ; and the1 princes of Filis- 23
teis camen togidere to offre grete sacrifices
to Dagon, her god, and 'to etc™1, seiynge,
Oure god hath bitake ouren enemy Samp-
son0 in to oure hondis. And the puple 24
seynge also this thing preiside her god,
and seide the same thingis, Our god hath
bitake oure aduersarie in to oure hondis,
whichi* dide awey oure lond, and killide
ful many men. And thei weren glad bi 25
feestis'', forr thei hadden ete thanne ; and8
thei comaundiden, that Sampson schulde
be clepid, and schulde1 pleie" bifor hem ;
•(• i>»i. heeris.
In Ebreu it is,
vii. gobetis,
for he schauyde
ai the heer, de-
h Om. c. ' Philisteim c. k Om. BCEFH. 1 Om. c. m that c.
z neuere jit i. a upon i. b my modir wombe i. c faile strengthe i. d Dalida i. e Sampson i.
f had knowlechid i. S Om. i. h Om. i. i Om. w. k comaundid hem i. 1 je up i. m hath openyd i.
n The which i. ° wenten up i. POm. i. 1 takun with hem i. r that i. s to slepe i. * upon i. u to
leie his i. bowide the b. Y he schaued i. w schyue i. * put him i. y the Philistees i. z upon i.
a in plures. b ynwitt i. c Om. EIK pr. m. LPRb. d these boondis i. e the Philistees i. { putten i.
S thei ledden i. h thei closiden him i. i and madeu him to i. k thanne i. 1 Om. i. m thei maden
festis and eten i. n Sampson, oure i. ° Om. i. P that i. M making of feestis i. r and thanne
whanne i. * Om. i. * Om. iKMOQsxb. u bepleie D.
XVI. 26 — XVII. 3-
JUDGES.
661
prisoun pleyde beforn hem ; and thei
maden hym stoond bitwen two pileers.
26 The whiche seide to the child gouern-
ynge his goyngis, Leet me, that I towche
the pileers on the whiche stoondith" al
the hows, that Y lene vpon hem, and a
2?litil while reste. Forsothe the hows was
ful of men and of wymmen, and there
weren the princis of Philistiens, and of
the roof and soleer aboute thre thowsand
of either kynde, bidynge Sampson plei-
asynge. And he seith, the0 Lord inwardli
clepid, Lord, my God, haue mynde of
me, and 3eeld to me riowe the fornhad
strength, my God, that I wreche me on
myn enemyes, and for the lesynge of two
29li3tis o veniaunce I take. And catch-
ynge the twey pileers, to the whiche al
the hows stood, and the tother of hem
with the ri3t, and the tother with the left
.wholdynge, seith, Die my lijf with Philis-
tien ! And the pileers strongly smyten
to gidere, the hows felle vpon alle the
princis, and the tothir multitude, that
there was ; and many mo he slew3 di-
31 ynge, than beforn he slew3 on lyue. And
his bretheren? comynge doun, and al his
kynrede, token hys bodi, and byrieden it
bitwixi Saraa and Escahol, in the birielis
of his fader Manue ; and he demyde
Yrael twenti 3eer.
CAP. XVII.
1 A maner man there was in that tyme
of the hil of Effraym, Mychas bi name.
2 The which seide to his moder, The thou-
sand hundryd platis of siluer,'the whicheii
thow seueredist to thee, and vpon the
whiche me herynge thou swore, loo ! Y
haue, and anentis me ben. To whom she
answerde, Blessid my sone to the Lord.
sThanne he 3eeldider hem to his moder;
whichv was led out of prisoun, and pleiede
bifor hem ; and thei maden hym stonde
bitwixe twei pileris. And hew seide to 20
the 'child gouernyngex hise steppis, Suffre
thou me, that Y touche the pilers on
whiche? al the hows stondith2, that Y be
bowid ona tho, and reste a litil. Sothelib27
the hows was ful of men and of wymmen,
and the princes of thec Filisteis weren
there, andd aboute thre thousynde of 'euer
either kyndec, biholdynge fro the roof and
thef soler Sampson pleynge. And whanne£28
the Lord 'was inwardli clepid, heh seide1,
My Lord God, haue mynde onk me, and,
my God, 3elde thou now to me the formere
strengthe, that Y venge me of myn ene-
myes, and that Y resseyue1 o veniaunce
for the los of tweyne™ i3en. And he took 29
bothe pilers11, on0 whiche the hows stood,
and he helde the oonP of tho in thei ri3t-
hond, and the tother in ther left bond ;
and seide8, My lijf die with Filesteis4 ! 30
And whanne the pileris weren schakun
togidere strongli, the hows felde onu alle
the princes, and onu the totherv multitude,
that was there ; and hew diynge killide
many moo, than he quykx hadde slayn
bifore. Forsothe? hise britheren and alsi
thez kinrede camen doun, and token his
bodi, and biriedena bitwixe Saraa and Es-
cahol, in the sepulcre ofb his fadir Ma-
nue0; and hed demyde" Israel twenti 3eer.
CAP. XVII.
In that tymef was a man, 'Mycas bii
namef, of the hil of Effraym. And he 2
seide to his modir, Lo ! Y haue a thou-
synde 'and an* hundrid platis of siluer,
whiche thou departidist to thee, and on'1
whiche thou sworistj, while1 Y herde, and
tho ben atk me. To whom sche arisweride,
Blessid be my sone of the Lord. Therefor1 3
he 3eldidem tho to his modir ; and sche
n stont BCE sec. m. FH. leneth E pr. i
T jeld CE.
0 to the A sec.m. Pbrether BF. Q bytwene BCEFH. 11 that c.
-f- in that tynte ;
that is, in the
higynnyng of
iugis. Lire
here. c.
J thou sworist ;
that is, hihijtist
bi auow and
ixith, bi oure
oxpositoiirs.
In Ebreu it is,
thou cursidist ;
that is, him that
took awey the
money. Lire
here. c.
T the which i. w Sampson i. * child that gouernyde i. y the whiche i. z stondith upon i. * upon i.
* And i. c Om. plures. d Om. KX. e men and of wymmen i. f fro the i. g he clepide ynwardly i.
h Om. i. ' and seide i. k upon i. ! take i. m my two i. n the pilers i. ° upon the i. P toon K.
1 his i. r his i. s he seide i. e the Philistees i. u upon i. v Om. i. w Sampson i. * alyue i.
y And i. z his i. a thei birieden it i. b of Manue I. c Om. i. d Sampson I. e had demyd i. f that
hijt Mycas i. 6 Om. OIKNQX. h upon the i. > while tl.it i. k anentis i. Thanne i. m bitoke i.
662
JUDGES.
XVII. 4—13.
the which seide to hyra, I haue sacrid
and auowid this siluer to the Lord, that
of myn hoond my sone tak, and mak a
grauen thing and a 3otun ; and now I take
4 it to thee. Thanne he 3eeld to his moder;
the which took two hundrid platis of sil-
uer, and 3af hem to the siluer smith, that
he make of hem a grauen thing and
a 3otun, the which was in the hows of
5Mychee. The which a litil hows forsothe
in it to God seuerde ; and made a coope,
and theraphyn, that is, the prestis clooth,
and mawmettis ; and he fulfillid the hoond
of oon of his sones, and he is maad to
G hym a preest. In thorr dais was no kyng
in Irael, but echon, what semyd to hym
7ri3t, that he dide. And there was an-
other 3onglynge of Bethlem of Juda, of
the kynrede of him, and he was a Le-
8 uyte, and dwellide there. And gon out
ofs the cytee of Bethlem pilgrimage he
wold, where euere he founde profijt to
hym. And whanne he was comen in to
the hil of Effraym, and weye makynge
hadde bowid doun a litil in to the hows of
nMyche, he is askid of hym,Whens comest
thou ? The which answerde, A Leuyte
Y am of Bethlem of Juda, and I goo,
that I dwelle where I shal mowe, and
lobiholde to be profitable to me. Dwel, he
seith, anentis me, and be to me fader and
preest; and I shal 3yue to thee bi eche
3eer ten platis of siluer, and dowble cloth-
inge, and what thingis ben necessarye to
nlijflod. And he asentide, and dwellyde
anentis the man ; and was to hym as oon
12 of the sones. And Mycha fulfillid the
hoond of hym, and hadde a child preest
is anentis hym, seiynge, No we I woot, that
God wol doo wel to me, hauynge a preest
of Leuytis1 kynde.
tojelde; for of
jeldding in
dede, it is seid
aftirward. Lire
here. c.
seide to hym, Y halewiden and avowide
this siluer to the Lord, that my sone res-
seyue" of myn bond, and make? a grauun
ymage i and a 3otun ymage; and now I
'3yue itr to thee. Therfors he 3eldidetf to 4
his modiru ; and sche took twei hundryd
platis of siluer, and 3af tho to a werk man
of siluer, that he schulde make of tho a
grauun 'ymage and 3otunv, that was in
'the hows of Mycasw. Which" departides
also? a litil housz ther ynne to God ; and
madea ephodb, and theraphymc, that is, a
preestis cloth}, and ydols ; and he fillided
the bond of oon of his sones, and hee was
not in Ebreu,
maad a preest to hym. In tho daies was e but it is addid
T ,, , T i i • c of oure transla-
no kyng in Israel, but ech man dide this', tour. Lire
that semyde ri3tful to hym silf. Also?
another 3onge wexynge man was of Beth-
leem of Juda, of h the kynrede therof I)1,' that &%£*£%.
is, of Judak, and he was a dekene, and theV'nmtf of
dwellide there1. And he 3ede out of the 8 J»da. Lire
citee of Bethleem, and wolde be a pilgrim,
where euere he foond profitable to hym
silf. And whanne he made™ iourney, and
'hadde come" in to the hil of Effraym, and
hadde bowid a litil0 in to vthe hows of
MychaP, vhe wasi axid ofr hym, Fro 9
whennus comest thou? Which8 answeride,
Y am a dekene of Bethleem of Juda, and
Y go, that Y dwelle where Y may, and
se* that it is profitable to me. Micha" 10
seide, Dwelle thou atv me, and be thouw
fadir and preest 'to mex; and Yschal 3yue
to thee bi ech 3eer ten platis of siluer, and
double? cloth2, and tho thingis thata ben
nedefulb to lijflode. He assentide, and 11
dwellide 'at thec man ; and he was to thed
man as oon of sones6. And Mycha fillidef 12
his bond*, and haddeh the child preest at1
hym, and seidek, Now Y woot, that God '3
schal do wel to me, hauynge a preest of
the kyn of Leuy.
rr those B. s fro BCEFH. t Leuite c.
n haue halewid I. ° take it i. P make therof i. 1 Om. i. r take this i. 8 And i. 4 toke it I.
u modir ajen i. v and a joten ymage i. w Mycheas hous i. * And Myche also i. y Om. i. z or an
oratorie i marg. a he made in that i. b an ephod i. c a theraphym i. d fulfillide with richesse i.
e that sone i. * that i. h and of i. i of it i. k Om. iw. 1 in Bethleem i. m had made i.
n came i. ° litil aside i. P Mycheas hous i. 1 Mychee i. r Om. i. s The which i. l where
I se i. "And Myche i. T with i. w thou to me a i. x Om. i. y a double i. z clothing i. a Om. A.
b necessari i. c with that i. d that i. e his sones i. f fulfillide i. S houd with goodis i. '' he
hadde i. ' with i. k he seide i.
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CAP. XVIII.
i In thou days was no kyng in Yrael ;
and the lynage of Dan sou3te possessioun
to hym, that he my3te dwelle in it ; for-
sothe vnto that day amonge othere ly-
anagis he hadde takuu no lot. Thanne
senten the sones of Dannys stok, and of
his meyne, fyue moost stronge men fro
Saraa and Escahol, that thei aspien the
loond, and bisily biholden. And thei
seiden to hem, Gooth, and biholdith the
loond. The whiche, whanne goynge thei
weren comen into the hil of Effraym,
and weren goon into the hows of Myche,
3 thei restiden there. And knowynge the
voys of the 3onglynge Leuyte, and vsynge
the restynge place of hym, thei seiden to
hym, Who brou3te the hidir? What here
dost thow ? For what cause hidir come
4 thou woldist? The which answerde to
hem, Thes thingis and thes thingis My-
chas hath 3euen to me, and me bi meed
hath hyrid, that I be to hym a preest.
5 And thei preiden hym, that he shulde
counseyl the Lord, and wite thei my3ten,
whethir welsum weye thei shulden goo,
c and the thing shulde han effecte. The
which answerde to hem, Gooth with pees,
the Lord hath biholden 3oure weye, and
7 the gaat that 36 goon. And so goynge
the fyue men camen to Lachis ; and thei
seen the puple dwellinge in it withouten
eny drede, after the vsage of Sydonyes,
sikir and in rest, no man to hem vtterli
withstondynge, and of greet ritchessis,
and fer fro Sidon, and fro alle men se-
suerd. And thei turneden a3en to her
britheren in Saraa and Eschahol ; and
what thei hadden doo to hem askynge,
»thei answerden, Rysith, and stie we vp
to hem ; forsothe we han seen the loond
CAP. XVIII.
In tho daies was no kyng in Israel ; i
and the lynage of Dan sou3te possessioun
to it silf, to1 dwelle ther ynne ; for 'til to™
that dai itn hadde not take eritage among
other lynagis. Therfor0 the sones of Dan 2
senten fyue the strongesteP men of her
generaciouni and rneyneer fro Saraa and
Escahol, that thei schuldea aspie the lond,
and biholde8 diligentli1. And thei11 seiden
to hem, Go 36, and biholde the lond. And
whanne thei goyngev hadden come in to
the hil of Effraym, and hadden entrid in
to the hows of Mycha, thei restiden there.
And thei knewen the voys of the 3onga
wexynge dekene ; and thei restiden in 'the
yn of hymw, and seiden to hym, Who
brou3te thee hidur? What doist thou here?
For what cause woldist thou come hidur?
Whichx answeride xto hem^, Mychas 3afz4
to me these™ and these thingisb, and hiridec
me for meede, that Y be preest to hym.
Forsothe d thei preieden hym, that he a
schulde counsele0 the Lord, and theif
my3teh wite, whether thei 3eden in weie#
of prosperite, and theh thing1 schulde haue
effect. Whichk answeride to hem, Go 366
with pees, the Lord biholdith 3oure weie,
and the iourney whidur 36 goon. Therfor1 7
the™ fyue men 3edenn, and camen to La-
chys° ; and thei si3en the puple dwellynge
ther ynne with outen ony drede, bi the
custom of Sidonyis, sikur and resteful, for
no man outirli a3enstood hem, and 'of
grete richessisP, and feri fro Sidon, and
departidr fro alle men. And thei8 turn-s
eden a3en to her britheren in Saraa and
Escahol ; and thei answeriden to ^britheren
axynge* what thei hadden do", Rise 3e, '•>
and stie wev to hemw, for we si3en" the
lond ful riche and plenteuous ; nyle 36 be
" these H.
1 for to i. m unto i. n Dan i. ° Thanne I. P mooste stronge i. Q lynage i. r of her meynee i.
3 biholde it i. * bisily i. u Dan i. v goynge forth i. w his place i. x The which i. V Om. i. z hatli
joue i. a these thinges i. b Om. i. c he hath hirid i.
S the weie CIBWX. h that the i. ' thing of her purpot i.
n jeden forth i. ° Lays A pr. m. EGNPUX. Lais FQHW.
r weren departid i. s these fyue i. * hem enqueringe i.
Lachis i. * han seen i.
And i. e counsele with i. f that thei r.
The which dekene i. 1 Thanne i. m tho i.
P thei weren ful riche i. 1 drvelliden fer i.
u do, and seiden i. v we up i. w hem of
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ful riche and plenteuous ; wolith not
leeue, woleth not ceese, goo we, and weeld
10 we it; no traueyle it shal be; we shulen
goo into the sikyr, in to the regyoun
moost brood ; and the Lord shal taak to
vs the place, in which is scarsnesse of no
thing of hem that ben goten in the erthe.
nThanne wentenv of the kynrede of Dan,
that is, of Saraa and Escahol, six hundrid
12 men gird with armes of werre. And thei
stiynge vp dwelliden in Cariathiarym of
Jude, the which place fro that tyme took
name of the Tends of Dan, and is bihynde
13 the bak of Kyriathiarym. Thens thei
passiden into the hil of Effraym ; and
whanne thei weren comen to the hows
u of Myche, seiden the fyue men, that be-
fore hoond weren sent to the loond of
Lachis to ben biholden, to her other bri-
theren, Knowe 36, that in thes howsis
be ephot,and theraphyn, and grauen thing
and 3oten ; seeth what plesithw to 300.
is And whanne a litil thei hadden bowid
doun, thei wenten into the hows of the
3onglynge Leuyte, that was in the hows
of Myche, and thei salutiden hym with
lepesible wordis. Forsothe sixe hundrid
men, so as thei weren armed, stoden be-
17 fore the dore. And thei, the whiche
weren goon into the hous of the 3ong
man, the grauen thing and 3oten, and
ephot, and theraphyn thei enforsiden to
taak; and the preest stood before the dore,
the sixe hundrid men moost stronge not
isferre abidynge. Thanne 'tho ilk" that
entriden token the grauen thing, ephot,
and the mawmettis, and the 3oten ; to
whom seide the preest, What doon 30 ?
19 To whom thei answerden, Whist^, and
put fynger vpon thi mouth, and com
with vs, that we han theeyy fader and
preest. Whether is it beter to thee, that
necgligent, nil 36 ceesse, go we^, and haue*
it ina possessioun ; no trauel schal beb; weio
schulen entre to sikir menc, in to a largested
cuntrey ; and the Lord schal bitake to vs
a place, wher ynne is not pouert of ony
thing of thoe that ben brou3t forth in
erthe. Therforf sixe& hundrid men girdii
with armeris of batel 3eden forth vof the
kynrede of Danh, that is, fro Saraa and
Escahol. And thei stieden1, and dwell- 12
iden in Cariathiarym of Juda, which k
place took fro that tyme the name of
Castels1 of Dan, and ism bihyndis the bak
of Cariathiarym. Fro thennus thei" pass- 13
iden0 in to the hil of Effraym; and whanne
thei hadden come toP the hows of Mychas,
the fyue men, that weren sent bifore to 14
biholde the lond of Lachis0., seiden to her
other britheren,v3e knowenrt, that ephod8, 1 3«
j that is, je owen
and theraphyn1, and a grauun ymage" and to knowe. iire
3otunv is in these housis ; se 36 what *** c'
plesith 3ouw. And whanne thei hadden 15
bowid a litilx, thei entriden in to the hows
of the 3ong dekene, that was in the hows
of Mychas, and thei gretten hym with
pesible wordis. Forsothe'' sixe hundrid ie
men stoden bifore the dore, so as thei
weren armed. And thei, that entriden in
to the 'hows of the 3ong manz, enforsiden*
to take awey the grauun ymageb, and thec
ephod d, and theraphine, and the 3otun
ymagef; and the preest stood bifore the
dore, while sixe hundrid strongeste& men 17
abidedenh not fer1. Therfork thei that is
entriden token the grauun ymage, ephod1,
and idols, and the 3otun ymage; to whiche™
the preest seide, What doen 36 ? To whom 10
thei answeriden, Be thou stille, and putte
the" fyngur on thi mouth, and come with
vs, that we haue thee fadir and preest.
What is betere to thee, that thou be preest
in the hows of o man, whether0 in of
v thei wenten E pr. m. w it pleseth E pr. m. * thilk B. tho c. y Whisht c. Whischt E pr. m. yy the A.
y we forth i. * haue we i. a in to i. *> be to us i. c placis s. d ful large i. e tho thingis
f Thanne i. 8 of the kynrede of Dan sixe i. h Om. i. ' stieden up i. k the which i. ! Tentis
m it is i. n Dan i. ° passiden forth i. P into c. 1 Lais A pr.m. EFPSX. Lays w. r Knowe je IK
s a coope i. * a prestis cloth i. u ydol i. v a jotun ymage i. w to jou i. x litil aside i. y And
z jounge mannes hows i. a enforsiden hem i. D ydol i. c a i. d cope i. e the prestis cloth
f mawmet i. e ful stronge i. h aboden i. ' fer thenns i. k Thanne i. ' the cope i. m whom
n thi EIKRX, o other i. P a i.
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thou be a preest in the hows of oz man,
othir in o lynage and meyne in Yrael ?
20 The which thing whanne he hadde herd,
he assentyde to the wordis of hem, and
took ephot, and the grauen thing, and
21 mawmettis, and with hem wente. The
whiche whanne weren goon, and before
hern hadden maad children and beestis
22 to goon, and al that was precious, and
now whanne fro the hows of Myche thei
weren ferre, the men that dwelliden in
the bowses of Myche, to gidre criynge
23folweden, and after the bak bigunne to
crien. The whiche whanne thei hadden
24 beholdun, thei seiden to Myche, What to
thee wolt thow ? whi criest thow ? The
whiche answerde, My goddis that I
made to me, 36 ban takun, and a preest,
and alle thingis that Y haue; and 36 seyn,
25 What is to thee ? And the sones of Dan
seiden to hym, Be war, lest eny more
thou speke to vs, and men styred with
corage comen to thee, and thou thi silf
26 with al thin hows perishe. And so the
bigunne weie thei wenten. Forsothe My-
cha seynge, that thei weren strenger than
him self, he turnyde a^en into his hows.
27 Forsothe sixe hundrid men token the
preest and that we aboue seiden, and
camen into Lachis to the puple restynge
anda siker ; and thei smyten hem in
mouth of swerd, and the cite with bren-
28 nynge thei token, no man vtterly berynge
sokour, forthi that ferre thei dwelten fro
Sydon, and with noon of men thei had-
den eny thing of felawship and of erand.
Forsothe the citee was set in the regioun
of Roob ; the which eft makynge out
29 dwelliden in it ; the name of the citee isb
clepid Dan after the name of his fader,
whom Irael gat, 'the which0 before La-
aochis was seid. And thei putten to hem
lynage and meynee ini Israel? And 20
whanne he hadde herd this, he assentide
to 'the wordis of hemr, and he took the
ephod8, and ydols, and the grauun ymage,
and 3ede forth with hem. And whanne 21
thei 3eden11, and hadden maad thev litle
children, and werkw beestis, and al thing
that was preciouse, to go bifor hem ; and 22
whanne thei weren now fer fro 'the hows
of Mychasx, men that dwelliden in the
housisJ" of Mychas, crieden togidere, and
sueden, and bigunnun to crye 'aftir the 23
bakz. Whiche a whanne thei hadden bi-
holde, seidenb to Mychas, What wolt thou
toc thee ? whi criest thou ? Whichd an- 24
sweride, 3e ban take awey my goddis
whiche Y made to me, and thee preest,
and alle thingis whiche f Y haue f ; ands
, 1 1 • i . ~i thingis whiche
36 seien, What is to thee.'' And the sones 25 Y haue. In
of Dan seiden to hym, Be war, lest thou
spekeh more to vs, and men styrid in soule' ^ "elde" tho"
come to thee, and thou perische with al thingis which
. 36 token awey,
thin hows. And so theik 3edenl forth m26weren sopre-
. . , . T-, , i ., -i , ciouse to me,
the lourney bigunnun. t orsothem Mychas that Y sette
313, that thei weren strongere than he, riSSw*
and turnede a3en in to his hows. For- 27 the residue, for
they token
sothem sixen hundrid men token the preest,
and the thingis whiche we biforseiden,
and camen0 in to Lachis P to the puple
restynge'i and sikurr ; and thei smytiden8
hem bil the scharpnesse of swerd, and bi-
tokenu the" citee to brennyng, while nowhere, c.
man outirli 3af helpv, for thei dwelliden
fer fro Sydon, and hadden"' not onyx thing
of felouschipe and caused with ony ofz
men. Forsothea theb citee was set in the
cuntrei of Roob ; which0 citee theitl bild-
iden eft, and dwelliden ther ynne ; while6 29
the name of thef citee was clepid Dan, bi
the name of her fadir, whom Israel hadde
gendrid&, which13 citee was seid' Lachis"
bifore. And 'thei settiden1 there theso
awey noon
othir good of
his, outakun
tho that per-
teyneden to
religioun of
idols, and they
demyden this
no thefte. Lire
z oon E. a in c. b Om. BCEFH. c that c.
4 of i. r her wordis i. 8 cope I. u jeden forth r. v her I. w her werk i. x Mycheis
hows i. y hous IK. z bihinde her i. a Whom I. b thei seiden i. c be do to i. d The which i. e my i.
f that i. S and yt i. h speke thus i. { corage i. k Dan i. J wente i. m And i. " the sixe i. ° thei
camen i. P Lais A pr.m. Epsxb. 1 that restiden here I. r weren sikur i. s slewen i. * in i. " thei
bitoken i. u her i. v help to hem i. w thei hadden i. * do ony i. y of nede i. z manere i. Om. KN.
tec. m. osxb. a And i. ^ that i. c the which i. d Dan i. e and DGiKNCjsxb. Om. MO. f that i.
K bigatte i. b the which i. ' clepid i. k Lais A pr.m. EMPSxb. l Dan settide i.
4Q
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a grauen thing, and Jonathan, the sone
of Gerson, soned of Moysy, and the sones
of hym, prestis in the lynage of Dan,
31 vnto the day of his chetifte. And there
dwellide anentis hem the mawmet of
Myche, al the tyme that the hows of
God was in Sylo. Ine thof days was no
kyng in Yrael.
CAP. XIX.
1 A maner man Leuyte was dwellinge
in the side of the hil of Effraym, the
which took a wijf in% Bethlem Juda.
2 The which lafte hym, and is turned a3en
into hir fader1' hows of Bethlem, and she
dwellide anentis hym foure monethis.
3 And hir man folwede hyr, wolnynge' to
be recounseild to hir, and to softli treten,
and to brynge a3en with hym ; hauynge
in ledynge a child, and two assis. The
which took hym, and brou3te hym into
the hows of hyr fader ; that whanne his
fader in lawe hadde herd him, and seen,
glad he a3ens cam to hyrn, arid clepide
4 the man. And the sone in lawe dwellide
in the hows of the fader in lawe thre
days, etynge and drynkynge with hym
ahomeli. Forsothe the fertile day fro ny3t
rysynge wold goo forth ; whom with
heelde the fader in lawe, and seith to
hym, Tast rather a litil of breed, and
comfort the stomak, and so thow shalt
«goo. And thei seten, and eten to gidir,
and dronken. And the fader of the worn-
man seide to his sone in lawe, Y biseche
thee, that this day here thou dwelle, and
7 to gider we gladen. And he rysyn gannek
to wiln to goo forth ; and neuerthelater
the fader in lawe bisily heelde hym 33611,
and anentis hym he made hym1 to dwelle.
s Forsothe erely biguntie the Leuyte made
redi the weye ; to whom the fader in lawe
eft, I biseche, he seith, that a litil of
grauun ymage, and Jonathas, sonem of
Jerson, sone of Moises, and 'Jonathas
sones", preestis0, in the lynage of Dan, til
in to the dai of her caitifte. And them
idol of Mychas dwellide at? hem, in al
thei tyme 'in which r the hows of God
was in Silo. In tho daies was no kyng in
Israel.
CAP. XIX.
A man was a dekene dwellinge in the i
side of the hil of Effraym, which3 dekene4
took a wijf of Bethleem of Juda. And 2
sche lefte hyrnf, and turnede a^en in to -\-undscheiefte
the hows of hir fadir in Bethleem, and j"1^ 8c||e (Ii^u
sche dwellide at hym!t foure monethis. 0°[n£c;°'m
And hir hosebonde suede hir, and wolde" 3
be recounselid to hir, and spekev fairew,
and lede" hir? a^en with him ; and he
hadde in cumpany* a child, and tweyne
assis. And sche resseyuede hym, and broii3te
him in to 'the hows of hir fadira; and
whanne hise wyues fadir hadde herd this,
and 'hadde seynb hym, he ran gladli to
hym, and kisside0 the man. And the<
hosebonde of the dou3tir dwellide in 'the
hows of his wyues fadird ine three daies,
and eetf and drank hoomli with hym. .
Sothelis inh the fourthe dai he' roos bis
ny3t, and wolde gok forth; whom 'the
fadir of his wijf1 helde, and seide to hym,
Taaste thou first a litil of'" breed, and
coumforte thi stomak, and so thou schalt
go forth. And thei saten togidere, and «
eeten, and drunkun. And the fadir of the
darnysele seide to 'the hosebonde of his
dou3tern, Y beseche thee, that thou dwelle
here to dai, and that we be glad togidere.
And he roos, and bigan to wilne to go ; 7
and neuertheles0 'the fadir of his wijfP
helde hymi mekeli, and made tor dwelle
ats hym. Forsothe* whanne theu morewtid &
was maad, the dekene madev redi weiew ;
d the sone E pr. m. e And in A. f thos BF. these c. that E pr. m. thes u. S of BEFH. h fadris c.
1 willende c. wilynge E. k began CFH. l Om. c.
m the sone i. "the sones of Jonathas to be i. ° the preestis i. Pwithi. 1 Om. i. ^that i. s the which i.
t Om. i. tt hir fadir i. « he wolde i. v to speke i. w faire with hir i. * to lede i. y Om. plures.
z Ins cumpany i. «• hir fadir hous i. b sawje i. c biclippide i. d his wyues fudris hous i.
e Om. DGiKMNOPQSxb. f he eet i. S And i. h Om. i. ' the deken i. k haue gon i. 1 his wijfs
fadir i. m Om. GiKQb. n his doujtris hosebonde i. ° netheles IK. nertheles ELP. P wyues fadir i.
Q hym ajen i. * him to i. *> with i. t And i. " Om. c. v made him i. w to go his weie'l.
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meet thou take, and strengthis nomen to
the tyme that ful sprynge the day, and
after go thow forth. Thei eten thanne to
ggider. And the 3onglynge roos for™ to
goo with his wijf and child; to whom eft
spak the fader in lawe, Behoold, that the
day is more bowid to the sunne goynge
doun, and nei3eth to the euen ; dwel
anentis me also this day, and lede a
myrye day, and to morwe thou shalt goo
10 forth, that thou goo into thin hows. The
sone 'in lawe" wolde not assente to his
wordis ; but anoon wente, and cam a3ens
Jebuse, that bi another name is clepid
Jerusalem, ledynge with hym two assis
uchargid, and a secoundarie wijf. And
nowe thei camen ny3 biside Jebus, and
the day was turned into ny3t. And the
child seide to his lord, Com, I biseche,
and bowe we down to the citee of Jebu-
12 sees, and dwelle we in it. To whom an-
swerde the lord, I shal not goo into the
burgh toun of an alien folk, that is not
of the sones of Yrael, but I shal passe to
13 Gaba ; and whanne thider I shal come,
we shulen dwelle in it, othir certeyn in
H the citee of Rama. Thanne thei passiden
Jebus, and the bigunnen weie thei wenten.
And the sunne wente doun to hem biside
Gaba, that is in the lynage of Beniamyn ;
15 and thei turneden biside to it, that thei
my3ten dwelle there. Whider whanne thei
entreden, thei seeten in the strete of the
cytee, and no man hem0 wold resseyue in
16 hows. And, loo ! an oold man aperyde
to hem turnynge a3en fro the feeld, and
fro his werk at euen, the which and he
was of the hil of Effraym, and a pil-
grime dwellide in Gaba. Forsothe the
men of that regioun weren the sones of
17 Gemyny. And areryd? vp the eyen, the
oold man saw3 a man sittynge with his
litil chargis in the strete of the cytee,
to whom 'the fadir of his wijf * seide eft,
Ybiseche?, that thow take a litil of z mete,
and make thee strong tila the dai encreesse,
and aftirward go forthb. Therforc thei
eten togidere. And the 3ong man roos too
go'1 with his wijf and child6; to whom the
fadir of his wijf spak eft, Biholde thou,
that the dai is vlowere tof the goynge doun,
and it nei3eth to euentid^; dwelle thou ath
me also to dai, and lede' a glad dai, and to
morewe thou schalt go forth, that thou go
in to thin hows. The Nhosebonde of the 10
dou3tirk nolde1 assente to hise wordis ; but he
3ede forth anoon, and camm a3ens Jebus,
which" bi another name is clepid Jerusa-
lem ; and he ledde with hym twei assis
chargid, and the0 wijf. And now thei weren n
bisidis Jebus, and the day was chaungid
in to ny3t. And the child seide to his lord,
Come thou, Y biseche P, bowe we to the
citee of Jebus, and dwelle we therynne.
To whom thei lord answeride, Y schal not 12
entre in to the citee of an alien folc, whichr
is not of the sones of Israel, but Y schal
passe 'til tos Gabaa; and whanne Y schal is
come thidur, we schulen dwelle therynne,
vether certis1 in the citee of Rama. Ther- u
foru thei passiden Jebus, and token the
weie bigunnunv. And the sunne 3ede doun
to hem bisidis Gabaa, whichw is in the
lynage of Beniamynx; and thei turneden 15
to ity, that thei schuldenz dwelle there.
Whidur whanne thei hadden entrid, thei
saten in the street of the citee, and no
man wolde resseyue hem to herbore". And ie
lo ! an eld man turnede a3en fro the feeld,
and fro his werk in the euentid, and ap-
perideb to hem, which0 also hym silf was
of the hil of Effraym, and he dwellide a
pilgrym in Gabaa. Therford men of that
cuntrey weren thee sones of Gemyny. And 17
whanne the eld man reisidef his i3en, he
513 a man sittynge with hise fardels in the
m Om. c. n Om. B. ° hym A. P reryd c.
* his wyues fadir i. y biseche thee i. z Om. i. a vnto i. '> thou forth K. c Thanne i. d go
forth i. e with the child i. f fer forth gon toward i. S the euentid i. '' with i. > lede thou with
me i. k doujtris hosebonde I. ' wolde not i. m he cam i. n that i. ° his i. P biseche thee l.
1 his i. r the which i. s forth in to i. to s. * or ellis i. u Thanne i. v that thei bigunnen i.
w that i. * the sones of Beniamyn i. y Gabaa i. z wolden i. a herborouj ix. herburghe b. b he
apperide i. c the which i. d Forsothe plures. And i. e of the i. f reiside up i.
4 Q 2
668
JUDGES.
XIX. 1 8 — 26.
and seide to hym, Whens comest thow ?
is arid whidre gost thow ? The which an-
swerde to hym, We ben comen fro Beth-
lem Juda, and we goon to oure place,
that is in the side of the hil of Effraim,
fro whennusi we ^eden to Bethlem ; and
nowe we goon to the hows of God, and
lano man vndur his roof resseyue vs, hau-
ynge chaf and hay into the fodre of assis,
and breed and wyn into myn, and of thin
handmaydenys vsis, and of the child that
is with me ; no thing we neden, but
20 hows. To whom answerde the oold man,
Pees be with thee ; I shal make redi alle
thingis, that ben necessarye ; oonli, I bi-
21 seche, ne bider thow in the strete. And
he brou3te hym into his hows, and fodre
to assis he 3af; and after that thei
wesshen her feet, he took hem into met-
22 ship. Hem etynge, and after the traueyl
of the weye with meet and drynke fill-
inge the bodies, camen men of that cytee,
the sones of Belial, that is, with outen
3ok, and enuyrownynge the hows of the
oold man thei bigunnen to knoke the
3atis ; criynge to the lord of the hows,
and seiynge, Bryng out the man that is
goon into thin hows, that we mysvsen
23 hym. And the oold man wente oute to
hem, and seith, Wolith not, bretheren,
wolith not doon this yuel ; for a man is
goo into myn hows ; and cees 36 fro this
24 foly. I haue a doi^ter mayden, and this
man hath a secoundarie wijf; I shal
brynge hem out to 3ow, that 36 lowen
hem, and 3oure lust 36 fulfil ; oonli, I
byseche, ne this hidows gilt a3ens kynde
2536 worchen in the man. Thei wolden
not assente to his wordis ; the which
thing biholdynge the man broute out to
hem his secoundarie wijf, and to hem
he took hir to be scorned. The which
whanne al ny3t thei hadden mysusid,
26 thei laften hir eerly. And the womman,
street of the citee ; and he seide to 'that
man&, Fro whennus comest thou ? and
whidur goist thouh? Which' answerideis
to hym, We 3eden forth fro Bethleem of
Juda, and we gon to oure place, whichk
is in the side of the hil of Effraym, fro
whennus we 3eden to Bethleem ; and now
we gon to the hows of God, and no man
wole resseyue vs vndur his roof, and we i»
ban prouendre and hey in to mete1 of
assism, and breed and wyn in to myn vsis,
and of thin handmayde, and of the child
which" is with me ; we han no nede to
ony thing, no0 but to herboreP. To whom 20
the eld man answeride, Pees be with thee ;
Y schal 3yuei alle 'thingis, that ben nede-
fulr; oneli, Y biseche8, dwelle thou not in
the street. And he broi^te hym in to his 21
hows, and 3af 'mete to the assis1; and after
that thei waischiden" her feet, he ressey-
uedev hem 'in to feestew. While thei eeten,22
and refreischiden thex bodies with mete
and drynk after the trauel of weie^, men
of that citee camen, the sones of Belial,
that is, with out 3ok, and thei cumpassiden
the 'hows of the elde manz, and bigunnun
to knocke thea doris ; and thei crieden to
the lord of the hows, and seiden, Lede out
the man that entride in to thin hows, that
we mysuse him. And the elde man 3ede23
out to hem, and seide, Nyle 36, britheren,
nyle 36 do this yuel ; for the man entrideb
in to myn herbore ; and ceesse 36 of this
foli. Y haue a dorter virgyn, and this 24
man hath a wijf; Yc schal leded out hem
to 3011, that 36 make lowe hem, and fillee
3oure lust; orieli,Y bisechef, that 36 worche
not this cursidnesse a3ens kynde Va3ens the*
man. Thei noldenh assente to hise wordis ; 25
which1 thing the man si3k, and1 ledde out
his wijf to hem, and bitook™ to hem hir
to be defoulid. And whanne thei hadden
misusid hir al ni3t, thei leften hir in the
morewtid. And whanne the derknessisn26
whenne E. r abyde BCEFH.
S him i. h Orn. i. » The which i. k that i. l the mete CDEFGKLMNOPQsuwxb. m oure assis i.
n that i. °Om. i. P herborw x. herburghe b. <l jyue to thee i. r nedeful thingis i. s biseche thee i. this
assis mete i. u had weishen i. v toke i. w to mete i. x her i. 7 her weie i. z olde marines hows i.
a on the i. b hath entrid i. c and Y i. d brynge i. e fulfille i. f biseche Jou i. S anentis this i.
h wolden not i. i the which i. k seynge i. l he i. m he bitook i. n derkuessis of ni}t i.
XIX. 27 — XX. 4-
JUDGES.
669
goynge aweie the derknessis, came to
the dore of the hows, where dwellide hir
27 lord, and there she felle down. The
rnorwe tide doon, the man roos, and
openede the dore for to fulfil the bigunne
weye ; and, loo ! his secoundarie wijf lay
at the dore, spred the hoondis in the
as threswold8. To whom he wenynge hir
to reste88 spak, Ryse, and goo we. The
which no thing answerynge, vndurstond-
ynge that she was deed, took hir, and
putte on the asse ; arid he is turnyd a3en
20 into his hows. The which whanne he
was goon yn, he cai^te a swerd, and the
careyn of the wijf with hir bonys in
twelue parties and gobetis hewynge, he
30 sente into alle the teermys of Yrael. The
which thing whanne alle thei hadden
seen, thei crieden to gidre, Neuer siche
thing is don in Israel, fro that dai that
oure faders stieden vp fro Egipt vnto the
tyme that is nowe ; 3yueth sentens, and
in comoun deme 36, what is nede to the
deed.
CAP. XX.
! And the sones of Yrael wenten out,
and to gidre gedreden as o man, fro Dan
vnto Bersabee, and fro the loond of Ga-
2laad to the hows of Maspha; and alle
the corneres of puplis, and alle the ly-
nages of Yrael camen to gidre into the
chirche of the puple of God, foure hun-
dryd thowsandis' of foot men filters.
3 And it was not vnknowun to the sones
of Beniamyn, that the sones of Yrael
hadden stied vp into Maspha. And a
Leuyte, the housboond of the slayn worn-
man, askid, what maner wyse so myche
4hidows gilt were doon, he answerde, I
departiden, the womman cam to the dore
of the hows, where hir lord dwellide, and
there sche felde doun. Whanne0 the mo- 27
rewtid was rnaad, the man roos, and
openyde the dore, 'that he schulde fille
the weie bigunnun? ; and lo ! his wijf lay
bifori the dore, withr hondis spred8 in'
the threischfold. And11 he gessidev 'hir to 28
reste w, 'and spak to hirx, Rise thou?, and
go we. 'And whanne sche answeride no
thing2, he vndirstode that sche was deed ;
and he took hira, and puttideb on thec
asse, and turneded a3en in to his hows.
And whanne he entride6 in vto that howsf, 29
he took? a swerd, and departideh in to
twelue partis and gobetis the deed body1
of thek wijf1, and sente™ in to alle the
termes" of Israel. And0 whanne alleP 'men 30
hadden herde thisi, thei crieden1", Neuere*
siche a* thing was" don in Israel, fro that
dai 'in whichv oure fadris stiedenw fro
Egipt 'til in to* 'present tyme? ; seiez 36
sentence, and deme 3ea in comyn, what is
nede to be doonb.
CAP. XX.
Therfor6 alle the sones of Israel 3edend, i
and werene gaderid togideref as o man,
fro Dan 'til to# Bersabee, and fro the lond
of Galaad to the Lord in Maspha; and
alle1' the' 'corneris of puplisk ; and alle the 2
lynagis of Israel camen to gidere in to the
chirche of 'the puple of God1, foure hun-
drid thousynde of 'foot men filters™. And 3
it was not 'hid fro" the sones of Benia-
myn, that the sones of Israel hadden stied0
in to Maspha. And theP dekene, hosebonde
of the 'wijf that was^ slayn, was axid,
'how so greet felonye was doon1"; and8 he 4
answeride, Y cam with my wijf in to Ga-
8 threshold CE. threschwolde F. threschfolde a. ss riste A. * thousend c passim.
0 And whanne i. P for to go forth his journey i. <l at i. r hir i. 5 spred abrod i. * on x. u To
whom i. v spake gessynge i. w that sche had restid hir i. x Om. i. Y Om. i. z The whiche nothing
answeringe I. a Om. i. D putte hir i. putte M. c an i. d he turnede i. e was entrid i. f Om. i.
* caujte i. h he hewide r. J careyn i. k his i. ' wijf with hir boones i. m he sente these I.
n coostis i. ° The whiche thing i. P thei alle i. 1 vndirstoden i. r seiden togidre with hije voice I.
" Was neuere i. l Om. i. u Om. i. v that i. w stieden up i. x vnto i. y the tyme that is now i.
z jiue i. a je herof i. b doonyor this dede i. c And i. d jeden out plures. wenten i. e Om. i.
f hem togidere i. S vnto i. h the peplis in alle i. ' Om. i. k corneris of the lond i. l Goddis peple i.
m fijtinge footmen i. n vnknowen to i. ° stied up i. P whanne the i. 1 woman plures. r in what
manere wise so myche an hidous gilt were don i. s Om. DiKMOQxb.
670
JUDGES.
xx. 5—15.
cam into Gabaa of Beniamyn with my
5 wijf, and thidre I turnede. And loo ! the
men of that cytee enuyrounden at ny3t
the hows, in the" which Y dwelte, will-
ynge to slee me, and my wijf traueyl-
ynge with vntrowable woodnes of lust,
6 and therfor she is deed. The which
taken Y hew3 into gobetis, and I sente
partis into alle the teermys of 3oure pos-
sessioun ; for neuer so myche felony and
so mychev trespas worthi to be punysshid
7 is doon in Irael. 3e ben ny3 to alle the
sones of Yrael ; demeth, what 36 owen
s to doon. And stondynge al the puple as
with word of o man answerd, We shulen
not goon a3en into oure tabernaclis, ne
9 eny man shal goo into his hows ; but
this a3ens Gabaa in comoun we shulen
10 doo. Ten men ben chosun of an hundrid,
of alle the lynagis of Yrael, and an hun-
drid of a thowsand, and a thousand of
ten thowsandis, that thei beren to the
cost metis, and we fi3tynge mowen a3ens
Gabaa of Beniamyn 3eelden to hym for
1 1 the hidows gilt, that he deserueth. And
al Yrael cam to gidre to the citee, as
ow man, in the same thou3t and with ox
I2counseil. And thei senten messageris to
al the linage of Beniamyn, 'the whiche^
shulden seye, Whi so myche felonye is
13 foundun in 3ou? Takith the men of Ga-
baa, that this trespasse han doo, that thei
dyen, and yuel be doo awey fro Yrael.
The whiche wolden not here the mawnde-
ment of the sones of Yrael, her britheren,
14 but of alle the cytees, that weren of her
lot, camen togidre in Gabaa, that to hem
thei my3ten bere helpe, and a3ens al the
15 puple of Yrael fi^ten. And there ben
founden fyue and twenti thowsandis of
Beniamyn, of men drawynge out swerd,
•(• and they
wolden sle me,
no but Y wolde
bitake my wiyf
to hem, as Jo-
den sle me, in
turmen tinge
me bi fleisly
knowing and
unleueful, as
*•
dekene preuyde
''is seiyng bi
witnessis, w his
seruaunte, and
baa of Beniamyn, and Y1 turnede thidur.
And lo ! men of that citee cumpassiden in 5
ny3tu thev hows, inw which* Y dwellidexx,
and thei wolden sle? mef, and thei bitra-
ueliden2 my wijf with vnbileuefula wood-
nesse of letcherie; atb the last:]: sche was
deed. And Y took, and Yc kittided hiro
in to gobetis, and Y sente partis6 in to alle
the termes of 3oure possessioun ; for so
greet felonye and so greuousef synne was
neuere doon in Israel. Alice 36 soues of; ^yen"!"™
Israel ben present ; deme 36, what 36 owen
do1'. And al the puple stood, and answer- f
ide as bi word1 of o man, *that is acord-
yngli, with out a^enseiyng and with out
delay*, We schulen not go awei1 in to
oure tabernaclis, nethir ony man"1 schal
batel ajenes
entre in to his hows; but we schulen doo men of Gabaa,
. for his word
this" in comyn a3ens Gabaa. Ten menioaioone. Lire
be0 chosun of an hundrid, of alle the ly-
nagis of Israel, and an hundridP of a thou-
synde, and a thousynde^ of ten thousynde,
that thei bere metis to the oost, and that1"
we, fi3tynge a3ens Gabaa of Beniamyn,
moun 3elde to it 'for the trespas8 that1
that it deserueth". And al the puple, 'as 11
o manv, cam togidere to the citee bi the
same thou3t andw ox counsel. And 'thei 12
senten? messangeris to al the lynage of
Beniamyn, ' whiche messangeris2 seiden,
Whi so greet felony is foundun in 3ou?
Bitake 36 the men of Gabaa, that didena is
this wickidnesse, that thei die, and yuelb
be doon awey fro Israel. 'Whiche noldenc
here the comaundementd of her britheren,
the sones of Israel, but ofe alle the citees, 14
that weren of 'her part, theif camen togi-
dere in to Gabaa, to helpe hem, and to
n"3te a3ens al the puple of Israel. And fyue 15
and twenti thousynde || weren foundun ofs
Beniamyn, of men drawynge out swerd,
is, twenti six
thousmde. c.
Om. c. v grete BCEFH. w oon BEFH. * oon E. y that c.
t Om. i. " the nyjt I. v that K. w Om. plures. * that I. xx dwellide ynne IK. y haue slawe I.
z traueliden plures. han traueilid I. a vncredible i. b and at I. c Om. ix. 'I kitte I. e tho partis of
hir i. f gret i. S Now alle i. h to do IKMO. ' the word i. k Om. i. 1 henns i. m of us i.
n this thing i. ° Be there ten men i. P hundrid men i. q thousynde men i. r Om. i.
1 that thing i. u hath disserued for this trespass i. v Om. i. w and bi i. * Om. CDM.
sente i. z and thei i. a han do i. b the yuel i. <= But Beniamin wolde not i. d heest i.
f the part of Benjamin i. g of the lynage of i.
s Om. i.
y Israel
men of i.
XX. 16 — 25.
JUDGES.
671
IG biside the dwellers of Gabaa, that weren
seueti hundryd moost my3ti men, so with
the lift as with the ri3t fi^tynge, and so
with slyngis stones at certeyn throw-
ynge, that an heer forsothe thei my3ten
smyte, and in to noon other partie the
strook of the stoon shulde be born aweye.
!7 Forsothe of the men of Yrael, with outen
the sones of Beniamyn, ben found un foure
hundrid thowsandis of men drawynge out
is the swerd and redi to thea fyt. The
whiche rysynge camen into the hows of
God, that is in Silo ; and thei counseyl-
den hym, and seiden, Who shal be in
oure oost prince of the strijf a3ens Ben-
iamyn? To whom the Lord answerde,
i'J Judas be he 3oure duyk. And anoon the
sones of Yrael rysynge eerly setten tentis
2oa3ens Gabaa. And thens goynge forth to
the fi3t a3ens Beniamyn, thei bigunnen to
21 fi3t a3ens the cytee. And the sones of
Beniamyn goon out frob Gabaa, slowen of
the sones of Irael that day two and
22 twenti thowsandis of men. And eft the
sones of Yrael and in strength and in
noumbre trustynge, in the same place in
which rather thei stryuen, thei dresseden
23 the sheltroun0; so neuerthelater that be-
fore thei stieden, and wepten before the
Lord vnto the ny3t, and counseilden hym,
and seiden, Shal I more goon forth to
fi3ten a3ens the sones of Beniamyn, my
bretheren, or nay? To whom he an-
swerde, Stieth vp to hem, and goth into
24 the strijf. And whanne the sones of
Yrael the tother day a3ens Beniamyn to
25 the batayl weren goon, the sones of Ben-
iamyn breken out fro the 3atis of Ga-
baa, and a3en comynge to hem, so mych
slau3ter thei mich wexen wood in hem,
that ei3t and twenti thousandis of men
outakun1' the dwelleris' ofk Gabaa, whiche1 ic
weren seuenm hundrid strongeste" men,
fi3tynge so with the lefthond as with the
ri3thond, and castynge so0 stoonus with
slyngis at a certeyn thing, that thei my3ten
smyte also an heer, and the strook of the
stoon schulde not be bonm? in to 'the
totheri part1". Also of the men of Israel, 17
. , , - _ t twenti two
with out the sones ot iSeniamin, weren thomynde «/
tristiden ouer
myche in her
multitude and
strengthe ;
therfor the
founduri foure hundrid thousynd 'of men8
drawynge1 swerd and redi to batel. Whiche" is fsrael hadden
* lust batel, ne-
risedenv and camen in to the hows of theiesthey
God, that is in Silo ; and thei counceliden
Godw, and seiden, Who schal be prince in
oure oost of the batel a3ens the sones of LorTsuffHde
Beniamyn? To whichex the Lord an- hem to be ouer-
comun twyes
sweride, Judas be 3oure duyk. And anoon ism the Wgyu-
,, ,, T , . . , , . , nvng, that thei
the sones ot Israel risiden^ eerli, and set- schuiden be
tidenz tentis a3ens Gabaa. And fro thennus 20
thei 3eden fortha to batel a3ens Beuiamyn,
and bigunnenb to fi3te a3ens 'the citeec. virtu than of
•" . her owne. E-
And the sones of Beniamyn 3eden out of 21 brews seyen,
Gabaa, and killidend of the sones of Israel tolem^for6'
in that dai two and twenti thousynde of e ^eliigent'to
menf. And eft the sones oflsrael tristiden 22 punysche ido-
latre m the
in strengthef and& noumbre", and dress- tows of Mycas
. . and in the ly-
iden1 schiltrun, in the same place in which nageofthe
thei fou3ten bifore ; so netheles that thei 23
stiedenk bifore1, and wepten™ bifor" the
Lord 'til to0 ny3t, and counseliden? hymi,
and seiden, Ower Y go forth more to fi3te
a3ens the sones of Beniamyn, my britheren,
ether nay ? To whiches he answeride, Stie
36 to hem, and bigynne 36 batel'.
whanne the sones of Israel hadden go
forth to batel in the tother dai a3ens
Beniamyn, the sones of Beniamyn braken 25
out ofu the 3ates of Gabaa, and camen to ^^^^A.
hemv; and the sones of Seniamyn weren myninthebi-
gynnyng, and
wood a3ens hemw bi so greet sleyugx, that so the fime
. . . . , f synne schulde
thei castidenv doun eytene thousynde ot 7- be punyschid
seven; and
that idolatre
as greuouse
and greuousere
than this ; ther-
for it may be
these thingis
bifor seid, was
cause of the
a Om. F. k of BH. c schetrome E.
bifor the se-
counde. Lire
here. c.
h withoute i. * men dvvellinge i. k in i. 1 the whiche i. m vj. co(jb. sixe BFGKLPESUX. n ful
stronge i. ° of K sec. m. P borun awei i. 1 noon other i. r partie or asijde i. " Om.
1 drawynge out i. u the whiche i. v arisen up i. risen M. resin p. w with God i. * whom
V arisen up i. risen M. resin p. z thei aettiden i. a out i. b Israel biganne i. c Gabaa i. d thei
killiden i. e Om. i. f the strengthe BC. her owne strengthe i. e of N. h in noumbre of peple
' thei dressiden i. k stieden up i. ' to the hous i marg. m thei wepten i. n to fore i. ° vn to
P thei counseliden i. 1 with him i. r Schal i. s whom i. * the batel i. » fro i. v Israel
w Israel i. x fers sleyng i. X threwen i. z Om. i.
672
JUDGES.
xx. 26 — 34.
drawynge out swerdis thei threwen doun.
26 For what thing alle the sones of Yrael
camen into the hows of God, and sit-
tynge thei wepten before the Lord, and
thei fastiden that day vnto euenc ; and
thei offreden to himd brent sacrifices and
27 pesible sleyn sacrificis, and vpon her
staat thei askiden. That tyme was there
the arke of the boond of pees of God in
28 Sylo ; and Phynees, the sone of Eliazar,
sonee of Aaron, was prouost of the hows.
'Thanne theif counseilden the Lord, and
seiden, Shulen we more goon out to the
fi3t a3ens the sones of Beniamyn oure
bretheren, othir resten ? To whom seiths
the Lord, Stieth vp, forsothe to morwe
29 1 shal taak hem into 3oure hoondis. And
the sones of Yrael putten busshementis
bi the1' enuyroun of the cytee of Gabaa ;
30 and the thridde sithe as oons and twyes
a3ens Beniamyn the oost brou3te forth.
31 But and the sones of Beniamyn hardili
breken out of the cytee, and the aduer-
saryes fleynge lenger thei pursueden, so
that thei woundiden of hem, as the first
day and the secounde, and slowen bi two
pathis the turninge backis ; of the whiche
oon beer into Bethel, and the tothir into
Gabaa. And thei threwen doun aboute
32 thretti men ; forsothe thei wenden in the
wont maner to sleen hem ; the whiche
feynynge fli3t at the bigynnynge, wenten
in counseil for to drawe hem awey fro the
cytee, and as fleynge to bryngen to the
ssforseide pathis. And so alle the sones of
Yrael rysynge fro her seetis ti3ten shil-
tron in the place that is clepid Baaltha-
mar. Forsothe the busshementis, that1
about the cytee weren/ litil melomek hem
34seluen bigunnen to opne, and fro the
in
Silo, if the
arke was not
broujt ouer to
the oost. Lire
here. c.
mena drawyngeb swerd. Wherfor alle the 26
sones of Israel camen in to the hows of
God, and satenc, and wepten bifore the
Lord, and thei fastiden in that dai Hil tod
euentid6 ; and thei offeriden to the Lord
brent sacrifices and pesible sacrifices, and 27
axidenf of her staat. In that tyme the
arke of boond& of pees of God1' was there
in Silof ; and Fynees, the sone of Elea- 28 1 This word
. . ,, , in Silo, is not
zar, sone1 ot Aaron, was souereyn ot the m Ebreu, but
howsk. Therfor1 thei counseliden the Lord,
and seiden, Owenm we go out more to
batel a3ens the sones of Beniamyn, oure
britheren, ethir reste11 ? To whiche0 the
Lord seide, Stie 36'', for to morewe Y schal
bytake hemfi in to 3oure hondis. And the 29
sones of Israel settiden buyschementis bi
ther cumpas of the citee of Gabaa; and the so
thridde tyme as onys and tweis8 thei
brou3ten forth oost1 a3ens Beniamyn. Butsi
also the" sones of Beniamyn braken out
of v the citee booldli, and pursuedenw fer-
there the aduersaryes fleynge, so that thei
woundiden of hemx, as in>' the firste dai
and the secounde, and killidenz bi twey
paththis ''the aduersaries* turnynge backis;
of whicheb paththis oon was borunc in to
Bethel, thed tother in to Gabaa. And theif
castidenS doun aboute thretti menh; for 32
thei gessiden to sle' hemk *bi customable
maner1 ; whiche"1 Yeyneden fli3tn bi craft,
and0 token counsel!', that thei schulden
drawe hem^ fro the citee, and that thei
as fleynge schulden brynger to the for-
seid paththis. Therfor8 alle the sones ofss
Israel risiden* ofu her seetis, andv settiden
schiltrun in the place whichw is clepid
Baalthamar. And the buschementis, that
weren aboute the citee, bigunnen to opene
hem silf litilx and litilx, and to go forth 34
c the euen CE. d hem A. e the sone E pr. m. F. f Thei A pr. m. S seyde H. h Om. c. > that weren A.
k a litil and a litil H.
a men of Israel i. D drawynge out i. c thei saten i. d vnto i. e the euentid K. f thei axiden the
Lord i. S the boond i. ll the Lord r. ! the sone i. k Lordis hows i. 1 Thanne i. m Schul i.
n schul we reste i. ° whom i. P je up ajens hem i. <l Beniamin i. rOm. i. s tweis bifore i. * the
oost i. u thanne the i. v fro i. w thei pursueden i. x Israel i. y thei diden in i. z thei killiden i.
a Israel i. b the whiche i. c streijt out i. d and the i. f Beniamin i. S threwe i. h men of Israel i.
1 destrie i. k Israel i. 1 as thei diden bifore i. m and i. n Om. i. ° Israel I. P counsel, feyninge
hem to fle i. P. Beniamin i. rbrynge forth Beniamin i. s Thanne i. * risynge up i. resin p.
u fro ix. v Om. i. w that i. * a litil i.
XX. 35—4'-
JUDGES.
673
west parti of the citee to goon forth.
But and othere ten thousandis of men
of Yrael1 dwellers of the cytee terreden
to stryues ; and the bateil is agreggid
a3ens the sones of Beniamyn, and thei
vndurstoden not, that on alle sidis to hem
35 stood yn deeth. And the Lord smoot
hem in the si3t of the sones of Yrael,
and thei slowen of hem in that day
fyue and twenti thowsandis and an hun-
drid men, alle f^ters and drawinge out
so swerd. Forsothe the sones of Beniamyn,
whanne thei hadden seen hem self to be
the nethermore, thei bigunne to flee.
The which thing biholdynge the sones
of Yrael, 3euen to hem place to flee, that
thei nu'3ten come to the maad redi
busshementis, "the whiche" bisyde the
37 cytee thei setten. The whiche whanne
hadden0 ryse sodeynly fro the hidilis,
and Beniamyn 3af backis to the sleers,
thei wenten into the cytee, and smyten
as it in mouth of swerd. Forsothe the sones
of Yrael hadden 3euen a tokne to hem
that weren sett in busshementis, that
after that thei hadden take the cytee,
fier thei shulden teend, and the smook
stiynge vp into hei3t, thei shulden shewe
39 the cytee takun. The which thing
whanne the sones of Yrael put in that
strijf shulden biholde ; forsothe the sones
of Beniamyn wenden hem to fleen, and
more bisily folweden, sleyn of the oost
40 of hem thretti men ; and thei seen as a
piler of smook fro the citee to stien vp ;
forsothe Beniamyn biholdynge bihynde,
whanne he saw3 the cytee takun, and the
41 flawmis to be born into hei3t, the whiche
beforehond feyneden fli3t, turnede the
face strongly? withstoden. The which
thing whanne the sones of Beniamyn
fro the west part of the citee. But also
othere ten thousynde of? men of al Israel
excitidenz the dwelleris of thea cite to
batels ; and the batel was maad greuous
a3ens the sones of Beniamyn, and thei
vndurstoden not, that perisching nei3ede
to hem on eche part. And the Lord smoot 35
hemb in the si3t of the sones of Israel, and
'thei killidenc of hem in that dai fyue and
twenti thousynde and an hundrid mend,
allee thef werryours and drawyngeff swerd.
Sothelis the sones of Beniamyn bigunnen1' a«
to fie, v whanne thei sien, that thei weren
the lowere'. And the sones of Israel sien
this, and '3auen tok hem place to fle, that
thei schulden come to the buyschementis
maad redi, whiche1 theim hadden set bi-
sidis the citee. And whanne thei" hadden 37
rise0 sudenli fro hid places, and Beniamyn
3af backis to the sleeris, thei entriden in
to the citee, and smytiden? it by thei
scharpnesse of swerd. Sothelir the sones 38
of Israel hadden 3oue a signes to hem
whiche4 thei hadden set in buyschementis",
that aftir thatv thei hadden take the citee,
thei schulden kyndle fierw, and that bi
smook stiyngex an hi3, thei schulden
schewe the citee takun J'. And whannez3a
the sones of Israel set in thilkea batel
sienb thisc ; for the sones of Beniamyn
gessiden hemd to fle, and thei sueden6 bi-
silieref, whanne thretti men of hers oost
weren slayn ; and *the sones of Israel1* 40
sien as a piler of smoke stie' fro the
citee ; alsok Beniamyn biheldekk bihynde,
whanne he si3 the1 citee takun, and
flawmes m borunn an hi3e, thei that feyn-4i
eden fli3t° bifore, ^enstoden strongliere
with face turned?. And^ whanne the sones
of Beniamyn hadden seyn thisr, thei weren
turned in to fli3t, and thei bigunnen to go 42
1 al Yrael CE. n that c. ° thei hadden' E pr. m. P strengereli CEFH.
y Om. i. z stiriden Beniamin. n that i. b Beniamin i. c Israel killide i. d of men c. e and alle i.
'these weren i. {l men drawynge out i. sAnd whanne i. h hadden seen hem silf to be the lower part, thei
bigunnen i. ' Om. i. k thei jauen i. l the whiche i. m Israel i. n these bushementis i. ° rise up i.
P thei smoten i. 1 Om. i. r And i. s tokene i. * that i. u the buyschementis i. vOm. i. w therynne
fier i. * stiynge up r. y to be takun i. * that i. a that i. & schulden se i. c that i. d Israel i.
e pursueden hem i. f bisiloker i. S Israel i. b thei i. ' stie up i. k And also i. kk biholdinge i.
1 his i. m the flawmes i. » be borun i. ° to fle i. P turneden her face to Beniamyn, and withstoden
him more strongly i. ajenstoden strongli with face turnide b. 1 Om. c. r this thing i.
4 R
674
JUDGES.
XX. 42 — XXI. 2.
hadden seen, thei ben turned ini fli3t,
42 and to the weye of deseert thei bigunne
to goon ; forsothe thider hem aduersaryes
pursuynge, but and thes, that setten the
43 toun on fier, ajen comynger to hem. And
so it is doon, that on either parti thei
ben slayn of enemyes, ne there was eny
reste of men dyynge ; and thei fellen, and
ben throwen down at the eest coost of
44 the cytee of Gabaa. Forsothe there weren,
that in the same place ben slayn, ei3teen
thousandis of men, al moost stronge filters.
45 The which thing whanne hadden seen
that leften of Beniamyn, thei flowen
into wildirnes, and wenten to the stoon,
whos name is Remmon. Forsothe in that
fli3t opynli hidir and thider rennynge
and into dyuerse placis goynge thei
slowen fyue thowsandis of men ; and
whanne ferther thei wenten, thei pur-
sueden hem, and slewen also othere two
40 thowsandis. And so is doo, that alle
that fellen of Beniamyn in dyuerse placis,
weren fyue and twenti thowsandis, filters
4 7 at batayls moost redy. And so there
laften of al the noumbre of Beniamyn,
that my3ten scape8, and fleen into wilder-
nesse, sixe hundred men ; and thei setten
in the stoon of Remmoii foure monethis.
48 Forsothe the sones of Yrael goon out,
smyten with swerd al the relif of the
cyte, fro man* vnto beestu ; and alle the
citees and lytil touns of Beniamyn de-
uowrynge flawm waastide.
CAP. XXI.
1 The sones forsothe of Yrael hadden
sworn in Maspha, and seiden, Noon of vs
shal 3yue to the sones of Beniamyn of
2 his dou3tris a wijf. And alle thei camen
to the hows of God in Sylo, and in the
si3t of hym sittynge vnto euen thei rere-
tos the weie of deseert ; while also aduer-
saries pursueden hem there, but also thei,
that hadden brent the* citee, camen a3ens
hem. And so it was doon, that theiu43
werenv slayn of enemyes on ech part, ne-
ther onyw reste of men diynge wasx ; and
thei felden, and weren cast doun at the
eest coost of the citee of Gabaa. For- 44
sothe? thei, that weren slayn in the same
place, werenz ei3tene thousynde of 'men,
alle strongeste fi3terisa. And whanne thei 45
that leftenb of Beniamyn hadden seyn
this, thei fledden in to wildirnesse, and
thei 3eden to the stoon, whos name is
Remmon. And in that fli3t the sones of
Israel 3eden opynli0, 'and 3edend in to
dyuerse places, and killiden8 fyue thou-
synde men; and whanne theif 3edens fer-
therh, thei pursueden hem, and killiden
also' othere twei thousyndek. And so it was 46
doon, that alle1 that felden dounm of Ben-
iamyn in diuerse places, weren fyue and
twenti thousynde,f 'n^terys moostn redi to
batels. And so sixe hundrid men leften 47
of al the noumbre of Beniamyn, that
my3ten ascape, and fle in to wildirnesse ;
and thei0 saten in the stoon of Remmon
foure monethis. Forsothe P the sones of 48
Israel 3eden out, and smytideni with
swerd alle the remenauntis of the citee,
fro men 'til tor werk beestis ; and de-
uourynge8 flawme wastide alle the citees
and townes1 of Beniamyn.
CAP. XXI.
Also" the sones of Israel sworen in Mas- 1
pha, and seiden, Noon of vs schal 3yue to
the sones of Beniamyn a wijf of his dou3-
tris. And 'alle camenv to the hows of God 2
in Silo, and thei saten in the 'si3t of hymw
'til tox euentidv, and thei reisidenz the"
•(• weren xxv.
thousynde ;
bi the treuthe
of Ebreu, of
the sones of
Beniamyn
weren twenti
six thousynde,
and with this,
vii. hundrid
of Gabaa, and
so a thnusind*
men and an
hundrid fallen.
Ebrews seyen
that these fled-
den in to othere
citees of Benia-
myn, and weren
slayn aftirward
in the citees,
with wymmen
and othere
beestis. Lire
here. c.
1 into c. r camen c. comyn E. s ascapyn EFH. * men c. u bestus c.
8 Om. i. t her i. » Beniamyn i. v was i. w ther was ony i. * Oni. i. y And i. z was c.
a ful stronge fi3tinge men i. b leften alijue i. c opynli aflir i. d Om. i. e thei killiden of hem i.
f Beniamyn i. 6 fledde i. h forth there CFGKMNOQUsxb. > also of hem i. k thousynde men i. l alle the
men i. m doun slayn i. n men ful i. o these i. P And i. 1 thei smoten i. smetin p. r vnto i.
s brennynge i. t the litle townes i. " Certes i. v al Israel came i. w Lordis sijt i. * vnto i. y the
euentid i. z reriden up i. a her i.
XXI. 3 — 14-
JUDGES.
675
den a voys, and with greet 3eelynge bi-
3 gunnen to wepe, seiynge, Whi, Lord God
of Yrael, this yuel ys doo in thi puple,
that this day ov lynage be doon awei fro
4 vs ? Forsothe the tothir day eerli rysynge
thei maden vp an auter, and offreden
there brent sacrificis and pesible sleyn
soffryngis, and seiden, Who stiede not vp
in the cost of the Lord of alle the lynagis
of Yrael ? Forsothe with greet ooth thei
bounden hem seluen, wharine thei weren
in Maspha, hem to be slayn that thennus
6 weren. And lad by othenkynge the sones
of Yrael vpon her brother Beniamyn, thei
bigunnen to seyn, There is doon awey
7 ow lynage fro Irael ; whens shulen thei
taake wyues ? forsothe alle in comyn wex
han sworn vs not to 3yue oure dou3tresy
a to hem. And therfor thei seiden, Who
is of alle the lynagis of Irael, that stiedez
not vp to the Lord in to Maspha ? And
loo ! there ben foundun dwellers of Jabis
» Galaad not haue ben in that oost. For-
sothe that tyme, whanne thei weren in
loSylo, noon of hem is foundun there. And
so thei senten ten thousand moost stronge
men, and comaundiden to hem, Goth, and
smitith the dwellers of Jabis Galaad in
mouth of swerd, as wel wymmen as the*
nlitil children of hem. And this shal be,
that 36 shulen kepe wel, alle of maal
kynde and wymmen, that han knowun
12 men, sleeth ; maydens kepe 36. And
there ben foundun of Jabis Galaad foure
hundryd maydens, that knewen not the
bed of man ; and thei brou3ten hem to
the tentis in Silo, in to the loond of Cha-
lanaan. And thei senten messagers to the
sones of Beniarnyn, that weren in the
stoon of Remmon ; and thei comaundiden
to hem, that thei shulden take hem in
u pees. And the sones of Beniamyn camen
vois, and bigunnenb to wepe with greet
3ellyng, and seiden, Lord God of Israel, s
whi is this yuel don in thi puple, that
to dai o lynage be takun awey ofc vs?
Sotheli in the totherd day thei risiden4
eerli, and bildyden an auter, and offriden
there brent sacrifices and pesible sacri-
fices, and seiden, Who of alle the lynagis 5
of Israel stiede not6 inf to£ the oost of the
Lord ? For whanne thei weren in Mas-
pha, thei 'hadden boundeh hem silf with
a greuouse1 ooth, that thei that failidenk
schulden be slaynm. And the sones of Israel e
weren led bi penaunce on" her brother Ben-
iamyn, and bigunnen0 to seie, O lynage of
Israel is takun awey ; wherof schulen thei 7
take wyues? for? alle we sworeni in comyn,
that we schulen not 3yue oure dou3tris to
hem. Therforr thei seiden, Who iss of alle»
the lynagis of Israel, that stiede not' to
the Lord in Maspha ? And lo ! the dwell-
eris of Jabes of Galaad weren foundun,
that thei weren not in thev oostw. Alsoy
in that tyme, whanne theix weren>" in Silo,
noon of hemz was foundun there. Ther- 10
for3 theib senten ten thousynde strong-
estec men, andd comaundiden to hem, Go
36, and smyte6 the dwelleris of Jabes of f
Galaad bi the& scharpnesse of swerd, as
wel the'1 wyues as 'the litle children of
hem'. And this thing schal bek, which1 1 1
36 'owen tom kepe, sle 36 alle of male
kynde, and the wymmen, that knewen"
men fleischli ; reserue0 36 the virgynsP.
And foure hundrid virgyns, that knewen 12
not the bed of man, weren foundun of
Jabes of i Galaad ; and thei brou3ten hem
to the castelsr in Silo, in to the lond of
Chanaan. And vthei senten5 messangeris i:«
to the sones of Beniamyn, that weren in
the stoon of Remmon ; and thei comaund-
iden to hem, that thei schulden resseyue
v oon BEFH. w oon BEFII. * thei AD pr.m. va. y dou3tren DFII. z stejeth E. a Om. c.
b thei bigunnen i. c fro c. d oother i. e not up i. f Om. cs. 6 Om. BDEFG sec. m. KLNOPQUUX.
h bounden KX. > ful gret i. k failiden thenns i. m deed i. n upon i. ° the bigunnen i. P certes i.
<l han sworn i. r Thanne i. 8 is it i. * not up i. v that BCEFGKLMNOPQHSUWX. w Lordis oost i.
x Israel i. y was i. z Jabes meynee i. a Thanne i. b the sones of Israel i. c ful stronge i.
d and thei i. « smyte 36 i. f and of i. f Om. i. h her i. ' her jounge children i. k -be to
jou i. 1 that i. "> schul i. n han knowe i. ° but kepe i. P maidens i. 1 and of i. r tentis i.
• Israel sente i.
4R2
676
JUDGES.
XXI. 15—23
in that tyme, and ben 3euen to hem
wyues of the dou3tresb of Jabis Galaad ;
forsothe other thei founden, 'the whichec
islijk maner thei shulden take. And al
Yrael greetli sorowide, and dide othenk-
ynge vpon the slairjter of od lynage of
ic Yrael. And the more thurth birth seiden,
What shulen we doo to the tother, that
han take no wyues ? Alle the wymmen in
nBeniamyn fellen togidre, and with greet
bisynes to vs and myche stodye it is to
puruey, lest od lynage be doon awey fro
is Yrael. Oure dou3tres we mowen not
3yue to hem, bounden bi ooth and curs-
ynge, in the which we han seide, Cursid
that shal 3yue of his dou3tris a wijf to
19 Beniamyn. And thei token counseil, and
seiden, Loo, the solempnete of the Lord
is in Silo, torn6 aboute bi the 3eer, that
is set at the north of the cytee of Bethel,
and at the eest coost of the weye that
goth fro Bethel to Siccymam, and to the
20 south of the bur3 toun of Lebona. And
thei comaundiden to the sones of Benia-
myn, and seiden, Goth, and lurkith in
21 the vynes ; and whan 30 seen the dou3-
tris of Sylo at the dauncis to be lad aftir
the maner to goo forth, gothf out so-
deynly out of the? vines, and takith hem,
eche sondryh wyues, and goth into the
22loond of Beniamyn. And whanne the
faders of hem and britheren comen, and
a3ens 3ou bigynnen to pleyne and chiden,
we shulen seye to hem, Hath mercy on
hem ; forsothe thei rauysheden not hem
bi lawe of inters and of ouercomers ; but
to hem preyinge, that thei my3ten take,
36 han not 3euen ; and on 3oure parti is
23 the synne. And the sones of Beniamyn
diden as to hem was comaundid, and
after her noumbre thei rauyssheden to
hem, of hem that ladden dauncis, sondryh
aai6schulde"res-
seyue tho vir-
tho wymmen in peesf. And the sones of H fin
Beniamyn camen in* that tymeu, and the
dou3tris of Jabes ofv Galaad weren 3ouun
to hem to wyues ; forsothe" thei founden tho men in
pees; and euer
not" othere wymmen, whiche thei schulden either was soth,
..... A i IT • i for it was co-
3yuey in lijk maner. And al Israel sorewide 15 maundid to the
greetly, and dide penaunce onz the sleyng
of oa lynage of Israel. And the grettere
men in birthe seiden, What schulen we
do to the othere men, that han not take
wyues ? Alle the wymmen in Beniamynb
feldenc doun, and itd 'is to6 vs to purueyf ivfn"h™r
'with greet cure and greet studie5, that o *«;«• c.
J In Ebreu it
lynage be not don awey fro Israel. Wei8'sthus,Haue?e
. , , . mersy of hem,
moun not 3yue oure dou3tns to hem", for
we ben boundun with an ooth and curs-
yng1, bi whichk we seiden, Be he cursid
that 3yueth of hise dou3tris a wijf to Ben-
in to
wyuys, and it
was comaundid
to 1
for we token
not fro a man
his wiyf in
batel, nether 30
3auen to hem,
whi 3e schulen
he blamed in
iamyn. And thei token a1 counsel, and 1 9 tyme. Ebr«w$
• i T i . „ ,. expownen thus
seiden, Lo ! annyuersariem solempnyte ot tins lettre, have
$e mersi of hem,
that thei moun
reparele the
lynage hi gene-
eest coost of the weie that goith from
the Lord is in Silo, whychn is set at the
north" of the citee of Bethel, and at the
racioun ; for we
token not fro a
man his wiyf,
Bethel to Siccyma, and at the south of
the citeeP of^ Lebona. And theii^ co-20
maundiden1' to the sones of Beniamyn, and
seidenrr, Go 3e, bes se hid in the* vyneris ; a3enus the men
* of Jabes, but
and whanne 36 seen dou3trisu or Silo gov2iii-i
forth bi custom to lede daunsis, go 36 out^
of the vyneris sudeynli, and rauysche 36
hem, eche man ox wijf, and go 36 in to the
lond of Beniamyn.
be blamed in
tyme, that is,
And whanne the fa- 22 blame of brek-
dris and britheren of hem? schulen come, oothVa^not
be put to 3ou,
for 3e jauen
not to hem, and
36 sworen no
more, no hut
that 36 schul-
den not syue,
a3enus which
ooth 36 diden
not, for they
resseyueden
hem of
re wille.
Lire here. c.
... J the synne it
her noumbre thei rauyscniaen wyues to of wure part,
for 36 kepten
not diligently
3oure doustris.
Lire here. c.
and bigynne2 to pleyne and pletea a3ens
3ou, we schulen seie to hem, Haue 3eb
mercy of hem \; for thei rauyschidenc not
hemd bi ri3t of fi3teris and ouercomeris,
bute 36 '3auen notf to hem preiynge that
thei schulden takes ; and the synne is of
3oure part|. And the sones of Beniamyn 23 not
diden as it was comaundid to hem, and bi
b doujtren BFH. c that c. d oon BEFH. e turned CE. f go B. 8 Om. H. h sunder c.
* Om. i. u tyme to Israel i. v and of i. w for i. x none i. y 3yue to hem i. z of I. a that o
aa gettere A. t> the lynage of Beniamyn i. c han falle i. fellen I,. d with gret charge it I. e fallith
f studie i. g Om. i. n Beniamyn i. » with cursyng i. k the which i. l Om. IKX. m the i. n the
jeris turnyng aboute, that i. ° north coost i. P ether burgh toun x marg. 1 Om. M. m Israel
r comaundide i. rr seide i. s and be i. ' Om. i. u the doujtris i. v to go i. w out thanne i. x a
y tho wymmen i. z schul bigynne i. a to plete i. b Om. i. c han not rauyshed i. d tho wymmen
efor thi that je i. f han not jouen •yture dou^lris i. S take hem to wyues i.
XXI. 24-
JUDGES.
677
wyues. And thei wenten into her pos-
sessioun, bildynge vp cytees, and dwell-
24ynge in hem. Forsothe the sones of
Yrael turneden ajen, bi lynagis and mey-
nees, into her tabernaclis. In tho days
was no kyng in Yrael, but ech on1 that
to hym semyde ry3t, that dide hek.
Here endith the book of Judicum,
and nowe bigynneth the book of Ruth1.
hem, ech man o wijf, of hem that ledden
daunsis. And thei 3eden in to her posses-
sioun, and bildidenb citees, and dwelliden
in tho. And the sones of Israel turneden 24
a3en, bi lynagis' and meynees, in to her
tabernaclis. In tho dayes was no kyng in
Israel, but ech man dide thisk, that semyde
ryjtful to hym silf.
Here endith Judicum, and here bigyn-
neth Ruth1.
i Om. c. k Om. BCEFH. l Here endith the booc of Judicum, and bygynneth the xiorie of Ruth. E.
Here endith the bok of Judicum. F. No final rubric in BCH.
h thei bildiden i. ' her lynagis i. k that thing i. ' From ACFOSUW. Here eendith the book of
Judicum, and bigynneth the book of Ruth. BINX. Here endith Judicum, and bygynneth Ruth. D<jb. Heere
eendith Judicum, and bigynneth a prologe on Ruth. o. Here endeth the book of Doomes, se nom the booc
of Ruth. K. Here endith the book of Judicum, and here bigynneth a prologe on the book of Ruth. M. Here
eendith the book of Judicum, and next suyng bigynneth the book of Ruth. B. No final rubric in ELP.
RUTH.
[Prologue on the book of Ruth. ,]
THIS book of Ruth schewith the feithfulnesse and stidefast loue of this wumman
Ruth to the moder of her hosebonde, after the deeth of her hosebonde and sones,
turnynge 33011 fro the lond of Moab in to Bethleem of Juda ; wherfor God dide merci
to Ruth, and sche was weddid to Booz, a wurthi man of Bethleem, and is rekened in
the genologie of Dauith and of Crist3.
Here bigynneth the bok of Ruth*.
CAP. I.
1 IN the days of oonb iuge, whanne the
iugis weren before in power, there is
maad greet hungre in the erthe ; and oc
man of Bethlem Juda wente ford to pil-
grimage in the regioun of Moabitide,
with his wijf and his two free children6.
2 And he was clepid Elemalech, and the
wijf of hym Noemye, and the two sones,
the toon Maalon, and the tother Chelion,
Effratee of Bethlem Juda ; and thei goon
into the regioun of Moabitide, dwelliden
:< there. And Elemalechf, the housboond of
Noemie, is deed, and she lafte with the
4 sones ; the whiche token Moabyte wyues,
of whom oon was clepid Orpha, and the
tother Ruth. And thei dwelliden ten 3eer
5 there, and both been deed, Maalon that
is, and* Chelyon ; and the womman laft
priued two free children11 and housboond.
6 And she roos for to goo into the cuntre
with hir either dorter in lawe fro
Moabitis regioun ; forsothe she hadde
Here bigynneth Ruthb.
CAP. I.
IN the daies of o iuge'f", whanne iugis i
wereri souereynesc, hungur was maad in
the lond ; and a man of Bethleem of Juda
3ede to be a pylgrym in the cuntrei of
Moab, with his wijf and tweyd fre sones.
He was clepid Elymelech, and his wijfa
Noemy, and thee twey sones, 'the oonf
was clepid Maalon, and the tother Che-
lion, Eifrateis of Bethleem of Juda ; and
thei entriden in to the cuntrey of Moab,
and dwelliden 8 there. And Elymelech, 3
the hosebonde of Noemy, diede, and sche
lefte with theb sones; and thei token 4
wyues of Moab', of whichek wyues oon1
was clepid Orpha, the tother Ruth. And
them sones dwelliden there ten 3eer, and 5
bothe" dieden, that is, Maalon and Che-
lion ; and the0 womman lefteP, and was
maad bare of tweyi fre sones, and hose-
bonde1'. And sche roos to go with euerc
eithir wijf of hir sones in to hir cuntrey
fro the cuntrey of Moab ; for sche hadde
f oo iuge, the
Maistre of Sto-
ries and sumnie
othere seyen,
that this iuge
was Eli, but
this is not soth,
therfor Ebrews
seien betere,
that this iuge
was Abessan.
Lire here. c.
a From F. No initial rubric in ABCEH.
lech A. g Om. A. h childer c.
b a c. c oon BFH. a re. d Om. c. * childer c. { Lema-
a This prologue is from M. b From o. Here bigynneth the book of Ruth. IMP. No initial rubric in the
other MSB. c souereynes in Israel i. d with his two i. e his i. f the toon IK. oon ELP. S thei
dwelliden i. i> hir i. » the cunlrey of Moab i. k the whiche i. 1 the toon K. m thilke i. n bothe
thei i. o this i. P Neomy was lefte i. « hir two i. r hir hosebonde i.
1. 7—17.
RUTH.
679
herd, that the Lord hadde biholden hir
7puple,and hadde 30111111 hem1 metis. And
so she wente out fro the place of hir pyl-
grimage with either doi^ter in lawe; and
nowe in the weie set of turnynge a3en
8 into the loond of Juda, she seide to hem,
Goth in to the hows of 3oure moder; the
Lord do with 3011 mercy, as 36 han do
9 with the deed, and with me ; 3if he to
3ow to fynde rest in the howses of the
men, vthe whichek 36 ben to take. And
10 she kisside hem. The whiche with arerid
vois bigunne to wepe, and seyn, With
uthee we shulen goo to thi puple. To
whom she answerde, Turneth a3en, my
dou3tren1, whi comen 36 with me? Y
haue nom mo sonys in my wombe, that
12 men of me 30 mowen hope; turneth
a3en, my Moabitis dou3trenn, and goth ;
forsothe nowe I am waastid bi eeld, ne
able to the boond of matrymonye ; also
if Y my3t this ny3t conceyue, and bere
13 sones, thou3 36 wolden abide to the tyme
that thei wexen, and fulfillen the 3eeris
of mannus age, before that 36 wedden 36
shulen be oold wymmen ; wolith not, Y
biseche, my dou3trenn, for 3oure angwish
greuith me more, and the hoond of the
14 Lord is goon out a3ens° me. Thanne
areridP the voice, eft thei bigunne to
wepe. Orpha kisside her moder in lawe,
and turnede a3en, Ruth cleuede to hir
10 moder in lawe. To whom seide Noemye,
Loo ! thi cosyn is turned a3en to hir pu-
ple, and to hir goddis ; go thou with hir.
16 The which answerde, Ne contrarye thou
me, that Y forsake thee, and goo a wey ;
whidir euere thou gost, I shal goo, and
where thow abidist, and I togidre shal
abyde ; thi puple my puple, and thi God
17 my God; what erthe the takith diynge,
herd, that the Lord hadde biholde his pu-
ple, and hadde8 30116 'metis to hem1. Ther-7
for" sche 3ede out ofv the place of hir
pilgrymage with euer either wijf of hir
sones ; and now schew was set in the
weie of turnyng a3en in to the lond of
Juda, andx sche seide to hem, Go 36^ in to e
vthe hows of 3oure modirz; the Lord do
mercy with 3ou, as 30* didenb with the
deed menc, and with me ; the Lord 3yued a
to 3ou to fynde reste in the howsis of hose-
bondise, whichef 36 schulen take. And sche
kistes hem. Whicheh bigunnen to wepe
with Vois reisid1, and to seie, We schulen 10
go with thee to thi puple. To whichekii
sche answeride, My do^tris1, turne 36
a3en, whi comen 36 with me ? Y haue no
morem sones in my wombe, that 30 moun
hope hosebondis of me ; my dou3tris of
Moab, turne 36 a3en, and go"; for now 12
Y am maad eeld, and Y am not able to
boorid0 of mariage ; 3he, thou3 Y my3te
conseyue in this ny3t, and bere sones, if PIS
36 wolen abide till thei wexen, and fillenr
the 3eris of mariage, '36 schulen sunner
be eld wymmen than 30 schulen be wed-
did*; I biseche, vnyle 36 u, my dou3trisv,
for 3oure angwische oppressith me morew,
and the bond of the Lord 3edex out a3ens
me. Therfor, whanne the vois was reisid?, 14
eft thei bigunnen to wepe. Orpha2 kisside
'the modir of hir hosebonde% and turnede
a3en, and Ruth 'cleuyde tob vthe modir of
hir hosebonde0. To whom Noemyd seide, 15
Lo ! thi kynes worn man6 turnede f a3en to
hir puple, and to hir goddis ; go thou
with hir. And sche& answeride, Be thou i«
not vaduersarye toh me, that Y forsake
thee, and go awei; whidur euer thou schalt
go, Y schal go, and where thou schalt
dwelle, and' Y schal dwelle togidere ; thi
' to hem E. k that c. l dojtris CFH. m na BFH. n dojtris c. ° an B. P rerid c.
8 that he hadde i. l hem metis i. u And so i. v fro i. w whanne sche i. x Om. i. y y ayen i.
* 3oure modir hous i. a he c. b han do i. c husbondis i. d graunte i. e hows of hosebondis A pr. m.
husbandis honsis i. * the whiche i. s kisside i. h And thei i. ' ln'3e vois i. k whom i. ' doiij-
tren i. dou3tir s. m mo CG. n goeth i. ° the boond i. P thouj EGiMNPQHSxb. 1 vnto i. r ful-
fillen i. * jit bifore that 36 weren wedded, 30 schullen be olde wymmen i. u Om. i. v doujtris,
mourne 36 not i. w the more i. x is go i. y rerid i. z And Orpha i. a hir modir in lawe i. b abode
with i. c hir modir in lawe i. d that is, stidefast K marg. e cosyn i. { is turned i. S Ruth i.
h a3ens i. ' Om. i.
680
RUTH.
I. 18—11. 3.
in it I shal die, and there I shal take
place of biriynge ; thes thingis God do
to me, and thes thingis adde, if not oonly
isdeth me and thee seuere. Seynge thanne
Noemye, that with stedfast inwit Ruth
hadde demed to goo with hir, wold not
contrarye, nei more mouynge the turn-
i»ynge a3en to hyrsr. And thei wenten forth
to gidre, and thei camen into Bethlem ;
the whiche goon into the cytee, swift loos
anentis alle men wex opyn, and the wym-
20 men seiden, This is 'the ilks Noemy. To
whom she seith, Ne clepe 30 me Noemy,
that is to seye, fayr, but clepith me Mara,
that is, bittir ; for with bitternes mych
21 the Almy3ti hath fulfillid me. Ful I wente
out, and voyd the Lord hath brou3t me
a3en ; whi thanne clepe 36 me Noemy,
whom the Lord hath mekyd, and the
22Almity hath tourmentid? Thanne cam
Noemy with Ruth Moabite, hir doi^ter
in lawe, fro the loond of hir pilgrim-
age, and is turned a3en into Bethleem,
whanne first men repiden1 barly.
CAP. II.
i There was forsothe a man, cosyn of
Elymelech, a my3ti man and of greet
arytches, Booz bi name. And Ruth Mo-
abite seide to hir moder in lawe, If thow
comaunde, Y shal goo in to the feeld
and gedre eeris that fleen the hoondis
of repers, where euere Y shal fynde grace
of an housholder11 mercyable in me.
To whom she answerde, Goo, my dou3-
s ter. And so she 3ede, and gedride eeris
after the backis of reperis. It felle for-
sothe, that thilkv feeld hadde a lord,
Booz bi name, that was of the kynrede
puple is my puple, and thi God is my
God ; what lond schal resseyue thee di- 17
ynge, Y schal die ther ynnek, and there
Y schal take place of biriyng ; God do to
me these thingis, and adde1 these thingis™,
if deeth aloone schal not departe me and
thee. Therfor" Noemy si3, that Ruth is
hadde demyde0 with stidefast souleP to go
with hir, and sche noldei be a3ens hir,
nether counseiler ferthere8 turnynge a3en
'to her cuntrei men*. And thei jedenis
forth togidere, and camen in to Bethleem;
and whanne thei entriden in to the citee,
swift" fame roosv anentis alle men, and
wyminen seiden, This is thilke Noemyw.
To whiche* sche seide, Clepe 36 not me 20
Noemy, that is, fair, but vclepe 36? me
Mara, that is, bittere; for Almy3ti God
hath fillid me greetli with bitternesse.
Y 3ede out ful, and the Lord ledde* me 21
a3en voide ; whi therfor clepen 36 me
Noemy, whom the Lord hath 'maad lowa,
and Almy3tib God hath turmentid? Ther- 22
for0 Noemy cam with Ruth of Moab, ' the
wijf of hir soned, fro the lond of hir pil-
grimage, and turnede6 a3en in to Beth-
leem, whanne barli was ropun first.
CAP. II.
Forsothef a my3ti man? and ah man 'of i
grete richessis','Booz bi namek,' was kynys-
man of Elymelech1. And Ruth of Moab 2
seide to hir modir in lawe, If thou co-
maundist1", Y schal go in to the feeld, and
Yn schal gadere eeris of corn that fleen
the0 hondis of reperis, where euer Y schal
fynde grace of an hosebonde man merci-
ful in me. To whom sche answeride, Go,
my dou3ter. TherforP 'sche 3edeti, and ga-3
deride eeris of corn after the backis of
reperis. Forsothe r it bifelde, that 'thilke
feeld hadde a lord, Booz bi name8, that
1 na BFH. r hir A. s that c. * ropen c. u housoder A. v that B. the ilke B.
k ynne also I. 1 adde he i. m thingis to i. n Thanne i. ° purposid i. P will I. <! wolde not I.
r moue i. 8 ferthermore to hir the i. l Om. i. u an hasty i. v arose i. w that is, stidefast K marg.
x whom i, y clepeth i. z hath led i. a lowid i. b whom the Almyjti i. c Thanne i. d hir sones
wijf i. e sche turnide i. f Ther was i. S man, the cosyn of Elymelech i. h this i. ' was myjti and
riche i. k and his name was Booz i. 1 Om. i. m biddist i. n Om. i. ° fro the i. 1' Thanne i. <! jede
Ruth i. ' And i. s Booz was lord of that feeld i.
II. 4—13-
RUTH.
681
4 of Elymelech. And loo ! he cam fro Beth-
lem. And he seide to his repers, The Lord
with 3011. The whiche answerde to hym,
sThe Lord blesse to thee. And Booz
seide to the 3ong man that was before
in rewlynge to the repers, Whos is this
e child womman? The which answerde,
This is a Moabite, that cam with Noemy
7 fro Moabites regioun ; and she preyede,
that she mi3te gedre eeris leeuynge, fol-
wewynge the steppis of the repers ; and
fro eerly vnto nowe she stondithw in the
feeld, ne forsothe at ox moment she turn-
sede a3en to the hows. And Booz seith
to Ruth, Here, dorter; ne goo thou into
annother feeld to gedre, ne goo a wey fro
this place, but be thou ioyned to my
9 children? wymmen, and where thei repen,
folwe ; forsothe Y haue comaundid to my
children?, that noon be heuy to thee ; but
if also thou thrustist2, go to the litil cos-
trilsa, arid drynk watris, of the whiche
10 my children drenken. The which fall-
ynge into hir face and lowtynge on erthe
seide to hym, Whens to me this, that I
fynde grace before thin ei3en, that thou
deyn to knowe me a pilgryme womman ?
11 To whom he answerde, Alle thingis ben
toold to me, that thou didist to thi moder
in lawe after the deth of thi man, and
that thou forsokistb thi fader and thi
moder, and the loond in thec which thou
ert born, and camd to the puple, whom
12 before thou knewe not. The Lord 3elde
to thee for thi werk, and fulle mede res-
seyue thou of the Lord God of Yrael, to
whom thou art comen, and vndre whos
isweenges thou hast flowen. The which
seith, Y haue founde grace before thin
eyen, my lord, 'the which6 hast coum-
fortid me, and spoken to the herte of
was of the kynrede of Elymelech. And 4
lo! he* cam fro Bethleem. And he seide
to the" reperis, The Lord be with 3ou.
Whiche v answeriden to hym, The Lord
blesse thee. And Booz seide to the 3ongf.
man that was souereynw tox the reperis,
Who? is this damysel ? Whichez answer- 6
ide, This is the womman of Moab, that
cam with Noemy fro the cuntrey of Moab;
and sche preiede, that sche schulde gedere 7
eerisa of corn leeuyngeb bihynde, and suec
the 'steppis of reperisd; and fro the mo-
rewtid til now sche stondith" in the feeld,
and sothelif nethir at a moments sche
turnede a3enh hoom. And Booz seide too
Ruth, Dou3tir, here thou ; go thou not
in to anothir feelde' to gaderek, nether go1
awei fro this place, but be thou ioyned to
my dameselis, and sue thou where thei 9
repen ; for Y comaundide1" to my chil-
dren, that 'no man" be diseseful0 to thee;
but also if thou thirstist, go? to the far-
delsi, and drynke 'watris, of whicher my
children drynken. And sche felde on8 hir 10
face, and worschipide on* the erthe ; and
seide" to hym, Wherof is this to me,
that Y schulde fynde grace bifor thin i3en,
that thou woldist knowe me a straunge
womman? To whom hev answeride, Allen
thingis ben teld to me, whiche w thou
didistx to thi modir in lawe after the
deeth of thin hosebonde, and that thou
hast forsake thi fadir and mcdir?, and the
lond 'in whichz thou were boruna, and
hastb come to a puple, whomc thou'know-
ist notd bifore. The Lord 3elde to thee for 12
thi werk, and resseyue thou ful mede of
the Lord God of Israel, to whom thou
earnest6, and vndir whose wengis thou
fleddist. And sche seide, My lord, Y haue is
founde grace bifor thin i3en, whichf hast
w stont BFH. stunt CE. x a E. Om. c. Y childer D. childre EH.
a costretis CE. b forsoke BCEF. forsake a. c Om. c. d come E. e that c.
z thriste CE. thrust BFH.
* Booz i. u his i. v And thei i. w cheef i. x ouer i. y Whos A sec. m. z And he I. a the eeris i.
* that Jeuen i. c that sche schulde sue i. d reperis steppis i. e hath ahiden i. f certes i. S Om. i.
h not a3en o while to go i. ' manns feelde i. k gadere eeris i. 1 go thou i. m haue comaundid i.
n noon of hem i. ° disesy i. P go thou i. q fadirles o. r thou of the watris that I. 8 upon i. l him
lowe upon i. u sche seide i. v Booz i. w that i. x hast do i. Y the modir i. 2 that i. a borun
ynne i. b thou art i. c that i. d hast not knowen i. e comest ci. f and thou i.
4 S
682
RUTH.
II. 14 22.
thin hoond womman, *the which6 am not
lijk of oon of thi childrenf wymmen.
14 And Booz seide to hir, Whanne our of
etynge shal be, com hidre, and eet breed,
and weet thi morsels in eysel. And so
she sat at the side of the repers, and
made to hir potage, and she eet, and is
15 fild, and took the relifes. And thens she
roos, andh after the maner she gedride1
eeris. Forsothe Booz comaundide to his
children, seiynge, Also if with 3ow she
icwol repe, defende 36 hir not, and of 3oure
forsothe hoondfuls throwith o purpose,
and suffre 36 to abide stil, that with out
shame she gedre ; and gedrynge no man
17 vndirnymme. Than she gedride in the
feeld vnto euen ; and that she gedrede
with a 3eerde betynge and shakynge out,
she foond of barli as the mesure of ephi,
IB that is, thre busshels. The whiche ber-
ynge she turnede a3en into the citee, and
shewide to hir moder in lawe ; also she
brou3te forth, and 3af to hir the relif of
hir meet, with thek which she was fild.
is And the moder in lawe seide to hir,
Where to day hast thou gadrid, and
where hast thou doo werk ? Be he
blessid, that hadde mercy of thee. And
she shewide to hir, anentis whom she
wrou3te ; and the name of the man she
20 seide, that Booz he1 was clepid. To
whom answerde Noemy, Blessid be he
of the Lord, for the same grace that he
hath 3euen to men o lyue, he hath kept
and to the deed. And eft she seith, Oure
21 ny3 kyn is the man. And Ruth, For-
sothe this he seith and comaundide to
me, that so long I shulde be ioyned to
the repers of hym, to the tyme that alle
22 the cornys ben ropenm. To whom seide
the moder in lawe, Betere it is, dorter
maides, as if
sche seide, Y
am not of so
greet valu, as
thi leeste hand-
f^Idtt; iliH*illl>
him-
c.
coumfortid me, and hast# spoke to the herte
of thin handmaide, which11 am not lijk oon
of thi dameselsf. And Booz seide to hir, 14 1 which «>»
Whanne the our of etyng is, come thou thi
hidur, and ete breed, and wete thi mussel1
in vynegre. Therfork sche sat at' the 'side
of reperis"1 ; and he" dresside to0 hir pot-
age, and scheP eet, and was fillid ; and
sche tooki the relifs. And sche roos froi5therforsche
thennus to gadere eerisr of corn bi cus-
tom. Forsothe8 Booz comaundide to hise
children, and seide, Also if sche wole repe
with 3ou, forbede 36 not hir, and also 'of ie
3oure handfuls1 caste 36 forth11 of purpos,
and suffre 3ev to abide, that sche gaderew
with out schame ; and no man repreue hir
gaderyngex. Therfor? sche gaderide in the 17
feeld vtil toz euentid ; and sche beet3 with
a 3erde, and schook out tho thingisb, that
sche hadde gaderid ; and sche foond of
barly as thec mesure of ephi, that is, thre
buschels|. Whichd sche bar, and turnede is J This word,
. . ! . . j T . •. , . that is, thre
a3en in to the citee, and schewide to hir tuyscheis, is
modir in lawe; ferthermore sche6 brou3tef ^ j" fhb™jde
forth, 'and 3af to hire the relifsh of hir therof it is had
•* _ . thus, and of
mete, with which mete1 sche was fillidk. imyscheis sche
A , ., 1 j« • i -j i • foond ephi of
And the1 modir in lawe seide to hir, 19 barly in this
Where 'gaderidist thoum to dai, and that sche hadde
where 'didist thoun werk ? Blessid be he,
that hadde mercy on thee. And sche0 telde
to? hir'), atr whom sche wrou3te ; and sche
seide the8 name vof the man, that he* was
clepid Booz. To whom Noemy" answer- 20
ide, Blessid be he of the Lord, for he
keptev also to deed men the same grace,
whichw he 3af to thex quikeJ". And eft
schez seide, He is oure kynysman3. And 21
Ruth seide, Also he comaundide thisb to
me, that so longe Y schulde be ioyned to
hise reperis, til alle thec cornes weren
repidd. To whom hir modir in lawe seide, 22
gaderid. Lire
here. c.
e that C,
111 repen BF.
f chyldre DEFH. S mussel CE. h that EFH. ' gedere EFH. k Om. c. ' Om. c.
g thou hast i. h the whicli i. ' morsel IK. k and i. ' bi i. m reperis side i. n Booz i. ° Om. i.
1' Ruth i. q took up i. r the eeris r. s And i. * Om. i. » forth to hir handfuls i. v je tho i.
w gadere tho i. " gaderynge hem i. J Thanne i. z vnto the i. a threshide i. b cornes i. c a i. d the
which i. e an(] scile r- i toke i. B Om. i. h leuyngis i. ' Om. i. k fillid, and sche jaue tho to hir
modir i. 1 hir i. m hast thou gedrid this i. n hast thou don this i. o Ruth i. P Om. s. 1 hir
modir i. r anentis i. s that the mannes i. * Om. i. u that is stidefast K marg. v hath kept i.
w that i. * Om. i. y quike men i. z Neomy i. a cosyn i. b this thing i. c his i. d repe i.
II. 23 — III. 9.
RUTH.
683
myn, that with the childre wymmen of
hym thou goo out to repe, lest in an-
other feeld eny man withstoonde to thee.
My dorter, it is betere that thou go 'out
toe repe with hise damysels, lest in an-
other feeld ony man a3enstonde thee.
23 And so she is ioyned to the childre wym- 'Therfor schef was ioyned to the dameselsaa
men of Booz ; and as long with hem she
repide, to the tyme that the barli and the
whete weren" leid in the beerns.
CAP. III.
1 Aftyr forsothe that she was turned
a3en to hir moder in lawe, she herde of
hir, Dow3ter myn, Y shal seche to thee
rest, and Y shal puruey that it wel be
2 to thee. This Booz, to whos wymmen
children thou art ioyned in the feeld, is
oure ny3 kyn, and in this ny3t he wyn-
••snewith the flore of his barli. Be wasshen
thanne, and anoynt, and clothid with the
more worshipful clothis, and go doun
into the flore ; se thee no man, to the
tyme that etynge and drynkynge he
4 haue eendid. Forsothe whanne he goth
to sleepe, mark the place in the which
he sleepith ; and thou shalt com and
discouere the mantil, with whych he is
couerd, fro the parti of the feet, and thou
shalt throwe thee doun, and there ligge0.
Forsothe he shal seye to thee, what thou
s owist to doo. The which answerde,
What euere thing thou shalt comaunde,
G I shal doo. And she wente doun into
the floor, and dide alle thingis that the
7 moder in lawe comaundide to? hir. And
whanne Booz hadde eten and dronken,
and was maad gladder cheryd, and was
goon to sleepe biside the heep of hand-
fullis, she cam, and hidde hir; and dis-
couerd the mantil fro his feet, she threwe
8 hir self doun. And loo! nowe at myd-
ny3t dradde the man, and is disturblid0- ;
and he saw3 a womman liggynger at his
B feet, and seith to hir, What art thou ?
of Booz ; and so longe sche raps with
hem, til botheh barli' and wheetek weren
closid in the bernys.
CAP. III.
Forsothe1 aftir that Ruth turnede1" a3eri" i
to hir modir in lawe, Ruth0 herde of hir,
My dou3tir, Y schal seke reste to thee|,
and Y schal purueye that it be wel to
thee. This Booz, to whose damesels thou 2
were ioyned in the feeld, is oure kynes-
man, and inP this ni3t he wyndewithi
ther corn floor of barli. Therfor be thou:i
waischun, and anoyntid, and be thou
clothid with onestere5 clothis, and go* doun
in to the corn floor ; the man, ^tliat is,
Boos?, se not thee, til he haue endid thev
mete and drynkew. Forsothex whanne he 4
goth to slepe, marke thou the place 'in
which/ he slepith2 ; and thou schalt come
and vnhilea the cloth, 'with whichb he is
hilid, fro the part of the feet, and thou
schalt caste0 thee doun, and thou schalt
ly there. Forsothed he schale seie to
thee, what thou 'owist tof do. Whichs an-s
sweride, What euer thing thou comaund-
isth, Y schal do. And sche1 3ede doun in <;
to the corn floor, and didek alle thingis
whiche1 hir modir in lawe comaundide to
hir. And whanne Booz hadde ete and;
drunke, and was maad gladere1", and
hadde go to slepe bisidis the 'heep of
handfuls", sche0 cam, and hidde hir silf;
and whanne the cloth was vnhilid fro
'hise feet?, sche castidei doun hir silf. And K
lo ! nowr at mydny3t 'the man8 dredde,
and was1 troblid ; and he si3 a wommanj
lyggynge at hise feet ; and he seide to 9
f reste to thee,
that is, a good
manage, so
that it hihoue
not thee single
for liyf lode.
Lire here. c.
n was CEFH. ° lin c. P Om. BCEFH. 1 disturbid c. r lyinge BEFH.
J he si) a worn-
man, that is,
knew bi touch-
ing, for in nyst,
he rayste not
knowe bi sijt.
Lire here. c.
e forth and i. f And so Ruth i. S repide i. h to K. ' the IK. k the wheete i. ' And i. m had
turned i. n Om. i. ° sche i. P Om. i. °. clensith i. r his i. s more honeste i. l go thou i.
u Om. i. v to ete i. w to drynke i. * And i. y that i. z slepith ynne i. a thou schalt vnhile i.
b that i. c bowe i. d And i. e wil i. f schalt i. 6 And Ruth i. b comaundist to me i. ' Ruth i.
k sche dide i. J that i. m more glad i. n mowe of scheues i. ° Ruth i. P the feet of Booz i.
1 lay i. r thanne i. s Booz i. t he was i.
489
684
RUTH.
III. 1C
-1 8.
She answerde, I am Ruth, thin hoond
womman ; spreed thi mantil vpon thi
inseruaunt, for thou art 1173. And he,
Blessid, he seith, thou art of the Lord,
dou3tre, and the rather mercy bi the
aftirmore thou hast ouerpassid ; for thou
hast not folwid 3onge pore men other
1 1 riche. Wol thou not thanne drede, but
what euere thing thou seist to me, I shal
doo to thee ; forsothe al the puple woot,
that dwellith with ynne the 3atis of my
12 cytee, thee to be a womman of vertue.
Ne I denye me to be ny3, but there is an-
1.3 other nerre than Y ; rest this ny3t, and
morwetide doon, if he wole take thee bi
ri3t of affynyte, the thing is wel doo ;
forsotbe if he wol not, I with out eny
dowt shal take thee, the Lord lyueth ;
14 sleep vnto the morwetide. And so she
slept at his feet vnto the goynge awey
of the ni3t, and so she roos before that
men knewen hem self to gidre. And
Booz seide, Bewar, lest eny man knowe,
i.ithat hidir thou art comen. And eft,
Spreed, he seith, thi mantil, with which
thou art couerd, and hold with ethir
hoond. The which spredynge and hold-
ynge he mesuride sixe bushels of barli,
and put vpon hir ; the which berynge
lawente into the cyte, and cam to hir
moder in lawe. The which seide to hir,
What hast thow doon, dorter? And
she toolde to hyr alle thingis, that the
17 man dide to hir; and seith, Loo! sexe
bushels of barly he hath 3euen to me ;
and seith, Y wol not thee to turne a3en
is void to thi moder in lawe. And Noemy
seide, Abide, dorter, to the tyme that
we seen what yssu the thing wol han ;
forsothe ne the man shal ceese, but he
fulfille that he hath spoken.
hir, Who art thou? Sche answeride, Y am
Ruth, thin handmayde ; stretche forth thi
cloth on" thi seruauntesse, for thou art
ny3 of kynv. And hew seide, Dou3tir, 10
thou art blessid of the Lord, and thou
hast ouercome the formere mercy with
the lattere ; for thou 'suedist notx 3onge
men, pore ethir riche. Therfor'nyle thouii
drede^, but what euer thing thou schalt
seie to me, Yz schal doa to thee ; for al
the puple that dwellith with ynne the
3atis of my cytee woot, that thou art a
womman of vertu. And Y forsake not, 12
that Y am of ny3 kyn, but another man
is neerb than Y; reste thou inc this ny3t, 13
and whanne the morewtid is maad, if hed
wole holde thee6 bi ri3t of ny3 kyn, the
thing is wel doon ; forsothef if he nyle#,
Y schal take thee with outen ony doute,
the Lord lyueth, *that is, bi the Lord
lyuynge^; slepe thou til the morewtid.
Therfore' schek slepte at 'hise feet1 til11 to14
the goyng awey of ny3tm, and son sche
roos bifor that men knewen0 'hem silf
togidereP. And Booz seide to hir, Be
thou war lest ony man knowe, that thou
earnest^ hidir. And eft he seide, Stretcher 15
forth thi mentil 'with which8 thou 'art
hilid1, and holde thouu with euer either
bond. And while sche stretchide forthv
and heldew, he metex sixe buyschels'f of
barly, and 'puttide on? hir ; and sche barz,
and entride in to the citee, and cama to 16 weren Utle me-
suns, for sche
hir modir in lawe. Which" seide to Ruthc, bar al in hir
What hast thou do, doiyter ? Andd Ruth ^"heed* to the
t sire buysch-
elis; in Ebreu
it is sixe me-
telde to hire alle thingis, whychef vthe
man? hadde do to hir. And Ruthh seide, 17 Lire
Lo ! he 3af ' to me sixe buyschels of barly;
and hek seide, Y nyle1 that thou turne
33611 voide to thi modir in lawe. And is
Noemy seide, Abide, dou3tir, til we sien™
what issu the thing schal haue ; for the
man schal not ceesse, no" but he fille0 tho
thingis whichei' he spak").
u upon i. v to Elimelech i marg. w Booz i. * hast not sued to take i. T drede thou not i.
1 and Y K. a do it i. b neer kyn i. c here i. d the man i. « thee to wijf i. f and i. g wil not i.
h Om. i. » Thanne i. k Ruth i. 1 the feet of Booz i. u vntil i. m the nyjt i. n thanne i. ° schulden
knowe i. P eche othere i. 1 came i. r Sprede i. » that i. * hast on i. u it forth i. * forth the
mantel i. w helde it i. " mette MO. maat LP. metide IK. y he leide upon i. z bar it forth i. a she
cam i. b The which i. c hir i. d Om. A. e hir also R. t that i. e Booz i. h Om. i. ' hath joue i.
k Om. i. 1 wole not i. m seen i. n Om. i. ° schal fulfile i. P that i. 1 hath spoken i.
IV. I 7.
RUTH.
685
CAP. IV.
1 Booz thanne wente vp to the jate,
and sat there ; and whanne he hadde seen
the ny3 kyn passe biside, of the which
before word is had, he seide to hym,
Bowe aside a litil, and sit here, clepynge
hym bi his name. The which turnede
2 a side, and sat. Forsothe Booz takynge
ten men of the eldre of the citee seide to
3 hem, Sittith here. The which sittynge,
he spak to the ny3 kyn, Noemy soolde a
parti9 of the feeld of oure brother Ely-
malech, the which is turnyd ajen fro
4 Moabitis regyon, the which thing Y wold
thee to here, and to thee seyn before al
men sittynge and the more men thurj
birth of my puple. If thou wolt weeld
the feeld bi ry3t of ni3 kynrede, bye and
weeld ; forsothe if it to thee displese, that
same thing shewe to me, that I wite
what I owe to do ; forsothe no man is
ny3 kyn, out taak thee that art formere,
and me that am secounde. And he an-
3 swerde, I the feelde shal bye. To whom
seide Booz, Whanne thow biest the feeld
of the hoond of the womman, forsothe
Ruth Moabite, that was the wijf of the
deed, thou owist to take, that thow rere
the name of thi ny3 kyn in his erytage.
c The which answerde, I leeue the ri3t of
my ny3 kynrede ; forsothe ne Y owe to
doon aweie the after comynge of my
meyne; thou my priuelege vse,'the which1
' Y knowleche me gladly to want. For-
sothe this was the manere in oold tyme
in Yrael bitwixe" ny3 kyn, that if eny
tyme oon to anothere lafte his ri3t, that
the grauntynge were stable, the man
looside his sho, and 3af to his ny3 kyn ;
that was witnessynge of the leuynge in
CAP. IV.
Therforr Booz stiede8 to the 3ate, and)
sat1 there ; and whanne he hadde seyn the
kynesman passe forth", of whom the word
was had, Booz seide to hym, Bowe thouv
a litil, and sitte here ; and hew clepide
hym bi his name. And hex turnede?, and
satz. Forsothe3 Booz took ten 'men of 2
theb eldere men of the citee, and seidec to
hem, Sitte 3ed here. And while thei saten, a
Booz spak to the kynesman, Noemye, that
turnede a3en fro the cuntrey of Moab,
seeldef f the part of the£ feeld of oure bro-
ther Elymelech, which'1 thing Y wolde that 4
thou1 here ; and Y wolde seiek to thee bi-
for alle 'men syttynge and1 grettere01 in
birthe of my puple". If thou wolt haue in
possessioun the feeld bi ri3t of ny3° kyn,
bye thouP, and 'haue thoui inr posses-
sioun; sotheli3 if it1 displesith" thee,
schewe thou this same thing to me, that
Y wyte what Y 'owe tov do ; for noonw
is ni3 in kyn|, outakun thee whichx art
the formere^, and outakun me which z
am thea secunde. And heb answeride, Y
schal biebb the feeld. To whom Booz seide, 5
Whanne thou hast bou3te the feeld of
the 'bond of the wommanc, thou owist 'to
take alsod Ruth of Moab, that was the
wijf of the deed man, that thou reise the
name of thi kynesman ine his eritage.
Whichf answeride, Y forsake the ry3t of s
ny3 kyn ; for Y owe not to do awei the
eritage of mys meynee ; vse thou my pri-
uelegie, which1' priuelegie1 Y knowleche
me to wante gladli. Forsothek this was?
the custom bi eld tyme in Israel among
kynesmen, that if a man 3af his ri3t to
anothir man, that the grauntyng were
stidefast, the man vnlaase1 his scho, and
t seelde, that
is, is in purpos
to sille, for it
was not ?it
seeld. Lire
here. c.
J for noon a
nyi in kyn,
not that noone
othre men
weren of the
kynrede, for
noon was neer
than these
tweyne. Lire
here. c.
8 part c. * that c. u bytwene BFH. betwen E. betwe c.
r Thanne i. * stiede up i. * he sat i. " ther forth i. v thon hidre i. w Om. i. * the man I.
I turnede him I. z sate doun i. »Andi. * Om. i. c he seide i. d 36 doun i. e that is, stide-
fast K marg. { hath sold i. solde EKLP. g a i. h the which i. ' thou woldist i. k seie this thing i.
1 Om. i. m the grettere men i. n puple here sittinge i. ° nexte i. P thou it i. 1 Om. plures.
>r welde it i. s and i. * this thing i. u displese i. v schal i. w no man i. * that i. 7 first i.
z that i. a Om. AP. b the man i. l)b bijgge K. c wommans bond i. <* also to take to wijf i. e to i.
f And he i. e myn owne i. h the which i. ' Om. IM pr. m. a. k For i. 1 vnlaasede A tec. m. schulde
vnlase I.
686
RUTH.
IV. 8 — 17.
8Yrael. Thanne seide Booz to his 1173
kyn, Tak thi sho to me ; the which
oanoon he looside"' fro his foot. And he
to the more thurj birth and to al the
puple, Witnessis 36 ben, he seith, to day,
that Y owe to weelde alle that weren of
Elymalech, and Chelyon, and Maalon,
io3yuynge Noemy; and Y shulde take Ruth
Moabite, the wijf of Maalon, into wed-
dynge, that I rere the name of the deed
in his erytage; lest the name of hym
fro his meynee and bretheren* and puple
be doon a wey. Forsothe 30 of this thing
i ) ben witnessis. Al the puple answerde,
that was in the 3ate, and the more thur3
birth, We ben witnessis ; the Lord make
this womman, that goth into thin hows,
as Rachel and Lya, that edifiden the
hows of Yrael, that she be exsaumple
of vertu in Effrata, and she haue a so-
i2lempne name in Bethlem ; and thin hous
be maad as the hous of Phares, whom
Thamar beere to Juda, of the seed that
the Lord shal 3eue to thee of this child
1:5 womman. And so Booz took Ruth, and
took hir to wijf; and he wente yn to
her, and the Lord 3af to hir, and? she
u conseyuede, and beer a child. And wym-
men seide to Noemy, Blissid the Lord,
which2 hath not suffrid, that the succes-
sour of thi meyne shulde fail, and his
is name shulde be clepid in Irael ; and
thou haue that coumfort thi lijf, and
norishe thin eeld. Forsothe of thi dou3-
ter in lawe is born, that shal loue thee,
and mych betere is to thee, than thou3a
16 thou haddist seuen sones. And Noemy
putte the takun child in hir bosum ; and
vside the office of norsheb, and of berer.
17 Forsothe the wymmen nei3bours togidre
thankynge to hir, and seiynge, The sone
of Noemy is born, clepeden his name
Obeth. This is the fader of Ysay, faderc
3af ra to his kynesman; this11 was the0 wit-
nessyng of theP 3ift in Israel. TherforiK
Booz seide to his kynesman, Taker the*
scho fro thee; 'which scho1 he vnlaside11
anoon fro his foot. And Booz seide ton
the grettere men in birthe and to al the
puple, 3e ben witnessis to dai, that Y haue
take in possessioun alle thingis that weren
of Elymelech, and of Chelion, and of Maa-
lon, bi the 3ifte of Noemy; and that Yio
haue take in to wedlok Ruth of Moab,
the wijf of Maalon, that Y reisev the name
of the deed man in his erytage ; lest his
name be doon awey fro his meynee and
britherenw and puple x. 3e> he seide, ben
witnessis of this thing. Al the puple, that n
was in the 3ate, answeride, and the gret-
tere men in birthe answeridenv , We ben
witnessis ; the Lord make this womman,
that entrith in to thin hows, as Rachel
and Lia, that bildiden the hows of Israel,
that sche be ensaumple of vertu in Ef-
frata, and haue a solempne name in Beth-
leem ; and thin hows be maad as the hows 12
of Fares, whom Thamar childide to Judas,
of the seed which the Lord schal 3yue to
thee of this damesel. Therforz Booz took3 i:t
Ruth, andb took hir to wijf; and he en-
tride to hir, and the Lord 3af to hir, that
sche conseyuede, 'and childidec a sone.
And wymmen seiden to Noemy, Blessid u
be the Lord, whichd 'suffride note, that an
eir failide to thi meynee, andf his name
were5 clepid in Israel; and that thou haue ir,
'« maifi, that schal coumforte thi soule,
and nursche elde' age. For a child is
borun of thi dou3tir in lawe, 'which childk
schal loue thee, and he is myche1 betere to
thee, than if thou haddist seuene sones.
And Noemy puttide the child resseyuedm i<;
in hir bosum ; and sche dide the office of
a nurische11, and of a berere0. ForsotheP 17
wymmen nei3boris thankiden hir', and
w loosuede E. x brethere c. y that CE. z that c. a Om. A. b nurse E. c the fader E pr. m.
m jiue it i. n this thing i. o Om. i. P a i. q Thanne I. r Take off I. s thi I. t and i.
u vnlaside it i. v reise up i. w fro his britheren i. x his puple i. y Om. i. z Thanne i.
a coueitide K sup. ras. b and he i. c Om. i. d that i. e hath not suffrid i. f and that i. S sehuldo
be i. h Om. i. ' thin elde i. k that i. ' Om. i. m whom sche resseyued i. n norse KM. ° berere
aboute i. P And i. 1 or ioieden logidere with hir i marg.
IV. I 8 22.
RUTH.
687
i e of Dauyd. Thes ben the geueraciouns of
is Phares ; Phares gat Esrom ; Esrom gat
20 Ararn ; Aram gat Amynadab ; Amyna-
dab gat Naason ; Naason gat Salmon ;
_>i Salmon gat Booz ; Booz gat Obeth ;
22 Obeth gat Ysay ; Ysay gat Dauyd the
kyng.
Here eendith RuthA.
seiden, A sone is borun to Noemy, and
clepider his name Obeth. This is the fadir
of Ysay, fadir8 of Dauid. These ben the is
generaciouns of Fares; Fares gendride4
Esrom ; Esrom gendride" Aram ; Aram is
gendride u Amynadab; Amynadab gen- 20
drideu Naason ; Naason gendride" Salmon;
Salmon gendrideu Booz ; Booz gendride" 21
Obeth ; Obeth gendride" Isay ; Isay gen- 22
drideu Dauid the kyng.
Here endith Ruth, and here bigynneth
the Jirste book of Kyngisv.
d Here endith the storie of Ruth, and bigynneth a prolog on the boo/cis of Kingis. E. Here endith the
bok of Ruth. F. No final rubric in BCH.
r thei clepiden IK. s the fadir i. * bigate i. u gate i. v Here eendith the book of Ruth, and here
bigynneth the first book of Kyngis. BX. Here endith Ruth, and bigynneth a prologe on the Jirste book of
Kyngis. G. Heere endith the book of Ruth, and bigynneth the Jirste book of Kyngis. IN. Here endeth
the booc of Ruth, se now the prolog of thefoure bokis of Kyngis. K. Here endith Ruth, and here bigynneth
a prologe vpon the Jirste book of Kyngis. M. No final rubric in AELP.
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